tyre SUZUKI JIMNY 2018 User Guide

Transfer lever
(1) Transfer lever
Your vehicle is equipped with the "ALL GRIP PRO" system that consists of a transfer case with a synchronizer (between 2WD-high and 4WD-high positions) and the air locking hubs. With this feature, you can shift the drive mode between 2-wheel drive high range and 4-wheel drive high range by shifting the "2H" or "4H" position. Stop the vehicle or reduce the speed to less than 100 km/h (60 mph) with the front wheels in the straight ahead position. Do not shift the transfer lever without depress­ing the accelerator pedal. Do not activate the cruise control system when shifting the transfer lever.
Free axle mechanism
"FREE"
Fixed axle mechanism
"LOCK"
(1) Air locking hubs (2) Transfer case
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NOTE: The air locking hubs are activated by the vacuum of the engine and changed to shift the front wheel drive. The air lock­ing hubs are not shifted when the engine is stopping. Several seconds are required from the operation of the trans­fer lever to the activation of air locking hubs. When the front tyres receive a big shock during running in 2-whee/ drive position on the road surface of the big irregularity, etc, some noise may occur inside the air locking hubs afterwards. In this situation, stop the vehicle and then shift the trans­fer lever into "4H" position. After that, shift the transfer lever into "2H" position
again.
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NOTE: When you select the "4L" position the ESF'® systems (other than ABS) w/11 be canceled to provide improved vehicle traction, and the ESF'® OFF indicator light, dual sensor brake support OFF indicator light and lane departure warn­ing OFF indicator light will come on. When you select the "4L" position bra­ketraction control can be activated'. Bra­ketraction control brakes the spinning wheel to distribute drive power to the other wheels for increased climbing abil­ity or for better performance on a rolling hill or a slippery surface. If dual sensor brake support OFF indica­tor light and lane departure warning OFF indicator light come on or go off, the inte­nor buzzer beeps. This is not a ma/func­tion.
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Transfer lever operation
NOTICE
Unevenly worn tyres can cause problems in the operation of the transfer lever. Be sure to rotate the tyres according to the maintenance schedule. Refer to "Tyres" and "Maintenance Schedule" in the "INSPECTION AND MAINTE­NANCE" section for proper tyre rotation procedures. If a problem exists during the shift­ing function, all lights of the 4WD indicator will blink continuously and the transfer lever operation will not work. If the shift function does not work after trying the shifting operation several times, it may be the result of a system failure. Have the sys­tem inspected by a SUZUKI dealer.
NOTE: When the temperature of 4-whee/ drive system or the transmission is not warm ':'nder the low temperature, you may feel ,t hard to shift the transfer lever or gear n01se may occur. Unless you can shift the transfer lever drive your vehicle for a while and the/2 shift the transfer lever again.
Operate the transfer lever according to the appropriate procedure described below:
From u2H" position to "4H" position Fr " 11 • • " " • •
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The transfer lever can be shifted when the vehi_c_le is either stopped or moving. Pos1t1on the front wheels straight ahead and shift the transfer lever from "2H" to "4H" or "4H" to "2H". If the vehicle is mov­ing, the speed must be less than 100 km/h (60 mph) during this operation.
A WARNING
Do not shift the transfer lever while the rear tyre is spinning. Your vehicle may move to the unexpected direc­tion. 4-wheel drive system may be also damaged.

Situations where the system may acti­vate by chance Under the following situations, the system may activate. • When there are a lot of lines in the run­ning lane When there is a shadow (for example, the shadow of the guardrail) parallel to the partition line When partition line is in the shadows When partition lines are drawn doubly When there is a liner paint on the road of a construction zone because the previ­ous line has not been erased completely When there is repair marks on the road or a boundary between asphalt and snow When there is tyre marks on snow-cov­ered or wet road When driving in the place without parti­tion lines (such as a tailgate or check­point, or at an intersection, etc.) When driving on the road diverges, merges, etc. When driving on an unpaved or rough road
Vehicle swaying warning
When you are operating at a speed of approximately 60 km/h (37 mph) or over and the vehicle swaying warning judges that your vehicle is unsteadiness by detecting the meandering patterns or lane departure warning is activate_d in a s_hort period of time in a row following warnings will work. The lane departure warning indicator light will blink A message will appear on the informa­tion display The interior buzzer will intermittently beep
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.A. WARNING
The vehicle swaying warning may not be suitable for every situation. Also, the system is not designed t? avoid the unsteadiness of the vehi­cle automatically. Do not rely excessively on the system and always drive in a safe manner. For safety reasons, do not check the operation of the system by yourself.
NOTE: Vehicle swaying warning by the meander­ing pattern of the vehicle in the lane is judged based on the driving data over the past several tens of minutes, so the sys­tem does not activate when right after swaying.
