GMC CANYON 2011 Owner's Manual

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G aug es ca n in d ic a te when th ere
c o uld be apro b le m wit h ave hic le
f u nctio n. O fte n gaug e s and warn in g
l ig hts work to ge th er to in dic a te a
p ro ble m wit h th e ve h ic le .
W hen on e of th e warn in g lig hts
c o m es on an d sta ys on whil e
d riv in g , or w he n one of th e gauge s
s h ow s th e re may be apro ble m ,
c h eck th e se ctio n th at exp la in s what
t o do . F ollo w th is m anual's advic e .
W ait in g to do re pa ir s ca n be co stly
a nd eve n dan gero us.
C him eLevel A dju stm en tT he ra dio is use d to adju st th e
v e hic le 's ch im e le ve l. To ch a nge th e
v o lu m e le ve lo f th e ch im e, pre ss
a nd hold pu sh butto n 6 wit h th e
i g nit io n on and th e ra d io po w er off .
T he vo lu m e le ve lw il l ch ang e fr o m
t h e norm alle ve lto lo ud, and LO UD
w il l a ppe ar on th e ra d io dis p la y. T
o ch ange back to th e defa ult or
n o rm alse ttin g, pre ss and hold
p u sh butto n 6 again . T he vo lu m e
l e ve lw il l ch ange fr o m th e lo ud
l e ve lto norm al, and NO RM AL will
a p pear on th e ra dio dis p la y. E ach
t im e th e ch im e vo lu m e is ch ange d,
t h re e ch im es will so und to in dic a te
t h e new vo lu m e se le cte d. R em ovin g
t h e ra dio and not re pla cin g it w it h a
f a cto ry ra dio or ch im e module will
d is a ble ve hic le ch im es.

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S peed om ete rT he sp e edo m ete r sh ow s th e sp ee d
i n bo th mile s per hou r (m ph) and
k ilo m ete rs per hou r (k m /h ).O dom ete rT he odom ete r sh ow s ho w fa r th e
v e hic le has been driv e n, in eit h er
m ile s (u se d in th e Unit e d Sta te s) or
k ilo m ete rs (u se d in Canada).
T he odom ete r m ile a ge ca n be
c h eck e d wit h o ut th e ve hic le ru nn in g
b y pre ssin g th e tr ip in fo rm atio n
s te m .S ee O do m ete r under D riv e r
I n fo rm atio n Cente r (D IC )on
p age 52 1 fo r m ore in fo rm atio n. I
f th e clu ste r is re pla ce d th e ne w
o ne wil l a uto m atic a lly dete ct an d
u pdate th e ve h ic le 's accu m ula te d
m ile age.
Trip Odom ete rT he ve hic le ha s a tr ip odo m ete r th at
i n dic a te s how fa r th e ve hic le ha s
b een driv e n sin ce th e tr ip od om ete r
w as la st se t to ze ro .
S ee T rip Odom ete r un der D riv e r
I n fo rm atio n Cen te r (D IC )on
p age 52 1 fo r m ore in fo rm atio n.
Ta ch om ete rT he ta ch om ete r dis p la ys th e
e ngin e sp eed in re vo lu tio ns per
m in ute (rp m ).
N otic e: If th e en gin e is op era te d
w it h th e ta ch om ete r in th e sh ad ed
w arn in g are a, th e veh ic le co u ld
b e dam ag ed ,an d th e dam ag es
w ould no t be co ve re d by th e
v eh ic le warra n ty . D o no t opera te
t h e en gin e wit h th e ta ch o m ete r in
t h e sh ad ed warn in g are a.

