Get OPERATING YOUR VEHICLE -> Adaptive cruise control system (if equipped) Guide for Suzuki Swift 4 Door First generation (2004-2009)

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(2) Deceleration control

Adaptive cruise control

system (if equipped)

(A vehicle ahead is within radar range

and going slower than the set speed)

WARNING

Deceleration control by the adaptive

cruise control system is limited.

Therefore, you are requested to pay

enough attention for safety driving,

by checking the surrounding traffic

always and operating brake pedal

and/or accelerator pedal as neces-

sary.

EXAMPLE

The adaptive cruise control system allows

you to maintain a steady speed without

keeping your foot on the accelerator pedal.

You can use the adaptive cruise control

system under the following conditions:

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• Driver’s seat belt is fastened.

• Open door warning light is off.

• Parking brake is completely released.

• Speed limiter is not used.

• For manual transaxle vehicle, the gear

position is in 3rd, 4th, 5th.

• For automatic transaxle vehicle, the gear-

shift lever is in “D” position, or the gear

position is in 3rd, 4th, 5th or 6th in the

manual mode.

• For CVT vehicle, the gearshift lever is in

“D” position.

Your vehicle slows down, and maintains

the same speed as the speed of the vehi-

cle ahead to maintain the following dis-

tance.

• Possible detecting distance between

your vehicle and a vehicle ahead is

within about 100 m (328 ft).

The adaptive cruise control system has the

following four controls.

(1) Constant-speed control

(There is no vehicle ahead)

EXAMPLE

(3) Following control

(A vehicle ahead is within radar range

and going at a steady speed)

• The vehicle speed is about 40 km/h (25

mph) or higher.

EXAMPLE

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• ESP OFF switch is not pushed and the

Your vehicle cruises at the set speed.

• The vehicle speed can be set between

40 km/h (25 mph) to 160 km/h (100

mph).

system is not turned off.

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Your vehicle follows the vehicle ahead,

keeping

a

constant distance, without

exceeding the set speed.

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NOTE:

Situations where radar will not acti-

vate properly

• When your vehicle is getting close to the

vehicle ahead while deceleration control

or following control is functioning, a fron-

tal collision warning is activated.

• When operating brake pedal during fol-

lowing control, you might feel that a

brake is heavy. However, this is normal

in the brake system. This occurs

because of the feature of adaptive cruise

control system.

EXAMPLE

WARNING

Do not use the adaptive cruise con-

trol system under the following situa-

tions. Otherwise, the system will not

function properly and unexpected

accidents may occur.

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• Highway gate

• When the vehicle cannot move in a

straight manner without consistently

steering, due to an accident or break-

down

• When the vehicle is running left turn lane

or right turn lane

• When the radiator grill or front bumper

hit a hard object

• When the system is temporarily stopped

or malfunctioning, some of the following

indicator and messages will come on:

– Adaptive cruise control system warn-

ing light

Under the following situations, there is a

high possibility that deceleration control,

following control and acceleration control

will not function properly, even if a vehicle

ahead is within radar range.

(4) Acceleration control

(A vehicle ahead goes out of range)

EXAMPLE

• When vehicle is driven in a traffic jam

• When vehicle is driven on sharp curves

• When vehicle is driven on slippery road

such as ice or snow-covered road

• When vehicle is driven on steep hill

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The adaptive cruise control system accel-

erates your vehicle to the set speed, and

then maintains it.

EXAMPLE

– “INSPECT CRUISE SYSTEM” mes-

sage

– “CRUISE SYSTEM: NOT ACTIVE BY

SENSOR.” message

– “RADAR BRAKE SUPPORT SYS

INSPECTION REQUIRED” message

– “CRUISE SYSTEM TEMPORARILY

DISABLED” message

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• When vehicle is driven on the road with

many steep uphills and downhills

• When your vehicle is towing a trailer

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Situations where radar may not

activate properly

WARNING

EXAMPLE

Always drive safely with proper driv-

ing operations depending on traffic

situation.

Under the following situations, the radar

may not detect a vehicle ahead correctly

and frontal collision warning may not func-

tion. You need to decelerate the vehicle

operating brakes as necessary.

Setting cruising speed

• When a vehicle ahead is running slowly

or stopping at the end of the line in a traf-

fic jam or the tollgate

• When the vehicle is approaching repair-

ing road

• While running inside of tunnel

• When the radar sensor cover is covered

in snow, water or dirt

• When there is bad weather such as rain

or fog, a blizzard or sandstorm or when

the vehicle in front of you is surrounded

by water, snow or sand

• A vehicle ahead has extremely small

rear end area such as an unloaded

trailer

• When your vehicle is weighed down by

heavy items in the luggage compartment

or rear seat

• When your vehicle is running at 160 km/h

(100 mph) or higher speed

• When a vehicle ahead is cutting in sud-

denly

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Adaptive cruise control switch

• When the bicycles or motorcycles are

running on the edge of your lane

EXAMPLE

(4)

WARNING

(3)

Always drive safely with proper driv-

ing operations depending on traffic

situation.