Situations where the system does not activate Under the following situations, the system does not activate. When dual sensor brake support indica­tor light and lane departure warning indi­cator light are initially lighting immediately after the ignition switch is turned to "ON". When the following switches are pushed and the system is turned off: -Lane departure warning OFF switch -ESP® OFF switch When the dual sensor is temporarily stopped or malfunctioning
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Situations where the system does not activate When the high beam assist warning light (orange) comes on by the temporary stop or malfunction of system.
NOTE: When the function of the dual sensor brake support is temporarily stopped, high beam assist will be temporarily stopped. Refer to "Temporary stop or failure of the dual sen­sor'' in this section for details.
When high beam assist warning light (orange) is initially lighting immediately after the ignition switch is turned to "ON".
Under the following situations, high beam may not automatically switched to low beam. When you pass by an oncoming vehicle on a curvy road where the visibility is poor When another vehicle crosses in front of you When the vehicle in front of you glimpses due to continuous curves, medial strip or street trees When the vehicle in front of you approaches towards you from the far lane When the vehicle in front of you is driv­ing without lights
For the following cause, there is case where the switching timing of the high beam and low beam is varied. When the lights of the vehicle in front of you is dark When only one side of the lights of the vehicle in front of you is turned on The directions and movements of the vehicle in front of you When the vehicle in front of you is a motorcycle When driving on the following roads -On sharp curves or extremely rough surfaces -On a steep slope
When your vehicle is weighed down by heavy items in the luggage compartment or rear seat
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Under the following situations, the brightness of the surrounding area can not be detected accurately, and there is a case where the high beam is a nui­sance to pedestrians or the vehicle ahead, or low beam will remain to con­tinue. In these cases, change high beam or low beam manually. When lights are similar to headlights or taillights are around When the vehicle in front of you is driv­ing without lights When the headlights of oncoming vehi­cle are covered in dirt or discolored When the optical axis of the headlight of oncoming vehicle is deviated When the brightness is changed extremely and continuously When driving on an undulated or bumpy road When driving on the road with a lot of curves When there are things that strongly reflect light, such as road signs or mir­rors in front of the vehicle When the rear part of the preceding vehicle strongly reflects light, such as containers When the headlights of your car are damaged or covered in dirt When the vehicle is tilted due to the flat tyres or being towed
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Other than the described above, the dual sensor cannot be detected the vehicle in front of you or light source, and there is a case where high beam assist may not acti­vate properly. Refer to "Situations where the dual sensor may not activate properly" in this section for details.
Under the following situations, switch high beam or low beam manually, When switching back and forth between the high beams (main beams) and low beams frequently When there is a problem using the high beams (main beams) When it is considered disturbing to other drivers or pedestrians
There is a case where high beams (main beams) is switched to low beams by the fog lights of the vehicle in front of you.
Street lights, traffic signals, and illumina­tion of billboards or signs may cause the high beams (main beams) to switch to the low beams, or low beam to remain on.
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Dual sensor brake support OFF switch
You can turn off the dual sensor brake support system. In the following situations, push and hold the dual sensor brake support OFF switch as unexpected dangers may be possible if ii is activated. -When the vehicle is placed upon ates­ter such as when undergoing a vehicle inspection -When the vehicle is put up on a lift, and the tyres are idling -When the vehicle is being towed -When the vehicle is being carried on a car carrier -When the vehicle is being operated on a race track -When there is vinyl curtains or pendu­lous branches in front of the vehicle -When driving in the field covered with grown grass -When using an automatic car washer -When the vehicle is placed upon a car elevator or placed in a mechanical parking lot -With a spare tyre or snow chains equipped -When you have a temporarily repaired flat tyre -When you have an accident or break­down -When the automatic brake system is activated frequently
-When tyres are not inflated to the rec­ommended tyre pressure -With worn tyres equipped -With non-specified sized tyres or wheels equipped -With a modified suspension equipped -When attaching an item which inter-feres with the visibility of the dual sen­sor -When the vehicle is being weighed down by heavy items -When the vehicle is used to tow a trailer
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When raindrop, water or dirt on the wind­shield is not wiped up enough While using the windshield washer When a wiper blade other than SUZUKI genuine parts, including short type wiper
blade is used When the tyres are not inflated to the recommended tyre inflation pressure or when the tyres except the assignment size are equipped,
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When your vehicle is weighed down by heavy items in the luggage compartment or rear seat
