key GMC CANYON 2011 User Guide

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2 -1 2 Keys, D oors an d W in dow sDo not le a ve th e ke y or devic e th at
d is a rm sor dea ctiv a te s th e th eft
d ete rre nt sys te m in th e ve hic le .Im mobiliz e r O pera tio n
( P asslo ck U.S .O nly )P asslo ck
®is a passiv e
t h eft- d ete rre n t syste m th at enab le s
f u elif th e ve hic le is sta rte d wit h a
v a lid ke y. If an in co rre ct ke y is
u se d or th e ig nit io n lo ck cy li n der is
t a m pe re d wit h , th e fu e lsyste m is
d is a ble d an d th e ve h ic le does not
s ta rt.
T he se cu rit y li g h t tu rn s off
a ppro xim ate ly fiv e se co n ds afte r
t h e en gin e is sta rte d. S ee Secu rit y
L ig ht on pag e 52 0 .
I f th e eng in e sta lls and th e se cu rit y
l ig ht fla sh es, w ait abo ut 10 m in ute s
u ntil th e lig ht sto ps fla sh in g befo re
t r y in g to re sta rt th e eng in e. R ele ase
t h e ke y fr o m STA R T as so on as th e
e ngin e sta rts . I
f th e engin e do es not sta rt afte r
t h re e tr ie s, th e ve hic le nee ds
s e rv ic e .
I f th e engin e is ru nn in g and th e
s e cu rit y lig ht co m es on, th e engin e
r e sta rts if yo u tu rn th e eng in e off.
H ow eve r, th e Passlo ck
®syste m is
n ot w ork in g pro p erly and must be
s e rv ic e d by yo ur dea le r. T he ve hic le
i s not pro te cte d by Passlo ck
®a t th is
t im e. S ee yo u r deale r fo r se rv ic e .
I n an em erg en cy, ca ll th e Road sid e
A ssis ta nce Cente r. S ee Road sid e
A ssis ta nce Pro gra m (U .S .and
C anada) on pa ge 13 8 or R oa dsid e
A ssis ta nce Pro gra m (M exic o ) on
p age 131 0 .
D o not le ave th e ke y or devic e th a t
d is a rm sor de activ a te s th e th e ft
d ete rre nt syste m in th e ve hic le .
E xte rio r M ir ro rsC onvex Mir ro rs
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W ARNIN G
A co nve x m ir ro r ca n make th in gs,
l ik e oth er ve hic le s, lo ok fa rth er
a w ay th an th ey re all y are . If yo u
c u t to o sh arp ly in to th e rig ht la ne,
y o u co uld hit a ve hic le on th e
r ig ht. C heck th e in sid e mir ro r or
g la nce ove r yo ur sh ould er befo re
c h angin g la nes.
T he passe nger sid e mir r o r is co nve x
s h ap ed. A co nve x m ir ro r's su rfa ce is
c u rv e d so more ca n be se en fr o m
t h e driv e r se at.M an ual M ir ro rsA dju st th e mir ro rs by pre ssin g th e
m ir ro r up and dow n and le ft and
r ig ht so yo u ca n se e acle ar vie w
b e hin d yo u.

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2 -1 4 Keys, D oors an d W in dow sAuto m atic Dim min g
R earv ie w Mir r o rT he ve hic le may have an auto m atic
d im min g in sid e re arv ie w mir ro r.
A uto m atic dim min g re duce s th e
g la re of lig h ts fr o m beh in d th e
v e hic le .
T he mir ro r m ay als o ha ve OnS ta r
®
and/o r a co m pass and outs id e
t e m pera tu re dis p la y.
C ontr o lb utto ns fo r th e OnS ta r
s yste m are at th e botto m of th e
m ir ro r. S ee th e OnS ta r O wners
G uid e fo r m ore in fo rm atio n about
t h e se rv ic e s OnS ta r pro vid es. S ee
C om pass on page 53 fo r m ore
i n fo rm atio n ab out th e co m pass
d is p la y. S ee T e m pera tu re Dis p la y
a fte r, fo r m ore in fo rm atio n about th e
o uts id e te m pera tu re dis p la y. A
UTO /
(
/O
(O n/O ff) : Pre ss
a nd hold AU TO /
(
fo r abo ut
t h re e se co nd s or dep end in g on th e
m ir ro r, pre ss
O
to tu rn auto m atic
d im m in g on or off. T he au to m atic
d im m in g fe a tu re co m es on an d th e
i n dic a to r li g h t illu m in ate s each tim e
t h e ve hic le is sta rte d.
Te m pera tu re Dis p la yY b
/O
(O n/O ff ): Pre ss
Y b
or
d ependin g on th e mir ro r, pre ssO
to
t u rn th e dis p la y on or off .
T o adju st betw ee n Fahre nh eit and
C els iu s:
1 . Pre ss and hold
Y b
/O
fo r a
f e w se co nds. T he cu rre nt unit of
m easu re (C orF ) fla sh es. 2
. Pre ss
Y b
/O
again and
r e le ase to ch ange th e unit of
m easu re . W ait se ve ra ls e co nds
a nd th e co m pass /te m pera tu re
d is p la y re tu rn s wit h th e se le cte d
u nit of m easu re .
I t is no rm alu nder ce rta in co ndit io n s
f o r th e te m pera tu re update to be
d e la ye d. If an in co rre ct te m pera tu re
d is p la ys fo r an exte nded perio d, se e
y o ur deale r.
C le an in g th e Mir ro rD o not sp ra y gla ss cle aner dir e ctly
o n th e mir ro r. U se a so ft to w el
d a m pened wit h wate r.

