Short circuit
A 'short cut' in an electrical circuit - current by-passes the
intended circuit (usually to earth>.
Short term fuel trim
A correction applied to the fuel mixture during closed
loop catalyst operation. This, in turn has an effect on the
long term fuel trim in that, if an engine constantly requires
mixture correction, the long term fuel trim will adapt to
this requirement thus reducing the need for constant
short term adjustment.
Sidestand status
The 'up' or 'down' position of the side stand.
Target dwell time
The actual time from coil 'on' to coil 'off.
SeiVice Manual
Tiger 800 and Tiger 800XC
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Fuel System/Engine Management
Throttle position
The position of the throttle butterfly given as a percentage
of the movement range. When the data is displayed on
the diagnostic software, fully open need not be 100% nor
fully closed 0%.
Throttle voltage
Voltage at the throttle potentiometer.
TDC
Top Dead Centre.
TPMS
Tyre Pressure Monitoring System.
Transponder
A transmitter-responder chip located in the ignition key.
The transponder is activated by a radio signal sent out by
the immobiliser and TPMS control module, via an
antenna located around the ignition switch. If the
immobiliser and TPMS control module 'does not receive
the correct code signal from the transponder, the
immobiliser will remain active and the engine will not
start.
Vbatt
Battery voltage.
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