check engine HUMMER H2 2009 Workshop Manual

(i)Drain, flush, and refill cooling system. This service can
be complex; you should have your dealer/retailer perform
this service. See Engine Coolant on page 5-31 for what to
use. Inspect hoses. Clean radiator, condenser, pressure
cap, and filler neck. Pressure test the cooling system and
pressure cap.
(j)A fluid loss in any vehicle system could indicate a
problem. Have the system inspected and repaired and
the fluid level checked. Add fluid if needed.
(k)Visually inspect belt for fraying, excessive cracks, or
obvious damage. Replace belt if necessary.
(l)Severe Service: Change transfer case fluid if the
vehicle is mainly used for trailer towing or driven in city
traffic, wet environment, or high ambient temperatures.
Owner Checks and Services
These owner checks and services should be performed
at the intervals specied to help ensure vehicle safety,
dependability, and emission control performance. Your
dealer/retailer can assist with these checks and services.
Be sure any necessary repairs are completed at once.
Whenever any uids or lubricants are added to the
vehicle, make sure they are the proper ones, as shown
inRecommended Fluids and Lubricants on page 6-13.
At Each Fuel Fill
It is important to perform these underhood checks at
each fuel fill.
Engine Oil Level Check
Notice:It is important to check the engine oil
regularly and keep it at the proper level. Failure to
keep the engine oil at the proper level can cause
damage to the engine not covered by the vehicle
warranty.
Check the engine oil level and add the proper oil if
necessary. SeeEngine Oil on page 5-15.
Engine Coolant Level Check
Check the engine coolant level and add DEX-COOL®
coolant mixture if necessary. SeeEngine Coolant
on page 5-31.
Windshield Washer Fluid Level Check
Check the windshield washer uid level in the windshield
washer uid reservoir and add the proper uid if
necessary.
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At Least Once a Month
Tire Ination Check
Inspect the vehicle’s tires and make sure they are
inated to the correct pressures. Do not forget to
check the spare tire. SeeInflation - Tire Pressure on
page 5-63. Check to make sure the spare tire is stored
securely. SeeChanging a Flat Tire on page 5-80.
Tire Wear Inspection
Tire rotation may be required for high mileage highway
drivers prior to the Engine Oil Life System service
notication. Check the tires for wear and, if necessary,
rotate the tires. SeeTire Inspection and Rotation on
page 5-69.
At Least Once a Year
Starter Switch Check
{CAUTION:
When you are doing this inspection, the vehicle
could move suddenly. If the vehicle moves, you or
others could be injured.
1. Before starting this check, be sure there is enough
room around the vehicle.
2. Firmly apply both the parking brake and the regular
brake. SeeParking Brake on page 2-42.
Do not use the accelerator pedal, and be ready to
turn off the engine immediately if it starts.
3. Try to start the engine in each gear. The vehicle
should start only in P (Park) or N (Neutral). If the
vehicle starts in any other position, contact
your dealer/retailer for service.
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Automatic Transmission Shift Lock
Control System Check
{CAUTION:
When you are doing this inspection, the vehicle
could move suddenly. If the vehicle moves, you or
others could be injured.
1. Before starting this check, be sure there is enough
room around the vehicle. It should be parked on a
level surface.
2. Firmly apply the parking brake. SeeParking Brake
on page 2-42.
Be ready to apply the regular brake immediately if
the vehicle begins to move.3. With the engine off, turn the ignition to ON/RUN,
but do not start the engine. Without applying the
regular brake, try to move the shift lever out
of P (Park) with normal effort. If the shift lever
moves out of P (Park), contact your dealer/retailer
for service.Ignition Transmission Lock Check
While parked, and with the parking brake set, try to turn
the ignition to LOCK/OFF in each shift lever position.
The ignition should turn to LOCK/OFF only
when the shift lever is in P (Park).
The ignition key should come out only in
LOCK/OFF.
Contact your dealer/retailer if service is required.
