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BOSCH Automotive Handbook, Sixth Edition– the latest update to the world′s definitive automotive technology reference, is expanded by twenty–five percent and covers the entire range of modern passenger car and commercial vehicle systems. Detailed enough to address complex technical issues yet small enough to take everywhere, it is the reference of choice for designers, engineers, mechanicss, students and enthusiasts.

New topics include:

• Analog and digital signal transmission
• Coating systems
• Development methods and application tools for electronic systems
• Diagnosis
• Emission reduction systems
• Engine lubrication
• Environmental management
• Fleet management
• Fluid mechanics
• Frictional joints
• Hydrostatics
• Mechantronics
• Mobile information systems
• Multimedia systems
• Positive or form–closed joints
• Sound design
• Truck brake management as a platform for truck driver assistance systems
• Vehicle wind tunnels
• Workshop technology

The Automotive Handbook is a reliable guide full of up-to-date and concise information, which has grown over a period of six decades from a calendar supplement of 96 pages to a 960-page reference work. In that time, over a million copies have been produced worldwide and the text translated into numerous languages. The contents of the new 5th edition have been fully revised and brought completely up to date. For years, this book has been considered by far the most indispensable reference for automotive engineers, mechanics, students and anyone who has an interest in automobiles. This book is intended primarily as a source of important facts and figures and a review of present-day technology. Accordingly, the automotive technology content is restricted to cars and commercial vehicles, and the remaining content to that required for practical purposes.

The following topics have been updated/extended since the 4th edition: Vibrations Acoustics Electronics (Integrated Circuits, Micromechanics, Mechatronics, Sensors) Statistics Reliability Control Systems Materials Technology (Basic Principles, Materials, Lubricants, Fuels, Consumables) Corrosion Hardness Calculating Fuel Consumption Vehicle Dynamics. Internal-Combustion Engines (Direct Fuel Injection, Diesel Combustion Systems) Engine Cooling (Cooling Module Technology, Thermomanagement, Exhaust Cooling) Turbochargers (Multistage) Engine Management, Petrol Engines (Mixture Control, Fuel Injection Systems, Fuel Injectors, Sparkplugs, ME-Motronic, Exhaust Gases) Engine Management, Diesel Engines (Axial/Radial-Piston Pumps, Injectors, Exhaust Gases, Start Assistance Systems). Electric Drive Units Drivetrain (Transmission, Traction Control for Cars and Commercial Vehicles) Steering Braking Systems (ABS for Cars, ABS and ESB for Commercial Vehicles) Bodywork, Commercial Vehicles Lighting Systems (Stepped Reflectors, Bi-Litronic, Lights, Bulbs).

Car Radios Parking Assistance Systems Navigation Systems Vehicle Information Systems Mobile Phones Safety and Security Systems (Impact Detection, Interior Movement Detection) Vehicle Hydraulics (Electric Proportional Control Valves). Circuit Diagram Symbols Vehicle Electrical System (Batteries, Battery Testers, Water-Cooled Alternators, Electromagnetic Compatibility). Passenger-Car Specifications. The following topics have been introduced: Fuel Filters MED-Motronic Natural Gas Operation (Spark-Ignition Engines) Fuel Cells EHB for Cars Automatic Cruise Control (ACC) Instrumentation Traffic Telematics Car Radios (DAB) Connectors Cartronic. The following topics have been deleted: Conversion Tables Road Traffic Legislation (Germany).