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5 -1 0 In str u m en ts an d Contr o lsF uel G au geW hen th e ig nit io n is on , th e fu el
g auge sh ow s how much fu elth e
v e hic le has re m ain in g in th e
f u elta nk.
A n arro w on th e fu elg a u ge
i n dic a te s th e sid e of th e ve hic le
t h e fu eld o or is on . H
ere are fo u r th in g s th at so m e
o w ners ask abou t. N one of th e se
i n dic a te a pro ble m wit h th e ve hic le 's
f u elg auge:
.
A tth e gas sta tio n, th e gas pum p
s h uts off befo re th e gau ge
r e ads fu ll.
.
I t ta ke s a lit tle more or le ss
f u elto fil l u p th an th e gauge
i n dic a te d . F or exa m ple , th e
g auge may have in dic a te d th e
t a nk was half fu ll, but it actu ally
t o ok a li t tle more or le ss th a n
h alf th e ta n k's ca pacit y to fill
t h e ta nk.
.
T he gau ge move s a lit tle whil e
t u rn in g a co rn er or sp ee din g up .
.
T he gau ge does not go back to
e m pty when th e ig nit io n is
t u rn ed off.
W hen th e fu elin th e fu elta n k is
l o w ,a LO W FU EL messa ge will
d is p la y on th e Driv e r In fo rm atio n
C ente r(D IC ). S ee FuelS yste m
M essa ges on pa ge 52 7 fo r m ore
i n fo rm atio n.
E ng in e Coola n t
T e m pera tu re Gau geT his gauge sh ow s th e engin e
c o ola nt te m pera tu re .
I f th e gauge poin te r is near th e
t o p of th e gauge, th e engin e
i s to o hot. It m eans th at th e
e n gin e co ola nt has ove rh eate d.

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If th e ve h ic le has be en opera tin g
u nde r norm ald riv in g co ndit io ns, pu ll
t h e ve h ic le off th e ro ad , sto p th e
v e hic le and tu rn off th e engin e as
s o on as poss ib le .
S ee Engin e Ove rh e atin g on
p age 102 4 fo r m ore in fo rm atio n.S afe ty Belt R em in d ersD riv er Safe ty Belt R em in der
L ig htW hen th e eng in e is sta rte d, a ch im e
s o unds fo r se ve ra lse co nds to
r e m in d adriv e r to fa ste n th e sa fe ty
b elt , unle ss th e driv e r sa fe ty belt is
a lr e ad y buckle d .T he sa fe ty be lt lig ht co m es on and
s ta ys on fo r se ve ra lse co nds, th en
f la sh e s fo r se ve ra lm ore . T
his ch im e and lig ht are re p eate d if
t h e driv e r re m ain s un buckle d an d
t h e ve hic le is in motio n . If th e driv e r
s a fe ty be lt is alr e ad y bu ck le d,
n eit h er th e ch im e nor th e li g ht
c o m es on.
P assen ger Safe ty Belt
R em in d er Lig htF or ve hic le s equ ip p ed wit h th e
p asse ng er sa fe ty belt re m in der
l i g ht, se ve ra lse co n ds afte r th e
e ngin e is sta rte d, a ch im e so un ds
f o r se ve ra lse co n ds to re m in d th e
f r o nt pass e nge r to buckle th eir
s a fe ty be lt . T he passe ng er sa fe ty
b elt li g ht, lo ca te d on th e in str u m en t
p anel, co m es on and sta ys on fo r
s e ve ra lse co nds and th en fla sh es
f o r se ve ra lm ore .
T his ch im e and lig ht are re peate d if
t h e passe nger re m ain s unbuckle d
a nd th e ve hic le is in motio n.
I f th e passe nger sa fe ty belt is
b uck le d, neit h er th e ch im e nor th e
l ig ht co m es on.
T he fr o nt passe nger sa fe ty belt
w arn in g lig ht and ch im e may tu rn on
i f an obje ct is put on th e se at su ch
a s a brie fc a se , handbag, gro ce ry
b ag, la pto p or oth er ele ctr o nic
d evic e . To tu rn off th e warn in g li g h t
a nd or ch im e, re m ove th e obje ct
f r o m th e se at or buckle th e
s a fe ty belt .

