GMC CANYON 2011 Owner's Manual

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D riv in g an d Opera tin g 9-6 9
To w in g Equip m en tH it c h esIt is im po rta nt to have th e co rre ct
h it c h equip m ent. C ro ssw in ds, la rg e
t r u ck s go in g by an d ro ug h ro ads are
a fe w re aso ns why th e rig ht hit c h is
n eed ed.W eig ht-D is tr ib utin g Hit c h es
a n d W eig h t C arr y in g Hit c h esA ste p bu m per hit c h ca n be use d fo r
t r a ile rs up to 907 kg (2 ,0 00 lb s) to ta l
w eig ht, and 90 kg (2 00 lb s) to ngue
w eig ht.
N otic e: If a ste p -b um per hit c h
i s used ,th e bum per co uld be
d am ag ed in sh arp tu rn s. M ake
s u re th ere is am ple ro om when
t u rn in g to av o id co nta ct betw een
t h e tr a ile r an d th e bu m per.
S afe ty Chain sA lw ays atta ch ch a in s betw een th e
v e hic le and th e tr a ile r. C ro ss th e
s a fe ty ch a in s und er th e to ngu e
o f th e tr a ile r to help pre ve n t th e
t o ngue fr o m co n ta ctin g th e ro ad if it
b eco m es se para te d fr o m th e hit c h .
I n str u ctio ns abou t sa fe ty ch a in s
m ay be pro vid ed by th e hit c h
m anufa ctu re r or by th e tr a il e r
m anufa ctu re r. F or tr a ile rs up to
9 07 kg (2 ,0 0 0 lb s) sa fe ty ch ain s
m ay be atta ch ed to th e atta ch in g
p oin ts on th e bu m per. F or hea vie r
t r a il e rs , fo llo w th e tr a ile r or hit c h
m anufa ctu re r's re co m mend atio n fo r
a tta ch in g sa fe ty ch ain s. A lw ays
l e ave ju st enou gh sla ck so th e rig
c a n tu rn . N eve r all o w sa fe ty ch ain s
t o dra g on th e gro und .
Tra ile r B ra kesA lo aded tr a ile r th at w eig hs m ore
t h a n 450 kg (1 ,0 00 lb s) needs to
h ave it s ow n bra ke sy ste m th at is
a dequate fo r th e weig ht of th e
t r a ile r. B e su re to re ad and fo llo w
t h e in str u ctio ns fo r th e tr a ile r bra ke s
s o th ey are in sta lle d, adju ste d and
m ain ta in ed pro perly .
S in ce th e ve hic le is equip ped wit h
S ta biliT ra k
®, th e tr a ile r ca nnot ta p
i n to th e ve hic le 's hyd ra ulic bra ke
s ys te m .

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9 -7 0 Driv in g an d Opera tin gTra ile r W ir in g Harn essT he ve hic le may be eq u ip ped wit h
a fo u rp in tr a ile r to w in g harn ess.
T his ha rn ess has a fo urp in tr a il e r
c o nnecto r th a t is atta ch e d to a
b ra cke t on th e hit c h pla tfo rm .T he
f o urw ir e harn ess co nta in s th e
f o llo w in g tr a ile r cir c u it s :.
Y ello w :Le ft S to p /T urn Sig n al
.
G re e n: R ig ht S to p /T urn Sig nal
.
B ro w n: Ta illa m ps/P ark la m ps
.
W hit e : G ro u nd
C onvers io ns an d
A dd-O nsA dd-O n Ele ctr ic al
E quip m en tN otic e: Do not ad d an yth in g
e le ctr ic al to th e ve h ic le un le ss
y o u ch eck wit h yo ur dea le r fir s t.
S om eele ctr ic al eq uip m en t ca n
d am ag e th e veh ic le an d th e
d am ag e would no t be co vere d
b y th e veh ic le 's warra n ty . S om e
a d d-o n ele ctr ic a l eq u ip m en t can
k eep oth er co m ponen ts fr o m
w ork in g as th ey sh ou ld .
A dd-o n equip m en t ca n dra in th e
v e hic le 's 12v o lt batte ry , eve n if th e
v e hic le is not opera tin g . T
he ve hic le has an air b ag sys te m .
B efo re atte m ptin g to add anyth in g
e le ctr ic a lto th e ve hic le , se e
S erv ic in g th e Air b ag-E quip ped
V ehic le on page 33 9 and Addin g
E quip m ent to th e Air b ag-E quip ped
V ehic le on page 34 0.
P ic k u p Convers io n to
C hassis CabW eare aw are th at so m e ve hic le
o w ners m ig ht co nsid er havin g
t h e pic ku p box re m ove d and a
c o m m erc ia lo r re cre atio nalb ody
i n sta lle d. H ow eve r, w e re co m m end
t h a t co nve rs io ns of th is ty p e not be
d o ne to pic ku ps. O wners sh ould be
a w are th at, as m anufa ctu re d, th ere
a re dif fe re n ce s betw een a ch assis
c a b and apic ku p wit h th e box
r e m ove d whic h co uld affe ct ve hic le
s a fe ty .

