Suzuki GRAND VITARA 2008, Owner'S Manual

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78KS0-37E
FOREWORD
This manual should be considered a per-
manent part of the vehicle and should
remain with the vehicle when resold or oth-
erwise transferred to a new owner or oper-
ator. Please read this manual carefully
before operating your new SUZUKI and
review the manual from time to time. It con-
tains important information on safety, oper-
ation and maintenance.
Your SUZUKI multipurpose vehicle is
designed and built to be capable of per-
forming both on paved road and off road.
You should therefore remember that your
vehicle is distinctly different from ordinary
passenger cars in handling as well as in
structure. As with other vehicles of this
type, failure to operate this vehicle cor-
rectly may result in loss of control or an
accident. Be sure to read “on paved road”
and “off-road” driving guidelines which fol-
low. It is very important to familiarize your-
self with the proper operation of this
vehicle before you start driving.
All information in this manual is based
on the latest product information avail-
able at the time of publication. Due to
improvements or other changes, there
may be discrepancies between informa-
tion in this manual and your vehicle.
SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION
reserves the right to make production
changes at any time, without notice and
without incurring any obligation to
make the same or similar changes to
vehicles previously built or sold.
This vehicle may not comply with stan-
dards or regulations of other countries.
Before attempting to register this vehi-
cle in any other country, check all appli-
cable regulations and make any
necessary modifications.
IMPORTANT
WARNING / CAUTION / NOTE
Please read this manual and follow its
instructions carefully. To emphasize special
information, the symbol
and the words
WARNING , CAUTION and NOTE have
special meanings. These special mean-
ings apply except when laws or regulations
require that the signal words be used with
a different meaning. Pay special attention
to the messages highlighted by these sig-
nal words:
NOTE:
Indicates special information to make
maintenance easier or instructions clearer.
WARNING
Indicates a potential hazard that
could result in death or injury.
CAUTION
Indicates a potential hazard that
could result in vehicle damage.