warning HUMMER H3 2006 Workshop Manual

Appearance Care
Cleaning products can be hazardous. Some are toxic.
Other cleaning products can burst into ames if a match
is struck near them or if they get on a hot part of the
vehicle. Some are dangerous if their fumes are inhaled
in an enclosed space. When anything from a container
is used to clean the vehicle, be sure to follow the
manufacturer’s warnings and instructions. Always open
the doors or windows of the vehicle when cleaning
the inside.
Never use these to clean the vehicle:
Benzene
Naphtha
Carbon Tetrachloride
Acetone
Paint Thinner
Turpentine
Lacquer Thinner
Nail Polish Remover
They can all be hazardous — some more than
others — and they can all damage the vehicle, too.Do not use any of these products unless this manual
says you can. In many uses, these will damage
the vehicle:
Alcohol
Laundry Soap
Bleach
Reducing Agents
Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle
Your vehicle’s interior will continue to look its best if it is
cleaned often. Although not always visible, dust and dirt
can accumulate on your upholstery. Dirt can damage
carpet, fabric, leather, and plastic surfaces. Regular
vacuuming is recommended to remove particles from
your upholstery. It is important to keep your upholstery
from becoming and remaining heavily soiled. Soils should
be removed as quickly as possible. Your vehicle’s interior
may experience extremes of heat that could cause stains
to set rapidly.
Lighter colored interiors may require more frequent
cleaning. Use care because newspapers and garments
that transfer color to your home furnishings may also
transfer color to your vehicle’s interior.
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Owner Checks and Services on page 6-8tells you what
should be checked, when to check it, and what you can
easily do to help keep your vehicle in good condition.
The proper replacement parts, uids, and lubricants to
use are listed inRecommended Fluids and Lubricants
on page 6-12andNormal Maintenance Replacement
Parts on page 6-13. When your vehicle is serviced,
make sure these are used. All parts should be replaced
and all necessary repairs done before you or anyone
else drives the vehicle. We recommend the use of
genuine GM parts.
Scheduled Maintenance
When the CHANGE OIL message in the Driver
Information Center (DIC) comes on, it means that
service is required for your vehicle. SeeDIC Warnings
and Messages on page 3-44. Have your vehicle
serviced as soon as possible within the next 600 miles
(1 000 km). It is possible that, if you are driving
under the best conditions, the engine oil life system may
not indicate that vehicle service is necessary for over
a year. However, your engine oil and lter must be
changed at least once a year and at this time the system
must be reset. Your GM Goodwrench
®dealer has
GM-trained service technicians who will perform this
work using genuine GM parts and reset the system.If the engine oil life system is ever reset accidentally,
you must service your vehicle within 3,000 miles
(5 000 km) since your last service. Remember to reset
the oil life system whenever the oil is changed. See
Engine Oil Life System on page 5-16for information on
the Engine Oil Life System and resetting the system.
When the CHANGE OIL message appears, certain
services, checks, and inspections are required.
Required services are described in the following for
“MaintenanceI” and “MaintenanceII.” Generally,
it is recommended that your rst service be
MaintenanceI, your second service be MaintenanceII,
and that you alternate MaintenanceIand MaintenanceII
thereafter. However, in some cases, MaintenanceII
may be required more often.
MaintenanceI— Use MaintenanceIif the CHANGE
OIL message comes on within 10 months since the
vehicle was purchased or MaintenanceIIwas
performed.
MaintenanceII— Use MaintenanceIIif the previous
service performed was MaintenanceI. Always use
MaintenanceIIwhenever the message comes on
10 months or more since the last service or if the
message has not come on at all for one year.
