I recently purchased a 2011 AWD and have 2 questions (so far)
How do you re-set the Driving Range readout. Mine goes to 250 mils and stays there
Where can you get a Factory roof rack?
thanks!
2 Questions
Your range stays at 250 miles? That's odd.chizz99 wrote:I recently purchased a 2011 AWD and have 2 questions (so far)
How do you re-set the Driving Range readout. Mine goes to 250 mils and stays there
Where can you get a Factory roof rack?
thanks!
The range is something you can't adjust as it's an estimate based on fuel level and driving conditions. I find it odd that you say it's stuck. Sounds like some kind of error with the electronics. My only recommendation is to try disconnecting the car's battery to reset all electronics. It will clear all figures other than the odometer reading.
Unfortunately, many of the sites that sold accessories like the roof rack were Suzuki dealers and they are now defunct. While parts are still out there, they are just increasingly harder to find.
Try some google and ebay searches and see if someone still has them for sale.
Also, keep in mind that the roof racks were made by Whispbar which is a brand under Yakima. I really don't think the roof rack was proprietary to the Kizashi.
If you can't find any through Suzuki-related sources, you might want to contact Whispbar directly.
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The place above is advertising them, but way overpriced at $519, I only paid 180 2 years ago.
The place above is advertising them, but way overpriced at $519, I only paid 180 2 years ago.
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The way to reset your range estimate is to drive the car efficiently and get better mileage than the previous owner. There's some learning incorporated in there. When I bought mine, it never read over 350, now it usually goes to 410 when I fill it up.
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Regarding driving range: Remember that Suzuki is super cautious when it comes to car related issues because of previous problems that Consumer Reports (Consumer Union) caused them via their printed article and video report on the Samurai. In my humble opinion...it was a poor piece of journalism as the Samurai was a great product for the $$$ and was probably only marginally more prone to rollovers that the avg. SUV. However, just like their report on the Isuzu Trooper (which was proved in error in a court of law), they got publicity and that sells magazines. I'm not a conspiracy advocate, so I don't believe they wrote the article for that reason, however....that's what they achieved by doing so. Anyway, that's why the owners manual in my 2011 has several hundred pages and half of the space is dedicated to warnings/info in banners like "don't put your hands on a hot object as it can burn your hands". I'm being facetious but you get the point. Most of the info is very basic.
Ok, with that in mind. I've test driven 4 different Kizashis and the ones I needed to fill up all worked the same way. The indicated range (mileage) will go to 0 when the low fuel indicator light comes on. When it comes on...you still have "approximately" 2 gallons of gas left . They were being super cautious when they programmed this function to ensure someone didn't run out of gas when the indicator still 'estimated' that they had 3 or 4 miles left of range. No one will complain (at least loudly) when they have more range than indicated. However, they will scream bloody murder if the range is less than indicated and they get stuck on the side of the road, etc. I know this isn't a good indicator of available range but I can't blame Suzuki for this as they were making sure they weren't sued in the future and were overly cautious with the design/programming of this function. In a BMW once the range drops to 10....the range goes to 0 and it flashes. That's the manufacturers way to inform drivers that the indicated range is just an estimate of how far they can drive before the car runs out of gas so they better fill-up ASAP.
Final point---I promise. Once you fill up, indicated range 'may' change from the prior time you filled up based on the last (or some combination of the previous few tanks of gas) 'avg. mpg' reading in the computer. So, if you drive slower, less stop/go, etc. while driving on your next tank of gas. .... you 'may' see the indicated range change when you fill up as 'Woodie' said in a previous post. However, watch your low fuel warning light and I'll bet you it comes on once your range goes to '0'. This is just my humble opinion on the subject which I based on 3 factors: 1) discussions with a Suzuki technician, 2) test driving a couple Kizashi's quite a few miles to the point I had to fill them up with gas, and 3) my experience (2 yrs) with the current Kizashi I own.
****I apologize for this long posting, just wanted to make sure I captured all my thoughts on this topic. I will attempt to make any future postings shorter & more succinct. Take care & happy motoring!
Ok, with that in mind. I've test driven 4 different Kizashis and the ones I needed to fill up all worked the same way. The indicated range (mileage) will go to 0 when the low fuel indicator light comes on. When it comes on...you still have "approximately" 2 gallons of gas left . They were being super cautious when they programmed this function to ensure someone didn't run out of gas when the indicator still 'estimated' that they had 3 or 4 miles left of range. No one will complain (at least loudly) when they have more range than indicated. However, they will scream bloody murder if the range is less than indicated and they get stuck on the side of the road, etc. I know this isn't a good indicator of available range but I can't blame Suzuki for this as they were making sure they weren't sued in the future and were overly cautious with the design/programming of this function. In a BMW once the range drops to 10....the range goes to 0 and it flashes. That's the manufacturers way to inform drivers that the indicated range is just an estimate of how far they can drive before the car runs out of gas so they better fill-up ASAP.
Final point---I promise. Once you fill up, indicated range 'may' change from the prior time you filled up based on the last (or some combination of the previous few tanks of gas) 'avg. mpg' reading in the computer. So, if you drive slower, less stop/go, etc. while driving on your next tank of gas. .... you 'may' see the indicated range change when you fill up as 'Woodie' said in a previous post. However, watch your low fuel warning light and I'll bet you it comes on once your range goes to '0'. This is just my humble opinion on the subject which I based on 3 factors: 1) discussions with a Suzuki technician, 2) test driving a couple Kizashi's quite a few miles to the point I had to fill them up with gas, and 3) my experience (2 yrs) with the current Kizashi I own.
****I apologize for this long posting, just wanted to make sure I captured all my thoughts on this topic. I will attempt to make any future postings shorter & more succinct. Take care & happy motoring!
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IIRC, there's a way to adjust when the range meter resets, and one option is after a fillup.
Pull and hold the upper (?) steering wheel trigger until an options menu appears and adjust from there. Sorry, I can't remember the details I haven't messed with it since I bought and set up my car the first time.
Pull and hold the upper (?) steering wheel trigger until an options menu appears and adjust from there. Sorry, I can't remember the details I haven't messed with it since I bought and set up my car the first time.
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