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Suzuki Kizashi (2010 year). Manual - part 3

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BEFORE DRIVING

Adjusting seatbacks

WARNING

All seatbacks should always be in an

upright position when driving, or seat

(1)

belt effectiveness may be reduced.

Seat belts are designed to offer maxi-

mum protection when seatbacks are

in the upright position.

(1)

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Sliding the multi-function control switch (1)

• Lifting up the front end of the multi-func-

located on the outside of the driver’s seat

tion control switch causes the front part

forward or backward changes the fore-and-

of the seat to rise.

aft position of the seat.

• Pushing down the front end of the switch

causes the front part of the seat to lower.

• Lifting up the rear end of the switch

causes the whole seat to rise and the

(2)

whole seat to move forward at the same

time.

• Pushing down the rear end of the switch

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causes the whole seat to lower and the

Tilt the reclining switch (2) forward or rear-

whole seat to move backward at the

ward to adjust the angle of the seatback.

same time.

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BEFORE DRIVING

Adjusting the Lumbar Support (if

Seat Position Memory System (if

NOTE:

equipped)

equipped)

The seat position programmed to a posi-

tion button is overwritten if you program

Power seat (if equipped)

another seat position to the same button.

This function allows you to restore your

preferred preprogrammed seat position at

How to restore the seat to a memorized

the touch of one of the three position but-

position

tons, which are provided on the top of the

1) Press the engine switch to change the

switch block on the outside of the driver’s

(3)

ignition mode to “ACC” or “ON”.

seat. One seat position can be pro-

2) Press the desired position button. A

grammed to each button, so a total of three

buzzer will sound both when the system

different positions can be stored in mem-

starts and completes the process for

ory.

restoring the memorized position. The

seat is now automatically set to the

How to program a seat position

selected position.

NOTE:

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•

If you press any of the following buttons

(4)

Use the lumbar support switch (3) located

during the process of restoring a memo-

at the rear of the reclining switch to adjust

rized position, the system stops the pro-

(5)

the force with which the seatback supports

cess.

the lumbar area of your back.

- Memory button

• Push the front button on the switch for

- Position button of any other number

firmer support.

- Any of the seat position adjusting

• Push the rear button on the switch for

switches

softer support.

•

Restoring the seat to a memorized posi-

tion is possible only when all of the fol-

lowing conditions are met:

- The ignition mode has been changed

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to

“ACC” or

“ON” by pressing the

1)

Adjust the seat position as desired.

engine switch.

2)

Within

5 seconds after pressing the

- CVT: The gearshift lever is in the “P”

memory button (4) or while pressing the

position.

button, press one of the position but-

Manual Transaxle: The parking brake

tons 1 - 3 (5). A buzzer will sound when

is applied.

the position has been successfully pro-

- Vehicle speed is 2 mph (3 km/h) or

grammed.

lower.

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BEFORE DRIVING

Head Restraints

WARNING

(1)

All head restraints must be rein-

(3)

stalled to properly protect vehicle

occupants.

WARNING

• Never drive the vehicle with the

head restraints removed.

• Do not attempt to adjust the head

restraint while driving.

(2)

Front

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80J001

EXAMPLE

(1) head restraint

Head restraints are designed to help

(2) bars

reduce the risk of neck injuries in case of

(3) release knob

an accident.

Adjust the head restraint to the position

To raise the head restraint, pull upward on

which places the center of the head

the restraint until it clicks. To lower the

restraint closest to the top of your ears. If

restraint, push down on the restraint while

this is not possible for very tall passengers,

holding in the release knob (3). If a head

adjust the head restraint as high as possi-

restraint must be removed (for cleaning,

ble.

replacement, etc.), push in the release

knob and pull the head restraint all the way

WARNING

out.

All occupants, including the driver,

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NOTE:

should not operate a vehicle or sit in

It may be necessary to recline the seat-

a vehicle’s seat until the head

Each front seat is equipped with a head

back to provide enough overhead clear-

restraints are placed in their proper

restraint.

ance to remove the head restraint.

positions in order to minimize the

risk of severe injury in the event of a

crash.

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BEFORE DRIVING

Front Seat Heater

•

Every time you press the seat heater

switch, the indicators inside the switch

(if equipped)

light one at a time in the following

sequence to indicate the selected heater

operation.

- L (low): Weak heating (Only the L indi-

cator lights.)

- M (medium): Moderate heating (The L

(1)

(2)

and M indicators light.)

- H (high): Strong heating (The L, M and

H indicators light.)

- OFF: Heater turned off (No indicator

(4)

illuminates.)

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To reinstall the head restraint, insert the

head restraint bars into the holes (4) and

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push the head restraint down.

(1) Driver’s seat heater switch

(2) Passenger’s seat heater switch

With the ignition mode changed to “ON” by

pressing the engine switch, push in one or

both of the seat heater switches to warm

the corresponding seat(s).

