Suzuki GSX-R 1000 Owners Manual: Instrument panel

The fuel indicator light 8,12,13 Lcd's and tachometer needle work as follows to confirm their function when the ignition switch is turned to the "on" position.

• The fuel indicator light 8,12 and 13 come on for 3 seconds.
•  All lcd segments display for 3 seconds.
•  Tachometer needle moves to the full scale and returns to the home position.

Neutral indicator light 1

The green indicator light will come on when the transmission is in neutral. The light will go out when you shift into any gear other than neutral.

Turn signal indicator light 3

When either the right or left turn signals are being operated, the indicator light will flash intermittently.

Note

: if a turn signal light is not operating properly due to bulb filament or circuit failure, the indicator light flickers more quickly to notify the rider of the existence of the failure.

Tachometer 4

The tachometer indicates the engine speed in revolutions per minute (r/min).

Gear position indicator 5

The gear position indicator indicates gear position. This indicator displays "0" when the transmission is in neutral.

Speedometer 6

The speedometer indicates the road speed in kilometers per hour and miles per hour.

Clock/Odometer/Trip meter 7

The display has five functions, clock, odometer and two trip meters and reserve trip meter.

When the ignition switch is turned to the "on" position, the display indicates the test pat1arn shown below for three seconds. The display is memorized when the ignition switch is turned off and memorized display appears when the ignition switch is turned on.

To change the display, push the sel button 10. The display changes in the order below.

Note

: set the meter to odometer, then press and hold buttons, adj 2 and sel 10, for 2 seconds to charge between km/h and mph.

Clock

The clock indicates 12-hour mode. Follow the procedure below to adjust the clock.

1.  Push the buttons, adj 2 And sel 10, simultaneously for 2 seconds until the hour display bl inks.
2.  Adjust the hour display by pushing the adj button 2.

Note

: when the adj button 2 is held in the display advances continuously.

3. Push the sel button 10 to highlight the minute display.
4.  Adjust the minute display by pushing the adj button 2.
5.  Push the sel button 10 to resume clock mode.

Odometer

The odometer registers the total distance that the motorcycle has been ridden.

Trip meter

The two trip meters are resettable odometers. They can register two kinds of distances at the same time. For instance, trip meter 1 can register the trip distance and trip meter 2 can register the distance between fuel stops.

To reset a trip meter to zero, push the adj button 2 For two seconds while the display indicates the trip meter, 1 or 2, you want to reset.

Reserve trip meter

The reserve trip meter counts distance from fuel tank reserve point until the fuel tank is refilled. The fuel level indicator starts blinking and reserve trip meter starts counting when the fuel tank becomes reserve point. The trip meter will be reset to zero automatically when the fuel tank is refilled over half amount and the motorcycle is started moving.

Reserve trip can be reset manually by pushing the adj button 2 More than 5 seconds with fuel tank filled over half amount.

Warning Operating the display while riding can be hazardous. Removing a hand from the handlebars can reduce your ability to control the motorcycle. Always keep both hands on the handlebars during riding.

Fuel indicator light 8

When the fuel in the fuel tank drops below approximately 4.5 L (1.2 Us gal), this indicator blinks.

When the fuel in the fuel tank drops below approximately 1.5 L (0.4 Us gal), this indicator light comes on. This indicator light comes on for three seconds when the ignition switch is turned to the "on" position. Then the indicator light should go out if there is enough fuel in the tank.

Note

: when the fuel indicator light comes on, you should add fuel to the fuel tank at the first opportunity to avoid running out of fuel.

High beam indicator light 9

The blue indicator light will be lit when the headlight high beam is turned on.

Engine rpm indicator 11,12

The engine rpm indicator light ® will light or blink when the engine speed becomes preset engine rpm.

Lighting mode, light brightness and preset engine rpm can be selected by shifting into selection mode. To shift into selection mode, push sel button @) and turn on the ignition switch. Keep pushing the buttons more than 2 seconds until mode shifts.

Light/blink/no light

Selection

Push the adj button 2 to change lighting mode. Mode changes light → blink → no light → light. The engine rpm indicator light 12 light in light mode and light blinks in blink mode. The engine rpm indicator mark "" 11
comes on when the mode is in light or blink. When the sel button 10 is pushed with no light mode, the indicator goes off selection mode. The indicator goes off selection mode when the motorcycle speed exceeds 1 0 km/ h (6 mph).

Light brightness selection

Push the sel button 10 and brightness indicator comes on in odometer/trip meter area. Pushing the adj button 2 will change light brightness in 5 steps. The brightness indicator indicates brightness from " " (min) to
""'.
(Max).

Preset rpm selection

Push the sel button 10 from light brightness selection mode. Push the adj button 2 to select preset rpm. Push the adj button 2 to change preset rpm from 5000 r/ min to 10000 r/min step 500 r/min and from 1 0000 r/min to 13750 r/ min step 250 r/min.

Push the sel button 10 to fix the selected setting. The engine rpm indicator system holds the selected settings when the ignition switch is turned off. The system will resume when the ignition switch is turned on.

Coolant temperature meter/ oil pressure indicator/ fuel injection system indicator 13,14

The display 14 and the indicator light 13 have three functions, coolant temperature meter, oil pressure indicator and fuel injection system indicator. The display 14 normally indicates coolant temperature.

The oil pressure symbol "" Activates when the oil pressure
is low.

Coolant temperature meter

When the ignition switch is turned to the "on" position, the display indicates the test pattern for three seconds. Then the display changes to the coolant temperature meter. While the coolant temperature is below 20°c (68°f), the display does not indicate a number but indicates"---".

When the coolant temperature is higher than 120°c (248°f), the display flickers and the indicator
light 13 comes on. Further, if the temperature exceeds 140°c (283°f), the display shows "hi" and the indicator light 13 remains on.

Oil pressure indicator

With the ignition switch in the "on" position but the engine not started, the symbol "" in the
display and the indicator light 13 comes on. As soon as the engine is started, the symbol "" and
the indicator light should go out.

When the engine oil pressure drops under the normal operating range, the symbol "." In the
display appears and the indicator light 13 comes on.

Fuel injection system indicator

If the fuel injection system fails, the red indicator light 13 comes on and the display indicates "fi" at the coolant temperature display in following two modes;

1.  The display 14 indicates "fi" and the coolant temperature alternately, and the red indicator light 13 comes on and remains lit. The engine may continue to run in this mode.
2.  The display 14 indicates "fi" continuously and the red indicator light 13 blinks while cranking the engine. The engine will not run in this mode.

Note

:

•  If the display indicates "fi" and the coolant temperature alternately, and the red indicator light comes on and remains lit, keep the engine running and bring your motorcycle to an authorized suzuki dealer. If the engine stalls, try restarting the engine after turning the ignition switch off and on.
•  If the display indicates "fi" continuously and the red indicator light blinks, the engine will not start.

When the display indicates "chec" at the coolant temperature display, check following items;

•  Make sure that the engine stop switch is in the "" position.


•  Make sure that the transmission is in neutral or the side stand is fully up.

If the display still indicates "chec" after above procedure, inspect the ignition fuse and connection of lead wire couplers.