FREE REPAIR MANUALS & LABOR GUIDES 1982-2013 Vehicles
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Abbreviations Used




The following abbreviations are used:

Abbreviation Description

A/C air conditioning
ACCM air conditioning control module
ABS anti-lock braking system
ABSCM anti-lock brake system control module
ADCM adaptive damping control module
Airbag/SRS airbag/supplementary restraint system
ALR automatic locking retractor
BCM brake control modulator
B/W body-in-white
BPM body processor module
CAN controller area network
C degree Celsius
CD compact disk
DCM dimmer control module
DDCM driver door control module
DSCM driver seal control module
DTC diagnostic trouble code
E Label European manufacture label
ECM engine control module
eg example
EGR exhaust gas recirculation
ELR emergency locking retractor
EVAP evaporative emmision
gall gallon
HMSL high-mounted stop light
ICE in-car entertainment
in inch
ISO International Standards Organisation
JDS Jaguar diagnostic system
Kbps kilobaud per second
kg kilogram
km/h kilometre per hour
KTM key transponder module
lb pound
LCD liquid crystal display
LCM lamp control module
LED light emitting diode
LH left-hand
LHD left-hand drive
m metre
MAFS mass air flow sensor
mm millimetre
mph miles per hour
MY mode/year
PAS power assisted steering
PASCM power assisted steering control module
PDCM passenger door control module
PDU portable diagnostic unit
PSCM passenger seat control module
RH right-hand
RHD right-hand drive
rpm revolutions per minute
SCP standard corporate protocol
SLCM security and locking control module
TC traction control
TCM transmission control module
VIN vehicle identification number