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.
Folding Seats
Folding Rear Seats
To fold the rear seats forward:
1) Remove the luggage compartment
cover.
2) Stow the seat belt buckles of the center
and left seating position into the pocket
of the seat cu ...
Anti-Theft Feature
Anti-Theft Feature
(1) Power on/off knob
(2) Track up button/Fast forward button
(3) Preset buttons (1 to 6)
The anti-theft feature is intended to discourage
theft or the audio system by preven ...
Automatic Heating and Air Conditioning System (Climate Control)
Description of Controls
Temperature selector/Air conditioning switch (1)
This is used to select the temperature by
turning the selector.
Also, this is used to turn on and off the air
conditio ...