Suzuki VITARA Series Manual page 277

OPERATING YOUR VEHICLE
Situations where the system does not
activate
Under the following situations, the system
does not activate.
• When the engine or the strong hybrid
system is off (except when the engine is
automatically stopped by the ENG A-
STOP system)
• When dual sensor brake support indica-
tor light and lane departure warning indi-
cator light are initially
immediately after the ignition switch is
turned to "ON" position or the engine
switch is pressed to change the ignition
mode to "ON".
• When the gearshift lever is in reverse
gear
®
• When the ESP system is activated
(except the frontal collision warning)
• When the following switches are pushed
and the system is turned off:
– Dual sensor brake support OFF switch
®
– ESP OFF switch
• When the dual sensor is temporarily
stopped or malfunctioning
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Situations where the system may not
activate properly
Under the following situations, the system
may not activate.
• When the dual sensor cannot detect a
vehicle or a pedestrian in front of your
vehicle
Refer to "Handling dual sensor" in the
"OPERATING YOUR VEHICLE" section.
• When you take evasive action with the
lighting steering wheel or accelerator pedal
Situations where the vehicle may not
decelerate properly
Under the following situations, the vehicle
may not decelerate properly even when
the system is activated.
• When the outside temperature is low, or
when the temperature of the brake is low
such as right after starting
• When the brake is overheating and the
brake effect is deteriorated due to con-
tinuing to travel on a downhill road
• When the brake effect is deteriorated
due to passing over puddles or washing
the vehicle
• When driving on the following roads
– On sharp curves or extremely rough
surfaces
– On a steep slope
• When driving on the following slippery
surfaces
– Frozen or snow-covered surfaces
– Over manholes or metal construction
plates
– Gravel
• When driving in a rainy day