2008 Chevrolet HHR Owner Manual

2007·5.7 MB·English

by  General Motors Corp

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2008 Chevrolet HHR Owner Manual
Seats and Restraint Systems ........................... 1-1 Driving Your Vehicle ....................................... 4-1
Front Seats ............................................... 1-2 Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle ..... 4-2
Rear Seats .............................................. 1-10 Towing ................................................... 4-32
Safety Belts ............................................. 1-12 Service and Appearance Care.......................... 5-1
Child Restraints ....................................... 1-33 Service ..................................................... 5-3
Airbag System ......................................... 1-57 Fuel ......................................................... 5-5
Restraint System Check ............................ 1-72 Checking Things Under the Hood ............... 5-10
Features and Controls..................................... 2-1 Headlamp Aiming ..................................... 5-43
Keys ........................................................ 2-3 Bulb Replacement .................................... 5-46
Doors and Locks ....................................... 2-9 Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ......... 5-50
Windows ................................................. 2-15 Tires ...................................................... 5-52
Theft-Deterrent Systems ............................ 2-18 Appearance Care ................................... 5-110
Starting and Operating Your Vehicle ........... 2-21 Vehicle Identification ............................... 5-118
Mirrors .................................................... 2-39 Electrical System .................................... 5-118
OnStar® System ...................................... 2-44 Capacities and Specifications ................... 5-125
Storage Areas ......................................... 2-47 Maintenance Schedule..................................... 6-1
Sunroof .................................................. 2-52 Maintenance Schedule ............................... 6-2
Instrument Panel............................................. 3-1 Customer Assistance Information .................... 7-1
Instrument Panel Overview .......................... 3-4 Customer Assistance and Information ........... 7-2
Climate Controls ...................................... 3-23 Reporting Safety Defects ........................... 7-13
Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators ........ 3-28 Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy ........... 7-16
Driver Information Center (DIC) .................. 3-46 Index ................................................................ 1
Audio System(s) ....................................... 3-59
Canadian Owners
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P.O.Box07130
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Using this Manual
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youorotherpeople.
Index
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thatcouldhurtyouorothersifyouweretoignorethe
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Vehicle Damage Warnings Vehicle Symbols
Youwillalsofindnoticesinthismanual. Thevehiclehascomponentsandlabelsthatuse
symbolsinsteadoftext.Symbolsareshownalongwith
Notice: Thesemeanthereissomethingthatcould
thetextdescribingtheoperationorinformation
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vehicle.Manytimes,thisdamagewouldnotbecovered
byyourvehicle’swarranty,anditcouldbecostly.
Thenoticetellswhattodotohelpavoidthedamage.
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andNOTICEwarningsindifferentcolorsorindifferent
words.
Therearealsowarninglabelsonthevehiclewhichuse
thesamewords,CAUTIONorNOTICE.
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Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
Front Seats......................................................1-2 Where to Put the Restraint.............................1-42
Manual Seats ................................................1-2 Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children
Seat Height Adjuster .......................................1-3 (LATCH) ..................................................1-43
Power Seat ...................................................1-3 Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Seat
Power Lumbar ...............................................1-4 Position ...................................................1-51
Heated Seats.................................................1-4 Securing a Child Restraint in the Right
Reclining Seatbacks........................................1-5 Front Seat Position ....................................1-53
Head Restraints .............................................1-7 Airbag System ...............................................1-57
Passenger Folding Seatback ............................1-8 Where Are the Airbags? ................................1-60
Rear Seats .....................................................1-10 When Should an Airbag Inflate? .....................1-62
Split Folding Rear Seat .................................1-10 What Makes an Airbag Inflate? .......................1-63
Safety Belts ...................................................1-12 How Does an Airbag Restrain?.......................1-63
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone ................1-12 What Will You See After an Airbag Inflates?.....1-64
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly .................1-18 Passenger Sensing System ............................1-65
Lap-Shoulder Belt .........................................1-26 Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ...........1-70
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ..................1-32 Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Safety Belt Extender .....................................1-32 Vehicle ....................................................1-71
Child Restraints .............................................1-33 Restraint System Check..................................1-72
Older Children ..............................................1-33 Checking the Restraint Systems......................1-72
Infants and Young Children ............................1-36 Replacing Restraint System Parts After a
Child Restraint Systems.................................1-40 Crash ......................................................1-73
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Front Seats
Manual Seats
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theseatislockedinplace.
1-2
Seat Height Adjuster Power Seat
Driver’sSeatwithPowerSeatControlandPower
Ifyourvehiclehasthisfeature,thedriver’sseatheight Lumbarshown
adjusterislocatedontheoutboardsideoftheseat.
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controlforwardorrearward.
(cid:129) Raiseorlowerthefrontpartoftheseatcushionby
holdingthefrontofthecontrolupordown.
(cid:129) Raiseorlowertheentireseatbyholdingtherearof
thecontrolupordown.
1-3
Power Lumbar Heated Seats
Ifyourvehiclehasthis
feature,thedriver’sand
passenger’sheated
seatbuttonsarelocated
ontheclimatecontrol
panelbelowthefanswitch.
Driver’ssidebutton
shown,Passenger’s
sidebuttonsimilar
Ifyourvehiclehasthisfeature,thecontrolislocatedon Pressthebuttononcetoturntheheatedseattothe
theoutboardsideofthedriver’sseatcushion. high setting. Both lights below the heated seat symbol
willcomeon.Pressthebuttonasecondtimeand
Toincreasesupport,pressandholdthefrontofthe
theheatedseatwillgotothelowsetting.Thebottom
control.Todecreasesupport,pressandholdtherearof
lightwillcomeontoindicatethatthesettingison
thecontrol.Keepinmindthatasyourseatingposition
low.Pressthebuttonathirdtimetoturntheheated
changes,asitmayduringlongtrips,soshouldthe
seatoff.
position of your lumbar support. Adjust the seat
asneeded. Theheatedseatfeaturewillneedtobeturnedoneach
timetheignitionisturnedoffandbackonagain.
1-4
Reclining Seatbacks
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causeinjurytothepersonsittingthere.Always seatbacktowhereyouwantitandreleasethelever
pushandpullontheseatbacktobesureitis tolocktheseatbackinplace.Pressrearwardon
locked. theseatbacktobesureitislockedintoplace.
1-5
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CAUTION:
Sittinginareclinedpositionwhenyourvehicle
isinmotioncanbedangerous.Evenifyou
buckleup,yoursafetybeltscannotdotheir
jobwhenyouarereclinedlikethis.
Theshoulderbeltcannotdoitsjobbecauseit
willnotbeagainstyourbody.Instead,itwillbe
infrontofyou.Inacrash,youcouldgointoit,
receivingneckorotherinjuries.
Thelapbeltcannotdoitsjobeither.Ina
crash,thebeltcouldgoupoveryour
abdomen.Thebeltforceswouldbethere,not
atyourpelvicbones.Thiscouldcauseserious
internalinjuries.
Forproperprotectionwhenthevehicleisin
motion,havetheseatbackupright.Thensit
wellbackintheseatandwearyoursafetybelt
properly.
Donothaveaseatbackreclinedifyourvehicleis
moving.
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