https://wiki.mye28.com/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Acronyms Acronyms - Revision history 2026-09-17T12:21:44Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.43.8 https://wiki.mye28.com/index.php?title=Acronyms&diff=211&oldid=prev Tig: Created page with "This page is a complete glossary of acronyms related to the BMW E28 community, compiled from the MyE28.com forum thread [https://www.mye28.com/viewtopic.php?t=96021 BMW / MyE28.com Acronyms]. It includes every acronym from the original post and all follow-up comments. ---- === Acronyms and Their Meanings: === * '''A/C''': Air Conditioning * '''A/D''': Analog/Digital * '''AAV''': Additional Air Valve or Auxiliary Air Valve * '''AB''': Airbag * '''ABS''': Anti-lock Braki..." 2025-01-01T15:51:47Z <p>Created page with &quot;This page is a complete glossary of acronyms related to the BMW E28 community, compiled from the MyE28.com forum thread [https://www.mye28.com/viewtopic.php?t=96021 BMW / MyE28.com Acronyms]. It includes every acronym from the original post and all follow-up comments. ---- === Acronyms and Their Meanings: === * &#039;&#039;&#039;A/C&#039;&#039;&#039;: Air Conditioning * &#039;&#039;&#039;A/D&#039;&#039;&#039;: Analog/Digital * &#039;&#039;&#039;AAV&#039;&#039;&#039;: Additional Air Valve or Auxiliary Air Valve * &#039;&#039;&#039;AB&#039;&#039;&#039;: Airbag * &#039;&#039;&#039;ABS&#039;&#039;&#039;: Anti-lock Braki...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>This page is a complete glossary of acronyms related to the BMW E28 community, compiled from the MyE28.com forum thread [https://www.mye28.com/viewtopic.php?t=96021 BMW / MyE28.com Acronyms]. It includes every acronym from the original post and all follow-up comments.<br /> ----<br /> <br /> === Acronyms and Their Meanings: ===<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;A/C&#039;&#039;&#039;: Air Conditioning<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;A/D&#039;&#039;&#039;: Analog/Digital<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;AAV&#039;&#039;&#039;: Additional Air Valve or Auxiliary Air Valve<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;AB&#039;&#039;&#039;: Airbag<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;ABS&#039;&#039;&#039;: Anti-lock Braking System<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;ACC&#039;&#039;&#039;: Active Check Control<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;ACS&#039;&#039;&#039;: AC Schnitzer<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;ADB&#039;&#039;&#039;: Automatic Differential Braking<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;AE&#039;&#039;&#039;: Angel Eyes<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;AFM&#039;&#039;&#039;: Air Flow Meter<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;AFR&#039;&#039;&#039;: Air to Fuel Ratio<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;ALC&#039;&#039;&#039;: Automatic Light Control<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;AMHIK&#039;&#039;&#039;: Ask Me How I Know<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;ARS&#039;&#039;&#039;: Active Roll Stabilization<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;ASC&#039;&#039;&#039;: Automatic Stability Control<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;AT&#039;&#039;&#039;: Automatic Transmission<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;ATF&#039;&#039;&#039;: Automatic Transmission Fluid<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;AWD&#039;&#039;&#039;: All Wheel Drive<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;BBK&#039;&#039;&#039;: Big Brake Kit<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;BFH&#039;&#039;&#039;: Big effin hammer<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;BLS&#039;&#039;&#039;: Brake Light Switch<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;BMW&#039;&#039;&#039;: Bayerische Motoren Werke<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;BST&#039;&#039;&#039;: Battery Safety Terminal<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;CA&#039;&#039;&#039;: Customer Advisor (salesperson)<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;CAB&#039;&#039;&#039;: Control Arm Bushing<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;CAI&#039;&#039;&#039;: Cold Air Intake<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;CAS&#039;&#039;&#039;: Car Access System<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;CBC&#039;&#039;&#039;: Cornering Brake Control<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;CCFL&#039;&#039;&#039;: Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lighting<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;CCM&#039;&#039;&#039;: Check Control Module<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;CD&#039;&#039;&#039;: Control Display<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;CDC&#039;&#039;&#039;: Compact Disk Changer<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;CDV&#039;&#039;&#039;: Clutch Delay Valve<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;CEL&#039;&#039;&#039;: Check Engine Light<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;CF&#039;&#039;&#039;: Carbon Fiber<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;CLS&#039;&#039;&#039;: Central Locking System<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;COP&#039;&#039;&#039;: Coil On Plug<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;CPO&#039;&#039;&#039;: Certified Pre Owned<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;CPS&#039;&#039;&#039;: Crank Position Sensor<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;CSB&#039;&#039;&#039;: Center Support Bearing<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;CSI&#039;&#039;&#039;: Cold Start Injector<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;CSL&#039;&#039;&#039;: Coupe Sport Lightweight<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;CSV&#039;&#039;&#039;: Cold Start Valve<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;CTS&#039;&#039;&#039;: Coolant Temp Sensor<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;CVT&#039;&#039;&#039;: Continuously Variable Transmission<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;CWP&#039;&#039;&#039;: Cold Weather Package<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;DAE&#039;&#039;&#039;: Daytime Angel Eyes<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;DBC&#039;&#039;&#039;: Dynamic Brake Control<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;DBS&#039;&#039;&#039;: Dynamic Braking System<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;DCS&#039;&#039;&#039;: Dealer Communication System<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;DD&#039;&#039;&#039;: Daily Driver<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;DDE&#039;&#039;&#039;: Digital Diesel Electronics<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;DIS&#039;&#039;&#039;: Direct Ignition System<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;DIY&#039;&#039;&#039;: Do It Yourself<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;DME&#039;&#039;&#039;: Digital Motor Electronics<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;DMM&#039;&#039;&#039;: Digital Multi Meter<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;DOHC&#039;&#039;&#039;: Double Over Head Camshafts<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;DRL&#039;&#039;&#039;: Daytime Running Lamps<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;DSC&#039;&#039;&#039;: Dynamic Stability Control<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;DTC&#039;&#039;&#039;: Dynamic Traction Control<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;DTM&#039;&#039;&#039;: Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterchaft (German Touring Car Championship)<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;EAM&#039;&#039;&#039;: Electrostatic Airflow Meter<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;ECM&#039;&#039;&#039;: Engine Control Module<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;ECU&#039;&#039;&#039;: Electronic Control Unit<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;ED&#039;&#039;&#039;: European Delivery<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;EDFC&#039;&#039;&#039;: Electronic Dampening Force Controller<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;EDIS&#039;&#039;&#039;: Electronic Distributorless Ignition System<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;EFI&#039;&#039;&#039;: Electronic Fuel Injection<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;EPROM&#039;&#039;&#039;: Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;ETA&#039;&#039;&#039;: Efficiency (from the η for the Greek letter eta, as in 528e)<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;ETK&#039;&#039;&#039;: Electronic Parts Catalog<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;ETM&#039;&#039;&#039;: Electrical Troubleshooting Manual<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;FAD&#039;&#039;&#039;: Fat Ass Driver<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;FI&#039;&#039;&#039;: Forced Induction<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;FTL&#039;&#039;&#039;: For The Loss<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;FTW&#039;&#039;&#039;: For The Win<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;FWD&#039;&#039;&#039;: Front Wheel Drive (only applies to MINI!)<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;GLTB&#039;&#039;&#039;: Good Luck To Buyer<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;GLWS&#039;&#039;&#039;: Good Luck With Sale<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;H/K&#039;&#039;&#039;: Harmon/Kardon<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;HDR&#039;&#039;&#039;: High Dynamic Range<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;HFM&#039;&#039;&#039;: Hot Film Meter<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;HID&#039;&#039;&#039;: High Intensity Discharge<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;HM&#039;&#039;&#039;: Hotwire Meter<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;HPS&#039;&#039;&#039;: Head Protection System<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Hz&#039;&#039;&#039;: Hertz (Cycle)<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039;: Fuel Injection (as in 535i)<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;IAC&#039;&#039;&#039;: Idle Air Control (valve) (ICV)<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;I-Bus&#039;&#039;&#039;: Information Bus<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;ICM&#039;&#039;&#039;: Idle Control Module<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;ICV&#039;&#039;&#039;: Idle Control Valve<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;IKE&#039;&#039;&#039;: Instrument Cluster