timing SUZUKI GRAND VITARA 2018 Owners Manual

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• When you reconnect the negative (–)
terminal to the battery, the value of driv-
ing 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 indicator selector knob (2) for
about 2 seconds when the display indi-
cates an average speed. The display
shows “---” and then indicates a new aver-
age speed after driving for a short time.
NOTE:
When you reconnect the negative (–) ter-
minal to the battery, the value of average
speed will be shown after driving for a
period of time.Oil life (for diesel engine models)
The display indicates the remaining dis-
tance until the timing calculated for the
next engine oil and oil filter change. When
the remaining distance becomes 0 km, the
oil change request light in the instrument
cluster also starts blinking to alert that you
should change the engine oil and oil filter
immediately.
If you selected oil life the last time you
drove the vehicle, the display indicates “---”
for a few seconds and then indicates the
current distance until the next engine oil
change is due, when the ignition switch is
turned to “ON” position or the engine
switch is pressed to change the ignition
mode to “ON”.
Whenever the engine oil and oil filter are
changed, the oil life monitoring must be
reset in order to monitor the next oil and oil
filter change timing properly. To reset the
indicator, consult your SUZUKI dealer.
When the oil life monitoring is reset, the oil
life monitoring indicates 30000 km. If the
oil change request light was blinking, it will
go out.
NOTICE
Change the engine oil and oil filter
immediately when the remaining dis-
tance of the oil life monitoring indica-
tion becomes close to 0 km. If you
keep operating the engine with 0 km
indication of oil life monitoring,
severe engine damage can result.

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Oil change request light(if equipped)
79JM007
Your vehicle has the oil life monitoring sys-
tem and related oil change request light
that alerts you to change the engine oil and
oil filter.
When this light comes on or blinks, change
engine oil and oil filter immediately.
For details on how to change the engine oil
and oil filter, refer to “Changing engine oil
and filter” in “INSPECTION AND MAINTE-
NANCE” section.
Gasoline engine model and diesel engine
model have different lighting methods for
oil change request light. Check an appro-
priate method from the following descrip-
tions, according to your vehicle model.
(For gasoline engine model)
This light comes on for several seconds
when the ignition switch is turned to “ON”
position or the engine switch is pressed to
change the ignition mode to “ON” so you
can check that light is working.If either of odometer reading or time is
reached to the value which is set by the
system, this light blinks when the ignition
switch or engine switch is in “ON” position.
In addition, the message is shown on the
information display to tell you it is neces-
sary to change the engine oil and oil filter.
When the engine oil and oil filter are
changed, and the oil life monitoring system
is reset, this light will go out.
Whenever the engine oil and oil filter are
changed, the light must be reset to monitor
the next oil change timing properly. The
light will go out after the reset. For the
resetting procedure, refer to “Information
display” in this section.
NOTE:
This light is used to facilitate the oil and oil
filter change according to the maintenance
schedule.(For diesel engine model)
This light comes on for several seconds
when the ignition switch is turned to “ON”
position or the engine switch is pressed to
change the ignition mode to “ON” so you
can check that light is working.
If this light blinks when the engine is run-
ning, you should change the engine oil and
oil filter immediately since the monitoring sys-
tem has calculated that oil life has been
diminished by a deterioration of engine oil.
When the engine oil and oil filter are
changed, and the oil life monitoring system
is reset, this light will go out.
NOTICE
Severe engine damage will result, if
you keep operating the engine after
this light comes on.
Change the engine oil and oil filter
immediately when the light blinks.

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Whenever the engine oil and oil filter are
changed, the light must be reset to monitor
the next oil change timing properly. To
reset the light, consult your SUZUKI
dealer.
NOTE:
• Note that engine oil degrades faster
under the following conditions:
– Mainly urban use of the vehicle,
requiring more frequent regeneration
of the DPF
®;
– Use of the vehicle for short drives, in
which the engine does not have time
to reach its regular operating tem-
perature;
– Repeated interruptions to the regen-
eration process signaled by the DPF
®
warning light coming on.
• Since special procedures and tools are
required, ask your authorized SUZUKI
dealer to reset the oil life monitoring sys-
tem for diesel engine.
Glow plug indicator light (for diesel engine model)
60A543
If the coolant temperature is cool enough,
this light comes on when the ignition
switch is turned to “ON” position or the
engine switch is pressed to change the
ignition mode to “ON” and goes out when
the glow plug is heated enough for engine
starting.
Fuel filter warning light (for diesel engine model)
60A541
When the ignition switch is turned to “ON”
position or the engine switch is pressed to
change the ignition mode to “ON”, this light
comes on for several seconds so you can
check that the light is working.
If the light comes on when driving, it is pos-
sible that water may be in the fuel filter.
Drain water as soon as possible. Have
your vehicle inspected by an authorized
SUZUKI dealer.
NOTICE
Severe engine damage will result, if
you keep operating the engine after
this light blinks.
Change the engine oil and oil filter
immediately when the light blinks.

