GMC CANYON 2011 Owner's Manual

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In str u m en ts an d Contr o ls 5-2 7
F u el S yste m Messag esF U EL CAPThis m essa ge dis p la ys if th e
v e hic le 's fu elca p is eit h er off or
l o ose . P ull o ve r as so on as possib le
a nd ch eck to se e if th e fu elca p is
s e cu re . Y ou may als o se e th e ch eck
e ngin e li g h t on th e in str u m ent pan el
c lu ste r. If th e ch e ck engin e lig ht
d oes co m e on whe n th e fu elca p
w as lo ose , it m ay ta ke a fe w driv in g
t r ip s befo re th e li g ht tu rn s off . S ee
M alf u nctio n In dic a to r Lam p on
p age 51 4 fo r m ore in fo rm atio n
i f th e lig ht still re m ain s on. P re ss
a nd re le ase th e re se t ste m to
a ckn o w le dge th e mess a ge and
c le a r it fr o m th e dis p la y.
L O W FU ELThis m essa ge dis p la ys if th e le ve lo f
f u elin th e ve hic le is lo w .A ls o ch e ck
t h e fu elg a uge . S ee FuelG auge on
p age 51 0 fo r m ore in fo rm atio n.
R efil l th e fu elta n k as so on as
p ossib le .L am p Messag esT U RN SIG NALThis m essa ge dis p la ys when th e
t u rn sig n alis on fo r abou t 1.2 km
( 0 .7 5 m ile s) of tr a ve l. P re ss
a nd re le ase th e re se t ste m to
a ck n ow le d ge th e mess a ge an d
c le ar it fr o m th e dis p la y.
R id e Contr o lS yste m
M es sag esS ER VIC E STA B (S ta b ili t y ) S YS
( S yste m )This m essa ge dis p la ys if th ere is a
p ro ble m wit h th e Sta biliT ra k sys te m .
H ave yo ur ve hic le se rv ic e d by yo ur
d eale r. S ee Sta biliT ra k
®S ys te m on
p age 95 0 fo r m ore in fo rm atio n.
S TA B (S ta b ilit y ) S YS
( S yste m )O FFT his m essa ge dis p la ys when th e
S ta biliT ra k syste m is tu rn ed off . S ee
S ta biliT ra k
®S ys te m on page 95 0
f o r m ore in fo rm atio n.

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5 -2 8 In str u m en ts an d Contr o lsT R A C (T ra ctio n) O FFT his m essa ge dis p la ys when th e
T ra ctio n Contr o lS ys te m (T C S)
i s tu rn ed off by pre ssin g th e
S ta biliT ra k butto n. S ee Sta bili T ra k
®
S yste m on pa ge 95 0 fo r m ore
i n fo rm atio n.T R A CTIO N FA ULTT his m essa ge will d is p la y if th ere is
a pro ble m wit h th e TC S.H ave yo ur
v e hic le se rv ic e d by yo u r de ale r.
S ee Sta biliT ra k
®S ys te m on
p age 95 0 fo r m ore in fo rm atio n.
P re ss an d re le a se th e re se t ste m
t o ackn ow le d ge th e messa ge and
c le a r it fr o m th e dis p la y.
S erv ic e Veh ic le Messag esS ER V (S erv ic e) V E H (V eh ic le )T his m essa ge dis p la ys if yo ur
v e hic le need s se rv ic e . H ave yo ur
v e hic le se rv ic e d by yo u r de ale r as
s o on as po ssib le .
T ir e Messag esL O W TIR EThis m essa g e dis p la ys if a lo w tir e
p re ssu re is dete cte d in any of th e
v e hic le 's tir e s. P re ss and re le ase
t h e re se t ste m to ackn ow le d ge th e
m essa ge and cle a r it fr o m th e
d is p la y. T he messa ge app ears at
e ach ig nit io n cycle until th e tir e s
a re in fla te d to th e co rre ct in fla tio n
p re ssu re . S ee Tir e s on pag e 10 5 0
a nd Tir e Pre ssu re on pag e 10 5 6 fo r
m ore in fo rm atio n on tir e s and th e
c o rre ct in fla tio n pre ssu re s.S ER V (S erv ic e ) TP M
( T ir e Pre ssu re Monit o r)T his m essa g e dis p la ys if a part on
t h e Tir e Pre ssu re Monit o r S ys te m
( T P M S)is not w ork in g pro perly .
T he tir e pre ssu re lig ht als o fla sh e s
a nd th en re m ain s on durin g th e
s a m e ig nit io n cycle . S ee Tir e
P re ss u re Lig ht on pag e 51 9. S
eve ra lco ndit io ns m ay ca use th is
m essa ge to appear. S ee Tir e
P re ss u re Monit o r O pera tio n on
p a ge 10 6 0 fo r m ore in fo rm atio n.
I f th e warn in g co m es on and sta ys
o n , th ere may be apro ble m wit h th e
T P M S.S ee yo ur deale r.
T ra n sm is s io n Mess ag esS ER V (S erv ic e) 4W D
( F our-W hee l D riv e)T his m essa ge dis p la ys when th ere
i s a pro ble m wit h th e tr a nsfe r ca se
c o ntr o lsys te m .C heck th e tr a nsfe r
c a se on yo ur ve hic le and have
i t se rv ic e d by yo ur deale r. S ee
F our-W heelD riv e on page 94 2 fo r
m ore in fo rm atio n about th e tr a nsfe r
c a se . P re ss and re le ase th e re se t
s te m to ackn ow le dge th e mess a ge
a n d cle ar it fr o m th e dis p la y.

