Suzuki SX4 S Cross owners manual page 137

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OPERATING YOUR VEHICLE NOTE: vehicle. Make sure that you cannot It is normal for water to drip from the air open the hood all the way without Engine Oil Consumption conditioning system after use. releasing the secondary latch. Be sure to close the hood securely after check-It is normal for the engine to consume 4) Make sure the hood is fully closed and ing for proper latch operation. See the some engine oil during normal vehicle latched. item "All latches, hinges and locks" of operation. 5) Check the headlights, turn signal lights, "CHASSIS AND BODY" in the "Periodic The amount of engine oil consumed brake lights and horn for proper opera-Maintenance Schedule" in the on the viscosity of the oil, the tion. "INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE" depends 6) Adjust the seat and head restraint. section for lubrication schedule. quality of the oil and the conditions the 7) Check the brake pedal and the parking vehicle is driven under. lever. More oil is consumed during high-speed brake A WARNING acceler- 8) Adjust the mirrors. driving and when there is frequent 9) Make sure that you and all passengers Make sure the hood is fully closed ation and deceleration. Under high loads, properly fastened your seat belts. and latched before driving. If it is not, your engine also will consume more oil. have it can fly up unexpectedly during A new engine also consumes more oil, 10)Make sure that all warning lights come driving, obstructing your view and since its pistons, piston rings and cylinder on as the ignition switch is turned to the resulting walls have not yet become conditioned. "ON" position or the engine switch is in an accident. pressed to change the ignition mode to New engines reach the normal level of oil "ON". Once a month, or each time you fill your consumption only after approximately 5000 11 )Check all gauges. fuel tank, check the tire pressure using a km (3000 miles) driving. 12)Make sure that the BRAKE SYSTEM tire pressure gauge. Also check the tire Oil consumption: of the spare tire. turns off when the park-pressure WARNING light Max. 1.0 L per 1000 km ing brake is released. (1 Qt. per 600 miles) Once a week, or each time you fill your fuel When judging the amount of oil consump- tank, perform the following under-hood tion, note that the oil may become diluted checks: and make it difficult to accurately judge the oil level. oil level true 1) Engine As an example, if a vehicle is used for 2) Coolant level repeated short trips, and consumes a nor- 3) Brake fluid level mal amount of oil, the dipstick may not 4) Battery solution level show any drop in the oil level at all, even 5) Windshield washer fluid level after 6) Hood latch operation 1000 km (600 miles) or more of driv- Pull the hood release handle inside the ing. This is because the oil is gradually becoming diluted with fuel or moisture, 3-2

owners manual Suzuki SX4 S-Cross

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