diff SUZUKI JIMNY 2021 Owner's Manual

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Traffic sign recognition
(if equipped)
When the vehicle with the dual sensor passes the traffic sign, the traffic sign is shown on the information display on the cluster meter in order to notify the driver. This system may not work properly outside Europe.
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A WARNING
The function of the traffic sign recog­nition has limits and may not func­tion properly depending on the driving conditions of circumstances. Do not rely excessively on this func­tion and always drive in a safe man~ ner.
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NOTE: The traffic sign may be shown with delay on the information display depending on the circumstances and conditions of the vehicle The number of the traffic sign for this function shows up to three signs on the information display The traffic signs are disappeared on the information display under the following situations -When the vehicle was run in constant distance after showing the traffic signs on the information display (except for regulation end sign}, -When a period of time passed after the traffic signs on the information dis­play (only for regulation end sign), -When turning right or left with the turn signal lights blinked, -For manual transmission vehicle, the gearshift lever is in "R" position, for automatic transmission vehicle, the gearshift lever is in "P" or "R" position (except for speed limit sign). To change the traffic sign recognition setting, select "Sign recog." in "Setting mode" on the information display. Then, select "ON" or "OFF"
When the ignition switch was turned "OFF" with the speed limit sign shown on the information display and then the igni­tion switch is fumed "ON" again, the information display shows the same speed limit sign the last time the ignition switch was fumed "OFF" When you drive in the area where unit of velocity is changed, the traffic signs may not be appeared or the different traffic signs may be appeared on the informa­tion display after passing the actual traf­fic signs. This is not a malfunction. The display will be resumed after driving for a while. The speed limit sign on the information display that is higher or lower than the actual limited speed sign may be dis­played for the speed limit sign

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Types of recognized traffic signs
Information Type of the traffic sign message
[l[I Speed limit begins/ends
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No overtaking begins/ends
Speed limit with supplemental mark (Displayed simultaneously with speed limit)
Supplemental mark exists
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(Display example)
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All canceled (All restrictions canceled. Returns to default road regu-lation.)
NOTE: The above traffic signs are representative examples. The traffic signs may be different in every country.
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Situations where the dual sensor may not activate properly There may be high possibility not to detect the traffic signs by the dual sensor under the following situations. Also the function of the dual sensor may be stopped tempo­rarily. When the situations are improved, the temporary stop of the function will be canceled. When there is bad weather such as heavy rain, fog or a blizzard When the dual sensor is hit by a bright light such as sunlight or the headlight of oncoming vehicle When there is a sight of similar tone and color such as a snowscape When the vehicle runs on the road which became bright by the reflected light, When there are no lights or lamps as street lamps, etc around in the dark Front visibility is poor due to that there is water vapor, sand or smoke or when the vehicle in front of you is surrounded by exhaust gas, water or snow When you drive in the dawn, the dusk and the night or when you drive in a dark place as an indoor parking lot When the vehicle direction to go ahead or the vehicle position was largely changed (for example, the lane change, left turn, or right turn), When the windshield is covered in fog, snow, ice or dirt

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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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A WARNING
Even when the detection conditions are satisfied, not all pedestrians may be detected by the dual sensor. In the following situations, there may be a high possibility of undetectable or delay of detection. Always drive in a safe manner. • A person who walks in a group • A person who walks beside a wall or another obstacle A person who has an umbrella up A person whose color is similar to the background and who is blended into the scenery • A person who has a big luggage • A person who walks with a stoop or who crouches. • A person who is lying down • A person who is in a dark place • A person who jumps out in front of you • A person at night
NOTE: As the function of the dual sensor brake support is different depending on some destinations or areas, there are type of vehicles with the function not to detect the pedestrians.
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Situations where the dual sensor may not activate properly In the following situations, there may be a high possibility that the dual sensor cannot detect a vehicle, a pedestrian, an object of the high beam assist (such as the lights of the vehicle in front of you and street lamps, etc.), partition lines or traffic sign. Also the function of the dual sensor may be stopped temporarily. When the situations are improved, the temporary stop of the function will be canceled.
