2011 CHEVROLET HHR Owners Manual

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Interior Mirror
Vehicles with a manual rearview mirror can be adjusted
by holding the mirror in the center to move it for a
clearer view behind the vehicle. To avoid glare from the
headlamps behind you, push the tab, located at the
base of the mirror, toward you for daytime use and pull
it for nighttime use.
Vehicles with an automatic dimming rearview mirror will
automatically reduce the glare from the headlamps of
the vehicle behind. The dimming feature comes on and
the indicator light illuminates each time the ignition is
turned to start.
SeeAutomatic Dimming Rearview Mirror on page 3‑36.
Steering Wheel Adjustment
The tilt lever is located on the left side of the steering
column.
To adjust the steering wheel:
1. Pull the lever down.
2. Move the steering wheel up or down.
3. Pull the lever up to lock in place.
Do not adjust the steering wheel while driving.
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Interior Lighting
Dome Lamps
The front and rear dome lamps turn on when any door
is opened. To turn on all dome lamps with the doors
closed, turn the instrument panel brightness
thumbwheel located to the right of the steering wheel
and above the radio, completely to the right.
Reading Lamps
There are reading lamps located on the front and rear
dome lamps.
To turn the front reading lamps on or off, press the lamp
lens. To turn the rear reading lamps on or off, press the
button next to the lamp.
For more information, see:
.Instrument Panel Brightness on page 4‑14.
.Entry/Exit Lighting on page 4‑14.
Exterior Lighting
The lever is on the left side of the steering column.
2:Turns on the headlamps, parking lamps, and
taillamps.
;: Turns on the parking lamps and taillamps only.
AUTO: Automatically turns on the Daytime Running
Lamps during daytime, and the headlamps, parking
lamps, and taillamps at night.
P: This position is the momentary Off/On switch for the
Automatic Headlamp System. In Canada, this only
works when the vehicles with an automatic transmission
are in P (Park) and vehicles with a manual transmission
have the parking brake set and the vehicle is not
moving.
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For more information, see:
.Headlamps on page 4‑11.
.Fog Lamps on page 4‑13.
.Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) on page 4‑12.
.Automatic Headlamp System on page 4‑13.
Windshield Wiper/Washer
The windshield wiper lever is on the right side of the
steering wheel.
1:Fast wipes.
6 :Slow wipes.
&: Sets a delay between wipes.
6:When the lever is in the delay position, turn the band
up for more frequent wipes or down for less frequent
wipes.
During intermittent wiping mode, the delay cycle time is
sensitive to vehicle speed. As the vehicle speed
increases the delay cycle time decreases and wiper
movement occurs more frequently.
9: Turns the windshield wipers off.
8: Single wipe, move the lever to
zand then release
it. Several wipes, hold lever on
zlonger.
Windshield Washer: Press the button at the end of the
lever until the washers begin.
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Rear Window Wiper/Washer
The rear window wiper/washer button is located on the
instrument panel below the climate controls.
5:Press to turn on the intermittent wiping setting that
has a longer delay.
Y: Press to wash and wipe the window.
Z:Press to turn on an intermittent setting that has a
shorter delay.
See Windshield Wipers
on page 4‑5,Windshield
Washeron page 4‑6, and Rear Window Wiper/
Washer on page 4‑7.
Climate Controls
The heating, cooling, and ventilation for the vehicle can
be controlled with this system.
A. Temperature Control
B. Fan Control
C. Air Delivery Mode Control D. Air Conditioning
E. Outside Air F. Air Recirculation
G. Rear Window Defogger
See Climate Control System on page 4‑18.
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Vehicle Features
Radio(s)
Radio with CD (MP3) and USB Port shown
O:Press to turn the system on and off. Turn to
increase or decrease the volume.
BAND: Press to choose between FM, AM, or XM™,
if equipped.
f: Select radio stations.
© ¨:Seek or scan stations.
4: For vehicles with XM, MP3, WMA, or RDS features,
press to display additional text information related
to the current FM-RDS or XM station; or CD, MP3,
WMA song. Song title information will be displayed on
the top line of the display while the artist information will
be displayed on the bottom line, if the information is
available during XM, CD, MP3, or WMA playback.
When information is not available, "No Info" displays.
For more information about these and other radio
features, see Audio System(s)
on page 4‑50and
Radio(s) on page 4‑53.