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V eh ic le Care 10-1
V eh ic le CareG en era l In fo rm atio nG en era lIn fo rm atio n ... .. ... .. 10-2
C alif o rn ia Pro p osit io n
6 5 W arn in g ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10-3
C alif o rn ia Perc h lo ra te
M ate ria ls Req uir e m ents .. .. 10-3
A cce sso rie s and
M odif ic a tio ns .. .. . .. ... .. ... 10-3V eh ic le ChecksD oin g Your O wn
S erv ic e W ork ... . .. . .. .. .... 10-4
H ood .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. 10-5
E ngin e Com partm ent
O ve rv ie w ... . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10-6
E ngin e Oil .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . 10-1 0
E ngin e Oil L if e Syste m ... . .10-1 4
A uto m atic Tra nsm is sio n
F lu id .... .. .......... ..... . 10-1 5
M anua lT ra nsm is sio n
F lu id .... .. .......... ..... . 10-1 7
H yd ra ulic Clu tc h .. .. .. .. .. .. 10-1 8
E ngin e Air C le a ner/F ilt e r ... . 10-1 9
C oolin g Syste m .. .. . ... ... . 10-2 0
E ngin e Coola n t ... . . ... ... .. 10-2 1 E
ngin e Ove rh ea tin g .. .. . .. . 10 -2 4
E ngin e Fan .. .. . ... .. ... .. .. 10-2 6
P ow er S te e rin g Flu id ... . ... 10-2 6
W ash er Flu id ... . ... ........ 10-2 7
B ra ke s ... . ... ....... ...... . 10-2 8
B ra ke Flu id .. .. . .. .. .. ... .. . 10-2 9
B atte ry ... . .. .. . ... ... .. ... . 10 -3 1
F our- W heelD riv e .. .. ... ... . 10 -3 1
F ro nt A xle .. .. . ...... ..... . . 10-3 2
R ear A xle .. .. . .. .. ... ... . .. 10 -3 3
S ta rte r S w it c h Check ... . . .. 10-3 3
A uto m atic Tra n sm is sio n Shif t
L ock Contr o lF unctio n
C heck ... . .. .. ... .. . ... .... 10-3 4
I g nit io n Tra nsm is sio n Lock
C heck ... . .. .. ... .. . ... .... 10-3 4
P ark Bra ke and P (P ark )
M ech a nis m Check .... .. .. 10-3 5
W ip er B la de
R epla ce m ent ... . .. ..... .. . 10-3 5
H ead la m p Aim in gH eadla m p Aim in g .. .. ... ... 10 -3 7B ulb Rep la ce m en tB ulb Repla ce m en t .. .. ..... . 10-3 7
H alo gen Bulb s .. .. ... . ... . .. 10 -3 7
H eadla m ps .... ....... ...... 10-3 8 F
ro nt T urn Sig nal, P ark in g,
a nd Daytim e Runnin g
L am ps (D RL) .. .. . .. .. .... 10-3 8
T a ill a m ps, T urn Sig nal,
S to pla m ps, and Back-U p
L am ps .. .. ... ... .... ... ... 10-3 9
C ente r H ig h-M ounte d
S to pla m p (C HM SL) ... . . .. 10-4 0
L ic e nse Pla te Lam p ... . . .. . 10-4 1
R epla ce m ent B ulb s ... .. . .. . 10 -4 1
E le ctr ic al S yste mE le ctr ic a lS yste m
O ve rlo ad ... . .............. 10 -4 2
F use s and Cir c u it
B re ake rs .... ... .. .. ... .. .. 10-4 3
E ngin e Com partm ent F use
B lo ck ... . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 10-4 3W heels an d Tir e sT ir e s ... .. .. ... .. ... .. ... .. .. 10 -5 0
T ir e Sid ew all L abelin g .. .. . . 10-5 0
T ir e Desig natio ns .. .. . ..... . 10-5 3
T ir e Te rm in olo gy and
D efin it io ns .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. . 10 -5 3
T ir e Pre ssu re ... . .. ... .. ... . 10-5 6
T ir e Pre ssu re fo r H ig h-S peed
O pera tio n .. .. .. ... .. ... .. . 10-5 8

