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| AAS || Help for parking
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| ABC || Active Body Control.
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| ABR || Anti-blocking system
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| ABS || Anti-blocking system
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| AC || Air Conditionner System
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| ACE || System for active control of roll
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| ACT || Air charge temperature (sensor)
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| ACV || Air command valve
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| ADAPTATIVE AIR SUSPENSION || Piloted shocks for Audi
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| ADB || Automatic differential brake - autoblocking differential driven by electronics for BMW
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| ADB-X || Automatic differential Brakes
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| ADS || Adaptative shock-absorption system
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| AEI || Integral Electronic Ignition
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| AFIL || Unintentional line-crossing alert
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| AIRBAG || Inflating bag for passive security
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| AIV || Air aspiration electrovalve
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| AKR || Knock control
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| APC || Voltage with contact on
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| ARF || Exhaust gas recycling
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| ASC + T || Anti Slip Control + Traction
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| ASC-X || Anti Slip Control X (is an ASC + T for 4-WD from BMW)
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| ASR || Anti-slip regulation
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| ASV || Air aspiration electrovalve
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| AT || Automatic transmission
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| AWC || All wheel control
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| AWD || 4-wheels drive
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| BAS || Brake-assist. Emergency brake amplificator for Mercedes
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| BHI || Integrated Hydro-electronic bloc. Hydractive 3 schocks for Citroen
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| BSI || Intelligent management ECU. Main component of multiplexed network in PSA cars.
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| BSR || Tow management ECU
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| BVA || Automatic Gearbox
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| BVM || Mechanic gearbox
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| BVR || Automated Gearbox
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| CAN || Controller Area Network: Multiplexed network of several ECUs communicating between them with a normalized protocol.
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| CAN Diag || One of CAN network for PSA (CAN Diagnostic)
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| CAN IS || One of CAN network for PSA (CAN Inter-System)
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| CAR MEMORY || Car/Key Memory
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| CARMINAT || GPS navigation system (Renault)
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| CDI || Ignition by discharging capacitor
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| CFC || Chlorofluorocarbon
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| CFi || Centralized petrol injection
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| COMAND || Navigation system by GPS (Mercedes)
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| CPU || Central Unit
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| CSA || Cold start device
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| CTN || Negative temperature rate
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| CTP || Throttle valve - closed
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| CTS || Coolnat temperature sensor
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| CTX || Variable transmission
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| CVT || CVT gearbox
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| CVT || Continuous Variable Transmission
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| CVT || Signal to depression sensor
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| DA || Servo-powered steering
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| DAE || Electric-powered steering
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| DBC || Dynamic Brake Control (BMW)
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| DDE || Digital Diesel Electronic
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| DDS || Delflation Detection System : Opel.
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| DEE || Digital Electronic Engine
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| DI || Direct / integrally electronic ignition
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| DIS || Digital idle stabilizator
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| DISA || Differential intake system
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| DISTRONIC || Programable speed regulator driven by radar (Mercedes)
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| DLP || Supply pump with diaphragm - low pressure
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| DME || Difgital electronics (Motronic)
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| DOHC || Double camshaft on cylinder heads
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| DPF || Diesel Particulate Filter : Opel.
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| DPFE || Exhaust of reaction by differential pressure
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| DSC || Dynamic Stability Control
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| DSG || Direct shift Gearbox (VW)
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| DSG || Under-Inflating detection
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| DSP || Digital Sound Processor
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| DSTC || Dynamic Stability and Traction Control : Volvo
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| DTC || Diagnostic Trouble Code
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| DTC || Dynamic Traction Control : BMW
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| DURASHIFT || Mechanical gearbox (Ford)
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| DURATEC || 4-cylinders petrol engines (Ford)
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| DVM || Digital voltmeter
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| EACV || Elecronic valve for air command
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| EBA || Emergency Brake assistance (Volvo)
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| EBD || Electronic Brakeforce distribution
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| EBV || Electronic Brakeforce distribution (Electronische Brems Verteilung)
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| ECM || Electronic control Module
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| ECOTEC || Petrol Engines (Opel)
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| ECT || Coolant temperature sensor
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| ECU || Electronic control Unit
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| EDC || Electronic shocks Control (BMW)
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| EDC-K || Continuous Electronic shocks Control (BMW)
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| EDIS || Ignition system without electronic distributor
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| EDS || Electronic Differential System (VAG)
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| EFP || Electronic accelerator pedal
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| EGR || Exhaust Gas Recycling
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| EGS || Electronic command system for Automatic Transmission
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| ELCD || Evaporating Lose Command System
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| ELD || Electronic Load Sensor
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| ELR || Idle electronic control
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| EOBD || European On Board Diagnostic
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| EPROM || Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
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| EPS || Electric Power Steering
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| EPT || Exhast gas transducter
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| ESA || Electronic Ignition advance
