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• Electronic control unit
  ...module, is an embedded system that controls one or more of the electrical systems or subsystems in a [[motor vehicle]]. Some modern [[automobile|cars]] have *[[engine control unit|Engine Control Unit]] - also known as an ECU
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• Borg-Warner
  ...nits, friction materials, and one-way clutches), [[turbo|turbo charger]]s, engine valve timing system components, and 4-wheel drive system components. The c ===Transmission Systems===
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• Electronic Stability Control
  ...vehicle's handling, particularly at the limits where the driver might lose control of the vehicle. ...er the broader name of [[Electronic Stability Control|Electronic Stability Control]], which is now the more common term recognized by the Society of Automotiv
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• Drive-by-wire throttle
  ...ds throttle-position data to a computer, which activates a [[solenoid]] to control the throttle. ...l economy]] or performance. It also makes it easier to integrate [[cruise control]] to the vehicle, since there is no need for a mechanical actuator on the t
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• Heater core
  ...heating the cabin of a [[vehicle]]. Hot [[coolant]] from the vehicle's [[engine]] is passed through a winding tube of the core, a heat exchanger between co ...e. Some of that water can be diverted through the heater core to give some engine heat to the cabin.
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• Cruise control
  [[Image:2000 Jeep Steering Wheel.jpg|thumb|250px|Cruise Control Controls on a 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee Steering Wheel]] ...n as '''speed control''' or '''Autocruise''') is a system to automatically control the speed of an [[automobile]]. The driver sets the speed and the system wi
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• Drive by wire
  ...eplaces the traditional mechanical control systems with electronic control systems using electromechanical actuators and human-machine interfaces such as peda Examples include [[electronic throttle control]] and [[brake-by-wire]].
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• Throttle
  ...(pedal, lever, electronic) that the operator uses to indirectly control an engine's power. ...] maintaining a relatively constant fuel/air ratio. In a motor vehicle the control used by the driver to regulate power is sometimes called the [[Automobile p
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• Automobile ancillary power
  ...This may be through direct mechanical connection, electricity, hydraulic systems, vacuum, or compressed air. ...ctrical power, simplifying the vehicle's systems and making them easier to control automatically.
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• Future car technologies
  ==Advanced control == ...cleaner, energy efficient automobiles is the source of power to drive the engine. A variety of [[alternative fuel vehicle]]s have been proposed or sold, in
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• AdBlue
  ...eing built, expanding an infrastructure that makes use of urea in emission control feasible. ...t compatible with AdBlue and this common assumption has led to a number of systems failing prematurely.
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• IDrive
  ...is a computer-like system, which is used to control most secondary vehicle systems in many current [[BMW]] [[automobile|car]]s. iDrive's user interface consis iDrive allows the driver and front-seat passenger to control such amenities as the climate (air conditioner and heater), the audio syste
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• Search And Replace
  * eight cylinder engine > V8 * Electronic Stability Control > Electronic Stability Control
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• Diesel engine
  [[Image:Dieselmotor.jpg|thumb|180px|right|A Diesel engine built by [[MAN AG]] in 1906]] ...e source of ignition, such as a spark plug, as is the case in the gasoline engine.
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• Engine control unit
  ...the amount of fuel, ignition timing and other parameters, by monitoring an engine through sensors, and reading values from multidimensional maps. Before ECUs === Control of fuel injection ===
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• Distributor
  ...utor''' is a device in the [[ignition system]] of an [[internal combustion engine]] that routes high voltage from the ignition coil to the [[spark plug]]s in ...mounting plate to slightly rotate and advance the spark timing with higher engine rpm. In addition, the distributor has a [[Ignition timing#Vacuum timing adv
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• Fuel Stratified Injection
  ...)|R8]] and has since proliferated throughout the Volkswagen Group's petrol engine range. ...the stratified charge principle at part load. In this operating mode, the engine only requires a fuel-air mixture capable of immediate [[ignition]] in the a
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• Manifold vacuum
  ...n internal combustion engine is the difference in air pressure between the engine's [[Manifold (automotive engineering)|intake manifold]] and Earth's atmosph ...used as an [[Automobile ancillary power|auxiliary power source]] to drive engine accessories. Manifold vacuum should not be confused with [[venturi effect|v
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• MIVEC
  ...bustion chamber]] which increases the power and torque output over a broad engine speed range. From [[Mitsubishi_4B1_engine|4B1]] engine family onward, MIVEC has fully evolved into a [[continuous variable valve t
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• Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel
  ...ms to be fitted that would otherwise be poisoned by these compounds. These systems can greatly reduce emissions of [[NOx|oxides of nitrogen]] and [[Particulat ...rers include an additive to keep the fuel flowing smoothly, and to prevent engine damage. A relatively cheap lubricious additive is [[biodiesel]].
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