Chevrolet HHR 2007 User manual

Seats and Restraint Systems

....................... 7

Front Seats

.............................................. 8

Rear Seats

............................................. 17

Safety Belts

............................................ 20

Child Restraints

...................................... 43

Airbag System

........................................ 71

Restraint System Check

......................... 90

Features and Controls

................................ 93

Keys

....................................................... 95

Doors and Locks

.................................. 103

Windows

............................................... 109

Theft-Deterrent Systems

....................... 111

Starting and Operating Your Vehicle

..... 115

Mirrors

.................................................. 134

OnStar

®

System

................................... 139

Storage Areas

...................................... 143

Sunroof

................................................ 147

Instrument Panel

....................................... 149

Instrument Panel Overview

................... 152

Climate Controls

................................... 170

Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators

.... 177

Driver Information Center (DIC)

............ 194

Audio System(s)

................................... 206

Driving Your Vehicle

................................. 237

Your Driving, the Road, and

Your Vehicle

..................................... 238

Towing

................................................. 274

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Service and Appearance Care

.................. 287

Service

................................................. 289

Fuel

...................................................... 291

Checking Things Under the Hood

......... 296

Headlamp Aiming

................................. 327

Bulb Replacement

................................ 330

Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement

.... 335

Tires

..................................................... 336

Appearance Care

.................................. 370

Vehicle Identiﬁcation

............................. 379

Electrical System

.................................. 380

Capacities and Speciﬁcations

................ 386

Maintenance Schedule

.............................. 389

Maintenance Schedule

.......................... 390

Customer Assistance Information

............. 411

Customer Assistance and Information

..... 412

Reporting Safety Defects

...................... 428

Index

.......................................................... 433

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GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem,

CHEVROLET, the CHEVROLET Emblem, and the

name HHR are registered trademarks 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.

This manual describes features that may be

available in this model, but your vehicle may not

have all of them. For example, more than one

entertainment system may be offered or your

vehicle may have been ordered without a front

passenger or rear seats.

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.

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

Litho in U.S.A.

Part No. 15865148 A First Printing

©

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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.

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.

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.

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.”

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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

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These are some examples of symbols that may be found on the vehicle:

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Front Seats ..................................................... 8

Manual Seats ................................................ 8

Driver Seat Height Adjuster ........................... 9

Power Seat ................................................... 9

Power Lumbar ............................................. 10

Heated Seats .............................................. 10

Reclining Seatbacks .................................... 11

Head Restraints .......................................... 13

Passenger Folding Seatback ....................... 14

Rear Seats .................................................... 17

Split Folding Rear Seat ............................... 17

Safety Belts .................................................. 20

Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone ........... 20

Questions and Answers About Safety Belts .... 24

How to Wear Safety Belts Properly ............. 25

Driver Position ............................................. 26

Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment ................. 34

Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy .............. 35

Right Front Passenger Position ................... 35

Rear Seat Passengers ................................ 36

Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides ................ 39

Safety Belt Pretensioners ............................ 42

Safety Belt Extender ................................... 42

Child Restraints ............................................ 43

Older Children ............................................. 43

Infants and Young Children ......................... 46

Child Restraint Systems .............................. 49

Where to Put the Restraint .......................... 53

Lower Anchors and Tethers for

Children (LATCH) .................................... 56

Securing a Child Restraint in a

Rear Seat Position ................................... 63

Securing a Child Restraint in the

Right Front Seat Position ......................... 66

Airbag System .............................................. 71

Where Are the Airbags? .............................. 74

When Should an Airbag Inﬂate? .................. 77

What Makes an Airbag Inﬂate? ................... 79

How Does an Airbag Restrain? ................... 79

What Will You See After an Airbag Inﬂates? ... 80

Passenger Sensing System ......................... 82

Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ...... 88

Adding Equipment to Your

Airbag-Equipped Vehicle .......................... 89

Restraint System Check ............................... 90

Checking the Restraint Systems .................. 90

Replacing Restraint System Parts

After a Crash ........................................... 91

Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems

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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.

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Driver Seat Height Adjuster

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.

Power Seat

If the vehicle has a power seat, the control used

to operate it is located on the outboard side of the

driver’s seat. To adjust the seat, do any of the

following:

• Move the seat forward or rearward by sliding

the control forward or rearward.

• Raise or lower the front part of the seat cushion

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.

Driver’s Seat with Power Seat Control and

Power Lumbar shown

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Power Lumbar

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.

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.

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.

Driver’s side button

shown, Passenger’s

side button similar

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Reclining Seatbacks

{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.

{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.

The seats have reclining seatbacks. The lever

used to operate them 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.

Passenger’s Side Reclining Lever shown,

Driver’s Side similar

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{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.

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Head Restraints

Adjust the head restraint so that the top of the

restraint is at the same height as the occupant’s

head. This position reduces the chance of a

neck injury in a crash.

