Suzuki SX4 (2010 year). Manual

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Seat Belts and Child Restraint Systems: 3

BEFORE DRIVING

Rear Seats

CAUTION

Head Restraints

To avoid damaging the heater ele-

Head restraints are designed to help

ment:

reduce the risk of neck injuries in the case

•

Do not subject the front seats to

of an accident.

heavy impacts, such as children

jumping on them.

WARNING

•

Do not cover the seat with any

insulating materials such as blan-

All occupants, including the driver,

kets or cushions.

should not operate a vehicle or sit in

a vehicle’s seat until the head

restraints are placed in their proper

positions in order to minimize the

risk of severe injury in the event of a

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crash.

WARNING

Improperly using the seat heater can

be hazardous. An occupant can suf-

All head restraints must be rein-

fer burns even if the heating tempera-

stalled to properly protect vehicle

ture is fairly low, if the occupant is

occupants.

wearing thin pants, a thin skirt or

shorts and leaves the heater on for

WARNING

long periods.

Avoid using the seat heater for these

• Never drive the vehicle with the

occupants:

head restraints removed.

• People who have reduced feeling in

• Do not attempt to adjust the head

their legs, including the elderly or

restraint while driving.

those with certain disabilities.

• Small children, or anyone with sen-

sitive skin.

• People who are asleep or under the

influence of alcohol or other drugs

which make them tired.

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BEFORE DRIVING

NOTE:

Rear

To raise the rear head restraint, pull

It may be necessary to fold forward the

upward on the restraint until it clicks. To

seatback to provide enough overhead

lower the restraint, push down on the

clearance to remove the head restraint.

restraint while holding in the release knob

(3). If a head restraint must be removed

Adjust the head restraint to the position

(for cleaning, replacement, etc.), push in

which places the center of the head

the release knob and pull the head

restraint closest to the top of your ears. If

restraint all the way out.

this is not possible for very tall passengers,

When installing a child restraint system,

adjust the head restraint as high as possi-

raise the head restraint to the most upper

ble.

position.

For SX4 SEDAN, if the distance between

EXAMPLE

the child restraint system and the anchor

bracket is too close to properly tighten the

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child restraint top strap, lower the head

Your vehicle is equipped with three head

restraint to the lowest position and connect

restraints on the rear seat.

the top strap to the anchor bracket by

passing it over the top of the head

EXAMPLE

restraint.

(3)

(1)

(2)

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(1) head restraint

(2) bars

(3) release knob

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Seat Belts and Child Restraint Systems: 3

BEFORE DRIVING

Folding Rear Seats

Hook the webbing of the outboard lap-

SX4

The rear seats of your vehicle can be folded

shoulder belts in the belt hangers.

EXAMPLE

forward to provide additional cargo space.

CAUTION

To fold the rear seats forward:

•

When you move a seatback, make

SX4

sure the belt webbing is hooked in

EXAMPLE

the seat belt hangers so the seat

belts are not caught by the seat-

back, seat hinge, or seat latch. This

helps prevent damage to the belt

system.

•

Make sure the belt webbing is not

twisted.

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Lower the adjustable head restraint

fully.

SX4 SEDAN

EXAMPLE

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SX4 SEDAN

EXAMPLE

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BEFORE DRIVING

3) For SX4, pull the release lever on the

To return the seat to the normal position,

SX4

top of each split seat, and fold the seat-

follow the procedure below.

EXAMPLE

backs forward.

UNLOCK

For SX4 SEDAN, push the release but-

WARNING

Red

ton on the top of each split seat, and

When returning the rear seatback to

fold the seatbacks forward.

the normal position, be careful that

your finger is not caught between the

CAUTION

lock and the striker.

After folding the rear seatback for-

LOCK

ward, do not allow any foreign mate-

rial to enter the lock opening. This

CAUTION

may cause damage to the inside of

When returning the rear seatback to

the lock and prevent the seatback

the normal position, make sure that

from being locked securely.

there is nothing around the striker.

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Any foreign materials prevent the

SX4 SEDAN

seatback from being locked securely.

