2009 Hummer H3 Owners Manual

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Bulb Replacement ................ 5-41 Halogen Bulbs .................. 5-41 Headlamp Aiming .............. 5-39 Headlamps ...................... 5-41 Bulb Replacement (cont.) License Plate Lamps ......... 5-43 Replacement Bulbs ........... 5-43 Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps ......................... 5-42 Buying New Tires ................. 5-59 Calibration .......................... 2-34 California Fuel ....................... 5-5 California Perchlorate Materials Requirements ....... 5-4 California Proposition 65 Warning ........................ 5-4 Canadian Owners ..................... ii Capacities and Speciﬁcations ................... 5-96 Carbon Monoxide .... 2-7, 2-9, 2-31 Care of Safety Belts ..................... 5-85 Cargo Cover ....................... 2-49 Cargo Management System ... 2-49 Cargo Tie Downs ................. 2-49 Center Console Storage Area .................... 2-47 Chains, Tire ........................ 5-65 Charging System Light .......... 3-27 Check Engine Lamp ................... 3-30 Checking Things Under the Hood ........................... 5-9 Chemical Paint Spotting ........ 5-90 Child Restraints Child Restraint Systems ..... 1-31 Infants and Young Children ....................... 1-28 Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children .................. 1-34 Older Children .................. 1-25 Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Outside Seat Position ....................... 1-41 Securing a Child Restraint in the Center Rear Seat Position ....................... 1-43 Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position ....................... 1-43 Where to Put the Restraint ...................... 1-32 Cigarette Lighter .................. 3-18 Cleaning Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels ... 5-88 Exterior Lamps/Lenses ...... 5-86 Fabric/Carpet ................... 5-84 Cleaning (cont.) Finish Care ...................... 5-86 Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other Plastic Surfaces ...................... 5-85 Interior ............................ 5-83 Leather ........................... 5-85 Tires ............................... 5-89 Underbody Maintenance .... 5-89 Washing Your Vehicle ........ 5-86 Weatherstrips ................... 5-86 Windshield, Backglass, and Outlet Adjustment Wiper Blades ................ 5-87 Climate Control System ......... 3-19 ............. 3-21 Clock, Setting ...................... 3-41 Clutch, Hydraulic .................. 5-21 Collision Damage Repair ....... 7-11 Compass ............................ 2-34 Content Theft-Deterrent ......... 2-11 Control of a Vehicle ............... 4-3 Convenience Net ................. 2-49 Coolant Engine ............................ 5-23 Engine Temperature Gage ... 3-29 Cooling System ................... 5-22 Cruise Control ....................... 3-9 Cruise Control Light .............. 3-33 Cupholders ......................... 2-47 Customer Assistance Information Courtesy Transportation ....... 7-9 Customer Assistance for Text Telephone (TTY) Users ............................ 7-4 Customer Assistance Offices ........................... 7-4 Customer Satisfaction Procedure ...................... 7-1 GM Mobility Reimbursement Program ........................ 7-5 Reporting Safety Defects to General Motors ............. 7-15 Reporting Safety Defects to the Canadian Government .................. 7-14 Reporting Safety Defects to the United States Government .................. 7-14 Roadside Service ............... 7-6 Service Publications Ordering Information ...... 7-15 INDEX i-3 Daytime Running Lamp ......... 3-13 Defensive Driving ................... 4-2 Doing Your Own Service Work ..................... 5-4 Dome Lamp ........................ 3-16 Dome Lamp Override ........... 3-16 Door Locks ............................... 2-5 Power Door Locks .............. 2-6 Programmable Automatic Door Locks .................... 2-6 Rear Door Security Locks .... 2-6 Driver Information Center (DIC) .................... 3-34 DIC Operation and Displays ....................... 3-34 DIC Warnings and Messages .................... 3-37 Driving At Night .......................... 4-28 Before a Long Trip ............ 4-30 Defensive .......................... 4-2 Drunken ............................ 4-2 Highway Hypnosis ............ 4-30 i-4 INDEX Driving (cont.) Hill and Mountain Roads .... 4-30 In Rain and on Wet Roads ................... 4-29 Off-Road ......................... 4-13 Recovery Loops ............... 