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:
Information Display
Information Display
(1) Clock
(2) Thermometer
(3) Instantaneous fuel consumption/Average fuel consumption/Driving range
(4) “H” button
(5) “M” button
(6) “DISP” button
(7) Freezin ...
If You Can Not Shift Automatic Transmission Gearshift Lever Out of “P”
(PARK)
Vehicles with an automatic transmission
have an electrically operated park-lock feature.
If the vehicle’s battery is discharged,
or there is some other electrical failure, the
automatic transm ...
Cargo & Towing
As noted, the Grand Vitara's maximum trailer weight is 3,000 pounds — twice
that of the CR-V and four-cylinder Escape, but less than the Escape V6, which
has car-based construction and better mi ...