Pull the head restraint up

to raise it. To lower the

head restraint, press the

button, located on the

top of the seatback, and

push the restraint down.

Only the front head

restraints are adjustable.

Both the front and rear head restraints can be

removed. Press the button, located on the top of

the seatback, and pull the restraint out from

the seatback. Do not remove the head restraint if

someone will be sitting in that seat while the

vehicle is moving.

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Passenger Folding Seatback

Your vehicle has a front passenger seat that

folds ﬂat.

{CAUTION:

If you fold the seatback forward to carry

longer objects, such as skis, be sure any

such cargo is not near an airbag. In a

crash, an inﬂating airbag might force that

object toward a person. This could cause

severe injury or even death. Secure objects

away from the area in which an airbag

would inﬂate. For more information, see

Where Are the Airbags? on page 74 and

Loading Your Vehicle on page 269.

{CAUTION:

Things you put on this seatback can

strike and injure people in a sudden stop

or turn, or in a crash. Remove or secure

all items before driving.

To fold the seatback, do the following:

1. Move the front passenger seat rearward to

ensure there is enough room to fold the

seatback forward. See Manual Seats on

page 8 for more information. The head

restraint may need to be removed if the seat

is not able to be moved fully rearward. If

removing the head restraint, store it so that it

will not move while the vehicle is in motion.

2. Make sure that the seatback is in an upright

position. Use the recliner lever located on the

outboard side of the seat to move the

seatback to the upright position.

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3. Use one of two levers to fold the seat ﬂat.

The levers are located on the rear of the

seat near the bottom of either side of the seat.

Pull up on either lever and fold the seat

forward until the seatback disengages. This

can most easily be down from the rear seats.

4. Continue to fold the seat forward until it locks

in the folded position. Pull up on the seatback

to be sure it is locked.

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To raise the seatback to an upright position, do

the following:

1. Pull up on one of the two levers located on

the rear of the seat near the bottom of either

side of the seat.

2. Push the seatback up until it is in a locked

position.

{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.

3. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it

is locked.

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Rear Seats

Split Folding Rear Seat

The seatbacks can be folded ﬂat so that they are

at the same level as the rear cargo area. This

allows more cargo space.

To lower the rear seatback(s), do the following:

1. Move the front seat forward and/or put

the front seatback in an upright position so it

does not interfere with folding the rear

seatback forward.

2. Open the rear door while the vehicle is

parked.

3. The rear head restraint may need to be

removed to ensure that it does not interfere

with the front seat when the front seat is

moved back in place. If removed, store the

head restraint where it cannot move while the

vehicle is in motion.

Notice: Folding a rear seat with the safety

belts still fastened may cause damage to the

seat or the safety belts. Always unbuckle

the safety belts and return them to their normal

stowed position before folding a rear seat.

4. Move the safety belt out of the way before

lowering the seatback. Do not let the safety

belt get caught between the seatback and seat

cushion as the seatback is folded.

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5. Pull up on the knob

located on the top of

the seatback on the

outboard side to

release the

seatback. With your

other hand, pull the

seatback forward.

6. Keep folding the seatback forward until it

lies ﬂat.

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To raise the rear seatback(s), do the following:

{CAUTION:

A safety belt that is improperly routed, not

properly attached, or twisted will not

provide the protection needed in a crash.

The person wearing the belt could be

seriously injured. After raising the rear

seatback, always check to be sure that the

safety belts are properly routed and

attached, and are not twisted.

1. Lift the seatback up and push rearward until

you hear a click. Make sure the safety belt

has not gotten twisted or lodged between the

seat and the inside panel of the vehicle.

The release knob on the top of the seatback

has a red ring. If the seatback is not fully

latched this ring will be visible. Push on the

seatback until the ring is not visible.

{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 pull forward on the

top of the seatback at the area of the latch

to be sure it is locked.

2. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it

is locked in place.

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Safety Belts

Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone

This part of the manual tells you how to use

safety belts properly. It also tells you some things

you should not do with safety belts.

{CAUTION:

Do not let anyone ride where he or she

cannot wear a safety belt properly. If you

are in a crash and you are not wearing a

safety belt, your injuries can be much

worse. You can hit things inside the

vehicle or be ejected from it. You can be

seriously injured or killed. In the same

crash, you might not be, if you are

buckled up. Always fasten your safety

belt, and check that your passengers’

belts are fastened properly too.

{CAUTION:

It is extremely dangerous to ride in a

cargo area, inside or outside of a vehicle.

In a collision, people riding in these areas

are more likely to be seriously injured or

killed. Do not allow people to ride in any

area of your vehicle that is not equipped

with seats and safety belts. Be sure

everyone in your vehicle is in a seat and

using a safety belt properly.

Your vehicle has indicators to remind you and

your passengers to buckle your safety belts. See

Safety Belt Reminder Light on page 180 and

Passenger Safety Belt Reminder Light on

page 180.

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