2017 SUZUKI IGNIS clutch

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3) Release the parking brake and brakepedal. Depress the accelerator pedal
slowly for smooth starting. Starting off on an uphill/downhill slope:
Uphill
1) Apply the parking brake firmly so that
the vehicle does no t roll backwards.
2) Shift the gearshift lever to the “M” posi-
tion while depressing the brake pedal.
Make sure that the ge ar position indica-
tor in the instrumental cluster displays
1st gear.
3) Release the brake pedal and depress the accelerator pedal gradually, and
when the vehicle starts to move,
release the parking brake and depress
the accelerator pedal to start off.
Downhill
1) Depress the brake pedal and shift the gearshift lever to the “M” position.
Check the gear position indicator to
make sure that the gear is in 1st.
2) Release the brake pedal and depress the accelerator pedal slowly. Even
though the accelerator pedal is not
depressed, the clutch will be engaged
when the vehicle speed increases. Backing up
After the vehicle has stopped completely,
depress the brake pedal and shift the gear-
shift lever to the “R” position. Depress the
accelerator pedal slowly as when starting
off in 1st gear. Before backing up, make
sure that reverse gear is selected by
checking the gear position indicator.
NOTE:
• If reverse gear cannot be engaged even
though the gearshift lever has been
shifted from the “N” to the “R” position,
the system will re-try shifting automati-
cally. This will take some time, noise
may be heard from the gears, and shift-
ing gear shock may occur. However,
they do not indicate malfunction.
• The “N” indicator will flush, the depress brake pedal indicator will come on and a
warning buzzer (long pulse sound) will
sound if any of the following cases
occur;
– If you shift the gearshift lever from the “N” to the “R” position without depress-
ing the brake pedal
– If the system is unable to re-try shifting
You should depress the brake pedal and
shift the gearshift lever to “N” position,
then shift to “R” position again a few sec-
onds later.
WA R N I N G
Always keep your foot on the brake
pedal while stopped with the engine
running. These operations prevent
the vehicle from starting due to unin-
tended activation of the creeping
function.
NOTICE
Do not operate the system as
described below. The life cycle of the
clutch may be reduced.
• Using the accelerator pedal to hold the vehicle on an uphill slope oper-
ation with the gearshift lever in the
“M” or “D” position. If you perform
this operation for a certain period
of time, a warning buzzer will
sound.
• Shifting the gearshift lever to the
“M”, “D” or “R” po sition while rac-
ing the engine.
• Driving at low speed using a high
gear.
• Stopping on a slope using the creeping function. If you perform
this operation for a certain period
of time, a warning buzzer will
sound.
NOTICE
On an uphill slope, never hold the
vehicle at a stop using only the accel-
erator pedal or creeping function. If
you perform this operation for a cer-
tain period of time, a warning buzzer
will sound, and in some cases the
engine will stall. This can also cause
excessive damage to the clutch.

