Suzuki VITARA Series Manual page 247

OPERATING YOUR VEHICLE
WARNING
• Wrong handling of the lithium-ion
battery and DCDC converter may
result in fire, electric shock or sys-
tem malfunction.
observe the instructions
below:
– Do not remove or disassemble it.
– Do not allow it to get wet, for
example, with water.
– Do not expose it to a strong
impact.
– Do not lean or place any object
on it.
– Do not remove terminals or
power electrical
from the terminals.
• If something fell down under the
lithium-ion battery or the DCDC
converter and difficult to remove,
consult a SUZUKI dealer.
NOTICE
Do not obstruct the lithium-ion bat-
tery cover and ventilation opening of
DCDC converter cover. The blockage
may cause overheat and malfunction.
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Automatic stopping/restarting of
the engine
Manual transaxle vehicles
1) With the brake pedal depressed, decel-
erate the vehicle.
Accordingly,
listed
EXAMPLE
accessories
2) When decelerating at approximately
15 km/h (9 mph) or less with the clutch
pedal depressed and the gearshift lever
shifted to "N", and then release the
clutch pedal, the engine will stop auto-
matically.
The ENG
(green) (1) will come on.
• The ENG A-STOP system will not
stop the engine automatically if all the
automatic engine stop conditions are
not met.
For details, refer to the section, "Oper-
(1)
53SB20201
A-STOP indicator light
ating conditions of ENG A-STOP sys-
tem".
• During the automatic engine stop, the
engine may shut down, accompanied
by an interior buzzer or restarted, to
ensure safety.
For details, refer to the section, "Precau-
tions of when the engine is stopped auto-
matically".
NOTICE
During the automatic engine stop, do
not shift the gearshift lever to a posi-
tion other than "N" without depressing
the clutch pedal. If the gear shift lever
is in a position other than "N", the
engine will not restart automatically
even if the clutch pedal is depressed.