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Parking Brake and Automatic
Transmission P (Park) Mechanism
Check
{CAUTION:
When you are doing this check, the vehicle could
begin to move. You or others could be injured and
property could be damaged. Make sure there is
room in front of the vehicle in case it begins to roll.
Be ready to apply the regular brake at once
should the vehicle begin to move.Park on a fairly steep hill, with the vehicle facing
downhill. Keeping your foot on the regular brake,
set the parking brake.
To check the parking brake’s holding ability:
With the engine running and the transmission
in N (Neutral), slowly remove foot pressure from
the regular brake pedal. Do this until the vehicle is
held by the parking brake only.
To check the P (Park) mechanism’s holding ability:
With the engine running, shift to P (Park). Then
release the parking brake followed by the regular
brake.
Contact your dealer/retailer if service is required.
Underbody Flushing Service
At least every spring, use plain water to ush any
corrosive materials from the underbody. Take care to
clean thoroughly any areas where mud and other debris
can collect.
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Current and Past Model Order Forms
Technical Service Bulletins and Manuals are available
for current and past model GM vehicles. To request
an order form, specify year and model name of
the vehicle.
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Prices are subject to change without notice and without
incurring obligation. Allow ample time for delivery.
Note to Canadian Customers: All listed prices are
quoted in U.S. funds. Canadian residents are to make
checks payable in U.S. funds.
Vehicle Data Recording and
Privacy
Your GM vehicle has a number of sophisticated
computers that record information about the vehicle’s
performance and how it is driven. For example, your
vehicle uses computer modules to monitor and control
engine and transmission performance, to monitor the
conditions for airbag deployment and deploy airbags in a
crash and, if so equipped, to provide antilock braking to
help the driver control the vehicle. These modules may
store data to help your dealer/retailer technician service
your vehicle. Some modules may also store data about
how you operate the vehicle, such as rate of fuel
consumption or average speed. These modules may also
retain the owner’s personal preferences, such as radio
pre-sets, seat positions, and temperature settings.
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Chains, Tire...................................................5-77
Charging System Light....................................3-35
Check
Engine Lamp..............................................3-40
Checking Things Under the Hood......................5-11
Chemical Paint Spotting.................................5-108
Child Restraints
Child Restraint Systems...............................1-47
Infants and Young Children...........................1-43
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children..........1-51
Older Children.............................................1-40
Securing a Child Restraint in a
Rear Seat Position...................................1-62
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Right Front Seat Position..........................1-64
Where to Put the Restraint...........................1-50
Cigarette Lighter.............................................3-21
Cleaning
Aluminum Wheels......................................5-107
Exterior Lamps/Lenses................................5-106
Fabric/Carpet............................................5-103
Finish Care...............................................5-106
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other
Plastic Surfaces.....................................5-104
Interior.....................................................5-102
Leather....................................................5-104
Speaker Covers.........................................5-105
Tires........................................................5-108
Underbody Maintenance.............................5-108
Washing Your Vehicle.................................5-105Cleaning (cont.)
Weatherstrips............................................5-105
Windshield, Backglass, and Wiper Blades......5-107
Wood Panels............................................5-104
Climate Control System
Dual Automatic............................................3-22
Outlet Adjustment........................................3-27
Rear Air Conditioning and Heating System,
Electronic................................................3-28
Clock............................................................
3-21
Clock, Setting.................................................3-73
Collision Damage Repair..................................7-11
Compass.......................................................3-54
Content Theft-Deterrent....................................2-24
Control of a Vehicle.......................................... 4-3
Coolant
Engine.......................................................5-31
Engine Temperature Gage............................3-39
Cooling System..............................................5-27
Cruise Control................................................3-12
Cruise Control Light........................................3-44
Cupholders....................................................2-64
Customer Assistance Information
Courtesy Transportation................................7-10
Customer Assistance for
Text Telephone (TTY) Users........................ 7-6
Customer Assistance Offices........................... 7-6
Customer Satisfaction Procedure..................... 7-2
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program............... 7-7
Reporting Safety Defects to General Motors....7-15
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Electrical System (cont.)