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L ig htin g 6-1
L ig htin gE xte rio r Lig htin gE xte rio r Lam p Contr o ls ... . ... . 6-1
E xte rio r Lam ps Off
R em in der .. .. .. . ... ... ... .. .. 6-2
H eadla m p Hig h/L ow -B eam
C hange r .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. 6-2
F la sh -to -P ass ... . . .... .... .... 6-2
D aytim e Run nin g
L am ps (D RL) .. .. .. ... .. ... .. 6-2
A uto m atic Head la m p
S yste m .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6-3
H aza rd W arn in g Fla sh ers .... .6-3
T urn an d Lane -C ha nge
S ig nals ... . ... .... ... ....... . 6-4
F og Lam ps ... .. ... .... .... .. . . 6-4
E xte rio r C arg o Lam ps ... . .... . 6-5In te rio r Lig htin gIn str u m en t P anelIllu m in atio n
C ontr o l.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6-5
D om e Lam ps .... .. .. ... .. .. .. 6-6L ig htin g Featu re sE xit Lig h tin g .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. 6-6
B atte ry Lo ad Mana g em ent .... 6-6
B atte ry Pow er P ro te ctio n ... . .. 6-7
E xte rio r Lig htin gE xte rio r Lam p Con tr o lsT he exte rio r la m p co n tr o lis lo ca te d
o n th e in str u m en t pane lo n th e le ft
s id e of th e ste erin g wheel.O
( E xte rio r Lam ps): Turn th e
k n ob, lo ca te d to th e rig ht of th is
s ym bo l, to ch o ose one of th e
f o ur exte rio r la m p po sit io n s.
O
(O ff): Turn s off all e xte rio r la m ps
i n clu din g th e Daytim e Runnin g
L am ps (D RL). A
U TO : Turn s th e headla m ps on
a u to m atic a lly at norm alb rig htn ess,
t o geth er w it h th e fo llo w in g:
.
S id em ark e r Lam ps
.
Ta ill a m ps
.
P ark in g Lam ps
.
In str u m ent P anelL ig hts
S ee Auto m atic Headla m p Syste m
o n page 63 fo r m ore in fo rm atio n.
;
(P ark in g Lam ps): Turn s on th e
p ark in g la m ps, to geth er w it h th e
f o llo w in g:
.
S id em ark e r Lam ps
.
Ta ill a m ps
.
Lic e nse Pla te Lam ps
.
In str u m ent P anelL ig hts
2
( H ead la m ps): Turn s on th e
h eadla m ps, to geth er w it h th e
p re vio usly lis te d la m ps and lig hts .

