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2009 Chevrolet HHR Owner Manual M
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Seats and Restraint System Driving Your Vehicle
Front Seats ............................................... 1-2 Your Driving, the Road, and the Vehicle ....... 4-2
Rear Seats .............................................. 1-10 Towing ................................................... 4-31
Safety Belts ............................................. 1-13
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Canadian Owners A French language copy of this manual can be obtained from your dealer/retailer or from: Helm, Incorporated P.O. Box 07130 Detroit, MI 48207 1-800-551-4123 GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, www.helminc.com CHEVROLET, the CHEVROLET Emblem, and the name HHR are registered trademarks of General Motors Propriétaires Canadiens Corporation. On peut obtenir un exemplaire de ce guide en français This manual includes the latest information at the time it auprès de concessionnaire ou à l’
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A notice tells about something that can damage the Safety Warnings and Symbols vehicle. A circle with a slash Notice: These mean there is something that could through it is a safety damage your vehicle. symbol which means Many times, this damage would not be covered by the “Do Not,” “Do not do this,” vehicle’s warranty, and it could be costly. The notice or “Do not let this happen.” tells what to do to help avoid the damage. There are also warning labels on the vehicle which use the same words,
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Vehicle Symbol Chart . : Fuel Gage Here are some additional symbols that may be found on + : Fuses the vehicle and what they mean. For more information on the symbol, refer to the index. i : Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer 9 : Airbag Readiness Light j : LATCH System Child Restraints # : Air Conditioning * : Malfunction Indicator Lamp ! : Antilock Brake System (ABS) : : Oil Pressure ® g : Audio Steering Wheel Controls or OnStar } : Power $ : Brake System Warning Light / : Remote Vehicle Start " :
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Section 1 Seats and Restraint System Front Seats ......................................................1-2 Lower Anchors and Tethers for Manual Seats ................................................1-2 Children (LATCH) ......................................1-43 Seat Height Adjuster .......................................1-3 Securing a Child Restraint in a Power Seat ...................................................1-3 Rear Seat Position ....................................1-51 Power Lumbar ...
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If the vehicle has a manual seat, it can be moved Front Seats forward or rearward. 1. Lift the bar to unlock Manual Seats the seat. 2. Slide the seat to the desired position and { CAUTION: release the bar. 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. Try to move the seat w
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Seat Height Adjuster Power Seat Driver’s Seat with Power Seat Control and Power If your vehicle has this feature, the driver’s seat height Lumbar shown adjuster is located on the outboard side of the seat. If the vehicle has a power seat, the control used to To raise the seat, move the lever upward repeatedly operate it is located on the outboard side of the driver’s until the seat is at the desired height. To lower the seat, seat. To adjust the seat, do any of the following: move the lever down
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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 Press the button once to turn the heated seat to the high the outboard side of the driver’s seat cushion. setting. Both lights below the heated seat symbol will come on. Press the button a second time and the
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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. Passenger’s Side Reclining Lever shown, Driver’s Side similar { CAUTION: The seats have reclining seatbacks. The lever used to If either seatback is not locked, it could move operate them is locate
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{ CAUTION: Sitting in a reclined position when the vehicle is in motion can be dangerous. Even when buckled up, the safety belts cannot do their job when 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 b
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Pull the head restraint up Head Restraints 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. Adjust the head restraint s
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Passenger Folding Seatback CAUTION: (Continued) Your vehicle has a front passenger seat that folds flat. away from the area in which an airbag would inflate. For more information, see Where Are the { CAUTION: Airbags? on page 1-61 and Loading the Vehicle on page 4-25. 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 { CAUTION: cause severe injury o
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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 1-2 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 t
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To raise the seatback to an upright position: Rear Seats 1. Pull up on either lever. 2. Push the seatback up until it is in a locked position. Split Folding Rear Seat The seatbacks can be folded flat. { CAUTION: To lower the rear seatback(s): 1. Move the front seat forward and/or put the front If either seatback is not locked, it could move seatback in an upright position so it does not forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could interfere with folding the rear seatback forward. cause injury to
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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. 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. 1-11
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CAUTION: (Continued) seatback, always check to be sure that the safety belts are properly routed and attached, and are not twisted. 6. Lift the seatback up and push rearward until you hear a click. Keep the safety belt clear of the seat and not twisted. 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. To raise the rear seatback(s): { CAUTION: { CAUTION: If the seatback i
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Safety Belts { CAUTION: Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone It is extremely dangerous to ride in a cargo area, This section of the manual describes how to use inside or outside of a vehicle. In a collision, people safety belts properly. It also describes some things not riding in these areas are more likely to be seriously to do with safety belts. 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
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Why Safety Belts Work When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast as it goes. Put someone on it. Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose it is just a seat on wheels. 1-14
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Get it up to speed. Then stop the vehicle. The rider The person keeps going until stopped by something. does not stop. In a real vehicle, it could be the windshield... 1-15
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or the instrument panel... or the safety belts! With safety belts, you slow down as the vehicle does. You get more time to stop. You stop over more distance, and your strongest bones take the forces. That is why safety belts make such good sense. 1-16
