GMC CANYON 2011 Owner's Manual

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W ARNIN G
Shif tin g in to adriv e gear w hil e th e
e ngin e is ru nn in g at hig h sp eed is
d ange ro us. U nle ss yo ur fo ot is
f ir m ly on th e bra ke pedal, th e
v e hic le co uld move ve ry ra pid ly .
Y ou co u ld lo se co ntr o la n d hit
p eople or ob je cts . D o not sh if t
i n to adriv e gea r w hile th e engin e
i s ru n nin g at hig h sp e ed.
N otic e: Shif tin g out of P (P ark )
o r N (N eu tr a l) w it h th e en gin e
r u nnin g at hig h sp eed may
d am ag e th e tr a n sm is sio n.T he
r e p air s would not be co vere d by
t h e veh ic le warra n ty . B e su re th e
e n gin e is not ru nnin g at hig h
s p eed when sh if t in g th e veh ic le . D
(D riv e ): This po sit io n is fo r
n orm ald riv in g. It pro vid e s th e be st
f u ele co no m y. If yo u nee d more
p ow er fo r passin g, and yo u are :
.
G oin g le ss th an abo ut 55 km /h
( 3 5 m ph), push th e acce le ra to r
p eda la b out ha lf w ay dow n.
.
G oin g abou t 55 km /h (3 5 m ph ) or
m ore , pu sh th e acce le ra to r all
t h e way do w n.
T he tr a nsm is sio n will sh if t dow n
t o th e ne xt ge ar an d th e ve hic le
w il l h ave more po w er.
D ow nsh if tin g th e tr a nsm is s io n in
s li p pery ro ad co nd it io ns co uld re su lt
i n skid din g, se e S kid d in g  un der
L oss of C ontr o lo n page 96 . 3
(T hir d ): This posit io n is als o
u se d fo r norm ald riv in g. H ow eve r, it
r e d uce s ve hic le sp eed more th a n
D (D riv e ) w it h out usin g th e bra ke s.
Y ou mig ht ch oose 3(T hir d ) in ste ad
o f D (D riv e ) w hen driv in g on hilly ,
w in din g ro ads, or w hen to w in g a
t r a ile r, so th ere is le ss sh if tin g
b etw een gears and when goin g
d ow n a ste ep hill.
2 (S eco n d): This posit io n re du ce s
v e h ic le sp eed eve n more th an
3 (T hir d ) w it h out usin g th e bra ke s.
Y ou ca n use 2(S eco nd) to help
c o n tr o lve hic le sp eed on ste ep
m ounta in ro ads, but th en yo u wou ld
a ls o want to use th e bra ke s off
a nd on.

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9 -4 0 Driv in g an d Opera tin g1 (F ir s t): This posit io n re duce s
v e hic le sp ee d eve n more
t h an 2(S eco nd) w it h o ut usin g
t h e bra ke s. Y ou ca n use it on ve ry
s te ep hil ls , or in dee p sn ow or m ud.
I f th e sh if t le ve r is put in 1(F ir s t)
w hile th e ve h ic le is m ovin g fo rw ard ,
t h e tr a nsm is s io n will n o t sh if t in to
f ir s t gea r un til th e ve hic le is goin g
s lo w ly enou gh.
N otic e : Spin nin g th e tir e s
o r hold in g th e ve h ic le in
o ne pla c e on ahill u sin g only
t h e accele ra to r ped al m ay
d am ag e th e tr a n sm is s io n.
T he re p air w ill n ot be co vere d by
t h e veh ic le warra n ty . If yo u are
s tu ck , d o not sp in th e tir e s. W hen
s to ppin g on ahill , u se th e bra kes
t o hold th e ve h ic le in pla ce.
M an ual Tra n sm is sio nT his is yo ur sh if t patte rn .