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5 -1 2 In str u m en ts an d Contr o lsA ir b ag Read in ess Lig htT he sy ste m ch ecks th e air b ag's
e le ctr ic a lsyste m fo r possib le
m alf u n ctio n s. If th e lig ht sta ys on
i t in dic a te s th ere is an ele ctr ic a l
p ro b le m .T he sy ste m ch eck
i n clu des th e air b a g se nso r, th e
p re te nsio ne rs , th e air b ag module s,
t h e wir in g an d th e cra sh se nsin g
a nd dia g nostic m odule . F or m ore
i n fo rm atio n on th e air b ag sys te m ,
s e e Air b ag Syste m on page 32 8.T he air b a g re ad in e ss lig ht fla sh es
f o r a fe w se co nds when th e engin e
i s sta rte d . If th e lig h t does not co m e
o n th e n, have it fix e d im media te ly .
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W ARNIN G
If th e air b ag re a din e ss lig ht sta ys
o n aft e r th e ve hic le is sta rte d or
c o m es on while driv in g, it m eans
t h e air b ag syste m mig h t not be
w ork in g pro p erly . T he air b ag s in
t h e ve hic le mig h t not in fla te in a
c ra sh , or th ey co uld eve n in fla te
w it h out a cra sh . To help avo id
i n ju ry , have th e ve hic le se rv ic e d
r ig ht aw ay.
I f th ere is a pro ble m wit h th e air b a g
s yste m ,an air b a g Driv e r In fo rm atio n
C ente r (D IC )m ess a g e ca n als o
c o m e on. S ee Vehic le Messa ges on
p age 52 4 fo r m ore in fo rm atio n.
P ass en ger A ir b ag Sta tu s
I n dic ato rIf th e ve hic le has one of th e
p a ss e nger air b ag sta tu s in dic a to rs
p ic tu re d in th e fo llo w in g il lu str a tio ns,
t h e n th e ve hic le has a passe nger
s e nsin g syste m fo r th e rig ht fr o nt
p a ss e nger posit io n. T he passe nge r
a ir b ag sta tu s in dic a to r is on th e
i n str u m ent panel. S ee Passe nger
S ensin g Syste m on page 33 4 fo r
i m porta nt sa fe ty in fo rm atio n.
I n add it io n, if th e ve hic le has a
p a ss e nger se nsin g syste m fo r th e
r ig ht fr o nt passe nger posit io n, th e
l a be lo n th e ve hic le 's su n vis o rs
r e fe r to A D VA N CED AIR BA G S.

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U nit e d Sta te s
C an ad a an d Mexic o
W hen th e ve h ic le is sta rte d, th e
p asse nge r air b ag sta tu s in dic a to r
w ill lig ht O N an d OFF, or th e sym bol
f o r on and off , fo r se ve ra lse co n ds
a s a syste m ch eck . T hen, afte r
s e ve ra lm ore se co nd s, th e sta tu s
i n dic a to r w il l lig h t eit h er O N or O FF,
o r eit h er th e on or off sym bolto le t
y o u kn ow th e sta tu s of th e rig ht fr o nt
p asse nge r fr o n ta la ir b ag. I
f th e word ON or th e on sym bolis
l i t on th e pa sse ng er air b a g sta tu s
i n dic a to r, it m eans th a t th e rig ht
f r o nt passe n ger fr o nta la ir b ag is
e nable d (m ay in fla te ).
I f th e word OFF or th e off sym bolis
l i t on th e air b ag sta tu s in dic a to r, it
m eans th at th e passe nge r se n sin g
s yste m has tu rn ed off th e rig ht fr o n t
p asse nge r fr o n ta la ir b ag .
I f, afte r se ve ra lse co nd s, both sta tu s
i n dic a to r li g h ts re m ain on , or if th ere
a re no li g h ts at all, th ere may be
a pro ble m wit h th e li g h ts or th e
p asse nge r se n sin g syste m .S ee
y o ur deale r fo r se rv ic e .
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W ARNIN G
If th e air b ag re adin ess lig ht eve r
c o m es on and sta ys on, it m ea ns
t h at so m eth in g may be wro ng
w it h th e air b ag syste m .To help
a vo id in ju ry to yo urs e lf or oth ers ,
h ave th e ve hic le se rv ic e d rig ht
a w ay. S ee Air b ag Readin ess
L ig ht on page 51 2 fo r m ore
i n fo rm atio n, in clu din g im porta nt
s a fe ty in fo rm atio n.

