Difference between revisions of "Acronyms and Phrases"

Revision as of 23:31, 21 January 2009

ABS - Antilock Braking System
ARB - Anti Roll Bar
BJB - Battery Junction Box
CAN - Controller Area Network
CJB - Central Junction Box
DIM - Driver Information Module, i.e. instrument cluster
DSC - Dynamic Stability Control
DPF - Diesel Particulate Filter
ECM - Electronic Control Module, or Engine Control Module
EGR - Exhaust Gas Recirculation
EPB - Electric Park Brake
FEAD - Front End Auxiliary Drive, i.e. auxiliary drive belt
FBH - Fuel Burning Heater
GTR - Global Technical Reference
HDC - Hill Descent Control
HVAC or HEVAC - Heating Ventilation and Control i.e. climate control, air conditioning
PAS - Power Assisted Steering
MPG - Miles Per Gallon, i.e. fuel economy
MY - Model Year
PDC - Park Distance Control
PTI - Personal Telephone Integration
TCM - Transmission Control Module
TDV6 - 6 Cylinder Common-Rail Diesel Engine
TMC - Traffic Message Channel
TPMS - Tyre Pressure Monitoring System
TR - Terrain Response
TSB - Technical Service Bulletin
VIN - Vehicle Identification Number VIN Details

FFS - Fo' fooks sake!
FWIW - For What It's Worth
ICNGAF - I Could Not Give A Feck
IMO - In My Opinion
IMHO - In My Humble Opinion
ISTR - I Seem To Recall
IYSWIM - If You See What I Mean
PDQ - Pretty Damn Quick
Permagrin - The state of rapture you feel driving the D3.
SWMBO - She Who Must Be Obeyed
SWTSMBO - She Who Thinks She Must Be Obeyed
Troll - Someone who posts on the forum with the sole intent of being contentious
TYVM - Thank You Very Much
WTF - What The Frack (or similar but ruder word)
YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary (you may see different results to this...)
WGAF - Who Gives A Feck ?

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 *PTI - Personal Telephone Integration
 *TCM - Transmission Control Module
+*TDV6 - 6 Cylinder Common-Rail Diesel Engine
 *TMC - Traffic Message Channel
 *TPMS - Tyre Pressure Monitoring System