6-2
VEHICLE LOADING AND TOWING
75RM4-01E
To w b a r sOnly use a tow bar that is designed to
attach to the chassis of your vehicle, and a
hitch that is designed to bolt to this tow bar.
We recommend that you use a genuine
SUZUKI tow bar (available as option), or
equivalent.Safety chainsAlways attach safety chains between your
vehicle and trailer. Cross safety chains
under the nose of the trailer so that the
nose will not drop to the road if the trailer
becomes separated from the tow bar. Fol-
low the manufacturer’s recommendation
for attaching safety chains. Always leave
just enough slack to permit full turning.
Never allow safety chains to drag on the
road.
Trailer lightsCheck that your trailer is equipped with
lights which meet local requirements.
Always check for the proper operation of
all trailer lights before you start to tow.Brakes
WA R N I N G
For vehicles equipped with the dual
camera brake support, if your vehicle
is used to tow a trailer, press the dual
camera brake support OFF switch
and turn off the dual camera brake
support. If not, unexpected acci-
dents related to the system being
turned on may occur.
NOTICE
Trailer towing puts additional stress
on the engine, drive train and brakes
of your vehicle. Never tow a trailer
during the first 960 km (600 miles) of
vehicle operation.
NOTICE
When towing by a vehicle with CVT
on a long steep hill, try to take some
rest on the way to prevent overheat
or damage of the engine or transaxle.
WA R N I N G
Never use a tow bar which attaches
to the axle or the bumper of your
vehicle.
WA R N I N G
Never attach safety chains to the
bumper of your vehicle. Secure con-
nections so that they cannot come
loose.
WA R N I N G
Never connect trailer lights directly
into your vehicle’s electrical system,
or electrical system damage may
occur.
WA R N I N G
If trailer brakes are used, follow all
instructions provided by the manu-
facturer. Never connect to the brake
system of your vehicle and never
take an electrical supply directly from
the wiring harness.
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WA R N I N G
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• Be careful when overtaking othervehicles. Allow enough room for
your trailer before changing lanes,
and use turn signal lights properly
in advance.
• Slow down and shift into a lower gear before you reach long or steep
downhill grades. It is hazardous to
attempt downshifting while you are
descending a hill.
• Do not step on the brake pedal strongly. This could cause the
brakes to over-heat resulting in
reduced braking efficiency. Use
engine braking as much as possi-
ble.
• Because of the added trailer weight, your engine may overheat
on hot days when going up long or
steep hills. Pay attention to your
engine temperature. If the high
engine coolant temperature warn-
ing light (red color) indicates over-
heating, pull off the road and stop
the vehicle in a safe place. Refer to
“Engine trouble: Overheating” in
the “EMERGENCY SERVICE” sec-
tion.
WA R N I N G
When parking your vehicle and con-
nected trailer, always use the follow-
ing procedure:
1) Apply the vehicle’s brakes firmly.
2) Have another person place wheel
chocks under the wheels of the
vehicle and the trailer while you
are holding the brakes.
3) Slowly release the brakes until the wheel chocks absorb the load.
4) Fully engage the parking brake.
5) Manual transaxle – turn off the engine, then shift into reverse or
first gear.
Auto Gear Shift – shift into reverse
or first gear and check the gear
position indicator in the instru-
ment cluster to make sure that the
transaxle is engaged in 1st or
reverse, then turn off the engine.
CVT – shift into “P” (Park) and
turn off the engine.
When starting out after parking:
1) Depress the clutch and start the engine.
2) Shift into gear, release the parking brake, and slowly pull away from
the chocks.
3) Stop, apply the brakes firmly and hold them.
4) Have another person remove the
chocks.
