Suzuki VITARA Series Manual page 317

OPERATING YOUR VEHICLE
Handling the radar sensor
The radar sensor (1) located on the
bumper grill.
(1)
In the following situations, the radar sensor
may stop functioning temporarily
• When the lead-acid battery voltage is
decreased
• When the temperature of the lead-acid
battery is low
• When the lead-acid battery voltage
decreases temporarily due to engine or
the strong hybrid system starting
When the lead-acid battery voltage is
recovered, the function of the radar sensor
will turn back on.
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If dirt is detected on the radar sensor sur-
face, the adaptive cruise control or adap-
tive cruise control with stop & go will stop
functioning and adaptive cruise control
system warning light (3) will come on, and
"CRUISE SYSTEM: NOT ACTIVE BY
SENSOR." message (4) will appear as fol-
lows.
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(3)
• Always keep the sensor surface
clean. When it is dirty, wipe it down
with a soft cloth that will not
scratch surface. Also, when the fol-
lowing things are covering or
attached to the sensor, 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 acci-
dents may occur.
– Plastic bags (transparent, semi-
CRUISE
transparent, colored or metal-
SYSTEM: NOT
ACTIVE BY coated)
SENSOR.
– Rain, snow, etc.
• Observe the following instructions
(4)
in order to keep the radar sensor
functioning properly. If mishandled,
the radar sensor cannot accurately
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detect a vehicle in front of you, the
system will not function properly
and accidents may occur.
– Do not strike the radar sensor
forcefully. If there is a minor colli-
sion and the radar sensor is dam-
aged
inspected by a SUZUKI dealer.
WARNING
or hindered, have it
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