GMC CANYON 2011 Owner's Manual

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T ra ctio n AA,A ,B ,C
T he tr a ctio n gra des, fr o m
h ig hest to lo w est, are AA ,A ,B ,
a nd C.T hose gra des re p re se nt
t h e tir e 's abil it y to sto p on wet
p ave m ent as m easu re d under
c o ntr o ll e d co ndit io n s on
s p ecif ie d gove rn m en t te st
s u rfa ce s of asp halt and
c o ncre te . A tir e mark e d C may
h ave poor tr a ctio n pe rfo rm ance .
W arn in g: T he tr a ctio n gra de
a ssig ned to th is tir e is base d on
s tr a ig ht- a hea d bra kin g tr a ctio n
t e sts , and does not in clu d e
a cce le ra tio n, co rn e rin g,
h yd ro pla nin g, or pea k tr a ctio n
c h ara cte ris tic s. T
e m pera tu re A,B ,C
T he te m pera tu re gra des
a re A (th e hig he st) , B ,and C,
r e p re se n tin g th e tir e 's re sis ta nce
t o th e ge nera tio n of hea t and
i t s abili t y to dis s ip ate he at
w hen te ste d un de r co ntr o lle d
c o ndit io n s on asp ecif ie d in door
l a bora to ry te st w hee l. S usta in ed
h ig h te m pera tu re ca n ca use
t h e mate ria lo f th e tir e to
d ege nera te and re d uce tir e lif e ,
a nd exc e ssiv e te m pera tu re
c a n le a d to su dd en tir e fa ilu re .
T he gra de C co rre sp o nd s to a
l e ve lo f perfo rm an ce whic h all
p asse nge r ca r tir e s m ust m eet
u nde r th e Fede ra lM oto r S afe ty
S ta ndard No.1 0 9. G ra de s B
a nd A re pre se n t hig h er le ve ls of
p erfo rm ance on th e la b ora to ry
t e st w hee lth a n th e min im um
r e q uir e d by la w .W arn in g: T he
t e m pe ra tu re gra de fo r th is tir e i
s esta blis h ed fo r a tir e th at
i s pro perly in fla te d and not
o ve rlo aded. E xce ss iv e sp eed,
u nderin fla tio n , or exc e ssiv e
l o adin g, eit h er se para te ly or in
c o m bin atio n, ca n ca use heat
b uild up and possib le tir e fa ilu re .
W heel A lig nm en t an d Tir e
B ala n ceT he tir e s and wheels on th e ve hic le
w ere ali g ned and bala nce d ca re fu ll y
a t th e fa cto ry to giv e th e lo ngest tir e
l if e and best ove ra ll p erfo rm ance .
A dju stm ents to wheela lig nm ent and
t ir e bala ncin g will n ot be nece ssa ry
o n a re gula r basis . H ow eve r, if th ere
i s unusu altir e wear or th e ve hic le
p ull s to one sid e or th e oth er, th e
a lig nm ent sh ould be ch ecke d. If th e
v e h ic le vib ra te s when driv in g on a
s m ooth ro ad, th e tir e s and wheels
m ig ht need to be re bala nce d. S ee
y o u r deale r fo r pro per dia gnosis .

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1 0-7 0 Veh ic le CareW heel R ep la cem en tR epla ce an y whee lth at is bent,
c ra ck e d, or badly ru ste d or
c o rro ded . If w hee ln uts ke ep co m in g
l o ose , th e wheel, w heelb olt s , and
w heeln uts sh o uld be re pla ce d.
I f th e whee lle aks air , re p la ce it ,
e xce pt so m e alu m in um wheels ,
w hic h ca n so m etim es be re pair e d.
S ee yo ur de ale r if any of th ese
c o ndit io n s exis t.
Y our dea le r w il l kn ow th e kin d of
w heelyo u nee d.
E ach ne w whe elsh ould have th e
s a m e lo ad-c a rry in g ca pa cit y ,
d ia m ete r, w id th , off s e t, and be
m ounte d th e sa m e way as th e
o ne it re p la ce s. I
f yo u need to re pla ce any of th e
w heels , w heelb o lt s , w heeln u ts ,
o r Tir e Pre ssu re Monit o r S yste m
( T P M S)se nso rs , re pla ce th em only
w it h new GM orig in a le q uip m en t
p arts . T his way, yo u will b e su re to
h ave th e rig ht w heel, w he elb olt s ,
w heeln uts , and TP M S se nso rs fo r
t h e ve hic le .
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W ARNIN G
U sin g th e wro ng re p la ce m ent
w heels , w hee lb olt s , or w hee l
n uts on th e ve hic le ca n be
d angero u s. It co uld affe ct th e
b ra kin g and han dlin g of th e
v e hic le , m ake th e tir e s lo se air
a nd make yo u lo se co ntr o l. Y ou
c o uld have a co llis io n in whic h
y o u or oth ers co uld be in ju re d.
A lw ays use th e co rre ct w he el,
w heelb olt s , and whee ln uts fo r
r e pla ce m en t. N
otic e: The wro ng wheel can
a ls o cau se pro ble m swit h
b earin g lif e , b ra ke co o lin g,
s p eed o m ete r or odom ete r
c a lib ra tio n,h ead la m p aim ,
b um per heig h t, veh ic le gro u nd
c le ara n ce, an d tir e or tir e ch ain
c le ara n ce to th e bo dy an d
c h assis .
S ee If a Tir e Goes Fla t on
p a ge 10 7 2 fo r m ore in fo rm atio n.
U sed Rep la cem en t W heels
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W ARNIN G
Puttin g ause d wheelo n th e
v e hic le is dangero us. Y ou ca nnot
k n ow how it has been use d or
h o w fa r it has been driv e n.
I t co u ld fa il su ddenly and ca use
a cra sh . If yo u have to re pla ce a
w hee l, use anew GM orig in al
e q uip m ent w heel.

