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.
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Trunk Light (SX4 SEDAN)
Trunk Light (SX4 SEDAN)
When you open the trunk lid, the trunk light
comes on and remains on as long as you
keep the lid open.
CAUTION:
Do not leave the trunk lid open for a
long time, or the ...
Basic Power
This year's four-cylinder engine gains some guts — it makes 150 horsepower,
up from last year's 143 — and it works through either a stick shift or a new
continuously variable automatic transmi ...
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 ...