Safety
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.
See also:
Safety Certification Label
Safety Certification Label
This label contains important safetyrelated
information about your vehicle. The
label is located on the driver’s door lock pillar. ...
Driving on Slippery Roads
Driving on Slippery Roads
Under wet road conditions you should
drive at a lower speed than on dry roads
due to possible slippage of tires during
braking. When driving on icy, snow-covered,
or m ...
Gear Oil
Specified Gear Oil
Manual transaxle (API GL-4)
Rear differential oil (i-AWD)/Transfer oil of automatic transaxle model
(i-AWD) (API GL-5 Hypoid)
When replacing gear oil, use the appropriate
...