Abbreviations

[Paul]

You've seen them all, so this is what they mean.

Please PM me with any I have not yet listed.

Thanks

Paul.

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AC = Air Conditioning

Bluefin = Remapping product to enhance engine power & MPG http://www.mybluefin.co.uk/index.htm

BT = Bluetooth

CCC = Central Car Configuration [accessed by dealer using IDS]

ECU = Electronic Control Unit

ETIS = the Online Technical Information and Services website from Ford

IDS = Intelligent Diagnostic System

IVDC = Intelligent Vehicle Dynamic Control

SOTW = Shed Of The Week

TDCi = Turbo Diesel Commonrail Injection

TPMS = Tyre Pressure Monitoring System

TSB = Technical Service Bulletin

[Tony]

ABS Anti-lock Braking System

ACC Adaptive Cruise Control

AFS Adaptive Front Lighting System

CCD Continuously Controlled Damping

CMbB Collision Mitigation by Braking

DAB Digital Audio Broadcasting

DCA Double Clutch Automatic

DDS Deflation Detection System

(D)EATC (Dual) Electronic Automatic Temperature Control

DMF Dual Mass Flywheel

DPF Diesel Particulate Filter

EBD Electronic Brakeforce Distribution

EBA Emergency Brake Assist

EPB Electronic Parking Brake

ESP Electronic Stability Programme

EST Electronic Shift Technology

Euro NCAP European New Car Assessment Programme

FA Forward Alert

FFS FoldFlatSystem

FFV Flexi-Fuel Vehicle

GPS Global Positioning Satellite

HMI Human Machine Interface

IPS Intelligent Protection System

IVDC Intergrated Vehicle Dynamics Control

LED Light Emitting Diode

PCM Powertrain Control Module

RS Rallye Sort

ST Sport Technologies

TDCi Turbo Diesel Common-rail injection

TFT Thin Film Transistor

Ti-VCT Twin independent Variable Cam Timing

TMC Traffic Message Channel

TPMS Tyre Pressure Monitoring Sensor

USB Universal Serial Bus

VED Vehicle Excise Duty