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A
Accessories and Modications............................ 5-3
Accessory Power Outlet(s)...............................3-19
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle.......................................................1-64
Additives, Fuel................................................. 5-6
Add-On Electrical Equipment............................5-95
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine.................................5-18
Air Conditioning..............................................3-21
Airbag
Passenger Status Indicator...........................3-29
Readiness Light..........................................3-28
Airbag Sensing and Diagnostic Module (SDM)...... 7-9
Airbag System................................................1-49
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle...................................................1-64
How Does an Airbag Restrain?......................1-57
Passenger Sensing System...........................1-59
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..........1-64
What Makes an Airbag Inate?......................1-57
What Will You See After an Airbag Inates?....1-58
When Should an Airbag Inate?....................1-55
Where Are the Airbags?...............................1-52
All-Wheel Drive...............................................5-44All-Wheel Drive (AWD) System.........................2-22
Antenna, Fixed Mast.......................................3-77
Antenna, XM™ Satellite Radio
Antenna System..........................................3-77
Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS)........................... 4-7
Anti-Lock Brake, System Warning Light..............3-33
Appearance Care............................................5-85
Aluminum Wheels........................................5-91
Care of Safety Belts....................................5-88
Chemical Paint Spotting...............................5-93
Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses....................5-89
Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle................5-85
Fabric/Carpet..............................................5-87
Finish Care.................................................5-89
Finish Damage............................................5-92
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other Plastic
Surfaces.................................................5-88
Leather......................................................5-87
Sheet Metal Damage...................................5-92
Tires..........................................................5-91
Underbody Maintenance...............................5-92
Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials................5-93
Washing Your Vehicle...................................5-89
Weatherstrips..............................................5-88
Windshield, Backglass, and Wiper Blades.......5-90
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Ashtray(s)......................................................3-20
Audio System(s).............................................3-48
Care of Your CD Player...............................3-77
Care of Your CDs........................................3-77
Fixed Mast Antenna.....................................3-77
Navigation/Radio System, see Navigation
Manual...................................................3-76
Radio with CD............................................3-49
Radio with Six-Disc CD................................3-63
Setting the Time..........................................3-49
Theft-Deterrent Feature................................3-76
Understanding Radio Reception.....................3-76
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System............3-77
Automatic Headlamp System............................3-16
Automatic Transmission
Fluid..........................................................5-19
Operation...................................................2-18
B
Battery..........................................................5-39
Run-Down Protection...................................3-19
Battery Warning Light......................................3-31
Before Leaving on a Long Trip.........................4-42
Bench Seat, Split (60/40)................................... 1-7Brake
Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS)........................ 4-7
Emergencies................................................ 4-8
Parking......................................................2-27
System Warning Light..................................3-32
Brakes..........................................................5-36
Braking........................................................... 4-6
Braking in Emergencies..................................... 4-8
Break-In, New Vehicle.....................................2-14
Bulb Replacement...........................................5-49
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-49
Headlamp Aiming........................................5-46
Headlamps.................................................5-49
Replacement Bulbs......................................5-51
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
Back-up Lamps........................................5-50
Buying New Tires...........................................5-66
C
California Fuel.................................................. 5-6
California Proposition 65 Warning....................... 5-4
Canadian Owners................................................ ii
Capacities and Specications..........................5-102
Carbon Monoxide.....................2-9, 2-31, 4-45, 4-59
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Cupholder(s)..................................................2-42
Customer Assistance Information
Courtesy Transportation.................................. 7-7
Customer Assistance for Text Telephone
(TTY) Users.............................................. 7-4
Customer Assistance Offices........................... 7-4
Customer Satisfaction Procedure..................... 7-2
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program............... 7-5
Reporting Safety Defects to General Motors....7-11
Reporting Safety Defects to the Canadian
Government............................................7-11
Reporting Safety Defects to the United
States Government...................................7-10
Roadside Assistance Program......................... 7-6
Service Publications Ordering Information........7-11
D
Daytime Running Lamps..................................3-16
Defensive Driving............................................. 4-2
Doing Your Own Service Work........................... 5-4
Dome Lamp...................................................3-18
Dome Lamp Override......................................3-19
Door
Locks.......................................................... 2-7
Power Door Locks......................................... 2-8
Programmable Automatic Door Locks............... 2-8Driver
