2022 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA radar

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Automatic brake system
When a frontal crash is unavoidable at lower speeds, the brakes will powerfully operate
automatically. (#1)
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(#1) After the vehicle has been stopped by the automatic brake system, flashing of the
radar brake support system warning light and frontal collision warning will continue
until the brake system is released.
NOTE:
If you do not depress the clutch pedal when the vehicle has been stopped by the auto-
matic brake system, the engine will stall.
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buzzer

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Situations where radar will not acti-vate properly
Under the following situations, there is a
high possibility that the system will not acti-
vate.
• When the engine is off (except when the
engine is automatically stopped by the
ENG A-STOP system)
• When the gearshift lever is in the reverse
gear
• When facing an oncoming vehicle
• When the following switches are pushed
and the system is turned off:
– Radar brake support OFF switch
– ESP
® OFF switch
• When the system is temporarily stopped
or malfunctioning, some of the following
indicator and messages will come on:
– The radar brake support system warn-
ing light
– “RADAR BRAKE SUPPORT SYS
INSPECTION REQUIRED” message
– “RADAR BRAKE SUPPORT FCN
TEMPORARILY DISABLED” message
– “RADAR BRAKE SUPPORT: NOT
ACTIVE BY SENSOR.” message
Situations where radar may not activate properly
Under the following situations, the radar
may not detect a vehicle in front of you cor-
rectly and the system may not activate.
• When the radar sensor cover is covered
in snow, water or dirt
• When there is bad weather such as
heavy rain or fog, a blizzard or sand-
storm or when the vehicle in front of you
is surrounded by water, snow or sand
• When you are operating on a narrow
road
• When another vehicle jumps out sud-
denly
• When you suddenly accelerate and
approach the vehicle in front of you,
such as when you overtake the vehicle
in front of you
• When swerving
• When the vehicle cannot move in a
straight manner without consistently
steering, due to an accident or break-
down
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• When you take evasive action with the
steering wheel or accelerator pedal
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• When only a part of the vehicle in front of
you is within the radar’s detection field,
such as when operating on a curvy road
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• When another vehicle suddenly changes
lanes or jumps out in front of you
When the following types of vehicles are in
front of you, the radar may not detect them
and the system may not activate.
• Stopped vehicles or those operating at
extremely low speeds
• Vehicles carrying oddly shaped loads,
such as bicycles, on their roof or back, or
vehicles with articles protruding out from
the body’s circumference
• Trucks with low-lying backs
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• Specially shaped vehicles such as car
carriers
Situations where radar may activate by chance
With the following objects, the radar may
judge that there is a vehicle in front of you,
and the system may activate.
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• Pedestrian bridges, elevated bridges,
overpasses or road signs
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• Toll gates, parking lot gates, railroad
crossing gates or height-limit signboards
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• Objects protruding from the road’s sur-
face, manhole covers, signs and other
metal objects, as well as falling objects
or level changes in the road
In the following situations, the radar may
judge that there is a vehicle in front of you,
and the system may activate.
• When crossing narrow bridges
• When operating on hills that have vary-
ing slopes
• When a vehicle suddenly passes you
from a neighboring lane
• When the radar detects animals or trees
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• When the radar detects pedestrians,
bicycles or motorcycles
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• When you pass by an oncoming vehicle
on a curvy road
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• When your vehicle is weighed down by
heavy items in the luggage compartment
or rear seat
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• When there is a roadside guard rail, or
sign, on a curve
Frontal collision warning
When you are operating at a speed of
approximately 5 km/h (3 mph) or over and
there is a risk of a frontal crash, a warning
will work.
• The interior buzzer will intermittently
beep, the radar brake support system
warning light (1) will blink rapidly, and the
indication (2) will appear.
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• When the frontal collision warning
sounds, depending on the distance from
the vehicle in front of you and driving
conditions, take evasive action with the
steering wheel or brake pedal.FAR/NEAR setting switch
You can change the timing of when the
frontal collision warning sounds, while the
system is functioning, by using the FAR/
NEAR setting switch.
