CHEVROLET HHR 2010 1.G Owner's Guide

OnStar®
OnStar®uses several innovative technologies and live
advisors to provide a wide range of safety, security,
navigation, diagnostics, and calling services.
Automatic Crash Response
In a crash, built in sensors can automatically alert an
OnStar advisor who is immediately connected to the
vehicle to see if you need help.
How OnStar Service Works
Q
: This blue button connects you to a specially
trained OnStar advisor to verify your account
information and to answer questions.
]: Push this red emergency button to get priority help
from specially trained OnStar emergency advisors.
X: Push this button for hands‐free, voice‐activated
calling and to give voice commands for turn‐by‐turn
navigation. Crisis Assist, Stolen Vehicle Assistance, Vehicle
Diagnostics, Remote Door Unlock, Roadside
Assistance, Turn‐by‐Turn Navigation and Hands‐Free
Calling are available on most vehicles. Not all OnStar
services are available on all vehicles. For more
information see the OnStar Owner's Guide or visit
www.onstar.com (U.S.) or www.onstar.ca (Canada),
contact OnStar at 1-888-4-ONSTAR (1‐888‐466‐7827)
or TTY 1‐877‐248‐2080, or press
Qto speak with an
OnStar advisor 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
For a full description of OnStar services and system
limitations, see the OnStar Owner's Guide in the
glove box.
OnStar service is subject to the OnStar terms and
conditions included in the OnStar Subscriber
Information.
OnStar service cannot work unless the vehicle is in a
place where OnStar has an agreement with a wireless
service provider for service in that area. OnStar service
also cannot work unless the vehicle is in a place where
the wireless service provider OnStar has hired for that
area has coverage, network capacity and reception
when the service is needed, and technology that is
compatible with the OnStar service. Not all services are
available everywhere, particularly in remote or enclosed
areas, or at all times.
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The OnStar system can record and transmit vehicle
information. This information is automatically sent to an
OnStar call center when
Qis pressed,]is pressed,
or if the airbags or ACR system deploy. This information
usually includes the vehicle's GPS location and, in the
event of a crash, additional information regarding the
crash that the vehicle was involved in (e.g. the direction
from which the vehicle was hit). When the virtual
advisor feature of OnStar hands-free calling is used, the
vehicle also sends OnStar the vehicle's GPS location
so they can provide services where it is located.
Location information about the vehicle is only available
if the GPS satellite signals are unobstructed and
available.
The vehicle must have a working electrical system,
including adequate battery power, for the OnStar
equipment to operate. There are other problems OnStar
cannot control that may prevent OnStar from providing
OnStar service at any particular time or place. Some
examples are damage to important parts of the vehicle
in a crash, hills, tall buildings, tunnels, weather or
wireless phone network congestion.
OnStar Steering Wheel Controls
This vehicle may have a Talk/Mute button that can be
used to interact with OnStar hands-free calling. See
Audio Steering Wheel Controls
on page 4‑92for more
information.
On some vehicles, the mute button can be used to dial
numbers into voice mail systems, or to dial phone
extensions. See the OnStar Owner's Guide for more
information.
Your Responsibility
Increase the volume of the radio if the OnStar advisor
cannot be heard.
If the light next to the OnStar buttons is red, the system
may not be functioning properly. Press
Qand request a
vehicle diagnostic. If the light appears clear (no light is
appearing), your OnStar subscription has expired and
all services have been deactivated. Press
Qto confirm
that the OnStar equipment is active.
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Section 2 Seats and Restraint System
Head Restraints. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Manual Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Seat Height Adjuster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Power Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Power Lumbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Heated Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Passenger Folding Seatback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Split Folding Rear Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-28
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-34
Safety Belt Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-34
Child Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-35
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-35
Infants and Young Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-38
Child Restraint Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-41 Where to Put the Restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-43
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children
(LATCH) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-45
Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Seat Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-53
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-56
Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-60
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-63
When Should an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-65
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-67
How Does an Airbag Restrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-67
What Will You See After an Airbag Inflates? . . . 2-68
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-70
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle . . . . . . . 2-76
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-77
Restraint System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-78
Checking the Restraint Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-78
Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-79
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Head Restraints
The front seats have adjustable head restraints in the
outboard seating positions.
