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Abbreviations and Acronyms



Abbreviations And Acronyms

The following abbreviations and acronyms are used:

A/C Air Conditioning
APP SENSOR Accelerator Pedal Position Sensor
APP1 Accelerator Pedal Position Sensor Element 1
APP2 Accelerator Pedal Position Sensor Element 2
ASCM Adaptive Speed Control Module
ASM Air Suspension Module
AUDIO Audio Unit
AUTO Automatic Transmission
B+ Battery Voltage
BANK 1 RH Cylinder Bank
BANK 2 LH Cylinder Bank
CAN Controller Area Network
CCM Climate Control Module
CKP SENSOR Crankshaft Position Sensor
CM Control Module
CMP SENSOR / 1 Camshaft Position Sensor / RH Bank
CMP SENSOR / 2 Camshaft Position Sensor / LH Bank
CPM Cellular Phone Module
D2B D2B Network
DAB Digital Audio Broadcasting
DDM Driver Door Module
DPF Diesel Particulate Filter
DSC Dynamic Stability Control
DSCM Dynamic Stability Control Module
DSM Driver Seat Module
ECM Engine Control Module
ECT SENSOR Engine Coolant Temperature Sensor
EFT SENSOR Engine Fuel Temperature Sensor
EGR Exhaust Gas Recirculation
EGT SENSOR Exhaust Gas Temperature Sensor
EOT SENSOR Engine Oil Temperature Sensor
EVAP CANISTER CLOSE VALVE Evaporative Emission Canister Close Valve
EVAP CANISTER PURGE VALVE Evaporative Emission Canister Purge Valve
FEM Front Electronic Module
FPDB Front Power Distribution Box
FTP SENSOR Fuel Tank Pressure Sensor
GPS Global Positioning System
HID High Intensity Discharge
HLM Headlamp Leveling Module
HO2 SENSOR 1 / 1 Heated Oxygen Sensor - RH Bank / Upstream
HO2 SENSOR 1 / 2 Heated Oxygen Sensor - RH Bank / Downstream
HO2 SENSOR 2 / 1 Heated Oxygen Sensor - LH Bank / Upstream
HO2 SENSOR 2 / 2 Heated Oxygen Sensor - LH Bank / Downstream
IAT SENSOR Intake Air Temperature Sensor
IBOC In Band On Channel
IC Instrument Cluster
ICE In-Car Entertainment
IMT VALVE / 1 Intake Manifold Tuning Valve / Top
IMT VALVE / 2 Intake Manifold Tuning Valve / Bottom
IP SENSOR Injection Pressure Sensor
JGM J-Gate Module
KS / 1 Knock Sensor / RH Bank
KS / 2 Knock Sensor / LH Bank
LH Left-Hand
LHD Left-Hand Drive
MAF SENSOR Mass Air Flow Sensor
MAN Manual Transmission
MAP SENSOR Manifold Absolute Pressure Sensor
MCP Multimedia Control Panel
N/A Normally Aspirated
NAS North American Specification
NCM Navigation Control Module
PAM Parking Aid Module
PATS Passive Anti-Theft System
PBM Parking Brake Module
PJB Passenger (Primary) Junction Box
PWM Pulse Width Modulated
RCCM Rear Climate Control Module
RCM Restraints Control Module
REM Rear Electronic Module
RH Right-Hand
RHD Right-Hand Drive
RMM Rear Memory Module
ROW Rest of World
RPDB Rear Power Distribution Box
SAI Secondary Air Injection
SC Supercharged
SCLM Steering Column Lock Module
SCP Standard Corporate Protocol
SDARS Satellite Digital Audio Receiver System
TCM Transmission Control Module
TED Thermo Electrical Device
TMAP Temperature Manifold Absolute Pressure Sensor
TP SENSOR Throttle Position Sensor
TP1 Throttle Position Sensor Element 1
TP2 Throttle Position Sensor Element 2
TPMS Tire Pressure Monitoring System
TURN Turn Signal
TV Television
V6 V6 Engine
V8 V8 Engine
VAM Voice Activation Module
VICS Vehicle Information Control System
VVT VALVE / 1 Variable Valve Timing Valve / Bank 1
VVT VALVE / 2 Variable Valve Timing Valve / Bank 2
+Ve Positive
-Ve Negative