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• The system will not allow shifting to the“R” position if the vehicle speed is over
about 3 km/h (2 mph). If the gearshift
lever is operated under this condition,
the “N” indicator in the instrument cluster
will blink. However, when the vehicle
speed drops below about 3 km/h (2
mph), the gear will be shifted to reverse.
Make sure that the vehicle has stopped
completely before shifting to the “R”
position. Stopping
The vehicle can be stopped by depressing
the brake pedal regardless of the gear
position. This is because the clutch is auto-
matically disengaged to prevent the engine
from stopping.
• If the gearshift lever is in the “D” position,
the gear will be downshifted to 1st when
the vehicle stops.
• If the gearshift lever is in the “M” posi- tion, the gear will be downshifted to 1st
when the vehicle stops.
NOTICE
On a downhill slope, never hold the
vehicle at a stop using only the accel-
erator pedal or the creeping function.
If you perform this operation for a
certain period of time, a warning
buzzer will sound, and in some cases
the engine will stall. This can also
cause excessive damage to the
clutch.
WA R N I N G
• When stopping, for example, at a
traffic light, be sure to depress the
brake pedal firmly. For your safety,
apply the parking brake, too, when
stopping on a hill.
• When racing the engine, make sure that the gear is in the “N” position
by checking the gear position indi-
cator. If the accelerator is operated
with the gear in any other position,
the vehicle may move resulting in
an unexpected accident.
• Do not leave your vehicle unat-
tended while the engine is running. (Continued)
WA R N I N G
(Continued)
• When leaving the vehicle, stop the
engine and park the vehicle with a
gear engaged. If you need to leave
the vehicle with the engine running,
apply the parking brakes firmly,
and shift the gearshift lever to the
“N” position. Otherwise, the vehi-
cle may move unexpectedly and
may cause an accident.
NOTICE
• On a slope, never hold the vehicleat a stop using only the accelerator
pedal or the creeping function. If
you perform this operation for a
certain period of time, a warning
buzzer will sound, and in some
cases the engine will stall. This can
also cause excessive damage to
the clutch.
• If the gearshift lever is operated
more than necessary, the system
may not allow operation of the
gearshift lever for a certain period
of time, and the gear may not be
shifted appropriately. Therefore, do
not operate the gearshift lever if not
necessary.

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Parking
Unlike an automatic transaxle, Auto Gear
Shift does not have a parking position.
Park the vehicle with a gear engaged.
1) Apply the parking brake firmly.
2) While depressing the brake pedal, shift
the gearshift lever to the “R” position on
a downhill slope, and to the 1st position
in the drive (D) mode or the “M” position
in the manual (M) mode on an uphill
slope and confirm the gear position by
checking the gear position indicator.
3) Stop the engine.
NOTE:
• After the engine is stopped, the gear in the transaxle does not change even if
you shift the gearshift lever in any posi-
tion. Always shift the gearshift lever
before stop the engine.
• Check the transaxle gear position by looking at the gear position indicator,
then turn the ignition switch to “LOCK”
position or press the engine switch to
change the ignition mode to LOCK
(OFF), to stop the engine. Release the
brake pedal after a few seconds. Parking cancel
Depress the brake pedal, turn the ignition
switch to “ON” position or press the engine
switch to change the ignition mode to ON,
and shift the gearshift lever to the “N” posi-
tion. The gear will be disengaged. Warning functions
A warning buzzer will sound or the indica-
tor will blink under the f
ollowing conditions.
Warning buzzer
• The clutch is heated due to excessive load.
• The creeping function is being activated for a long period of time.
• The ignition switch is turned to the “LOCK” position or the engine switch is
pressed to change the ignition mode to
LOCK (OFF) with the gear in 2nd, 3rd,
4th or 5th. In this case, turn the ignition
switch to “ON” position or press the
engine switch to change the ignition
mode to ON, and shift the gearshift lever
in the “N” position, shift it to the “D” or
“M” or “R” position, t hen turn the ignition
switch to “LOCK” position or press the
engine switch to change the ignition
mode to LOCK (OFF).
• During a stop, the driver’s door is opened with the gearshift lever in the
“R”, “D” or “M” positi on while the engine
is running.
WA R N I N G
• If the gear is not engaged properly and completely before the ignition
switch is turned to “LOCK” posi-
tion or the engine switch is pressed
to change the ignition mode to
LOCK (OFF), the vehicle may not
be parked with the gear engaged.
Always confirm the gear position
by checking the gear position indi-
cator when parking.
• On a downhill slope, the gear
should be put in reverse, and in 1st
gear on an uphill slope. Otherwise,
the vehicle may move, and cause
an unexpected accident. If the gear
is left in the “N” position, the vehi-
cle cannot be parked with a gear
engaged.
NOTICE
In the above cases, pull over to the
side of the road and stop the engine,
and then ask your SUZUKI dealer to
inspect your vehicle. Otherwise, the
clutch disc may be damaged.

