HUMMER H3 2008 Owners Manual

Event Data Recorders
This vehicle has an Event Data Recorder (EDR).
The main purpose of an EDR is to record, in certain
crash or near crash-like situations, such as an air bag
deployment or hitting a road obstacle, data that will
assist in understanding how a vehicle’s systems
performed. The EDR is designed to record data related
to vehicle dynamics and safety systems for a short
period of time, typically 30 seconds or less. The EDR in
this vehicle is designed to record such data as:
How various systems in your vehicle were operating
Whether or not the driver and passenger safety
belts were buckled/fastened
How far, if at all, the driver was pressing the
accelerator and/or brake pedal
How fast the vehicle was traveling
This data can help provide a better understanding of the
circumstances in which crashes and injuries occur.Important:EDR data is recorded by your vehicle
only if a non-trivial crash situation occurs; no data is
recorded by the EDR under normal driving conditions
and no personal data (e.g., name, gender, age,
and crash location) is recorded. However, other parties,
such as law enforcement, could combine the EDR
data with the type of personally identifying data routinely
acquired during a crash investigation.
To read data recorded by an EDR, special equipment
is required, and access to the vehicle or the EDR
is needed. In addition to the vehicle manufacturer,
other parties, such as law enforcement, that have the
special equipment, can read the information if they have
access to the vehicle or the EDR.
GM will not access this data or share it with others
except: with the consent of the vehicle owner or, if
the vehicle is leased, with the consent of the lessee;
in response to an official request of police or similar
government office; as part of GM’s defense of litigation
through the discovery process; or, as required by
law. Data that GM collects or receives may also be used
for GM research needs or may be made available to
others for research purposes, where a need is shown
and the data is not tied to a specic vehicle or
vehicle owner.
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OnStar®
If your vehicle has OnStar®and you subscribe to
the OnStar®services, please refer to the OnStar®Terms
and Conditions for information on data collection and
use. See alsoOnStar
®System on page 2-48in
this manual for more information.
Navigation System
If your vehicle has a navigation system, use of the
system may result in the storage of destinations,
addresses, telephone numbers, and other trip
information. Refer to the navigation system operating
manual for information on stored data and for deletion
instructions.
Radio Frequency
Identication (RFID)
RFID technology is used in some vehicles for functions
such as tire pressure monitoring and ignition system
security, as well as in connection with conveniences
such as key fobs for remote door locking/unlocking and
starting, and in-vehicle transmitters for garage door
openers. RFID technology in GM vehicles does not use
or record personal information or link with any other
GM system containing personal information.
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A
Accessories and Modications............................ 5-3
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle.......................................................1-68
Additives, Fuel................................................. 5-6
Add-On Electrical Equipment...........................5-101
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine.................................5-20
Air Conditioning..............................................3-22
Airbag
Passenger Status Indicator...........................3-30
Readiness Light..........................................3-29
Airbag System................................................1-54
What Will You See After an Airbag Inates?....1-61
When Should an Airbag Inate?....................1-59
Where Are the Airbags?...............................1-57
Airbag Systems
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle...................................................1-68
How Does an Airbag Restrain?......................1-60
Passenger Sensing System...........................1-62
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..........1-67
What Makes an Airbag Inate?......................1-60
Antenna, Fixed Mast.......................................3-62
Antenna, XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System . . . 3-62
Antilock Brake System (ABS)............................. 4-4
Antilock Brake, System Warning Light................3-34Appearance Care
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels..............5-97
Care of Safety Belts....................................5-94
Chemical Paint Spotting...............................5-99
Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses....................5-95
Fabric/Carpet..............................................5-93
Finish Care.................................................5-96
Finish Damage............................................5-98
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and
Other Plastic Surfaces..............................5-94
Interior Cleaning..........................................5-91
Leather......................................................5-93
Sheet Metal Damage...................................5-98
Tires..........................................................5-98
Underbody Maintenance...............................
5-98
Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials................5-99
Washing Your Vehicle...................................5-95
Weatherstrips..............................................5-94
Windshield, Backglass, and Wiper Blades.......5-97
Appointments, Scheduling Service....................... 7-9
Ashtray.........................................................3-22
Assist Steps...................................................4-31
Audio System.................................................3-48
Fixed Mast Antenna.....................................3-62
Navigation/Radio System,
see Navigation Manual..............................3-61
Radio Reception..........................................3-61
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Audio System (cont.)
Setting the Time..........................................3-48
Theft-Deterrent Feature................................3-61
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System............3-62
Audio System(s).............................................3-49
Automatic Headlamp System............................3-17
Automatic Transmission
Fluid..........................................................5-21
Operation...................................................2-23
B
Battery..........................................................5-41
Electric Power Management..........................3-20
Run-Down Protection...................................3-20
Bench Seat, Split (60/40)................................... 1-8
Brake
Emergencies................................................ 4-5
Brakes..........................................................5-38
System Warning Light..................................3-33
Braking........................................................... 4-3
Braking in Emergencies..................................... 4-5
Break-In, New Vehicle.....................................2-18
Bulb Replacement...........................................5-49
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-49
Headlamp Aiming........................................5-46
Headlamps.................................................5-49Bulb Replacement (cont.)
