The Grand Vitara received the highest-possible overall score, Good, in Insurance Institute for Highway Safety frontal-offset crash testing. It received the second-best score, Acceptable, in side-impact and roof-strength tests, but earned just a Marginal for its protection against whiplash injuries in rear-end collisions.
Standard safety features include antilock brakes, side-impact airbags for the front seats, side curtain airbags for both rows of seats, and an electronic stability system. Check out the Standard Equipment & Specs page for a full list of safety features.
Off-Road
We drove an RMZ-4 Equator around several trails at Knibbe Ranch, about 55
miles north of San Antonio. The ranch, consisting of 2,000 acres of Texas hill
country, is mostly covered with scrub oak a ...
Gear Oil
Specified Gear Oil
When replacing gear oil, use gear oil with
the appropriate viscosity and grade as
shown in the charts below. We highly recommend
you use SAE 75W-90 gear oil
(SAE 80W-90 for fro ...
Speedometer/Odometer/Tripmeter/Brightness Control
Speedometer/Odometer/Tripmeter/Brightness Control
(1) Speedometer.
(2) Odometer/Tripmeter.
(3) Odometer/Tripmeter selector, Brightness control knob.
Speedometer
The speedometer indicates vehicl ...