change SUZUKI ALTO 2020 Owners Manual

359K,76G,844-74EFOREWORDThis manual is an essential part of yourvehicle and should be kept with the vehicle
at all times. Please read this manualcarefully and review it from time to time. Itcontains important information on
maintenance. It is especially important thatthis manual remain with the vehicle at thetime of resale. The next owner will need thisinformation also.
You are invited to avail the three freeinspection services as described in this
manual. Three free inspection coupons areattached to this manual. Please show thismanual to your dealer when you take your
vehicle for any Service.
To prolong the life of your vehicle andreduce mainte nance costs, the periodic
maintenance must be carried out according to the "PERIODIC MAINTENANCESCHEDULE" described in "INSPECTION
AND MAINTENANCE" section of thismanual. Periodic maintenance is essentialfor preventing trouble and accidents toensure your satisfaction and safety.
Daily Inspection and Care as per "DAILYINSPECTION CHECKLIST" described in the
"INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE"section of this Manual is essential forprolonging the operating life of the vehicleand for safe driving.
All information in this manual is
based on the latest product
information available at the time of
publication. Due to improvements or
other changes, there may be
discrepancies between information
in this manual and your vehicle.
MARUTI SUZUKI reserves the right
to make changes at any time
without notice.
This vehicle may not comply with
standards or regulations of other
countries. Before attempting to
register this vehicle in any other
country, check all applicable
regulations and make any
necessary modifications.
IMPORTANTWARNING/CAUTION/NOTEPlease read this manual and follow its
instructions carefully. To emphasise specialinformation, the words WARNING,CAUTION, and NOTE have specialmeanings. Information following these signal
words should be carefully reviewed.The personal safety of the driver,
passengers, or bystanders may be
involved. Disregarding this information
could result in their injury or death.
These instructions point out special
service procedures or precautions
that must be followed to avoid
damaging the vehicle.
CAUTION
MARUTI SUZUKI INDIA LIMITED believes in conservation and protection of Earth's
natural resources.
To that end, we encourage every vehicleowner to recycle, trade in, or properlydispose of, as appropriate, used motor oil,coolant, and other fluids; batteries; andtyres.MARUTI SUZUKI INDIA LIMITED
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WARRANTY POLICYMaruti Suzuki India Limited (hereinafter called “Maruti Suzuki”)\
,
warrants that each new Maruti Suzuki vehicle distributed in India
by Maruti Suzuki and sold by an authorised Maruti Suzuki dealer
will be free, under normal use and service, from any defects in
material and workmanship at the time of manufacture SUBJECT
TO THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS:
(1) Qualification:To qualify for this warranty:
(a) The Maruti Suzuki vehicle must be delivered by Maruti Suzuki authorised dealer and set-up, serviced by Maruti
Suzuki authorised dealer/service station.
(b) The warranty registration card in respect of each vehicle must be completed by the dealer at the time of delivery
of the vehicle and dealer should retain the same.
(2) Term: The term of the warranty shall be twenty four (24) monthsor 40,000 kilometers (whichever occurs first) from the date
of delivery to the first owner.
(3) Maruti Suzuki Warranty Obligation: If any defect(s) should be found in a Maruti Suzuki vehiclewithin the term stipulated above, Maruti Suzuki only obligation
is to repair or replace at its sole discretion any part shown
to be defective, with a new part or the equivalent at no cost
to the owner for parts or labour, when Maruti Suzuki
acknowledges that such a defect is attributable to faulty material
or workmanship at the time of manufacture. The owner is
responsible for any repair or replacements which are not covered by this warranty.
(4) Limitation:
This warranty shall not apply to:
(a) normal maintenance service required other than the three free services, including without limitation, oil and fluid
changes, headlight aiming, fastener retightening, wheel
balancing, wheel alignment and tyre rotation, cleaning of
injectors, adjustments of carburettor, ignition timing, clutch
and valve clearance.
(b) the replacement of normal wear parts including without limitation, bulbs, battery, tyres and tubes, spark plugs, belts,
hoses, filters, wiper blades, brushes, contact points, fuses,
clutch disc, brake shoes, brake pads, cable and all rubber
parts (except oil seal and glass run).
(c) any vehicle which has been used for competition or racing.
(d) any repairs or replacement required as a result of accidents or collision.
(e) any defects caused by misuse, negligence, abnormal use or insufficient care.
(f) any vehicle which has been modified or altered, including without limitation, the installation of performance
accessories.
(g) any vehicle on which parts or accessories not approved by Maruti Suzuki have been used.
(h) any vehicle which has not been operated in accordance
with the operating instructions in the Maruti Suzuki Owner’s
Manual.
(i) any vehicle which has not received, during the warranty term, the service inspections prescribed in the Maruti
Suzuki Owner’s Manual.
(j) any vehicle which has been assembled, disassembled,
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adjusted or repaired by other than an Maruti Suzuki
authorised dealer/service station.
(k) any vehicle which has been used for purposes other than what it was designed for.
(l) any damage or deterioration caused by industrial pollution and bird droppings.
(m) insignificant defects which do not affect the function of the vehicle including without limitation, sound, vibration and fluid
seep.