Storing a Favorite Station
Depending on which radio the vehicle has, radio
stations are stored as either favorites or presets.
For radios with a FAV button, a maximum of 36 stations
can be stored as favorites using the six softkeys located
below the radio station frequency tabs and by using
the radio FAV button. Press FAV to go through up to
six pages of favorites, each having six favorite stations
available per page. Each page of favorites can contain
any combination of AM, FM, or XM™ stations.
For radios without a FAV button, up to 18 stations
(six FM1, six FM2, and six AM), can be programmed
on the six numbered buttons.
See Radio(s) on page 4‑53.
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Setting the Clock
To set the time and date for the Radio with CD (MP3)
and USB port or Radio with a Single CD (MP3) player:1. Turn the ignition key to ACC/ACCESSORY or ON/RUN.
2. Press
Oto turn the radio on.
3. Press
Hand the HR, MIN, MM, DD, YYYY
(hour, minute, month, day, and year) displays.
4. Press the softkey located below any one of the tabs that you want to change.
5. Increase or decrease the time or date by turning
fclockwise or counterclockwise.
For detailed instructions on setting the clock for your
specific audio system, see Setting the Clock
on
page 4‑51.
Satellite Radio
XM 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 fee is required to receive the XM service.
For more information, refer to:
.www.xmradio.com or call 1-800-929-2100 (U.S.)
.www.xmradio.ca or call 1-877-438-9677 (Canada)
See “XM Satellite Radio Service” underRadio(s)
on
page 4‑53.
Portable Audio Devices (Auxiliary
Input or USB Port)
This vehicle may have an auxiliary input jack and a
USB port, located on the audio faceplate. External
devices such as iPods
®, laptop computers,
MP3 players, CD changers, USB storage devices, etc.
can be connected to the auxiliary input jack using a
3.5 mm (1/8 in) cable or the USB port depending on the
audio system.
Press the CD/AUX button to play audio from the
portable player.
See “Using the Auxiliary Input Jack” and“Using the
USB Port” underRadio(s) on page 4‑53.
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Steering Wheel Controls
If equipped, some audio
controls can be adjusted
using the controls on the
right side of the steering
wheel.
e+ /e−:Increases or decreases volume.
w/x:Press to change radio stations, select tracks
on a CD, or to select tracks and navigate folders on an
iPod
®or USB device.
b g:Press to silence the vehicle speakers only. Press
again to turn the sound on. Press and hold longer than
two seconds to interact with the OnStar
®or Bluetooth
systems.
c: Press to reject an incoming call, or to end a call.
For more information, see Audio Steering Wheel
Controls on page 4‑79.
Bluetooth®
For vehicles with an in-vehicle Bluetooth system, it
allows users with a Bluetooth enabled cell phone to
make and receive hands-free calls using the vehicle’s
audio system and controls.
The Bluetooth enabled cell phone must be paired with
the in-vehicle Bluetooth system before it can be used in
the vehicle. Not all phones will support all functions. For
more information visit www.gm.com/bluetooth.
For more information, see Bluetooth
®on page 4‑71.
Driver Information Center (DIC)
The DIC display is located at the bottom of the
instrument panel cluster. It shows the status of many
vehicle systems and enables access to the
personalization menu.
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The DIC buttons are
located on the left side of
the steering wheel.
INFO: Press to scroll through the vehicle information
displays.
r: Press to reset some vehicle information displays,
select a personalization setting, or acknowledge a
warning message.
For more information, see Driver Information
Center (DIC) on page 4‑38.
Vehicle Personalization
Some vehicle features can be programmed by using the
DIC buttons on the left side of the steering wheel.
These features include:
.Oil Life Reset
.Units
.RKE Lock and Unlock Feedback
.Door Lock and Unlock Settings
.Language
See DIC Vehicle Personalization on page 4‑45.
Cruise Control
The cruise control buttons
are located on the left
side of the steering wheel.
J: Press to turn the cruise control system on and off.
The indicator light on the button comes on when the
cruise control is on and goes off when the cruise control
is turned off.
RES+: Press briefly to make the vehicle resume to a
previously set speed, or press and hold to accelerate.
SET−: Press to set the speed and activate cruise
control or make the vehicle decelerate.
For more information, see Cruise Control on page 4‑8.
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