4-34 Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out .................... 4-34 Winter ............................. 4-31 Driving for Better Fuel Economy ........................... 4-1 EDR .................................. 7-16 Electrical System Add-On Equipment ............ 5-91 Engine Compartment Fuse Block ........................... 5-92 Fuses and Circuit Breakers ...................... 5-91 Power Windows and Other Power Options .............. 5-91 Windshield Wiper Fuses .... 5-91 Electronic Immobilizer PASS-Key® III+ ................ 2-13 Electronic Immobilizer Operation PASS-Key® III+ ................ 2-14 Filter Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ............... 5-17 Check and Service Engine Soon Lamp .................. 3-30 Coolant ........................... 5-23 Coolant Heater ................. 2-19 Coolant Temperature Gage ......... 3-29 Drive Belt Routing ............. 6-15 Engine Compartment Overview ...................... 5-10 Exhaust ........................... 2-31 Fan Noise ....................... 5-28 Oil .................................. 5-13 Oil Life System ................. 5-15 Overheating ..................... 5-27 Starting ........................... 2-17 Event Data Recorders .......... 7-16 Exit Lighting ........................ 3-16 Extender, Safety Belt ............ 1-25 Exterior Lamps .................... 3-11 Engine Air Cleaner ............ 5-17 Finish Damage .................... 5-89 Fixed Mast Antenna ............. 3-63 Flashers, Hazard Warning ....... 3-5 Flash-to-Pass ........................ 3-7 Flat Tire .............................. 5-66 Flat Tire, Changing ............... 5-66 Flat Tire, Storing .......... 5-78, 5-80 Fluid Automatic Transmission ..... 5-18 Power Steering ................. 5-29 Windshield Washer ........... 5-30 Fog Lamp Fog ................................ 3-15 Four-Wheel Drive ................. 5-38 Four-Wheel Drive, Full-Time ......................... 2-24 Front Axle ........................... 5-39 Front Seat Storage Net ......... 2-47 Fuel ..................................... 5-5 Additives ........................... 5-6 California Fuel ................... 5-5 Driving for Better Economy ....................... 4-1 Fuel (cont.) Filling a Portable Fuel Container ....................... 5-8 Filling the Tank .................. 5-7 Fuels in Foreign Countries ... 5-7 Gage .............................. 3-33 Gasoline Octane ................ 5-5 Gasoline Speciﬁcations ........ 5-5 Engine Compartment Fuse Block ................... 5-92 Fuses and Circuit Breakers ...................... 5-91 Windshield Wiper .............. 5-91 Fuses Gage Engine Coolant Temperature ................. 3-29 Fuel ................................ 3-33 Speedometer ................... 3-24 Tachometer ...................... 3-24 Garage Door Opener ............ 2-42 INDEX i-5 Highway Hypnosis ................ 4-30 Hill and Mountain Roads ....... 4-30 Hood Checking Things Under ....... 5-9 Release ............................ 5-9 Horn .................................... 3-5 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly .......................... 1-14 Hydraulic Clutch ................... 5-21 Ignition Positions .................. 2-16 Infants and Young Children, Restraints ........................ 1-28 Inﬂation - Tire Pressure ......... 5-51 Instrument Panel Brightness ....................... 3-15 Cluster ............................ 3-23 Overview ........................... 3-4 Gasoline Octane ............................. 5-5 Speciﬁcations ..................... 5-5 Glove Box ........................... 2-47 GM Mobility Reimbursement Program ............................ 7-5 Hazard Warning Flashers ........ 3-5 Head Restraints ..................... 1-2 Headlamp Aiming ............................ 5-39 Headlamps .......................... 5-41 Bulb Replacement ............. 5-41 Daytime Running Lamp ..... 3-13 Exterior Lamps ................. 3-11 Flash-to-Pass ..................... 3-7 Halogen Bulbs .................. 5-41 High/Low Beam Changer ..... 3-7 On Reminder ................... 3-13 Heated Seats ........................ 1-4 Heater ................................ 3-19 Engine Coolant ................. 2-19 Highbeam On Light .............. 3-33 i-6 INDEX Jump Starting ...................... 5-34 Keyless Entry System ............ 2-3 Keys .................................... 2-2 Labeling, Tire Sidewall .......... 5-45 Lamp Malfunction Indicator ......... 3-30 Lamps Dome ............................. 3-16 Dome Lamp Override ........ 3-16 Off-Road ......................... 3-14 Reading .......................... 3-16 ................ 