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| ESBS || Electronic Stability Brake System
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| ESC || Electronic ignition control
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| ESP || Electronic Stability Program
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| ETC || Electronic Traction Control
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| ETS || !Electronic Throttle command system
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| ETV || Electronic Engine Throttle
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| EURO NCAP || European New Car Assessment Program
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| EVAP || Canister Drain System (coil filter)
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| EVR || Electronic Vacuum Regulator
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| EWS || Electronic anti-theft System
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| EZS || Electronic System Replacing Neiman (Mercedes)
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| Eci || Electronic injection
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| Efi || Electronic Injection
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| Estate || Estate body
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| FL || Fuse wire
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| FP || High Pressure Fuel Pump
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| FPA || Automatic parking brake
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| FPS || Fire Prevention System (Fiat)
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| FSI || Fuel Stratified Injection (VAG)
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| FWD || Front-wheel drive
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| GMV || Motorfan group
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| GNV || City Natural Gas - Alternative to petrol for some cars
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| GPL || Liquefied Petrol Gas
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| GPS || Global Positionning System (Navigation Device)
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| HBA || Hydraulic Brake Assistance (VAG)
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| HC || High Pressure Rate
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| HDC || Hill descend control (BMW)
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| HDI || High Pressure Direct Injection
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| HEGO || Oxygen into hot exhaust gas (sensor)
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| HFM || Management system with hot films
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| HO2S || Heated oxygen sensor
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| HP || Hydraulic pump
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| HS || Hydropneumatic shocks
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| HSA || Hill Start Assist (Opel)
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| HT || High Voltage
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| HUD || Head-Up Display
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| HYDRACTIVE 3 || Active Shocks (Citroen)
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| Hz || Hertz - Frequency (Periods/second)
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| I-DRIVE || Intelligent drive (BMW)
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| I-VTEC || Intelligent - Variable valve Timing and Electronic lift Control (Honda)
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| I/O || Input/Output
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| IAC || Intake air control
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| IAT || Intake air temperature
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| ICE || Ingition controlled by on-board electronic
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| ICM || Ignition ECU
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| ICSV || Idle adaptation electrovalve
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| ID || Impact depending system
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| IDS || Interactive driving System (Opel)
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| IFS || Independant front shock
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| IFZ || Infrared remote control for central locking
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| IMA || Fuel mixture adaptation at idle
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| IN/INLET || Admission camshaft
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| IP || Injection Pump (diesel)
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| IRS || Independant Rear Shocks
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| ISB || Idle increase electrovalve
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| ISC || Idle adaptation valve
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| ISCS || Servo-Idle
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| ISOFIX || Standart fixation system for seats dedicated for babies
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| JDD || Faults diary
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| JTS || Jet Thrust Stochiometric
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| KAM || Keeping of active memory
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| KENT || Petrol Engines (Ford)
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| KEYLESS GO || Keyless start (Mercedes)
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| KS || Knock sensor
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| Keyword2000 || Communication protocol used for diagnostic purpose
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| LC || Low compression rate
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| LED || Light emitting diode
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| LHD || Left-hand driving
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| LOGIC7 || Hi-Fi system for BMW
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| LSD || Limited slip differential
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| LWB || Long body
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| Lambda || Lambda value
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| MAF || Massic Air Flowmeter
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| MAP || Manifold absolute pressure
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| MFI || Fuel injection by several orifices
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| MFI-c || Fuel injection by several orifices - continuous
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| MFI-i || Fuel injection by several orifices - intermittent
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| MFI-s || Fuel injection by several orifices - sequential
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| MID || Multi-Information display (BMW)
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| MIL || Malfunction Indicator Light
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| MLUS || Modulating locking solenoid
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| MMC || Manual Mixture Control
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| MPFi || Multi-jet petrol injection
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| MPV || Station Wagon
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| MPi || Multi-jet petrol injection
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| MSR || Electronic Regulation of engine torque
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| MT || Manual transmission
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| MULTIBOX || 4WD transmission Haldex type
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| MULTITRONIC || Transmission with continuous variation (Audi)
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| MWB || average wheelbase
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| Map-DI || Direct Ignition manages by ECU
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| Map-DIS || Ignition without distributor managed by ECU
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| Map-h || Managed by ECU with Hall effect release
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| Map-i || Managed by ECU with inductive release
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| Mot. || Motronic
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| NAVIDRIVE || Telematic system
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| NO || Nitric Monoxyd
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| NO2 || Nitric Dioxyd
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| NOx || Nitric Oxyd
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| NTC || Negative temperature rate
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| Nm || Mewton.meter
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| OBD || On Board Diagnostic
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| OBD II || On Board Diagnostic 2
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| OD || Overdrive - Automatic gear on automatic gearbox. Allows to gain in fuel comsumption in cruise speed.
