Suzuki VITARA Series, Owner'S Manual

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INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE
54P00-01E
Maintenance schedule
The following table shows the times when
you should perform regular maintenance
on your vehicle. This table shows the tim-
ing when you should perform inspections,
adjustments, lubrication and other ser-
vices, by kilometer, mile and month.
This table is generated in terms of the fol-
lowing points:
• Place of destination
• For gasoline engine model or diesel
engine model
• Recommended maintenance items for
inspection, adjustment and replacement
by a dealer, or items other than the
above-mentioned ones
Check an explanation of “How to under-
stand each table” in this section.
If your routine use of vehicle applies in one
of the following conditions, you need to
perform maintenance according to the
maintenance interval under severe condi-
tion. For some items, the maintenance
interval for severe condition is not
described in the table. In this case, perform
maintenance according to the mainte-
nance interval for normal condition.
The maintenance interval for severe condi-
tion is shorter than the one for normal con-
dition.
Maintenance recommended under
severe driving conditions
• When most trips are less than 6 kilome-
ters (4 miles)
• When most trips are less than 16 kilome-
ters (10 miles) and outside temperature
remains below freezing
• Idling and/or low-speed operation in
stop-and-go traffic
• Operating in extremely cold weather
and/or on salted roads
• Operating in rough and/or muddy areas.
• Operating in dusty areas
• Repeated high speed drive or high
engine revolutions
• Towing a trailer, if admitted
When the vehicle is used for delivery ser-
vice, police, taxi or other commercial appli-
cations.
WARNING
SUZUKI recommends that mainte-
nance of your vehicle be performed
by your authorized SUZUKI dealer or
a qualified service technician. If you
are not sure whether you can suc-
cessfully complete any of mainte-
nance jobs, ask your authorized
SUZUKI dealer to do the maintenance
for you.
NOTICE
Whenever it becomes necessary to
replace parts on your vehicle, it is
recommended that you use genuine
SUZUKI replacement parts or their
equivalent.