H ere is how to ope ra te th e manua l
t r a nsm is sio n :
1 (F ir s t): Pre ss th e clu tc h peda l
a nd sh if t in to 1(F ir s t) . T he n,
s lo w ly le t up on th e clu tc h pedal
a s yo u slo w ly pre ss dow n on th e
a cc e le ra to r pe dal. Y
ou ca n sh if t in to 1(F ir s t) w hen
y o u are goin g le ss th an 30 km /h
( 2 0 m ph). If yo u have co m e to a
c o m ple te sto p and it is hard to sh if t
i n to 1(F ir s t) , put th e sh if t le ve r in
N eutr a la nd le t up on th e clu tc h .
T hen pre ss th e clu tc h pedalb ack
d o w n and sh if t in to 1(F ir s t) .
2 (S eco n d): Pre ss th e clu tc h pedal
a s yo u le t up on th e acce le ra to r
p e dala nd sh if t in to 2(S eco nd).
T hen, slo w ly le t up on th e clu tc h
p e dala s yo u pre ss th e acce le ra to r
p e dal.
3 (T h ir d ), 4 (F o urth ) an d 5(F if th ):
S hif t in to 3(T hir d ), 4 (F ourth )
a n d 5(F if th ) th e sa m e way yo u
d o fo r 2 (S eco nd). S lo w ly le t up on
t h e clu tc h pedala s yo u pre ss th e
a cce le ra to r pedal.
T o sto p, le t up on th e acc e le ra to r
p e dala nd pre ss th e bra ke pedal.
J u st befo re th e ve hic le sto ps,
p re ss th e clu tc h pedala nd th e
b ra ke pedal, and sh if t to Neutr a l.

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D riv in g an d Opera tin g 9-4 1
N eu tr a l: Use th is posit io n when
y o u sta rt or id le th e en gin e.
R (R eve rs e): To ba ck up, pre ss th e
c lu tc h ped al. A fte r th e ve hic le sto ps,
s h if t in to R (R eve rs e ). S lo w ly le t up
o n th e clu tc h pe dala s yo u pre ss
t h e acce le ra to r ped al. If it is hard
t o sh if t, le t th e sh if t le ve r re tu rn to
N eutr a la nd re le ase th e clu tc h
p eda l. T hen pre ss th e clu tc h again
a nd sh if t in to R (R eve rs e ). D o no t
a tte m pt to sh if t in to 5(F if th ) prio r
t o sh if tin g in to R (R eve rs e ). T he
t r a nsm is sio n has a lo ck out fe atu re
w hic h pre ve n ts a 5(F if th ) gear
t o R (R eve rs e ) ge ar sh if t.
N otic e: Shif tin g to R (R evers e)
w hile th e veh ic le is m ovin g
f o rw ard co uld dam ag e th e
t r a n sm is sio n.T he re p air s would
n ot be co ve re d by th e veh ic le
w arra n ty . S hif t to R (R evers e)
o nly afte r th e veh ic le is sto pped .
U se R (R eve rs e ), alo n g wit h th e
p ark in g bra ke , fo r pa rk in g th e
v e hic le .
U p-S hif t Lig htT his lig h t w ill sh ow yo u whe n to sh if t
t o th e ne xt hig her gear fo r best fu e l
e co nom y.
W hen th is lig ht co m es on, yo u
c a n sh if t to th e next hig h er gear if
w eath er, ro a d and tr a ffic co n dit io ns
p erm it . F or th e be st fu e le co no m y,
a cc e le ra te slo w ly and sh if t w hen th e
l i g ht co m es on.
W hile yo u acce le ra te , it is norm al
f o r th e lig ht to go on and off if yo u
q uic k ly ch a nge th e posit io n of th e
a cc e le ra to r. Ig n ore th e sh if t lig h t
w hen yo u do w nsh if t. I
f th e ve hic le has fo ur-w heeld riv e
a n d has a manualtr a nsm is sio n ,
d is re gard th e sh if t lig ht w hen th e
t r a n sfe r ca se is in fo ur-w heello w .
Shif t S peed s
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W ARNIN G
If yo u skip agear w hen yo u
d ow nsh if t, yo u co uld lo se co ntr o l
o f th e ve hic le . Y ou co uld in ju re
y o urs e lf or oth ers . D o not sh if t
d ow n more th an one gear at a
t im e when yo u dow nsh if t.