Position, Safety Belt.....................................1-15
Driver Information Center (DIC).........................3-41
DIC Controls and Displays............................3-41
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-44
Driving
At Night.....................................................4-36
City...........................................................4-40
Defensive..................................................... 4-2
Drunken....................................................... 4-3
Freeway.....................................................4-41
Hill and Mountain Roads..............................4-43
In Rain and on Wet Roads...........................4-37
Off-Road....................................................4-17
Recovery Loops..........................................4-51
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out.................4-50
Winter........................................................4-45E
Electrical System
Add-On Equipment......................................5-95
Engine Compartment Fuse Block...................5-97
Fuses and Circuit Breakers...........................5-96
Power Windows and Other Power Options......5-96
Windshield Wiper Fuses...............................5-95
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G
Gage
Engine Coolant Temperature.........................3-34
Fuel..........................................................3-40
Speedometer..............................................3-26
Tachometer.................................................3-26
Garage Door Opener.......................................2-38
Gasoline
Octane........................................................ 5-5
Specications............................................... 5-5
Glove Box.....................................................2-42
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program.................. 7-5
H
Hazard Warning Flashers................................... 3-6
Head Restraints............................................... 1-6
Headlamp
Aiming.......................................................5-46
Headlamps....................................................5-49
Automatic Headlamp System.........................3-16
Bulb Replacement.......................................5-49
Daytime Running Lamps...............................3-16
Flash-to-Pass............................................... 3-9
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-49Headlamps (cont.)
High/Low Beam Changer................................ 3-8
On Reminder..............................................3-15
Heated Seats................................................... 1-4
Heater...........................................................3-21
Highbeam On Light.........................................3-39
Highway Hypnosis...........................................4-43
Hill and Mountain Roads..................................4-43
Hood
Checking Things Under................................5-10
Release.....................................................5-11
Horn............................................................... 3-6
How to Use This Manual...................................... ii
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly...................1-14
Hydraulic Clutch.............................................5-23I
Ignition Positions.............................................2-15
Infants and Young Children, Restraints...............1-31
Ination -- Tire Pressure..................................5-60
Instrument Panel
Overview..................................................... 3-4
Instrument Panel (I/P)
Brightness..................................................3-18
Cluster.......................................................3-25
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J
Jump Starting.................................................5-40
K
Keyless Entry System....................................... 2-4
Keys............................................................... 2-2
L
Labelling, Tire Sidewall....................................5-54
Lamps
Battery Run-Down Protection.........................3-19
Dome........................................................3-18
Dome Lamp Override...................................3-19
Exterior......................................................3-14
Fog ...........................................................3-18
Off-Road....................................................3-17
Reading.....................................................3-19
LATCH System
Child Restraints...........................................1-38
Light
Airbag Readiness........................................3-28
Anti-Lock Brake System Warning...................3-33
Battery Warning..........................................3-31
Brake System Warning.................................3-32Light (cont.)
Cruise Control.............................................3-39
Highbeam On.............................................3-39
Malfunction Indicator....................................3-35
Oil Pressure...............................................3-38
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator..................3-29
Passenger Safety Belt Reminder....................3-27
Safety Belt Reminder...................................3-27
Security.....................................................3-39
StabiliTrak
®Not Ready.................................3-33
Tire Pressure..............................................3-34
Traction Off................................................3-33
Up-Shift.....................................................3-31
Lighting
Exit...........................................................3-19
Loading Your Vehicle.......................................4-52
Locking Rear Axle...........................................4-10
Lockout Protection............................................ 2-8
Locks
Door........................................................... 2-7
Lockout Protection......................................... 2-8
Power Door.................................................. 2-8
Programmable Automatic Door Locks............... 2-8
Loss of Control...............................................4-16
Luggage Carrier..............................................2-43
Lumbar
Power Controls............................................. 1-3
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M
Maintenance Schedule
Additional Required Services........................... 6-6
At Each Fuel Fill........................................... 6-8
At Least Once a Month.................................. 6-9
At Least Once a Year.................................... 6-9
Introduction.................................................. 6-2
Maintenance Footnotes.................................. 6-7
Maintenance Record....................................6-14
Maintenance Requirements............................. 6-2
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts.........6-13