• Given the same relative velocity and dis-
tance of the vehicle in front of you, the
FAR setting will respond faster than the
NEAR setting. We recommend that you
normally use the FAR setting.
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• Press the FAR/NEAR setting switch to
change the frontal collision warning tim-
ing to NEAR (3).
• Press the FAR/NEAR setting switch
again to change the frontal collision
warning timing back to FAR (4).
• Whenever you press the FAR/NEAR set-
ting switch, the interior buzzer will beep
and NEAR or FAR will appear on the
information display for several seconds.
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NOTE:
Even if you switch the frontal collision
warning timing, the warning brake system,
brake assist system and automatic brake
system timing will not change.
Warning brake system
When you are operating at a speed of
approximately 30 km/h (19 mph) or over
and if the driver cannot take or is insufficient
to take evasive action such as brake opera-
tion and steering operation after frontal colli-
sion warning activates, the system applies
brake lightly.
• While the warning brake system is work-
ing, the radar brake support system
warning light (1) will blink, the indication
(2) will appear, and the brake lights will
be turned on.
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NOTE:
When you operate brake after frontal colli-
sion warning activates, the warning brake
system does not activate. Brake assist
system will activate in this case.
WA R N I N G
If you attempt to press the FAR/NEAR
setting switch while driving, you
could lose control of the vehicle.
Do not press the FAR/NEAR setting
switch while driving.
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CAUTION
In the following conditions, this warn-
ing brake system may not activate.
• When another vehicle is already
parked on a road in the direction of
movement.
• When a vehicle ahead is changing
lane and only a part of the vehicle is
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Brake assist system
When you are operating at a speed of
approximately 5 km/h (3 mph) or over and
there is a high probability of a frontal crash,
the brake assist system provides more
powerful braking when you slam down on
the brake pedal.
• While the brake assist system is work-
ing, the radar brake support system
warning light (1) will blink rapidly, and the
indication (2) will appear.
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Automatic brake system
When a frontal crash is judged to be
unavoidable at speeds between approxi-
mately 5 km/h to 30 km/h (3 mph to 9 mph),
the brakes will powerfully operate automati-
cally and will attempt to avoid the crash or
reduce the damage of the crash.
• When the automatic brake system is acti-
vated at a speed of approximately 15 km/h
(9 mph) or under, crashes may be avoid-
able.
• While the automatic brake system is
working, the radar brake support system
warning light (1) will blink rapidly, the
indication (2) will appear, and the brake
lights will be turned on.
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Radar brake support OFF switch
You can turn off the radar brake support
system.
• In the following situations, push and hold
the radar brake support OFF switch as
unexpected dangers may be possible if it
is activated.
– When the vehicle is placed upon a tes-
ter such as when undergoing a vehicle
inspection
– When the vehicle is being towed
– When the vehicle is being carried on a
car carrier
– When the vehicle is being carried on a
ferry
– When the vehicle is being operated on
a race track
– When the vehicle is placed upon a car
elevator or placed in a mechanical
parking lot
– With a spare tire or tire chains
equipped
– When you have a temporarily repaired
flat tire
– When you have an accident or break-
down
– When the vehicle is used to tow a
trailer
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• In the following situations, the radar sen-
sor might not function properly. Turn it off
and have it inspected by an authorized
SUZUKI dealer.
– When there is a minor crash and the
radar sensor is damaged or hindered
– When the warning brake system and
automatic brake system are activated
more than necessary
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• When you want to turn off the system,
push and hold the radar brake support
OFF switch (1) until the interior buzzer
beeps and the radar brake support OFF
indicator light (2) displays on the instru-
ment cluster.
Perform the following method to turn the
system back on.
• Push and hold the radar brake support
OFF switch (1) until the interior buzzer
beeps and the radar brake support OFF
indicator light (2) turns off.
• Turn off the engine and then turn it on
again.Handling radar sensor
The radar sensor (1) can be found inside
the sensor cover (2) which is located on
the radiator grill.
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WA R N I N G
If you attempt to press the radar
brake support OFF switch while driv-
ing, you could lose control of the
vehicle.
Do not press the radar brake support
OFF switch while driving.
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