Automotive Translation

Document types

What we translate

• Service and repair manualsStep order, tightening torques and tool references must match the source exactly, because a technician follows them literally.
• Diagnostic proceduresFault codes such as P0301 stay as they are; the descriptions and test steps around them need the same wording across the whole set.
• Parts cataloguesMostly short strings and part numbers in tables, often in Excel; consistency with the client’s existing part names matters more than style.
• Owner’s manualsWritten for drivers rather than technicians, so the language is plainer, and safety warnings must keep their full meaning and strength.
• Warranty documentsCoverage periods, mileage limits and exclusions are contractual, so every number and condition is checked against the source.
• Technical specifications and data sheetsDense with values and units; the quality check flags numbers that differ from the source, and the reviewer confirms the units.
• Service bulletins and recall noticesShort, time-sensitive documents in which the affected models, VIN ranges and the required action must be unambiguous.
• Workshop and dealer presentationsSlides keep their layout; text inside images, such as labels in a diagram, is not translated and needs separate handling.

How to do it, step by step: 6. Document translation

Quality controls

Checks available during review

Who uses this

Industries served

OEMs, suppliers, dealerships, service networks, and technical documentation teams.

Standards and references

What reviewers can check

Reviewers can check VINs, diagnostic codes, part numbers, model names, measurements, warnings, and service terminology.

Before delivery

What your reviewer checks

• Every torque value, pressure, capacity and dimension matches the source, with the same unit.
• VINs, part numbers and fault codes are copied exactly, character by character.
• The step order in each procedure is unchanged, and no step has been merged or dropped.
• Warning, caution and note texts keep their level and their full meaning.
• Component and system names follow the glossary, including in tables and captions.
• Model, trim and engine names follow the client’s approved forms.
• Number formats and decimal separators follow the client’s instructions for the target market.
• References to figures, tables and other sections still point to the right place.
• Every quality flag in the segment editor has been looked at and resolved or accepted.
• The final file opens correctly, and its tables and lists match the original layout.

How to do it, step by step: 7. Translation Editor

Transparency

What DeepReference does not do

• DeepReference does not provide translators or reviewers. A qualified technical reviewer, ideally with workshop knowledge, approves the translation.
• There is no automotive-specific model. The same translation model handles every field; your glossary, translation memory and review make the output fit your client’s terminology.
• Units, number formats and measurement systems are not converted automatically. If a market needs imperial values next to metric ones, the reviewer adds them.
• Text inside images, such as labels in exploded views or wiring diagrams, is not translated. An image-only scanned PDF is refused: upload a searchable PDF or the original document.
• DeepReference does not check technical correctness against the vehicle and does not validate VINs, part numbers or fault codes. It flags differences from the source; the reviewer and the client remain responsible for the content.
• There is no direct connection to authoring systems or parts databases. Content moves through files, glossary and memory imports (CSV, XLSX, TMX, TBX) or the REST API on Business.