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T ir e Chain s
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W ARNIN G
If yo u r ve h ic le has P21 5/7 0R 16,
P 235 /7 5R 16, P 26 5/7 0 R 17,
P 235 /5 0R 18, or P 265/6 5R 18 siz e
t ir e s, do not use tir e ch ain s.
T hey ca n da m ag e yo ur ve hic le
b eca use th ere is not enough
c le ara nce . T ir e ch a in s use d on a
v e hic le wit h ou t th e pro per am ount
o f cle ara nce ca n ca use dam age
t o th e bra ke s, su sp e nsio n,
o r oth er ve h ic le parts . T he are a
d am ag ed by th e tir e ch ain s co uld
c a use yo u to lo se co ntr o lo f yo ur
v e hic le and yo u or oth ers m ay be
i n ju re d in a cra sh .
(C ontin ued)
W ARNIN G (C ontin ued )
U se ano th e r ty p e of tr a ctio n
d evic e only if it s m anufa ctu re r
r e co m mends it fo r use on yo ur
v e hic le an d tir e siz e co m bin atio n
a nd ro ad co nd it io ns. F ollo w th at
m anufa ctu re r's in str u ctio ns.
T o help avo id da m ag e to yo ur
v e hic le , driv e slo w ly , re ad ju st,
o r re m ove th e de vic e if it is
c o nta ctin g yo u r ve hic le . D o not
s p in th e ve hic le 's whee ls .
I f yo u do fin d tr a ctio n de vic e s th at
w il l fit , in sta ll th em on th e re a r
t ir e s. N
otic e: If yo ur veh ic le has atir e
s iz e oth er th an P215/7 0R 16,
P 235/7 5R 16, P 265/7 0R 17,
P 235/5 0R 18, o r P265/6 5R 18 use
t ir e ch ain s only where le g al an d
o nly when yo u must. U se ch ain s
t h at are th e pro per siz e fo r yo ur
t ir e s. In sta ll th em on th e tir e s of
t h e re ar axle . D o not use ch ain s
o n th e tir e s of th e fr o nt axle .
T ig hte n th em as tig htly as
p ossib le wit h th e en d s secu re ly
f a s te n ed .D riv e slo w ly an d
f o llo w th e ch ain man ufa ctu re r's
i n str u ctio ns. If yo u can hear th e
c h ain s co nta ctin g yo ur veh ic le ,
s to p an d re tig hte n th em .If th e
c o nta ct co n tin ues, slo w dow n
u ntil it sto ps. D riv in g to o fa st or
s p in nin g th e wheels wit h ch ain s
o n will d am ag e yo ur veh ic le .

