2009 HUMMER H3 display

When the System Does Not Seem
To Work Properly
The rear vision camera system may
not work properly or display a
clear image:
In the dark.
When the sun or the beam of
headlamps is shining directly
into the camera lens.
If ice, snow, mud, or anything else
builds up on the camera lens.
Clean the lens, rinse it with water,
and wipe it with a soft cloth.
If the back of the vehicle is in an
accident, the position and
mounting angle of the camera
may change or the camera may
be affected. Be sure to have the
camera and its position and
mounting angle checked at your
dealer/retailer.
If there are extreme temperatures
or extreme temperature changes.The rear vision camera system
display in the rearview mirror may
turn off or not appear as expected
due to a loss of video signal, or
no video signal present during the
reverse cycle. The display will
be blank and the left indicator light
will slowly ash as long as the
vehicle is in R (Reverse) or until the
condition returns to normal.
Pressing and holding
zwhen the
left indicator light is ashing will
turn off the video display along with
the left indicator light.
OnStar®System
OnStar uses several innovative
technologies and live advisors to
provide a wide range of safety,
security, information, and
convenience services. If the airbags
deploy, the system is designed to
make an automatic call to OnStar
Emergency advisors who can
request emergency services be sent
to your location. If the keys are
locked in the vehicle, call OnStar
at 1-888-4-ONSTAR to have a
signal sent to unlock the doors.
OnStar Hands-Free Calling,
including 30 trial minutes good for
60 days, is available on most
vehicles. OnStar Turn-by-Turn
Navigation service, with one trial
route, is available on most vehicles.
Press the OnStar button to have
an OnStar advisor contact Roadside
Service.
Features and Controls 2-39

Oil Pressure Light.............3-32
Security Light....................3-33
Cruise Control Light..........3-33
Highbeam On Light...........3-33
Fuel Gage........................3-33
Driver Information
Center (DIC)
Driver Information Center
(DIC)...............................3-34
DIC Operation and
Displays..........................3-34
DIC Warnings and
Messages........................3-37
Audio System(s)
Audio System(s)................3-41
Setting the Clock..............3-41
Radio(s)............................3-42
XM Radio Messages.........3-51
Navigation/Radio System. . .3-52
Bluetooth®........................3-52
Theft-Deterrent Feature.....3-62
Radio Reception...............3-62
Fixed Mast Antenna..........3-63
XM™ Satellite Radio
Antenna System..............3-63
3-2 Instrument Panel

The off-road lamps button is located
on the instrument panel below
the climate controls.
To use the lamps, remove the
covers from the lamps and press
the button to turn them on or off. An
indicator light turns on when the
lamps are on.
Notice:Turning on the off-road
lamps before removing the
lamp covers could damage the
off-road lamps and the covers.
Always remove the covers before
turning on the off-road lamps. The off-road lamps remain on even
after the ignition is turned off.
The off-road lamp button must be
pressed to turn them off.
Fog Lamps
The vehicle has fog lamps that
provide better visibility in foggy or
misty conditions.
The fog lamp button is located in
the exterior lamps control.
#(Fog Lamps):
The headlamps
or parking lamps must be on for
the fog lamps to work. Press
#to turn the fog lamps on or off. An
indicator light turns on when the fog
lamps are on.
Never use the fog lamps in the dark
without turning on the headlamps.
When the high-beam headlamps are
turned on, the fog lamps turn off
automatically. When the high-beam
headlamps are turned off, the
fog lamps come on again.
Some localities have laws that
require the headlamps to be
on along with the fog lamps.
Instrument Panel
Brightness
This feature controls the brightness
of the instrument panel lights.
The instrument panel brightness
thumbwheel is located next to
the exterior lamp control.
D(Instrument Panel Brightness):
Turn the thumbwheel up or down
to brighten or dim the instrument
panel lights and the radio display.
Instrument Panel 3-15

