2010 HUMMER H3 warning

Vehicle Care 10-91
Use the following procedure to tow
the vehicle:
1. Put the transmission in P (Park)for an automatic transmission
or in 1 (First) for a manual
transmission.
2. Turn the engine off, but leave the ignition in ACC/
ACCESSORY.
3. Firmly set the parking brake.
4. Securely attach the vehicle being towed to the tow vehicle.
{WARNING
Shifting a full‐time four‐wheel‐
drive vehicle's transfer case into
N (Neutral) can cause the vehicle
to roll even if the automatic
transmission is in P (Park) or the
manual transmission is in any
gear. You or others could be
injured. Make sure the parking
brake is firmly set before the
transfer case is shifted to
N (Neutral). 5. Shift the transfer case to
N (Neutral). See Four-Wheel
Drive
on page 9‑46for the
proper procedure to select the
N (Neutral) position for the
vehicle.
6. Release the parking brake only after the vehicle being towed
is firmly attached to the tow
vehicle.
7. Make sure the ignition is in ACC/ACCESSORY.
When towing the vehicle for
extended periods of time, start the
vehicle as often as possible to
prevent battery drain. This should
only be done when the tow vehicle
is parked.
After towing, see “Shifting Out of
NEUTRAL” underFour-Wheel Drive
on page 9‑46.
Dolly Towing
Notice: Dolly towing the
vehicle will damage drivetrain
components. Do not dolly tow the
vehicle.
The vehicle cannot be dolly towed.
If the vehicle must be towed behind
another vehicle, use the dinghy
towing procedure explained
previously.

10-98 Vehicle Care
A paper towel can be used to blot
excess moisture from the fabric or
carpet after the cleaning process.
Leather
To remove dust, a soft cloth
dampened with water can be used.
If a more thorough cleaning is
necessary, a soft cloth dampened
with a mild soap solution can be
used. Allow the leather to dry
naturally. Do not use heat, steam,
or spot lifters or spot removers,
or shoe polish on leather. Many
commercial leather cleaners
and coatings that are sold to
preserve and protect leather
may permanently change the
appearance and feel of the leather
and are not recommended. Do
not use silicone or wax-based
products, or those containing
organic solvents to clean the
vehicle's interior because they can
alter the appearance by increasing
the gloss in a non-uniform manner.
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and
Other Plastic Surfaces
To remove dust, a soft cloth
dampened with water can be used.
If a more thorough cleaning is
necessary, a clean soft cloth
dampened with a mild soap solution
can be used to gently remove dust
and dirt. Never use spot lifters or
removers on plastic surfaces.
Many commercial cleaners and
coatings that are sold to preserve
and protect soft plastic surfaces
may permanently change the
appearance and feel of the interior
and are not recommended. Do
not use silicone or wax-based
products, or those containing
organic solvents to clean the
vehicle's interior because they can
alter the appearance by increasing
the gloss in a non-uniform manner.Some commercial products may
increase gloss on the instrument
panel. The increase in gloss may
cause annoying reflections in the
windshield and even make it difficult
to see through the windshield under
certain conditions.
Care of Safety Belts
Keep belts clean and dry.
{WARNING
Do not bleach or dye safety belts.
It may severely weaken them. In
a crash, they might not be able
to provide adequate protection.
Clean safety belts only with mild
soap and lukewarm water.

11-2 Service and Maintenance
.Are driven off-road in the
recommended manner. See
Off-Road Driving on page 9‑7.
.Use the recommended fuel.
SeeRecommended Fuelon
page 9‑64.
{WARNING
Performing maintenance work can
be dangerous. Some jobs can
cause serious injury. Perform
maintenance work only if you
have the required know-how and
the proper tools and equipment.
If in doubt, see your dealer to
have a qualified technician do
the work. See Doing Your Own
Service Work on page 10‑4.
At your dealer/retailer, you can be
certain that you will receive the
highest level of service available. Your dealer/retailer has specially
trained service technicians, uses
genuine replacement parts, as
well as, up to date tools and
equipment to ensure fast and
accurate diagnostics.
The proper replacement parts,
fluids, and lubricants to use
are listed in
Recommended Fluids
and Lubricantson page 11‑8and
Maintenance Replacement Partson
page 11‑10. We recommend the
use of genuine parts from your
dealer/retailer.
Rotation of New Tires
To maintain ride, handling, and
performance of the vehicle, it is
important that the first rotation
service for new tires be performed
when they have 8 000 to 13 000 km
(5,000 to 8,000 miles). See Tire
Rotation on page 10‑57.
Scheduled
Maintenance
When the Change Oil Message
Displays
Change engine oil and filter. See
Engine Oilon page 10‑9. An
Emission Control Service.
When the “Change Oil” message
displays, service is required for
the vehicle as soon as possible,
within the next 1 000 km/600 miles.
If driving under the best conditions,
the engine oil life system might not
indicate the need for vehicle service
for more than a year. The engine
oil and filter must be changed at
least once a year and the oil life
system must be reset. Your dealer
has trained service technicians who
will perform this work and reset the
system. If the engine oil life system
is reset accidentally, service the
vehicle within 5 000 km/3,000 miles
since the last service. Reset the oil

