A
A/C Air Conditioner
A/F Ratio Air/Fuel Ratio
ABS Anti Lock Brake System
ACC(1) Adaptive Cruise Control
ACC(2) Accessory
ACM Active Control Mounting
AD Convertor Analogue Digital Convertor
AFS(1) Air Flow Sensor
AFS(2) Adaptive Front Light System
AGP Mirror Auto Glare-Proof Room Mirror
ALC Automatic Lighting Control
A Pillar
APS Automatic Parking System
APT Automotive Pressure Transducer
ASTM American Society for Testing and Material
ASV Advanced Safety Vehicle
ATS Air Temperature Sensor
AWD All Wheel Drive
B
BAT Battery
BBPS Brake Boost Pressure Sensor
BCM Body Control Module
BCS Battery Current Sensor
BCU Battery Control Unit
BDC Bottom Dead Center
BHP Brake Horse Power
BLDC Motor Brushless Direct Current Motor
BMEP Brake Mean Effective Pressure
B Pillar
BSFC Brake Specific Fuel Consumption
BSM Balance Shaft Module
BWS Back Warning System
C
CAD Computer Aided Design
CAE Computer Aided Engineering
CAFÉ Corporate Average Fuel Economy
CAN Controller Area Network
CARB California Air Resource Board
CAS Crank Angle Sensor
CCA Cold Cranking Ampere
CCC Close Coupled Catalyst
CEP Controlled Engine Positioning
CFR(1) Engine Cooperative Fuel Research Engine
CFR(2) Code of Federal Regulation
CI Engine Compression Ignition Engine
CKD Complete Knock Down
CKP Sensor Crankshaft Position Sensor
CMP Sensor Camshaft Position Sensor
CMVSS Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standard
CN Cetane Number
CNG Compressed Natural Gas
CNGV CNG Vehicle
CRDI Common Rail Diesel Injection System
CTS Coolant Temperature Sensor
CV Joint Constant Velocity Joint
CVO Controlled Valve Operation
CVS Constant Volume Sampler
CVT Continuously Variable Transmission
CVVL Continuously Variable Valve Lifting
CVVT Continuously Variable Valve Timing
C-Pillar
D
DLI Distributerless Ignition
DOE Design of Experiment
DPF Diesel Particulate Filter
DZ Zener Diode
DZWS In-Vehicle Dilemma Zone Warning System
E
ECM Electro Chromic Mirror
ECS Electronically Controlled Suspension
ECU Engine Control Unit
EEPROM Electrically Erasable and Programmable Read Only Memory
EGI Electronic Gasoline Injection
EGR Exhaust Gas Recirculation
EMI Electro Magnetic Interference
EMS Engine Management System
EPA Environmental Protection Agency
EPB Electric Parking Brake
EPROM Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
EPS Electronically Controlled Power Steering
ESP Electronic Stability Program
ETC Electronic Throttle Control
EV Electric Vehicle
EZEV Equivalent Zero Emission Vehicle
F
FCHV Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicle
FCSV Fuel Cut Solenoid Valve
FCV Fuel Cell Vehicle
FEM Finite Element Method
FET Field Effect Transistor
FF Front Engine Front Drive
FFT Fast Fourier Transform
FFV Flexible Fuel Vehicle
FIA Federation of International Automobile
FM Frequency Modulation
FMEA Failure Mode and Effect Analysis
FR Front Engine Rear Drive
FRM Fiber Reinforced Metal
FRP Fibre Re-inforced Plastic
FTP Federal Test Procedure
G
G Sensor Gravity Sensor
GDI Engine Gasoline Direct Injection
GHG Green House Gas
GPS Global Positioning System
GVW Gross Vehicle Weight
H
HAS Hill Start Aid
HBA Hydraulic Brake Assist
HC Hydrocarbon
HCCI Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition
HCU Hybrid Control Unit
HEI High Energy Ignition
