2008 SUZUKI SX4 Owners Manual

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INSTRUMENT PANEL
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Tachometer
80J033
The tachometer indicates engine speed in
revolutions per minute.
Fuel Gauge
80JC039
When the ignition switch is in the “ON”
position, this gauge gives an approximate
indication of the amount of fuel in the fuel
tank. “F” stands for full and “E” stands for
empty.
If the indicator gets off the graduation of
“E” (not character “E”), refill the tank as
soon as possible.
NOTE:
The indicator moves a little depending on
road conditions (for example, slope or
curve) and driving conditions because of
fuel moving in the tank.If the low fuel warning light (1) comes on,
fill the fuel tank immediately.
NOTE:
The activation point of the low fuel warning
light (1) varies depending on road condi-
tions (for example, slope or curve) and
driving conditions because of fuel moving
in the tank.
The mark (2) indicates that the fuel filler
door is located on the left side of the vehi-
cle.
CAUTION
Never drive with the engine speed
indicator in the red zone or severe
engine damage can result.EXAMPLE
(1) (2)
Cigarette Lighter and Ashtray: 3, 8
Information Display:

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Temperature Gauge
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When the ignition switch is in the “ON”
position, this gauge indicates the engine
coolant temperature. Under normal driving
conditions, the indicator should stay within
the normal, acceptable temperature range
between “H” and “C”. If the indicator
approaches “H”, overheating is indicated.
Follow the instructions for engine overheat-
ing in the “EMERGENCY SERVICE” sec-
tion.
Hazard Warning Switch
79J041
Push in the hazard warning switch to acti-
vate the hazard warning lights. All four turn
signal lights and both turn signal indicators
will flash simultaneously. To turn off the
lights, push the switch again.
Use the hazard warning lights to warn
other traffic during emergency parking or
when your vehicle could otherwise become
a traffic hazard.
“ESP OFF” Switch
(if equipped)
79J180
ESP
® is a registered trademark of
DaimlerChrysler AG.
The “ESP OFF” switch is located on the
center console. You can turn the ESP
®
systems (other than ABS) on or off using
this switch.
To turn off the ESP
® systems (other than
ABS), push and hold the “ESP OFF” switch
until the “ESP OFF” indicator light comes
on.
To turn on all of the ESP
® systems, push
the “ESP OFF” switch again. The “ESP
OFF” indicator light will go out.EXAMPLE
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INSTRUMENT PANEL
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For details of the ESP
® systems, refer to
“Electronic Stability Program (ESP
®)” in
the “OPERATING YOUR VEHICLE” sec-
tion.
Instrument Light Brightness
Control
66J038
Your vehicle has a system to automatically
dim the instrument panel lights when the
ignition switch is in the “ON” position and
the lighting switch is turned to either the
second or third position. The level of
brightness depends on the position of the
brightness control thumbwheel.
To cancel the automatic dimming feature
and maintain full brightness of lights other
than the audio display, turn the instrument
brightness control thumbwheel upward
until click is heard. To activate the auto-
matic dimming feature, turn the brightness
control thumbwheel downward. When the
thumbwheel is in the minimum brightness
position, the instrument panel lights,
except for the meter lights, are turned off.
2WD/i-AWD (intelligent All
Wheel Drive) Switch
(if equipped)
79J177
The 2WD/i-AWD switch is located on the
center console.
For details on how to use the 2WD/i-AWD
switch, refer to “Using the 2WD/i-AWD
Switch” in the “OPERATING YOUR VEHI-
CLE” section.
EXAMPLE
Information Display:
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Heated Rear Window and
Heated Outside Rearview
Mirrors (if equipped) SwitchTy p e 1
79J043
Ty p e 2
79J119
When the rear window is misted, push this
switch (1) to clear the window.
80JC040
If the driver’s outside rearview mirror has
the mark (2), it is also equipped with the
heated outside rearview mirrors. When you
push the switch (1), both the heated out-
side rearview mirrors and the heated rear
window will operate simultaneously.
An indicator light will be lit when the defog-
ger is on. The defogger will work only
when the engine is running. To turn off the
defogger, push the switch again.
(1)(1)
(2)
CAUTION
The heated rear window and the
heated outside rearview mirrors (if
equipped) use a large amount of elec-
tricity. Be sure to turn off after the
window and mirrors have become
clear.
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INSTRUMENT PANEL
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Fog Light Switch (if equipped)
64J058
The front fog light comes on when the fog
light switch is pushed in with the lighting
switch turned to the third position and the
beams set to the low beam position.
Cigarette Lighter and Ashtray
(if equipped)Cigarette Lighter (if equipped)
80JC041
The cigarette lighter will work when the
ignition switch is in the “ACC” or “ON” posi-
tion.
To use the cigarette lighter, push it all the
way into the receptacle and release it. It
will automatically heat up and will pop out
to its normal position when it is ready for
use.
Ashtray (if equipped)
79J047
You can fit the ashtray into any of the cup
holders on the center console.
CAUTION
Holding the cigarette lighter in can
overheat and damage the lighter.
Release the lighter after you push it
in.
CAUTION
To avoid damage to the cigarette
lighter socket, do not use it as an
accessory power source. Some
accessories’ power plug can damage
the inner mechanism of the cigarette
lighter socket.
WARNING
Make sure tobacco is fully extin-
guished before closing the ashtrays.
Never throw waste in the ashtrays: it
could create a fire hazard.
