GMC CANYON 2011 User Guide

Bla ck pla te (5 ,1 )
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T a ilg ateO pen th e ta ilg a te by pull in g up on
t h e ou ts id e hand le whil e pull in g th e
t a ilg ate dow n.
O n ve hic le s wit h a lo ckin g ta ilg ate ,
u se th e ig n it io n ke y to unlo ck it .
F or m ore in fo rm atio n se e Ta ilg ate
o n page 27 .
W in do w sM an ual W in dow sUse th e win dow cra n k to op en and
c lo se each win dow .
Pow er W in d ow sPre ss or pull u p on th e fr o nt of th e
s w it c h to open or clo se th e win dow .
F or m ore in fo rm atio n se e:.
M anualW in dow s on page 21 5.
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P ow er W in dow s on page 21 6.

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1 -6 In Brie fS eat A dju stm en tM an ual S eatsT o ad ju st a manualse at:
1 . Lif t th e bar und er th e fr o nt of th e
s e at cu sh io n to unlo ck th e se at.
2 . Slid e th e se a t to th e desir e d
p osit io n an d re le ase th e bar. 3
. Try to move th e se at back and
f o rth to make su re it is lo cke d in
p la ce .
S ee Seat A dju stm en t on pa ge 33
f o r m ore in fo rm atio n .
P ow er SeatsIf ava il a ble , th e pow er se at co ntr o ls
a re on th e outb oard sid e s of th e
f r o nt se ats . T
o ad ju st th e se at:
.
M ove th e se at fo rw ard or
r e a rw ard by sli d in g th e
h oriz o nta lco ntr o lfo rw ard or
r e a rw ard .
.
R ais e or lo w er th e fr o nt or re ar
p art of th e se at cu sh io n by
m ovin g th e fr o nt or re ar of th e
h oriz o nta lco ntr o lu p or dow n.
.
R ais e or lo w er th e entir e se at
b y m ovin g th e entir e horiz o nta l
c o ntr o lu p or dow n.
.
R ais e or re clin e th e se atb ack by
m ovin g th e ve rtic a lco ntr o l.
S ee Pow er S eat A dju stm ent on
p a ge 34 and Reclin in g Seatb acks
o n page 35 fo r m ore in fo rm atio n.

Bla ck pla te (7 ,1 )
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P ow er Lum barIf ava ila ble , pre ss and hold th e
f r o nt or re ar of th e co ntr o lo n th e
o utb oard sid e of th e se at to
i n cre ase or decre ase lu m bar
s u pport. R ele a se th e co ntr o lw hen
t h e le ve lo f su pp ort is re ach ed.
S ee Lum bar A dju stm ent on
p age 34 fo r m ore in fo rm atio n.
H eate d Sea tsIf ava il a ble , th e sw it c h es are on th e
o utb oard sid e s of th e fr o nt se ats . To
o pera te , th e ig n it io n must be on..
P re ss th e to p of th e sw it c h fo r
t h e hig h se ttin g.
.
P re ss th e botto m of th e sw it c h
f o r th e lo w se ttin g.
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P ut th e sw it c h in th e ce n te r
p osit io n to tu rn th is fe atu re off.
S ee Heate d Fro nt S eats on
p age 38 fo r m ore in fo rm atio n.
H ea d Restr a in t
A dju stm en tD o not driv e until th e head re str a in ts
f o r all o ccu pants are in sta lle d an d
a dju ste d pro perly .
T o ach ie ve a co m fo rta ble se atin g
p osit io n, ch ange th e se atb ack
r e cli n e angle as lit t le as nece ssa ry
w hile ke epin g th e se at and th e
h ead re str a in t heig ht in th e pro pe r
p osit io n.
F or m ore in fo rm atio n se e Head
R estr a in ts on page 32 and Seat
A dju stm ent on page 33 .

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1 -8 In Brie fS afe ty Belt sR efe r to th e fo ll o w in g se ctio ns fo r
i m porta n t in fo rm atio n on how to use
s a fe ty belt s pro perly ..
S afe ty Belt s on pag e 31 2.
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H ow to W ear S afe ty Belt s
P ro pe rly on pag e 31 5.
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L ap-S hou ld er B elt on page 32 1.
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L ow er A nch ors and Te th ers fo r
C hild re n (L A T C H Sys te m )on
p age 35 0.
S en sin g Syste m fo r
P assen ger A ir b agT he pass e nge r se nsin g syste m ,
i f equip ped, w ill tu rn off th e rig h t
f r o nt passe n ger fr o nta la ir b ag und er
c e rta in co ndit io n s. T he driv e r
a ir b ags are not affe cte d by th is .
I f th e ve hic le ha s on e of th e
p asse nge r air b ag sta tu s in dic a to rs
p ic tu re d in th e fo llo w in g ill u str a tio n s,
t h en th e ve hic le has a passe nge r
s e nsin g syste m .
T he pass e nge r air b ag sta tu s
i n dic a to r w il l b e vis ib le on th e
i n str u m ent pan elw hen th e ve hic le
i s sta rte d.
U nit e d Sta te s
C an ad a an d Mexic o
S ee Passe nger S ensin g Syste m on
p a ge 33 4 fo r im porta nt in fo rm atio n.

