Suzuki Aerio

Radio has to be off. Then hold DSP and use CD/ Tune Track buttons to set hours minutes. If there is no DSP try CLK

On the left side of the bike, underneath the seat, above the exhaust, there's a place you can stick your key in. Simply twist and the seat should pop off.

Check your owner's manual for pictures.

The starter is located behind the engine . First take the wires off the solenoid, then take the two bolts that go through the bell housing into the starter off and the starter will come out. Place back on mount, put bolts back on and hook wires and hose back up.

There is a portion of the dash that snaps over the radio unit. Carefully wedge your screwdriver between the section of the dash that is obviously different then the rest of the dash. You want to make sure that you don't pry back because it will leave a mark in the dash. What i did was wedge the screwdriver on the right portion of the dash and then pull horizontally toward the rear of the car. There are a couple snaps that will give way. Then wiggle the lower portion with the vents free. All that is holding the stereo in from there is 4 screws. After removing the the four screws you can pull the factory clarion unit out.

Four (two pairs)

15 mm wrench Put it on the tension pulley and pull to take tension off belt

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You can find a 1981 Ford F150 manual transmission diagram inside the vehicle's owner's manual. Some auto stores also have the diagram available.

Remove the brake assembly , remove the axle nut, pull out the hub which is very tightly in place with the bearing in it. Have a new bearing pressed into the hub and put it all back together and ABSOLUTELY use a "NEW" axle nut and stake it into place.

Suzuki Aerio's (yes I own a 2006 AWD sedan model Aerio) come in the SX model which is the mini station wagon/ hatchback, and seems to be the more popular Aerio on the road. (I see more of them than the sedans) There is also the 4 door sedan model, and both come in base and premium models. All 4 models were at one time or another available in All Wheel Drive, not the same as 4 wheel drive.

The all wheel drive system in the Suzuki Aerio is almost identical to the AWD in the Audi Quatro where the on board computer uses the anti-lock braking system to gauge wheel slip or differences in rotational speed to gradiently accommodate with up to 50% torque being diverted to the rear wheels to regain control/grip with the road.

HOWEVER... The Aerio only has 5 1/4" of ground clearance which tells you this is no off road vehicle. (The underside of my Aerio looks like a battle ground from the dirt road I live on.) The exhaust pipe, for some god forsaken reason, runs underneath the rear axle and is the lowest thing under the rear end. It gets plowed every time I bump the crown in the dirt road. I will be having the guys at the muffler shop replace a 12 inch section of squashed pipe the next time i get the chance.

BUT!!! The Aerio comes with a 2.3 litre power plant that delivers 155 HP, in a tiny little buggy that just seems all too eager to get speeding tickets!!! I got my first ticket only 3 months after buying my Aerio. It just loves to go fast. I've owned mine since it was new in July of 2006, and the only problem I've had is that the Lug studs are too soft, and they get damaged by the guys at the tire dealer from the impact wrenches. It's best to have them hand tightened.

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