GT4
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2WD – 2 wheel drive
ABD - Automatic Brake Differential
ABS - Anti-lock Brake System
ACS - Auto Club Speedway
AHK - Anhangerkupplung (trailer coupling)
AHKS - Anhangerkupplung schwenkbar (pivoting trailer coupling)
AIR - Secondary air injection
AOS - Air/Oil Separator
ASR - Anti-Slip Regulation (traction control)
ATF - Automatic Transmission Fluid
AUX - Auxilary (input)
AWD – All wheel drive (four wheel drive)
AWS - All Wheel Steer (four wheel steering system used on some cars - not Porsche)
BHP – brake horse power
CAI - Cold Air Induction
CAN - Controller Area Network
CDC - CD Changer
CDR - Compact Disk Radio
CEL - Check Engine Lamp
CL - Closed loop
CPO - Certified Pre-Owned
CVN - Fuelling/Timing maps
DDD - Dynamic Driving Differential
DFI - Direct Fuel Injection (fuel stratisfied injection)
DFRDTE - Oxygen Sensing Difference
DME - Digitale Motor Elektronik (Engine Control Unit)
DOHC – Double overhead Camshaft
DQSDTE - Air quality across the IACV
DSP - Digital Sound Processing
DTC - Diagnostic Test Code (or the tester used for reading those codes)
ECM - see ECU/DME
ECT - Diagnostic fault code
ECTS - Engine coolant temperature sensor
ECU - Engine control Unit
EDC - Engine drag-force control
EGAS - Electronic Throttle (as in electronic gas pedal)
EGR - Exhaust Gas recirculation (emissions/burn requirement)
EGT - Exhaust Gas Turbine (Turbocharger)
EOBD - European On Board Diagnosis
EU2 - Euro2 - European emissions standards
EU3 - Euro3 - ditto
EU4 - Euro4 - ditto (and now Euro5, 6 etc)
EZK - Ignition system
FR - Oxygen sensing system integrator (Cyl 1-3)
FR2 - Oxygen sensing system integrator (Cyl 4-6)
FRA - Adaption under load (cyl 1-3)
FRA2 - Adaption under load (cyl 4-6)
FTEA - Tank vent adation value
GHV - Gurthhohenverstellung (seat belt height adjustment)
GPS – Global Positioning System (sat nav)
GW - Gateway
H02S - Heated oxygen sensor
HBA - Hydraulic brake assist
HFM - Heissfilmluftmassenrnesser (mass air flow sensor) (MAF)
HID - High Intensity Discharge (xenon lights)
HVAC - Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning (the control and systems thereof)
IACV - Idle air control valve
IC - Induction Chamber/Idle Control (Valve if ICV), Intercooler Core
IMS - Intermediate Shaft/Seal
ISB - Intermediate Shaft Bearing
IV - Injection Valve
KESSY - Keyless entry (Keyless entry, start and exit system)
LDR - Turbo pressure regulation
LEV - Low Emission Vehicle
LH - Hot Waire Air Mass Meter
LHD – Left Hand Drive
LSA - Suspension design
LSD - Limited Slip Differential
LWR - Automatic headlight beam adjustment
MAF - Mass Air Flow (sensor) (When it conks out, your 996 runs funny) - or MAFS
MAP - Fuelling/Timing maps
ME - Motronic with E-gas
MIL - Malfuntion Indicator Lamp
ML - Air mass
MOST - Media Oriented Systems Transport (Fibre optic comms loop)
MSR - Engine drag-force control
MV - ABS valve
MY - Model year (year car was built)
NA – Normally Aspirated (a non Turbo car)
NOS – Nitrous Oxide System
OBC - On Board Computer
OBD - On Board Diagnosis
OBD II - On Board Diagnosis II
OEM - Original Equipment Manufacturer
OPC – Official Porsche Centre (a main dealer)
PAS – Power Assisted Steering
PASM - Porsche Active Suspension Management
PCA - Porsche Cars America
PCCB - Porsche Ceramic Composite Brake
PCCC - Porsche Ceramic Composite Clutch
PCGB - Porsche Cars Great Britain or Porsche Club Great Britain
PCM - Porsche Communication Management (Sat Nav / radio and phone system. PCM1 runs off tapes, PCM2 has CDs but still generally viewed as being poor)
PCNA - Porsche Cars North America
Pcode - Error codes in PST2 etc
PD - Pulse duty
PDAS - Porsche Dynamic All Wheel Drive Control
PDCC - Porsche Dynamic Chassis Control
PDI - Pre-Deliver Inspection
PDK – (Double clutch flappy gear box)
PET - Porsche Elektronik Teile (Porsche parts catalogue/ordering system)
PHC - Porsche Hill Control
PIWIS - Porsche Integrated Workshop Information System
POSIP - Porsche Side Impact Protection System
PPI - pre-purchase inspection
PSD - Porsche Barrier Differential (928) (like LSD)
PSE - Porsche Sport Exhaust (popular option which has a switch on the dashboard to alter the sound from the Exhaust)
PSM - Porsche Stability Management (Porsche's traction control/ braking system)
PST 2 - Porsche System Tester 2
PTM - Porsche Traction Management
PTS - Paint To Sample - any colour you want on Exclusive program.