Power Windows and Other Power Options....5-110
Underhood Fuse Block...............................5-113
Windshield Wiper Fuses.............................5-110
Electronic Immobilizer
PASS-Key
®III+...........................................2-25
Electronic Immobilizer Operation
PASS-Key
®III+...........................................2-26
Electronically Controlled Air Suspension System . . . 4-53
Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter.........................................5-20
Check and Service Engine Soon Lamp...........3-40
Coolant......................................................5-31
Coolant Heater............................................2-31
Coolant Temperature Gage...........................3-39
Drive Belt Routing.......................................6-16
Engine Compartment Overview......................5-14
Exhaust.....................................................2-45
Oil .............................................................5-15
Oil Life System...........................................5-18
Overheated Protection Operating Mode...........5-35
Overheating................................................5-33
Starting......................................................2-29
Entry/Exit Lighting...........................................3-18
Event Data Recorders.....................................7-17
Extender, Safety Belt.......................................1-39
Exterior Lamps...............................................3-15
F
Filter
Engine Air Cleaner......................................5-20
Finish Damage.............................................5-108
First Aid Kit....................................................4-42
Fixed Mast Antenna.......................................3-130
Flashers, Hazard Warning.................................. 3-6
Flash-to-Pass................................................... 3-9
Flat Tire........................................................5-79
Flat Tire, Changing.........................................5-80
Flat Tire, Storing.....................................5-95, 5-98
Fluid
Automatic Transmission................................5-23
Power Steering...........................................5-36
Windshield Washer......................................5-37
Folding Rear Seat...........................................1-11
Four-Wheel Drive............................................5-48
Four-Wheel Drive, Full-Time.............................2-37
Front Axle......................................................5-49
Front Mounted Receiver...................................4-43
Fuel............................................................... 5-5
Additives...................................................... 5-6
California Fuel.............................................. 5-6
Driving for Better Economy............................. 4-2
E85 (85% Ethanol)........................................ 5-7
Filling a Portable Fuel Container....................5-10
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Fuel (cont.)
Filling the Tank............................................. 5-8
Fuels in Foreign Countries.............................. 5-8
Gage .........................................................3-45
Gasoline Octane........................................... 5-5
Gasoline Specications.................................. 5-5
Low Warning Light.......................................3-46
Fuses
Center Instrument Panel Fuse Block.............5-112
Fuses and Circuit Breakers.........................5-110
Instrument Panel Fuse Block.......................5-111
Underhood Fuse Block...............................5-113
Windshield Wiper.......................................5-110
G
Gage
Engine Coolant Temperature.........................3-39
Fuel..........................................................3-45
Oil Pressure...............................................3-42
Speedometer..............................................3-31
Tachometer.................................................3-31
Voltmeter Gage...........................................3-36
Garage Door Opener.......................................2-57
Gasoline
Octane........................................................ 5-5
Specications............................................... 5-5
Glove Box.....................................................2-64
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program.................. 7-7
H
Hazard Warning Flashers................................... 3-6
Head Restraints............................................... 1-2
Headlamps....................................................5-51
Bulb Replacement.......................................5-50
Daytime Running Lamp........................3-16, 5-52
Exterior Lamps............................................3-15
Flash-to-Pass............................................... 3-9
Front Turn Signal and Parking Lamps.............5-52
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-50
High/Low Beam Changer................................ 3-9
On Reminder..............................................3-16
Roof Marker Lamps.....................................5-53
Heated Seats................................................... 1-6
Heated Steering Wheel..................................... 3-7
Heater
Engine Coolant...........................................2-31
Heater...........................................................3-22
Highbeam On Light.........................................3-44
Highway Hypnosis...........................................4-35
Hill and Mountain Roads..................................4-36
Hood
Checking Things Under................................5-11
Release.....................................................5-12
Horn ............................................................... 3-6
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly...................1-25
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O
Odometer......................................................3-31
Odometer, Trip...............................................3-31
