ignition GMC CANYON 2004 Owner's Manual

Manual Lumbar
If your vehicle has this
feature, there will be a
knob located on the
outboard side of the
driver’s seat.
Turn the knob counterclockwise to increase lumbar
support and clockwise to decrease lumbar support.
Heated Seats
If your vehicle has this
feature, the controls are
located on the outboard
side of the front seats.
This feature will quickly heat the lower cushion and
lower back of the driver’s and front passenger’s seats
for added comfort.
Press the lower part of the switch to turn the heater on
at low heat. Press the upper part of the switch to
turn the heater on at high heat. Put the switch in the
center position to turn the heater off.
The ignition must be on for the heated seat feature to
work. The passenger’s safety belt must be engaged for
the heated seat feature to work on the passenger’s seat.
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Medical Condition. A passenger has a
medical condition which, according to his
or her physician:

causes the passenger air bag to pose a special risk
for the passenger; and
makes the potential harm from the passenger air
bag in a crash greater than the potential harm
from turning off the air bag and allowing the
passenger, even if belted, to hit the dashboard or
windshield in a crash.
{CAUTION:
If the right front passenger’s frontal air bag is
turned off for a person who is not in a risk
group identied by the national government,
that person will not have the extra protection
of an air bag. In a crash, the air bag would not
be able to inate and help protect the person
sitting there. Do not turn off the passenger’s
frontal air bag unless the person sitting there
is in a risk group.To turn off the right front
passenger’s frontal air bag,
insert your ignition key
into the switch, push
in, and move the switch to
the off position.
The air bag off light will come on to let you know that
the right front passenger’s frontal air bag is off. The right
front passenger’s frontal air bag will remain off until
you turn it back on again, and the air bag off light will
stay on to remind you that the air bag is off.
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{CAUTION:
If the air bag readiness light ever comes on
when you have turned off the air bag, it means
that something may be wrong with the air bag
system. The right front passenger’s frontal air
bag could inate even though the switch is off.
If this ever happens, do not let anyone whom
the national government has identied as a
member of a passenger air bag risk group
sit in the right front passenger’s position
(for example, do not secure a rear-facing child
restraint in the right front passenger’s seat)
until you have your vehicle serviced.
To turn the right front
passenger’s frontal air bag
on again, insert your
ignition key into the switch,
push in, and move the
switch to the auto position.
Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped
Vehicle
Air bags affect how your vehicle should be serviced.
There are parts of the air bag systems in several places
around your vehicle. Your dealer and the service
manual have information about servicing your vehicle
and the air bag systems.To purchase a service manual,
seeService Publications Ordering Information on
page 7-11.
{CAUTION:
For up to 10 seconds after the ignition key is
turned off and the battery is disconnected, an
air bag can still inate during improper service.
You can be injured if you are close to an air bag
when it inates. Avoid wires wrapped with
yellow tape or yellow connectors. They are
probably part of the air bag system. Be sure to
follow proper service procedures, and make
sure the person performing work for you is
qualied to do so.
The air bag systems do not need regular maintenance.
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Keys...............................................................2-2
Remote Keyless Entry System.........................2-4
Remote Keyless Entry System Operation...........2-5
Doors and Locks.............................................2-7
Door Locks....................................................2-7
Power Door Locks..........................................2-8
Programmable Automatic Door Locks................2-8
Rear Door Security Locks (Crew Cab)...............2-9
Lockout Protection..........................................2-9
Leaving Your Vehicle....................................2-10
Rear Doors (Extended Cab)...........................2-10
Tailgate.......................................................2-10
Windows........................................................2-12
Manual Windows..........................................2-12
Power Windows............................................2-13
Sliding Rear Window.....................................2-14
Sun Visors...................................................2-14
Theft-Deterrent Systems..................................2-14
Content Theft-Deterrent.................................2-14
Passlock
®....................................................2-16
Starting and Operating Your Vehicle................2-16
New Vehicle Break-In....................................2-16
Ignition Positions..........................................2-17
Starting Your Engine.....................................2-18
Engine Coolant Heater..................................2-20
Automatic Transmission Operation...................2-21
Manual Transmission Operation......................2-24Four-Wheel Drive..........................................2-26
Parking Brake..............................................2-29
Shifting Into Park (P)
(Automatic Transmission)............................2-30
Shifting Out of Park (P)
(Automatic Transmission)............................2-32
Parking Your Vehicle (Manual Transmission).......2-33
Parking Over Things That Burn.......................2-33
Engine Exhaust............................................2-34
Running Your Engine While You Are Parked.......2-34
Mirrors...........................................................2-36
Manual Rearview Mirror.................................2-36
Manual Rearview Mirror with OnStar
®..............2-36
Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror with
Compass and Temperature Display..............2-37
Outside Manual Mirrors..................................2-39
Outside Power Mirrors...................................2-40
Outside Convex Mirror...................................2-40
OnStar
®System.............................................2-41
Storage Areas................................................2-42
Glove Box...................................................2-42
Cupholder(s)................................................2-42
Front Armrest Storage Area...........................2-43
Assist Handles.............................................2-43
Rear Storage Area........................................2-43
Bed Rails....................................................2-43
Section 2 Features and Controls
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Keys
{CAUTION:
Leaving children in a vehicle with the ignition
key is dangerous for many reasons. They could
operate the power windows or other controls or
even make the vehicle move. The children or
others could be badly injured or even killed.