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9 -4 2 Driv in g an d Opera tin gD riv e Syste m sFour-W heel D riv eIf th e ve hic le ha s fo u r- w heel
d riv e , yo u ca n se nd th e engin e's
d riv in g po w er to all fo urw heels
f o r extr a tr a ctio n. To ge t th e best
p erfo rm an ce out of fo ur- w he el
d riv e , yo u must be fa m ilia r w it h it s
o pera tio n. R ead th is se ctio n be fo re
u sin g fo ur-w hee ld riv e . Y ou sh ould
u se tw o-w he eld riv e hig h fo r m ost
n orm ald riv in g co n dit io n s.
N otic e : Driv in g on cle an ,d ry
p ave m en t in fo ur-w heel d riv e fo r
a n exte n ded perio d of tim ecan
c a u se pre m atu re wear on th e
v e h ic le 's pow ertr a in .D o not
d riv e on cle an ,d ry pave m en t in
F our-W hee l D riv e fo r ex te n ded
p erio ds of tim e. N
otic e: If th e veh ic le has
f o ur-w heel d riv e an d th e dif f e re n t
s iz e sp are tir e is in sta ll e d on th e
v eh ic le , d o not driv e in fo ur-w heel
d riv e until yo u can have yo u r fla t
t ir e re p air e d an d /o r re p la c ed .Y o u
c o uld dam ag e th e veh ic le , an d
t h e re p air co sts wou ld no t be
c o vere d by yo u r w arra n ty . N eve r
u se fo ur-w heel d riv e when th e
d if fe re n t siz e sp are tir e is
i n sta lle d on th e veh ic le .
N otic e: If th e veh ic le has
f o ur-w heel d riv e an d th e co m pact
s p are tir e is in sta lle d on th e
v eh ic le , d o not driv e in fo ur-w heel
d riv e until yo u can have th e fla t
t ir e re p air e d an d /o r re p la c ed .Y o u
c o uld dam ag e th e veh ic le , an d
t h e re p air co sts wou ld no t be
c o vere d by yo u r w arra n ty . N eve r
u se fo ur-w heel d riv e when th e
c o m pact sp are tir e is in sta lle d on
t h e veh ic le .
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.

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R eco m men ded Tra n sfe r C ase Settin gs
D riv in g Cond it io ns T
ra n sfe r C ase Settin gs
2
m
4m
4n
N
N orm al YES
S eve re YES
E xtr e m e YES
V ehic le in To w * YES
* S ee Recre atio n alV ehic le To w in g on page 109 4 or To w in g th e Veh ic le on
p age 109 3 fo r fu rth er in fo rm atio n.
S hif tin g in to FourW he elL ow
w ill tu rn Tra ctio n Contr o la nd
S ta biliT ra k
®off . S ee Tra ctio n
C ontr o lS yste m (T C S)on page 94 8
a nd Sta biliT ra k®S yste m on
p age 95 0 fo r m ore in fo rm atio n. U
se th ese butto ns to sh if t in to an d
o ut of fo ur-w heeld riv e . Y ou ca n
c h oose fr o m th e fo llo w in g:
2
m( T w o-W heel H ig h): This se ttin g
i s fo r driv in g in most str e et and
h ig hw ay sit u a tio ns. T he fr o nt axle is
n ot eng age d in tw o-w hee ld riv e .
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W ARNIN G
Shif tin 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 nsm is sio n is
i n P (P ark ). Y ou or so m eone 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 nsfe r ca se in
N (N eutr a l) . S ee Park in g Bra ke on
p age 94 7.
N (N eu tr a l) : Shif t th e ve hic le 's
t r a nsfe r ca se to N (N eutr a l) only
w hen to w in g th e ve hic le .
4m( F o ur-W heel H ig h): This se ttin g
e ngages th e fr o nt axle to help driv e
t h e ve hic le . U se fo ur-w heelh ig h
w hen yo u need extr a tr a ctio n, su ch
a s on sn ow y or ic y ro ads, or in most
o ff- ro ad sit u atio ns.