PTV - Porsche Torque Vectoring (997.2 onwards drive proportioning - sends torque where needed)
PU - PolyUrethane (Bumper)
QADP - Deviation of specified air mass
QSOL - Specified air mass
RDK - Tire pressure monitor system
RERD - Rear Engined Rear Driven
RF - Radio Frequency
RHD -Right Hand Drive
RMS - rear main seal (seal between gearbox and engine) (what can go wrong in a 996)
RoW - Rest of the World
RPM - Revolutions Per Minute
RS - Renn Sport
RTS - Roof Transport System
RTFM – Read The F&%$^ Manual
SAE - Oil specification (Society of Automotive Engineers)
SBS - Sprach-Bedien-System (voice control system)
SC - Stability Control
SDARS - Satellite Digital Audio Radio Services
SES - Type of bulb
SRS - Supplementary Restrainst System (airbags)
SSK - Short-Shift Kit (short-throw gear lever)
TB - Throttle Body
TC - Traction Control
TCC - Torque converter clutch
TDC - Top Dead Centre
TGSS - Transmission Gear Selection Switch
TIP – Tiptronic (Porsche's auto box with buttons on the steering wheel to change gear – superseded by PDK)
TL - Load signal (transmission ine)
TOP - Thermal Overload Protection
TPC - Tire Pressure Control (TPMS control)
TPM - Tyre Pressure Monitor(ing System if TPMS)
TPS - Tyre Pressure Sensor
TR - Transmission Range
TRA - Adaption at idle (cyl 1-3)
TRA2 - Adaption at idle (cyl 4-6)
TSB - Technical Service Bulletins
TT – Twin Turbo (a turbo engined car)
TWC - Three Way Catalyst (cat convertor)
UAI - Universal Audio Interface (MP3/iPod!!)
USAC - Oxygen sensor voltage in front of TWC (cyl 1-3)
USAC2 - Oxygen sensor voltage in front of TWC (cyl 4-6)
USBC - Oxygen sensor voltage behind TWC (Cyl 1-3)
USBC2 - Oxygen sensor voltage behind TWC (Cyl 4-6)
VIL - Vehicle Information Label
VIN - Vehicle Identification Number (chassis number)
VTG - Variable Turbine Geometry (Variable Vane Geometry Turbocharger - attack pitch is computer controlled)
VTS - Vehicle Tracking System
WOT - Wide Open Throttle (or WOTS = WOT Swicth)
ABD - Automatic Brake Differential
ABS - Anti-lock Brake System
ACS - Auto Club Speedway
AHK - Anhangerkupplung (trailer coupling)
AHKS - Anhangerkupplung schwenkbar (pivoting trailer coupling)
AIR - Secondary air injection
AOS - Air/Oil Separator
ASR - Anti-Slip Regulation (traction control)
ATF - Automatic Transmission Fluid
AUX - Auxilary (input)
AWD – All wheel drive (four wheel drive)
AWS - All Wheel Steer (four wheel steering system used on some cars - not Porsche)
BHP – brake horse power
CAI - Cold Air Induction
CAN - Controller Area Network
CDC - CD Changer
CDR - Compact Disk Radio
CEL - Check Engine Lamp
CL - Closed loop
CPO - Certified Pre-Owned
CVN - Fuelling/Timing maps
DDD - Dynamic Driving Differential
DFI - Direct Fuel Injection (fuel stratisfied injection)
DFRDTE - Oxygen Sensing Difference
DME - Digitale Motor Elektronik (Engine Control Unit)
DOHC – Double overhead Camshaft
DQSDTE - Air quality across the IACV
DSP - Digital Sound Processing
DTC - Diagnostic Test Code (or the tester used for reading those codes)
ECM - see ECU/DME
ECT - Diagnostic fault code
ECTS - Engine coolant temperature sensor
ECU - Engine control Unit
EDC - Engine drag-force control
EGAS - Electronic Throttle (as in electronic gas pedal)
EGR - Exhaust Gas recirculation (emissions/burn requirement)
EGT - Exhaust Gas Turbine (Turbocharger)
EOBD - European On Board Diagnosis
EU2 - Euro2 - European emissions standards
EU3 - Euro3 - ditto
EU4 - Euro4 - ditto (and now Euro5, 6 etc)
EZK - Ignition system
FR - Oxygen sensing system integrator (Cyl 1-3)
FR2 - Oxygen sensing system integrator (Cyl 4-6)
FRA - Adaption under load (cyl 1-3)
FRA2 - Adaption under load (cyl 4-6)
FTEA - Tank vent adation value
GHV - Gurthhohenverstellung (seat belt height adjustment)
GPS – Global Positioning System (sat nav)
GW - Gateway
H02S - Heated oxygen sensor
HBA - Hydraulic brake assist
HFM - Heissfilmluftmassenrnesser (mass air flow sensor) (MAF)
HID - High Intensity Discharge (xenon lights)
HVAC - Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning (the control and systems thereof)
IACV - Idle air control valve
IC - Induction Chamber/Idle Control (Valve if ICV), Intercooler Core