The instrument panel lights, cluster,
and radio display do not dim to
complete darkness. Turn the
thumbwheel all the way up to turn
the dome lamps on.
Dome Lamp
The dome lamps are located in the
front area of the vehicle. There
is also a dome lamp in the cargo
area of the H3 model only.
Turn the thumbwheel, located next
to the exterior lamps control, all
the way up to turn the dome
and footwell lamps on. In this
position, the lamps remain on
whether a door is opened or closed.
The dome lamp in the cargo area
automatically turns off when:
The shift lever is shifted out of
P (Park) (automatic
transmissions).
The parking brake is released
(manual transmissions).
Dome Lamp Override
E
(Dome Lamp Override):You
can use the dome override
button, located below the exterior
lamps control, to set the dome
and footwell lamps to come
on automatically when a door is
opened, or to remain off. To turn the
lamps off, press the
Ebutton in.
With the button in this position,
the dome lamps will remain off when
the doors are open. To return the
lamps to automatic operation, press
Eagain and return it to the out
position. With the button in this
position, the dome lamps will come
on when a door is opened.
Exit Lighting
The interior lamps will come on
when the key is removed from the
ignition. The lamps will not come on
if the dome override button is
pressed in.
Reading Lamps
The reading lamps are located in
the overhead console.
Press the button located next to
each lamp to turn them on or off.
These lamps will not come on
with the dome lamps.
3-16 Instrument Panel

Electric Power
Management
The vehicle has Electric Power
Management (EPM) that estimates
the battery’s temperature and
state of charge. It then adjusts the
voltage for best performance
and extended life of the battery.
When the battery’s state of charge
is low, the voltage is raised
slightly to quickly bring the charge
back up. When the state of charge is
high, the voltage is lowered
slightly to prevent overcharging. If
the vehicle has a voltmeter gage or
a voltage display on the Driver
Information Center (DIC), you may
see the voltage move up or
down. This is normal. If there is a
problem, an alert will be displayed.
The battery can be discharged
at idle if the electrical loads are very
high. This is true for all vehicles.
This is because the generator
(alternator) may not be spinning fastenough at idle to produce all the
power that is needed for very high
electrical loads.
A high electrical load occurs when
several of the following are on, such
as: headlamps, high beams, fog
lamps, rear window defogger,
climate control fan at high speed,
heated seats, engine cooling fans,
trailer loads, and loads plugged into
accessory power outlets.
EPM works to prevent excessive
discharge of the battery. It does this
by balancing the generator’s
output and the vehicle’s electrical
needs. It can increase engine
idle speed to generate more power,
whenever needed. It can temporarily
reduce the power demands of
some accessories.
Normally, these actions occur in
steps or levels, without being
noticeable. In rare cases at the
highest levels of corrective action,this action may be noticeable to the
driver. If so, a Driver Information
Center (DIC) message might be
displayed, such as BATTERY
SAVER ACTIVE, BATTERY
VOLTAGE LOW, or LOW BATTERY.
If this message is displayed, it is
recommended that the driver reduce
the electrical loads as much as
possible. SeeDIC Warnings and
Messages on page 3-37.
Battery Run-Down
Protection
This feature shuts off the dome
lamp if it is left on for more
than 20 minutes when the ignition is
in LOCK/OFF. This helps to
prevent the battery from being
drained.
Instrument Panel 3-17

Speedometer and
Odometer
The speedometer shows the speed
in both miles per hour (mph) and
kilometers per hour (km/h).
The odometer shows how far the
vehicle has been driven, in
either miles (used in the United
States) or kilometers (used in
Canada).
The odometer mileage can be
checked without the vehicle running
by pressing the trip information
stem. See “Odometer” underDIC
Operation and Displays on
page 3-34for more information.
If the cluster is replaced the
new one will automatically detect
and update the vehicle’s
accumulated mileage.
Trip Odometer
The vehicle has a trip odometer that
indicates how far the vehicle has
been driven since the trip odometer
was last set to zero.
See “Trip Odometer” underDIC
Operation and Displays on
page 3-34for more information.
Tachometer
The tachometer displays the
engine speed in revolutions per
minute (rpm).
Notice:If the engine is operated
while the tachometer is in the
shaded warning area, the vehicle
could be damaged, and the
damages would not be covered
by the vehicle warranty. Do
not operate the engine with the
tachometer in the shaded
warning area.
Safety Belt Reminders
Driver Safety Belt Reminder
Light
When the engine is started, a chime
sounds for several seconds to
remind the driver to fasten their
safety belt, unless it is already
buckled.
The safety belt light comes on and
stays on for several seconds,
then ashes for several more.
This chime and light are repeated if
the driver safety belt remains
unbuckled and the vehicle is in
motion. If the driver safety belt is
already buckled, neither the
chime nor the light comes on.
3-24 Instrument Panel