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9 -4 4 Driv in g an d Opera tin g4n(F our-W hee l L ow ): This se ttin g
a ls o engag es th e fr o n t axle to giv e
y o u extr a tr a ctio n. It se nd s th e
m axim um pow er to all fo u rw heels .
Y ou mig ht ch o ose fo ur-w heello w if
y o u were driv in g off - ro ad in sa n d,
m ud, or deep sn o w and while
c lim bin g or desce nd in g ste ep hill s .
S hif tin g in to Four W he elL ow
w ill tu rn Tra ctio n Contr o la nd
S ta biliT ra k
®off . S ee Tra ctio n
C on tr o lS yste m (T C S)on page 94 8
a n d Sta biliT ra k®S yste m on
p a ge 95 0 fo r m ore in fo rm atio n.
I n dic a to r lig h ts in th e bu tt o ns sh o w
y o u whic h se ttin g yo u are in . T he
i n dic a to r li g hts will co m e on brie fly
w hen yo u tu rn on th e ig nit io n and
o ne will sta y on th e se le cte d se ttin g.
I f th e lig h ts do not co m e on, yo u
s h ould ta ke th e ve h ic le in fo r
s e rv ic e . A n in dic a to r lig ht w il l fla sh
w hile sh if tin g. It w ill sta y on when
t h e sh if t is co m ple te d.
I f th e tr a nsfe r ca se do es not sh if t, it
w ill re tu rn to th e la st ch o se n se ttin g. S
hif t in g fr o m Tw o-W heel H ig h to
F our-W heel H ig h
P re ss and re le ase th e Fou r- W he el
H ig h butto n. T his ca n be done at
a ny sp eed, an d th e fr o nt axle will
l o ck auto m atic a lly .
S hif t in g fr o m Four-W heel H ig h to
T w o-W heel H ig h
P re ss and re le ase th e Tw o-W he el
H ig h butto n. T his ca n be done at
a ny sp eed, an d th e fr o nt axle will
u nlo ck auto m atic a lly .
I t is norm alto hear and fe elth e
v e hic le 's tr a nsfe r ca se sh if t in to
F our- W heelH ig h. If yo u sh if t w it h
t h e ve hic le sto p ped, th e in d ic a to r
l i g ht m ay still fla sh slo w ly . It m ay be
n ece ssa ry to sh if t th e tr a nsm is sio n
m om enta rily in to R (R eve rs e )
a nd D (D riv e ), fo r an auto m atic
t r a nsm is sio n, or R (R eve rs e )
a nd 1(F ir s t) fo r a manu al
t r a nsm is sio n to have th e lig ht
s to p fla sh in g. S
hif tin g fr o m Tw o-W heel H ig h
o r Fo ur-W heel H ig h to
F our-W heel L ow
T o sh if t fr o m Tw o-W heelH ig h or
F our-W heelH ig h to Four-W heel
L o w ,th e ve hic le must be sto pped
o r m ovin g le ss th an 5km /h (3 m ph)
w it h th e tr a nsm is sio n in N (N eutr a l)
f o r an auto m atic tr a nsm is sio n or th e
c lu tc h pedalp re ss e d fo r a manual
t r a nsm is sio n. T he pre fe rr e d meth od
f o r sh if tin g in to Four- W heelL ow
i s to have yo ur ve hic le movin g
1 .6 to 3.2 km /h (1 to 2m ph).
P re ss and re le ase th e Four-W heel
L o w butto n. Y ou must w ait fo r th e
F our-W heelL ow in dic a to r lig ht to
s to p fla sh in g and sta y on befo re
s h if tin g th e tr a nsm is sio n in to gear or
r e le asin g th e clu tc h pedal.
I f th e Four- W heelL ow butto n is
p re sse d when th e ve hic le is in gear
a n d/o r m ovin g fa ste r th an 5km /h
( 3 m ph ), th e Four- W heelL ow
i n dic a to r li g ht w ill fla sh fo r
3 0 se co nds and not co m ple te th e
s h if t.