1-20 Lap-Shoulder Belt LATCH System for Child Restraints ........................ 1-34 License Plate Lamps ............ 5-43 Light Airbag Readiness ............. 3-25 Antilock Brake System (ABS) Warning .............. 3-28 Brake System Warning ...... 3-27 Charging System .............. 3-27 Cruise Control .................. 3-33 Highbeam On ................... 3-33 Oil Pressure ..................... 3-32 Passenger Airbag Status Indicator ....................... 3-26 Safety Belt Reminders ....... 3-24 Security ........................... 3-33 StabiliTrak® /Traction Control System (TCS) Warning Light ............... 3-29 Tire Pressure ................... 3-30 Up-Shift ........................... 3-27 Lighting Exit Lights ................................ 3-16 Exterior Lamps ................. 3-11 Flash-to-Pass ..................... 3-7 High/Low Beam Changer ..... 3-7 On Reminder ................... 3-13 Loading Your Vehicle ............ 4-35 Locking Rear Axle ................. 4-8 Lockout Protection ................. 2-7 Locks Door ................................. 2-5 Lockout Protection .............. 2-7 Power Door ....................... 2-6 Programmable Automatic Door Locks .................... 2-6 Rear Door Security Locks .... 2-6 Loss of Control .................... 4-12 Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children ...................... 1-34 Luggage Carrier ................... 2-48 Lumbar Manual Controls ................. 1-4 Power Controls .................. 1-4 Maintenance Schedule Additional Required Services ........................ 6-6 At Each Fuel Fill ................ 6-9 At Least Once a Month ....... 6-9 At Least Once a Year ....... 6-10 Maintenance Schedule (cont.) Mirrors Introduction ....................... 6-1 Maintenance Footnotes ....... 6-7 Maintenance Record ......... 6-16 Maintenance Replacement Parts ........................... 6-14 Automatic Dimming Rearview ...................... 2-33 Outside Convex Mirror ....... 2-35 Outside Power Mirrors ....... 2-35 MyGMLink.com ...................... 7-3 Maintenance Requirements ................. 6-2 Owner Checks and Services ........................ 6-9 Recommended Fluids and Lubricants .................... 6-12 Scheduled Maintenance ....... 6-4 Using ............................... 6-2 Your Vehicle and the Environment ................... 6-2 Malfunction Indicator Lamp .... 3-30 Manual Lumbar Controls ......... 1-4 Manual Seats ........................ 1-3 Manual Transmission Fluid ............................... 5-20 Operation ........................ 2-22 Message DIC Warnings and Messages .................... 3-37 Navigation System, Privacy ... 7-17 Navigation/Radio System, see Navigation Manual ............ 3-52 New Vehicle Break-In ........... 2-15 Odometer ........................... 3-24 Odometer, Trip ..................... 3-24 Off-Road Driving .................. 4-13 Off-Road Lamps .................. 3-14 Off-Road Recovery ............... 4-11 Oil Engine ............................ 5-13 Pressure Light .................. 3-32 Oil, Engine Oil Life System .... 5-15 Older Children, Restraints ...... 1-25 INDEX i-7 Online Owner Center .............. 7-3 OnStar, Privacy .................... 7-17 OnStar® System, see OnStar® Manual ............... 2-39 Operation, Universal Home Remote System ................ 2-43 Outlet Adjustment ................. 3-21 Outlets Accessory Power .............. 3-18 Outside Convex Mirror .................. 2-35 Power Mirrors .................. 2-35 Owner Checks and Services ... 6-9 Owners, Canadian .................... ii Paint, Damage ..................... 5-89 Park Shifting Into ..................... 2-29 Shifting Out of .................. 2-30 Park Aid ............................. 2-36 Park Brake .......................... 2-28 i-8 INDEX Parking Over Things That Burn ...... 2-31 Parking Your Vehicle ............ 2-31 Passenger Airbag Status Indicator .......................... 3-26 Passenger Sensing System ... 1-54 Passing .............................. 4-12 PASS-Key® III+ Electronic Immobilizer ...................... 2-13 PASS-Key® III+ Electronic Immobilizer Operation ........ 2-14 Passlock® ........................... 2-12 Perchlorate Materials Requirements, California ...... 5-4 Phone Power Bluetooth® ....................... 3-52 Door Locks ........................ 2-6 Electrical System .............. 5-91 Lumbar Controls ................. 1-4 Retained Accessory ........... 2-17 Seat ................................. 1-3 Steering Fluid ................... 5-29 Windows ......................... 2-10 Privacy ............................... 7-16 Event Data Recorders ....... 