WARNING

EXAMPLE

Luggage or other cargo should be

UNLOCK

stowed in the luggage compartment

Red

with the rear seat in an upright posi-

tion, whenever possible. If you need

to carry cargo in the passenger com-

partment with the rear seat back

folded forward, be sure to secure the

cargo or it may be thrown about,

LOCK

causing injury. Never pile cargo

higher than the seatbacks.

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Raise the seatback until it locks into place.

After returning the seat, try moving the

seatback to make sure they are securely

latched.

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Seat Belts and Child Restraint Systems: 3

BEFORE DRIVING

Seat Belts and Child Restraint

WARNING

Systems

Do not put your hand into the rear

seatback lock opening, or your finger

may get caught and be injured.

CAUTION

Above the pelvis

After securing the rear seatback,

make sure that it is locked securely. If

it is not, red will appear in the release

lever (SX4) or around the release but-

ton (SX4 SEDAN).

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CAUTION

WARNING

•

When returning the rear seatback

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to the normal position, do not allow

•

Never allow persons to ride in the

any foreign material to enter the

cargo area of a vehicle. In the event

WARNING

lock opening. This may prevent the

of an accident, there is a much

seatback from being locked

An air bag supplements, or adds to,

greater risk of injury for persons

the frontal crash protection offered

who are not riding in a seat with

securely.

•

When returning the rear seatback

by seat belts. The driver and all pas-

their seat belt securely fastened.

sengers must be properly restrained

•

Seat belts should always be

to the normal position, be sure to

handle it carefully by hand to avoid

by wearing seat belts at all times,

adjusted as follows:

whether or not an air bag is mounted

- the lap portion of the belt should

any damage to the lock itself. Do

not push it by using some material

at their seating position, to minimize

be worn low across the pelvis,

the risk of severe injury or death in

not across the waist.

or by applying excessive force.

•

As the lock is designed exclusively

the event of a crash.

- the shoulder straps should be

for securing the rear seatback, do

worn on the outside shoulder

not use it for any other purpose.

only, and never under the arm.

Incorrect use of it may cause dam-

- the shoulder straps should be

age to the inside of the lock and

away from your face and neck,

prevent the seatback from being

but not falling off your shoulder.

locked securely.

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Seat Belts and Child Restraint Systems: 3

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

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65D199

serious injury in the event of an

accident.

WARNING

•

Periodically inspect seat belt

assemblies for excessive wear and

(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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Seat Belts and Child Restraint Systems: 3

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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Seat Belts and Child Restraint Systems: 3

BEFORE DRIVING

To reduce the risk of sliding under the belt

All Seat Belts

during a collision, position the lap portion

EXAMPLE

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

NOTE:

To fasten the seat belt, sit up straight and

The word “CENTER” is molded into the

well back in the seat, pull the latch plate

buckle for the rear center belt. The buckles

attached to the seat belt across your body

are designed so a latch plate cannot be

and press it into the buckle until you hear a

inserted into the wrong buckle.

“click”.

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Seat Belts and Child Restraint Systems: 3

BEFORE DRIVING

Seat Belt Reminder

When the driver and front passenger don’t

buckle their seat belts, the driver’s seat belt

Driver’s seat belt reminder light

reminder light in the instrument cluster and

the front passenger’s seat belt reminder

light in the information display will come on

and a buzzer will sound as a reminder to

the driver and front passenger to buckle

their seat belts.

WARNING

It is absolutely essential that the

driver and passengers wear their seat

belts at all times. Persons who are

not wearing seat belts have a much

60A039

greater risk of injury if an accident

To unfasten the belt, push the red

occurs. Make a regular habit of buck-

80J2017

“PRESS” button on the buckle and allow

ling your seat belt before putting the

the belt to retract.

Front

passenger’s

seat belt

reminder

key in the ignition.

light

The seat belt reminder functions as shown

in the figure below. There are some differ-

ences between the driver’s seat belt

reminder and the front passenger’s seat

belt reminder. For more details, refer to the

explanation below.

