Get Before Driving -> Lighting Control Lever Guide for Suzuki Baleno 4 Door Second Generation (2015-2021)

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BEFORE DRIVING

Lighting Control Lever

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Lighting Operation

68PH00250

To turn the lights on or off, twist the knob

on the end of the lever. There are three

positions:

OFF (1)

All lights are off.

(2)

Front position lights, tail lights, license

plate light and instrument lights are on, but

headlights are off.

(3)

Front position lights, tail lights, license

plate light, instrument lights and headlights

are on.

68PH00251

With the headlights on, push the lever for-

ward to switch to the high beams (main

beams) or pull the lever toward you to

switch to the low beams. When the high

beams (main beams) are on, a light on the

instrument panel will come on. To momen-

tarily activate the high beams (main

beams) as a passing signal, pull the lever

slightly toward you and release it when you

have completed the signal.

WARNING

To avoid possible injury, do not oper-

ate controls by reaching through the

steering wheel.

(1)

(2)

(3)

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Automatic Lights Operation

(if equipped)

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68PH00253

Your vehicle’s lighting system is controlled

by two main systems: the Lighting switch

and the Auto-On Headlight System (when

the lighting switch is in the “AUTO” posi-

tion).

The two systems work together to operate

your lights as shown in the following chart:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

EXAMPLE

(5)

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ON: Lights ON

LIGHT: When it is light around the light sensor (5).

DARK: When it is dark around the light sensor (5).

Lighting

switch posi-

tion

Main lights to be

operated

Ignition mode

“LOCK” (OFF)

or “ACC”

Ignition mode “ON”

LIGHT DARK LIGHT DARK

(1) OFF

Position lights,

Tail lights

– – – –

Headlights – – – –

(2) AUTO

Position lights,

Tail lights

– – – ON

Headlights – – – ON

(3)

Position lights,

Tail lights

ON ON ON ON

Headlights – – – –

(4)

Position lights,

Tail lights

ON ON ON ON

Headlights ON ON ON ON

To turn the lights on or off, twist the knob

on the end of the lever. There are four

positions:

OFF (1)

All lights are off.

AUTO (2)

This function works when the ignition

mode has been changed to “ON” by press-

ing the engine switch. The headlights and

position lights are turned on and off auto-

matically according to the amount of out-

side light detected by a sensor. They go

out automatically when you change the

ignition mode to “ACC” or “LOCK” by

pressing the engine switch.

The light sensor (5) for sensing the amount

of outside light is installed on the passen-

ger’s seat side instrument panel.

CAUTION

If the light sensor area of the wind-

shield is covered with mud, ice, or

other similar substances, the head-

lights and position lights may be

turned on even when it is still light

outside.

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NOTE:

• Avoid covering the light sensor area of

the windshield with a sticker. The sticker

may impair the performance of the sen-

sor and make the system unable to con-

trol operation of the lights correctly.

• If you changed the ignition mode to “ON”

by pressing the engine switch and the

“AUTO” position remains selected, the

headlights and position lights come on

automatically as the outside gets dark

even with the engine not running. Leav-

ing the lights lit for a long time may lead

to a completely discharged battery.

(3)

Front position lights, tail lights, license

plate light and instrument lights are on, but

headlights are off.

(4)

Front position lights, tail lights, license

plate light, instrument lights and headlights

are on.

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With the headlights on, push the lever for-

ward to switch to the high beams (main

beams) or pull the lever toward you to

switch to the low beams. When the high

beams (main beams) are on, a light on the

instrument panel will come on. To momen-

tarily activate the high beams (main

beams) as a passing signal, pull the lever

slightly toward you and release it when you

have completed the signal.

Auto-on headlight system

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The Auto-on headlight system automati-

cally turns on all lights that are operated by

the lighting control lever on the steering

column, when the following three condi-

tions are all met.

Conditions for Auto-on headlight system

operation:

1) It is dark around the light sensor (5).

2) The lighting control lever is in the

“AUTO” position.

3) You press the engine switch to change

the ignition mode to “ON”.

This system is operated by a signal from

the light sensor (5) on the passenger’s

seat side Instrument panel. Do not cover

the sensor (5). If you do, the system will

not work correctly.

EXAMPLE

(5)

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NOTE:

The light sensor reacts even to infrared

rays, so it may operate incorrectly when

there are strong infrared rays.

Light Reminder Buzzer

The interior buzzer continuously beeps if

you open the driver’s door without turning

off the headlights and position lights. This

function is triggered under the following

condition:

The headlights and/or position lights are

on even after the ignition switch is turned

off, or the engine switch is pressed to

change the ignition mode to “LOCK”

(OFF).

The buzzer stops sounding when you turn

off the headlights and position lights.

NOTE:

A message is indicated on the information

display in the instrument cluster while the

buzzer is sounding.

Daytime Running Light (D.R.L.)

System (if equipped)

When the engine is started, this system

turns on the daytime running lights.

Conditions for D.R.L. system operation

1) The engine is running.

2) Headlights and front fog light (if

equipped) are off.

NOTE:

Brightness of the daytime running lights is

different from the brightness of the position

lights, but it is not a malfunction.

WARNING

It takes about 5 seconds for the light

sensor to react to a change in light-

ing conditions. To help avoid an acci-

dent due to reduced visibility, turn on

your headlights before driving into a

tunnel, parking structure or the like.

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Guide Me Light (Vehicle with Auto-

matic Lights Operation)

Follow me home function

This function turns on the front position

lights and the headlights in the low beam

setting for about 10, 15, 20, 25 or 30 sec-

onds after the engine switch is pressed to

change the ignition mode to “LOCK”

(OFF).

To set the function:

1) Turn the lighting switch to the “AUTO”

position

2) Press the engine switch to change the

ignition mode to “LOCK” (OFF).

3) Pull the lighting control lever toward

you once and open the driver’s side

door within 60 seconds. Or pull the

lighting control lever toward you once

while the driver’s side door is open.

To cancel the function:

Perform any of the following operations.

• Pull the lighting control lever toward you

once.

• Change the ignition mode to “ACC” or

“ON” by pressing the engine switch.

• Turn the lighting switch to any other

position than the “AUTO” position.

NOTE:

• When the “follow me home” is function-

ing, the front fog lights and the head-

lights (high beam) are not turned on.

• Lighting time of the “follow me home

function” can be changed on the infor-

mation display. Refer to “Information Dis-

play” in this section.

Lead to vehicle function

If the “UNLOCK” button of the remote con-

troller is pressed while the lighting switch is

positioned in the “AUTO”, the front position

lights and the headlights in the low beam

are turned on for 10, 15, 20, 25 or 30 sec-

onds.

The lead to vehicle function will operate

only when it is dark outside the vehicle.

To cancel the function:

Perform any of the following operations.

• Lock the doors by using the remote con-

troller or request switch, or the key in the

driver’s door lock.

• Change the ignition mode to “ACC” or

“ON” by pressing the engine switch.

• Turn the lighting switch to any other

position than the “AUTO” position.

NOTE:

• When the “lead to vehicle” is functioning,

the front fog lights and the headlights

(high beam) are not turned on.

• Lighting time of the “lead to vehicle func-

tion” can be changed on the information

display. Refer to “Information Display” in

this section.

Front Fog Light Switch

(if equipped)

68PH00256

To turn the front fog light on, twist the knob

as shown in the illustration with the posi-

tion lights, tail lights and/or the headlights

are on. When the front fog light is on, an

indicator light on the instrument cluster will

come on.

NOTE:

In some countries the lighting operation

may be different from the above descrip-

tion according to local regulations.

EXAMPLE

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