The Vanagon Dictionary

A measure of an oil's thickness and flowability.

• oil
• lubrication
• engine

Measure of fuel's resistance to engine knocking

• fuel
• engine

Stamped identification number, often underneath the generator pedestal

• engine
• identification

A crankshaft with a longer stroke than standard

• stroker
• crank

System providing multimedia entertainment to rear-seat passengers

• entertainment
• multimedia

A seal for the injection valve

• fuel
• seal

A type of alarm that produces a sound when triggered

• security
• alarm

First generation of the Modular Infotainment Platform, launched in 2015

• infotainment
• generation

a device that helps start a cold engine

• choke
• carburetor

Measure of the vehicle's rotation around its vertical axis

• sensor
• yaw

A type of bulb used in vehicle headlights

• lighting
• bulb

Type of retaining ring used to secure the piston pin

• engine
• piston

A moving part that transfers force in a reciprocating motion.

• engine
• piston

Component that collects exhaust gases from engine cylinders

• exhaust
• engine

Mode for vehicle transportation, requiring specific procedures to exit

• vehicle
• mode
• odis

A component that lifts the valves in an engine.

• engine
• valve

Light that indicates low oil pressure

• warning
• light

Battery design using liquid electrolyte and lead-antimony plates

• batteries
• flooded-cell

Lights that illuminate the area behind a vehicle when reversing

• lighting
• vanagon

System that alerts drivers to potential lane departure

• safety
• driving

high-voltage system in hybrid and electric vehicles

• electric
• safety

Valve that controls fuel injection in an engine

• fuel
• injection

Casing that contains the oil pump

• engine
• lubrication

Device reducing emissions by converting pollutants

• emissions
• engine