7-1INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE
75RM4-01E
60B128S
WA R N I N G
Take extreme care when working on
your vehicle to prevent accidental
injury. Carefully observe the follow-
ing precautions:
• To prevent damage or unintendedactivation of the air bag system or
seat belt pretensioner system, check
that the lead-acid battery is discon-
nected and the ignition switch has
been in “LOCK” position or the igni-
tion mode has been LOCK (OFF) for
at least 90 seconds before perform-
ing any electrical service work on
your SUZUKI vehicle. Do not touch
air bag system components, seat
belt pretensioner system compo-
nents or wires.
The wires are wrapped with yellow
tape or yellow tubing, and the cou-
plers are yellow for easy identifica-
tion.
• Do not leave the engine running in garages or other confined areas. (Continued)
WA R N I N G
(Continued)
• When the engine is running, keep
hands, clothing, tools, and other
objects away from the fan and drive
belt. Even though the fan may not
be moving, it can automatically
turn on without warning.
• When it is necessary to perform
service work with the engine run-
ning, check that the parking brake
is set fully and the transaxle is in
Neutral (for manual transaxle or
Auto Gear Shift vehicles) or Park
(for CVT vehicles).
• Do not touch ignition wires or other ignition system parts when starting
the engine or when the engine is
running, or you could receive an
electric shock.
•Be careful not to touch a hot engine, exhaust manifold and
pipes, muffler, radiator and water
hoses.
• Do not allow smoking, sparks, or flames around fuel or the battery.
Flammable fumes are present.
• Do not get under your vehicle if it is supported only with the portable
jack provided in your vehicle.
• Be careful not to cause accidental short circuits between the positive
and negative battery terminals. (Continued)
WA R N I N G
(Continued)
• Keep used oil, coolant, and other
fluids away from children and pets.
Dispose of used fluids properly;
never pour them on the ground,
into sewers, etc.
7-4
INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE
75RM4-01E
• Class 1: K12C engine
• Class 2: K12M engine• For Item 2-1. “Nickel plugs”, replace every 50000 km
if the local law requires.#1: Valve clearance for K12C engin e models is not required for maintenance.
#2: Perform the engine coolant l evel check under the daily inspection in the “OPERATING YOUR VEHICLE” section.
If you use the engine coolant other than “SUZUKI LLC: Super (Bl ue)” for replacement, follow the schedule of “SUZUKI LLC: Stan-
dard (Green)”.Interval: This interval should be judged by odometer reading or months, whichever comes
first. km (x1000) 15 30 45 60 75 90
miles (x1000) 9 18 27 36 45 54
months 12 24 36 48 60 72ENGINE*1-1. Engine accessory drive belt [Class 1] Tension check, *Adjust ment, *Replacement – – I – – R
[Class 2] Tension check, *Adjustment, *Replacement
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*1-2. Valve clearance [Class 2] (#1) – I – I – I
1-3.
Engine oil and engine oil filter
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1-4. Engine coolant SUZUKI LLC: Super (Blue) (#2)
First time only: Replace at 150000 km (90000 miles) or 96 months .
Second time and after:
Replace every 75000 km (45000 miles) or 48 months.
SUZUKI LLC: Standard (Green) – – R – – R
*1-5.
Exhaust system (except catalyst)
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IGNITION
2-1.
Spark plugs When unleaded fuel is used
[Class 1] Iridium plug
Replace every 105000 km (63000 miles) or 84 months.
[Class 2] Nickel plug – – R – – R
Spark plugs When leaded fuel is used, refer to “Severe driving condition” schedule.
FUEL 3-1.
Air cleaner filter element
Paved-road
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Dusty condition Refer to “Severe driving condition” schedule.
*3-2.
Fuel lines
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*3-3. Fuel filter Replace every 105000 km (63000 miles).
*3-4.
Fuel tank
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EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM
*4-1.
PCV valve
Inspect every 80000 km (5 0000 miles) or 48 months.
*4-2.
Fuel evaporative emi ssion control system
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7-5INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE
75RM4-01E
#1: Valve clearance for K12C engine models is not required for maintenance.
#2: Perform the engine coolant l evel check under the daily inspection in the “OPERATING YOUR VEHICLE” section.
