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Written by the same Bosch technical experts who design and build the world's finest automotive components, this new edition includes both non-proprietary engineering information as well as application-specific material gathered from the engineers of leading European auto companies, original equipment manufacturers, and leading authorities at universities throughout the world.

This new revision adds more than 40 new pages with an index that has grown to over 2,000 entries. Some of the new topics covered include on-board electrical systems, vehicle dynamics control, passenger-car specifications, and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC).

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