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Manual Road Test: Notes

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WARNING:
  • Carry out test in very little traffic area to prevent an accident.
  • Test requires 2 persons, a driver and a tester.

The purpose of this test is to judge whether causal factor of trouble which occurred in automatic transaxle is electrical or mechanical by disconnecting valve body harness connector (1) and fixing automatic transaxle gear position.

  1. Start engine and warm it up to normal operating temperature.
  2. Turn ignition switch to OFF position and disconnect valve body harness connector (1).
    Fig 1: Identifying Valve Body Harness Connector
    G04847724Courtesy of SUZUKI OF AMERICA CORP.
  3. Turn OFF all electrical loads.

    With select lever shifted to each range ("L", "2", "3" and "D"), drive vehicle at 1,000 rpm engine speed and then check vehicle speed, by referring to FIXED GEAR POSITION .

    If vehicle speed is not as specified in "Fixed gear position" table, go to TROUBLESHOOTING .

  4. Connect valve body harness connector and clear DTC.

Fixed gear position 

SELECT LEVER POSITION

Select lever position Fixed gear position Vehicle speed
L range 1st gear Approx. 11.31 km/h (7.0 mile/h)
2 range 3rd gear Approx. 29.87 km/h (18.6 mile/h)
3 range 4th gear Approx. 41.55 km/h (25.8 mile/h)
D range
R range Reverse gear Approx. 10.33 km/h (6.4 mile/h)