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| OHC || Camshafts on cylinder heads
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| OHV || Valves on cylinder heads
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| OP || Oil pump
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| OPEN-SKY || Panoramic glass opening roof (Audi)
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| P || Parking position for automatic gearbox
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| PAG || Polyalkylen glycol
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| PAS || Power steering
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| PATS || Passive anti-theft system
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| PCV || Positive venting of crankcase
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| PDC || Park Distance Control (BMW)
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| PGM-FI || programmed injection
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| PIP || Profile ignition sensing
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| PLA || Idle Pneumatic enrichment
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| PLC || Side sliding door
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| PMS || Absolute pressure sensor management system
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| PP || Feeding pump with piston
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| PRE-SAFE || Active and passive security system (Mercedes)
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| PROCOTEN || Retracting turning wheel system (Audi)
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| PROM || Programmable memory
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| PRS || Pedal Release System (retraction of pedals in case of accident)
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| PS || Servo-steering
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| PT || Motion connector
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| PTC || Positive Temperature Rate
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| QUATTRO || 4-WD transmission (Audi)
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| QUICKSHIFT 5 || Digital gearbox (Renault)
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| RAM || Random Access Memory
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| RHD || Right handed driving
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| ROM || Read Only Memory
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| RPA || Tyre pressure control system (BMW)
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| RPM || Rotations per minute
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| RT3 || Telematic System (PSA)
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| RUF || Adaptable catalytic converter
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| RWD || Rear wheels Drive
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| SACV || Secondary air command valve
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| SAS || Parking help system (Audi)
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| SB || Separating box
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| SBC || Sensitive Brake Control
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| SC || Supercharging compressor
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| SEFI || Sequential electronic Injection
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| SELESPEED || mechanical gearbox with sequential command (Alfa Romeo)
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| SENSODRIVE || Electronic management for clutch and gear-changing
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| SERVOTRONIC || Variable power steering
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| SFI || Sequential Injection
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| SIC || Driver information system (Audi)
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| SIDEGUARD || Curtain airbags for head protection (rear and front)
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| SLS || Automatically levelled shocks
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| SMG || Sequential motorsport gearbox (BMW)
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| SOHC || Camshafts on cylinder heads
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| SPi || monojet petrol injection
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| SRS || Additional maintain system: airbags
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| STC || Anti-slip system
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| STO || Autotest output
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| STOP &amp; START || instantaneous stop and start for engine (Citroen)
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| SUV || Sport-Utility vehicle
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| SW || Sport Wagon
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| SWA || unical axle
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| SWB || Short Body
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| SZ || Ignition coil
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| Saloon || Sedan body
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| TA || Automatic transmission
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| TB || Torsion bar
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| TB || Transfer Case
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| TBI-c || Injection in throttle body - continuous
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| TBI-i || Injection in throttle body - intermittent
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| TC || Traction Control (Front wheels traction system for Opel)
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| TC PLUS || Traction Control Plus (Front wheels traction system for Opel)
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| TCCS || Engine management system (Toyota)
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| TCS || Traction Control System (Antislip regulation for Saab)
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| TD || Turbo diesel
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| TEMPOMAT || Speed regulator and limiter (Mercedes)
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| THERMOTRONIC 4 || 4-zones temperature regulation (Mercedes)
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| TIPTRONIC S || Automatic gearbox with sequential shift (Audi)
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| TM || Manual transmission
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| TORSEN || 4-WD transmission (Torsen)
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| TPM || Tempomat speed regulator
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| TPMS || Tyre Pressure Monitoring System
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| TPS || Throttle position sensor/contacter
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| TRACS || Traction Control System (Volvo)
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| TSS || Transmission gear selection
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| TSZ-h || Hall effect transistor ignition
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| TWA || Twin wheels axle
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| TWINPORT || System for reducing fuel comsumption (Opel)
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| TWINSPARK || Twin ignition system (Alfa Romeo)
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| Trans-h || Hall effect transistor ignition
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| UCH || Central ECU used by Renault
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| UCL || Understeer Control Logic
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| VAF || Air flow sensor
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| VALVETRONIC || Distribution system with variable command of intake valves (BMW)
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| VANOS || Variable Nockenwelle System
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| VDC || Vehicle Dynamic control (similar to ESP for Alfa Romeo)
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| VEZ || Full electronic ignition
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| VICS || Variable intake command system
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| VIN || Vehicle Identification number
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| VP || Depression pump
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| VRIS || Admission system with variable resonance
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| VSC || Vehicle Stability Control - similar to ESP for Lexus
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| VSS || Vehicle speed sensor
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| VSV || Aspirating transmission valve
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| VTEC || Variable valve Timing and Electronic lift Control :
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| VTV || Aspirating transmission valve
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| VVC || Variable Valve Control
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| VVTLi || Variable Valve Timing and Lift Intelligent
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| VVTi || Variable Valve Timing Intelligent
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| WOT || Throttle wide-open
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| WP || Coolant pump
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| XDRIVE || 4-wheels drive transmission for BMW
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| ZAS || Zylinder Abschaltung System: Automatic shut-off of cylinders for Mercedes
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