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Abbreviations Used

Abbreviation Meaning
ABS Anti-Lock Brake System
A/C Air Conditioner
AC Alternating Current
ACC Accessory
ACIS Acoustic Control Induction System
ACM Active Control Engine Mount
ACSD Automatic Cold Start Device
ACT Actuator
A.D.D Automatic Disconnecting Differential
ADM P.T. Astra Daihatsu Motor
A/F Air-Fuel Ratio
AFS Adaptive Front-Lighting System
AHC Active Height Control Suspension
AID Air Injection Control Driver
ALR Automatic Locking Retractor
ALT Alternator
AMP Amplifier
ANT Antenna
ASG Automated Sequential Gearbox
ASL Automatic Sound Levelizer
ASSB Assembly Services Sdn. Bhd.
A/T, ATM Automatic Transmission (Transaxle)
A-TRAC, A-TRC Active Traction Control
ATDC After Top Dead Center
ATF Automatic Transmission Fluid
AUTO Automatic
AUX Auxiliary
AVG Average
AVS Adaptive Variable Suspension
AWD All Wheel Drive
B+, +B Battery Voltage
BA Brake Assist
BACS Boost Altitude Compensation System
BATT Battery
BDC Bottom Dead Center
B/L Bi-Level
B/S Bore-Stroke Ratio
BTDC Before Top Dead Center
BVSV Bimetallic Vacuum Switching Valve
Calif. California
CAN Controller Area Network
CB Circuit Breaker
CCM Carbon Ceramic Material
CCo Catalytic Converter for Oxidation
CCV Canister Closed Valve
CD Compact Disc
CF Cornering Force
CG Center of Gravity
CH Channel
CKD Complete Knock Down
COMB. Combination
CPS Combustion Pressure Sensor
CPU Central Processing Unit
CRAWL Crawl Control
CRS Child Restraint System
CTR Center
C/V Check Valve
CV Control Valve
CVT Continuously Variable Transmission (Transaxle)
CW Curb Weight
DC Direct Current
DEF Defogger
DFL Deflector
DIFF. Differential
DIFF. LOCK Differential Lock
D/INJ Direct Injection
DLC Data Link Connector
DLI Distributorless Ignition
DOHC Double Overhead Camshaft
DP Dash Pot
DS Dead Soak
DSP Digital Signal Processor
DTC Diagnostic Trouble Code
DVD Digital Versatile Disc
EBD Electric Brake Force Distribution
EC Electrochromatic
ECAM Engine Control And Measurement System
ECD Electronically Controlled Diesel
ECDY Eddy Current Dynamometer
ECT Electronic Controlled Automatic Transmission
ECU Electronic Control Unit
ED Electro-Deposited
EDU Electronic Driving Unit
EDIC Electric Diesel Injection Control
EFI Electronic Fuel Injection
E/G Engine
EGR Exhaust Gas Recirculation
ELR Emergency Locking Retractor
EMPS Electric Motor Power Steering
EPS Electric Power Steering
ENG Engine
ES Easy & Smooth
ESA Electronic Spark Advance
EVAP Evaporative Emission Control
E-VRV Electric Vacuum Regulating Valve
EX Exhaust
FE Fuel Economy
FF Front-Engine-Front-Wheel-Drive
F/G Fuel Gauge
FIPG Formed In Place Gasket
FL Fusible Link
Front Left
F/P Fuel Pump
FR Front
Front Right
F/W Flywheel
FW/D Flywheel Damper
FWD Front Wheel Drive
GAS Gasoline
GND Ground
GPS Global Positioning System
GSA Gear Shift Actuator
GTMC Gac Toyota Motor Co., Ltd.
H/B Hatchback
H-FUSE High Current Fuse
HID High Intensity Discharge (Headlight)
HPU Hydraulic Power Unit
HSG Housing
HT Hard Top
HV Hybrid Vehicle
HWS Heated Windshield System
IC Integrated Circuit
IDI Indirect Diesel Injection
IFS Independent Front Suspension
IG Ignition
IIA Integrated Ignition Assembly
IMC INDUS Motor Company Ltd.
