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Side air bags and side curtain air bags (if equipped)
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Side air bags and side curtain air bags are
designed to inflate in severe side impact
crashes when the ignition switch is in “ON”
position or the ignition mode is ON.
Side air bags and side curtain air bags are
not designed to inflate in frontal or rear
crashes, rollovers or minor side crashes,
since they would offer no protection in
those types of accidents. Only the side air
bag and side curtain air bag on the side of
the vehicle that is struck will inflate. How-
ever, in a frontal angle crash, the side air
bags and side curtain air bags may inflate.
Since an air bag deploys only one time
during an accident, seat belts are needed to restrain occupants from further move-
ments during the accident.
Therefore, an air bag is not a substitute for
seat belts. To maximize your protection,
always fasten your seat belts. Be aware
that no system can prevent all possible
injuries that may o
ccur in an accident.
Side air bags (if equipped)
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Side air bags are located in the part of the
front seatbacks closest to the doors. The
“SRS AIRBAG” labels are attached to the
seatbacks to identify the location of the
side air bags. Side curtain air bags (if equipped)
75RM041
Side curtain air bags are located in the roof
lining. The words “SRS AIRBAG” are
molded into the pillar to identify the loca-
tion of the side curtain air bags.
EXAMPLE
EXAMPLE
WA R N I N G
If the air bag stored place is damaged
or cracked, the air bag system may
not work properly, which could result
in serious injury in the event of a
crash. Have your vehicle inspected
by an authorized SUZUKI dealer.EXAMPLE
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Your vehicle is equipped with a diagnostic
module which records information about
the air bag system if the air bags deploy in
a crash. The module records information
about overall system status, and which
sensors activated the deployment.
Servicing the air bag system
If the air bags inflate, have the air bags
and related components replaced by an
authorized SUZUKI dealer as soon as pos-
sible.
If your vehicle ever gets in deep water and
the driver’s floor is submerged, the air bag
controller could be damaged. If this hap-
pens, ask your SUZUKI dealer to check
the air bag system as soon as possible.
Special procedures are required for servic-
ing or replacing an air bag. For that rea-
son, only an authorized SUZUKI dealer
should be allowed to service or replace
your air bags. Remind anyone who ser-
vices your SUZUKI vehicle that it has air
bags.
Service on or around air bag components
or wiring must be performed only by an
authorized SUZUKI dealer. Improper ser-
vice could result in unintended air bag
deployment or could render the air bag
inoperative. Either of these two conditions
may result in severe injury. To prevent damage or unintended inflation
of the air bag system, check that the lead-
acid battery is disconnected and the igni-
tion switch has been in “LOCK” position or
the ignition mode has been LOCK (OFF)
for at least 90 seconds before performing
any electrical service work on your
SUZUKI vehicle. Do not touch air bag sys-
tem components or wires. The wires are
wrapped with yellow tape or yellow tubing,
and the couplers are yellow for easy identi-
fication.
Scrapping a vehicle that has an uninflated
air bag can be hazardous. Ask your dealer,
body repair shop or scrap yard for help
with disposal.
Front passenger air bag deactiva-tion system (if equipped)
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The front passenger’s front air bag must
be deactivated if a child restraint system is
to be installed on the front passenger’s
seat.
When the ignition switch is turned to “ON”
position or the engine switch is pressed to
change the ignition mode to ON, “PAS-
SENGER AIRBAG ON” indicator (1) or
“PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF” indicator (2)
shows whether the front passenger’s air
bag is activated or deactivated.
(1)
(2)EXAMPLE
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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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Fuel gaugeWith tachometer
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Without tachometer
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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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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.
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(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)
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(a) Instantaneous fuel consumption
(b) Average fuel consumption(c) Driving range
(d) Average speed
(e) Driving time (f) Total idling stop time (if equipped)
(g) Total idling fuel saved (if equipped)
(h) Energy flow indicator (if equipped) (i) No indication
To switch the display indication, push the
information switch (2) quickly.
NOTE:
The value of fuel consumption, driving
range, average speed and total idling fuel
saved shown on the display are affected
by the following conditions;
• road condition
• surrounding traffic condition
• driving condition
• vehicle condition
• a malfunction which causes the malfunc- tion indicator light to come on or blink Instantaneous fuel consumption
The display shows instantaneous fuel con-
sumption with a bar graph only when the
vehicle is moving.
