spare wheel HUMMER H3 2006 User Guide

Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools
{CAUTION:
Storing a jack, a tire, or other equipment in the
passenger compartment of the vehicle could
cause injury. In a sudden stop or collision,
loose equipment could strike someone.
Store all these in the proper place.
Use the art and text following to help you store the spare
or at tire back into its proper spot when you are done.
To store the at or spare tire on the spare tire mount,
do the following:
1. Slide the at or spare tire onto the swing-gate.
In order to store the at or the spare tire, you
may need someone to assist you.
2. Reinstall the nuts to retain the at or spare tire.
3. Tighten the nuts by hand.
{CAUTION:
Incorrect wheel nuts or improperly tightened
wheel nuts can cause the wheel to come loose
and even come off. This could lead to an
accident. Be sure to use the correct wheel
nuts. If you have to replace them, be sure to
get new GM original equipment wheel nuts.
Stop somewhere as soon as you can and have
the nuts tightened with a torque wrench to the
proper torque specication. SeeCapacities
and Specifications on page 5-102for wheel nut
torque specication.
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4. Use the wheel wrench
to tighten the nuts
rmly. Try to move the
tire back and forth
slightly to be sure it is
secure.
5. Reinstall the center tire cover onto the spare or
at tire.To store the jack tool bag and jack, follow these
procedures:
1. Return the tools to the jack tool bag.
2. Secure the tool bag to the jack by securely wrapping
the straps around the jack. Then, slide the straps
through the rings on the bag and secure.
3. Position the jack and jack tool bag in the
swing-gate.
When reinstalling the jack and jack tool bag, make
sure the jack base is securely seated behind
the tabs in the swing-gate.
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4. Reinstall the wing nut retainer to fasten the jack
and tool bag in the storage compartment.
Make sure that the wing nut passes through the tool
bag and the jack before you tighten it.
5. Turn the wing nut retainer clockwise to secure.
6. Reinstall the compartment cover by inserting
the locator tabs in the holes in the swing-gate.
Push the latches down to secure.
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. SeeInation - Tire Pressure
on page 5-60andLoading Your Vehicle on page 4-52
for information regarding proper tire ination and loading
your vehicle. For instruction on how to remove, install
or store a spare tire, seeChanging a Flat Tire on
page 5-73andRemoving the Flat Tire and Installing the
Spare Tire on page 5-77.
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.
Your vehicle may have a different size spare tire than
the road tires that were originally installed on your
vehicle. This spare tires was developed for use on your
vehicle, so it’s all right to drive on it.
If your vehicle has a spare tire that does not match your
vehicle’s original road tires and wheels in size and
type, do not include the spare in the tire rotation.
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Starting Your Engine.......................................2-16
Steering........................................................4-12
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel................................. 3-6
Storage Areas
Convenience Net.........................................2-45
Cupholder(s)...............................................2-42
Front Armrest Storage Area...........................2-43
Front Seat Storage Net................................2-42
Glove Box..................................................2-42
Luggage Carrier..........................................2-43
Rear Storage Area.......................................2-45
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow......................4-50
Sun Visors.....................................................2-11
Sunroof.........................................................2-46
Swing-gate...................................................... 2-9
T
Tachometer....................................................3-26
Taillamps
Turn Signal, Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps....5-50
Theft-Deterrent, Radio.....................................3-76
Theft-Deterrent Systems...................................2-12
Content Theft-Deterrent................................2-12
Passlock
®...................................................2-14Tilt Wheel........................................................ 3-6
Tire
Pressure Light.............................................3-34
Tires.............................................................5-53
Aluminum Wheels, Cleaning..........................5-91
Buying New Tires........................................5-66
Chains.......................................................5-71
Changing a Flat Tire....................................5-73
Cleaning....................................................5-91
Different Size..............................................5-67
If a Tire Goes Flat.......................................5-72
Ination -- Tire Pressure...............................5-60
Inspection and Rotation................................5-64
Installing the Spare Tire................................5-77
Pressure Monitor System..............................5-61
Removing the Flat Tire.................................5-77
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...............5-75
Spare Tire..................................................5-84
Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools............5-82
Tire Sidewall Labelling..................................5-54
Tire Terminology and Denitions....................5-57
Uniform Tire Quality Grading.........................5-68
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance.................5-69
Wheel Replacement.....................................5-69
When It Is Time for New Tires......................5-65
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