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6 -2 Lig htin gE xte rio r Lam ps Off
R em in derIf a do or is op en, a re m in der ch im e
s o unds whe n th e hea dla m ps or
p ark in g la m ps are man ually tu rn ed
o n and th e ke y is ou t of th e ig nit io n.
T o tu rn off th e ch im e, tu rn th e
h eadla m p sw it c h to off and th en
b ack on. In th e au to m atic m ode,
t h e head la m ps tu rn off once th e
i g nit io n is in LO CK/O FF.
F or ve h ic le s fir s t so ld in Canada,
i f th e park in g la m ps are tu rn ed on
m anua ll y , th e Daytim e Runnin g
L am ps (D R L) w ill sta y on.H ead la m p Hig h/
L ow -B eam Chan ger
2 3
Head la m p Hig h/L ow Beam
C han ger: Push th e tu rn sig nal/
m ult if u nctio n le ve r aw ay fr o m yo u to
t u rn th e hig h be am son .
P ull th e le ve r to w ard s yo u to re tu rn
t o lo w beam s.
T his in dic a to r lig ht tu rn s on in th e
i n str u m ent pan elclu ste r w he n th e
h ig h beam headla m ps are on.F la sh -to -P assT his fe atu re le ts yo u use th e
h ig h-b eam hea dla m ps to sig na l
a driv e r in fr o n t of yo u th at yo u
w ant to pass. It w ork s eve n if th e
h eadla m ps are in th e au to m atic
p osit io n.
T o use it , pull th e tu rn sig n alle ve r
t o w ard yo u, th en re le ase it .
I f th e head la m ps are in th e
a uto m atic posit io n or on lo w beam ,
t h e hig h-b e am head la m ps will
t u rn on. T hey will sta y on as lo n g
a s th e le ve r is held to w ard yo u . T
he hig h-b eam in dic a to r on th e
i n str u m ent panelclu ste r w ill co m e
o n . R ele ase th e le ve r to re tu rn to
n o rm alo pera tio n.
D aytim eRunnin g
L am ps (D R L)D aytim e Runnin g Lam ps (D RL) ca n
m ake it easie r fo r oth ers to se e th e
f r o nt of yo ur ve hic le durin g th e day.
F ully fu nctio nald aytim e ru nnin g
l a m ps are re quir e d on all ve hic le s
f ir s t so ld in Canada.
T he DRL sy ste m wil l co m e on when
t h e fo llo w in g co ndit io ns are met:.
T he ig nit io n is on.
.
T he exte rio r la m ps co ntr o lis
i n AU TO .
.
The tr a nsm is sio n is not in
P (P ark ) if yo u have an
a uto m atic tr a nsm is sio n.
.
T he lig ht se nso r dete rm in es it is
d aytim e.

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L ig htin g 6-3
W hen th e DRL are on , only th e
p ark in g la m ps or re du ce d in te nsit y
l o w be am hea dla m ps wil l b e on.
T he ta illa m ps, sid em ark e rs , and
o th er la m ps will n ot be on. T he
i n str u m en t pan elw il l n ot be lit up
e it h e r.
W hen it be gin s to get dark , th e
h ead la m ps will a uto m atic a ll y sw it c h
f r o m DRL to th e re gula r head la m ps.
T he re gu la r he ad la m p syste m
s h ould be tu rn ed on when needed.A uto m atic Head la m p
S yste mW hen it is dark eno ugh outs id e, th e
a uto m atic hea dla m p syste m will tu rn
o n afte r th e tr a nsm is sio n has been
s h if te d fr o m P(P ark ) to D (D riv e ).
T he headla m ps, ta il la m ps,
s id e m ark e r, pa rk in g la m ps, ro of
m ark e r la m ps, and th e in str u m ent
p ane llig h ts tu rn on at norm al
b rig htn ess. T he ra dio lig hts will
b eco m e dim mer w hen th e
h ead li g hts are off co m pare d to
w hen th e head li g hts are on . T
he ve hic le ha s a lig ht se nso r
l o ca te d on th e to p of th e in str u m ent
p anel. D o no t co ve r th e se nso r,
o r th e syste m will b e on when eve r
t h e ig nit io n is on.
T he sys te m ca n tu rn on th e
h eadla m ps when driv in g in a
p ark in g ga ra g e, th ro ug h a tu n nelo r
w hen th ere is ove rc a st w eath er.
T his is no rm al.
T here is a dela y in th e tr a nsit io n
b etw een th e daytim e and nig httim e
o pera tio n of th e Daytim e Runnin g
L am ps (D RL) and th e au to m atic
h eadla m p syste m so th at driv in g
u nder brid ge s or brig ht ove rh e ad
s tr e et li g h ts doe s no t affe ct th e
s ys te m .T he DRL and auto m atic
h eadla m p syste m wil l o nly be
a ffe cte d when th e lig ht se n so r
d ete cts a ch a nge in li g h tin g la stin g
l o nger th an th e de la y.
I f th e ve h ic le is sta rte d in ada rk
g ara ge, th e auto m atic head la m p
s ys te m will co m e on im m ed ia te ly . O
nce th e ve hic le le ave s th e gara ge,
i t w ill ta ke about 1 m in ute fo r th e
a uto m atic headla m p syste m to
c h a nge to DRL if it is lig ht outs id e.
D urin g th at dela y, th e in str u m ent
p anelclu ste r m ay not be as brig ht
a s usu al. M ake su re th e in str u m ent
p anelb rig htn ess co ntr o lis in th e
f u ll b rig ht posit io n. S ee In str u m ent
P anelIllu m in atio n Contr o lo n
p age 65 .
H aza rd W arn in g Fla sh ers
|
( H aza rd W arn in g Fla sh er):
P re ss th is butto n lo ca te d on th e
i n str u m ent panel, to make th e fr o n t
a n d re ar tu rn sig nalla m ps fla sh on
a n d off. T his warn s oth ers th at yo u
a re havin g tr o uble .
P re ss
|
a gain to tu rn th e
f la sh ers off .
T he tu rn sig nals do not w ork while
t h e haza rd warn in g fla sh ers are on.