(2)

Situations where radar may activate

properly

(1)

Under the following situations, the radar

system detects a vehicle on the neighbor-

ing lane or roadside objects and frontal col-

lision warning may function.

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(1) Following distance setting switch

(2) Cruise switch

(3) “CANCEL” switch

(4) “RES +/SET –” switch

• At a corner or narrow traffic lane

• The vehicle position in your lane

is unstable due to steering operation etc.

• Objects protruding from the road’s

surface such as manhole covers and

other metal objects, as well as falling

objects or level changes in the road

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WARNING

Information display

EXAMPLE

(8)

3) Pull down the “RES +/SET –” switch

(4), “SET” indicator (7) and set speed

indication (9) appears in the information

display.

If the cruising speed is accidentally

set, you could lose control of the

vehicle. This could lead to an acci-

dent, resulting in severe injury or

death.

Turn off the adaptive cruise control

system and check that the adaptive

cruise control indicator (6) disap-

pears when the system is not in use.

(6)

(7)

Take your foot off the accelerator pedal

and the set speed will be maintained. At

this time, vehicle ahead detecting indi-

cator (8) will vary as follows, depending

on the presence or absence of the vehi-

cle ahead.

(9)

(5)

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A vehicle ahead is not detected. In this

case, your vehicle is in the state of con-

stant-speed control.

(5) Following distance indicator

(6) Adaptive cruise control indicator

(7) “SET” indicator

(8) Vehicle ahead detecting indicator

(9) Set speed indication

1) Turn on the adaptive cruise control sys-

tem by pushing cruise switch (2). When

the adaptive cruise control indicator (6),

following distance indicator (5) and

vehicle ahead detecting indicator (8)

come on or appear in the information

display, you can set cruising speed.

2) Accelerate or decelerate to the desired

speed.

A vehicle ahead is detected. In this

case, your vehicle is in the state of

deceleration control and following con-

trol.

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Changing following distance

While adaptive cruise control indicator (6) is displayed, you can adjust a following distance between your vehicle and the vehicle in front

of you as follows, by pressing following distance setting switch (1).

Indication

Description

Short

A following distance will be kept shorter, compared with Middle setting.

Middle

This is an initial setting. When your vehicle is driven at 80 km/h (50 mph), a fol-

lowing distance will be kept as about 40 m (131 ft).

Long

A following distance will be kept longer, compared with Middle setting.

WARNING

Maintain a safe following distance depending on traffic situation. Otherwise, it could result in severe injury or death.

NOTE:

• When turning off the engine, the previously set distance in the memory is canceled and the system is initialized.

• An appropriate following distance will vary depending on vehicle speed.

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NOTE:

Changing speed temporarily

Changing cruising speed

• You can adjust the set speed by 1 km/h

(or 1 mph) by pulling up and down “RES

+/SET –” switch (4) quickly.

• You can adjust the set speed by 5 km/h

(or 5 mph) by pulling up and down and

holding “RES +/SET –” switch (4).

(e.g. 62 Km/h (or 42 mph) > 65 Km/h (or

45 mph) > 70 Km/h (or 50 mph), etc)

• While deceleration control or following

control is activated, the vehicle is not

accelerated even though resetting to

higher cruising speed by continuous

pulling up the “RES +/SET –” switch (4)

is operated. However, if the vehicle

ahead disappears, the vehicle is accel-

erated automatically to the set speed.

When the cruising speed is maintained,

you can temporarily accelerate or deceler-

ate.

Using the accelerator pedal

To reset at a faster cruising speed, acceler-

ate to the desired speed using the accelera-

tor pedal and push down the “RES +/SET –”

switch (4). The new speed will be main-

tained.

To accelerate, depress the accelerator

pedal. When you take your foot off the

pedal, your vehicle will return to the set

speed.

Using the brake pedal

To reset at a slower cruising speed, decel-

erate to the desired speed using the brake

pedal and pull down the “RES +/SET –”

switch (4). The new speed will be main-

tained.

To decelerate, depress the brake pedal.

The set speed will be canceled and “SET”

indicator (7) will disappear. To resume the

previously set speed, pull up the “RES +/

SET –” switch (4) and turn on “SET” indica-

tor (7) again when vehicle speed is above

about 40 km/h (25 mph). The vehicle will

accelerate to the previously set speed and

maintain its speed.