7-16 Navigation System ............ 7-17 OnStar ............................ 7-17 Radio Frequency Identiﬁcation ................. 7-17 Programmable Automatic Door Locks ........................ 2-6 Radio Frequency Identiﬁcation (RFID), Privacy ................. 7-17 Radio(s) ............................. 3-42 Radios Navigation/Radio System, see Navigation Manual ... 3-52 Reception ........................ 3-62 Setting the Clock .............. 3-41 Theft-Deterrent ................. 3-62 Reading Lamps ................... 3-16 Rear Axle ........................... 5-38 Locking ............................. 4-8 Rear Door Security Locks ....... 2-6 Rear Storage Area ............... 2-49 Rear Vision Camera ............. 2-36 Rear Windshield Washer/ Wiper ............................... 3-8 Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming .......................... 2-33 Reclining Seatbacks ............... 1-5 Recommended Fluids and Lubricants ........................ 6-12 Recovery Loops ................... 4-34 Recreational Vehicle Towing ... 4-40 Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System ............................. 2-3 Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System, Operation .............. 2-4 Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the Spare Tire ..... 5-72 Removing the Spare Tire and Tools ................ 5-68, 5-69 Replacement Bulbs .............. 5-43 Replacement Parts, Maintenance .................... 6-14 Reporting Safety Defects Canadian Government ....... 7-14 General Motors ................ 7-15 United States Government .................. 7-14 Restraint System Check Checking the Restraint Systems ....................... 1-60 Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash ........ 1-60 Retained Accessory Power .... 2-17 Roadside Service ............................. 7-6 Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out ........................ 4-34 .... 6-15 Routing, Engine Drive Belt Running the Vehicle While Parked ............................ 2-32 Safety Belt Reminders .......... 3-24 Safety Belts Care of ........................... 5-85 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly ....................... 1-14 Lap-Shoulder Belt ............. 1-20 Safety Belt Extender ......... 1-25 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy .................... 1-25 Safety Belts Are for Everyone ..................... 1-11 Safety Warnings and Symbols .... iii Scheduled Maintenance .......... 6-4 Seats 60/40 Split Bench Seat ............. 1-7, 1-9 Heated Seats ..................... 1-4 Manual Lumbar .................. 1-4 Power Lumbar ................... 1-4 Power Seats ...................... 1-3 Reclining Seatbacks ............ 1-5 Secondary Latch System ....... 5-76 Securing a Child Restraint Center Rear Seat Position ....................... 1-43 Rear Outside Seat Position ....................... 1-41 Right Front Seat Position ... 1-43 Security Light ...................... 3-33 Service ................................ 5-3 Accessories and Modiﬁcations .................. 5-3 Adding Equipment to the Outside of the Vehicle ..... 5-5 California Perchlorate Materials Requirements .... 5-4 California Proposition 65 Warning .................... 5-4 INDEX i-9 Service (cont.) Doing Your Own Work ........ 5-4 Engine Soon Lamp ........... 3-30 Publications Ordering Information ................... 7-15 Service, Scheduling Appointments ..................... 7-9 Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle .... 1-58 Setting the Clock ................. 3-41 Sheet Metal Damage ............ 5-89 Shifting Into Park ................. 2-29 Shifting Out of Park .............. 2-30 Side Steps .......................... 4-28 Signals, Turn and Lane-Change ..................... 3-6 Spare Tire ........................... 5-82 Installing .......................... 5-72 Removing ................ 5-68, 5-69 Storing .................... 5-78, 5-80 Speciﬁcations, Capacities ...... 5-96 Speedometer ....................... 3-24 Split Bench Seat (60/40) ................ 1-7, 1-9 StabiliTrak® System ............... 4-6 StabiliTrak®/TCS Warning Light ............................... 3-29 i-10 INDEX Starting the Engine .............. 2-17 Steering .............................. 4-10 Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel ...... 3-6 Storage Areas Cargo Management System ........................ 2-49 Center Console Storage Area ................ 2-47 Convenience Net .............. 2-49 Cupholders ...................... 2-47 Front Seat Storage Net ..... 2-47 Glove Box ....................... 2-47 Luggage Carrier ............... 