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6 -4 Lig htin gTu rn an d Lan e-C han ge
S ig nalsM ove th e le ve r all th e way up or
d ow n to sig n ala tu rn .
R ais e or lo w er th e le ve r until th e
a rro w sta rts to fla sh to sig nala la ne
c h ange. H old it th ere un til th e la ne
c h ange is co m ple te .
T he le ve r re tu rn s to it s sta rtin g
p osit io n when it is re le ase d. I
f afte r sig n alin g atu rn or a la ne
c h ange th e arro w s fla sh ra pid ly or
d o not co m e on, a sig n alb u lb may
b e burn ed out.
H ave th e bulb s re pla ce d. If th e
b ulb is not burn ed out, ch eck th e
f u se . F or bulb re pla ce m ent, se e
T a ill a m ps, Tu rn Sig nal, S to pla m ps,
a nd Back-U p Lam ps on pa ge 10 3 9.
F or a blo w n fu se or cir c u it bre a ke r,
s e e Fuse s and Cir c u it B re ake rs on
p age 10 4 3.
T u rn Sig nal O n Chim e
I f a tu rn sig nalis le ft on fo r m ore
t h an 1.2 km (3 /4 of a mil e ), a ch im e
w il l so und at each fla sh of th e tu rn
s ig nala nd th e messa ge TU RN
S IG NAL will a ls o appe ar in th e DIC .
T o tu rn th e ch im e and messa g e off ,
m ove th e tu rn sig na lle ve r to th e off
p osit io n.
S ee T U RN SIG NAL un der La m p
M essa ges on pa ge 52 7 fo r m ore
i n fo rm atio n.
F o g Lam psT he fo g la m p butto n is lo ca te d nea r
t h e exte rio r la m ps co ntr o l.#
: For ve hic le s wit h fo g la m ps,
p re ss to tu rn th e fo g la m ps on or off .
A n in dic a to r lig ht w ill tu rn on in th e
b u tto n when th e fo g la m ps are on.
T he park in g la m ps or lo w b eam
h e adla m ps m ust be on fo r th e fo g
l a m ps to work . T he fo g la m ps will
g o off w heneve r th e hig h-b eam
h e adla m ps co m e on. W hen th e hig h
b e am sgo off , th e fo g la m ps co m e
o n again .
S om e lo ca lit ie s have la w s th at
r e quir e th e headla m ps to be on
a lo n g wit h th e fo g la m ps.

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L ig htin g 6-5
E xte rio r C arg o Lam psT he ca rg o la m ps (if equip ped) ca n
b e use d if m ore li g h t is nee ded in
t h e ca rg o are a of th e ve hic le or in
t h e to p-b ox sto ra g e un it s .T his butto n is lo ca te d on th e driv e r
s id e of th e in str u m en t paneln ear
t h e exte rio r la m p co ntr o l. P
re ss to tu rn th e ca rg o la m ps on
a nd off.
T he dom e la m ps m ust be on fo r th e
c a rg o la m ps to co m e on. S ee Dom e
L am ps on page 66 .
I f th e ve h ic le is equip p ed wit h
B lu eto oth
®, tu rn in g th e in str u m ent
p anelil lu m in atio n co n tr o l
t h um bw hee la ll th e way up will
t u rn on th e ca rg o la m ps.
In te rio r Lig htin gIn str u m en t P an el
I llu m in atio n Contr o l
D
( In str u m en t P an el L ig hts ):
T urn th e th um bw heelu p or dow n to
b rig hte n or dim th e in str u m ent pan el
l ig hts and th e ra dio dis p la y. T he
i n str u m ent panelli g hts , clu ste r, and
r a d io dis p la y do not dim to co m ple te
d ark n ess . T urn in g th e th um bw he el
a ll th e way up will tu rn on th e dom e
l a m ps and may als o tu rn on th e
c a rg o la m p, if th e ve hic le is
e quip ped wit h Blu eto oth .
T he in str u m ent pan elli g ht
b rig htn ess co ntr o lw ill o nly work if
t h e headla m ps or park in g la m ps are
o n. S ee Exte rio r Lam p Contr o ls on
p age 61 .