Electronics<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;IR&#039;&#039;&#039;: Infrared<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;IRS&#039;&#039;&#039;: Infrared Locking System<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;ISC&#039;&#039;&#039;: Idle Speed Control<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;ISIS&#039;&#039;&#039;: Intelligent Safety Integration System<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;ITB&#039;&#039;&#039;: Individual Throttle Body<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;LAM&#039;&#039;&#039;: Laser Airflow Meter<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;LCAB&#039;&#039;&#039;: Lower Control Arm Bushing<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;LCL&#039;&#039;&#039;: Low Coolant Light<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;LCM&#039;&#039;&#039;: Lamp Check Module<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;LDP&#039;&#039;&#039;: Leak Diagnosis Pump<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;LED&#039;&#039;&#039;: Light Emitting Diode<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;LEO&#039;&#039;&#039;: Law Enforcement Officer<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;LEV&#039;&#039;&#039;: Low Emissions Vehicle<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;LHD&#039;&#039;&#039;: Left-Hand Drive<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;LSD&#039;&#039;&#039;: Limited Slip Differential<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;MAF&#039;&#039;&#039;: Mass Air Flow sensor<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;MIA&#039;&#039;&#039;: Missing In Action<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;MT&#039;&#039;&#039;: Manual Transmission<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;NAV&#039;&#039;&#039;: Navigation<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;NLA&#039;&#039;&#039;: No Longer Available<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;OBC&#039;&#039;&#039;: On Board Computer<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;OBD&#039;&#039;&#039;: On Board Diagnostics<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;OEM&#039;&#039;&#039;: Original Equipment Manufacturer<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;OIL&#039;&#039;&#039;: Oh, I Like<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;OOP&#039;&#039;&#039;: Out Of Pocket<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;OT&#039;&#039;&#039;: Off Topic<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;PB&#039;&#039;&#039;: Parking Brake<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;PCB&#039;&#039;&#039;: Printed Circuit Board<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;PDC&#039;&#039;&#039;: Park Distance Control<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;PEM&#039;&#039;&#039;: Power Electronics Module<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;PITA&#039;&#039;&#039;: Pain In The Ass<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;PSI&#039;&#039;&#039;: Pounds per Square Inch<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;PTFE&#039;&#039;&#039;: Polytetrafluoroethylene<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;RDS&#039;&#039;&#039;: Radio Data System<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;RHD&#039;&#039;&#039;: Right-Hand Drive<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;RIM&#039;&#039;&#039;: Rim Impact Monitor<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;RWD&#039;&#039;&#039;: Rear Wheel Drive<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;SAP&#039;&#039;&#039;: Secondary Air Pump<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;SAV&#039;&#039;&#039;: Sports Activity Vehicle<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;SCCA&#039;&#039;&#039;: Sports Car Club of America<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;SES&#039;&#039;&#039;: Service Engine Soon<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;SLS&#039;&#039;&#039;: Self Leveling Suspension<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;SMG&#039;&#039;&#039;: Sequential Manual Gearbox<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;SOP&#039;&#039;&#039;: Start Of Production<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;SUV&#039;&#039;&#039;: Sport Utility Vehicle<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;SWMBO&#039;&#039;&#039;: She Who Must Be Obeyed<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;TPS&#039;&#039;&#039;: Throttle Position Sensor<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;TSB&#039;&#039;&#039;: Technical Service Bulletin<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;VANOS&#039;&#039;&#039;: Variable Nockenwellen Steuerung (Variable Camshaft Timing)<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;VIN&#039;&#039;&#039;: Vehicle Identification Number<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;WB&#039;&#039;&#039;: Wheelbase<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;WOT&#039;&#039;&#039;: Wide Open Throttle<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;ZF&#039;&#039;&#039;: ZF Friedrichshafen AG (manufacturer of driveline and chassis technology)<br /> <br /> ----The list includes all acronyms mentioned in the forum thread and its comments. If there are additional terms to include or corrections to make, feel free to contribute!<br /> [[Category:E28 Information]]</div> Tig