2006 HUMMER H3 Owners Manual

Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter.........................................5-18
Battery.......................................................5-39
Check and Service Engine Soon Light............3-35
Coolant......................................................5-24
Coolant Heater............................................2-17
Coolant Temperature Gage...........................3-34
Engine Compartment Overview......................5-12
Exhaust.....................................................2-31
Fan Noise..................................................5-33
Oil .............................................................5-13
Oil Life System...........................................5-16
Overheating................................................5-27
Starting......................................................2-16
Event Data Recorders (EDR)............................. 7-9
Exit Lighting...................................................3-19
Extender, Safety Belt.......................................1-27
Exterior Lamps...............................................3-14
F
Filter
Engine Air Cleaner......................................5-18
Finish Damage...............................................5-92
Fixed Mast Antenna........................................3-77Flash-to-Pass................................................... 3-9
Flat Tire........................................................5-72
Flat Tire, Changing.........................................5-73
Flat Tire, Storing.............................................5-82
Fluid
Automatic Transmission................................5-19
Manual Transmission....................................5-22
Power Steering...........................................5-34
Windshield Washer......................................5-35
Fog Lamps....................................................3-18
Front Armrest Storage Area..............................2-43
Front Axle......................................................5-45
Front Seat Storage Net....................................2-42
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.........................................................3-40
Gasoline Octane........................................... 5-5
Gasoline Specications.................................. 5-5
Fuses
Engine Compartment Fuse Block...................5-97
Fuses and Circuit Breakers...........................5-96
Windshield Wiper.........................................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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Radios (cont.)
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............................................3-76
Understanding Reception..............................3-76
Reading Lamps..............................................3-19
Rear Axle......................................................5-45
Locking......................................................4-10
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides......................1-25
Rear Seat Passengers, Safety Belts..................1-22
Rear Storage Area..........................................2-45
Rear Windshield Washer/Wiper.........................3-10
Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming with
Compass and Temperature Display................2-33
Reclining Seatbacks.......................................... 1-4
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.................6-12
Recovery Loops..............................................4-51
Recreational Vehicle Towing.............................4-57
Remote Keyless Entry System............................ 2-4
Remote Keyless Entry System, Operation............ 2-5
Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the
Spare Tire..................................................5-77Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...................5-75
Replacement Bulbs.........................................5-51
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government..................................7-11
General Motors...........................................7-11
United States Government............................7-10
Restraint System Check
Checking the Restraint Systems....................1-65
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash..........................................1-66
Retained Accessory Power (RAP)......................2-16
Right Front Passenger Position, Safety Belts......1-22
Roadside
Assistance Program....................................... 7-6
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out....................4-50
Running the Engine While Parked.....................2-32
S
Safety Belt
Passenger Reminder Light............................3-27
Pretensioners..............................................1-27
Reminder Light............................................3-27
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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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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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