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Speedometer
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The speedometer indicates vehicle speed
in km/h and mph.
Tachometer
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The tachometer indicates engine speed in
revolutions per minute.
Fuel Gauge
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This gauge gives an approximate indica-
tion 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.
EXAMPLE
CAUTION
Never drive with the engine speed
indicator in the red zone or severe
engine damage can result.
When downshifting to a lower gear,
make sure not to operate with exces-
sive revolution speeds of the engine.EXAMPLE
(1) (2)
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NOTE:
The information display shows the warning
and indicator message when this light
comes on.
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 right side of the vehi-
cle.
Temperature Gauge
64J053
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 in the “If the Engine
Overheats” of “EMERGENCY SERVICE”
section.
Brightness Control
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When the ignition switch is turned to the
“ON” position, the instrument panel lights
come on.
Your vehicle has a system to automatically
dim the brightness of the instrument panel
lights when the position lights or headlights
are on.
You can change the brightness of the
instrument panel lights regardless of
whether the position lights or headlights
are off or on.
To increase the brightness of the instru-
ment panel lights, turn the brightness con-
trol knob (1) clockwise.
To reduce the brightness of the instrument
panel lights, turn the brightness control
knob (1) counterclockwise.
CAUTION
Avoid driving with an extremely low
fuel level. Running out of fuel could
cause the engine to misfire, damag-
ing the catalytic converter.
CAUTION
Continuing to drive the vehicle when
engine overheating is indicated can
result in severe engine damage.
(1)
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NOTE:
If you do not turn the brightness control
knob within about 5 seconds of activat-
ing the brightness control display, the
brightness control display will be can-
celed automatically.
When you reconnect the battery, the
brightness of the instrument panel lights
will be reinitialized. Readjust the bright-
ness according to your preference.
NOTE:
If you select the lowest brightness level
when the parking lights or headlights are
on, the instrument panel lights other than
meter lights are turned off.
Information Display
(if equipped)The information display is shown when the
ignition switch is in the “ON” position.
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(1) TRIP knob
(2) MODE/ILL knob
(3) Information displayThe information display shows the follow-
ing information.
Display (A)
A/T selector position indicator (for auto-
matic transmission)
Display (B)
Warning and Indicator Messages/Fuel
Consumption/Driving Range/Average
Speed
Display (C)
Trip meter/Thermometer
Display (D)
Odometer
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NOTE:
When the ignition switch is turned to the
“ON” position, the message shown in the
above illustration will appear on the dis-
play for several seconds.
Some warning and indicator messages
may appear on the display when the igni-
tion switch is in the “ACC” or the “LOCK”
position.
EXAMPLE
(2)
(1)
(3)
(A) (B)
(C) (D)
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A/T Selector Position
(for automatic transmission)
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The display (A) shows the automatic trans-
mission selector position. Fuel Consumption/Driving Range/
Average SpeedWhen there are no warning or indicator
messages on the display (B), you can
select one of the following five indications
to appear on the display, instantaneous
fuel consumption, average fuel consump-
tion, driving range, average speed, or no
indication.
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(a) Instantaneous fuel consumption
(b) Average fuel consumption
(c) Driving range
(d) Average speed
(e) No indicationTo switch the display indication, push the
MODE/ILL knob (2) quickly.
NOTE:
The value of fuel consumption, driving
range and average speed shown in the dis-
play are affected by conditions such as the
following;
road condition
surrounding traffic condition
driving condition
vehicle condition
a malfunction which causes the malfunc-
tion indicator light to come on or blink
EXAMPLE
(a)
(e) (d)(c) (b)EXAMPLE
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Distance units
You can change the units odo/trip meter
distance is displayed in.
NOTE:
When you change the units odo/trip meter
distance is displayed in, the trip meter will
be reset automatically.
Fuel economy units
You can change the units that fuel con-
sumption is displayed in.
Language
You can change the language of the infor-
mation display.
Avg. fuel economy reset
You can change when the value of average
fuel consumption is reset.
