2006 HUMMER H2 service

Reporting Safety Defects to the
Canadian Government
If you live in Canada, and you believe that your vehicle
has a safety defect, you should immediately notify
Transport Canada, in addition to notifying General
Motors of Canada Limited. You may call them at
1-800-333-0510 or write to:
Transport Canada
Place de Ville Tower C
330 Sparks Street
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0N5
Reporting Safety Defects to
General Motors
In addition to notifying NHTSA (or Transport Canada) in
a situation like this, we certainly hope you’ll notify us.
Please call us at 1-866-HUMMER6 (486-6376), or write:
HUMMER Customer Assistance Center
P.O. Box 33177
Detroit, MI 48232-5177
In Canada, please call us at 1-800-263-3777 (English)
or 1-800-263-7854 (French). Or, write:
General Motors of Canada Limited
Customer Communication Centre 163-005
1908 Colonel Sam Drive
Oshawa, Ontario L1H 8P7
Service Publications Ordering
Information
Service Manuals
Service Manuals have the diagnosis and repair
information on engines, transmission, axle suspension,
brakes, electrical, steering, body, etc.
Transmission, Transaxle, Transfer
Case Unit Repair Manual
This manual provides information on unit repair
service procedures, adjustments, and specications for
GM transmissions, transaxles, and transfer cases.
Service Bulletins
Service Bulletins give technical service information
needed to knowledgeably service General Motors cars
and trucks. Each bulletin contains instructions to
assist in the diagnosis and service of your vehicle.
In Canada, information pertaining to Product Service
Bulletins can be obtained by contacting your General
Motors dealer or by calling 1-800-GM-DRIVE
(1-800-463-7483).
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Owner’s Information
Owner publications are written specically for owners
and intended to provide basic operational information
about the vehicle. The owner’s manual will include
the Maintenance Schedule for all models.
In-Portfolio: Includes a Portfolio, Owner’s Manual, and
Warranty Booklet.
RETAIL SELL PRICE: $35.00
Without Portfolio: Owner’s Manual only.
RETAIL SELL PRICE: $25.00
Current and Past Model Order Forms
Service Publications are available for current and
past model GM vehicles. To request an order form,
please specify year and model name of the vehicle.
ORDER TOLL FREE: 1-800-551-4123
Monday-Friday 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Eastern Time
For Credit Card Orders Only
(VISA-MasterCard-Discover), visit Helm, Inc. on the
World Wide Web at: www.helminc.com
Or you can write to:
Helm, Incorporated
P.O. Box 07130
Detroit, MI 48207
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.
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Customer Assistance Information (cont.)
Roadside Assistance Program......................... 7-6
Service Publications Ordering Information........7-15
D
Daytime Running Lamps..................................3-15
Defensive Driving............................................. 4-2
Delayed Locking............................................... 2-9
Doing Your Own Service Work........................... 5-4
Dome Lamp Override......................................3-18
Dome Lamps.................................................3-18
Door
Delayed Locking........................................... 2-9
Locks.......................................................... 2-8
Power Door Locks......................................... 2-9
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.............2-10
Rear Door Security Locks.............................2-10
Driver
Position, Safety Belt.....................................1-19
Driver Information Center (DIC).........................3-45
DIC Operation and Displays..........................3-45
DIC Vehicle Customization............................3-55
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-48
Driving
At Night.....................................................4-38
City...........................................................4-41
Defensive..................................................... 4-2
Drunken....................................................... 4-3Driving (cont.)
First Aid and Tool Kit...................................4-52
Freeway.....................................................4-42
Front Mounted Receiver...............................4-53
Hill and Mountain Roads..............................4-44
In Rain and on Wet Roads...........................4-39
Off-Road....................................................4-16
Power Winch Platform..................................4-54
Recovery Loops..........................................4-51
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out.................4-50
Winter........................................................4-46
Dual Automatic Climate Control System.............3-22
DVD
Rear Seat Entertainment System...................3-88
E
Electrical System
Add-On Equipment.....................................5-114
Center Instrument Panel Fuse Block.............5-118
Fuses and Circuit Breakers.........................5-115
Instrument Panel Fuse Block.......................5-116
Power Windows and Other Power Options....5-115
Underhood Fuse Block...............................5-119
Windshield Wiper Fuses.............................5-115
Electronically Controlled Air Suspension System....4-62
Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter.........................................5-19
Battery.......................................................5-38
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Engine (cont.)