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6 -6 Lig htin gD om eLam psT he dom e la m ps co m e on when any
d oor is op ene d.
T o manua ll y tu rn on th e dom e
l a m ps, tu rn th e th um bw heel, lo ca te d
n ext to th e exte rio r la m ps co ntr o l, all
t h e way up. T he ca rg o la m ps m ay
c o m e on, if th e ve h ic le is equip ped
w it h Blu eto o th . In th is posit io n, th e
l a m ps re m ain on wheth e r a door is
o pene d or clo se d . R
ead in g Lam ps
P re ss th e le ns on th e la m ps to tu rn
e ach re adin g la m p on or off .
T hese la m ps will n ot co m e on wit h
t h e dom e la m ps.
D om eLam p Ove rrid e
T he dom e la m p ove rrid e butt o n is
l o ca te d belo w th e exte rio r la m ps
c o ntr o l.
E
( D om eLam p Overrid e): Pre ss
t h is butt o n in to make th e do m e
l a m ps re m ain off w he n th e doors
a re open. To re tu rn th e la m ps to
a uto m atic opera tio n , pre ss
E
a g ain
a nd re tu rn it to th e out posit io n.
L ig htin g Featu re sE xit Lig htin gT he in te rio r la m ps will co m e on
w hen th e ke y is re m ove d fr o m th e
i g nit io n. T he la m ps will n ot co m e
o n if th e dom e ove rr id e butto n is
p re ss e d in .B atte ry Load
M an ag em en tT he ve hic le has Ele ctr ic Pow er
M anagem ent (E PM )th at estim ate s
t h e batte ry 's te m pera tu re and sta te
o f ch arg e. It th en adju sts th e vo lt a g e
f o r best perfo rm ance and exte nded
l if e of th e batte ry .

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L ig htin g 6-7
W hen th e batte ry 's sta te of ch arg e
i s lo w ,th e vo lt a g e is ra is e d slig htly
t o qu ic kly brin g th e ch arg e back up .
W hen th e sta te of ch a rg e is hig h,
t h e vo lt a ge is lo w ere d slig htly to
p re ve nt ove rc h arg in g . If th e ve hic le
h as a vo lt m ete r gaug e or a vo lt a ge
d is p la y on th e Driv e r In fo rm atio n
C ente r (D IC ), yo u may se e th e
v o lt a g e move up or dow n. T his is
n orm al. If th e re is a pro ble m ,an
a le rt w ill b e dis p la ye d.
T he batte ry ca n be dis ch arg ed at
i d le if th e ele ctr ic a llo ads are ve ry
h ig h. T his is tr u e fo r all ve hic le s.
T his is beca use th e ge n era to r
( a lt e rn ato r) m ay no t be sp in nin g fa st
e nou gh at id le to pro du ce all th e
p ow er th at is nee ded fo r ve ry hig h
e le ctr ic a llo ad s. A
hig h ele ctr ic a llo a d occu rs when
s e ve ra lo f th e fo llo w in g are on , su ch
a s: hea dla m ps, hig h bea m s, fo g
l a m ps, re ar w in do w de fo gg er,
c li m ate co n tr o lfa n at hig h sp ee d,
h eate d se a ts , eng in e co o li n g fa ns,
t r a il e r lo a ds, and lo ad s plu gge d in to
a cc e sso ry pow er outle ts .
E PM work s to pre ve nt exc e ssiv e
d is ch arg e of th e batte ry . It does th is
b y bala n cin g th e ge nera to r's outp ut
a nd th e ve hic le 's ele ctr ic a ln eed s.
I t ca n in cre ase engin e id le sp e ed to
g enera te more pow er, w hene ve r
n eeded. It ca n te m po ra rily re du ce
t h e pow er de m ands of so m e
a cc e sso rie s. N
orm all y , th ese actio ns occu r in
s te ps or le ve ls , w it h out bein g
n otic e able . In ra re ca se s at th e
h ig hest le ve ls of co rr e ctiv e actio n,
t h is actio n may be notic e able to th e
d riv e r. If so , a Driv e r In fo rm atio n
C ente r (D IC )m essa ge mig ht be
d is p la ye d, su ch as BAT TE R Y
S AV E R AC TIV E,B AT T E R Y
V O LT A G E LO W ,or LO W BAT TE R Y.
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