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NOTE:
• For manual transaxle vehicle, the gear-shift indicator is not indicated when the
gear position is in “N” (Neutral).
• For manual transaxle vehicle, if you depress the clutch pedal while UP/
DOWN arrow is indicated, the indication
will disappear.
• For Auto Gear Shif t vehicle, if you
release your foot from the accelerator
pedal while UP arrow is indicated, the
indication will display the currently
selected gear position.
• The indication of gearshift indicator tim- ing may differ depending on the vehicle
condition and/or driv ing situation even in
the same vehicle speed and engine rev-
olution.
• If any of the electrical systems such as the dual camera brake support or the
ESP
® (if equipped) is working, the gear-
shift indicator will disappear temporarily. Example of the gearshift indicator
Manual transaxle
Auto Gear Shift (when using the manual mode)
Indication Description
Lower gear position is selected for the vehicle speed and/
or engine revolution. Changing to a higher gear position is
recommended.
Higher gear position is sele cted for the vehicle speed
and/or engine revolution. Chan ging to a lower gear posi-
tion is recommended.
Indication Description Lower gear position is selected for the vehicle speed and/
or engine revolution. Changing to a higher gear position is
recommended.
• In this case, shifting up 5th or upper gear position isrecommended.

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Automatically stopping/restarting of the engineManual transaxle vehicles
1) With the brake pedal depressed, decel-erate the vehicle.
75RM280
2) When decelerating at approximately 15km/h (9 mph) or below with the clutch
pedal depressed and the gearshift lever
shifted to “N”, and then release the
clutch pedal, the engine will stop auto-
matically.
The ENG A-STOP indicator light
(green) in the instrument cluster will
come on.
• The ENG A-STOP system will notstop the engine automatically if all the
automatic engine stop conditions are
not met.
For details, refer to the section, “Oper- ating conditions of ENG A-STOP sys-
tem”.
• During the automatic engine stop, the
engine may shut down, accompanied
by an interior buzzer or restarted, to
ensure safety.
For details, refer to the section, “Pre-
cautions of when the engine is
stopped automatically”.
NOTE:
• Engine auto stop function during decel- eration will be ready once the vehicle
runs at a speed exceeding 10 km/h
(6 mph) after restart of the engine.
• Even if the engine di d not stop automati-
cally before the vehicle came to a stop
(still traveling at approximately 15 km/h
(9 mph) or below), the engine may stop
automatically once the vehicle stops.
• If the engine stalled by a rapid clutch operation, the engine may restart when
the gearshift lever is in “N” (Neutral)
position, the clutch lever is depressed,
and other standby conditions are met.
NOTICE
Since models equipped with this sys-
tem use a lead-acid battery specifi-
cally for the high-efficiency ENG A-
STOP system, observe the following
precautions. Failure to observe these
precautions may result in a malfunc-
tion of the system or a shortened bat-
tery life.
• When replacing the battery, onlyuse the specified type. (Do not use
any other type of battery.)
• Do not power electrical accesso- ries from the battery terminals.
EXAMPLE
NOTICE
During the automatic engine stop, do
not shift the gearshift lever to a posi-
tion other than “N” without depress-
ing the clutch pedal. If the gear shift
lever is in a position other than “N”,
the engine will not restart automati-
cally even if the clutch pedal is
depressed.

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• The audio and other electrical compo-nent can be used during the automatic
engine stop, but the air conditioner will
switch to the fan mode.
• If the vehicle is equipped with the auto- matic heating and air conditioning sys-
tem, the fan speed will be limited during
the automatic engine stop (only in the
auto control mode) to keep the cabin air-
conditioned for a longer time.
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3) Regardless of whether the vehicle has
stopped or not, depressing the clutch
pedal will restart the engine and the
ENG A-STOP indicator light (green) will
go off. While the engine is auto stopping,
depressing the clutch pedal will restart the
engine consuming fuel. Therefore, for fuel
economy, it is recommended to depress
the clutch pedal just before the vehicle
start.
• Without depressing the clutch pedal, the
engine may restart automatically if the
automatic engine restart conditions are
met.
For details, refer to the section, “Condi-
tions to restart the engine automatically”. CVT vehicles
1) While driving, the ENG A-STOP indica-
tor light (green) in the instrument clus-
ter comes on if the conditions allowing
the engine to be stopped automatically
(standby conditions) are met.
For details on the standby conditions,
refer to “Standby conditions” in this sec-
tion.
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EXAMPLE