NOTE:

When the brake pedal is depressed, “SET”

indicator (7) disappears until you reset the

cruising speed.

Using “RES +/SET-” switch

To reset at a faster cruising speed, press

repeatedly or hold pulling up the “RES +/

SET –” switch (4). Vehicle speed will

steadily increase. When you release the

switch, the new speed will be maintained.

To reset at a slower cruising speed, press

repeatedly or hold pulling down the “RES

+/SET –” switch (4).

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To resume the previously set speed, pull

up the “RES +/SET –” switch (4) and show

“SET” indicator (7). The vehicle speed

must be above about 40 km/h (25 mph)

when the vehicle is not under the above

conditions.

If your vehicle gets too close to the vehicle

ahead as described below, the interior

buzzer sounds, the indicator (1) appears

on the information display at the same

time, to promote deceleration.

• The vehicle ahead of you slows down

abruptly.

• Another vehicle cuts in front of you.

Cancelling adaptive cruise control

“SET” indicator (7) will disappear and the

adaptive cruise control system will be can-

celed temporarily under the following con-

ditions:

To turn off the adaptive cruise control sys-

tem, push cruise switch (2) and check that

the adaptive cruise control indicator (6)

disappears. Also, if any warning indication

or message related to the adaptive cruise

control system is displayed on the instru-

ment cluster, the adaptive cruise control

system will be turned off.

• When “CANCEL” switch (3) is pushed

• When brake pedal is depressed

• When vehicle speed falls below about 40

km/h (25 mph)

Depress the brake pedal, and keep an

appropriate distance from the vehicle

ahead. The buzzer timing of frontal colli-

sion warning varies depending on the vehi-

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• When a vehicle skids and ESP is acti-

vated

cle speed and

a

following distance

• When radar sensor cover is covered in

snow, water or dirt

between your vehicle and the vehicle

ahead.

• When engine speed is too high or too

low

NOTE:

If you turn off the adaptive cruise control

system, the previously set speed in the

memory is cleared. Reset your cruising

speed again.

There are different frontal collision warning

operations in adaptive cruise control sys-

tem, radar brake support system (if

equipped) or dual sensor brake support

system (if equipped). Therefore, the inte-

rior buzzer in adaptive cruise control sys-

tem sounds a little earlier than the buzzer

in radar brake support system (if equipped)

or dual sensor brake support system (if

equipped). For details of frontal collision

warning in radar brake support system (if

equipped) or dual sensor brake support

system (if equipped), refer to “Radar brake

support system (if equipped)” in this sec-

tion or “Dual sensor brake support system

(if equipped)”.

• When driver’s door is open

• When driver’s seat belt is unfastened

• When parking brake is applied

• When “LIMIT” switch is pressed

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• When ESP OFF switch is pressed

For manual transaxle vehicle

• When clutch pedal is continuously

depressed

• When gear position is changed to “N”

(Neutral)

• When gear position is changed to 1st or

2nd

Frontal collision warning

For automatic transaxle vehicle

• When gear position is changed to “N”

• When gear position is changed from 3rd

to 2nd in the manual mode

For CVT vehicle

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• When gear position is changed to “N”

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Handling the radar sensor

Adaptive cruise control system

warning light

WARNING

• Do not use the adaptive cruise con-

trol system in a heavy traffic area

where the frontal collision warning

frequently activates.

• Even if the distance between your

vehicle and the vehicle ahead is

short, frontal collision warning may

not alert you under the following

circumstances:

– The vehicle ahead of you is going

at almost the same speed as, or

faster than your vehicle.

– When the vehicle ahead of you is

going away from your vehicle.

– Right after setting up to the

desired speed.

NOTE:

If your vehicle is equipped with the radar

brake support or dual sensor brake sup-

port for details on radar sensor refer to

“Radar brake support system (if equipped)”

or “Dual sensor brake support system (if

equipped)” in this section.

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The radar sensor (1) can be found inside

the sensor cover (2) which is located on

the radiator grill.

If this light stays on, there is a problem with

the adaptive cruise control system or radar

sensor. When the radar sensor is failure,

the function of the radar sensor stops until

the engine switch is pressed to change the

ignition mode to LOCK (OFF). Find a safe

place to park and change the ignition mode

to LOCK (OFF) by pressing the engine

switch. Restart the engine, and check that

the adaptive cruise control system warning

light goes off. If the indicator stays on after

restarting the engine, there may be a fail-

ure of the radar sensor. Ask an authorized

SUZUKI dealer to have the radar sensor

inspected.

– While depressing the accelerator

pedal or right after releasing the

pedal.

– While decelerating by depressing

the brake pedal.