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2 -1 6 Keys, D oors an d W in dow sPow er W in dow s
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W ARNIN G
Leavin g ch ild re n in ave h ic le wit h
t h e ke ys is dangero us fo r m any
r e aso ns. C hild re n or oth ers co uld
b e bad ly in ju re d or eve n kil le d.
T hey co u ld opera te th e pow er
w in dow s or oth er co ntr o ls or eve n
m ake th e ve hic le move . T he
w in dow s will fu nctio n and th ey
c o uld be se rio u sly in ju re d or kille d
i f ca ught in th e path of a clo sin g
w in dow .D o not le ave ke ys in a
v e hic le wit h ch ild re n.
W hen th e re are ch ild re n in th e
r e ar se at use th e win d ow lo cko ut
b utto n to pre ve n t unin te ntio nal
o pera tio n of th e win do w s.
O n ve hic le s wit h pow er w in d ow s,
t h e sw it c h es on th e driv e r's door
a rm re st co ntr o lb o th win dow s. T
he passe nger's door has a win do w
s w it c h th at co ntr o ls th at w in dow .
P re ss th e fr o nt of th e sw it c h to ope n
t h e win dow .P ull th e sw it c h up to
c lo se it .
E xp re ss-D ow n W in do wW in d ow s wit h an exp re ss -d ow n
f e a tu re allo w th e win dow to be
l o w ere d fu lly wit h out pre ssin g and
h o ld in g th e sw it c h . P re ss th e fr o nt of
t h e sw it c h to th e fir s t posit io n, and
t h e win dow opens a sm all a m ount.
P re ss th e sw it c h dow n fu lly and th e
w in do w goes all th e way dow n.
T o sto p th e win dow while it is
l o w erin g, pull u p th e fr o nt of th e
s w it c h .

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2 -1 8 Keys, D oors an d W in dow s
2
NO TE S