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1 0-2 Veh ic le CareT ir e Pre ssu re Monit o r
S yste m .... ...... ... . .. ... 10-5 9
T ir e Pre ssu re Monit o r
O pe ra tio n .. .. .. ... .. ... .. . 10-6 0
T ir e In sp ectio n .. .. .. ... .. .. . 10-6 3
T ir e Rota tio n .. .. ... .. ... .. . 10-6 3
W hen It Is Tim e fo r N ew
T ir e s ... . . ..... .... ..... ... 10-6 5
B uyin g New Tir e s .... ... .. .. 10-6 5
D if fe re nt S iz e Tir e s an d
W heels .... ..... ...... .. .. 10-6 7
U nif o rm Tir e Qualit y
G ra d in g .. .. .. ... .. ... . .. .. 10-6 8
W heelA lig nm ent an d Tir e
B ala nce ... .. ... ..... . ... .. 10-6 9
W heelR epla ce m ent ... . . .. . 10-7 0
T ir e Cha in s .. .. . ... ... . ... . . 10-7 1 I
f a Tir e Goe s Fla t .. .. .. ... . 10-7 2
T ir e Chang in g .. .. ... ... .. .. 10-7 4
S eco ndary La tc h Syste m ... 10-8 5
C om pact S pare Tir e .. . . . .. . 10-8 8
F ull - S iz e Spa re Tir e .. .. . ... 10 -8 9
Ju m p Sta rtin gJu m p Sta rtin g .. .. . ... .. .. . . 10-9 0To w in gTo w in g th e Vehic le .... ... . . 10-9 3
R ecre atio nalV eh ic le
T o w in g ... . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 10 -9 4A ppeara n ce CareE xte rio r C are ... . . .. .. .. .. .. 10-9 9
I n te rio r C are .. .. ... .. ... .. . 10-1 03
F lo or M ats .. .. .. .. .. .... . . 10 -1 0 6
G en era l In fo rm atio nF or se rv ic e and parts needs,
v is it yo ur deale r. Y ou wil l re ce iv e
g e nuin e GM parts and GM -tr a in ed
a n d su pporte d se rv ic e people .
G enuin e GM parts have one of
t h e se mark s:

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V eh ic le Care 10-3
C alif o rn ia Pro po sit io n 65
W arn in gM ost m oto r ve hic le s, in clu din g th is
o ne, co n ta in and /o r em it ch em ic a ls
k n ow n to th e Sta te of C alif o rn ia to
c a use ca nce r and bir th defe cts or
o th er re pro ductiv e harm .E ngin e
e xh aust, m any parts an d sy ste m s,
m any flu id s, and so m e co m pon ent
w ear by-p ro d ucts co n ta in and/o r
e m it th ese ch em ic a ls .
C alif o rn ia Perc h lo ra te
M ate ria ls Req uir e m en tsC erta in ty p es of auto m otiv e
a ppli c a tio n s, su ch as air b ag
i n it ia to rs , se at belt pre te nsio ners ,
a nd li t h iu m batte rie s co nta in e d in
R em ote Keyle ss Entr y tr a nsm it te rs ,
m ay co nta in perc h lo ra te mate ria ls .
S pecia lh an dlin g may be nece ssa ry .
F or addit io n alin fo rm atio n , se e
w ww.d ts c.c a .g o v/h aza rd ousw aste /
p erc h lo ra te .
A cc esso rie s an d
M odif ic atio nsA ddin g non d eale r acce ss o rie s
t o th e ve hic le ca n affe ct ve hic le
p erfo rm ance and sa fe ty , in clu din g
s u ch th in gs as air b ags, bra kin g,
s ta bil it y , rid e and handlin g,
e m is sio ns sy ste m s, aero dyn am ic s,
d ura bil it y , and ele ctr o nic sy ste m s
l ik e antilo ck bra ke s, tr a ctio n co ntr o l,
a nd sta bili t y co ntr o l. S om e of th ese
a cce sso rie s co uld eve n ca use
m alf u nctio n or dam age not co ve re d
b y th e ve hic le warra nty .