{WARNING:
With head restraints that are not installed and
adjusted properly, there is a greater chance that
occupants will suffer a neck/spinal injury in a
crash. Do not drive until the head restraints for all
occupants are installed and adjusted properly.
Adjust the head restraint so that the top of the restraint
is at the same height as the top of the occupant's head.
This position reduces the chance of a neck injury in a
crash.
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Pull the head restraint up to raise it. To lower the
head restraint, press the button, located on the
top of the seatback, and push the restraint down.Push down on the head restraint after the button is
released to make sure that it is locked in place.
The head restraints are not designed to be removed.
The rear seat has head rests that can be adjusted up
and down.
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Front Seats
Manual Seats
{WARNING:
You can lose control of the vehicle if you try to
adjust a manual driver's seat while the vehicle is
moving. The sudden movement could startle and
confuse you, or make you push a pedal when you
do not want to. Adjust the driver's seat only when
the vehicle is not moving.If the vehicle has a manual seat, it can be moved
forward or rearward.
1. Lift the bar to unlock
the seat.
2. Slide the seat to the desired position and
release the bar.
Try to move the seat with your body to be sure the seat
is locked in place.
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Seat Height Adjuster
If your vehicle has this feature, the driver's seat height
adjuster is located on the outboard side of the seat.
To raise the seat, move the lever upward repeatedly
until the seat is at the desired height. To lower the seat,
move the lever downward repeatedly until the seat is at
the desired height.
Power Seat
Driver's Seat with Power Seat Control and PowerLumbar shown
If the vehicle has a power seat, the control used to
operate it is located on the outboard side of the driver's
seat. To adjust the seat, do any of the following:
.Move the seat forward or rearward by sliding the
control forward or rearward.
.Raise or lower the front part of the seat cushion by
holding the front of the control up or down.
.Raise or lower the entire seat by holding the rear
of the control up or down.
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Power Lumbar
If your vehicle has this feature, the control is located on
the outboard side of the driver's seat cushion.
To increase support, press and hold the front of the
control. To decrease support, press and hold the rear of
the control. Keep in mind that as your seating position
changes, as it may during long trips, so should the
position of your lumbar support. Adjust the seat as
needed.
Heated Seats
Driver's side button
shown, Passenger's side button similar If your vehicle has this
feature, the driver's and
passenger's heated seat
buttons are located on the
climate control panel
below the fan switch.
Press the button once to turn the heated seat to the
high setting. Both lights below the heated seat symbol
will come on. Press the button a second time and the
heated seat will go to the low setting. The bottom light
will come on to indicate that the setting is on low. Press
the button a third time to turn the heated seat off.
The heated seat feature will need to be turned on each
time the ignition is turned off and back on again.
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Reclining Seatbacks
{WARNING:
You can lose control of the vehicle if you try to
adjust a manual driver's seat while the vehicle is
moving. The sudden movement could startle and
confuse you, or make you push a pedal when you
do not want to. Adjust the driver's seat only when
the vehicle is not moving.
{WARNING:
If either seatback is not locked, it could move
forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could
cause injury to the person sitting there. Always
push and pull on the seatbacks to be sure they
are locked.
Passenger's Side Reclining Lever shown,Driver's Side similar
The seats have reclining seatbacks. The lever used to
operate them is located on the outboard side of the
seats. Lift the lever to release the seatback. Move the
seatback to where you want it and release the lever to
lock the seatback in place. Press rearward on the
seatback to be sure it is locked into place.
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{WARNING:
Sitting in a reclined position when the vehicle is in
motion can be dangerous. Even when buckled up,
the safety belts cannot do their job when reclined
like this.
The shoulder belt cannot do its job because it will
not be against your body. Instead, it will be in front
of you. In a crash, you could go into it, receiving
neck or other injuries.
The lap belt cannot do its job either. In a crash,
the belt could go up over your abdomen. The belt
forces would be there, not at your pelvic bones.
This could cause serious internal injuries.
For proper protection when the vehicle is in
motion, have the seatback upright. Then sit well
back in the seat and wear the safety belt properly.
Do not have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is
moving.
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