• When a seat heater switch is pushed,

the heater inside the corresponding seat

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operates.

• Heating intensity can be adjusted to one

of three levels: L (low), M (medium) and

H (high).

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BEFORE DRIVING

Rear Seats

NOTE:

WARNING

It may be necessary to fold forward the

Head Restraints

seatback to provide enough overhead

Improperly using the seat heater can

Head restraints are designed to help

clearance to remove the head restraint.

be hazardous. An occupant can suf-

reduce the risk of neck injuries in the case

fer burns even if the heating tempera-

of an accident.

Adjust the head restraint to the position

ture is fairly low, if the occupant is

which places the center of the head

wearing thin pants, a thin skirt or

WARNING

restraint closest to the top of your ears. If

shorts and leaves the heater on for

this is not possible for very tall passengers,

long periods.

All occupants, including the driver,

adjust the head restraint as high as possi-

Avoid using the seat heater for these

should not operate a vehicle or sit in

ble.

occupants:

a vehicle’s seat until the head

• People who have reduced feeling in

restraints are placed in their proper

Rear

their legs, including the elderly or

positions in order to minimize the

those with certain disabilities.

risk of severe injury in the event of a

• Small children, or anyone with sen-

crash.

sitive skin.

• People who are asleep or under the

influence of alcohol or other drugs

WARNING

which make them tired.

All head restraints must be rein-

stalled to properly protect vehicle

occupants.

CAUTION

To avoid damaging the heater ele-

ment:

WARNING

• Do not subject the front seats to

• Never drive the vehicle with the

heavy impacts, such as children

head restraints removed.

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jumping on them.

• Do not attempt to adjust the head

• Do not cover the seat with any

Your vehicle is equipped with three head

restraint while driving.

insulating materials such as blan-

restraints on the rear seat.

kets or cushions.

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BEFORE DRIVING

Left and right seating places

(3)

(1)

(2)

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(1) head restraint

When the head restraints must be

If the head restraint is tipped forward, raise

(2) bars

removed, use the following methods:

it upright.

(3) release knob

For the left and right seating places, tip the

head restraint forward and then pull it up

To raise the rear head restraint, pull

while holding the release knob pushed.

upward on the restraint until it clicks. To

NOTE:

lower the restraint, push down on the

You cannot remove the head restraint with-

restraint while holding in the release knob

out tipping it forward; in the upright posi-

(3).

tion, the head restraint touches the cabin

sealing before it can be removed.

WARNING

Never allow anyone to sit on the rear

seat with the head restraints removed

or tipped forward.

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BEFORE DRIVING

Central seating place

WARNING

Do not leave the removed head

(1)

restraints unfixed in the cabin. They

may hit against you and passengers

in the event of hard braking or other

similar instances, increasing the risk

of an accident.

To reinstall the head restraints, do the fol-

lowing:

For the left and right seating places, insert

the head restraint while still in its forward-

tipped position (do not face the backside

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forward) into the seatback until it locks.

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When there is no occupant in the central

Then tilt it back to the normal position. The

seating place, push down the head

height of the reinstalled head restraints

WARNING

restraint fully while holding the release

must be adjusted properly before use.

knob (1) pressed.

Do not allow anyone to sit in the cen-

WARNING

ter seating place with the head

When the head restraints must be

restraint removed or in the stowed

Always check that the head restraint

removed, use the following methods:

position.

is firmly in position after installing it.

Pull the head restraint up and out of the

Avoid installing it with the backside

seat while holding the release knob

facing forward. A wrongly facing

When there is a passenger in the central

pressed.

head restraint does not provide the

seating place, pull up the head restraint by

intended protection, and also its

hand and make sure it is securely locked

WARNING

height cannot be adjusted.

before starting to drive.

Do not leave the removed head

restraints unfixed in the cabin. They

NOTE:

may hit against you and passengers

It

is recommended to tilt the head

in the event of hard braking or other

restraints forward to have a better rearward

similar instances, increasing the risk

view.

of an accident.

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BEFORE DRIVING

To reinstall the head restraints, do the fol-

Folding Rear Seats

lowing:

The rear seats of your vehicle can be folded

With the correct side facing forward, insert

forward to provide additional cargo space.

the head restraint into the seat until it is

To fold the rear seats forward:

locked at a height. Then adjust the height

as desired.

(1)

WARNING

Always check that the head restraint

is firmly in position after installing it.

Avoid installing it with the backside

facing forward. A wrongly facing

head restraint does not provide the

intended protection, and

also

its

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height cannot be adjusted.

4)

Pull the release lever (1) on the top of

each split seat, and fold the seatbacks

forward.