HEV Hybrid Electric Vehicle
HFM Hot Film Air Flow Sensor
HLA Hydraulic Lash Adjuster
HUD Head-Up Display
I,J,K
IC Integrated Circuit
IC Engine Internal Combustion Engine
IDI Indirect Injection
IGBT Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor
IMEP Indicated Mean Effective Pressure
ISC Idle Speed Controller
ISG1) Integrated Starter and Generator
ISG2) Idle Stop and Go
ISIR Initial Sample Inspection Report
ISO International Standard Organization
IUMPR In-Use Monitor Performance Ratio
J Joule
KD Kick Down
KS Knock Sensor
L
LASER Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
LCD Liquid Crystal Display
LCDAS Lane Change Decision Aid System
LDWS Lane Departure Warning System
LED Light Emitting Diode
LIN Local Interconnect Network
LNG Liquefied Natural Gas
LNT Lean NOx Trap
LPG Liquefied Petroleum Gas
LPI Liquefied Petroleum Gas Injection
LSD Limited Slip Differential
M
MAFS Mass Air Flow Sensor
MAP Sensor Manifold Absolute Pressure Sensor
MBT Minimum Spark Advance for Best Torque
MCU Motor Control Unit
MFI Multipoint Fuel Injection
MFV Multiple Fuel Vehicle
MIL Malfunction Indicator Lamp
MLA Mechanical Lash Adjuster
MON Motor Octane Number
MPG Miles per Gallon
MPI Multi Point Injection
MSV Mangensteuerventil
MT Manual Transmission
MTV Manifold Throttle Valve
N
NA Engine Naturally Aspirated Engine
NCAP New Car Assessment Program
NGV Natural Gas Vehicle
NHTSA National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NMHC Non-Methane Hydro Carbon
NOx Nitrogen Oxides
NTA National Type Approval
NTC Negative Temperature Coefficient
NVH Noise Vibration Harshness
O, P
OBD On Board Diagnosis
OCV Oil Control Valve
OD Over Drive
OHV Over Head Valve
ORVR Regulation Onboard Refueling Vapor Recovery Regulation
OSC Oxygen Storage Capacity
PWM Pulse Width Modulation
Q, R
QC Quality Control
R&D Research and Development
RHD Right Hand Drive
RLFS Return Less Fuel System
S
SAE Society of Automotive Engineers
SAP Secondary Air Pump
SAT Self Aligning Torque
SCR Selective Catalytic Reduction
SCV Swirl Control Valve
SHED Sealed Housing for Evaporative Determination
SI Engine Spark Ignition Engine
SiG Stop in Gear
SMARTRA Smart Transponder Antenna
SN Ratio Signal to Noise Ratio
SOHC Single Overhead Camshaft
SPI Single Point Injection
SRS Supplemental Restraint System
SS Start Stop
SSC Start Stop Coasting
SSPS Speed Sensitive Power Steering
STM Stepper Motor
SUV Sports Utility Vehicle
T
TC Turbo Charger
TCS Traction Control System
TCU Transmission Control Unit
TDC Top Dead Center
TDI Turbo Diesel Direct Injection
TOD Torque On Demand
TPMS Tire Pressure Monitoring System
TPS Throttle Position Sensor
TWC Three Way Catalytic Convertor
U, V, W
UCC Under Floor Catalytic Convertor
UEGO Universal Exhaust Gas Oxygen Sensor
ULEV Ultra Low Emission Vehicle
V Engine
VAS Voice Alarm System
VCM Variable Charge Motion
VCU Viscous Coupling Unit
VDA Verband der Automobilindustrie (German)
VDC Vehicle Dynamic Control
VFS Variable Force Solenoid
VGT Variable Geometry Turbocharger
VIC System Variable Induction Control
VIN Vehicle Identification Number
VSS Vehicle Speed Sensor
VTS Variable Turbo System
VVL Variable Valve Lift
VVT Variable Valve Timing
WOT Wide Open Throttle
X,Y,Z
YRS Yaw Rate Sensor
ZEV Zero Emission Vehicle