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SAE-to-Former Suzuki Term




SAE-to-Former SUZUKI Term

This table lists SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) J1930 terms and abbreviations which may be used in this manual in compliance with SAE recommendations, as well as their former SUZUKI names.

SAE term abbreviation: SAE full spelling (former SUZUKI term)
A

ACL
Air Cleaner (Air Cleaner)
A/C
Air Conditioning (Air Conditioner (A/C, AC))
AP
Accelerator Pedal (Accelerator Pedal)
B

BARO
Barometric Pressure (Barometric Pressure)
B+
Battery Positive Voltage (Battery Voltage, +B)
C

CAC
Charge Air Cooler (Intercooler)
CARB
Carburetor (Carburetor)
CFI
Continuous Fuel Injection (-)
CKP
Crankshaft Position (Crank Angle)
CL
Closed Loop (-)
CMP
Camshaft Position (-)
CO
Carbon Monoxide (<-)

CO2
Carbon Dioxide (<-)

CPP
Clutch Pedal Position (-)
CTP
Closed Throttle Position (-)
D

DI
Distributor Ignition (-)
DLC
Data Link Connector (Assembly Line Diag. Link (ALDL), Serial Data Link (SDL))
DTC
Diagnostic Trouble Code (Diagnostic Code)
DTM
Diagnostic Test Mode (-)
E

ECL
Engine Coolant Level (Coolant Level)
ECM
Engine Control Module (Electronic Control Module (ECM), Engine Control Unit (ECU))
ECT
Engine Coolant Temperature (Coolant Temperature, Water Temperature)
EEPROM
Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory (-)
EFE
Early Fuel Evaporation (<-)

EGR
Exhaust Gas Recirculation (<-)

EGR Pressure Transducer
Exhaust Gas Recirculation Pressure Transducer (EGR Modulator)
EI
Electronic Ignition (-)
EM
Engine Modification (-)
EPROM
Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory (-)
EVAP
Evaporative Emission (Evaporative Emission)
EVAP Canister Purge Valve
Evaporative Emission Canister Purge Valve (EVAP Solenoid Purge Valve (SP Valve))
RPM
Engine Speed (Engine Speed)
F

FC
Fan Control (-)
FEEPROM
Flash Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory (-)
FEPROM
Flash Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory (-)
FP
Fuel Pump (Fuel Pump)
FTP
Fuel Tank Pressure (<-)

FTT
Fuel Tank Temperature (-)
FWD
Front Wheel Drive (-)
4GR
Fourth Gear (Fourth Gear, 4th Gear)
4WD
Four Wheel Drive (<-)

G

GEN
Generator (Generator, Alternator)
GND
Ground (Ground (GND, GRD), Earth)
H

HC
Hydrocarbon (<-)

HO2S
Heated Oxygen Sensor (Heated Oxygen Sensor, Oxygen Sensor with Heater)
I

IAC
Idle Air Control (Idle Speed Control (ISC))
IAT
Intake Air Temperature (Intake Air Temperature (IAT), Air Temperature)
IC
Ignition Control (Electronic Spark Advance (ESA))
ICM
Ignition Control Module (-)
IMRC
Intake Manifold Runner Control
IMT
Intake Manifold Tuning
ISC
Idle Speed Control (<-)

K

KS
Knock Sensor (Knock Sensor)
M

MAF
Mass Air Flow (Air Flow)
MAP
Manifold Absolute Pressure (Intake Manifold Pressure, Intake Vacuum)
MDP
Manifold Differential Pressure (-)
MFI
Multiport Fuel Injection (Multipoint Fuel Injection (MPI))
MIL
Malfunction Indicator Lamp ("CHECK ENGINE" light, Malfunction Indicator Lamp)
MST
Manifold Surface Temperature (-)
MVZ
Manifold Vacuum Zone (-)
N

NOX
Nitrogen Oxides (<-)

NVRAM
Nonvolatile Random Access Memory (-)
O

OBD
On-Board Diagnostic (Self-Diagnosis Function, On-Board Diagnostic (OBD))
OC
Oxidation Catalytic Converter (Catalytic Converter)
OL
Open Loop (-)
O2S
Oxygen Sensor (Oxygen Sensor)
P

PAIR
Pulsed Secondary Air Injection (Pulse Air Control)
PCM
Powertrain Control Module (-)
PNP
Park / Neutral Position (-)
PROM
Programmable Read Only Memory (-)
PSC
Power Steering Control (-)
PSP
Power Steering Pressure (Power Steering Pressure (P/S Pressure))
R

RAM
Random Access Memory (<-)

ROM
Read Only Memory (<-)

S

SC
Supercharger (-)
SCB
Supercharger Bypass (-)
SFI
Sequential Multiport Fuel Injection (<-)

SRI
Service Reminder Indicator (-)
SRT
System Readiness Test (-)
ST
Scan Tool (-)
AIR
Secondary Air Injection (-)
T

TB
Throttle Body (Throttle Body)
TBI
Throttle Body Fuel Injection (Single-point Fuel Injection (SPI), Throttle Body Fuel Injection (TBI))
TC
Turbocharger (Turbocharger)
TCC
Torque Converter Clutch (Torque Converter Clutch (T.C.C.))
TCM
Transmission Control Module (Automatic Transmission (A/T) Control Module, A/T Controller)
TR
Transmission Range (-)
TR Switch
Transmission Range Switch (Shift Switch, Shift Lever Switch)
TVV
Thermal Vacuum Valve (Thermal Vacuum Switching Valve (TVSV), Bimetal Vacuum Switching Valve (BVSV))
TWC
Three Way Catalytic Converter (Three Way Catalyst)
TWC + OC
Three Way + Oxidation Catalytic Converter (-)
3GR
Third Gear (Third Gear, 3rd Gear)
V

VAF
Volume Air Flow (Air Flow)
VR
Voltage Regulator (Voltage Regulator)
VSS
Vehicle Speed Sensor (Vehicle Speed Sensor (VSS), Speed Sensor)
VVT
Variable Valve Timing (Camshaft Position Control)
W

WOT
Wide open Throttle (-)
WU-OC
Warm Up Oxidation Catalytic Converter (-)
WU-TWC
Warm Up Three Way Catalytic Converter
(-)