Suzuki Jimny Manual page 174

OPERATING YOUR VEHICLE
WARNING
When you turn off the engine while
the transfer is not finished to shift
into "4L" position, follow instructions
below.
1) Depress the brake pedal* fully.
2) Turn the ignition switch to "OFF"
position.
* Depress the brake pedal until the
engine is started again.
• Even though the gearshift lever is
shifted into 1st gear or
(Reverse) gear for manual trans-
mission vehicles or shifted into "P"
(Park) position for automatic trans-
mission vehicles, there may be a
case that the wheels of the vehicle
is not stationary.
When you turn off the engine in this
situation, start the engine again and
move the vehicle forward or back-
ward slowly.
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CAUTION
• Do not operate the transfer lever
while driving.
• Do not operate the transfer lever
while making a left or right turn or
while holding rear wheels slipped
on icy, snow-covered, or muddy
roads. Your vehicle may move to
the unexpected direction. 4-wheel
drive system may be also dam-
aged.
"R"
NOTE:
• There may be a case that you will feel
the difficulty to operate the transfer lever
when shifting the transfer lever from "4H"
position to "4L" position. Operate the
transfer lever into "4L" position surely.
• When shifting the transfer lever from
"4H" position to "4L" position, the buzzer
will sound and the function of the ESP
system and the vehicle stability control
system will be deactivated.
• There may be a case that shifting into
"4L" position is not completed when the
transfer system or the transmission is
not warm in the cold weather. There may
be a possibility of difficulty to shift espe-
cially for automatic transmission vehicles
in the cold weather. Follow instructions
below in this case and operate the trans-
fer lever again.
– Stop the vehicle completely.
– Place the transmission in "N" (Neu-
tral).
– Depress the brake pedal* fully.
– Release the parking brake.
– Turn the ignition switch to "OFF" posi-
tion.
– Shift the transfer lever from "4H" posi-
tion to "4L" position by pressing the
transfer lever.
– Check whether the vehicle can be
moved by moving the vehicle forward
or backward slowly.
* Depress the brake pedal until the engine
is started again.
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