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Seat Belts and Child Restraint Systems: 3

BEFORE DRIVING

Flow chart

Driver’s seat belt reminder

If the driver’s seat belt remains unbuckled

Ignition Switch “ON”

with the ignition key in the “ON” position,

the driver’s seat belt reminder works as fol-

lows:

Seat belt is

No reminder

1) The driver’s seat belt reminder light will

unbuckled

buckled

come on for about 20 seconds when

the ignition key is turned to the “ON”

Seat belt is

Reminder 1

position then will blink for about 55 sec-

unbuckled

onds. When the light comes on, a

buzzer will also sound intermittently for

30 sec.

about 6 seconds (Reminder 1).

Vehicle speed:

below 8 km/h

over 8 km/h

2) If the vehicle is driven (vehicle speed >

Vehicle speed:

8 km/h), Reminder 2 will operate about

below 8 km/h

over 8 km/h

30 seconds after Reminder 1 has fin-

ished.

Vehicle speed:

If the vehicle is not driven

(vehicle

increase to 8 km/h

speed < 8 km/h), Reminder 2 will oper-

ate when driving starts (vehicle speed >

Reminder 2

8 km/h).

3) Reminder 3 will operate about 3 min-

3 min.

utes after Reminder 2 has finished.

4) Even if the driver’s seat belt remains

Reminder 3

unbuckled after Reminder 3, there will

be no further reminders.

If the driver has buckled his or her seat belt

No reminder

and later unbuckles the seat belt, the

reminder system will be activated from

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Reminder 1 or Reminder 2 according to

Reminder 1 - 3

the vehicle speed. (Refer to the flow chart.)

For each reminder 1 - 3, the reminder light comes on for about 20 seconds, then blinks for

about 55 seconds. When the reminder light first comes on, a buzzer sounds intermittently

The driver’s seat belt reminder will be auto-

for about 6 seconds.

matically canceled when the driver’s seat

belt is buckled or the ignition switch is

turned off.

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Supplemental Restraint System (advanced air bags):

3, 9, 12

BEFORE DRIVING

Front passenger’s seat belt reminder

Shoulder Anchor Height Adjuster

Seat Belt Hanger (if equipped)

The front passenger’s seat belt reminder

SX4

will activate only when there is a passen-

EXAMPLE

ger sitting in the front seat. In some situa-

EXAMPLE

tions, however, such as when you place

heavy objects in the front seat, the seat

belt reminder can be activated as if there

were a passenger present. The front pas-

senger’s seat belt reminder works in the

same manner as the driver’s seat belt

reminder, except that it is not activated

until 10 seconds after the ignition switch is

turned to the “ON” position.

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80JM140

Adjust the shoulder anchor height so that

the shoulder belt rides on the center of the

SX4 SEDAN

outside shoulder. To upward, slide the

EXAMPLE

anchor up. To downward, slide the anchor

down while pulling the lock knob out. After

adjustment, make sure that the anchor is

securely locked.

WARNING

Be sure that the shoulder belt is posi-

tioned on the center of the outside

shoulder. The belt should be away

from your face and neck, but not fall-

ing off your shoulder. Misadjustment

of the belt could reduce the effective-

ness of the safety belt in a crash.

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Supplemental Restraint System (advanced air bags):

3, 9, 12

BEFORE DRIVING

Seat Belt Inspection

CAUTION

WARNING

EXAMPLE

When you move a seatback, make

Be sure to inspect all seat belt

sure the belt webbing is hooked in

assemblies after any collision. Any

the seat belt hangers so the seat

seat belt assembly which was in use

belts are not caught by the seatback,

during a collision (other than a very

seat hinge, or seat latch. This helps

minor one) should be replaced, even

prevent damage to the belt system.

if damage to the assembly is not

obvious. Any seat belt assembly

which was not in use during a colli-

sion should be replaced if it does not

function properly, it is damaged in

any way or the seat belt pretension-

ers were activated.

65D209S

Periodically inspect the seat belts to make

sure they work properly and are not dam-

aged. Check the webbing, buckles, latch

plates, retractors, anchorages and guide

loops. Replace any seat belts which do not

work properly or are damaged.