When the headlights are covered in dirt, snow, ice or mud When the optical axis of the headlight is deviated When the brightness changes extremely (for example, passing the entrance or exit of tunnel), When the vehicle is swaying on the rough roads (for example, unevenness roads or stone pavement roads) and the visibility of the monocular camera is unstable, There may be a case to display the traf­fic sign irrelevant to the vehicle, the traf­fic sign that is not existed around the vehicle under the following situations. -When the traffic sign is existed on the branched road, the junction or the adjacent lane near the road that the vehicle is moving, -When there are similar things to the color and the object of the traffic sign (for example, the similar traffic sign, the signboard or the structures) -When the vehicle that the decal or sticker like the traffic sign is pasted on is existed in front of your vehicle, or when you overtake such a vehicle, -When the traffic sign is in front of the vehicle on the roundabout,
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NOTE: The traffic sign may be continued to dis­play on the information display under the following situations. Drive safely accord­ing to the actual traffic rules. -When you drive in the area where the different speed limit is established even though there is no speed limit sign, -When you drive in the area where the end of traffic regulation is indicated by the lane on the road even though there is no traffic sign to indicate the end of the traffic regulation,
Situations where the dual sensor can­not be detected accurately by the posi­tions or conditions of the traffic signs The detection of traffic sign may be done with delay or there may be a possibility to occur no detection or inaccurate detection of the traffic sign including the supplemen­tal mark under the following situations. When the traffic sign is dirt and hidden by the leaves of the tree or the vehicle in front of your vehicle and then it is hard to recognize the traffic sign, When the circumstance of the traffic sign is complicated and it is hard to recognize the traffic sign, When the traffic sign is far from the vehi­cle, When the traffic sign is bended or
deformed, When the color of the traffic sign is
faded,
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When your vehicle is weighed down by heavy items in the luggage compartment or rear seat When wheel alignment is deviated When the tyres are not infiated to the recommended tyre pressure or the tyres are worn With snow chains or non-specified sized tyres equipped When you have a temporarily repaired fiat tyre With a modified suspension equipped When passing through the entrance or exit of the tunnel and the brightness is changed extremely When driving without lighting the head­lights at night or in tunnels When driving on the following roads -On sharp curves or extremely rough surfaces -On a steep slope -On seam of the road When vehicle is swaying When the optical axis of the headlight is deviated
With modified headlights and/or front fog lights equipped When the headlights are covered in dirt, snow, ice or mud
When the following types of a vehicle are in front of you, or when the following situa­tions occur, the dual sensor may not detect a vehicle in front of you or may need more time to detect a vehicle. ·
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Vehicles in front of you have small, low, or uneven backs as shown below: -A track without side or back gates, and when mounting no luggage on the cargo bed -A vehicle with luggage protruding out from the back -A specially shaped vehicle such as a car carrier trailer or a motorcycle with side car -A low-slung vehicle When ground clearance of vehicle in front of you is extremely high. When a vehicle is oncoming or retreating vehicle
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When a vehicle facing sideways When a vehicle in front of you without turning on the tail lights at night or in tun­nels When a vehicle in front of you refiects sunlight strongly When there is a wall in front of the parked vehicle When there is another obstacle beside a vehicle
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When only a part of the vehicle in front of you is within the dual sensor detection field When the difference of speed between the vehicle in front of you and your vehi­cle is increased When the distance to the vehicle in front of you is short When the vehicle in front of you is diffi­cult to refiect the laser beam When driving on a curve For a while after escaping from a curve When the vehicle in front of you turns, accelerates or decelerates suddenly When a vehicle in front of you jumps out
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Anti-lock brake system (ABS)
ABS will help you avoid skidding by elec­tronically controlling braking pressure. It will also help you maintain steering control when braking on slippery surfaces or when braking hard. The ABS works automatically, so you do not need any special braking technique. Just push the brake pedal down without pumping. The ABS will operate whenever it senses that the wheels are locking up. You may feel the brake pedal move a little while the ABS is operating.
NOTE: The ABS will not work if vehicle speed is under about 9 km/h (6 mph). ff the ABS system is activated, you may hear a clunking noise and/or feel pulsat­ing in the brake pedal. This is normal and indicates that the brake fluid pres­sure is being controlled properly. You may hear an operation sound when you start the engine or after the vehicle begins to move. This means that the above systems are in the self-check mode. This sound does not indicate a malfunction.
A WARNING
On some types of loose surfaces (such as gravel, snow-covered roads, etc.), the stopping distance required for a vehicle with ABS may be slightly greater than the one required for a comparable vehicle with a conventional brake system. With a conventional brake system, skidding tyres are able to plow the gravel or snow layer, shortening the stopping distance. ABS minimizes this resistance effect. Allow for extra stopping dis­tance when driving on loose sur­faces. On regular paved roads, some driv­ers may be able to obtain slightly shorter stopping distances with conventional brake systems than with ABS. In both of the above conditions, ABS will still offer the advantage of helping you maintain directional control. However, remember that ABS will not compensate for bad road or weather conditions or poor driver judgment. Use good judg­ment and do not drive too fast.
