Suzuki VITARA Series Manual page 175

BEFORE DRIVING
Oil change request light
(if equipped)
Your vehicle has the oil life monitoring sys-
tem and related oil change request light
that alerts you to change the engine oil and
oil filter.
When this light comes on, change engine
oil and oil filter immediately.
For details on how to change the engine oil
and oil filter, refer to "Changing engine oil
and filter" in "INSPECTION AND MAINTE-
NANCE" section.
This light comes on for several seconds
when the ignition switch is turned to "ON"
position or the engine switch is pressed to
change the ignition mode to "ON" so you
can check that light is working.
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If either of odometer reading or time is
reached to the value which is set by the
system, this light comes on when the igni-
tion switch or engine switch is in "ON" posi-
tion. In addition, the message is shown on
the information display to tell you it is nec-
essary to change the engine oil and oil fil-
ter. When the engine oil and oil filter are
changed, and the oil life monitoring system
is reset, this light will go out.
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Whenever the engine oil and oil filter are
changed, the light must be reset to monitor
the next oil change timing properly. The
light will go out after the reset. For the
resetting procedure, refer to "Information
display" in this section.
NOTICE
Severe engine damage will result, if
you keep operating the engine after
this light comes on.
Change the engine oil and oil filter
immediately when the light comes
on.
NOTE:
• This light is used to facilitate the oil and
oil filter change according to the mainte-
nance schedule.
• Even though the oil is replaced before
this light comes on, reset of the oil life
monitoring system is necessary. Consult
a SUZUKI dealer about the reset
method. If you reset it by yourself, refer
to "Setting mode" in this section.
• Consult a SUZUKI dealer for changing
the setting of oil life monitoring system in
one of the following cases;
– If you replace ACEA Standards or
SUZUKI genuine engine oil by the
engine oil other than ACEA Standards
or SUZUKI genuine engine oil, or vice
versa
– By the change of your driving condi-
tion, if you need to apply the schedule
of "Maintenance recommended under
severe driving conditions" instead of
"Periodic maintenance schedule" in
"INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE"
section, or vice versa