EXAMPLE
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Information Display
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(1) Clock
(2) Thermometer
(3) Instantaneous fuel consumption/Aver-
age fuel consumption/Driving range
(4) “H” button
(5) “M” button
(6) “DISP” button
(7) Freezing mark
(8) “SET” button
Clock (1)The clock is shown when the ignition
switch is in the “ACC” or “ON” position.
To set the clock, follow the instructions
below.
 To set the hour display, push the “H” but-
ton (4) repeatedly to advance the hour
display. To advance the hour display
quickly, hold in the “H” button (4) for
about 1 second and continue holding.
 To set the minute display, push the “M”
button (5) repeatedly to advance the
minute display. To advance the minute
display quickly, hold in the “M” button (5)
for about 1 second and continue holding.Thermometer (2)The thermometer shows the outside tem-
perature when the ignition switch is in the
“ON” position.
If the outside temperature nears freezing,
the mark (7) will come on when the display
shows the outside temperature.
NOTE:
The thermometer will not indicate the
actual outside temperature when driving at
low speed, or when stopped.
You can change the unit indication of the
thermometer between °F and °C.
To change the indication, follow the instruc-
tions below.
1) Hold in the “SET” button (8) for more
than 2 seconds.The unit display of the thermometer will
blink.
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2) Push the “SET” button (8) quickly to
change the indication between °F and
°C as shown in the illustration.
3) Hold in the “SET” button (8) for more
than 2 seconds, and the unit indication
will stop blinking.
If you don’t push the “SET” button (8)
within about 8 seconds after the unit
display starts blinking, the unit display
will automatically stop blinking.Fuel Consumption and Driving
Range (3)This display can be changed to show
instantaneous fuel consumption, average
fuel consumption, or driving range. Also,
the display of fuel consumption can be
turned off if you desire.
(4)
(2)
(1)
(3)
(5)
(8)
(7)
(6)
EXAMPLE
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Every time you push the “DISP” button (6),
the display will be changed among the fol-
lowing four displays.
(a) Instantaneous fuel consumption
(b) Average fuel consumption
(c) Driving range
(d) No displayInstantaneous fuel consumption (a)
If you selected instantaneous fuel con-
sumption the last time you drove the vehi-
cle, the display indicates “--.-” when the
ignition switch is turned to the “ACC” or
“ON” position. Unless the vehicle is mov-
ing, the display will indicate “--.-”.
Average fuel consumption (b)
If you selected average fuel consumption
the last time you drove the vehicle, the dis-
play shows the last value of average fuel
consumption when the ignition switch is
turned to the “ACC” or “ON” position.
Unless you reset the value of average fuel
consumption, the display will show the
value of average fuel consumption which
includes average fuel consumption during
previous driving.
To reset the value of average fuel con-
sumption, hold in the “DISP” button (6) for
more than 2 seconds when the display
shows an average fuel consumption value.
The display will indicate “--.-” and then will
show a new average fuel consumption
value after driving for a short time.
Driving range (c)
If you selected driving range the last time
you drove the vehicle, the display shows “--
.-” for a few seconds and then shows the
current driving range when the ignition
switch is turned to the “ON” position.
The driving range shown in the display is
the approximate distance you can driveuntil the fuel gauge indicates “E” based
current driving conditions.
When the remaining fuel in fuel tank
reaches a low level, the display “--.-” will
appear.
If the low fuel warning light comes on, fill
the fuel tank immediately regardless of the
value of driving range shown in the display.
As the driving range after refueling is cal-
culated based on the last driving condition,
the value is different each time you refuel.
NOTE:
 When you reconnect the negative (-) ter-
minal to the battery, the value of driving
range will be shown after driving for a
while.
 For a new vehicle with low mileage, the
driving range may not be shown
promptly in the display when begining to
drive. The driving range will be shown
after a while.
NOTE:
The values of fuel consumption and driving
range shown in the display are affected by
conditions such as the following;
 road condition
 surrounding traffic condition
 driving condition
 vehicle condition
 when the malfunction indicator light
comes on or blinks
(a)
(b)
(c)(d)
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Unit indication of fuel consumption and
driving range
You can change the unit indication of fuel
consumption when selecting instanta-
neous fuel consumption or average fuel
consumption in the display.
You can also change the unit indication of
driving range when selecting driving range
in the display.
To change the unit indication in the display,
follow the instructions below.
You should operate the display before the
vehicle moves.
1) Hold in the “SET” button (8) for more
than 2 seconds.
The unit display of the thermometer will
blink.
2) Push the “M” button (5), and the unit
display of fuel consumption (or driving
range) will blink.
Fuel consumption
80J080
Driving range
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3) Push the “SET” button (8) quickly to
change the indication as shown in the
above illustrations.
4) Push the “SET” button (8) for more than
2 seconds, and the unit display will stop
blinking and the display will stay on. If
you don’t push the “DISP” button (6)
within about 8 seconds, the unit display
will automatically stop blinking and the
display will stay on.
NOTE:
“MPG” is based on US gallons.
NOTE:
When you reconnect the negative (–) ter-
minal to the battery, the information display
will be reinitialized. Readjust the display. If
you select driving range, the display will be
shown after driving for a while.
Front Passenger’s Seat Belt
Reminder Light
80J021
The front passenger’s seat belt reminder
light is located in the information display. If
there is a passenger in the front seat and
the front passenger’s seat belt is unbuck-
led about 10 seconds after the ignition
switch is turned to the “ON” position, this
light will come on and then blink. When the
light comes on, a buzzer will also sound
intermittently for about 6 seconds. The
reminder will repeat several times under
certain conditions until the front passen-
ger’s seat belt is buckled. After repeating
several times, the reminder will be can-
celed even if the front passenger’s seat
belt remains unbuckled.
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