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Automobile
Of or relating to any vehicle, usually designed to carry passengers, that operates on ordinary roads and typically has four wheels and a gasoline or diesel internal-combustion engine.
Industry: Automotive
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Pretensioner seat belts
Automotive; Automobile
Passive restraints with an automatic seat belt tensioner. They pre-tension the belt immediately a collision is sensed.
Pre-delivery inspection
Automotive; Automobile
Work carried out prior to a vehicle reaching the customer.
Power window
Automotive; Automobile
Door glass that is raised or lowered by a power-driven mechanism.
Pre-ignition
Automotive; Automobile
Undesirable condition in which the fuel mixture ignites early in the combustion chamber, possibly because of hot carbon deposits.
Preload
Automotive; Automobile
Process in which controlled pressure is exerted on a component such as a bearing or ball joint before the normal operating load is imposed.