Do not leave the keys in a vehicle with children.
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There is one double-sided
key for the ignition, driver’s
door lock, and tailgate.
When a new vehicle is delivered, the dealer provides
the owner with a pair of identical keys and a key
code number.The key code number tells your dealer or a qualied
locksmith how to make extra keys. Keep this number in
a safe place. If you lose your keys, you will be able
to have new ones made easily using this number.
Your dealer should also have this number.
Notice:If you ever lock your keys in your vehicle,
you may have to damage the vehicle to get in.
Be sure you have spare keys.
If you ever do get locked out of your vehicle call the GM
Roadside Assistance Center. SeeRoadside Assistance
Program on page 7-6.
If your vehicle is equipped with the OnStar system with
an active subscription and you lock your keys inside
the vehicle, OnStar may be able to send a command to
unlock your vehicle. SeeOnStar
®System on page 2-41
for more information.
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Power Door Locks
If your vehicle has power
door locks, the switches
are located on the driver’s
and the front passenger’s
armrests.
Remove the ignition key and press L (lock) to lock
all the doors at once. To unlock all the doors,
press U (Unlock).
On crew cab models, use the manual door lock lever on
each rear door to lock or unlock the doors from the
rear seating area.
Programmable Automatic
Door Locks
If your vehicle has power door locks and the remote
keyless entry system, it will be equipped with an
auto lock/unlock feature which enables you to program
your vehicle’s power door locks from the driver’s
seating position.
If your vehicle has an automatic transmission it will be
programmed to have all the doors lock automatically
when the shift lever is moved out of PARK (P). All the
doors will unlock when the shift lever is moved back
into PARK (P).
If your vehicle has a manual transmission, it will be
programmed to have all the doors lock when the vehicle
speed is greater than 15 mph (24 km/h). The doors
will unlock when the key is removed from the ignition.
To personalize the automatic door locks, see “Automatic
Door Locks” underDIC Controls and Displays on
page 3-37.
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Rear Door Security Locks
(Crew Cab)
If you have the crew cab model, your vehicle may be
equipped with rear door security locks. With this feature,
you can lock the rear doors so they cannot be opened
from the inside by passengers.
The security lock lever is
located on the inside edge
of each rear door.To use the security locks, do the following:
1. Open one of the rear doors.
2. Using your ignition key, turn the lock clockwise on
the driver’s side rear door, and counterclockwise on
the passenger’s side rear door to engage the
rear door security lock.
3. Close the door.
4. Repeat these steps on the opposite rear door.
If you want to open the rear door when the security lock is
on, unlock the door and open the door from the outside.
To return the rear doors to normal use, disengage the
locks by inserting the ignition key and turning the lock
counterclockwise for the driver’s side rear door, and
clockwise for the passenger’s side rear door.
Lockout Protection
If you have power door locks, this feature protects you
from locking your key in the vehicle when the key is
in the ignition and a door is open.
If the power door lock switch is pressed when a door is
open and the key is in the ignition, all of the doors will
lock and then the driver’s door will unlock.
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Leaving Your Vehicle
If you are leaving the vehicle, take your keys, open your
door and set the locks from inside. Then get out and
close the door.
Rear Doors (Extended Cab)
If you have an extended cab, your vehicle has rear
doors for convenience in loading and unloading cargo.
To open a rear door, open the front door. Then, use
the handle located on the front edge of the rear
door panel to open it. You must close the rear door
before closing the front door.
Tailgate
You can open the tailgate by pulling up on the handle
while pulling the tailgate down.
When you put the tailgate back up, be sure it latches
securely.
You can lock the tailgate using your ignition key.
Turn the key counterclockwise to lock the tailgate.
Turn the key clockwise to unlock the tailgate.
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Power Windows
The power window
controls are located on
the armrest of each door.
The driver’s door has switches for the passenger
windows as well. Your power windows will work when
the ignition has been turned to ACC (Accessory) or ON
or when Retained Accessory Power (RAP) is active.
See “Retained Accessory Power” underIgnition
Positions on page 2-17.
Pull up the forward edge of the control with the power
window symbol on it to raise the window.Press the forward edge of the control down to lower
the window.
Do not hold all four power window switches down for
several seconds after the windows have been completely
lowered or raised, because the vehicle may blow a fuse.
Express Down Windows
The driver’s window also has an express down feature
that allows the windows to be lowered without holding
the switch. Press and hold the front edge of the window
switch for one second to activate the express down
mode. The express down mode can be canceled at any
time by pulling up on the switch. To open the window
partway, lightly tap the switch until the window is at the
desired position.
Window Lockout
If you have a crew cab vehicle with power windows,
you will also have a window lockout button located
above the window switches. This feature disables the
rear windows switches when the window lockout button
is pressed. To turn the lockout feature on or off,
press the window lockout button. When the feature is
off, the power windows will operate normally.
Crew cab switches shown
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