2010 HUMMER H3/H3T Owner ManualM
In Brief. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Initial Drive Information . . . . . . . . 1-3
Vehicle Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13
Performance and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16
Keys, Doors and Windows . . . 2-1
Keys and Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
Exterior Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
Interior Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
Roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17
Seats and Restraints . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-27
Child Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-42 Storage
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . 4-1
Additional Storage Features . . . 4-2
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Instruments and Controls . . . . 5-1
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Warning Lights, Gauges, and
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Information Displays . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
Universal Remote System . . . . 5-26
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Exterior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Interior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
Lighting Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . 7-1
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
Audio Players . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10
Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-15
Climate Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
Climate Control Systems . . . . . . 8-1
Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4 Driving and Operating
. . . . . . . . 9-1
Driving Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Starting and Operating . . . . . . . 9-33
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-40
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 9-41
Manual Transmission . . . . . . . . . 9-44
Drive Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-46
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-50
Ride Control Systems . . . . . . . . 9-52
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-57
Object Detection Systems . . . . 9-60
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-64
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-70
Conversions and Add-Ons . . . 9-81
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-1
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
Vehicle Checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-4
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . 10-33
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 10-35
Electrical System . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-38
Wheels and Tires . . . . . . . . . . . 10-44
Jump Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-86
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-90
Appearance Care . . . . . . . . . . . 10-92
Infotainment System 7-1
Infotainment
System
Introduction
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
Theft-Deterrent Feature . . . . . . . 7-2
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
Radio
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9
Fixed Mast Antenna . . . . . . . . . 7-10
Satellite Radio Antenna . . . . . . 7-10
Audio Players
CD Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10
Phone
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-15
Introduction
Determine which radio the vehicle
has and read the following pages to
become familiar with its features.
{WARNING
Taking your eyes off the road
for extended periods could
cause a crash resulting in injury
or death to you or others. Do not
give extended attention to
entertainment tasks while driving.
This system provides access to
many audio and non‐audio listings.
To minimize taking your eyes off the
road while driving, do the following
while the vehicle is parked:
.Become familiar with the
operation and controls of the
audio system.
.Set up the tone, speaker
adjustments, and preset radio
stations. For more information, see
Defensive
Driving on page 9‑2.
Notice: Contact your dealer
before adding any equipment.
Adding audio or communication
equipment could interfere with
the operation of the vehicle's
engine, radio, or other systems,
and could damage them. Follow
federal rules covering mobile
radio and telephone equipment.
The vehicle has Retained
Accessory Power (RAP). With RAP,
the audio system can be played
even after the ignition is turned off.
See Retained Accessory Power
(RAP)
on page 9‑35for more
information.
For vehicles with a navigation radio
system, see the separate Navigation
System manual.
7-2 Infotainment System
Theft-Deterrent Feature
THEFTLOCK®is designed to
discourage theft of the vehicle's
radio by learning a portion of the
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN).
The radio does not operate and
LOCKED displays if the radio is
stolen or moved to a different
vehicle.
When the ignition is in the off
position, a blinking red light on the
upper left side of the radio indicates
that THEFTLOCK
®is armed.
Operation
Single CD Radio
Infotainment System 7-3
Six-Disc CD Radio
The vehicle has one of these radios
as its audio system.
Playing the Radio
P(Power/Volume): Press to turn
the system on and off.
Turn to increase or to decrease the
volume. DISP (Display):
Press to:
.Display the time when the
ignition is off.
.Change between the track
number and the elapsed time
during CD playback.
.Select between showing the
preset number and the EQ
number on the Six-Disc CD
Radio.
.Retrieve four different
categories of information while
in XM™mode related to the
current song or channel: Artist,
Song Title, Category or PTY
(program type), Channel
Number/Channel Name.
To change the default display:
1. Press DISP until the desired display is shown.
2. Press and hold DISP for two seconds and the radio
produces one beep. The
selected display becomes the
default.
Audio Settings
AUTO EQ (Automatic
Equalization): Press and
release to select customized
equalization settings designed for
country/western, jazz, talk, pop,
rock, and classical.
7-4 Infotainment System
AUTO VOL (Automatic Volume):
This adjusts the radio volume to
compensate for road and wind
noise.
To set Automatic Volume:
1. Adjust the volume at the desiredlevel.
2. Press AUTO VOL to select LOW, MEDIUM, or HIGH. Each
higher setting allows for more
volume compensation at faster
vehicle speeds.
To turn automatic volume off,
press AUTO VOL until AVOL OFF
displays.
Tone and Speaker Controls
To adjust all tone and speaker
controls to the center setting, press
and hold
euntil CEN or ALL
CENTERED displays and the radio
beeps once. Adjusting the Tone (Bass/Treble)
To adjust Bass/Treble:
Press and release
euntil BASS or
TREB displays.
.Turneto increase or to
decrease the level.
.To set the Bass or Treble to
the center setting, press and
hold
euntil the radio
beeps once.
Adjusting the Speakers
(Balance/Fade)
To adjust the Balance:
Press and release
euntil BAL
displays.
.Turneto move the sound
toward the right or the left
speakers.