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Precautions of when the engine is stopped automatically
WA R N I N G
Do not perform any of the following operations while the engine has been stopped automatically. This may result in an acci-
dent.
Operation/Vehicle Condition Solution
Common Engine hood opened
• The interior buzzer sounds intermittently.
• After the engine is stopped automatically, it stalls.
• The ENG A-STOP indicator light (green) goes off. To restart the engine, follow the procedure below.
1) Set the parking brake firmly, and then place the gearshift le
ver in
the “N” position (for m anual transaxle) or “P” position (for CVT).
2) Securely close the engine hood.
3) Turn the ignition switch or press the engine switch to restar t
the engine.
Manual
transaxle Driver’s seat belt unfast
ened or driver’s door opened
• The interior buzze r sounds 10 times.
• The engine is restarted automatically.
• The ENG A-STOP indicator light (green) blinks 5 times, then goes off. Fasten the driver’s seat belt
and/or close the driver’s door.
Gearshift lever shifted to a position other than “N”
without depressing the clutch pedal, driver’s seat belt
unfastened and driver’s door opened
• The interior buzzer sounds intermittently.
• After the engine is stopped automatically, it stalls.
• The ENG A-STOP indicator light (green) goes off. To restart the engine, follow the procedure below.
1) Set the parking brake firmly, a
nd then place the gearshift lever
in the “N” position.
2) Close the door and bu ckle the seat belt.
3) Turn the ignition switch or press the engine switch to restar t
the engine.
CVT Driver’s seat belt unfasten
ed, or driver’s door opened
• The interior buzzer sounds 10 times.
(for approximately 5 seconds).
• The engine is restarted automatically.
• The ENG A-STOP indicator light (green) blinks 5 times, then goes off. Before driving, close the door and buckle the seat belt. In add
i-
tion, before getting out of the vehicle, follow the procedure b elow.
1) Set the parking brake firmly, a nd then place the gearshift lever
in the “P” position.
2) When the vehicle will be stopped for a long time or when you will leave the vehicle unattended, press the engine switch to
stop the engine.

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Conditions to stop the engine automatically
If all of the following conditions are met while the standby conditions are met, the engine is stopped automatically when the vehicle is
decelerating before stopping or when the vehicle is stopped.
#: The engine may not be stopped automatically if the brake peda l was depressed lightly or strongly.
When decelerating
before stopping
Common
• The ABS or ESP
® system has not been activated.
• Brake booster vacuum pressure is normal.
Manual
transaxle • The clutch pedal is depressed, the gearshift lever is shifted
into “N” position, and then the
clutch pedal is released when the vehicle speed is approximately 15 km/h (9 mph) or less.
CVT • The brake pedal is sufficiently depressed. (#)
• The vehicle is decelerating to a speed of approximately 13 km/
h (8 mph) or less.
• The steering wheel is not being operated.
• The accelerator pedal is not depressed.
• The vehicle is not being driven on a steep hill.
• The brake is not applied abruptly.
When the vehicle is
stopped Common
• The ABS or ESP® system has not been activated.
• Brake booster vacuum pressure is normal.
Manual
transaxle • The gearshift lever is in “N” position.
• The clutch pedal is released.
CVT • The steering wheel is not being operated.
• The brake was not app
lied abruptly before the vehicle was stop ped.
• The brake pedal is sufficiently depressed. (#)
• The accelerator pedal is not depressed.
• The vehicle is not s topped on a steep hill.