Bla ck pla te (9 ,1 )
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M ir ro r A dju stm en tE xte rio r M ir r o rsV ehic le s wit h pow er outs id e mir ro rs
h ave co ntr o ls lo ca te d on th e
d riv e r doo r.
1 . Move th e se le cto r sw it c h to th e
L (le ft) or R (rig ht) to ch oose th e
d riv e r or pa sse ng er m ir ro r.
2 . Pre ss one of th e fo ur arr o w s
l o ca te d on th e co ntr o lp ad to
m ove th e mir r o r to th e desir e d
d ir e ctio n. 3
. Retu rn th e se le cto r sw it c h to th e
c e nte r posit io n once th e mir r o rs
a re adju ste d .
S ee Pow er M ir ro rs on pag e 21 3 .
V ehic le s wit h manualo uts id e
m ir ro rs ca n be adju ste d by pre ssin g
t h e mir ro r up an d dow n and le ft and
r ig ht so th at yo u ca n se e acle ar
v ie w beh in d yo u.
M anually fo ld th e mir ro rs in w ard
t o pre ve nt dam ag e whe n go in g
t h ro ugh an auto m atic ca r w ash . To
f o ld , push th e mir ro r to w ard th e
v e hic le . P ush th e mir ro r outw ard , to
r e tu rn to it s orig in alp o sit io n .
S ee Man ualM ir r o rs on page 21 2 .
In te rio r M ir ro rO n ve hic le s wit h a manualin sid e
r e a rv ie w mir ro r, th e mir ro r ca n be
a dju ste d by hold in g it in th e ce nte r
t o move it fo r a cle ar vie w behin d
y o u . To avo id gla re fr o m th e
h eadla m ps behin d yo u, push th e
t a b fo rw ard fo r daytim e use and
p ull it fo r nig httim euse .
S ee ManualR earv ie w Mir ro r on
p age 21 3.
T he auto m atic dim min g in sid e
r e a rv ie w mir ro r w ill a uto m atic a ll y
r e d uce th e gla re of lig hts fr o m
b ehin d th e ve hic le .
S ee Auto m atic Dim m in g Rearv ie w
M ir ro r on page 21 4 .

Bla ck pla te (1 0,1 )
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1 -1 0 In Brie fS te erin g W heel
A dju stm en tT he ste erin g whee la dju stm en t le ve r
i s lo ca te d on th e le ft sid e of th e
s te erin g wheel. T
o adju st:
1 . Hold th e ste erin g wheela nd pu ll
t h e le ve r to w ard yo u.
2 . Move th e ste erin g whee lu p
o r dow n.
3 . Rele ase th e le ve r to lo ck th e
w heelin pla ce .
D o not adju st th e ste erin g whee l
w hile driv in g.
In te rio r Lig htin gD om eLam ps
T he dom e la m ps co m e on when any
d o or is opened.
T o manually tu rn on th e dom e
l a m ps, tu rn th e th um bw heel, lo ca te d
n e xt 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 hic le is equip ped
w it h Blu eto oth . In th is posit io n, th e
l a m ps re m ain on wheth er a door is
o p ene 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 a ch 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..
S ee D om e Lam p Ove rrid e in
D om e Lam ps on page 66 .
.
In str u m ent P anelIll u m in atio n
C ontr o lo n page 65 .
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E xit Lig htin g on page 66 .

