2006 Chevrolet HHR Owner Manual Seats and Restraint Systems ........................... 1-1 Front Seats ............................................... 1-2 Rear Seats .............................................. 1-10 Safety Belts ............................................. 1-13 Child Restraints ....................................... 1-32 Airbag System ......................................... 1-56 Restraint System Check ............................ 1-71 Features and Controls ..................................... 2-1 Keys ........................................................ 2-3 Doors and Locks ...................................... 2-10 Windows ................................................. 2-14 Theft-Deterrent Systems ............................ 2-16 Starting and Operating Your Vehicle ........... 2-20 Mirrors .................................................... 2-36 OnStar® System ...................................... 2-41 Storage Areas ......................................... 2-43 Sunroof .................................................. 2-47 Instrument Panel ............................................. 3-1 Instrument Panel Overview .......................... 3-4 Climate Controls ...................................... 3-19 Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators ........ 3-24 Driver Information Center (DIC) .................. 3-40 Audio System(s) ....................................... 3-50 M Driving Your Vehicle ....................................... 4-1 Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle ..... 4-2 Towing ................................................... 4-37 Service and Appearance Care .......................... 5-1 Service ..................................................... 5-3 Fuel ......................................................... 5-5 Checking Things Under the Hood ............... 5-10 Headlamp Aiming ..................................... 5-38 Bulb Replacement .................................... 5-40 Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ......... 5-44 Tires ...................................................... 5-45 Appearance Care ..................................... 5-74 Vehicle Identification ................................. 5-81 Electrical System ...................................... 5-82 Capacities and Specifications ..................... 5-87 ..................................... 6-1 Maintenance Schedule Maintenance Schedule ................................ 6-2 Customer Assistance and Information .............. 7-1 Customer Assistance and Information ........... 7-2 Reporting Safety Defects ........................... 7-13 Index ................................................................ 1 Canadian Owners A French language copy of this manual can be obtained from your dealer or from: Helm, Incorporated P.O. Box 07130 Detroit, MI 48207 GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, CHEVROLET, and the CHEVROLET Emblem are registered trademarks and the name HHR is a trademark of General Motors Corporation. This manual includes the latest information at the time it was printed. We reserve the right to make changes after that time without further notice. For vehicles first sold in Canada, substitute the name "General Motors of Canada Limited" for Chevrolet Motor Division whenever it appears in this manual. Keep this manual in the vehicle, so it will be there if it is needed while you are on the road. If the vehicle is sold, leave this manual in the vehicle. How to Use This Manual Many people read the owner manual from beginning to end when they first receive their new vehicle. If this is done, it can help you learn about the features and controls for the vehicle. Pictures and words work together in the owner manual to explain things. Litho in U.S.A. Part No. 06HHR A First Print ii © 2005 General Motors Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Index A good place to quickly locate information about the vehicle is the Index in the back of the manual. It is an alphabetical list of what is in the manual and the page number where it can be found. In the caution area, we tell you what the hazard is. Then we tell you what to do to help avoid or reduce the hazard. Please read these cautions. If you do not, you or others could be hurt. You will also find a circle with a slash through it in this book. This safety symbol means "Do Not," "Do Not do this" or "Do Not let this happen." Safety Warnings and Symbols There are a number of safety cautions in this book. We use a box and the word CAUTION to tell about things that could hurt you if you were to ignore the warning. {CAUTION: These mean there is something that could hurt you or other people. iii Vehicle Damage Warnings Also, in this manual you will find these notices: Notice: These mean there is something that could damage your vehicle. A notice tells about something that can damage the vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be covered by your vehicle's warranty, and it could be costly. But the notice will tell what to do to help avoid the damage. When you read other manuals, you might see CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in different colors or in different words. There are also warning labels on the vehicle. They use the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE. Vehicle Symbols The vehicle has components and labels that use symbols instead of text. Symbols are shown along with the text describing the operation or information relating to a specific component, control, message, gage, or indicator. If you need help figuring out a specific name of a component, gage, or indicator, reference the following topics: · · · · · · · Seats and Restraint Systems in Section 1 Features and Controls in Section 2 Instrument Panel Overview in Section 3 Climate Controls in Section 3 Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators in Section 3 Audio System(s) in Section 3 Engine Compartment Overview in Section 5 iv These are some examples of symbols that may be found on the vehicle: v NOTES vi Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems Child Restraints .............................................1-32 Older Children ..............................................1-32 Infants and Young Children ............................1-34 Child Restraint Systems .................................1-37 Where to Put the Restraint .............................1-41 Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH) ......................................1-43 Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Seat Position ....................................1-49 Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position ............................1-51 Airbag System ...............................................1-56 Where Are the Airbags? ................................1-58 When Should an Airbag Inflate? .....................1-61 What Makes an Airbag Inflate? .......................1-62 How Does an Airbag Restrain? .......................1-62 What Will You See After an Airbag Inflates? ........1-63 Passenger Sensing System ............................1-64 Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ...........1-70 Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ....................................................1-70 Restraint System Check ..................................1-71 Checking the Restraint Systems ......................1-71 Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash ............................................1-72 Front Seats ......................................................1-2 Manual Seats ................................................1-2 Driver Seat Height Adjuster ..............................1-3 Six-Way Power Driver Seat ..............................1-3 Power Lumbar ...............................................1-4 Heated Seats .................................................1-4 Reclining Seatbacks ........................................1-5 Head Restraints .............................................1-7 Passenger Folding Seatback ............................1-8 Rear Seats .....................................................1-10 Split Folding Rear Seat .................................1-10 Safety Belts ...................................................1-13 Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone ................1-13 Questions and Answers About Safety Belts ......1-17 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly .................1-18 Driver Position ..............................................1-18 Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment .....................1-25 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ..................1-26 Right Front Passenger Position .......................1-26 Rear Seat Passengers ..................................1-26 Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides ....................1-29 Safety Belt Pretensioners ...............................1-31 Safety Belt Extender .....................................1-31 1-1 Front Seats Manual Seats {CAUTION: You can lose control of the vehicle if you try to adjust a manual driver's seat while the vehicle is moving. The sudden movement could startle and confuse you, or make you push a pedal when you do not want to. Adjust the driver's seat only when the vehicle is not moving. Lift the bar located under the front of the seat to unlock it. Slide the seat to where you want it and release the bar. Try to move the seat with your body to be sure the seat is locked in place. 1-2 Driver Seat Height Adjuster Six-Way Power Driver Seat If your vehicle has this feature, the driver's seat height adjuster is located on the outboard side of the seat. To raise the seat, move the lever upward repeatedly until the seat is at the desired height. To lower the seat, move the lever downward repeatedly until the seat is at the desired height. Driver's Seat with 6-way Power Seat Control and Power Lumbar shown If your vehicle has this feature, the power seat control is located on the outboard side of the driver's seat. To adjust the seat, do the following: · Move the seat forward or rearward by pushing the control toward the front or rear of the vehicle. · Tilt the front of the seat cushion up or down by holding the front of the control up or down. · Raise or lower the entire seat by holding the rear of the control up or down. 1-3 Power Lumbar Heated Seats If your vehicle has this feature, the driver's and passenger's heated seat buttons are located on the climate control panel below the fan switch. Driver's side button shown, Passenger's side button similar If your vehicle has this feature, the control is located on the outboard side of the driver's seat cushion. To increase support, press and hold the front of the control. To decrease support, press and hold the rear of the control. Keep in mind that as your seating position changes, as it may during long trips, so should the position of your lumbar support. Adjust the seat as needed. Press the button once to turn the heated seat to the high setting. Both lights below the heated seat symbol will come on. Press the button a second time and the heated seat will go to the low setting. The bottom light will come on to indicate that the setting is on low. Press the button a third time to turn the heated seat off. The heated seat feature will need to be turned on each time the ignition is turned off and back on again. 1-4 Reclining Seatbacks {CAUTION: If the seatback is not locked, it could move forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could cause injury to the person sitting there. Always push and pull on the seatback to be sure it is locked. Passenger's Side Reclining Lever shown, Driver's Side similar Your vehicle has reclining seatbacks. The lever is located on the outboard side of the seats. Lift the lever to release the seatback. Move the seatback to where you want it and release the lever to lock the seatback in place. Press rearward on the seatback to be sure it is locked into place. 1-5 {CAUTION: Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle is in motion can be dangerous. Even if you buckle up, your safety belts cannot do their job when you are reclined like this. The shoulder belt cannot do its job because it will not be against your body. Instead, it will be in front of you. In a crash, you could go into it, receiving neck or other injuries. The lap belt cannot do its job either. In a crash, the belt could go up over your abdomen. The belt forces would be there, not at your pelvic bones. This could cause serious internal injuries. For proper protection when the vehicle is in motion, have the seatback upright. Then sit well back in the seat and wear your safety belt properly. Do not have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is moving. 1-6 Head Restraints Pull up on the head restraint to raise it. Press the button at the base of the head restraint and push the head restraint down to lower it. Only the front head restraints are adjustable. Adjust your head restraint so that the top of the restraint is closest to the top of your head. This position reduces the chance of a neck injury in a crash. Both the front and rear head res ...