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A WARNING
If the ABS warning light (1) on the instrument cluster comes on and stays on while driving, there may be a problem with the ABS system. Ask a SUZUKI dealer to inspect the ABS system immediately. If the ABS system becomes inoperative, the brake system will function as an ordinary brake system that has no ABS. If the ABS warning light (1) and the brake system warning light (2) on the instrument cluster simultane­ously stay on or come on while driving, both anti-lock function and rear brake force control function (proportioning valve function) of the ABS system may have failed. If so, the rear wheels may easily skid or the vehicle can even spin in the worst case when braking on a slip­pery road or when hard braking even on a dry paved road. Ask a SUZUKI dealer to inspect the ABS system immediately. Drive care­fully, avoiding hard braking as much as possible.
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How ABS works
A computer continuously monitors wheel speed. The computer compares the changes in wheel speed when braking. If the wheels slow suddenly. indicating a skidding situation, the computer will change braking pressure several times each second to prevent the wheels from locking. When you start your vehicle or when you accelerate after a hard stop. you may hear a momentary motor or clicking noise as the system resets or checks itself.
A WARNING
The ABS may not work properly if tyres or wheels other than those specified in the owner's manual are used. This is because the ABS works by comparing changes in wheel speed. When replacing tyres or wheels, use only the size and type specified in this owner's manual.
Electronic stability program
(ESP®)
ESP® is a registered trademark of Daimler
AG.
The Electronic Stability Program (ESP®) helps to control the vehicle during corner­ing if front wheels or rear wheels skid. It also assists you in maintaining traction while accelerating on loose or slippery road surfaces. It does this by regulating the engine's output, and by_ . selective!¥ applying the brakes. In add1t1on, ESP helps to avoid skidding by controlling brak­ing pressure.
A WARNING
The ESP® cannot enhance the vehi­cle's driving stability in all situations and does not control your vehicle's entire braking system. The ESP® can­not prevent accidents, including those resulting from excessive speed in turns, or hydroplaning. Only safe and attentive drive can prevent acci­dents. The capabilities of an ESP®­
equipped vehicle must never be used as a substitute for careful driving.

The ESP® has the following three sys­tems:
Stability control system
The vehicle stability control system helps provide integrated control of systems such as anti-lock brakes, traction control, engine control, etc. This system automatically controls the brakes and engine to help pre­vent the vehicle from skidding when cor­nering on a slippery road surface or when turning the steering wheel abruptly.
Traction control system
The traction control system automatically helps prevent the spinning of wheels when the vehicle is started or accelerated on slippery road surfaces. The system oper­ates only if it senses that some of the wheels are spinning or beginning to lose traction. When this happens, the system operates the front or rear brakes and reduces engine power to l1m1t wheel spin.
NOTE: You may hear an operation sound when you start the engine or after the vehicle begins to move. This means that the above systems are in the self-check mode. This sound does not indicate a malfunc­tion.
Anti-lock brake system (ABS)
ABS will help you avoid skidding by elec­tronically controlling braking pressure. It will also help you maintain steering control when braking on slippery surfaces or when braking hard. The ABS works automati­cally, so you do not have to use any spe­cial braking technique. Just push the brak_e pedal down without pumping. The ABS will operate whenever it senses that wheels are locking up. You may feel the brake pedal pulsate while the ABS is operating. (For more information on ABS, see "Brak­ing" in this section.)
NOTE: The ABS will not work if vehicle speed is under about 9 km/h (6 mph).
A WARNING
The ESP® may not work properly if tyres or wheels other than those specified in the owner's manual are used. When replacing tyres or wheels, use only the size and type specified in this owner's manual. • The ESP® may not work properly if ·tyres are not inflated to the recom­
mended ~re pressure. The ESP" may not work properly if tyres are fitted with snow chains. (Continued)
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(Continued) • The ESP® may not work properly if the tyres are excessively worn. Replace tyres when the tread wear indicators in the grooves appear on the tread surface. • The ESP® is not a substitute for winter tyres or snow chains on a snowMcovered road.
A WARNING
• The ESP® may not work properly if engine related parts such as the muffler are not equivalent to stan­dard equipment or are extremely deteriorated. Do not modify the vehicle's sus­pension since the ESP® may not work properly.
NOTE: • If the Espi!) system is activated, you may hear a clunking noise and/or feel pulsat­ing in the brake pedal. This is. normal and indicates that the brake flwd pres­sure is being controlled properly. You may hear an operation sound when you start the engine or after the vehicle begins to move. This means that the above systems are in the self-check mode. This sound does not indicate a malfunction.
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