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5 -1 4 In str u m en ts an d Contr o lsC harg in g Syste m Lig h tT his lig h t co m es on brie fly when th e
i g nit io n ke y is tu rn ed to STA R T, but
t h e engin e is not ru nnin g , as a
c h eck to sh o w it is work in g.
I f it do es no t, have th e ve hic le
s e rv ic e d by yo ur dea le r.
T he lig ht sh o uld go out once th e
e ngin e sta rts . If it sta ys on,
o r co m es on while driv in g , th ere
c o uld be apro ble m wit h th e
c h arg in g syste m .A ch a rg in g sy ste m
m essa g e in th e Driv e r In fo rm atio n
C ente r (D IC )ca n als o ap pear. S
ee Batte ry Volt a ge and Cha rg in g
M essa ges on pa ge 52 4 fo r m ore
i n fo rm atio n. T his lig ht co u ld in dic a te
t h at th ere are pro ble m swit h a
g enera to r driv e belt , or th a t th e re
i s an ele ctr ic a lp ro ble m .H ave it
c h ecke d rig ht aw ay. If th e ve h ic le
m ust be driv e n ash ort dis ta n ce wit h
t h e lig ht on, tu rn off acce sso rie s,
s u ch as th e ra d io an d air
c o ndit io ner.
M alf u nctio n
I n dic ato r Lam pA co m pute r syste m ca lle d OBD II
( O n-B oard Dia gn ostic s -S eco nd
G enera tio n) m onit o rs op era tio n of
t h e fu el, ig nit io n, and em is sio n
c o ntr o lsys te m s. It ensu re s th at
e m is sio ns are at acce pta ble le ve ls
f o r th e li f e of th e ve hic le , help in g to
p ro duce acle an er en vir o nm en t.
T his lig ht sh ould co m e on when th e
i g nit io n is on, but th e engin e is not
r u nnin g, as a ch eck to sh ow it is
w ork in g. If it does not, have th e
v e hic le se rv ic e d by yo ur deale r.
I f th e Malf u nctio n In dic a to r Lam p
c o m es on and sta ys on while th e
e n gin e is ru nnin g, th is in dic a te s th at
t h e re is an OBD II pro ble m and
s e rv ic e is re quir e d.
M alf u nctio ns ofte n are in dic a te d by
t h e sy ste m befo re any pro ble m is
a p pare nt. B ein g aw are of th e li g ht
c a n pre ve nt m ore se rio us dam age
t o th e ve hic le . T his syste m assis ts
t h e se rv ic e te ch nic ia n in co rre ctly
d ia g nosin g any m alf u nctio n.

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N otic e: If th e veh ic le is
c o ntin ually driv en wit h th is lig ht
o n,afte r a whil e , th e em is sio n
c o ntr o ls m ig ht not w ork as well,
t h e veh ic le fu el eco nom ym ig ht
n ot be as good,an d th e en gin e
m ig ht not ru n as sm ooth ly . T his
c o uld le a d to co stly re p air s th at
m ig ht not be co vere d by th e
v eh ic le warra n ty .
N otic e: Modif ic atio ns m ad e to th e
e n gin e, tr a n sm is s io n,exh au st,
i n ta ke , o r fu el sys te m of th e
v eh ic le or th e re p la ce m en t of
t h e orig in al tir e s wit h oth er
t h an th ose of th e sa m eTir e
P erfo rm an ce Crit e ria (T P C )ca n
a ffe ct th e ve h ic le 's em is sio n
c o ntr o ls an d ca n ca u se th is li g ht
t o co m eon.M odif ic atio ns to
t h ese syste m sco u ld le ad to
c o stly re p air s not co vere d by
t h e veh ic le warra n ty . T his
c o uld als o re su lt in afa il u re
t o pas s a re q uir e d Em is sio n
I n sp ectio n/M ain te n an ce te s t. S ee
A ccesso rie s an d Modif ic atio ns on
p ag e 103 . T
his lig ht co m es on durin g a
m alf u nctio n in one of tw o ways:
L ig ht Fla sh in g: Amis fir e co n dit io n
h as bee n dete cte d. A mis fir e
i n cre ase s ve hic le em is sio ns and
c o uld dam ag e th e em is sio n co ntr o l
s yste m on th e ve hic le . D ia gn osis
a nd se rv ic e mig h t be re qu ir e d.
T o pre ve nt m ore se rio u s dam age to
t h e ve hic le :
.
R educe ve hic le sp ee d.
.
A vo id ha rd acce le ra tio n s.
.
A vo id ste e p uphill g ra des.
.
If to w in g atr a il e r, re du ce th e
a m ount of ca rg o be in g hau le d as
s o on as it is possib le .
I f th e lig ht co ntin ues to fla sh , w hen
i t is sa fe to do so , sto p th e ve hic le .
F in d a sa fe pla ce to pa rk th e
v e hic le . T urn th e ve hic le off, w ait at
l e ast 10 se co n ds, an d re sta rt th e
e ngin e. If th e lig ht is still fla sh in g,
f o ll o w th e pre vio us ste p s and se e
y o ur deale r fo r se rv ic e as so on as
p ossib le . L
ig h t O n Ste ad y: An em is sio n
c o ntr o lsy ste m malf u nctio n has
b e en dete cte d on th e ve hic le .
D ia gnosis and se rv ic e mig ht be
r e quir e d.
T he fo ll o w in g may co rre ct an
e m is sio ns sy ste m malf u nctio n:
.
M ake su re th e fu elca p is
f u lly in sta lle d. S ee Fil lin g th e
T a nk on page 95 7 . T he
d ia gnostic syste m ca n dete rm in e
i f th e fu elca p has been le ft off or
i m pro perly in sta lle d. A lo ose or
m is sin g fu elca p allo w s fu elto
e va pora te in to th e atm osp he re .
A fe w driv in g tr ip s wit h th e ca p
p ro perly in sta lle d sh ould tu rn th e
l ig ht off.
.
M ake su re th e ele ctr ic a lsyste m
i s not w et. T he sy ste m co uld
b e wet if th e ve hic le was
d riv e n th ro ugh a deep puddle of
w ate r. T he co ndit io n is usu ally
c o rre cte d when th e ele ctr ic a l
s yste m drie s out. A fe w driv in g
t r ip s sh ould tu rn th e lig ht off .