License Plate Lamps....................................5-51
Replacement Bulbs......................................5-52
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
Back-up Lamps........................................5-50
Buying New Tires...........................................5-71
C
Calibration.............................................2-38, 2-41
California Fuel.................................................. 5-6
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements....... 5-4
California Proposition 65 Warning....................... 5-4
Canadian Owners................................................ ii
Capacities and Specications..........................5-107
Carbon Monoxide...........................2-10, 2-36, 4-50
Care of
Safety Belts................................................5-94
Cargo Cover..................................................2-59
Cargo Tie Downs............................................2-59
Chains, Tire...................................................5-77
Charging System Light....................................3-32
Check
Engine Light...............................................3-36
Checking Things Under the Hood......................5-11
Chemical Paint Spotting...................................5-99
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Child Restraints
Child Restraint Systems...............................1-37
Infants and Young Children...........................1-33
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children..........1-42
Older Children.............................................1-30
Securing a Child Restraint in a
Rear Outside Seat Position........................1-48
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Center Rear Seat Position.........................1-50
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Right Front Seat Position..........................1-51
Where to Put the Restraint...........................1-40
Cigarette Lighter.............................................3-22
Cleaning
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels..............5-97
Exterior Lamps/Lenses.................................5-95
Fabric/Carpet..............................................5-93
Finish Care.................................................5-96
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other
Plastic Surfaces.......................................5-94
Interior.......................................................5-91
Leather......................................................5-93
Tires..........................................................5-98
Underbody Maintenance...............................5-98
Washing Your Vehicle...................................5-95
Weatherstrips..............................................5-94
Windshield, Backglass, and Wiper Blades.......5-97
Climate Control System...................................3-22
Outlet Adjustment........................................3-24Clock............................................................3-48
Clutch, Hydraulic.............................................5-26
Collision Damage Repair..................................7-11
Compass...............................................2-38, 2-41
Content Theft-Deterrent....................................2-14
Control of a Vehicle.......................................... 4-3
Convenience Net............................................2-59
Coolant
Engine Temperature Gage............................3-35
Heater, Engine............................................
2-22
Cooling System..............................................5-31
Cruise Control................................................3-11
Cruise Control Light........................................3-39
Cupholder(s)..................................................2-56
Customer Assistance Information
Courtesy Transportation.................................. 7-9
Customer Assistance for
Text Telephone (TTY) Users........................ 7-5
Customer Assistance Offices........................... 7-5
Customer Satisfaction Procedure..................... 7-2
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program............... 7-6
Reporting Safety Defects to General Motors.....7-15
Reporting Safety Defects to the
Canadian Government..............................7-15
Reporting Safety Defects to the
United States Government.........................7-14
Roadside Assistance Program......................... 7-6
Service Publications Ordering Information........7-15
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D
Daytime Running Lamps..................................3-17
Defensive Driving............................................. 4-2
Doing Your Own Service Work........................... 5-4
Dome Lamp...................................................3-19
Dome Lamp Override......................................3-20
Door
Locks.......................................................... 2-7
Power Door Locks......................................... 2-8
Programmable Automatic Door Locks............... 2-8
Rear Door Security Locks............................... 2-9
Driver Information Center (DIC).........................3-40
DIC Operation and Displays..........................3-40
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-43
Driving
At Night.....................................................4-32
Before a Long Trip......................................4-34
Defensive..................................................... 4-2
Drunken....................................................... 4-2
Highway Hypnosis.......................................4-34
Hill and Mountain Roads..............................4-34
In Rain and on Wet Roads...........................4-33
Off-Road....................................................4-12
Recovery Loops..........................................4-40
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out.................4-40
Winter........................................................4-35
E
EDR .............................................................7-16
Electrical System
Add-On Equipment.....................................5-101
Engine Compartment Fuse Block.................5-103
Fuses and Circuit Breakers.........................5-102
Power Windows and Other Power Options....5-102
Windshield Wiper Fuses.............................5-101
Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter.........................................5-20
Check and Service Engine Soon Light............3-36
Coolant......................................................5-27
Coolant Heater............................................2-22
Coolant Temperature Gage...........................3-35
Drive Belt Routing.......................................6-15
Engine Compartment Overview......................5-12
Exhaust.....................................................2-36
Fan Noise..................................................5-36
Oil .............................................................5-15
Oil Life System...........................................5-18
Overheating................................................5-29
Running While Parked..................................2-37
Starting......................................................2-20
Event Data Recorders.....................................7-17
Exit Lighting...................................................3-20
Extender, Safety Belt.......................................1-30
Exterior Lamps...............................................3-15
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F
Filter
Engine Air Cleaner......................................5-20
Finish Damage...............................................5-98
Fixed Mast Antenna........................................3-62
Flashers, Hazard Warning.................................. 3-6
Flash-to-Pass................................................... 3-9
Flat Tire........................................................5-78
Flat Tire, Changing.........................................5-79
Flat Tire, Storing.............................................5-89
Fluid.....................................................5-21, 5-24
Power Steering...........................................5-36
Windshield Washer......................................5-37
Fog Lamp
Fog ...........................................................3-19
Four-Wheel Drive............................................5-46
Four-Wheel Drive, Full-Time.............................2-27
Front Armrest Storage Area..............................2-57
Front Axle......................................................5-46
Front Seat Storage Net....................................2-57
Fuel............................................................... 5-5
Additives...................................................... 5-6
California Fuel.............................................. 5-6
Filling a Portable Fuel Container....................5-10Fuel (cont.)