.To adjust the balance to the
center setting, press and
hold
euntil the radio
beeps once. To adjust the Fade:
Press and release
euntil FAD or
FADE displays
.Turneto move the sound
toward the front or the rear
speakers.
.To set the fade to the center
setting, press and hold
euntil
the radio beeps once.
Radio Messages
CAL ERR (Calibration Error):
Displays if the radio is no longer
configured properly for the vehicle.
The vehicle must be returned to
your dealer for service.
LOCKED: Displays when the
THEFTLOCK
®system has locked
up. The vehicle must be returned to
your dealer for service.
If any error occurs repeatedly or
cannot be corrected, contact your
dealer.
Infotainment System 7-5
Radio
AM-FM Radio
Finding a Station
BAND:Press to select FM1, FM2,
AM, XM1, if equipped, or XM2,
if equipped.
Manual Tuning
Single CD Radio:
e(Tune): Turn to select a radio
station.
Six-Disc CD Radio:
DISP: Turn to select a radio station.
Automatic Tuning
1-6 (Preset Pushbuttons): Press
to select preset stations.
tSEEKu: Press and release to
go to the previous or next station
and stay there. The radio only stops
at stations with a strong signal.
Press and hold to scan stations or
preset stations. To scan stations:
1. Press and hold
torufor more
than two seconds. SC or SCAN
displays and the radio beeps
once. The radio goes to a
station, plays for a few seconds,
then goes to the next station.
2. Press
toruagain or one of
the pushbuttons to stop
scanning presets.
To scan preset stations:
1. Press and hold
torufor
more than four seconds. PSC or
PSCN displays and the radio
beeps twice. The radio goes
to a preset station, plays for a
few seconds, then goes to the
next preset station.
2. Press
toruagain or one of
the pushbuttons to stop
scanning presets. Setting Preset Stations
Up to 30 stations (six FM1, six FM2,
and six AM, six XM1, if equipped,
and six XM2, if equipped), and
equalization settings for each
station can be programmed on the
six numbered pushbuttons.
To program presets:
1. Turn the radio on.
2. Press BAND to select FM1,
FM2, AM, or XM1 or XM2.
3. Tune in the desired station.
4. Press AUTO EQ to select the equalization.
5. Press and hold one of the six numbered pushbuttons
until the radio beeps once.
6. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.
7-6 Infotainment System
Satellite Radio
XM™Satellite Radio Service
For vehicles with XM, it is a satellite
radio service that is based in the
48 contiguous United States and
10 Canadian provinces. XM Satellite
Radio has a wide variety of
programming and commercial-free
music, coast-to-coast, and in
digital-quality sound. A service
fee is required to receive the XM
service. For more information,
contact XM at xmradio.com or
call 1-800-929-2100 in the
U.S. and xmradio.ca or call
1-877-438-9677 in Canada.
4(Information): Press to display
additional information current XM
station when
4is shown on the
display. When the complete
message has shown,
4disappears
from the display. The last message
can be viewed until a new message
is received or the station is
changed.
.Parts of the message appear
every three seconds if the entire
message cannot be shown on
the display at once.
.Press and release4to manually
scroll through the message.
.When4is pressed and a
message is not available from
the station, NO INFO is shown
on the display.
Finding a Station
BAND: Press to select FM1, FM2,
AM, XM1, or XM2.
Manual Tuning
Single CD Radio:
e(Tune): Turn to select a radio
station.
Six-Disc CD Radio:
DISP: Turn to select a radio station.
Automatic Tuning
1-6 (Preset Pushbuttons): Press
to select preset stations.
tSEEKu: Press and release to
go to the previous or next station
and stay there. The radio only stops
at stations with a strong signal.
Press and hold to scan stations or
preset stations.
Infotainment System 7-7
To scan stations:
1. Press and hold
torufor more
than two seconds. SC or SCAN
displays and the radio beeps
once. The radio goes to a
station, plays for a few seconds,
then goes to the next station.
2. Press
toruagain or one of
the pushbuttons to stop
scanning presets.
To scan preset stations:
1. Press and hold
torufor more
than four seconds. PSC or
PSCN displays and the radio
beeps twice. The radio goes to a
preset station, plays for a few
seconds, then goes to the next
preset station.
2. Press
toruagain or one of
the pushbuttons to stop
scanning presets. Finding a Category (CAT) Station
To select an XM station by category
for the Single CD Radio:
1. Press CAT to select a
category mode.
2. Press CAT repeatedly to change the category.
3. Press
toruto select the
first station in the category.
4. To go to another station in the selected category:
.Press CAT once if the
category is displayed.
.Press CAT twice if the
category is not displayed.
5. Press CAT to exit program type select mode. If CAT times out
and is no longer on the display,
go back to Step 1.
If the desired program type cannot
be found, NONE or NOT FOUND
displays and the radio returns to the
previous station. To select an XM station by category
for the Six-Disc CD Radio:
1. Press CAT to select a
category mode.
2. Turn
eto select a category.
3. Press
toruto select the
first station in the category.
4. Press
toruto go to another
station within the category if
category is displayed. If CAT
times out and is no longer on the
display, go back to Step 1.
5. Press CAT to exit program type select mode.
If the desired program type cannot
be found, NONE or NOT FOUND
displays and the radio returns to the
previous station.