Suzuki VITARA Series Manual page 303

OPERATING YOUR VEHICLE
Situations where radar will not activate
properly
WARNING
Do not use the adaptive cruise con-
trol under the following situations.
Otherwise, the system will not func-
tion properly and accidents may
occur.
Under the following situations, there is a
high possibility that deceleration control,
following control and acceleration control
will not function properly, even if a vehicle
ahead is within radar range.
• When vehicle is driven in a traffic jam
• When vehicle is driven on sharp curves
• When vehicle is driven on slippery road
such as ice or snow-covered road
• When vehicle is driven on steep hill
EXAMPLE
• When vehicle is driven on the road with
many steep uphills and downhills
• When your vehicle is towing a trailer or
being towed
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EXAMPLE
• Highway gate
• When the vehicle cannot move in a
straight manner without consistently
steering, due to an accident or break-
down
• When the vehicle is running left turn lane
or right turn lane
• When the radiator grill or front bumper
hit a hard object
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Situations where radar may not activate
properly
Under the following situations, the radar
may not detect a vehicle ahead correctly,
and automatic braking and frontal collision
warning may not function. You need to
decelerate the vehicle operating brakes as
necessary.
• When a vehicle ahead is running slowly
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or stopping at the end of the line in a traf-
fic jam or the tollgate
• When the vehicle is approaching repair-
ing road
• While running inside of tunnel
• When the radar sensor surface is cov-
ered in snow, water or dirt
• When there is bad weather such as
heavy rain or fog, a blizzard or sand-
storm or when the vehicle in front of you
is surrounded by water, snow or sand
• A vehicle ahead has extremely small
rear end area such as an unloaded
trailer
• When your vehicle is weighed down by
heavy items in the luggage compartment
or rear seat
• When your vehicle is running at 160 km/h
(100 mph) or higher speed
• When a vehicle ahead is cutting in sud-
denly