(n) any natural wear and tear including without limitation, aging etc.
(o) Installation and usage of Domestic LPG Gas/LPG cylinder.
For Maruti Suzuki Air-Conditioned Vehicles (p) V-belts, hoses and gas leaks.
(5) Extent of Warranty: This warranty is the entire written warranty given by MarutiSuzuki for Maruti Suzuki vehicles and no dealer or its or his
agent or employee is authorised to extend or enlarge this
warranty and no dealer or its or his agent or employee is
authorised to make any oral warranty on Maruti Suzuki behalf.
Maruti Suzuki reserves the right to add any improvements or change the design of any model at any time with no obligation
to make the same changes on units previously sold.
(6) Warranty Service: To obtain warranty service, the complete vehicle must bepresented at the owner’s expenses to any authorised Maruti
Suzuki dealer. (7) Owner’s Warranty Responsibilities:
It is responsibility of each owner to:
(a) make certain that the warranty registration/PDI card wascompleted at the time of delivery of the vehicle;
(b) have performed, at his own expenses, by an Maruti Suzuki authorised dealer/service station all the service inspections
specified in the Maruti Suzuki “Owner’s Manual and Service
Booklet” and maintain adequate proof that such service
inspections have been performed.
(c) make certain that the Maruti Suzuki authorised dealer/ servise station performing the service inspection has
certified the work on the “Maintenance Service Record”
page in the “Owner’s Manual and Service Booklet” and
(d) present the Maruti Suzuki “Owner’s Manual and Service Booklet” to the authorised Maruti Suzuki dealer whenever
requesting service inspections or warranty service.
If the “Owner’s Manual and Service Booklet” should be lost or
destroyed the owner should consult the authorised Maruti Suzuki
dealer from whom the vehicle was purchased for instructions
concerning replacement of the “Owner’s Manual and Service
Booklet”.
(8) Disclaimer of Consequential Damage: Maruti Suzuki assumes no responsibility for loss of vehicle, loss
of time, inconvenience or any other indirect incidental or
consequential damage resulting from the vehicle not being
available to the owner because of any defect covered by this
warranty.
(9) Change of Owner Even if ownership of the vehicle changes, the remaining
warranty period is effective for the new owner.
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Maruti Suzuki offers the Emission Warranty on all Maruti Suzuki vehicles\
(apart from the Regular warranty and will run parallelto the regular product warranty) only in four metropolitan cities (New Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai) with effect from
July 1st, 2001.
Terms:
The Emission Warranty will be applicable for 80,000 kms or 3 years (Which ever comes earlier) from the date of delivery to
the first owner. The remaining warranty terms will be valid in case of a\
ny change in ownership provided the production of all
valid document.
Conditions:1. Under Emission Warranty, Warranty claims will be admitted for a prima fa\
cie examination, in case vehicle fails to meet to the Emission Standard as specified in sub rule (2) of rule no. 115 of Cent\
ral Motor Vehicles Rules (CMVR), 1989.
2. The warranty claims will only be accepted after examination carried out \
by Maruti Suzuki or it's dealer which leads to firm c onclusions
that the
a) Original settings have not been tempered in any case.
b) Part (as given in Annexure-A) has a manufacturing defect.
c) Vehicle is unable to meet the Emission Standards (as given in 1.), ins\
pite of the vehicle having been maintained and used in accordance with the instructions as specified in Owner's Manual and S\
ervice Booklet and the used fuel and different oils
(Engine oil, Transmission oil, Brake oil etc.) are also as per specifi\
cation.
3. The method of examination for deciding the warranty of the parts will be\
at the sole discretion of Maruti Suzuki and it's dea ler
and results of the examination will be final and binding. If after exami\
nation, the warrantable condition is not established, M aruti
Suzuki and it's dealer has the right to charge all, or part of the cost \
of such examination.
4. Under Emission Warranty, the parts (as given in Annexure-A) will be ch\
anged free of cost, but the consumables will be charged as per actual.
5. If the part covered under Emission Warranty or the associated parts, are\
not independently replaceable, on account of these b eing
integral parts a complete assembly, Maruti Suzuki and it's dealer will h\
ave the sole discretion to replace entire assembly or b y
using some of the parts of the system through suitable repair or modific\
ations.
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6. Any consequential repairs or replacement of parts which may be found nec\
essary to establish compliance of Emission Warranty,will not be considered under warranty, unless the same is under product \
warranty. The consumable will be charged as per actual
under such repair or replacement.
7. Maruti Suzuki will not be responsible for the cost of transportation of \
the vehicle to the nearest Maruti Suzuki dealer works hop
or any loss due to non-availability of the vehicle during the period of \
lodging of a warranty claim and examination and/or repa ir
by Maruti Suzuki dealer.
8. Maruti Suzuki will not be responsible for any penalty that may be charge\
d by statutory authorities on account of failure to c omply
with the EMISSION STANDARDS.
9. Emission Warranty will not be affected on the change of owner, provided \
all the documents are available.
10. All maintenance actions (as specified in the Owner's Manual and Service\
Booklet) need to be followed and recorded in the man ual
for emission warranty.
