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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.
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Camshaft
Automotive; Automobile
This is a tubular metal shaft that rotates in an engine and features cam lobes that control the intake and exhaust valves. You can find the camshaft within the engine block in overhead valve engines, ...
Camber angle
Automotive; Automobile
Camber angle is the angle that is made by the wheel of an automobile; to be more specific, it is the angle between the vertical axis of the wheel and the vertical axis of the vehicle when one is ...
4 wheel Electronic Traction System
Automotive; Automobile
In conjunction with the vehicle's full-time four-wheel drive, 4-ETS utilises individual wheel-speed sensors to detect the onset of wheel slip. Following this, it individually brakes the slipping ...
Acceleration slip regulation
Automotive; Automobile
An electro-hydraulic system on vehicles which helps drivers to maintain control when accelerating quickly on unsuitable ground.
Acceleration stress
Automotive; Automobile
The influence of acceleration on an object, e.g. the human body.
Acceleration Switch
Automotive; Automobile
Measures the amount of g-force being experienced in a turn and notifies the ECU. Unlike the acceleration sensor this signal comes in on/off form, not a variable signal.