An arrow on the fuel gage indicates
the side of the vehicle the fuel
door is on.
Here are three things that can
happen but do not indicate a
problem with the fuel gage:
At the gas station, the gas pump
shuts off before the gage
reads full.
It takes a little more or less fuel
to ll up than the gage indicated.
For example, the gage may
have indicated the tank was half
full, but it actually took a little
more or less than half the tank’s
capacity to ll the tank.
The gage moves a little when
turning a corner or speeding up.
When the fuel in the fuel tank is low,
a LOW FUEL message displays
on the Driver Information
Center (DIC). SeeDIC Warnings
and Messages on page 3-37
for more information.
Driver Information
Center (DIC)
The Driver Information Center (DIC)
displays information such as the
trip odometer, personalization
features, and warning messages.
The DIC display is located on
the instrument panel cluster.
DIC Operation and
Displays
The Driver Information Center (DIC)
comes on when the ignition is on.
If a problem is detected, a warning
message appears on the display.
Pressing and releasing the trip
odometer reset stem on the
DIC acknowledges some current
warnings or service messages.
Some messages only clear after the
required action has been taken.
The DIC has different modes which
can be accessed by pressing the
trip odometer reset stem on the DIC.
These modes are explained in thefollowing section. The DIC trip
odometer reset stem is located on
the instrument panel cluster
next to the DIC display. To scroll
through the available functions,
press and release the reset stem.
Trip Information
Odometer
The odometer is automatically
displayed on the DIC when you start
the vehicle. The odometer shows the
total distance the vehicle has been
driven in either miles for the United
States or kilometers for Canada.
Trip Odometer
Press and release the reset stem
until TRIP appears on the DIC
display. The trip odometer shows the
current distance traveled since the
last reset of the trip odometer in
either miles for the United States or
kilometers for Canada.
To reset the trip odometer, press
and hold the reset stem until
the display returns to zero.
3-34 Instrument Panel

Engine Oil Life System
With the engine off, turn the key to
ON/RUN and then press the
reset stem until OIL LIFE RESET
appears — alternating between OIL
LIFE and RESET — on the DIC
display. The CHANGE OIL message
alerts you to change the oil on a
schedule consistent with your driving
conditions. Always reset the OIL
LIFE message after an oil change.
To reset the message, see
Engine Oil Life System on
page 5-15.
In addition to the engine oil life
system monitoring the oil life,
additional maintenance is
recommended in the Maintenance
Schedule in this manual. See
Engine Oil on page 5-13and
Scheduled Maintenance on page 6-4
for more information.
Language
This feature allows you to choose
the language in which the DIC
display shows information.To set your choice for this feature:
1. With the engine off, turn the
key to ON/RUN, but do not
start the engine.
2. Close all doors so the DOORS
message does not display in
the DIC.
3. Momentarily press and release
the reset stem until the current
language is displayed: English
(default), Spanish, or French.
4. To select a different language,
press and hold the reset stem
until the next language appears.
5. Repeat Step 4 until the desired
language is displayed. Once the
desired language is shown on
the DIC display, the language
is set.
6. To exit the language selection,
momentarily press and release
the reset stem. All DIC messages
will now display in the language
selected.
Automatic Door Locks
This feature allows you to program
the door locks to a preferred
setting.
To set your choice for this feature:
1. With the engine off, turn the
key to LOCK/OFF. Do not
remove the key from the ignition.
2. Press and hold the power
door lock button until the
DIC display shows the current
door lock mode.
3. To view the next available mode,
press and hold the reset stem
until the mode appears. Release
the reset stem and press and
hold again to view the next mode.
4. Once the desired mode is shown
on the DIC display, briey press
the reset stem to set your
choice. The DIC display then
clears.
Instrument Panel 3-35