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In str u m en ts an d Contr o ls 5-2 3
3 . To vie w th e ne xt ava ila ble
m ode, pre ss and hold th e re se t
s te m until th e mod e appears .
R ele ase th e re se t ste m an d
p re ss and ho ld aga in to vie w th e
n ext m ode .
4 . Once th e desir e d mode is sh o w n
o n th e DIC dis p la y, brie fly pre ss
t h e re se t ste m to se t yo ur
c h oic e . T he DIC dis p la y th en
c le ars .
T he fo llo w in g are th e ava il a ble
m odes:
L ock 1 (d efa u lt ): On ve hic le s wit h
a n auto m atic tr a n sm is sio n, th is
m ode lo cks all o f th e doors when
t h e ve h ic le is sh if te d out of P (P ark )
a nd unlo ck s all o f th e do ors whe n
t h e ve h ic le is sh if te d in to P (P ark ).
O n ve hic le s wit h a manual
t r a nsm is sio n, th is m ode lo cks all o f
t h e do ors when th e ve hic le sp ee d is
g re ate r th a n 24 km /h (1 5 m ph) and
u nlo cks all o f th e doo rs when th e
k e y is re m ove d fr o m th e ig nit io n. L
ock 2: On ve hic le s wit h an
a uto m atic tr a nsm is sio n, th is m od e
l o cks all o f th e doors when th e
v e hic le is sh if te d ou t of P (P ark ) and
u nlo cks th e driv e r's do or w hen th e
v e hic le is sh if te d in to P (P ark ).
O n ve hic le s wit h a manu al
t r a nsm is sio n, th is m ode lo cks all o f
t h e doors when th e ve hic le sp ee d is
g re ate r th a n 24 km /h (1 5 m ph) an d
u nlo cks th e driv e r's do or w hen th e
k e y is re m ove d fr o m th e ig nit io n .
L ock 3: On ve hic le s wit h an
a uto m atic tr a nsm is sio n, th is m od e
l o cks all o f th e doors when th e
v e hic le is sh if te d ou t of P (P ark ).
T he doors will n ot auto m atic a lly
u nlo ck.
O n ve hic le s wit h a manu al
t r a nsm is sio n, th is m ode lo cks all o f
t h e doors when th e ve hic le sp ee d is
g re ate r th a n 24 km /h (1 5 m ph). T he
d oors wil l n ot auto m atic a lly un lo ck . R
em ote Keyle ss Entr y (R KE)
F eed back
T his fe atu re allo w s yo u to pro gra m
t h e Rem ote Keyle ss Entr y (R KE)
f e e dback to a pre fe rre d se ttin g.
T o se t yo ur ch oic e fo r th is fe atu re :
1 . Wit h th e engin e off, tu rn th e ke y
t o LO CK/O FF. D o not re m ove
t h e ke y fr o m th e ig nit io n.
2 . Pre ss and hold th e lo ck and
u nlo ck butto ns on th e RKE
t r a nsm it te r at th e sa m e tim e.
H old both butto ns until th e DIC
d is p la y sh ow s th e cu rr e nt R KE
f e edback m ode.
3 . To vie w th e next ava ila ble mode ,
p re ss and hold th e re se t ste m
u ntil th e mode appears . R ele a se
t h e re se t ste m and pre ss
a nd hold again to vie w th e
n ext m ode.

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D riv in g an d Opera tin g 9-2 9
.A vo id makin g hard sto ps fo r
t h e fir s t 322 km (2 00 m il e s)
o r so .D urin g th is tim eth e
n ew bra ke lin in gs are not
y et bro ken in .H ard sto ps
w it h new li n in gs can mea n
p re m atu re wear an d earlie r
r e p la cem en t. F ollo w th is
b re akin g-in guid elin e every
t im eyo u get new bra ke
l in in gs..D o not to w atr a ile r durin g
b re ak-in .S ee Tra ile r To w in g
o n pag e 96 4 fo r th e tr a ile r
t o w in g ca p ab ilit ie s of
t h e veh ic le an d more
i n fo rm atio n.
F ollo w in g bre akin ,en gin e sp eed
a n d lo ad can be gra d ually
i n cre a sed .
Ig nit io n Posit io n sT he ig nit io n sw it c h ha s fo u r dif fe re nt
p osit io ns.
T o sh if t ou t of P (P ark ), tu rn th e
i g nit io n to ON/R UN an d apply th e
r e gula r bra ke ped al.
N otic e: Usin g ato olto fo rc e th e
k ey to tu rn in th e ig nit io n co uld
c au se dam ag e to th e sw it c h or
b re ak th e key. U se th e co rre ct
k ey, m ak e su re it is all th e way in ,
a n d tu rn it only wit h yo u r han d.
I f th e ke y can no t be tu rn ed by
h an d,see yo ur deale r. A
(S TO PP IN G TH E EN G IN E/
L O CK/O FF): When th e ve hic le is
s to pped, tu rn th e ig nit io n sw it c h to
L O CK/O FF to tu rn th e engin e off .
R eta in ed Acce sso ry Pow er (R AP)
w ill re m ain activ e . S ee Reta in ed
A cc e ss o ry Pow er (R AP)on
p a ge 93 3
T his posit io n lo cks th e ig nit io n.
I t als o lo ck s th e tr a nsm is sio n on
a u to m atic tr a nsm is s io n ve hic le s.
I t lo cks th e ste erin g wheelo n
m anualtr a nsm is s io n ve hic le s.
T he ke y ca n only be re m ove d in
L O CK/O FF.
D o not tu rn th e engin e off w hen th e
v e hic le is m ovin g. T his will ca use a
l o ss of pow er assis t in th e bra ke
a n d ste erin g syste m sand dis a ble
t h e air b ags.
I n an em erg ency:
1 . Bra ke usin g a fir m and ste ady
p re ssu re . D o not pum p th e
b ra ke s re peate dly . T his m ay
d eple te pow er assis t, re quir in g
i n cre ase d bra ke pedalfo rc e .