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1 0-7 2 Veh ic le CareIf a Tir e Goes Fla tIt is unu su a lfo r a tir e to blo w out
w hile yo u are driv in g , esp ecia lly if
y o u main ta in yo ur ve hic le 's tir e s
p ro p erly . If air goes ou t of a tir e , it is
m uch more lik e ly to le ak out slo w ly .
B ut if yo u sh ould eve r have a
b lo w out, he re are afe w tip s ab out
w hat to exp e ct and what to do:
I f a fr o nt tir e fa ils , th e fla t tir e
c re ate s a dra g th a t pulls th e ve hic le
t o w ard th at sid e. Ta ke yo ur fo ot off
t h e acc e le ra to r peda la nd grip th e
s te erin g wheelfir m ly . S te er to
m ain ta in la n e po sit io n , and th en
g ently bra ke to a sto p, w ell o ff th e
r o ad , if possib le .
A re ar blo w ou t, partic u la rly on a
c u rv e , acts m uch lik e a skid and
m ay re quir e th e sa m e co rre ctio n
y o u wou ld use in askid . In any re ar
b lo w out re m ove yo u r fo o t fr o m th e a
cc e le ra to r ped al. G et th e ve hic le
u nder co ntr o lb y ste erin g th e way
y o u want th e ve h ic le to go. It m ay
b e ve ry bum py an d nois y, but yo u
c a n stil l ste er. G en tly bra ke to a
s to p, w ell o ff th e ro ad , if po ss ib le .
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W ARNIN G
D riv in g on afla t tir e will ca use
p erm anent dam age to th e tir e .
R e-in fla tin g atir e aft e r it has
b een driv e n on while se ve re ly
u nderin fla te d or fla t m ay ca use
a blo w out and ase rio us cra sh .
N eve r atte m pt to re -in fla te atir e
t h at has be en driv e n on while
s e ve re ly un derin fla te d or fla t.
H ave yo ur de ale r or an auth oriz e d
t ir e se rv ic e ce nte r re pair or
r e pla ce th e fla t tir e as so on as
p ossib le .
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W ARNIN G
Lif tin g ave hic le and gettin g
u n der it to do main te nance or
r e pair s is dangero us wit h out th e
a p pro pria te sa fe ty equip m ent and
t r a in in g. If a ja ck is pro vid ed wit h
t h e ve hic le , it is desig ned only fo r
c h angin g a fla t tir e . If it is use d fo r
a n yth in g els e , yo u or oth ers co uld
b e badly in ju re d or kill e d if th e
v e hic le slip s off th e ja ck . If a ja ck
i s pro vid ed wit h th e ve hic le , only
u se it fo r ch angin g afla t tir e .
I f a tir e goes fla t, th e next part
s h ow s how to use th e ja ck in g
e q uip m ent to ch ange a fla t tir e
s a fe ly .
I f a tir e goes fla t, avo id fu rth er tir e
a n d wheeld am age by driv in g slo w ly
t o ale ve lp la ce , w ell o ff th e ro ad,
i f possib le . T urn on th e haza rd
w arn in g fla sh ers . S ee Haza rd
W arn in g Fla sh ers on page 63 .

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W ARNIN G
C hangin g atir e ca n be
d ange ro us. T he ve hic le ca n
s lip off th e ja ck an d ro ll o ve r or
f a ll o n yo u or oth e r people . Y ou
a nd th ey co uld be ba dly in ju re d or
e ve n kille d. F in d ale ve lp la ce to
c h ange yo u r tir e . To help pre ve nt
t h e ve hic le fr o m movin g:
1 . Set th e pa rk in g bra ke fir m ly .
2 . Put an auto m atic
t r a nsm is sio n sh if t le ve r in
P (P ark ), or sh if t a manual
t r a nsm is sio n to 1(F ir s t) or
R (R eve rs e ).
3 . If yo u have a
f o ur-w hee l- d riv e ve hic le ,
b e su re th e tr a nsfe r ca se
i s in adriv e gear  not in
N (N eutr a l) .
(C ontin ued)
W ARNIN G (C ontin ued )4. Turn off th e en gin e and do
n o t re sta rt w hil e th e ve hic le
i s ra is e d.
5 . Do not all o w passe n gers to
r e m ain in th e ve hic le .
T o be eve n more ce rta in th e
v e hic le wil l n ot m ove , put blo cks
a t th e fr o nt and re ar of th e tir e
f a rth est aw ay fr o m th e one be in g
c h ang ed. T hat w ould be th e tir e
o n th e oth er sid e, at th e opp osit e
e nd of th e ve hic le .
W hen th e ve hic le has a fla t tir e (B ),
u se th e fo llo w in g exa m ple as a
g uid e to assis t yo u in th e pla ce m en t
o f w he elb lo cks (A ).
A . WheelB lo ck
B . Fla t T ir e
T he fo ll o w in g in fo rm atio n exp la in s
h ow to use th e ja ck and ch ange
a tir e .

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1 0-7 4 Veh ic le CareT ir e Chan g in gR em ovin g th e Spare Tir e an d
T o olsA . Win g Nut
B . Sto ra ge Bag an d To ols
T he to o ls yo u will n e ed are lo ca te d
u nder th e rig ht fr o n t pa ss e nger se at.
1 . Move th e se at all th e
w ay fo rw ard to lo ca te th e
t o olb ag. 2
. Loca te th e win g nu t (A )use d
t o re ta in th e sto ra ge bag and
t o ols (B ). Turn it
c o unte rc lo ckw is e to re le ase
t h e bag.
P ut th e to ols to th e sid e while yo u
a cc e ss th e ja ck an d whe elb lo cks.
R eg ula r/E xte n ded Cab
F or re gula r and exte n ded ca b
v e hic le s, th e ja ck and wheelb lo ck s
a re lo ca te d und er th e co ve r at th e
c e nte r of th e ve hic le be hin d th e
f r o nt se ats .
1 . Turn th e win g nut on th e co ve r
c o unte rc lo ckw is e to re m ove it .

