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  • Speedometer

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    Speedometer

    Speedometer A speedometer or a speed meter is a gauge that measures and displays the instantaneous speed of a land vehicle. Now universally fitted to motor vehicles, they started ...

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  • Spot lights

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    Spot lights

    Spot lights Police cars, emergency vehicles, and those competing in road rallies are sometimes equipped with an auxiliary lamp, sometimes called an alley light, in a swivel-mounte ...

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  • Starter & Solenoid

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    Starter & Solenoid

    Starter and Solenoid An enginestarter is designed to utilize a 12 volt, high amperage electrical system made to turn an engine over for starting purposes via aflywheel. Basically ...

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  • Starter motor

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    Starter motor

    Starter motor The other major electrical component in your car's electrical system is used only a few times a day but is the single largest power user and most critical to your ca ...

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  • Stop lamps (brake lights)

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    Stop lamps (brake lights)

    Stop lamps (brake lights) Red steady-burning rear lights, brighter than the rear position lamps, are activated when the driver applies the vehicle's brakes. These are called "stop ...

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  • Tachometer (Rev Counter)

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    Tachometer (Rev Counter)

    Car Tachometer (Rev Counter) explained A tachometer (revolution-counter, Tach, rev-counter, RPM gauge) is an instrument measuring the rotation speed of a shaft or disk, as in a mo ...

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  • Throttle position Sensor

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    Throttle position Sensor

    Throttle position sensor (TPS) A throttle position sensor (TPS) is a sensor used to monitor the position of the throttle in an internal combustion engine. The sensor is usually lo ...

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  • Transponder key

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    Transponder key

    Transponder car key The majority of keys to cars built after 1995 contain transponder chips. The purpose of a transponder chip is to disarm a vehicle immobiliser when the car key ...

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  • Trip computer

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    Trip computer

    Trip computer A trip computer is an onboard computer device fitted to cars which can generally record distance travelled, average speed, average fuel consumption, and display real ...

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  • Tyre pressure monitoring systems (TPMS)

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    Tyre pressure monitoring systems (TPMS)

    Direct tyre pressure monitoring systems (TPMS) Direct TPMS, or direct tire pressure monitoring systems (direct sensor TPMS) refers to the use of a pressure sensor directly mounted ...

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  • Vacuum fluorescent display

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    Vacuum fluorescent display

    Vacuum fluorescent display A vacuum fluorescent display (VFD) is a display device used commonly on consumer-electronics equipment . Invented in Japan in 1967, the displays became ...

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  • Vehicle tracking system

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    Vehicle tracking system

    Vehicle tracking system A vehicle tracking system combines the installation of an electronic device in a vehicle, or fleet of vehicles, with purpose-designed computer software at ...

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  • Windscreen wiper

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    Windscreen wiper

    Car Windscreen wiper explained A windscreen wiper or windshield wiper is a device used to remove rain and debris from a windscreen or windshield. Almost all motor vehicles, includ ...

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