2018 SUZUKI IGNIS Owners Manual

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75RM4-01E
When the front passenger’s air bag is acti-
vated, both “PASSENGER AIRBAG ON”
indicator (1) and “PASSENGER AIRBAG
OFF” indicator (2) come on for a few sec-
onds and then go out.
After that, only “PASSENGER AIRBAG
ON” indicator (1) comes on for about 1
minute and then goes out.
When the front passenger’s air bag is
deactivated, both “PASSENGER AIRBAG
ON” indicator (1) and “PASSENGER AIR-
BAG OFF” indicator (2 ) come on for a few
seconds and t hen go out.
After that, only “PASSENGER AIRBAG
OFF” indicator (2) comes on.
When you activate or deactivate the front
passenger’s air bag, check which indicator
is on before starting the engine.
Side air bags, side curtain air bags and
seat belt pretensioners are not connected
to the air bag deactivation system. Even if
the front passenger’s air bag is deacti-
vated, side air bags, side curtain air bags
and seat belt pretensioners are still acti-
vated.
58MS030
According to accident s tatistics, children
are safer when properly restrained in rear
seating positions than front seating posi-
tions. Whenever possible, SUZUKI recom-
mends that child restraint systems be
installed on the rear seat.
Air bag deactivation switch
75RM165
The air bag deactivation switch (3) is
installed only for use when a rear-facing
child restraint system or infant restraint
system is installed in the front passenger’s
seat. The switch is located at the upper
corner inside the glove box.
WA R N I N G
When using child restraint system on
the front passenger’s seat, the front
passenger’s air bag must be deacti-
vated; otherwise deployment of the
front passenger’s air bag could result
in the death or serious injury of the
child.
WA R N I N G
Check that the front passenger’s air
bag is activated and “PASSENGER
AIRBAG ON” indicator (1) is on
whenever there is no child restraint
installed on the front passenger’s
seat.
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To deactivate the front passenger’s air
bag, follow the instructions below before
starting the engine.
1) Check that the ignition switch is in“LOCK” position or the engine switch is
in LOCK (OFF) mode.
2) Insert the key into the air bag deactiva- tion switch (3), then push and turn the
key to “OFF” (air bag off) position, and
pull out the key.
3) Turn the ignition switch to “ON” position or press the engine switch to change
the ignition mode to ON. Both indica-
tors come on for a few seconds and
then go out.
After that, only “PASSENGER AIRBAG
OFF” indicator (2) comes on to remind
you that the front pa ssenger’s air bag is
deactivated. To activate the front passenger’s air bag,
follow the instructions below before start-
ing the engine.
1) Check that the ignition switch is in
“LOCK” position or the engine switch is
in LOCK (OFF) mode.
2) Insert the key into the air bag deactiva- tion switch (3), then push and turn the
key to “ON” (air bag on) position, and
pull out the key.
3) Turn the ignition switch to “ON” position or press the engine switch to change
the ignition mode to ON. Both indica-
tors come on for a few seconds and
then go out.
After that, only “PASSENGER AIRBAG
ON” indicator (1) co mes on for about 1
minute and then goes out to remind you
that the front passenger’s air bag is
activated.

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Instrument cluster1. Speedometer
2. Tachometer (if equipped)
3. Information display
4. Warning and indicator lightsWith tachometer
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1
4
4
2
3
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Without tachometer
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SpeedometerThe speedometer indicates vehicle speed.
NOTE:
For models of GCC countries, a buzzer will
sound when the vehicle speed exceeds
about 120 km/h. This buzzer does not indi-
cate a vehicle malfunction. If you slow
down to about 118 km/h, the buzzer will
stop.Tachometer (if equipped)The tachometer indicates engine speed in
revolutions per minute.
NOTICE
Never drive the vehicle with the
engine revving in the red zone or
severe engine damage can result.
Keep the engine speed below the red
zone even when downshifting to a
lower gear position.
Refer to “Downshifting maximum
allowable speeds” in the “OPERAT-
ING YOUR VEHIC LE” section.