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D riv in g an d Opera tin g 9-3 1
M an u al Tra n sm is sio nT he sh if t le ve r sh o uld be in
N (N eutr a l) and th e pa rk in g bra ke
e nga ged. H old th e clu tc h pedal
d ow n to th e flo or and sta rt th e
e ngin e . T he ve hic le will n ot sta rt
i f th e clu tc h ped alis no t all th e
w ay dow n.S ta rtin g Pro ced u re1 . Wit h yo ur fo ot off th e acc e le ra to r
p edal, tu rn th e ig n it io n ke y to
S TA R T. W hen th e eng in e sta rts ,
l e t go of th e ke y. T he id le sp ee d
w ill g o dow n as th e engin e
w arm s. D o not ra ce th e engin e
i m media te ly afte r sta rtin g it .
O pe ra te th e eng in e and
t r a nsm is sio n gently to all o w th e
o il to warm up and lu bric a te all
m ovin g pa rts . T
he ve h ic le has a
C om pu te r-C on tr o ll e d Cra nkin g
S yste m .T his fe atu re ass is ts
i n sta rtin g th e en gin e and
p ro te cts co m pon ents . If th e
i g nit io n ke y is tu rn ed to th e
S TA R T posit io n, an d th en
r e le ase d when th e engin e
b egin s cra nkin g, th e engin e
w il l co ntin u e cra n kin g fo r a
f e w se co nd s or un til th e ve h ic le
s ta rts . If th e eng in e does not
s ta rt an d th e ke y is held in
S TA R T fo r m any se co nd s,
c ra nkin g will b e sto p ped afte r
1 5 se co n ds to pre ve n t cra nkin g
m oto r dam age . To pre ve nt
g ear dam age , th is sys te m als o
p re ve n ts cra n kin g if th e eng in e
i s alr e ad y ru n nin g. E ngin e
c ra nkin g ca n be sto p ped by
t u rn in g th e ig nit io n sw it c h
t o AC C/A C CES SO RY or
L O CK/O FF. N
otic e: Cra n kin g th e en gin e fo r
l o ng perio ds of tim e, b y re tu rn in g
t h e key to th e STA RT po sit io n
i m med ia te ly aft e r cra n kin g has
e n ded ,can overh eat an d dam ag e
t h e cra n kin g moto r, an d dra in th e
b att e ry . W ait at le ast 15 seco nd s
b etw een each tr y , to le t th e
c ra n kin g moto r co o ld o w n.
2 . If th e engin e does not sta rt
a fte r 51 0 se co nds, esp ecia lly
i n ve ry co ld weath er (b elo w 0°F
o r 18°C ), it co uld be flo oded
w it h to o much gaso li n e. P ush
t h e acce le ra to r pedala ll th e way
t o th e flo or and hold in g it th ere
a s yo u hold th e ke y in STA R T
f o r a maxim um of 15 se co nds.
W ait at le ast 15 se co nds
b etw een each tr y , to allo w
t h e cra nkin g moto r to co ol.
W hen th e engin e sta rts , le t
g o of th e ke y and acc e le ra to r.

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V eh ic le Care 10-3
C alif o rn ia Pro po sit io n 65
W arn in gM ost m oto r ve hic le s, in clu din g th is
o ne, co n ta in and /o r em it ch em ic a ls
k n ow n to th e Sta te of C alif o rn ia to
c a use ca nce r and bir th defe cts or
o th er re pro ductiv e harm .E ngin e
e xh aust, m any parts an d sy ste m s,
m any flu id s, and so m e co m pon ent
w ear by-p ro d ucts co n ta in and/o r
e m it th ese ch em ic a ls .
C alif o rn ia Perc h lo ra te
M ate ria ls Req uir e m en tsC erta in ty p es of auto m otiv e
a ppli c a tio n s, su ch as air b ag
i n it ia to rs , se at belt pre te nsio ners ,
a nd li t h iu m batte rie s co nta in e d in
R em ote Keyle ss Entr y tr a nsm it te rs ,
m ay co nta in perc h lo ra te mate ria ls .
S pecia lh an dlin g may be nece ssa ry .
F or addit io n alin fo rm atio n , se e
w ww.d ts c.c a .g o v/h aza rd ousw aste /
p erc h lo ra te .
A cc esso rie s an d
M odif ic atio nsA ddin g non d eale r acce ss o rie s
t o th e ve hic le ca n affe ct ve hic le
p erfo rm ance and sa fe ty , in clu din g
s u ch th in gs as air b ags, bra kin g,
s ta bil it y , rid e and handlin g,
e m is sio ns sy ste m s, aero dyn am ic s,
d ura bil it y , and ele ctr o nic sy ste m s
l ik e antilo ck bra ke s, tr a ctio n co ntr o l,
a nd sta bili t y co ntr o l. S om e of th ese
a cce sso rie s co uld eve n ca use
m alf u nctio n or dam age not co ve re d
b y th e ve hic le warra nty .