Temperature units
You can change the units that temperature
is displayed in.
NOTE:
When you change the units that tempera-
ture is displayed in, the air conditioning
system temperature display units will be
changed automatically.
Default setting
If you select “YES” and push the MODE/
ILL knob (2), all settings will be reinitial-
ized.
Warning and Indicator MessagesThe display shows the warning and indica-
tor messages to let you know about certain
vehicle problems.
A tone may also sound to alert you.
If warning and indicator messages appear
on the display, follow the messages.
Master warning indicator
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When the display shows warning and indi-
cator messages, the master warning indi-
cator may also come on or blink.
NOTE:
When the problem that causes a mes-
sage to appear is corrected, the mes-
sage will disappear.
If a message is displayed, and other
problems requiring a message occur, the
message for each of the problems will be
alternately displayed about every 5 sec-
onds.
When you push and hold the MODE/ILL
knob for about 2 seconds while a mes-
sage is displayed, the message will dis-
appear temporarily. If the problem that
caused the message is not corrected,the message will appear again after 5
seconds.
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Warning and Indicator messages
(#1) This message will disappear for a while even if the problem that caused the message to appear is not corrected.Warning and Indicator messageMaster Warning
IndicatorSound Cause and Remedy
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Blinks Ding Any door (including the tailgate) is open when the vehicle
is moving.
Close all doors completely.
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Off Off Any door (including the tailgate) is open when the vehicle
is stopped. (#1)
Close all doors completely.
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Blinks Ding There may be a problem with the ESP
® system.
Have your vehicle inspected by an authorized SUZUKI
dealer.
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Blinks Ding There may be problem with the hill descent control sys-
tem and the hill hold control system.
Have your vehicle inspected by an authorized SUZUKI
dealer.
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Blinks Continuous
BeepFront position lights, license plate lights, instrument lights
and/or head lights are left on.
Turn the lighting switch to the “OFF” position.
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(#1) This message will disappear for a while even if the problem that caused the message to appear is not corrected.
NOTE:
When you operate the transfer switch (if equipped), the information display may show messages other than those in the above chart.
Refer to “Using the Transfer Switch” in the “OPERATING YOUR VEHICLE” section for details.
When you operate the ESP OFF switch (if equipped), the information display may show messages other than those in the above chart.
Refer to “Electronic Stability Program (ESP
®)” in the “OPERATING YOUR VEHICLE” section for details. Warning and Indicator messageMaster Warning
IndicatorSound Cause and Remedy
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Blinks Off There may be a problem with the 4WD system.
Have your vehicle inspected by an authorized SUZUKI
dealer.
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Off Ding Fuel is low. (#1)
Fill the fuel tank immediately.
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Off Off The outside temperature is near freezing. The road may
be icy. (#1)
You should drive carefully.
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Daytime Running Light (D.R.L.)
SystemThe headlights light, but are dimmer than
the low beam, when the following three
conditions are all met. Also, the D.R.L. indi-
cator light on the instrument panel comes
on.
Conditions for D.R.L. system operation:
1) The engine is running.
2) The parking brake is released.
3) The headlights are off, or the lighting
switch in the “AUTO” position and it is
light around the light sensor.
NOTE:
Be sure to turn the headlights on at night
or at any time of the day when driving or
weather conditions require the headlights
to operate at full brightness and the tail-
lights to be on.
Lights “On” reminder
A buzzer sounds to remind you to turn off
the lights if they are left on when the igni-
tion key is removed and the driver’s door is
opened.
NOTE:
The warning and indicator message and
the illumination indicator light will be shown
on the information display when this
reminder is activated.
Front Fog Light Switch
(if equipped)
64J058
The front fog light comes on when the fog
light switch is pushed in with:
the headlights are on and the beams set
to the low beam position, or
the auto-on headlight system on and the
beams set to the low beam position.
Turn Signal Control Lever
65D611
WARNING
To avoid possible injury, do not oper-
ate controls by reaching through the
steering wheel.