Off-Road Driving.............................................4-15
Off-Road Recovery..........................................4-13
Oil
Engine.......................................................5-15
Pressure Gage............................................3-42
Pressure Light.............................................3-43
Oil, Engine Oil Life System..............................5-18
Older Children, Restraints................................1-40
Online Owner Center........................................ 7-5
OnStar, Privacy..............................................7-18
OnStar
®System, see OnStar®Manual...............2-54
Operation, Universal Home Remote System........2-58
Outlet Adjustment............................................3-27
Outlets
Accessory Power.........................................3-20
Outside
Automatic Dimming Mirror.............................2-48
Convex Mirror.............................................2-49
Heated Mirrors............................................2-49
Power Foldaway Mirrors...............................2-47
Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode . . . 5-35
Owner Checks and Services.............................. 6-9
Owners, Canadian............................................... ii
P
Paint, Damage..............................................5-108
Park
Shifting Into................................................2-43
Shifting Out of............................................2-44
Park Aid........................................................2-50
Park Brake....................................................2-42
Park Tilt Mirrors..............................................2-48
Parking
Over Things That Burn.................................2-45
Passing.........................................................4-13
PASS-Key
®III+ Electronic Immobilizer...............2-25
PASS-Key®III+ Electronic Immobilizer
Operation...................................................2-26
Perchlorate Materials Requirements, California...... 5-4
Phone
Bluetooth
®................................................3-107
Power
Door Locks.................................................2-11
Electrical System.......................................5-110
Lumbar Controls........................................... 1-5
Reclining Seatbacks...................................... 1-8
Retained Accessory.....................................2-29
Seat............................................................ 1-4
Steering Fluid.............................................5-36
Windows....................................................2-20
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Power Winch Platform.....................................4-43
Privacy..........................................................7-16
Event Data Recorders..................................7-17
Navigation System.......................................7-18
OnStar .......................................................7-18
Radio Frequency Identication.......................7-18
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.................2-11
R
Radio Frequency Identication (RFID), Privacy....7-18
Radio(s)........................................................3-75
Radios
Navigation/Radio System, see Navigation
Manual.................................................3-107
Rear Seat Audio........................................3-127
Reception.................................................3-129
Setting the Clock.........................................3-73
Theft-Deterrent..........................................3-128
Reading Lamps..............................................3-18
Rear Air Conditioning and Heating System and
Electronic Climate Controls...........................3-28
Rear Axle......................................................5-47
Locking......................................................4-10
Rear Door Security Locks................................2-12
Rear Heated Seats.........................................1-10
Rear Seat Armrest..........................................2-65
Rear Seat Audio (RSA)..................................3-127
Rear Seat Entertainment System.....................3-118Rear Vision Camera........................................2-50
Rear Windshield Washer/Wiper.........................3-11
Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming..................2-47
Reclining Seatbacks, Power............................... 1-8
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.................6-13
Recovery Loops..............................................4-40
Recreational Vehicle Towing.............................4-50
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System.................. 2-4
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System, Operation . . . 2-5
Remote Vehicle Start........................................ 2-7
Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the
Spare Tire..................................................5-90
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...........5-82, 5-86
Replacement Bulbs.........................................5-55
Replacement Parts, Maintenance......................6-15
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government..................................7-15
General Motors...........................................7-15
United States Government............................7-14
Restraint System Check
Checking the Restraint Systems....................
1-80
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash..........................................1-81
Retained Accessory Power...............................2-29
Ride Height, Selectable Extended Rear Ride......4-52
Roadside
Service........................................................ 7-7
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out....................4-40
Routing, Engine Drive Belt...............................6-16
Running the Vehicle While Parked.....................2-46
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