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Frontal collision warning
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If your vehicle gets too close to the vehicle
ahead as described below, the interior
buzzer sounds, the indicator (1) appears
on the information display at the same
time, to promote deceleration.
• The vehicle ahead of you slows down
abruptly.
• Another vehicle cuts in front of you.
Depress the brake pedal, and keep an
appropriate distance from the vehicle
ahead. The buzzer timing of frontal colli-
sion warning varies depending on the vehi-
cle speed and a following distance
between your vehicle and the vehicle
ahead.
There are different frontal collision warning
operations in adaptive cruise control sys-
tem and radar brake support system.
Therefore, the interior buzzer in adaptive
cruise control system sounds a little earlier
than the buzzer in radar brake support sys-
tem. For details of frontal collision warning
in radar brake support system, refer to“Radar brake support system (if equipped)”
in this section.
Handling the radar sensor
For details on radar sensor, refer to “Radar
brake support system” in this section.
(1)
WA R N I N G
• Do not use the adaptive cruise con-
trol system in a heavy traffic area
where the frontal collision warning
frequently activates.
• Even if the distance between your
vehicle and the vehicle ahead is
short, frontal collision warning may
not alert you under the following
circumstances:
– The vehicle ahead of you is going
at almost the same speed as, or
faster than your vehicle.
– When the vehicle ahead of you is
going away from your vehicle.
– Right after setting up to the
desired speed.
– While depressing the accelerator
pedal or right after releasing the
pedal.
– While decelerating by depressing
the brake pedal.

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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.
EXAMPLE
EXAMPLE(1) (2)
(3)
(4)

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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.
(1) (2)
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
within the radar sensor range.

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How to understand each table
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(1) Model of vehicle
(2) Maintenance item
(3) Driving condition
Necessary maintenance operation and timing will vary depending on your driving condition.
Some items have two different conditions of “Normal” and “Severe”, which are defined as follows.
“Normal”: If driving is usually done under normal driving condition
“Severe”: If driving is usually done under severe driving condition
For details of each condition, refer to “Maintenance recommended under severe driving condition” in this section.
If this part is blank, there is no classification in driving conditions.
Forgasoline engine models
Select maintenance timing by mileage (odometer reading) or
whichever comes first.
km (×1000)20406080120miles (×1000)12.52537.55075months1224364872Engine and powertrainEngine accessory drive belt Adjustment, Replacement NormalR ISevereIRValve clearanceI
Exhaust system (except catalyst)I
Drive axle boots/Propeller shafts (4WD)I
Manual transaxle oil Genuine
“SUZUKI GEAR OIL 75W-80”NormalI
SevereIROther than
“SUZUKI GEAR OIL 75W-80”NormalRSevereRl a m r o N ) D W 4 ( l i o r e f s n a r TISevereIR
(2)(3) (4) (5)
(1)
(6)
EXAMPLE

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EU countries (except for Russia)
Recommended maintenance items by an authorized SUZUKI dealer or a qualified service technician
For gasoline engine models
Select maintenance timing by mileage (odometer reading) or months, which-
ever comes first.
km (×1000)20406080120160miles (×1000)12.52537.55075100months122436487296Engine and powertrain
Engine accessory drive belt Adjustment, Replacement NormalIRSevereIR
Valve clearanceI
Exhaust system (except catalyst)I
Drive axle boots / Propeller shafts (4WD)I
Manual transaxle oil Genuine
“SUZUKI GEAR OIL 75W-80”NormalIR
SevereIR
Other than
“SUZUKI GEAR OIL 75W-80”NormalRSevereR
Transfer oil (4WD) NormalIRSevereIR
Rear differential oil (4WD) NormalIRSevereIR
Fuel and emission control system
Fuel linesI
Fuel tankI
PCV valveI
Fuel evaporative emission control systemI

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NOTE:
*1:Clean more frequently if the air flow from the air conditioner decreases.
For gasoline engine models
Select maintenance timing by mileage (odometer reading) or months,
whichever comes first.
km (×1000)204060miles (×1000)12.52537.5months122436Brake
Brake discs and padsI
Brake hoses and pipesI
Brake fluid ReplacementR
Brake lever and cable Adjustment (1st 20000 km only)I
Chassis, body and others
Clutch (Pedal and fluid level)I
Wheel bearingsSevere onlyI
Suspension systemI
Steering systemI
Air conditioner filter element
(if equipped)
*1Inspection First time only NormalI
Second time and after NormalI
Replacement NormalR
Inspection or replacement
SevereIR
WA R N I N G
The shock absorbers are filled with high pressure gas. Never attempt to disassemble them or throw them into a fire. Avoid
storing them near a heater or heating device. When scrapping the absorber, the gas must be released from the absorber
safely. Ask your dealer for assistance.

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Items other than recommended maintenance by an authorized SUZUKI dealer or a qualified service technician
#1:For further details, refer to “Engine oil and filter” in this section.
#2:Perform the engine coolant level check under the daily inspection in “OPERATING YOUR VEHICLE” section.
If you use the engine coolant other than “SUZUKI LLC (Blue)” for replacement, follow the schedule of “SUZUKI LLC: Standard (Green)”.
NOTE:
*1: Refer to “Oil change request light (if equipped)” in “BEFORE DRIVING” section.
For gasoline engine models
Select maintenance timing by mileage (odometer reading) or months,
whichever comes first.
km (×1000)7.51015204080160miles (×1000)4.6876.259.37512.52550100months612364896Engine and powertrain
Engine accessory
drive beltTension check NormalISevereI
Engine oil and engine
oil filter
*1ACEA Standards or
SUZUKI GENUINE OIL (#1)NormalRSevereR
Other than ACEA Standards or SUZUKI
GENUINE OIL (#1)NormalRSevereR
Engine coolant“SUZUKI LLC:
Super (Blue)” (#2) First time only R
Second time and afterR
“SUZUKI LLC: Standard (Green)”R