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Fuel gaugeWith tachometer
75RM248
Without tachometer
75RM249
When the ignition switch is in “ON” position
or the ignition mode is ON, 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 shows only one segmentto “E”, refill the tank as soon as possible.
If the last segment blinks, it means that
the fuel is almost empty.
If the low fuel warning light (1) comes on,
fill the fuel tank immediately.
Refer to “Low fuel warning light” in “Warn-
ing and indicator lights” in this section for
details.
The mark (2) indicates that the fuel filler
door is located on the left side of the vehi-
cle.
Brightness controlWhen the ignition switch is turned to “ON”
position or the engine switch is pressed to
change the ignition mode to ON, the instru-
ment cluster lights or pointer lights come
on.
Your vehicle has a system to automatically
dim the brightness of the instrument clus-
ter lights when the position lights or head-
lights are on.
You can change the brightness of the
instrument cluster lights;
• For the instrument c luster with tachome-
ter, regardless of whether the position
lights or headlights are off or on.
• For the instrum ent cluster without
tachometer, when the position lights and/
or headlights are ON.
To switch the display indication to the
brightness control, re fer to “Information
display” in this section.
(1)
(2)
EXAMPLE
(1)
(2)
EXAMPLE
WA R N I N G
Do not adjust the brightness of the
instrument panel lights while driving.
Otherwise, you could lose control of
the vehicle.

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With tachometer
75RM208
75RM182
To increase the brightness of the instru-
ment panel lights, push “+” side of the
brightness control switch (1). To change
the brightness quickly, push and hold the
switch.
To reduce the brightness of the instrument
panel lights, push “–” side of the brightness
control switch (1). To change the bright-
ness quickly, push and hold the switch.
NOTE:
• If you do not push the brightness control
switch within severa l seconds of activat-
ing the brightness control, the brightness
control display will be canceled automat-
ically.
• When you reconnect the lead-acid bat-
tery, the brightness of the instrument
cluster lights will be reinitialized. Read-
just the brightness according to your
preference.
NOTE:
If you select the maxi mum brightness level
when the position lights or headlights are
on, the following functions will be can-
celed.
• The function which automatically dims the brightness of instrument cluster
lights
• The function which operates with the brightness control, except maximum
brightness level Without tachometer
75RM404
(2) Brightest
(3) Initial setting
(4) Dimmest
EXAMPLE
(1)
EXAMPLE
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To increase the brightness of the instru-
ment panel lights, turn the brightness con-
trol knob (5) clockwise.
To reduce the brightness of the instrument
panel lights, turn the brightness control
knob (5) counterclockwise.
NOTE:
• If you do not turn the brightness control
knob within several seconds of activat-
ing the brightness control, the brightness
control display will be canceled automat-
ically.
• When you reconnect the lead-acid bat-
tery, the brightness of the instrument
cluster lights will be reinitialized. Read-
just the brightness according to your
preference. NOTE:
If you select the maxi
mum brightness level
when the position lights or headlights are
on, the following functions will be can-
celed.
• The function which automatically dims
the brightness of instrument cluster
lights
• The function which operates with the
brightness control, except maximum
brightness level
Information display (instrument cluster with tachometer)The information display is shown when the
ignition switch is in “ON” position or the
ignition mode is ON.
75RM042
(1) Information display
(5)
(A)
(D) (E)
(F) (B)
(C)
(G)
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(2) Information switch
(3) Trip meter switch
(4) Brightness control switch
The information display shows the follow-
ing information.
Display (A)
Clock
Display (B)
Thermometer
Display (C)
Warning and indicator messages /
Fuel consumption / Driving range /
Average speed / Driving time /
Total idling stop time (if equipped) /
Total idling fuel saved (if equipped) /
Energy flow indicator (if equipped) Display (D)
Selector position (for CVT models) /
Gear position (for CVT models with man-
ual mode or Auto Gear Shift models) /
Gearshift indicator (if equipped)
Display (E)
Trip meter
Display (F)
Odometer
Display (G)
Fuel gauge
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When the ignition switch is turned to “ON”
position or the engine switch is pressed to
change the ignition mode to ON, the mes-
sage shown in the above illustration will
appear on the display
for several seconds.
Some warning and indicator messages
may appear on the display when the igni-
tion switch is in “ACC” or “LOCK” position,
or the ignition mode is ACC or LOCK
(OFF).
(4)
(2)(3)
(2)
EXAMPLE