Abbreviations and Symbols
Abbreviation |
Term |
---|---|
A/C |
Air Conditioning |
ABS |
Anti-Lock Brake System |
AC |
Alternating Current |
ACC |
Accessory |
Amp (A) |
Ampere |
AUX |
Auxiliary |
BLE |
Bluetooth Low Energy |
BMB |
Brick Monitor Board |
BMS |
Battery Management System |
C |
Celsius |
CAC |
Calculated Amp-hour Capacity |
CAN |
Controller Area Network |
CHA |
Chassis CAN bus |
CMP |
Compressor |
CP |
Charge Port |
CRADC |
Continental Forward Facing Radar ECU |
cc |
Cubic Centimeter/Centimeter Cubed |
cm |
Centimeter |
DC |
Direct Current |
deg. |
Degree (angle or temperature) |
DI |
Drive Inverter |
dia. |
Diameter |
DIS |
Slave Drive Inverter |
EPAS |
Electric Power Assisted Steering |
EPAS3P |
Electronic Power Assisted Steering (EPAS) Gen 3 Primary Processor for vehicles with DAS HW2.5 |
EPAS3S |
Electronic Power Assisted Steering (EPAS) Gen 3 Secondary Processor for vehicles with DAS HW2.5 |
EPB |
Electronic Park Brake |
EPBL |
Electronic Park Brake Left |
EPBR |
Electronic Park Brake Right |
ESP |
Electronic Stability Program |
EN |
European Norm |
EVSE |
Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (off board charging equipment) |
EPA |
Environmental Protection Agency (United States of America) |
EV |
Electric Vehicle |
F |
Fahrenheit |
GPS |
Global Positioning System |
GTW |
Gateway Module |
GNSS |
Global Navigation Satellite System |
Hg |
Mercury |
HPWC |
High Power Wall Connector |
HV |
High Voltage |
HVAC |
Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning |
HVBMS | High Voltage Battery Management System |
HVC | High Voltage Controller |
HVI | High Voltage Internal CAN |
HVP |
High Voltage Processor |
HWOC | Hardware Over Current |
HVS | High Voltage System CAN |
IBS |
Intelligent Battery Sensor (12V) |
IBST |
Electromechanical Brake Booster, also known as iBooster |
ICE |
Infotainment and Connectivity ECU |
KAB |
Knee Air Bag |
k |
Kilo |
kPa |
KiloPascal |
kWh |
Kilowatt Hour |
LCD |
Liquid Crystal Display |
LED |
Light Emitting Diode |
LH |
Left-Hand |
LIN |
Local Interconnect Network |
LHD |
Left Hand Drive |
Li-ion |
Lithium-ion |
MC |
Mobile Connector |
MSM |
Memory Seat Module |
μ |
Micro |
MIL |
Malfunction Indicator Lamp |
ml |
Milliliter |
mm |
Millimeter |
mph |
Miles per Hour |
MWh |
Megawatt Hour |
MY |
Model Year |
NHTSA |
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (United States of America) |
NFC |
Near Field Communication |
No. |
Number |
NTC |
Negative Temperature Coefficient |
NVH |
Noise, Vibration, and Harshness |
OCS |
Occupant Classification System |
OCS1P |
Occupancy Classification System - 1st Row (Front) Passenger |
OBM |
On Board Monitoring |
PARK |
Park Assist ECU |
PCB |
Printed Circuit Board |
PCS | Power Conversion System |
PM |
Pedal Monitor |
PG |
Propylene Glycol |
PMS |
Pedal Monitor Slave |
PTC |
Positive Temperature Coefficient |
PTY |
Private (Party) CAN Bus |
PTFE |
Polytetrafluorethylene |
PVC |
Polyvinyl chloride |
PWM |
Pulse Width Modulated |
RADC |
Forward Facing Radar ECU |
RCCM |
Remote Climate Control Module |
RCM |
Restraints Control Module |
ref |
Reference |
RF |
Radio Frequency |
RGB |
Red / Green / Blue |
RH |
Right-Hand |
SAE |
Society of Automotive Engineers |
SCCM |
Steering Column Control Module |
SOC |
State Of Charge |
SRS |
Supplementary Restraint System |
SWC |
Steering Wheel Controller |
TAS |
Tesla Air Suspension (Controller) |
TC |
Traction Control |
TIN |
Tire Identification Number |
TPMS |
Tire Pressure Monitoring System |
TXV |
Thermostatic Expansion Valve |
UART |
Universal Asynchronous Receiver / Transmitter |
V |
Volt |
VCFRONT |
Vehicle Controller - Front |
VCLEFT |
Vehicle Controller - Left |
VCRIGHT |
Vehicle Controller - Right |
VCSEC |
Vehicle Controller - Security |
VEH |
Vehicle CAN Bus |
VIN |
Vehicle Identification Number |
W |
Watt |
YRS |
Yaw Rate Sensor |