Filling the Tank............................................. 5-8
Fuels in Foreign Countries.............................. 5-7
Gage.........................................................3-40
Gasoline Octane........................................... 5-5
Gasoline Specications.................................. 5-5
Fuses
Engine Compartment Fuse Block.................5-103
Fuses and Circuit Breakers.........................5-102
Windshield Wiper.......................................5-101
G
Gage
Engine Coolant Temperature.........................3-35
Fuel..........................................................3-40
Speedometer..............................................3-27
Tachometer.................................................3-27
Garage Door Opener.......................................2-51
Gasoline
Octane........................................................ 5-5
Specications............................................... 5-5
Glove Box.....................................................2-56
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program.................. 7-6
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H
Hazard Warning Flashers................................... 3-6
Head Restraints............................................... 1-7
Headlamp
Aiming.......................................................5-46
Headlamps....................................................5-49
Bulb Replacement.......................................5-49
Daytime Running Lamps...............................3-17
Exterior Lamps............................................3-15
Flash-to-Pass............................................... 3-9
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-49
High/Low Beam Changer................................ 3-9
On Reminder..............................................3-16
Heated Seats................................................... 1-4
Heater...........................................................3-22
Highbeam On Light.........................................3-39
Highway Hypnosis...........................................4-34
Hill and Mountain Roads..................................4-34
Hood
Checking Things Under................................5-11
Release.....................................................5-11
Horn............................................................... 3-6
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly...................1-16
Hydraulic Clutch.............................................5-26
I
Ignition Positions.............................................2-18
Infants and Young Children, Restraints...............1-33
Ination - Tire Pressure...................................5-62
Instrument Panel
Overview..................................................... 3-4
Instrument Panel (I/P)
Brightness..................................................3-19
Cluster.......................................................3-26
J
Jump Starting.................................................5-42
K
Keyless Entry System....................................... 2-4
Keys............................................................... 2-3
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L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall.....................................5-55
Lamps
Dome........................................................3-19
Dome Lamp Override...................................3-20
Off-Road....................................................3-18
Reading.....................................................3-20
Lap-Shoulder Belt...........................................1-24
LATCH System
Child Restraints...........................................1-42
License Plate Lamps.......................................5-51
Light
Airbag Readiness........................................3-29
Antilock Brake System Warning.....................3-34
Brake System Warning.................................3-33
Charging System.........................................3-32
Cruise Control.............................................3-39
Highbeam On.............................................3-39
Malfunction Indicator....................................3-36
Oil Pressure...............................................3-38
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator..................3-30
Safety Belt Reminders..................................3-28
Security.....................................................3-39
StabiliTrak
®Not Ready.................................3-34Light (cont.)
Tire Pressure..............................................3-35
Traction Off................................................3-34
Up-Shift.....................................................3-32
Lighting
Exit...........................................................3-20
Lights
Exterior Lamps............................................3-15
Flash-to-Pass............................................... 3-9
High/Low Beam Changer................................ 3-9
On Reminder..............................................3-16
Loading Your Vehicle.......................................4-42
Locking Rear Axle............................................ 4-6
Lockout Protection............................................ 2-9
Locks
Door........................................................... 2-7
Lockout Protection......................................... 2-9
Power Door.................................................. 2-8
Programmable Automatic Door Locks............... 2-8
Rear Door Security Locks............................... 2-9
Loss of Control...............................................4-10
Luggage Carrier..............................................2-57
Lumbar
Power Controls............................................. 1-3
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M
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
Introduction.................................................. 6-2
Maintenance Footnotes.................................. 6-7
Maintenance Record....................................6-16
Maintenance Replacement Parts....................6-14
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 Light................................3-36
Manual Seats................................................... 1-2
Manual Transmission
Fluid..........................................................5-24
Operation...................................................2-26Manual, Using.................................................... iii
Message
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-43
Mirrors
Automatic Dimming Rearview with
Compass and Temperature Display.............2-41
Automatic Dimming Rearview with OnStar
®,
Compass and Temperature Display.............2-38
Outside Convex Mirror.................................2-44
Outside Power Mirrors..................................2-43
MyGMLink.com................................................ 7-4
N
Navigation System, Privacy..............................7-18
Navigation/Radio System,
see Navigation Manual.................................3-61
New Vehicle Break-In......................................2-18
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