spare wheel HUMMER H2 2009 Owner's Manual

Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and
Tools (SUV)
Storing the Flat or Spare Tire
Use the following art and text to help store the spare or
at tire back into its proper location when done
changing a tire.
To store the at or spare tire on the tire carrier:
1. Close the tire carrier. SeeTailgate/Spare Tire
Carrier on page 2-16for tire carrier operation.
2. Place the at or spare tire onto the tire carrier with
the outside of the wheel facing out.
3. Reinstall the wheel nuts holding the spare or the at
tire to the tire carrier. Tighten the nuts by hand.4. Use the wheel wrench and wheel wrench extension
to tighten the nuts rmly.
5. Try to move the tire back and forth slightly to make
sure it is secure.
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10. Return the storage tray to its original location by
pushing down on the nger depression.
Spare Tire
Your vehicle, when new, had a fully-inated spare tire.
A spare tire may lose air over time, so check its
ination pressure regularly. SeeInflation - Tire Pressure
on page 5-63andLoading the Vehicle on page 4-44
for information regarding proper tire ination and loading
your vehicle. For instruction on how to remove, install
or store a spare tire, seeRemoving the Flat Tire
and Installing the Spare Tire on page 5-90andStoring
a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools (SUT) on page 5-95
orStoring a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools (SUV)
on page 5-98.
After installing the spare tire on your vehicle, you should
stop as soon as possible and make sure the spare is
correctly inated.
Have the damaged or at road tire repaired or replaced
as soon as you can and installed back onto your vehicle.
This way, a spare tire will be available in case you need it
again. Do not mix tires and wheels of different sizes,
because they will not t. Keep your spare tire and its
wheel together.
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Start Vehicle, Remote....................................... 2-7
Starting the Engine.........................................2-29
Steering........................................................4-11
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio.......................3-129
Steering Wheel, Heated..................................... 3-7
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel................................. 3-6
Storage Areas
All-Weather Cargo Area................................2-66
Center Console Storage Area........................2-65
Cupholders.................................................2-64
Glove Box..................................................2-64
Luggage Carrier..........................................2-65
Rear Seat Armrest.......................................2-65
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or Snow.....................4-39
Sun Visors.....................................................2-23
Sunroof.........................................................2-68
T
Tachometer....................................................3-31
Tailgate/Spare Tire Carrier................................2-16
Taillamps
Turn Signal, Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps....5-54
Theft-Deterrent, Radio....................................3-128
Theft-Deterrent Systems...................................2-23
Content Theft-Deterrent................................2-24
PASS-Key
®III+ Electronic Immobilizer............2-25
PASS-Key®III+ Electronic Immobilizer
Operation................................................2-26Third Row Seat..............................................1-14
Tilt Wheel........................................................ 3-6
Time, Setting..................................................3-73
Tire
Pressure Light.............................................3-39
Tires.............................................................5-57
Aluminum Wheels, Cleaning........................5-107
Buying New Tires........................................5-72
Chains.......................................................5-77
Changing a Flat Tire....................................5-80
Cleaning...................................................5-108
Different Size..............................................5-74
If a Tire Goes Flat.......................................5-79
Ination - Tire Pressure................................5-63
Inator,- Accessory.......................................5-78
Inspection and Rotation................................5-69
Installing the Spare Tire................................5-90
Pressure Monitor Operation...........................5-66
Pressure Monitor System..............................5-64
Removing the Flat Tire.................................5-90
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools.......5-82, 5-86
Spare Tire................................................5-101
Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools....5-95, 5-98
Tire Sidewall Labeling..................................5-58
Tire Terminology and Denitions....................5-60
Uniform Tire Quality Grading.........................5-74
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance.................5-76
Wheel Replacement.....................................5-76
When It Is Time for New Tires......................5-71
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