Hummer 2010 H3 User Manual

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Vehicle Care

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A rear blowout, particularly on a
curve, acts much like a skid and
may require the same correction
you would use in a skid. In any rear
blowout remove your foot from the
accelerator pedal. Get the vehicle
under control by steering the way
you want the vehicle to go. It may
be very bumpy and noisy, but you
can still steer. Gently brake to a
stop, well off the road if possible.

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WARNING

Lifting a vehicle and getting
under it to do maintenance or
repairs is dangerous without the
appropriate safety equipment and
training. If a jack is provided with
the vehicle, it is designed only for
changing a flat tire. If it is used for
anything else, you or others could
be badly injured or killed if the
vehicle slips off the jack. If a jack
is provided with the vehicle, only
use it for changing a flat tire.

If a tire goes flat, avoid further
tire and wheel damage by driving
slowly to a level place. Turn on
your hazard warning flashers.
See Hazard Warning Flashers on
page 6‑5
.

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WARNING

Changing a tire can be
dangerous. The vehicle can slip
off the jack and roll over or fall
on you or other people. You and
they could be badly injured or
even killed. Find a level place to
change your tire. To help prevent
the vehicle from moving:

1. Set the parking brake firmly.

2. Put the shift lever in

P (Park).

3. If you have a

four-wheel-drive vehicle,
be sure the transfer case
is in a drive gear – not in
N (Neutral).

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WARNING (Continued)

4. Turn off the engine and do

not restart while the vehicle
is raised.

5. Do not allow passengers to

remain in the vehicle.

To be even more certain the
vehicle will not move, put blocks
at the front and rear of the tire
farthest away from the one being
changed. That would be the tire
on the other side, at the opposite
end of the vehicle.

When the vehicle has a flat tire, the
wheel blocks need to be set up
before changing it. The wheel
blocks are located in the tool bag in
the swing-gate for H3 models or
below the rear seat for H3T models.

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