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A . Ja ck
B . W hee lB lo cks
C . W in g Nut
D . Ja ck Kno b
2 . Low er th e ja ck (A )by tu rn in g th e
j a ck kn ob (D )co u nte rc lo ckw is e
t o re le ase th e ja ck fr o m th e
b ra cke t. 3
. Turn th e win g nut (C )hold in g th e
w heelb lo cks (B )to th e back of
t h e ve h ic le co un te rc lo ck w is e to
r e le a se th e whee lb lo cks .
C re w Cab
F or cre w ca b mod els , th e ja ck and
w heelb lo ck s are lo ca te d unde r th e
d riv e r sid e re a r se a t.
1 . Reach un der th e re ar se at to
a cc e ss th e ja ck and wheel
b lo cks.
2 . Turn th e ja ck kn ob
c o unte rc lo ckw is e to lo w er th e
j a ck all th e way and re le ase it
f r o m th e bra cke t.
3 . Rem ove th e wheelb lo cks an d
t h e wheelb lo ck re ta in er by
t u rn in g th e win g nut
c o unte rc lo ckw is e .

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1 0-7 6 Veh ic le CareU se th e ja ck ha ndle exte nsio ns and
t h e wheelw re n ch to re m ove th e
u nderb ody-m ou nte d sp a re tir e .A . Ja ck Handle Exte n sio ns
B . Ja ck
C . Ja ck Han dle
D . Whee lW re nch
E . Whee lB lo cks
1 . Ass e m ble th e wheelw re nch (D ),
t h e ja ck han dle exte nsio ns (A )
a nd th e ja ck ha ndle (C )as
s h ow n.
2. In se rt th e ch is e le d end of th e
j a ck handle (C )at a slig ht
a ngle th ro ugh th e hole in th e
r e a r bum per and in to th e
f u n nel- s h aped guid e.
3 . Turn th e wheelw re nch (D )
c o unte rc lo ckw is e to lo w er
t h e sp are tir e to th e gro und.
C ontin ue to tu rn th e wheel
w re nch until th e sp are tir e ca n
b e pulle d out fr o m under th e
v e hic le .

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If th e sp a re tir e does not lo w er to
t h e gro u nd , th e se co ndary la tc h
i s eng age d ca usin g th e tir e not
t o lo w er. S ee Seco ndary Latc h
S yste m on pag e 108 5 .
4. Tilt th e re ta in er w he n th e tir e has
b een lo w ere d, and slid e it up th e
c a ble so it ca n be pulle d up
t h ro ugh th e wheelo pe nin g.
5 . Put th e sp are tir e near th e
f la t tir e .
R em ovin g th e Fla t Tir e an d
I n sta llin g th e Spare Tir eU se th e fo llo w in g pic tu re s and
i n str u ctio n s to re m ove th e fla t tir e
a nd ra is e th e ve h ic le .
T he to ols yo u wil l b e usin g in clu de
t h e ja ck (A ), th e whe elb lo cks (B ),
t h e exte nsio n to o l(C ), th e ja ck
h andle exte nsio ns (D ), an d th e
w heelw re nch (E ).1 . Do asa fe ty ch eck befo re
p ro ce edin g. S ee If a Tir e Goes
F la t on pa ge 107 2 fo r m ore
i n fo rm atio n.
2. Rem ove th e ce nte r ca p by
p la cin g th e ch is e le nd of th e
w heelw re nch (E )in to one of th e
s lo ts on th e wheela nd gently
p ry in g th e ca p out.

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1 0-7 8 Veh ic le Care3 . Use th e whee lw re n ch to lo ose n
a ll th e whee ln uts by tu rn in g it
c o unte rc lo ckw is e . D o not
r e m ove th e wheeln u ts ye t.
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W ARNIN G
G ett in g unde r a ve hic le when it
i s ja cke d up is dang ero us. If th e
v e hic le slip s off th e ja ck yo u co u ld
b e badly in ju re d or kil le d . N eve r
g et under a ve hic le whe n it is
s u pporte d only by a ja ck.
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W ARNIN G
R ais in g yo u r ve h ic le wit h th e
j a ck im pro perly po sit io n ed ca n
d am age th e ve h ic le and eve n
m ake th e ve h ic le fa ll. To help
a vo id pers o na lin ju ry and ve hic le
d am age, be su re to fit th e ja ck lif t
h ead in to th e pro p er lo ca tio n
b efo re ra is in g th e ve hic le .
F ro nt P osit io n
4 . Posit io n th e ja ck (A )under th e
v e hic le as sh ow n fo r th e fr o nt or
r e a r lo ca tio ns.