IN Intake (Manifold, Valve)
INT Intermittent
I/P Instrument Panel
IRS Independent Rear Suspension
ISC Idle Speed Control
ISCV Idle Speed Control Valve
KD Kick-Down
KDSS Kinetic Dynamic Suspension System
LAN Local Area Network
LCD Liquid Crystal Display
LED Light Emitting Diode
LEV Low Emission Vehicle
LH Left-Hand
LHD Left-Hand Drive
LIN Local Interconnect Network
L/H/W Length, Height, Width
LLC Long-Life Coolant
LNG Liquefied Natural Gas
LPG Liquefied Petroleum Gas
LSD Limited Slip Differential
LSP & BV Load Sensing Proportioning and Bypass Valve
LSPV Load Sensing Proportioning Valve
MAP Manifold Absolute Pressure
MAX. Maximum
MIC Microphone
MIL Malfunction Indicator Lamp
MIN. Minimum
MG1 Motor Generator No. 1
MG2 Motor Generator No. 2
MMT Multi-mode Manual Transmission
MP Multipurpose
MPI Multipoint Electronic Injection
MPX Multiplex Communication System
M/T Manual Transmission (Transaxle)
MT Mount
MTG Mounting
N Neutral
NA Natural Aspiration
NO. Number
O2S Oxygen Sensor
OC Oxidation Catalyst
OCV Oil Control Valve
O/D Overdrive
OEM Original Equipment Manufacturing
OPT Option
ORVR On-board Refilling Vapor Recovery
O/S Oversize
P & BV Proportioning and Bypass Valve
PBD Power Back Door
PCS Power Control System
Pre-crash Safety System/Pre-collision System
PCV Positive Crankcase Ventilation
PKB Parking Brake
PPS Progressive Power Steering
PROM Programmable Read Only Memory
PS Power Steering
PSD Power Slide Door
PTC Positive Temperature Coefficient
PTO Power Take-Off
PZEV Partial Zero Emission Vehicle
P/W Power Window
R & P Rack and Pinion
RAM Random Access Memory
RBS Recirculating Ball Type Steering
REAS Relative Absorber System
R/F Reinforcement
RFS Rigid Front Suspension
RH Right-Hand
RHD Right-Hand Drive
RL Rear Left
ROM Read Only Memory
RR Rear
Rear Right
RRS Rigid Rear Suspension
RSE Rear Seat Entertainment
RWD Rear Wheel Drive
SC Supercharger
SCV Swirl Control Valve (for gasoline engine)
Suction Control Valve (for diesel engine)
SFTM Sichuan Faw Toyota Motor Co., Ltd.
SIA Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc.
SICS Starting Injection Control System
SLLC Super Long Life Coolant
SOC State Of Charge
SOHC Single Overhead Camshaft
SPEC Specification
SPI Single Point Injection
SPV Spill Control Valve
SRS Supplemental Restraint System
SSM Special Service Materials
SST Special Service Tools
STD Standard
STJ Cold-Start Fuel Injection
SULEV Super Ultra Low Emission Vehicle
T/A Transaxle
TACH Tachometer
TASA Toyota Argentina S.A.
TCAP Toyota Caetano Portugal, S.A.
TCM Transmission Control Module
TCV Timing Control Valve (for diesel engine)
Tumble Control Valve (for gasoline engine)
TDB Toyota do Brasil Ltda.
TDC Top Dead Center
TDV Toyota de Venezuela, C.A.
TEMP. Temperature
TFT TOYOTA Free-Tronic
TFTM Tianjin Faw Toyota Motor Co., Ltd.
THS ll TOYOTA Hybrid System ll
TIS Total Information System for Vehicle Development
T/M Transmission
TMC Toyota Motor Corporation
TMCA Toyota Motor Corporation Australia Ltd.
TMMBC Toyota Motor Manufacturing de Baja California, S. de R.L. de C.V.
TMMC Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada Inc.
TMMF Toyota Motor Manufacturing France S.A.S.
TMMI Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Indiana, Inc.
TMMIN P.T. Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indonesia
TMMK TOYOTA Motor Manufacturing Kentucky, Inc.
TMMR Toyota Motor Manufacturing Russia
TMMT Toyota Motor Manufacturing Turkey Inc.
TMMTX Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Texas, Inc.
TMUK Toyota Motor Manufacturing (UK) Ltd.
TMP Toyota Motor Philippines Corp.
TMT Toyota Motor Thailand Co. Ltd.
TMV Toyota Motor Vietnam Co., Ltd.
TPCA Toyota Peugeot Citroen Automobiles Czech, s.r.o.
TRAC/TRC Traction Control System
TSAM Toyota South Africa Motors (Pty) Ltd.
TVIP TOYOTA Vehicle Intrusion Protection
TWC Three-Way Catalyst
U/D Underdrive
U/S Undersize
VCV Vacuum Control Valve
VDIM Vehicle Dynamics Integrated Management
VENT Ventilator
VGRS Variable Gear Ratio Steering
VIM Vehicle Interface Module
VIN Vehicle Identification Number
VLC Valve Lift Control
VPS Variable Power Steering
VSC Vehicle Stability Control
VSV Vacuum Switching Valve
VTV Vacuum Transmitting Valve
VVT-i Variable Valve Timing-intelligent
W/, w/ With
WGN Wagon
W/H Wire Harness
W/O, w/o Without
X-REAS X-Relative Absorber System
1ST, 1st First
2ND, 2nd Second
2WD Two Wheel Drive Vehicle (4 x 2)
3RD, 3rd Third
4TH, 4th Fourth
4WD Four Wheel Drive Vehicle (4 x 4)
4WS Four Wheel Steering System
5TH, 5th Fifth
6TH, 6th Sixth
7TH, 7th Seventh
8TH, 8th Eighth