When Driving; Important Vehicle Design Features To Know - Suzuki Jimny 2022 Manual

ADVICE FOR YOUR DRIVING

When Driving

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WARNING
• Wear your seat belts at all times.
Even though airbags are equipped
at the front seating positions, the
driver and all passengers should
be properly restrained at all times,
using the seat belts provided. Refer
to "Seat belts and child restraint
systems" in "FOR SAFE DRIVING"
section for instructions on proper
use of the seat belts.
• Never drive under the influence of
alcohol or other drugs. Alcohol and
drugs can seriously impair your
ability to drive safely, greatly
increasing the risk of injury to
yourself and others. You should
also avoid driving when you are
tired, sick, irritated or under stress.
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Important Vehicle Design
Features to Know
WARNING
Your multipurpose vehicle has han-
dling characteristics that differ from
those of a conventional passenger
car. For the safety of you and your
passengers, please read the follow-
ing section very carefully.
Multipurpose vehicles such as your new
SUZUKI have higher ground clearance
and a narrower track than conventional
passenger cars, to make them capable of
performing in a wide variety of off-road
applications. Specific design characteris-
tics give them a higher center of gravity
than ordinary cars. An advantage of the
higher ground clearance is a better view of
the road allowing you to anticipate prob-
lems. They are not designed for cornering
at the same speed as conventional pas-
senger cars any more than low-slung
sports cars are designed to perform satis-
factorily under off-road conditions. If at all
possible, avoid sharp turns or abrupt
maneuvers. As with other vehicles of this
type, failure to operate this vehicle cor-
rectly may result in loss of control or vehi-
cle rollover. Multipurpose vehicles have a
significantly higher rollover rate than other
types of vehicles. In a rollover collision, an
unbelted person is significantly more likely
to die than a person wearing a seat belt.
Important Differences Between
Your Multipurpose Vehicle and
Ordinary Passenger Cars
Higher Ground Clearance
The higher ground clearance of your vehi-
cle enables it to clear off-road obstacles,
such as rocks and tree stumps, that ordi-
nary passenger cars cannot drive over. An
unavoidable result of this higher ground
clearance is that the vehicle also has a
higher center of gravity. Consequently,
your vehicle will handle differently than a
vehicle with a lower center of gravity.
Narrower Body Width and Track
Your vehicle is narrower than the average
passenger car so that it can pass through
tight spaces. Without the essential charac-
teristics described above: higher ground
clearance, and narrower body width and
track -your vehicle could not provide you
with excellent off-road driving perfor-
mance. However, it is also true that on-
road driving, handling, and steering will be
different from what drivers experience with
a conventional passenger car.
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