IMS - Intermediate Shaft/Seal
ISB - Intermediate Shaft Bearing
IV - Injection Valve
KESSY - Keyless entry (Keyless entry, start and exit system)
LDR - Turbo pressure regulation
LEV - Low Emission Vehicle
LH - Hot Waire Air Mass Meter
LHD – Left Hand Drive
LSA - Suspension design
LSD - Limited Slip Differential
LWR - Automatic headlight beam adjustment
MAF - Mass Air Flow (sensor) (When it conks out, your 996 runs funny) - or MAFS
MAP - Fuelling/Timing maps
ME - Motronic with E-gas
MIL - Malfuntion Indicator Lamp
ML - Air mass
MOST - Media Oriented Systems Transport (Fibre optic comms loop)
MSR - Engine drag-force control
MV - ABS valve
MY - Model year (year car was built)
NA – Normally Aspirated (a non Turbo car)
NOS – Nitrous Oxide System
OBC - On Board Computer
OBD - On Board Diagnosis
OBD II - On Board Diagnosis II
OEM - Original Equipment Manufacturer
OPC – Official Porsche Centre (a main dealer)
PAS – Power Assisted Steering
PASM - Porsche Active Suspension Management
PCA - Porsche Cars America
PCCB - Porsche Ceramic Composite Brake
PCCC - Porsche Ceramic Composite Clutch
PCGB - Porsche Cars Great Britain or Porsche Club Great Britain
PCM - Porsche Communication Management (Sat Nav / radio and phone system. PCM1 runs off tapes, PCM2 has CDs but still generally viewed as being poor)
PCNA - Porsche Cars North America
Pcode - Error codes in PST2 etc
PD - Pulse duty
PDAS - Porsche Dynamic All Wheel Drive Control
PDCC - Porsche Dynamic Chassis Control
PDI - Pre-Deliver Inspection
PDK – (Double clutch flappy gear box)
PET - Porsche Elektronik Teile (Porsche parts catalogue/ordering system)
PHC - Porsche Hill Control
PIWIS - Porsche Integrated Workshop Information System
POSIP - Porsche Side Impact Protection System
PPI - pre-purchase inspection
PSD - Porsche Barrier Differential (928) (like LSD)
PSE - Porsche Sport Exhaust (popular option which has a switch on the dashboard to alter the sound from the Exhaust)
PSM - Porsche Stability Management (Porsche's traction control/ braking system)
PST 2 - Porsche System Tester 2
PTM - Porsche Traction Management
PTS - Paint To Sample - any colour you want on Exclusive program.
PTV - Porsche Torque Vectoring (997.2 onwards drive proportioning - sends torque where needed)
PU - PolyUrethane (Bumper)
QADP - Deviation of specified air mass
QSOL - Specified air mass
RDK - Tire pressure monitor system
RERD - Rear Engined Rear Driven
RF - Radio Frequency
RHD -Right Hand Drive
RMS - rear main seal (seal between gearbox and engine) (what can go wrong in a 996)
RoW - Rest of the World
RPM - Revolutions Per Minute
RS - Renn Sport
RTS - Roof Transport System
RTFM – Read The F&%$^ Manual
SAE - Oil specification (Society of Automotive Engineers)
SBS - Sprach-Bedien-System (voice control system)
SC - Stability Control
SDARS - Satellite Digital Audio Radio Services
SES - Type of bulb
SRS - Supplementary Restrainst System (airbags)
SSK - Short-Shift Kit (short-throw gear lever)
TB - Throttle Body
TC - Traction Control
TCC - Torque converter clutch
TDC - Top Dead Centre
TGSS - Transmission Gear Selection Switch
TIP – Tiptronic (Porsche's auto box with buttons on the steering wheel to change gear – superseded by PDK)
TL - Load signal (transmission ine)
TOP - Thermal Overload Protection
TPC - Tire Pressure Control (TPMS control)
TPM - Tyre Pressure Monitor(ing System if TPMS)
TPS - Tyre Pressure Sensor
TR - Transmission Range
TRA - Adaption at idle (cyl 1-3)
TRA2 - Adaption at idle (cyl 4-6)
TSB - Technical Service Bulletins
TT – Twin Turbo (a turbo engined car)
TWC - Three Way Catalyst (cat convertor)
UAI - Universal Audio Interface (MP3/iPod!!)
USAC - Oxygen sensor voltage in front of TWC (cyl 1-3)
USAC2 - Oxygen sensor voltage in front of TWC (cyl 4-6)
USBC - Oxygen sensor voltage behind TWC (Cyl 1-3)
USBC2 - Oxygen sensor voltage behind TWC (Cyl 4-6)
VIL - Vehicle Information Label
VIN - Vehicle Identification Number (chassis number)
VTG - Variable Turbine Geometry (Variable Vane Geometry Turbocharger - attack pitch is computer controlled)
VTS - Vehicle Tracking System
WOT - Wide Open Throttle (or WOTS = WOT Swicth)