INDEX i-1
A
Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3
Accessory Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-35
Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-81
Adding Equipment to the
Airbag-Equipped Vehicle . . . . . 3-40
Adjustments Lumbar, Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine . . . . . 10-17
Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
Airbag System
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-41
How Does an AirbagRestrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-32
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-35
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-32 Airbag System (cont.)
What Will You See After
an Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . 3-33
When Should an Airbag
Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-31
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . 3-29
Airbags Adding Equipment to theVehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-40
Passenger Status Indicator . . . 5-11
Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
Servicing Airbag-Equipped Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-40
System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-27
Alarm System Anti-Theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
Antenna Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10
Anti-Theft Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9 Antilock Brake
System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-50
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15
Appearance Care Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-92
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-96
Ashtrays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Audio Players . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10
CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10
Audio System Fixed Mast Antenna . . . . . . . . . . 7-10
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9
Theft-Deterrent Feature . . . . . . . . 7-2
Automatic Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . 9-41 Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-12
Shiftlock Control SystemCheck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-30
Axle
Locking Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-55
Axle, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-29
Axle, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-29

i-2 INDEX
B
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-28Jump Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-86
Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
Voltage and ChargingMessages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . 10-32
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-15
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-26 Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-50
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-51
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-27
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-51
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . 9-33
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-37
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-35
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . 10-33 Bulb Replacement (cont.)
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-35
License Plate Lamps . . . . . . . 10-37
Taillamps, Turn
Signal,
Stoplamps, and
Back-Up Lamps . . . . 10-35, 10-36
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-59
C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
California Fuel Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 9-65
Perchlorate MaterialsRequirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3
Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
Camera, Rear Vision . . . . . . . . . . 9-60
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . iii
Capacities and Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2
Carbon Monoxide Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-40
Tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-24 Cargo
Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Management System . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Tie Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Cautions, Danger, and Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
CD Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . 4-1
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-64
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . 5-11
Check
Engine Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
IgnitionTransmission Lock . . . . . . . . 10-31
Child Restraints Infants and Young
Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-44
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . 3-51
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-42
Securing . . . . . . . . . . 3-59, 3-61, 3-62
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-47
Where to Put the Restraint . . . 3-49

INDEX i-3
Cigarette Lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-39
CleaningExterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-92
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-96
Climate Control Systems . . . . . . . 8-1
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Cluster, IP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Clutch, Hydraulic . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-16
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . 13-10
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
Coolant Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-19
Engine Temperature Gauge . . . 5-9
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-18 Engine Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23
Courtesy Transportation Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-8
Covers Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Rear Compartment/StoragePanel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2 Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-57
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . 13-4 Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-3
Text Telephone (TTY)Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-4
Customer Information Service PublicationsOrdering Information . . . . . . 13-12
Customer Satisfaction
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-1
D
Damage Repair, Collision . . . . . 13-10
Danger, Warnings, andCautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
Data Recorders, Event . . . . . . . 13-15
Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7 Door
Ajar Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
Driving
Characteristics andTowing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-70
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Highway Hypnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-22
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 9-23
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 9-26
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6
Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-7
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 9-27
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-24
Driving for Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-18

i-4 INDEX
E
E85 Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-66
Electrical Equipment,Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-81
Electrical System Engine CompartmentFuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-39
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-39
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-38
Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . 10-17
Check and Service EngineSoon Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 10-6
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-19
Coolant Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-36
Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . 5-9
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-18
Cooling System Messages . . . 5-23
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-4
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-40
Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-24 Engine (cont.)
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-22
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 9-41
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-35
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-11
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-78
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . 13-15
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
Extender, Safety Belt . . . . . . . . . . 3-26
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . 6-3
F
Fan Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-24
Filter
Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . 10-17
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 6-5
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-64
Flat Tire, Changing . . . .10-66, 10-75 Fluid
Automatic Transmission . . . . 10-12
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-27
Four-Wheel Drive
Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-46
Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-24
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-25
Fog Lamps Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . 10-29, 9-46
Front Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-29 Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-55
Front Seats Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Front Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-64 Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-65
E85 (85% Ethanol) . . . . . . . . . . . 9-66
Filling a Portable FuelContainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-69
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-68

INDEX i-5
Fuel (cont.)Fuels in Foreign Countries . . . . 9-65
Gasoline Specifications . . . . . . . 9-65
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Recommended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-64
Requirements, California . . . . . 9-65
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-24
Fuel Economy Driving for Better . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-18
Full-Size Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . 10-85
Fuses Engine CompartmentFuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-39
Fuses and Circuit
Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-39
G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . 5-26Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-26
Gasoline
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-65 Gauges
Engine Coolant
Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Warning Lights and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
General Information
Service and Maintenance . . . . . 11-1
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-70
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-35
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 6-5
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2 Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-35
Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-33
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 10-35
Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . 6-3
Heated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Heater Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-36
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
Highway Hypnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-22
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . 9-23
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . 9-52
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-5
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
Hydraulic Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-16