2-48 Rear Storage Area ............ 2-49 Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or Snow .......................... 4-33 Sun Visors .......................... 2-11 Sunroof .............................. 2-50 Swing-gate ........................... 2-9 Tachometer ......................... 3-24 Tailgate ................................ 2-7 Taillamps Turn Signal, Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps ............. 5-42 Taillamps (cont.) Theft-Deterrent, Radio ........... 3-62 Theft-Deterrent Systems ........ 2-11 ..... 2-11 Content Theft-Deterrent PASS-Key® III+ Electronic Immobilizer ................... 2-13 PASS-Key® III+ Electronic Immobilizer Operation .... 2-14 Passlock® ........................ 2-12 Tilt Wheel ............................. 3-6 Time, Setting ....................... 3-41 Tire Pressure Light .................. 3-30 Tires .................................. 5-44 Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels, Cleaning ...................... 5-88 Buying New Tires ............. 5-59 Chains ............................ 5-65 Changing a Flat Tire ......... 5-66 Cleaning .......................... 5-89 Different Size ................... 5-61 If a Tire Goes Flat ............ 5-66 Inﬂation - Tire Pressure ..... 5-51 Inspection and Rotation ..... 5-57 Installing the Spare Tire ..... 5-72 Tires (cont.) Pressure Monitor Operation ..................... 5-54 Pressure Monitor System ... 5-52 Removing the Flat Tire ...... 5-72 Removing the Spare Tire and Tools ............. 5-68, 5-69 Secondary Latch System ... 5-76 Spare Tire ....................... 5-82 Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools ............. 5-78, 5-80 Tire Sidewall Labeling ....... 5-45 Tire Terminology and Deﬁnitions .................... 5-48 Uniform Tire Quality Grading ....................... 5-62 Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance ....................... 5-63 Wheel Replacement .......... 5-64 When It Is Time for New Tires ............................ 5-58 Recreational Vehicle .......... 4-40 Towing a Trailer ................ 4-42 Your Vehicle ..................... 4-40 Towing Grading ........................... 5-62 Indicators ........................ 3-22 Traction Trailer Control System (TCS) ......... 4-7 StabiliTrak® System ............ 4-6 Recommendations ............ 4-53 Transmission Fluid, Automatic ................ 5-18 Fluid, Manual ................... 5-20 Up-Shift Light ................... 3-27 Transmission Operation, Automatic ........................ 2-19 Transmission Operation, Manual ............................ 2-22 Trip Odometer ..................... 3-24 Truck-Camper Loading Information ...................... 4-39 Turn and Lane-Change Signals ............................. 3-6 Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever ................................ 3-6 Uniform Tire Quality Universal Home Remote System ........................... 2-42 Operation ........................ 2-43 Up-Shift Light ...................... 3-27 Vehicle Control ............................. 4-3 Loading ........................... 4-35 Parking Your .................... 2-31 Running While Parked ....... 2-32 Symbols .............................. iii Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy ............................ 7-16 Vehicle Identiﬁcation Number (VIN) ................... 5-90 Service Parts Identiﬁcation Label ........................... 5-90 Ventilation Adjustment ........... 3-21 Visors ................................. 2-11 INDEX i-11 Warning Lights, Gages, and Warnings DIC Warnings and Messages .................... 3-37 Hazard Warning Flashers .... 3-5 Safety and Symbols .............. iii Wheels Alignment and Tire Balance ....................... 5-63 Different Size ................... 5-61 Replacement .................... 5-64 Where to Put the Restraint .... 1-32 Windows .............................. 2-9 Power ............................. 2-10 Windshield Backglass, and Wiper Blades, Cleaning ........... 5-87 Washer ............................. 3-8 Washer Fluid .................... 5-30 i-12 INDEX Windshield (cont.) Wiper Blade Replacement ................ 5-44 Wiper Fuses .................... 5-91 Wipers .............................. 3-7 Windshield, Rear Washer/ Wiper ............................... 3-8 Winter Driving ...................... 4-31 XM Radio Messages ............ 3-51 XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System ........................... 3-63 Your Vehicle and the Environment ...................... 6-2

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2009 Hummer H3 Owners Manual