SAE JAGUAR X308 1998 2.G Workshop Manual

General Information - Terminology Glossary

Description an
d Operation

This glossary of terms is intended to cover emissions-related (to SAE J 1930) term inology, and other abbreviations that may
be used in this manual.
The required term may be looked-up in th e left-hand column, and subsequent columns give the standard acronym, unit or
abbreviation, and definition.
Te rm
(s)
Acr
ony
m /
Unit /
Abbreviation
De fi
nition
A
Accel
e
rator Pedal
AP
Af
ter Botto
m Dead
Center
ABDCEvent occurri ng after
BDC
Af
ter Top Dead CenterATDCEvent occurri ng after
TDC
Ai
rbag /
Supplementary
Restraint System
Airbag, SRSAi rbag restraint system for
dr
iver and front seat passenger
Air Cleane rACL
Air ConditioningA/C
Air Conditioning Con t
rol
Module
A/CCMModule c
ontrolling air conditioning, heating and ventilation
Air Conditioning SignalACSA
i
r conditioning compressor clutch operation is signalled to the ECM which
induces idle speed corrections to co mpensate for engine load changes
Alternating cu
rrent
ac
Ai
r Fuel R
atio
AFRN
omi
nally 14.7 parts air to one part fuel
Ampe
reASI unit of current
Ampere hourAhA current of one ampere
fl
owing for one hour
Anti-Lock Braking SystemABSS
y
stem which prevents wheel lock-up
under braking by sensing lack of
rotation of a wheel(s) and divertin g fluid pressure away from it (them)
ABS Control Mo
dule
ABS CM
ABS /
T
raction Control
Control Module
ABS / T
C CM
Atmosph
e
re
atmU
n
it of pressure (1.01325 bar)
Au
to
matic Stability
Control
ASCA form of vehicle
control
in which the ECM reduces en gine torque to control
wheel-spin
B
Baro me
tric Absolute
Pressure Sensor
BAR OSensor measuring the pressure of surr ou
nding air at any given temperature
and altitude
Bat t
ery positive voltage
B+The posi
ti
ve voltage from a battery or
any circuit connected directly to it
Before Bottom Dead
CenterBBDCEvent occurri ng before BD
C
Before Top Dead

Center
BTD
CEvent (usual ly
ignition) occurring before TDC
Blowe
rBLRDe
vice which supplies a current of air at
moderate pressure, e.g. heater or
A/C blower
Body Processor M
odule
BPMControl modu
le
for body electrical systems, e.g. interior lamps, windshield
wash / wipe control
Bott om D
ead Center
BD
CLowest poin t of piston
travel in a reciprocating engine
Brake hors
epowe
r
bhpEffecti
ve horsepower devel
oped by an
engine or motor, as measured by a
brake applied to its output shaft
Brake Mean Effective
Pres sureBME PThat p
art of the effective
pressure developed in a cyli nder that would result in
a cylinder output equal to the bhp of the engine
Brake On/ O
ff
BOOIn
dic
ates the position of the brake pedal
Br
it
ish Standard
BSStan
dar
d specification issued by the British Standards Institution
Br
it
ish Standard
Automotive
BSAu
BusTopology of a commu n
ication network
Bypass
AirBPAMechanica l
control of throttle bypass air
C
Camshaft Posit
i
on Sensor
CMPSIndi
cat
es camshaft position
Canadian Motor
V
ehicle
CMVSS

Mem
ory
Pulse Width ModulationPW

M
A
method of control in an electronic co
ntrol system in which the duration of
pulses in a pulse train is proportional to the amplitude of the modulating
signal
R
Ran
dom Access Memory
RAMF
ast access memory store which is accessible for entry or extraction of data
Re

ad-Only Memory
RO
M
F
ast access memory in which data
is fixed and may not be changed
Re
servoir
RESContaine
r, usually for oils,
coolants or hydraulic fluids
Re
turn
RTNA
dedicated sensor ground circuit
R

evolutions Per Minute
RP
M
Shaft speed o
f a device, us
ually an engine or motor
R
ight-hand
RH
Right-hand drive veh

icle
RHD
S
Scan T

ool
STDe
vice that interfaces with and comm
unicates information on a data link
Se
at Control Module
SCMModule
controlling the seat motor systems (not electric raise/lower-only
seats)
Secon
dary Air
Air pro
vided to the exhaust system
Secon

dary Air Injection
AIRSy
stem used for a period of time each
time the engine is started, unless
certain temperature criter ia are met. Pumps air directly into the exhaust
system which generates extra heat and reduces the time taken for the
catalytic converters to reach operating temperature
Secon
dary Air Injection
Bypass
AIRBVents secon
dary air to atmosphere
Secon

dary Air Injection
Check Valve
AIRCValve wh
ich prevents back-flow of exhaust gas to the AIR system when the
system is inoperative
Secon
dary Air Injection
Diverter
AIRDD
iverts secondary air to either
the catalyst or exhaust manifold
Secon
dary Air Injection
Magnetic Clutch
AIRP
C
Clu
tch mounted on the AIRP drive shaft
Secon

dary Air Injection
Pump
AIRPMe
chanically driven rotary vane
pump, driven through the AIRPC
Secon
dary Air Injection
Relay
AIRRCont
rols the injection of air into the exhaust system
Secon

dary Air Injection
Switchin
g Va
lve
AIRSV
acuum operated valve backing-up the AIRC
Secu

rity and Locking
Control Module
SLCMModul
e controlling the vehicle's security and closure-locking functions
SensorSGeneri

c name for a device
that senses either the absolute value or a change
in a physical quantity su ch as temperature, pressure or flow rate, and
converts that change into an electrical quantity signal
Servic
e Repair Operation
(number)
SRONu
mber generated by Jaguar Methods
and Techniques system which relates
to the time allowed to complete a repair operation. Further information on the
system can be found in the separate Jaguar Publications (for each model
range) entitled 'Repair Operation Times'
Shif
t signal
SDA
shift process signal to the TCM on SC vehicles
Shif

t Solenoid
SSControls shi
fting in an automatic transmission
Si

gnal return
SIG RTN
Slidin

g Roof Control
Module
SRCM
Society of Automotive

Engineers
SAE
Speed
Control Control
Module
SCCMModule con
trolling Speed Control System
Square c

entimeter
cm
2
Stan

dard
std
Stan

dard Corporate
Protocol
SCPA
high-speed, serial communications system linking all body system control
modules. Control messages and data ar e passed between modules at up to
786 messages per second
SuperchargerSCAn in
take system which utilizes a supercharger (mechanically driven device
that pressurizes intake air, thereby in creasing density of charge air and the
consequent power output from a given displacement)
Supercharger
Bypass
SCB
SwitchSW
T