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i- 8 IN DEXP ow er (c o nt.)
S eat A dju stm en t ... ... .. ... .. .. 3 -4
S te erin g Flu id .. .. .. .. . .. ... . 10-2 6
W in dow s ... ... .. .. ... .. .. . .. .2 -1 6
P re gn ancy, U sin g Safe ty
B elt s .... .. ... .. .. .. . .. ... .. .. 3 -2 5
P riv a cy
R ad io Fre q uen cy
I d entif ic a tio n (R FID )... ... . 13-1 9
P ro gra m
C ourte sy Tra n sp orta tio n ... ..1 3-1 1
P ro posit io n 65 W arn in g,
C alif o rn ia .. ... .. .. .. . .. ... .. .. 1 0-3
R
R adio Fre qu en cy
I d entif ic a tio n (R FID ) .. .. .. . . 13-1 9
S ta te m ent .. ... .. .. .. . .. ... . 13-1 9
R adio s
A M -F M Radio .. .. .. ... .. .. . .. .. 7 -7
R ece ptio n .. ... .. .. .. . .. ... .. .7 -1 3
S ate llit e ... .. .. . .. .. .. . .. ... .. .7 -1 1 R
ear A xle ... ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .1 0 -3 3
L im it e d-S li p ... . .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .9 -5 1
R ear D oors .... .. .. ... .. .. . .. .. . 2-7
R ear S eats .... .. .. ... .. .. 3-9 , 3-1 0
R ear S to ra g e .. .. .. ... .. ... .. ... 4-2
R ear W in dow s ... .. ... .. ... .. .. 2 -1 7
R earv ie w Mir ro rs .. ... .. ... .. .. 2 -1 3
A uto m atic Dim min g .. . .. ... .. .2 -1 4
R eclin in g Seatb acks .. .. ... .. .. . 3-5
R eco m m en ded Flu id s and
L ubric a nts ... . .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. 11 -6
R eco m m en ded Fuel .. .. ... .. .. 9 -5 5
R eco rd s
M ain te na nce ... .. .. ... .. .. . ..1 1 -1 0
R ecre atio n alV ehic le
T o w in g .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .1 0 -9 4
R eim burs e m ent P ro gra m ,
G M Mobili t y .. .. .. ... .. ... .. .. 1 3 -7
R em ote Keyle ss Entr y
( R KE)S yste m .. .. ... .. ... .2 -2 , 2-3
R epla ce m ent B ulb s ... .. ... .. .1 0-4 1 R
epla ce m ent P arts
A ir b ags ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .3 -4 1
M ain te nance ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .1 1 -9
R epla cin g Air b ag Syste m .. .. .. 3 -4 1
R epla cin g LA T C H Syste m
P arts Afte r a Cra sh .. .. ... .. .. 3 -6 0
R epla cin g Safe ty Belt
S ys te m Parts Afte r a
C ra sh ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. 3 -2 7
R eportin g Safe ty Defe cts
C anadia n Gove rn m ent.. ... . 13-1 6
G enera lM oto rs .. .. ... .. ... . 13-1 7
U .S .G ove rn m ent .. ... .. ... . 13-1 6
R estr a in ts
W here to Put .. .. .. ... .. ... .. .3 -4 8
R eta in ed Acce sso ry
P ow er (R AP)... .. ... .. ... .. .. 9 -3 3
R id e Contr o lS yste m s
L im it e d Sli p Rear A xle .. ... .. .9 -5 1
M essa ges .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .5 -2 7