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S hif tin g fr o m Four-W heel L ow
t o Tw o-W heel H ig h or
F our-W heel H ig h
T o sh if t fr o m Four-W he elL ow to
T w o-W hee lH ig h or Four-W heel
H ig h, th e ve hic le must be sto ppe d
o r m ovin g le ss th an 5km /h (3 m ph)
w it h th e tr a n sm is sio n in N (N eutr a l)
f o r an auto m atic tr a nsm is s io n or th e
c lu tc h ped alp re sse d fo r a manual
t r a nsm is sio n. T he pre fe rre d meth od
f o r sh if tin g out of F ou r-W heelL ow
i s to have yo ur ve hic le movin g
1 .6 to 3.2 km /h (1 to 2m ph).
P re ss an d re le a se th e Four-W hee l
H ig h or Tw o-W hee lH ig h butto n. Y ou
m ust w ait fo r th e Fou r-W heelH ig h
o r Tw o-W he elH ig h in d ic a to r lig ht
t o sto p fla sh in g and sta y on befo re
s h if tin g th e tr a nsm is sio n in to gea r or
r e le asin g th e clu tc h pedal. I
f th e Four-W he elH ig h or
T w o-W heelH ig h bu tto n is
p re sse d whe n th e ve hic le is in
g ear and/o r m ovin g fa ste r th a n
5 km /h (3 m ph), th e Fou r- W he el
H ig h or Tw o-W he elH ig h in d ic a to r
l i g ht w ill fla sh fo r 30 se co n ds bu t no t
c o m ple te th e sh if t .
S hif t in g to Neu tr a l
U se N (N eutr a l) w he n yo u pla n to
t o w th e ve hic le . S ee Recre atio n al
V ehic le To w in g on pag e 109 4 fo r
t o w in g in str u ctio ns. To sh if t th e
t r a nsfe r ca se in to N (N eutr a l) do th e
f o ll o w in g :
1 . Set th e pa rk in g bra ke .
2 . Sta rt th e ve hic le .
3 . Pre ss th e re g ula r bra ke peda l
a nd sh if t th e tr a n sm is sio n in
N (N eutr a l) , or pre ss in th e
c lu tc h fo r ve h ic le s wit h a
m an ualtr a n sm is sio n.
4 . Shif t th e tr a n sfe r ca se to
T w o-W heelH ig h . 5
. Pre ss and hold th e Tw o-W hee l
H ig h and Four-W he elL ow
b utto ns at th e sa m e tim e fo r
1 0 se co nds. T he N (N eutr a l) lig ht
w ill co m e on when th e tr a nsfe r
c a se sh if t to N (N eutr a l) is
c o m ple te .
6 . Pre ss and hold th e re gula r bra ke
p edala nd sh if t th e tr a nsm is sio n
t o R (R eve rs e ) fo r one se co nd ,
t h en sh if t th e tr a nsm is sio n to
D (D riv e ) fo r one se co nd,
o r 1 (F ir s t) fo r ve hic le s wit h
m anualtr a nsm is sio ns, and le t
o ut th e clu tc h to in su re th e
t r a nsfe r ca se is in N (N eutr a l) .
I f th e tr a nsfe r ca se is not
i n N (N eutr a l) , re peat th is
p ro ce dure sta rtin g at S te p 3.
7 . Turn th e engin e off by tu rn in g
t h e ke y to AC C/A C CESSO RY.
8 . Pla ce th e tr a nsm is sio n sh if t
l e ve r in P (P ark ), or 1 (F ir s t) fo r
v e hic le s th at have amanual
t r a nsm is s io n.
9 . Turn th e ig nit io n to LO CK/O FF.

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9 -4 6 Driv in g an d Opera tin gS hif tin g Out of N eu tr a l
A fte r to w in g th e ve hic le , yo u will
h ave to sh if t ou t of N (N eutr a l) in
o rd e r to driv e . To sh if t out of
N (N eutr a l) , do th e fo ll o w in g:
1 . Set th e pa rk in g bra ke and apply
t h e re gu la r bra ke pe dal.