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When there is bad weather such as heavy rain, fog or a blizzard When the dual sensor is hit by a bright light such as sunlight or the headlight of oncoming vehicle When there is a sight of similar tone and color such as a snowscape When there is a dark place and no land­mark around When front visibility is poor due to that there is water vapor, sand or smoke or when the vehicle in front of you is sur­rounded by exhaust gas, water or snow
• When your vehicle gets close to an object in a dark place such as at dusk, at dawn or an indoor parking lot When the windshield is covered in fog, snow, ice or dirt • 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 lens of dual sensor is dirty or dam­
aged
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When the vision of the dual sensor is obstructed with the followings: -A sticker or film on the windshield -An accessory on the windshield -A crack or scratch of the windshield -A long object such as a roof carrier or ski board on the roof

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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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• When you change the lane and approach the leading vehicle
When the following types of partition lines are in front of you, or when the following situations occur, the dual sensor may not detect the lines or may need more time to detect the lines. • The narrow lane width • When the lane is difficult to detect -No partition lines, or faded lines -The color of partition lines is similar to the road -The width of partition lines is narrow -The partition lines has blurred -There are road studs or stones -The partition lines can not be seen, or difficult to see due to sand, etc. -Driving on a road that is wet due to rain, after the rain, puddles, etc. -The partition lines drew on a curb -Driving on a road that is bright due to reflected light, etc. When the distance to the vehicle in front of you is short Immediately after the lane change, or immediately after passing through the intersection.
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A WARNING
(Continued) After you release your foot from the brake pedal, accelerate the vehicle to move up immediately. If you release your foot from the brake pedal over 2 seconds, the hill hold control system will be canceled. If so, the vehicle may roll downward, which can result in an accident depending on the degree of slope. And, the engine may stall and the power assist for the steering and brakes will not work so steering and braking will be much harder than usual which can result in an accident or vehicle damage. If you drive on the steep slope, the gravel, the sclnow-covered road, or the muddy r I'd and the hill hold control system is activated, there may be a possibility that the wheels will be locked and then the vehicle may lose the control.
The hill hold control system activates for a maximum of about 2 seconds if your foot is moved from the brake pedal when the fol­lowing conditions are all met.
1) The gearshift lever is in a forward gear or reverse gear. 2) The parking brake is released. 3) The vehicle is on an upward incline.
NOTE: When the hill hold control system is acti­vated, the following conditions may be found, but this is not a malfunction. You may hear a sound from the engine room. As brake pedal becomes heavy, it may be difficult for you to depress it.
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HILL HOLD DISABLE
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If the message shown in the above illustra­tion appears on the information display, master warning indicator light blinks and the interior buzzer beeps, there may be a problem with the hill descent control sys­tem and the hill hold control system. Have your vehicle inspected by a SUZUKI dealer.
NOTE: The hill hold control system will not acti­vate while this message is displayed.
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How to turn off Hill hold control system When driving on a steep slope, or a slip­pery road (icy, snow-covered, muddy, etc), it is possible to deactivate the hill hold con­trol system.
To deactivate the hill hold control system: 1) Make sure that the gear shift lever is in "N" (Neutral) position for manual trans­mission vehicles and automatic trans­mission vehicles. 2) Shift the transfer lever from 4-wheel high range position ("4H") to 4-wheel low range position ("4L").
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3) When the ESP® OFF switch is pushed and held to turn off the ESP® system (other than ABS), the ESP® OFF indi­cator light comes on for the vehicles with Instrument cluster (Type A) or the message is shown on the display for the vehicles with instrument cluster (Type B) and the hill hold control sys­tem is deactivated.
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Low tyre pressure warning light
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Each tyre should be checked monthly when cold and infiated to the infiation pres­sure recommended by the vehicle manu­facturer on the vehicle placard or tyre pressure label. (If your vehicle has tyres of a different size than the size indicated on the vehicle placard or tyre pressure label, you should determine the proper tyre pres­sure for those tyres.) As an added fuel efficiency feature, your vehicle has been equipped with a tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS) that illuminates a low tyre pressure telltale when one or more of your tyres is signifi­cantly under-infiated. Accordingly, when the low tyre pressure telltale illuminates, you should stop and check your tyres as soon as possible, and infiate them to the proper pressure. Driving on a significantly under-infiated tyre causes the tyre to overheat and can lead to tyre failure. Under-infiation also reduces fuel efficiency and tyre tread life, and may affect the vehicle's handling and stopping ability.
Please note that the TPMS is not a substi­tute for proper tyre maintenance, and it is the driver's responsibility to maintain cor­rect tyre pressure, even if under-infiation has not reached the level to trigger illumi­nation of the TPMS low tyre pressure tell­tale.
A WARNING
Relying only on the tyre pressure monitoring system to determine when it is necessary to add air to the tyres can result in loss of control or an accident. Check tyre pressures monthly when the tyres are cold. If necessary, adjust them to the recommended inflation pressure as specified on the vehicle's tyre information placard and in this owner's manual. Refer to "Tyres" in "INSPECTION AND MAIN­TENANCE" section.