Bla ck pla te (1 1 ,1 )
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E xte rio r Lig htin gO
: 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 UTO : Auto m atic op era tio n of th e
h eadla m ps and oth e r exte rio r la m ps
a t norm alb rig htn ess. ;
:Manualo pera tio n of th e park in g
l a m ps an d oth er exte rio r la m ps.
2 : Man ualo pera tio n of th e
h eadla m ps an d oth er exte rio r
l a m ps.
F or m ore in fo rm atio n, se e:
.
E xte rio r Lam p Contr o ls on
p age 61 .
.
D aytim e Runnin g Lam ps (D R L)
o n pag e 62 .
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A uto m atic Head la m p Syste m on
p age 63 .
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F og Lam ps on page 64 .
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E xte rio r C arg o Lam ps on
p age 65 .
W in dsh ie ld W ip er/W ash er8 :Sin gle wip e, m ove th e band to
a nd th en re le ase it . S eve ra lw ip e s,
h old th e band on lo nger.
N :For a dela ye d wip in g cycle .
T urn th e band up fo r m ore fr e que nt
w ip es or dow n fo r le ss fr e quent
w ip es.

Bla ck pla te (1 2,1 )
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1 -1 2 In Brie f6 :Slo w wip e s, tu rn th e band
t o th e fir s t so lid posit io n past th e
d e la y se ttin g s.
1 :Fast w ip es, tu rn th e band to
t h e se co nd so lid po sit io n past th e
d ela y se ttin g s.
9 : Turn s th e wip e rs off .
W in dsh ie ld W ash er: Push th e
p addle on to p of th e mult if u nctio n
l e ve r to sp ra y wash e r flu id on th e
w in dsh ie ld .
S ee W in dsh ie ld W ip e r/W ash e r on
p age 52 .
C lim ate Contr o lsA . Te m pera tu re Contr o l
B . Fan Con tr o l
C . Air D eliv e ry M ode Contr o l D
. Air C ondit io nin g
E . Air R ecir c u la tio n
S ee Clim ate Contr o lS yste m son
p a ge 81 .

Bla ck pla te (1 3,1 )
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F o ur-W hee l D riv eF our-w hee ld riv e se nd s engin e
p ow er to all fo ur w heels fo r extr a
t r a ctio n.T he tr a nsfe r ca se butto ns are
l o ca te d to th e rig ht of th e ste erin g
w heelo n th e in str u m ent panel. U
se th ese bu tto ns to sh if t in to an d
o ut of fo ur- w he eld riv e .
2
m( T w o-W heel H ig h ): Use fo r
d riv in g in most str e e t and hig h w ay
s it u atio n s.
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W ARNIN G
Shif t in g th e tr a nsfe r ca se to
N (N eutr a l) ca n ca use th e ve hic le
t o ro ll e ve n if th e tr a n sm is sio n is
i n P (P ark ). Y ou or so m eon e els e
c o uld be se rio usly in ju re d . B e
s u re to se t th e park in g bra ke
b efo re pla cin g th e tr a n sfe r ca se
i n N (N eutr a l) . S ee Park in g Bra ke
o n pag e 94 7 . N
(N eu tr a l) : Use th e N (N eutr a l)
p osit io n only when to w in g th e
v e h ic le . S ee Recre atio nalV ehic le
T o w in g on page 109 4.
4
m( F o ur-W heel H ig h): Use whe n
e xtr a tr a ctio n is needed in most
o ff - ro ad sit u atio ns.
4n( F o ur-W heel L ow ): Use th is
p osit io n to deliv e r extr a to rq ue to
a ll fo ur w heels . U se d fo r extr e m e
o ff  ro ad co ndit io ns. S ee Four-W heel
D riv e on page 94 2.

Bla ck pla te (1 4,1 )
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1 -1 4 In Brie fV eh ic le Featu re sR ad io (s )
R ad io wit h CD (M P3/W MA)
P W R: Pre ss to tu rn th e syste m on
a nd off.
qV O L
r: Turn to in cre ase or
d e cre ase th e vo lu m e. B
AND : Pre ss to sw it c h betw ee n
F M 1, F M 2, A M ,or X M 1 or X M 2
( if equip pe d). T he se le ctio n
d is p la ys.
qT U NE
r: Turn to se le ct ra dio
s ta tio ns.
qS EEK
r: Pre ss to go to th e
p re vio us or to th e next sta tio n and
s ta y th ere .
F or m ore in fo rm atio n about th ese
a n d oth er ra dio fe atu re s, se e
I n tr o ductio n on page 71 .
S ettin g Pre set S ta tio nsR adio sta tio ns are sto re d as
p re se ts .
F or ve hic le s wit h an XM ra dio , a
m axim um of 30 sta tio ns ca n be
s to re d as pre se ts usin g th e
s ix nu m bere d push butto ns.
I f th e ra dio does not have XM ,up to
1 8 sta tio ns (s ix FM 1, six FM 2, and
s ix AM ), ca n be pro gra m med on th e
s ix nu m bere d butto ns.
S ee S ettin g Pre se t S ta tio ns under
O pera tio n on page 73 .