NOTE:
• The display does not show the bar graph
unless the vehicle is moving.
• Depending on the vehicle’s specification,
the fuel consumption units of initial set-
ting are indicated as L/100km, km/L,
MPG (UK) or MPG (US).
• The indicated maximum value of instan- taneous fuel consumption is one of the
followings. No more than the maximum
value will be indicated on the display
even if the actual instantaneous fuel
consumption is higher.
– For L/100km setting: 30
– For km/L setting: 50
– For MPG (UK) setting: 80
– For MPG (US) setting: 60
• The indication on the display may be
delayed if fuel consumption is greatly
affected by driving conditions.
• The display shows estimated values.
Indications may not be the same as
actual values. Average fuel consumption
If you selected average fuel consumption
the last time you drove
the vehicle, the dis-
play shows the last value of average fuel
consumption from previous driving when
the ignition switch is turned to “ON” posi-
tion or the engine switch is pressed to
change the ignition mode to ON. Unless
you reset the value of average fuel con-
sumption, the display indicates the value of
average fuel consumption based on the
average fuel consumption during previous
driving.
NOTE:
When you reconnect the negative (–) ter-
minal to the lead-acid battery, the value of
average fuel consumption will be shown
after driving for a period of time.
You can select when the value of average
fuel consumption is reset from among the
following three methods;
• Reset after refuel: the value of average fuel consumption will be reset automati-
cally by refueling.
• Reset with trip meter A: the value of average fuel consumption will be reset
automatically by resetting trip meter A.
• Reset manually: the value of average fuel consumption will be reset by push-
ing and holding the information switch
(2) when the display indicates the aver-
age fuel consumption.
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To change when the value of average fuel
consumption is reset, refer to “Setting
mode” in this section.
NOTE:
If you add only a small amount of fuel
when you select “Reset after refuel”, the
average fuel consumption value may not
be reset.
Driving range
If you selected driving range the last time
you drove the vehicle, the display indicates
“---” for a few seconds and then indicates
the current driving range when the ignition
switch is turned to “ON” position or the
engine switch is pressed to change the
ignition mode to ON.
The driving range shown in the display is
the approximate distance you can drive
until the fuel gauge indicates “E”, based on
current driving conditions.
When the low fuel warning light comes on,
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 most recent driving
condition, the value is different each time
you refuel. NOTE:
• If you refuel when the ignition switch is in
“ON” position or the i gnition mode is ON,
the driving range may not indicate the
correct value.
• When you reconnect the negative (–)
terminal to the lead-acid battery, the
value of driving range will be shown after
driving for a period of time.
Average Speed
If you selected average speed the last time
you drove the vehicle, the display indicates
the last value of average speed from previ-
ous driving when the ignition switch is
turned to “ON” position or the engine
switch is pressed to change the ignition
mode to ON. Unless you reset the value of
average speed, the display indicates the
value of average speed which includes
average speed during previous driving.
To reset the value of average speed, push
and hold the information switch (2) for a
while when the display indicates an aver-
age speed. The display shows “---” and
then indicates a new average speed after
driving for a short time.
NOTE:
When you reconnect the negative (–) ter-
minal to the lead-acid battery, the value of
average speed will be shown after driving
for a period of time. Driving time
The display shows the total amount of driv-
ing time since the indication was reset.
• To reset the driving time to zero, push
and hold the information switch (2) for a
while when the display shows the driving
time.
NOTE:
When you reset the indication or reconnect
the negative (–) terminal to the lead-acid
battery, the driving time will be shown after
driving for a while.
Total idling stop time (if equipped)
The display shows the total length (in
hours, minutes and seconds) of engine
stopping time by ENG A-STOP system
since the indication was reset.
• To reset the total idling stop time to zero, push and hold the information switch (2)
for a while when the display shows the
total idling stop time.
NOTE:
• The indicated maximum value of the total idling stop time is 99:59:59.
• When you reconnect the negative (–) terminal to the lead-acid battery, the
value of the total idling stop time will be
reset.