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M ake su re to fu elth e ve hic le
w it h qualit y fu e l. P oor fu elq ualit y
c a use s th e en gin e not to ru n as
e ffic ie ntly as desig ned and ca n
c a use : sta ll in g aft e r sta rt- u p,
s ta llin g when th e ve h ic le is
c h anged in to gea r, m is fir in g,
h esit a tio n on acce le ra tio n,
o r stu m bli n g on acce le ra tio n.
T hese co ndit io ns m ig ht go aw ay
o nce th e eng in e is warm ed up.
I f one or m ore of th ese
c o ndit io n s occu rs , ch ange th e
f u elb ra n d use d. It w ill re qu ir e
a t le ast one fu ll ta nk of th e
p ro p er fu e lto tu rn th e li g ht off .
S ee Reco m m en ded Fuelo n
p age 95 5.
I f none of th e above ha ve made
t h e lig ht tu rn off , yo ur de ale r ca n
c h eck th e ve h ic le . T he de ale r
h as th e pro p er te st equip m ent
a nd dia gno stic to ols to fix any
m ech anic a lo r ele ctr ic a lp ro ble m s
t h at m ig ht ha ve de ve lo p ed.
E m is sio n s In sp ectio n an d
M ain te n an ce Pro gra m sSom e sta te /p ro vin cia la nd
l o ca lg ove rn m en ts m ay ha ve
p ro gra m sto in sp ect th e
o n-v e hic le em is sio n co ntr o l
e quip m ent. F or th e in sp ectio n,
t h e em is sio n syste m te st equip m ent
i s co nnecte d to th e ve hic le s Data
L in k Conne cto r (D LC ).T he DLC is und er th e in str u m en t
p anelto th e le ft of th e ste erin g
w heel. S ee yo ur deale r if assis ta nce
i s needed. T
he ve hic le may not pass
i n sp ectio n if :
.
T he malf u nctio n in dic a to r la m p is
o n wit h th e engin e ru nnin g, or if
t h e li g ht does not co m e on whe n
t h e ig nit io n is tu rn ed to ON/R UN
w hile th e engin e is off .
.
T he crit ic a le m is sio n co ntr o l
s yste m shave not been
c o m ple te ly dia gnose d by th e
s yste m .T his ca n happen if
t h e batte ry has re ce ntly been
r e p la ce d or if th e batte ry has ru n
d ow n. T he dia gnostic sys te m
e va lu ate s crit ic a le m is sio n
c o ntr o lsys te m sdurin g
n orm ald riv in g. T his ca n ta ke
s e ve ra ld ays of ro utin e driv in g.
I f th is has been done and th e
v e hic le still d oes not pass th e
i n sp ectio n, yo ur deale r ca n
p re pare th e ve hic le fo r
i n sp ectio n.