(1)

(2)

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If dirt is detected on the radar sensor

cover, radar brake support system or dual

sensor brake support system will stop

functioning and the radar brake support

system indicator light (3) will come on, and

“CRUISE SYSTEM: NOT ACTIVE BY

SENSOR.” message (4) will appear as fol-

lows.

WARNING

• Always keep the sensor cover sur-

face clean. When it is dirty, wipe it

down with a soft cloth that will not

scratch the cover. Also, when the

following things are covering or

attached to the sensor cover, they

will be detected as dirt and the

radar will either take more time to

detect things or it will not detect

things at all. If this happens, the

system will not function normally

and unexpected accidents may

occur.

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– Do not stick or affix anything to

the sensor cover, not even clear

items.

– Do not do any customizing, coat-

ing or applying of non-genuine

SUZUKI parts to the radiator grill

or front bumper. For repairs and

parts replacement, contact an

authorized SUZUKI dealer.

– Do not remove or disassemble

the radar sensor or any sur-

rounding parts.

– Do not sit on or lean against the

front bumper.

– When using a high pressure car

washer, do not point the nozzle

at, or around, the sensor cover.

– Do not push other vehicle or

objects with the front bumper

when you pull out of a parking

area.

CRUISE

SYSTEM:NOT

ACTIVE BY

SENSOR.

– Plastic bags (transparent, semi-

transparent, colored or metal-

coated)

– Rain, snow, etc.

(3)

(4)

• Observe the following instructions

in order to keep the radar sensor

functioning properly. If mishandled,

the radar sensor cannot accurately

detect a vehicle in front of you, the

system will not function properly

and unexpected accidents may

occur.

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NOTE:

The system may not function properly if

there is any snow or water on the radar

sensor cover.

– Do not strike the radar sensor

forcefully. If there is a minor

crash and the radar sensor is

damaged or hindered, have it

inspected by an authorized

SUZUKI dealer.

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When dirt is detected on the sensor

cover

If the message (4) does not disappear,

perform the following procedure.

NOTE:

In the following situations, the radar brake

support system indicator light (3) may

come on, the message (4) may appear

and radar brake support system (if

equipped), or dual sensor brake support

system (if equipped) may be deactivated

automatically, even if there is no dirt on the

sensor cover.

1) Find a safe place to park and change

the ignition switch to “LOCK” position or

the ignition mode to “LOCK” (OFF) by

pressing the engine switch.

2) Clean the sensor cover with a soft

cloth.

3) Change the ignition switch to “ON”

position or the ignition mode to “ON” by

pressing the engine switch.

4) Check that the message (4) disap-

pears.

• In a tunnel

• A road where there are concrete walls

on both sides

• A road where there are metal fences on

one side

• Around overpasses or grade separated

crossings

• When there is bad weather such as rain

or snow

• If you clean the sensor cover and drive

the vehicle, but the message (4) appears

again even though the road is not in the

situations described in the following

NOTE, there might be another problem.

Contact an authorized SUZUKI dealer

for further assistance.

• A road where there are puddles

In these situations, radar brake support

system or dual sensor brake support sys-

tem is stopped functioning temporarily,

because millimeter-waves emanating from

the radar sensor cause diffused reflection

and a position of the vehicle in front of you

cannot be detected correctly.

If you drive the vehicle for about 2 minutes

after the above situations have improved,

these indicator and message will turn off

and the radar brake support system or

dual sensor brake support system will turn

back on.

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Warning and indicator messages

The information display shows the warning and indicator messages to let you know about certain problems of the adaptive cruise control

system.

Master warning

indicator light

Warning and indicator message

Sound

Cause and remedy

Blinks

Beep (one time from interior There may be malfunction

buzzer)

of the adaptive cruise con-

trol system. Contact an

authorized SUZUKI dealer

for inspection.

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Blinks

Beep (one time from interior The message appears on

buzzer)

the information display

because dirt is detected on

the sensor cover, or milli-

meter-waves from the radar

sensor

cause

diffused

CRUISE

SYSTEM:NOT

ACTIVE BY

SENSOR.

reflection. If the message

does not disappear for a

while, wipe the sensor

cover with a soft cloth.

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Master warning

indicator light

Warning and indicator message

Sound

Cause and remedy

Blinks

Beep (one time from interior There may be a problem

buzzer)

with radar brake support

system.

Have your vehicle inspected

by an authorized SUZUKI

dealer.

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Blinks

Beep (one time from interior There may be a problem

buzzer)

with radar brake support

system and the system is

disabled temporarily.

If the message does not

disappear for a while, have

your vehicle inspected by

an authorized SUZUKI

dealer.

CRUISE

SYSTEM

TEMPORARILY

DISABLED

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