Owner Checks and Services........................... 6-8
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.............6-12
Scheduled Maintenance................................. 6-4
Using.......................................................... 6-2
Your Vehicle and the Environment................... 6-2
Malfunction Indicator Light................................3-35
Manual Seats................................................... 1-2
Manual Transmission
Fluid..........................................................5-22
Operation...................................................2-21
Message
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-44Mirrors
Automatic Dimming Rearview with Compass
and Temperature Display...........................2-33
Outside Convex Mirror.................................2-36
Outside Power Mirrors..................................2-35
MyGMLink.com................................................ 7-3
N
Navigation/Radio System, see
Navigation Manual.......................................3-76
New Vehicle Break-In......................................2-14
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts............6-13
O
Odometer......................................................3-26
Odometer, Trip...............................................3-26
Off-Road Driving.............................................4-17
Off-Road Lamps.............................................3-17
Off-Road Recovery..........................................4-14
Oil
Engine.......................................................5-13
Pressure Light.............................................3-38
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Oil, Engine Oil Life System..............................5-16
Older Children, Restraints................................1-28
Online Owner Center........................................ 7-3
OnStar
®System, see OnStar®Manual...............2-36
Other Warning Devices...................................... 3-6
Outlet Adjustment............................................3-23
Outside
Convex Mirror.............................................2-36
Power Mirrors.............................................2-35
Owner Checks and Services.............................. 6-8
Owners, Canadian............................................... ii
P
Park (P)
Shifting Into................................................2-28
Shifting Out of............................................2-30
Parking
Brake........................................................2-27
Over Things That Burn.................................2-31
Parking Your Vehicle.......................................2-30
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator.....................3-29
Passenger Sensing System..............................1-59
Passing.........................................................4-14Passlock
®......................................................2-14
Power
Accessory Outlet(s)......................................3-19
Door Locks.................................................. 2-8
Electrical System.........................................5-96
Lumbar Controls........................................... 1-3
Retained Accessory (RAP)............................2-16
Six-Way Seats.............................................. 1-3
Steering Fluid.............................................5-34
Windows....................................................2-11
Pretensioners, Safety Belt................................1-27
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.................. 2-8
Q
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts.........1-14
R
Radiator Pressure Cap....................................5-27
Radios..........................................................3-48
Care of Your CD Player...............................3-77
Care of Your CDs........................................3-77
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Safety Belts
Care of......................................................5-88
Driver Position............................................1-15
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly................1-14
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts.....1-14
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides...................1-25
Rear Seat Passengers.................................1-22
Right Front Passenger Position......................1-22
Safety Belt Extender....................................1-27
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy.................1-22
Safety Belts Are for Everyone......................... 1-9
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster........................1-21
Safety Warnings and Symbols.............................. iii
Scheduled Maintenance..................................... 6-4
Seats
60/40 Split Bench Seat.................................. 1-7
Head Restraints............................................ 1-6
Heated Seats............................................... 1-4
Manual........................................................ 1-2
Power Lumbar.............................................. 1-3
Reclining Seatbacks...................................... 1-4
Six-Way Power Seats.................................... 1-3
Securing a Child Restraint
Rear Seat Position......................................1-43
Right Front Seat Position..............................1-45Security Light.................................................3-39
Service........................................................... 5-3
Accessories and Modications......................... 5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your
Vehicle..................................................... 5-5
California Proposition 65 Warning.................... 5-4
Doing Your Own Work................................... 5-4
Engine Soon Light.......................................3-35
Publications Ordering Information...................7-11
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-64
Setting the Time.............................................3-49
Sheet Metal Damage.......................................5-92
Shifting Into Park (P).......................................2-28
Shifting Out of Park (P)...................................2-30
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster...........................1-21
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-8
Spare Tire.....................................................5-84
Installing....................................................5-77
Removing...................................................5-75
Storing.......................................................5-82
Specications, Capacities...............................5-102
Speedometer..................................................3-26
Split Bench Seat (60/40).................................... 1-7
StabiliTrak
®System.........................................4-11
StabiliTrak®Not Ready Light.............................3-33
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