Abbreviations

A
ABS :Anti-lock Brake System
ATDC :After Top Dead Center
API :American Petroleum Institute
AT :Automatic Transmission Fluid
ALR :Automatic Locking Retractor
AC :Alternating Current
A/T :Automatic Transmission
A/C :Air Conditioning
ABDC :After Bottom Dead Center
A/F :Air Fuel Mixture Ratio
A-ELR :Automatic-Emergency Locking Retractor

B
B+ :Battery Positive Voltage
BTDC :Before Top Dead Center
BBDC :Before Bottom Dead Center

C
CAMI :Vehicles assembled at CAMI plant in Canada
CKT :Circuit
CKP Sensor :Crankshaft Position Sensor
CMP Sensor :Camshaft Position Sensor
CO :Carbon Monoxide
CPP Switch :Clutch Pedal Position Switch (Clutch Switch, Clutch Start Switch)
CPU :Central Processing Unit
CRS :Child Restraint System

D
DC :Direct Current
DLC :Data Link Connector
(Assembly Line Diag. Link, ALDL, Serial Data Link, SDL)
DOHC :Double Over Head Camshaft
DOJ :Double Offset joint
DRL :Daytime Running Light
DTC :Diagnostic Trouble Code (Diagnostic Code)

E
EBCM :Electronic Brake Control Module, ABS Control Module
ECM :Engine Control Module ECT Sensor : Engine Coolant Temperature
Sensor (Water Temp. Sensor, WTS)
EGR :Exhaust Gas Recirculation EGRT Sensor : EGR Temperature Sensor
(Recirculated Exhaust Gas Temp. Sensor, REGTS)
EFE Heater :Early Fuel Evaporation Heater
(Positive Temperature Coefficient, PTC Heater)
ELR :Emergency Locking Retractor
EVAP :Evaporative Emission
EVAP Canister :Evaporative Emission Canister (Charcoal Canister)

F
4WD :4 Wheel Drive

G
GEN :Generator
GND :Ground

H
HC :Hydrocarbons
HO2S :Heated Oxygen Sensor

I
IAC Valve :Idle Air Control Valve
(Idle Speed Control Solenoid Valve, ISC Solenoid Valve)
IAT Sensor :Intake Air Temperature Sensor
(Air Temperature Sensor, ATS)
IG :Ignition
SC Actuator :Idle Speed Control Actuator (Motor)
IWATA :Vehicles assembled at IWATA plant in Japan

L
LH :Left Hand

M
MAF Sensor :Mass Air Flow Sensor
(Air Flow Sensor, AFS, Air Flow Meter, AFM)
MAP Sensor :Manifold Absolute Pressure Sensor
(Pressure Sensor, PS)
Max :Maximum
MFI :Multiport Fuel Injection
(Multipoint Fuel Injection)
Min :Minimum
MIL :Malfunction Indicator Lamp ("SERVICE ENGINE SOON" Light)
M/T :Manual Transmission

N
NOx :Nitrogen Oxides

0
OBD :On-Board Diagnostic System (Self-Diagnosis Function)
OHC :Over Head Camshaft
O2S :Oxygen Sensor

P
PNP :Park/Neutral Position
P/S :Power Steering
PSP :Switch Power Steering Pressure Switch (P/S Pressure Switch)
PCV :Positive Crankcase Ventilation R

R
RH :Right Hand S

S
SAE :Society of Automotive Engineers
SDM :Sensing and Diagnostic Module
SE :SIDEKICK
SF1 :Sequential Multiport Fuel Injection
SIR :Supplemental Inflatable Restraint
SOHC :Single Over Head Camshaft
SO :X-90

T
TBI :Throttle Body Fuel Injection (Single-Point Fuel Injection, SPI)
TCC :Torque Converter Clutch
TCM :Transmission Control Module (A/T Controller, A/T Control Module)
TP Sensor :Throttle Position Sensor
TVV :Thermal Vacuum Valve
(Thermal Vacuum Switching Valve, TVSV, Bimetal Vacuum Switching Valve, BVSV)
TWC :Three Way Catalytic Converter (Three Way Catalyst)
2WD :2 Wheel Drive

V
VIN :Vehicle Identification Number
VSS :Vehicle Speed Sensor

W
WU-TWC :Warm Up Three-Way Catalytic Converter 2