If you use the engine coolant other than “SUZUKI LLC: Super (Bl ue)” for replacement, follow the schedule of “SUZUKI LLC: Stan-
dard (Green)”.Interval: This interval should be judged by odometer reading or months, whichever comes
first. km (x1000) 105 120 135 150 165 180
miles (x1000) 63 72 81 90 99 108 months 84 96 108 120 132 144ENGINE*1-1. Engine accessory drive belt [Class 1] Tension check, *Adjust ment, *Replacement – – I – – R
[Class 2] Tension check, *Adjustment, *Replacement
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*1-2. Valve clearance [Class 2] (#1) – I – I – I
1-3.
Engine oil and engine oil filter
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R
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1-4. Engine coolant SUZUKI LLC: Super (Blue) (#2)
First time only: Replace at 150000 km (90000 miles) or 96 months .
Second time and after:
Replace every 75000 km (45000 miles) or 48 months.
SUZUKI LLC: Standard (Green) – – R – – R
*1-5.
Exhaust system (except catalyst)
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IGNITION
2-1.
Spark plugs When unleaded fuel is used
[Class 1] Iridium plug
Replace every 105000 km (63000 miles) or 84 months.
[Class 2] Nickel plug – – R – – R
Spark plugs When leaded fuel is used, refer to “Severe driving condition” schedule.
FUEL 3-1.
Air cleaner filter element
Paved-road
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Dusty condition Refer to “Severe driving condition” schedule.
*3-2.
Fuel lines
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*3-3. Fuel filter Replace every 105000 km (63000 miles).
*3-4.
Fuel tank
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EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM
*4-1.
PCV valve
Inspect every 80000 km (5 0000 miles) or 48 months.
*4-2.
Fuel evaporative emi ssion control system
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75RM4-01E
• Class 1: K12C engine
• Class 2: K12M engine#1: Valve clearance for K12C engine models is not required for maintenance.
#2: Perform the engine coolant l evel check under the daily inspection in the “OPERATING YOUR VEHICLE” section.
If you use the engine coolant other than “SUZUKI LLC: Super (Bl ue)” for replacement, follow the schedule of “SUZUKI LLC: Stan-
dard (Green)”.Interval: This interval should be judged by odometer reading or months, whichever comes
first. km (x1000) 7.5 15 22.5 30 37.5 45
miles (x1000) 4.5 9 13.5 18 22.5 27
months6 1218243036ENGINE*1-1. Engine accessory drive belt Tension check, *Adjustment, *Re placement – I – I – R*1-2.
Valve clearance
[Class 2] (#1)
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1-3. Engine oil and engine oil filter RRRRRR
1-4.
Engine coolant
SUZUKI LLC:
Super (Blue) (#2)
First time only:
Replace at 150000 km (90000 miles) or 96 months.
Second time and after: Replace every 75000 km (45000 miles) or 48 months.
SUZUKI LLC:
Standard (Green)
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*1-5. Exhaust system (except catalyst) ––– I ––
IGNITION
2-1. Spark plugs [Class 1] Iridium plug – – – R – –
[Class 2] Nickel plug
Replace every 10000 km (6000 miles) or 8 months.
FUEL
3-1.
Air cleaner filter element*
1
Inspect every 2500 km (1500 miles).
Replace every 30000 km (18000 miles) or 24 months.
*3-2.
Fuel lines
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*3-3. Fuel filter Replace every 105000 km (63000 miles).
*3-4.
Fuel tank
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EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM
*4-1.
PCV valve
Inspect every 80000 km (5 0000 miles) or 48 months.
*4-2.
Fuel evaporative emi ssion control system
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INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE
75RM4-01E
#1: Valve clearance for K12C engine models is not required for maintenance.
#2: Perform the engine coolant l evel check under the daily inspection in the “OPERATING YOUR VEHICLE” section.