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CAUTION

1)

Stow the seatbelt for the rear center

seat in the retractor behind the head

After folding the rear seatback for-

restraint and retain its end in the holder

ward, do not allow any foreign mate-

so that the seatback for the left seating

rial to enter the lock opening. This

place can be folded.

may cause damage to the inside of

2)

Adjust all the head restraints to the low-

the lock and prevent the seatback

est positions. In addition, tip forward the

from being locked securely.

head restraints for the right and left

seats.

3)

Detach the seat belts for the right and

left seats from the seatbacks as shown

in the illustration so the belts are not

caught when the seatbacks are moved.

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BEFORE DRIVING

WARNING

CAUTION

(1)

Luggage or other cargo should be

•

When returning the rear seatback

stowed in the luggage compartment

to the normal position, do not allow

with the rear seat in an upright posi-

any foreign material to enter the

tion, whenever possible. If you need

lock opening. This may prevent the

to carry cargo in the passenger com-

seatback from being locked

partment with the rear seat back

securely.

(2)

folded forward, be sure to secure the

•

When returning the rear seatback

cargo or it may be thrown about,

to the normal position, be sure to

causing injury. Never pile cargo

handle it carefully by hand to avoid

higher than the seatbacks.

any damage to the lock itself. Do

not push it by using some material

To return the seat to the normal position,

or by applying excessive force.

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follow the procedure below.

•

As the lock is designed exclusively

(1) LOCK

for securing the rear seatback, do

(2) UNLOCK

not use it for any other purpose.

WARNING

Incorrect use of it may cause dam-

When returning the rear seatback to

Raise the seatback until it locks into place.

age to the inside of the lock and

the normal position, be careful that

After returning the seat, try moving the

prevent the seatback from being

your finger is not caught between the

locked securely.

seatback to make sure they are securely

lock and the striker.

latched.

CAUTION

WARNING

When returning the rear seatback to

Do not put your hand into the rear

the normal position, make sure that

seatback lock opening, or your finger

there is nothing around the striker.

may get caught and be injured.

Any foreign materials prevent the

seatback from being locked securely.

CAUTION

After securing the rear seatback,

make sure that it is locked securely. If

it is not, a red sign will appear behind

the release lever.

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BEFORE DRIVING

Locking Rear Seatback

Seat Belts and Child Restraint

Systems

(2)

Above the pelvis

(1)

65D606

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(1) To lock

WARNING

65D231

(2) To unlock

•

Never allow persons to ride in the

cargo area of a vehicle. In the event

To prevent theft, the rear seatback has a

WARNING

of an accident, there is a much

locking function to prevent it from being

An air bag supplements, or adds to,

greater risk of injury for persons

folded down.

the frontal crash protection offered

who are not riding in a seat with

• Insert the key into the lock behind the

by seat belts. The driver and all pas-

their seat belt securely fastened.

lock lever, and turn the key clockwise.

sengers must be properly restrained

•

Seat belts should always be

• Turn the key counterclockwise to unlock

by wearing seat belts at all times,

adjusted as follows:

the seatback.

whether or not an air bag is mounted

- the lap portion of the belt should

at their seating position, to minimize

be worn low across the pelvis,

NOTE:

the risk of severe injury or death in

not across the waist.

When a red sign is visible behind the

the event of a crash.

- the shoulder straps should be

release lever, the seatback cannot be

worn on the outside shoulder

locked because it is not completely in the

only, and never under the arm.

raised position.

- the shoulder straps should be

away from your face and neck,

but not falling off your shoulder.

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BEFORE DRIVING

WARNING

(Continued)

•

Do not wear your seat belt over

hard or breakable objects in your

as low as possible

pockets or on your clothing. If an

across the hips

accident occurs, objects such as

Across the pelvis

glasses, pens, etc. under the seat

belt can cause injury.

•

Never use the same seat belt on

more than one occupant and never

attach a seat belt over an infant or

child being held on an occupant’s

lap. Such seat belt use could cause

65D201

65D199

serious injury in the event of an

accident.

WARNING

WARNING

•

Periodically inspect seat belt

assemblies for excessive wear and

(Continued)

(Continued)

damage. Seat belts should be

• Seat belts should never be worn

• Pregnant women should use seat

replaced if webbing becomes

with the straps twisted and should

belts, although specific recommen-

frayed, contaminated, or damaged

be adjusted as tightly as is com-

dations about driving should be

in any way. It is essential to replace

fortable to provide the protection

made by the woman’s medical advi-

the entire seat belt assembly after it

for which they have been designed.

sor. Remember that the lap portion

has been worn in a severe impact,

A slack belt will provide less pro-

of the belt should be worn as low

even if damage to the assembly is

tection than one which is snug.

as possible across the hips, as

not obvious.

(Continued)

shown in the diagram.

•

Children age 12 and under should

• Make sure that each seat belt

ride properly restrained in the rear

buckle is inserted into the proper

seat, if equipped.

buckle catch. It is possible to cross

(Continued)

the buckles in the rear seat.