Check and Service Engine Soon Light............3-39
Coolant......................................................5-24
Coolant Heater............................................2-26
Coolant Temperature Gage...........................3-37
Drive Belt Routing.......................................6-15
Engine Compartment Overview......................5-12
Exhaust.....................................................2-37
Oil .............................................................5-14
Oil Life System...........................................5-17
Overheated Protection Operating Mode...........5-28
Overheating................................................5-27
Starting......................................................2-25
Entry/Exit Lighting...........................................3-18
Event Data Recorders (EDR)............................7-10
Extender, Safety Belt.......................................1-31
Exterior Lamps...............................................3-14
F
Filter
Engine Air Cleaner......................................5-19
Finish Damage.............................................5-112
First Aid Kit....................................................4-52
Fixed Mast Antenna.......................................3-114
Flash-to-Pass................................................... 3-8
Flat Tire........................................................5-69Flat Tire, Changing.........................................5-70
Flat Tire, Storing...................................5-96, 5-101
Fluid
Automatic Transmission................................5-22
Power Steering...........................................5-33
Windshield Washer......................................5-34
Four-Wheel Drive............................................5-44
Four-Wheel Drive, Full-Time.............................2-30
Front Axle......................................................5-45
Front Mounted Receiver...................................4-53
Fuel............................................................... 5-5
Additives...................................................... 5-6
California Fuel.............................................. 5-6
Filling a Portable Fuel Container....................5-10
Filling Your Tank........................................... 5-8
Fuels in Foreign Countries.............................. 5-7
Gage.........................................................3-44
Gasoline Octane........................................... 5-5
Gasoline Specications.................................. 5-5
Low Warning Light.......................................3-44
Fuses
Center Instrument Panel Fuse Block.............5-118
Fuses and Circuit Breakers.........................5-115
Instrument Panel Fuse Block.......................5-116
Underhood Fuse Block...............................5-119
Windshield Wiper.......................................5-115
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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..................................6-10
Introduction.................................................. 6-2
Maintenance Footnotes.................................. 6-7
Maintenance Record....................................6-16
Maintenance Requirements............................. 6-2
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts.........6-14
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................................3-39
Memory Seat.................................................2-63
Message
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-48
Midgate.........................................................2-12
Mirrors
Automatic Dimming Rearview with Compass....2-43
Automatic Dimming Rearview with OnStar
®
and Compass..........................................2-39
Automatic Dimming Rearview with OnStar®,
Compass and Temperature Display.............2-41
Outside Automatic Dimming Mirror with Curb
View Assist.............................................2-47Mirrors (cont.)
Outside Convex Mirror.................................2-46
Outside Heated Mirrors................................2-47
Outside Power Mirrors..................................2-45
MyGMLink.com................................................ 7-3
N
Navigation/Radio System, see Navigation
Manual......................................................3-88
New Vehicle Break-In......................................2-24
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts............6-14
O
Odometer......................................................3-31
Odometer, Trip...............................................3-31
Off-Road Driving.............................................4-16
Off-Road Lamps.............................................3-17
Off-Road Recovery..........................................4-13
Oil
Engine.......................................................5-14
Pressure Gage............................................3-41
Oil, Engine Oil Life System..............................5-17
Older Children, Restraints................................1-32
Online Owner Center........................................ 7-3
OnStar
®System, see OnStar®Manual...............2-48
Other Warning Devices...................................... 3-6
Outlet Adjustment............................................3-28
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Outside
Automatic Dimming Mirror with Curb View
Assist.....................................................2-47
Convex Mirror.............................................2-46
Heated Mirrors............................................2-47
Power Mirrors.............................................2-45
Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode . . . 5-28
Owner Checks and Services.............................. 6-8
Owners, Canadian............................................... ii
P
Park Aid........................................................3-18
Park (P)
Shifting Into................................................2-35
Shifting Out of............................................2-36
Parking
Brake........................................................2-34
Over Things That Burn.................................2-37
Passing.........................................................4-13
Passlock
®......................................................2-23
Power
Accessory Outlet(s)......................................3-21
Door Locks.................................................. 2-9
Electrical System.......................................5-115
Lumbar Controls........................................... 1-3
Retained Accessory (RAP)............................2-25Power (cont.)