If you use the engine coolant other than “SUZUKI LLC: Super (Bl ue)” for replacement, follow the schedule of “SUZUKI LLC: Stan-
dard (Green)”.Interval: This interval should be judged by odometer reading or months, whichever comes
first. km (x1000) 52.5 60 67.5 75 82.5 90
miles (x1000) 31.5 36 40.5 45 49.5 54 months 42 48 54 60 66 72ENGINE*1-1. Engine accessory drive belt Tension check, *Adjustment, *Re placement – I – I – R*1-2.
Valve clearance
[Class 2] (#1)
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1-3. Engine oil and engine oil filter RRRRRR
1-4.
Engine coolant
SUZUKI LLC:
Super (Blue) (#2)
First time only:
Replace at 150000 km (90000 miles) or 96 months.
Second time and after: Replace every 75000 km (45000 miles) or 48 months.
SUZUKI LLC:
Standard (Green)
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*1-5. Exhaust system (except catalyst) – I ––– I
IGNITION
2-1. Spark plugs [Class 1] Iridium plug – R – – – R
[Class 2] Nickel plug
Replace every 10000 km (6000 miles) or 8 months.
FUEL
3-1.
Air cleaner filter element*
1
Inspect every 2500 km (1500 miles).
Replace every 30000 km (18000 miles) or 24 months.
*3-2.
Fuel lines
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*3-3. Fuel filter Replace every 105000 km (63000 miles).
*3-4.
Fuel tank
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EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM
*4-1.
PCV valve
Inspect every 80000 km (5 0000 miles) or 48 months.
*4-2.
Fuel evaporative emi ssion control system
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INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE
75RM4-01E
#3: Tires/Wheels (including tire rotation) for Mexico models :Inspect every 7500 km (4500 miles) or 6 months.
#4: Wheel bearings for Mexico models :Inspect every 7500 km (4500 miles) or 6 months.
#5: Drive axle boots for Mexico models :Inspect every 7500 km (45 00 miles) or 6 months.
#6: Suspension system for Mexico models :Inspect every 7500 km (4 500 miles) or 6 months.
#7: Steering system for Mexico m odels :Inspect every 7500 km (450 0 miles) or 6 months.
NOTE:
This table shows the service schedule up to 90000 km (54000 miles).
Beyond 90000 km (54000 miles), perform the same serv ices at the same intervals shown in the chart.
*1 Inspect more frequently if the v ehicle is used under dusty conditions.
*2 Check or replace as necessary if you usually drive with high speed or high engine revolutions.
*3 Clean more frequently if the air flow from the air conditioner decreases.Interval: This interval should be judged by odometer reading or months, whichever
comes first. km (x1000) 52.5 60 67.5 75 82.5 90
miles (x1000) 31.5 36 40.5 45 49.5 54 months 42 48 54 60 66 72BRAKE*5-1. Brake discs and pads (front) –I–I–I
Brake drums and shoes (rear)
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*5-2. Brake hoses and pipes –I–––I
5-3.
Brake fluid
Check, *Replacement
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5-4. Brake lever and cable
Check, *Adjustment (1st 15000 km only)
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CHASSIS AND BODY *6-1. Clutch (Cable control type) –I–I–I6-2.
Tires/Wheels (#3)
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*6-3. Wheel bearings (#4) –I–I–I
*6-4.
Drive axle boots (#5)
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*6-5. Suspension system (#6) –I–––I
*6-6.
Steering system (#7)
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*6-7.
Manual transaxle oil Genuine “SUZUKI GEAR OIL 75W”
Inspect every 30000 km (18000 miles) or 24 months.Replace every 60000 km (36000 miles) or 48 months.
Other than “SUZUKI GEAR OIL 75W”
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6-8.
Continuously variable transaxle (CVT)
Fluid level
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*Fluid deterioration check*
2
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*Fluid change
Replace every 75000 km (45000 miles).
6-9. All latches, hinges and locks –I–––I
*6-10.
Air conditioner filter element (if equipped)*
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