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1 0-4 Veh ic le CareD am age to ve h ic le co m ponents
r e su lt in g fr o m th e in sta lla tio n or use
o f non G M ce rtif ie d pa rts , in clu din g
c o ntr o lm odu le modif ic a tio ns, is not
c o ve re d un de r th e te rm sof th e
v e hic le warra nty and may aff e ct
r e m ain in g warra n ty co ve ra ge fo r
a ffe cte d pa rts .
G M Acce sso rie s are desig ned to
c o m ple m ent and fu nctio n wit h oth er
s yste m son th e ve h ic le . Y our G M
d eale r ca n acc e sso riz e th e ve hic le
u sin g ge nu in e GM Acc e sso rie s.
W hen yo u go to yo u r G M deale r
a nd ask fo r G M Acce sso rie s, yo u
w ill kn ow th a t G M -tr a in ed and
s u pporte d se rv ic e te ch n ic ia ns wil l
p erfo rm th e work usin g genuin e GM
A cce sso rie s.
A ls o , se e Addin g Equip m ent to th e
A ir b ag-E quip pe d Vehic le on
p a ge 34 0.
V eh ic le Check sD oin g Yo ur O wn
S erv ic e W ork
{
W ARNIN G
You ca n be in ju re d and th e
v e hic le co u ld be dam age d if yo u
t r y to do se rv ic e work on ave hic le
w it h out kn ow in g en oug h abo ut it ..B e su re yo u ha ve su ffic ie nt
k n ow le dge , exp e rie nce ,
t h e pro per re pla ce m ent
p arts , and to o ls befo re
a tte m ptin g any ve h ic le
m ain te na nce ta sk..B e su re to use th e pro p er
n uts , bolt s , and oth e r
f a ste ne rs . E nglis h and
m etr ic fa ste ners ca n be
e asily co nfu se d. If th e wro ng
f a ste ne rs are use d, parts ca n
l a te r bre ak or fa ll o ff . Y ou
c o uld be hurt. I
f do in g so m e of yo ur ow n se rv ic e
w ork , use th e pro per se rv ic e
m anual. It te lls yo u much more
a b out how to se rv ic e th e ve hic le
t h a n th is m anualca n. To ord er th e
p ro pe r se rv ic e manual, se e Serv ic e
P ubli c a tio ns Ord erin g In fo rm atio n
o n page 13 1 5.
T his ve hic le has an air b ag sy ste m .
B efo re atte m ptin g to do yo ur ow n
s e rv ic e work , se e Serv ic in g th e
A ir b ag-E quip ped Vehic le on
p a ge 33 9.
K eep are co rd wit h all p arts re ce ip ts
a n d lis t th e mil e age and th e date of
a n y se rv ic e work perfo rm ed. S ee
M ain te nance Reco rd s on
p a ge 11 1 0 .

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V eh ic le Care 10-5
H oodTo ope n th e ho od , do th e fo llo w in g:1. Pull th e han dle wit h th is sym bol
o n it . It is lo ca te d in sid e th e
v e hic le on th e lo w er le ft sid e of
t h e in str u m en t pane l. 2
. Rele a se th e se co nda ry la tc h on
t h e hoo d. It is lo ca te d belo w th e
f r o nt ce nte r of th e hood .
3 . Lif t th e ho od.
4 . Rele a se th e hood pro p fr o m it s
r e ta in er and put th e hood pro p
i n to th e slo t in th e hood . B
efo re clo sin g th e hood, be su re all
t h e fil le r ca ps are on pro perly . T hen
l if t th e hood to re li e ve pre ssu re on
t h e hood pro p. R em ove th e hood
p ro p fr o m th e slo t in th e hood and
r e tu rn th e pro p to it s re ta in er. Low er
t h e hood 25 to 30 cm (1 0 to 12 in )
a bove th e ve hic le and re le ase it to
l a tc h fu lly . C heck to make su re th e
h ood is clo se d and re peat th e
p ro ce dure if nece ssa ry .

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1 0-6 Veh ic le CareE ngin e Com partm en t O verv ie w
3.7 L L5 Engin e Show n (2 .9 L L4 Eng in e Sim ila r)

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V eh ic le Care 10-7
A . Win d sh ie ld W ash er Flu id . S ee
 A ddin g W ash e r Flu id  under
W ash er Flu id on page 102 7 .
B . Eng in e Coola n t R eco ve ry
T a nk. S ee Engin e Coola nt on
p age 102 1 .
C . Engin e Air C le a ner/F ilt e r on
p age 101 9 .
D . Pow er S te erin g Flu id Rese rv o ir
( lo w in engin e co m partm ent) .
S ee Pow er S te e rin g Flu id on
p age 102 6 . E
. Auto m atic Tra nsm is sio n Flu id
D ip stic k (If E qu ip ped ). S ee
 C heckin g th e Flu id Le ve l
u nder A uto m atic Tra n sm is sio n
F lu id on pa ge 101 5.
F . Engin e Oil F il l C ap. S ee W hen
t o Add Engin e Oil un der
E ng in e Oil o n page 101 0.
G . Radia to r P re ssu re Cap. S ee
C oolin g Syste m on pa ge 102 0.
H . Rem ote Neg ativ e ( ) Te rm in al
( G ND). S ee Ju m p Sta rtin g on
p age 109 0. I
. Engin e Oil D ip stic k . S ee
 C heckin g Engin e Oil under
E ngin e Oil o n page 101 0.
J . Rem ote Posit iv e (+ ) Te rm in al.
S ee Ju m p Sta rtin g on
p age 109 0.
K . Bra ke Flu id Rese rv o ir . S ee
B ra ke Flu id on page 102 9.
L . Engin e Com partm ent F use
B lo ck on page 104 3.
M . Batte ry on page 103 1.
N . Hyd ra ulic Clu tc h Flu id Rese rv o ir
( If E quip ped). S ee Hyd ra ulic
C lu tc h on page 101 8.

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