(Continued)

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BEFORE DRIVING

Lap-Shoulder Belt

Safety reminder

WARNING

Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR)

Sit up straight and

fully back

(Continued)

The seat belt has an emergency locking

•

Infants and small children should

retractor (ELR), which is designed to lock

never be transported unless they

the seat belt only during a sudden stop or

are properly restrained. Restraint

impact. It also may lock if you pull the belt

Low on hips

systems for infants and small chil-

across your body very quickly. If this hap-

dren can be purchased commer-

pens, let the belt go back to unlock it, then

cially and should be used. Make

pull the belt across your body more slowly.

sure that the system you purchase

meets Federal Motor Vehicle Safety

Automatic Locking Retractor (ALR)

Standards. Read and follow all the

The front passenger’s seat belt and the

directions provided by the manu-

rear seat belts have emergency locking

facturer.

retractors (ELRs) that can be temporarily

•

Avoid contamination of seat belt

converted to function as automatic locking

60A038

webbing by polishes, oils, chemi-

retractors (ALRs). The ALR mode should

cals and particularly battery acid.

be used if you need to secure a child

Cleaning may safely be carried out

restraint system in the seat. Refer to the

using mild soap and water.

“Child Restraint Systems” section for

Low on hips

•

For children, if the shoulder belt

details.

irritates the neck or face, move the

child closer to the center of the

vehicle.

•

All seatbacks should always be in

an upright position when driving,

or seat belt effectiveness may be

reduced. Seat belts are designed to

offer maximum protection when

seatbacks are in the upright posi-

tion.

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BEFORE DRIVING

To reduce the risk of sliding under the belt

All Seat Belts Except Rear Center

during a collision, position the lap portion

of the belt across your lap as low on your

hips as possible and adjust it to a snug fit

by pulling the shoulder portion of the belt

upward through the latch plate. The length

of the diagonal shoulder strap adjusts itself

to allow freedom of movement.

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60A036

To unfasten the belt, push the red

To fasten the seat belt, sit up straight and

“PRESS” button on the buckle and allow

well back in the seat, pull the latch plate

the belt to retract.

attached to the seat belt across your body

and press it into the buckle until you hear a

“click”.

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BEFORE DRIVING

Rear Center Seat Belt

Fastening

Unfastening

(A)

(B)

(1)

(B)

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The rear center seat belt is a “Lap-shoul-

Before fastening the rear center belt, make

To unfasten the belt,

push the

red

der belt” with a buckle, a latch plate and a

sure the detachable connector

(1) is

“PRESS” button on the

buckle

(B)

and

detachable connector. The buckle is

securely latched and the webbing is not

allow the belt to retract.

marked as “CENTER” for distinction from

twisted.

the rear right seat belt buckle. The rear

To fasten the belt, sit up straight and well

center seat belt buckle and the connector

back in the seat, pull the latch plate (A)

are designed so as not to allow a wrong

across your body and press it into the

latch plate to be inserted.

buckle (B) until you hear a “click”.

When the rear seatback is in upright posi-

tion, keep the detachable connector

latched. Only when the rear seatback will

be folded down, unlatch the detachable

connector. To latch and unlatch the con-

nector, see

“Unlatching and Latching

Detachable Connector” later in this sec-

tion.

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BEFORE DRIVING

Unlatching and Latching

WARNING

Detachable Connector

To minimize risk of severe injury or

Unlatching

death in the event of a crash, always

wear seat belt with both latches buck-

led.

(D)

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To unlatch the connector:

1) Insert the key into the slot on the con-

nector (D) and allow the belt to retract.

2) Once the belt has completely retracted,

stow the belt in the holder. Refer to

“Stowing Rear Center Lap-Shoulder

Belt” for details later in this section.

CAUTION

When the rear seatback is folded for-

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ward, be sure to unlatch the connec-

tor of rear center belt. Otherwise, the

seat belt webbing can be damaged.

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BEFORE DRIVING

Latching

Stowing Rear Center Lap-Shoulder

Seat Belt Reminder

To latch the connector:

Belt

Driver’s seat belt reminder light

1) Pull the belt out from the holder.

Be sure to stow the belt after the belt is

EXAMPLE

retracted completely.

(C)

(A)

(D)

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Front passenger’s seat belt reminder

2) Insert the connector latch plate (C) into

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light (if equipped)

the connector (D) so as to align the tri-

To stow the belt, insert the latch plate (A)

angle marks until you hear a “click”.

into the slot of the holder. To pull the belt

out, simply pull the latch plate.

WARNING

Make sure the detachable connector

WARNING

is securely latched and the webbing

Stow the belt end properly, or the belt

is not twisted.

end may hit passengers in case of

vehicle bumps.

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