11. The customer needs to produce the PUC (Pollution Under Control) certif\
icate valid for the period preceding the test during w hich
the failure is discovered. The receipts (for the maintenance of the veh\
icle as per specification in Owner's Manual and Service
Booklet from the date of original purchase of the vehicle) will also be\
required.Condition Under which the Emission Warranty is not APPLICABLE
1. In the absence of valid PUC certificate.
2. Vehicle not serviced from Maruti Suzuki authorised workshop as per the s\
chedule specified in the Owner's Manual.
3. Vehicle subjected to abnormal use (accident, motor race, rallies or for\
the purpose of establishing the records etc.)
4. Use of non MGP (Maruti Genuine Part).
5. Vehicle tempered in an unauthorised manner.
6. Tampering with odometer so that the actual kilometer reading can not be \
read.
7. Use of adulterated fuel and/or unspecified oils (Engine oil, Transmissi\
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STEERING COLUMN CONTROLSWINDSCREEN WIPER AND
WASHER LEVER
Windscreen Wipers
To turn the windscreen wipers on, move the
lever down to one of the three operating
positions. In the “INT” position, (if equipped)
the wipers operate intermittently. The “INT”
position is very convenient for driving in mist
or light rain. In the “LO” position the wipers
operate at a steady low speed. In the “HI”
position, the wipers operate at a steady high
speed. To turn off the wipers, move the
lever back to the “OFF” position.
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HAZARD WARNING SWITCHPush in the marked part of the hazard
warning switch to activate the hazard
warning lights. All four turn signal lights and
both turn signal indicators will flash
simultaneously. To turn off the lights, push
the switch once again.
Use the hazard warning lights to warn other
traffic during emergency parking or when
your vehicle could otherwise become a
traffic hazard.
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ALTO K10 TYPE-2Lane Change Signal
Some times, such as when changing lanes,
the steering wheel is not turned far enough
to cancel the turn signal. For convenience,
you can flash the turn signal by moving the
lever part way and holding it there. The
lever will return to its normal position when
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Quick Heating (Using recirculated air)
The lever/knob settings are the same as for
normal heating except you move the air
intake lever to “RECIRCULATED AIR”. If
you use this heating method for an
extended period of time, the air in the
vehicle can become contaminated and the
windows can become misty. Therefore, use
this method only for quick heating and
change to the normal heating method as
soon as possible.
Cool Face/Warm Feet
Move the function lever/knob to “BI-LEVEL”
and the air intake lever to “FRESH AIR”,
the temperature control lever/knob to the
desired temperature position, and the fan
switch to the desired fan speed position.
Unless the temperature control lever is in
the fully “COOL” position or fully “HOT”
position, the air that comes out of the center
and side outlets will be cooler than the air
that comes out of the floor outlets.
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Defrosting
Move the function lever/knob to “DEFROST”
and the air intake lever to “FRESH AIR”,
the temperature control lever/knob to the
desired temperature position, and the fan
switch to “HIGH” Moving the temperature
control lever/knob to a higher temperature
position increases defrosting efficiency.
When the windscreen has become clear,
move the fan switch to the desired fan
speed position.
AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM
(if equipped)If your vehicle is equipped with air
conditioner, it has an A/C button located on
the heater control panel. The air conditioning
system can be used to provide cooling and
dehumidifying, as described below. To turn
on the air conditioning system, push in the
A/C button and move the fan switch to a
position other than “OFF”. An indicator light
will come on when the air conditioning
system is on. To turn off the air conditioning
system, push the A/C button again.
During operation of the air conditioner, you
may notice slight changes in engine speed.
These changes are normal, the system is
designed so that the compressor turns on
or off to maintain the desired temperature.
Less operation of the compressor results in
better fuel economy.
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SYSTEM OPERATING INSTRUCTIONSNormal Cooling (using outside air)
Push in the A/C button, move the function
lever/knob to "VENTILATION", the air
intake lever to “FRESH AIR”, the
temperature control lever/knob to the
“COOL” position, and the fan switch to the
desired fan speed position. Moving the fan
switch to a higher fan speed position
increases cooling efficiency.
If the ambient temperature is high enough
to cause insufficient cooling, use the "Quick
Cooling" as following.
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FUEL FILLER CAP
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The fuel filler cap is located on the left rear
side of the vehicle. The fuel filler lid can be
unlocked by pulling up the opener lever (if
equipped) located on the outboard side of
the driver’s seat and locked by simply
closing the lid.
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Your vehicle is equipped with a manual
transmission. The gear change pattern for
manual transmission is shown in the
illustration. For details on how to use the
transmission, refer to USING THE
TRANSMISSION in the OPERATING YOUR
VEHICLE section.
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Remove the fuel filler cap slowly. The
fuel may be under pressure and may
spray out, causing injury.Petrol is extremely flammable. Do not
smoke when refuelling, and make
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The jack should be used only to
change wheels. It is important to read
the jacking instructions in the
EMERGENCY SERVICE section of this
manual before attempting to use the
jack.
After using the jack crank and wheel
wrench, be sure to stow them
securely or they can cause injury if an
accident occurs.
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