Seat............................................................ 1-2
Steering Fluid.............................................5-33
Windows....................................................2-18
Power Winch Platform.....................................4-54
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.................2-10
Q
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts.........1-18
R
Radios..........................................................3-61
Care of Your Cassette Tape Player...............3-111
Care of Your CD and DVD Player................3-113
Care of Your CDs and DVDs.......................3-113
Navigation/Radio System, see Navigation
Manual...................................................3-88
Radio with Cassette and CD.........................3-63
Radio with Six-Disc CD................................3-76
Rear Seat Audio........................................3-108
Setting the Time..........................................3-62
Theft-Deterrent..........................................3-109
Understanding Reception............................3-111
Reading Lamps..............................................3-18
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Safety Belts (cont.)
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides...................1-29
Rear Seat Passengers.................................1-27
Right Front Passenger Position......................1-27
Safety Belt Extender....................................1-31
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy.................1-26
Safety Belts Are for Everyone.......................1-14
Safety Warnings and Symbols.............................. iii
Scheduled Maintenance..................................... 6-4
Seats
60/40 Split Bench Seat.................................. 1-6
Head Restraints............................................ 1-5
Heated Seats............................................... 1-3
Heated Seats - Rear..................................... 1-6
Memory.....................................................2-63
Power Lumbar.............................................. 1-3
Power Seats................................................. 1-2
Reclining Seatbacks...................................... 1-4
Third Row Seat............................................ 1-7
Securing a Child Restraint
Rear Seat Position......................................1-52
Right Front Seat Position..............................1-54
Security Light.................................................3-42
Selectable Extended Rear Ride Height...............4-61
Service........................................................... 5-3
Accessories and Modications......................... 5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your
Vehicle..................................................... 5-5Service (cont.)
California Proposition 65 Warning.................... 5-3
Doing Your Own Work................................... 5-4
Engine Soon Light.......................................3-39
Publications Ordering Information...................7-15
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-68
Setting the Time.............................................3-62
Sheet Metal Damage.....................................5-112
Shifting Into Park (P).......................................2-35
Shifting Out of Park (P)...................................2-36
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-7
Spare Tire....................................................5-105
Accessory Inator........................................5-68
Carrier, Tailgate...........................................2-14
Installing....................................................5-83
Removing...........................................5-71, 5-78
Storing.............................................5-96, 5-101
Specications, Capacities...............................5-124
Speedometer..................................................3-31
Split Bench Seat (60/40).................................... 1-6
Starting Your Engine.......................................2-25
Steering........................................................4-11
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio.......................3-110
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel................................. 3-6
Storage Areas
All-Weather Cargo Area................................2-58
Center Console Storage Area........................2-54
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Traction
Control System (TCS).................................... 4-9
Off Light.....................................................3-36
Trailer
Recommendations.......................................4-76
Transmission
Fluid, Automatic...........................................5-22
Temperature Gage.......................................3-37
Transmission Operation, Automatic....................2-27
Trip Odometer................................................3-31
Turn and Lane-Change Signals.......................... 3-7
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever........................... 3-7
U
Understanding Radio Reception.......................3-111
Uniform Tire Quality Grading............................5-65
Universal Home Remote System.......................2-50
Operation...................................................2-50
V
Vehicle
Control........................................................ 4-5
Damage Warnings........................................... iv
Loading......................................................4-55
Symbols......................................................... iv
Vehicle Customization, DIC..............................3-55
Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data
Recorders..................................................7-10
Vehicle Identication
Number (VIN)............................................5-114
Service Parts Identication Label..................5-114
Vehicle Personalization....................................2-63
Memory Seat..............................................2-63
Ventilation Adjustment......................................3-28
Visors...........................................................2-21
Voltmeter Gage..............................................3-34
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