vehicle related abbreviations / glossary of terms

VEHICLE RELATED ABBREVIATIONS/ GLOSSARY OF TERMS

ABS        

 Anti-Brakelock System

A/C        

Air Conditioner

A/BAGS 

Air Bags                                                 

ADE        

Atlantis Diesel Engine         

ASC        

Anti-Skid Control                                 

A/T         

Automatic Transmission                                     

Alarm/immob

Alarm / Immobiliser

AWD      

All Wheel Drive

BHP        

Brake Horse Power                                                            

b/b         

Bull Bar

B/S         

Bus         

b/s         

Boot Spoiler                                                                         

C/C         

Chassis Cab                                                                           

C/CL       

Chassis Cowl                                                                         

CC          

Cubic Centimetres

c/l          

Central Locking

CD          

Compact Disc       

COF        

Certificate Of Fitness

COR       

Certificate Of Roadworthiness                                         

d             

DOOR                                                                                    

D            

Diesel                                                                                    

D/C        

Double Cab          

Diff-lock

Diff Lock                                                               

D/S         

Dropside               

e/w        

Electric Windows

ERRB      

Electric Rear Roller Blind                                                   

F/C         

Freight Carrier     

f/CD       

Front Loader CD  

FSH        

Full Service History                                             

F/D / FWD

Front Wheel Drive              

4x4 / 4WD

Four Wheel Drive (Permanent)

4x2        

Four Wheel Drive (Semi)                                   

F/L         

Facelift Model                                                                     

GEN        

General Purpose Vehicle                                  

GCM      

Gross Combination Mass

g/l          

Gear Lock                                             

GVM      

Gross Vehicle Mass                                                             

H/C        

High Compression                                                               

H/O        

High Output Engine            

hp          

Horse Power

kg           

Kilogram                                                                               

km          

Kilometre                                                                             

kW         

Kilowatt

L/C         

Long Cab

LHD        

Left Hand Drive

LWB       

Long Wheel Base

M           

Manual Transmission

mm        

Millimeters

MIX        

Mixer

M/C       

Medium Cab

MFSW   

Multi Funtion Steering Wheel

MWB     

Medium Wheel Base

n/b         

Nudge Bar

O/D        

Overdrive

OBC       

Onboard Computer

P             

Petrol

PDC        

Park Distance Control

POA       

Price on Application

P/S         

Power Steering

P/U        

LDV with Flat Body

P/V         

Panel Van

r/b         

Roll Bar

r/CD       

Radio / CD

r/t          

Radio Tape

RHD       

Right Hand Drive

RWC      

Roadworthy Certificate

s             

Seats

S/C         

Small / Single Cab

SIPS        

Side Impact Protection System

SWB      

Short Wheel Base

Syn        

Syncromesh

s/r         

Sunroof

s/s         

Stainless Steel

S/Wagon

Station Wagon

t/cover

Tonneau Cover

t/b         

Towbar

TIP         

Tipper

T/T        

Tractor/Semi Trailer

U/T       

Utility

W/C      

Wide Cab

4WD     

Four Wheel Drive

WB        

Wheel Base