Powertrain Management: Description and Operation

A Amperes
AAP Ambient Air Pressure
ABDC After Bottom Dead Centre
ABS Anti-Lock Brake System
AC Alternating Current
ACE Active Cornering Enhancement
A/C Air Conditioning
AFR Air Fuel Ratio
AP Ambient Pressure
ASC Anti-shunt Control
ATC Automatic Temperature Control
ATDC After Top Dead Centre
BBDC Before Bottom Dead Centre
BBUS Battery Backed Up Sounder
BCU Body Control Unit
BDC Bottom Dead Centre
BS British Standard
BTDC Before Top Dead Centre
C Celsius
CAN Controller Area Network
CDC Centre Differential Control
CDL Central Door Locking
CFC Chlorofluorocarbon
CHMSL Centre High Mounted Stop Lamp
CKP Crankshaft Position
cm Centimeter
square cm Square centimeter
cubic cm Cubic centimeter
CMP Camshaft Position
CO Carbon Monoxide
CO2 Carbon Dioxide
CVS Canister Vent Solenoid
deg. Degree, angle or temperature
dia. Diameter
DIN Deutsche Industrie Normen (German Industrial Standards)
dc Direct current
DCV Directional Control Valve
DOHC Double Overhead Camshaft
DTI Dial Test Indicator
EACV Electronic Air Control Valve
EAT Electronic Automatic Transmission
EBD Electronic Brake pressure Distribution
ECM Engine Control Module
ECT Engine Coolant Temperature
ECU Electronic Control Unit
EDC Electronic Diesel Control
EEPROM Electronic Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
EGR Exhaust Gas Recirculation
EKA Emergency key Access
ETC Electronic Traction Control
EUI Electronic Unit Injector
EVAP Evaporative Emission
EVR Electronic Vacuum Regulator
F Fahrenheit
FBH Fuel Burning Heater
FIP Fuel Injection Pump
FTC Fast Throttle Control
g Gravity
h Hour
hc High compression
HC Hydro Carbons
HDC Hill Descent Control
HDPE High Density Polyethylene
HFS Heated Front Screen
Hg Mercury
HO2S Heated Oxygen Sensor
HMW High Molecular Weight
HRW Heated Rear Window
HT/HT High tension
IACV Idle Air Control Valve
IAT Intake Air Temperature
ICE In-Car Entertainment
i.dia. Internal diameter
IDM Intelligent Driver Module
cubic in Cubic inch
ILT Inlet Throttle
ISO International Organization for Standardization
k Thousand
kg kilogram
km kilometer
km/h kilometers per hour
kPa kiloPascal
KS knock Sensor
l Litre
lbf.square in Pounds per square inch
LAMBDA Lambda
lc Low compression
LCD Liquid Crystal Display
LED Light Emitting Diode
LH Left-Hand
LHD Left-Hand Drive
LVS Liquid Vapor Separator
m Metre
Mue Micro
MAF Mass Air Flow
MAP Manifold Absolute Pressure
MFU Multi-Function Unit
max. Maximum
MIL Malfunction Indicator Lamp
min. Minimum
MPa MegaPascal
- Minus (tolerance)
, Minute (angle)
mm Millimeter
mph Miles per hour
MPi Multi-Point injection
MY Model Year
NAS North American Specification