2 . Sta rt a ve hic le wit h an auto m atic
t r a nsm is sio n in P (P ark ).
U se 1(F ir s t) fo r ve hic le s wit h a
m anualtr a n sm is s io n .
3 . Shif t th e tr a nsm is s io n to
N (N eutr a l) , or pre ss th e clu tc h
p eda lfo r ve hic le s wit h amanual
t r a nsm is sio n.
4 . Pre ss th e butto n fo r th e desir e d
t r a nsfe r ca se sh if t posit io n
( T w o-W heelH ig h, F our-W heel
H ig h, or Four-W hee lL ow ).
5 . Afte r th e tr a nsfe r ca se has
s h if te d out of N (N eutr a l) , th e
i n dic a to r li g ht w ill g o out.
6 . Rele a se th e pa rk in g bra ke .
7 . Shif t th e tr a nsm is s io n to th e
d esir e d posit io n .
B ra ke sA ntilo ck Bra ke
S yste m (A B S)This ve hic le has th e Antilo ck Bra ke
S yste m (A BS ), an adva n ce d
e le ctr o nic bra kin g sys te m th at help s
p re ve nt a bra kin g sk id .
W hen th e engin e is sta rte d and th e
v e hic le begin s to driv e aw ay, A BS
c h ecks it s e lf . A mom en ta ry m oto r or
c li c k in g nois e mig ht be hea rd whil e
t h is te st is go in g on, and it m ig h t
e ve n be notic e d th a t th e bra ke
p edalm ove s a lit tle . T his is no rm al.I f th ere is a pro ble m wit h ABS ,th is
w arn in g lig ht sta ys on . S ee Antilo ck
B ra ke Syste m (A BS)W arn in g Lig ht
o n page 51 7. I
f driv in g sa fe ly on a wet ro ad and
i t beco m es nece ssa ry to sla m on
t h e bra ke s and co ntin ue bra kin g
t o avo id asu dden obsta cle , a
c o m pu te r se nse s th at th e wheels
a re slo w in g dow n. If one of th e
w he els is about to sto p ro ll in g, th e
c o m pu te r w il l se para te ly work th e
b ra ke s at each wheel.
A BS ca n ch ange th e bra ke pre ssu re
t o each wheel, as re quir e d, fa ste r
t h a n any driv e r co uld . T his ca n help
t h e driv e r ste er aro und th e obsta cle
w hile bra kin g hard .
A s th e bra ke s are appli e d, th e
c o m pu te r ke eps re ce iv in g update s
o n wheelsp eed and co ntr o ls
b ra kin g pre ssu re acco rd in gly .

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D riv in g an d Opera tin g 9-4 7
R em em be r: A BS does not ch ang e
t h e tim e ne ede d to get a fo ot up to
t h e bra ke peda lo r alw ays decre ase
s to ppin g dis ta n ce . If yo u get to o
c lo se to th e ve h ic le in fr o nt of yo u ,
t h ere wil l n o t be enou gh tim e to
a pply th e bra ke s if th a t ve hic le
s u ddenly slo w s or sto ps. A lw ays
l e ave eno ugh ro om up ahead to
s to p, eve n wit h ABS.U sin g AB SD o no t pu m p th e bra ke s. Ju st ho ld
t h e bra ke peda ld o w n fir m ly and le t
A BS work . Y ou mig ht hear th e ABS
p um p or m oto r op era tin g and fe el
t h e bra ke peda lp u ls a te , bu t th is is
n orm al.B ra kin g in Em erg en cie sA BS allo w s th e driv e r to ste er an d
b ra ke at th e sa m e tim e. In many
e m erg encie s, ste erin g ca n help
m ore th an eve n th e ve ry best
b ra kin g.
P ark in g Bra keT he park in g bra ke pe dalis lo ca te d
t o th e le ft of th e bra ke ped al, nea r
t h e driv e r door.
T o se t th e park in g bra ke , hold th e
b ra ke ped ald o w n, th en push th e
p ark in g bra ke pe dald o w n to it s
f u ll y -a pp li e d posit io n.