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Supplemental Restraint System (advanced air bags):

3, 9, 12

BEFORE DRIVING

Child Restraint Systems

Infant restraint - rear seat only

SUZUKI highly recommends that you use

a child restraint system to restrain infants

EXAMPLE

and small children. Many different types of

child restraint systems are available; make

sure that the restraint system you select

meets Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Stan-

dards.

All child restraint systems are designed to

be secured in vehicle seats by either seat

belts (lap belts or the lap portion of lap-

shoulder belts) or by special rigid lower

anchor bars built into the seats. Whenever

possible, SUZUKI recommends that child

restraint systems be installed on the rear

80JC007

seat. According to accident statistics, chil-

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dren are safer when properly restrained in

Booster seat

Infant restraint - rear seat only

rear seating positions than in front seating

EXAMPLE

positions.

EXAMPLE

If you must use a front-facing child restraint

in the front passenger’s seat, be sure to

move the front passenger’s seat as far

back as possible.

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Supplemental Restraint System (advanced air bags):

3, 9, 12

BEFORE DRIVING

WARNING

Children could be endangered in a

crash if their child restraints are not

properly secured in the vehicle.

When installing a child restraint sys-

tem, be sure to follow the instruc-

tions below. Be sure to secure the

child in the restraint system accord-

ing to the manufacturer’s instruc-

tions.

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65D608

WARNING

Do not install a rear-facing child

restraint in the front passenger’s

seat. If the passenger’s air bag

inflates, a child in a rear-facing child

restraint could be killed or seriously

injured. The back of a rear-facing

child restraint would be too close to

the inflating air bag.

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Supplemental Restraint System (advanced air bags):

3, 9, 12

BEFORE DRIVING

Installation with Lap-Shoulder Seat

A-ELR type belt

Belts (child restraint with no top

EXAMPLE

strap)

A-ELR type belt

EXAMPLE

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83E032

1) Pull all of the remaining webbing out of

2) Allow the extra webbing to retract, and

the retractor. You will hear a click, which

pull the webbing toward the retractor to

means that the emergency locking

take up any slack. Make sure that the

83E031

retractor (ELR) has converted to func-

lap portion of the belt is tight around the

Install your child restraint system accord-

tion as an automatic locking retractor

child restraint system and the shoulder

ing to the instructions provided by the child

(ALR).

portion of the belt is positioned so that it

restraint system manufacturer. If you install

cannot interfere with the child’s head or

the child restraint system in the front seat,

neck.

be sure to slide the seat to the rearmost

position. After making sure that the seat

belt is securely latched:

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Supplemental Restraint System (advanced air bags):

3, 9, 12

BEFORE DRIVING

A-ELR type belt

WARNING

EXAMPLE

Before installing a child restraint in

the rear center seat, follow these

steps for secure installation:

Move to check

• Make sure the detachable connec-

tor is securely latched and the web-

bing is not twisted.

• Make sure the seat belt is passed

through the seat belt guide.

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65D234

3) Make sure that the retractor has con-

A-ELR type belt

verted to the ALR mode by trying to pull

webbing out of the retractor. If the

EXAMPLE

retractor is in the ALR mode, the belt

will be locked.

Pull to tighten

WARNING

If the retractor is not in the ALR

mode, the child restraint system can

move or tip over when your vehicle

turns or stops abruptly.

65D235

4) Try moving the child restraint system in

all directions, to make sure it is securely

installed. If you need to tighten the belt,

pull more webbing toward the retractor.

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Supplemental Restraint System (advanced air bags):

3, 9, 12

BEFORE DRIVING

To revert from ALR to ELR

Installation with the LATCH System

EXAMPLE

Rigid lower connecting

Flexible lower connecting

bar type

strap type

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65D337

Your vehicle is equipped with lower

When you unbuckle the seat belt and allow

anchors for securing up to one or two stan-

it to retract to a certain length, the retractor

dard LATCH-type child restraint(s) in the

will automatically revert back to the normal

rear seats.

(LATCH stands for Lower

ELR mode.

Anchors and Tethers for Children.)

The anchors are located where the rear of

the seat cushion meets the bottom of the

seatback.

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