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A WARNING
Failure to take corrective action when the low tyre pressure warning light is not working or when it comes on and blinks while driving can lead to an accident. If the low tyre pressure warning light does not come on for 2 seconds after the ignition switch is turned to "ON" position, or comes on and blinks while driving, have your vehicle inspected by a SUZUKI dealer. Even if the light turns off after blinking, indi­cating that the monitoring system has recovered, you should still have the system checked by a SUZUKI dealer.
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NOTICE
If the low tyre pressure warning light does not go off even when you drive for more than 10 minutes after adjust­ing the cold tyre pressure, there may be a problem with the TPMS. Have your vehicle inspected by a SUZUKI dealer.
If the light turns on again shortly after adjusting the pressure in your tyres. you may have a flat tyre. If you have a flat tyre, replace it with the spare tyre (if equipped). Refer to "Jacking instructions" in "EMER­GENCY SERVICE"" section. Refer to "Replacing tyres and/or wheels" for instruc­tions on how to restore normal operation of the tyre pressure monitoring system after you have had a flat tyre.
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NOTE: For a certain type of instrument cluster only, the information display shows the above warning and indicator message when this light comes on. When the tyre pressure is adjusted in high altitude areas, the low tyre pressure light may not turn off even after tyre pressure adjustment. In this case, adjust the inflation pressure to a slightly higher pressure than the one shown on the tyre informaUon placard. The low tyre pressure warning light may turn off temporarily after coming on. This could be due to increase of surface tem­perature after long distance driving or traveling to a high temperature area. Even if the tyre pressure warning light turns off after coming on, check the infla­tion pressure of all tyres.
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To reduce the chance that the low tyre pressure warning light will come on due to normal changes in temperature and atmospheric pressure, it is important to check and adjust the tyre pressures when the tyres are cold. If you check tyres after driving, they are warm. Even if the tyre pressure seems to be good in this condition, it could fall below the specified pressure when tyres cool down. Also, if tyres are inflated to the specified pressure in a warm garage, the tyre pressure could fall below the speci­fied one when you drive the vehicle out­side in very cold temperature. If you adjust the tyre pressure in a garage that is warmer than the outside temperature, you should add 1 kPa to the recom­mended cold tyre pressure for every O.B'C difference between garage tem­perature and outside temperature.
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DRIVING TIPS
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A WARNING
Fasten your seat belts at all times. Even though airbags are equipped at the front seating positions, the driver and all passengers should be properly restrained at all times, using the seat belts provided. Refer to "Seat belts and child restraint systems" section for instructions on proper use of the seat belts. Never drive under the influence of alcohol or other drugs. Alcohol and drugs can seriously impair your ability to drive safely, greatly increasing the risk of injury to yourself and others. You should also avoid driving when you are tyred, sick, irritated or under stress.
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Important Vehicle Design
Features to Know
A WARNING
Your multipurpose vehicle has han­dling characteristics that differ from those of a conventional passenger car. For the safety of you and your passengers, please read the follow­ing section very carefully.
Multipurpose vehicles such as your new SUZUKI have higher ground clearance and a narrower track than conventional passenger cars, to make them capable of performing in a wide variety of off-road applications. Specific design characteris­tics give them a higher center of gravity than ordinary cars. An advantage of the higher ground clearance is a better view of the road allowing you to anticipate prob­lems. They are not designed for cornering at the same speed as conventional pas­senger cars any more than low-slung sports cars are designed to perform satis­factorily under off-road conditions. If at all possible, avoid sharp turns or abrupt maneuvers. As with other vehicles of this type, failure to operate this vehicle cor­rectly may result in loss of control or vehi­cle rollover. Multipurpose vehicles have a significantly higher rollover rate than other types of vehicles. In a rollover collision, an
unbelted person is significantly more likely to die than a person wearing a seat belt.
Important Differences Between
Your Multipurpose Vehicle and
Ordinary Passenger Cars
Higher Ground Clearance The higher ground clearance of your vehi­cle enables it to clear off-road obstacles, such as rocks and tree stumps, that ordi­nary passenger cars cannot drive over. An unavoidable result of this higher ground clearance is that the vehicle also has a higher center of gravity. Consequently, your vehicle will handle differently than a vehicle with a lower center of gravity.
Shorter Wheelbase Along with its higher ground clearance, your vehicle has a shorter wheelbase and shorter front and rear overhangs than the typical passenger car. These features combine to allow you to drive your vehicle over hillcrests without hanging up on them or damaging the frame and chassis com­ponents. The shorter wheelbase also makes the steering of your vehicle more responsive than that of vehicles with lon­ger wheelbases.