A ch im e will a ctiv a te an d th e
b ra ke warn in g li g h t, lo ca te d on th e
i n str u m en t pa nel, w ill fla sh when th e
p ark in g bra ke is applie d an d th e
v e hic le is m ovin g at le a st 5 km /h
( 3 m ph) fo r at le ast th re e se co nd s. T
he ch im e will d eactiv a te and th e
l ig ht w il l tu rn off w hen th e park in g
b ra ke is se t and th e ve hic le is
m ovin g belo w 5km /h (3 m ph). S ee
B ra ke Syste m Warn in g Lig ht on
p a ge 51 7.
To re le ase th e park in g bra ke ,
h old th e re gula r bra ke pedald ow n.
P ull th e botto m edge of th e le ve r,
l o ca te d above th e park in g bra ke
p edal, w it h th e park in g bra ke
s ym bol, dir e ctly re arw ard to re le ase
t h e park in g bra ke .

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9 -4 8 Driv in g an d Opera tin gIf th e ig n it io n is on when th e park in g
b ra ke is re le ase d, th e bra ke syste m
w arn in g lig h t w ill g o off.
N otic e : Driv in g wit h th e park in g
b ra k e on ca n overh eat th e bra ke
s y ste m an d cau se pre m atu re
w ear or dam ag e to bra k e syste m
p arts . M ake su re th at th e park in g
b ra k e is fu lly re le a sed an d th e
b ra k e warn in g lig ht is off befo re
d riv in g.
I f yo u are to w in g atr a il e r and are
p a rk in g on any hill , se e Driv in g
C ha ra cte ris tic s an d To w in g Tip s on
p a ge 95 9.
B ra ke Assis tT his ve hic le has a bra ke assis t
f e atu re desig ned to assis t th e driv e r
i n sto ppin g or decre a sin g ve hic le
s p eed in em erg e ncy driv in g
c o ndit io ns. T his fe atu re use s th e
s ta bili t y syste m hyd ra u lic bra ke
c o ntr o lm odule to su p ple m en t
t h e pow er bra ke sys te m und er
c o ndit io ns where th e driv e r has
q uic kly an d fo rc e fu ll y app li e d th e
b ra ke pedalin an atte m pt to qu ic kly
s to p or slo w do w n th e ve hic le . T he
s ta bili t y syste m hyd ra u lic bra ke
c o ntr o lm odule in cre a se s bra ke
p re ssu re at each co rn er of th e
v e hic le until th e AB S activ a te s.
M in or bra ke ped alp uls a tio n or
p edalm ove m ent durin g th is tim e
i s norm ala nd th e driv e r sh ould
c o ntin ue to apply th e bra ke peda l
a s th e driv in g sit u a tio n dic ta te s.
T he bra ke assis t fe atu re will
a uto m atic a lly dis e n gag e whe n
t h e bra ke pe dalis re le ase d or
b ra ke pedalp re ssu re is quic kly
d ecre ase d.
R id e Contr o lS yste m sTra ctio n Contr o l
S yste m (T C S)The Tra ctio n Contr o lS yste m (T C S)
i s part of S ta biliT ra k. T C S li m it s
w heelsli p whic h is esp ecia lly use fu l
i n slip pery ro ad co ndit io ns. T he
s yste m opera te s only if it se nse s
t h a t any of th e wheels are sp in nin g
o r be gin nin g to lo se tr a ctio n. W hen
t h is ha ppens, T C S applie s th e
b ra ke s to lim it w heelsp in and als o
r e duce s engin e pow er. T he syste m
m ay be heard or fe lt w hile it is
w ork in g. T his is norm ala nd does
n o t m ean th ere is a pro ble m wit h
t h e ve hic le .
N otic e: If th e wheel( s ) of one ax le
i s all o w ed to sp in excessiv ely
w hil e th e Sta b iliT ra k
®, A BS,b ra ke
w arn in g lig h ts , an d an y re le van t
D IC messag es are dis p la yed ,th e
t r a n sfe r case co uld be dam ag ed .