wheel GMC CANYON 2011 Owner's Guide

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9 -5 2 Driv in g an d Opera tin gC ru is e Con tr o lW it h cru is e co ntr o l, a sp eed of
a bout 40 km /h (2 5 m ph ) or m ore ca n
b e main ta in ed wit h o ut ke epin g yo ur
f o ot on th e acce le ra to r. C ru is e
c o ntr o ld oes not w ork at sp eeds
b elo w abou t 40 km /h (2 5 m ph).
I f th e bra ke s are app li e d , th e cru is e
c o ntr o lsh uts off .
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W ARNIN G
C ru is e co ntr o lca n be dangero us
w here yo u ca n not driv e sa fe ly at
a ste ady sp ee d. S o, do not use
t h e cru is e co ntr o lo n win din g
r o ads or in he avy tr a ffic .
( C ontin ued)
W ARNIN G (C ontin u ed )
C ru is e co ntr o lca n be dan gero u s
o n slip pery ro ads. O n su ch ro ad s,
f a st ch ang es in tir e tr a ctio n ca n
c a use exce ssiv e wheelslip , an d
y o u co uld lo se co ntr o l. D o no t use
c ru is e co ntr o lo n sli p p ery ro ad s.
I f th e ve hic le 's Sta biliT ra k
®/T ra ctio n
C ontr o lS yste m (T C S)begin s to
l i m it w heelsp in while th e cru is e
c o ntr o lis on , th e cru is e co n tr o l
a uto m atic a lly dis e nga ges. S ee
S ta bili T ra k
®S ys te m on pag e 95 0 or
T ra ctio n Con tr o lS yste m (T C S)on
p age 94 8. W hen ro a d co n dit io ns
a llo w yo u to sa fe ly use it aga in ,
t h e cru is e co n tr o lca n be tu rn e d
b ack on.
T hese co ntr o ls are lo ca te d at th e
e n d of th e mult if u nctio n le ve r.9
( O ff ): Turn s th e sy ste m off.
R( O n): Turn s th e sys te m on.
+ (R esu m e/A ccele ra te ): Use to
m ake th e ve hic le acce le ra te or
r e su m e apre vio usly se t sp eed.r T
(S et): Pre ss th e butto n
a t th e end of th e le ve r to se t th e
s p ee d.

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9 -6 2 Driv in g an d Opera tin gD riv in g On Gra d esR educe sp eed and sh if t to a
l o w er gear befo re sta rtin g dow n a
l o ng or ste e p dow ngra d e. If th e
t r a nsm is sio n is not sh if te d dow n, th e
b ra ke s m ig ht ha ve to be use d so
m uch th at th ey would ge t hot and no
l o ng er w ork well .
V ehic le s wit h au to m atic
t r a nsm is sio ns ca n to w in D (D riv e ),
b u t yo u may want to sh if t to a lo w er
g e ar se le ctio n if th e tr a n sm is s io n
s h if ts to o ofte n (e .g ., under heavy
l o ad s and/o r hilly co n dit io ns). If th e
v e hic le has a man ua ltr a n sm is sio n it
i s bette r no t to use th e hig hest gear. W
hen to w in g at hig h alt it u de on
s te ep uphill g ra des, co nsid e r th e
f o ll o w in g: E ng in e co ola n t w ill b oil a t
a lo w er te m pera tu re th a n at norm al
a lt it u des. If th e engin e is tu rn ed off
i m media te ly afte r to w in g at hig h
a lt it u de on ste ep up hill g ra d es, th e
v e hic le may sh ow sig n s sim ila r to
e ngin e ove rh ea tin g. To avo id th is ,
l e t th e engin e ru n whil e park e d ,
p re fe ra bly on le ve lg ro un d, w it h an
a uto m atic tr a nsm is sio n in P (P ark )
o r a manualtr a n sm is sio n in
N (N eutr a l) w it h th e pa rk in g bra ke
a ppli e d, fo r a fe w min ute s be fo re
t u rn in g th e eng in e off . If th e
o ve rh eat w arn in g co m es on, se e
E ngin e Ove rh eatin g on pa ge 102 4 .
P ark in g on Hills
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W ARNIN G
Park in g th e ve hic le on ahill
w it h th e tr a ile r atta ch ed ca n be
d a ngero us. If so m eth in g goes
w ro ng, th e rig co uld sta rt to move .
P eople ca n be in ju re d, and both
t h e ve hic le and th e tr a il e r ca n be
d a m aged. W hen possib le , alw ays
p a rk th e rig on a fla t su rfa ce .
I f pa rk in g th e rig on ahill :
1 . Pre ss th e bra ke pedal, but do
n ot sh if t in to P (P ark ) ye t fo r
v e hic le s wit h an auto m atic
t r a nsm is sio n, or in to gear
f o r ve hic le s wit h amanual
t r a nsm is sio n. T urn th e wheels
i n to th e cu rb if fa cin g dow nhill
o r in to tr a ff ic if fa cin g uphill.
2 . Have so m eone pla ce ch ocks
u nder th e tr a il e r w heels .

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1 0-2 8 Veh ic le CareA ddin g W ash er Flu idO pe n th e ca p wit h th e wash er
s ym bolo n it . A dd wash e r flu id
u ntil th e ta n k is fu ll . S ee Engin e
C om pa rtm en t O ve rv ie w on
p a ge 10 6 fo r re se rv o ir lo ca tio n.
N otic e :.W hen usin g co ncen tr a te d
w as h er flu id ,fo llo w th e
m an ufa ctu re r's in str u ctio ns
f o r ad din g wate r..D o not m ix wate r w it h
r e ad y-to -u se was h er flu id .
W ate r can cau se th e so lu tio n
t o fr e eze an d dam ag e th e
w as h er flu id ta n k an d oth er
p arts of th e wash er syste m .
A ls o ,w ate r does not cle an as
w ell as wash er flu id .
.F ill th e was h er flu id ta n k
o nly th re e-q uarte rs fu ll
w hen it is ve ry co ld .T h is
a llo w s fo r flu id exp an sio n
i f fr e ezin g occu rs , w hic h
c o uld dam ag e th e ta n k if
i t is co m ple te ly fu ll ..D o not use en g in e co ola n t
( a n tif r e e ze ) in th e win dsh ie ld
w ash er. It can dam ag e th e
w in dsh ie ld was h er sy ste m
a n d pain t.
B ra kesT his ve hic le has fr o nt dis c bra ke s
a nd re ar dru m bra ke s.
D is c bra ke pads ha ve bu il t - in wear
i n dic a to rs th at m ake a hig h-p it c h ed
w arn in g so un d when th e bra ke pa ds
a re worn an d new pa ds are need ed.
T he so und ca n co m e an d go or be
h eard all th e tim e th e ve hic le is
m ovin g, exce p t w he n ap ply in g th e
b ra ke pedalfir m ly .
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W ARNIN G
The bra ke wear w arn in g so und
m ean s th at so on th e bra ke s will
n o t w ork well. T hat co uld le ad to
a cra sh . W hen th e bra ke wear
w arn in g so und is heard , have th e
v e hic le se rv ic e d.
N otic e: Contin uin g to driv e wit h
w orn -o ut bra ke pad s co u ld re su lt
i n co stly bra ke re p air .
S om e driv in g co ndit io ns or clim ate s
c a n ca use a bra ke sq uealw hen th e
b ra ke s are fir s t appli e d or li g htly
a p plie d. T his does not m ean
s o m eth in g is wro ng wit h th e bra ke s.
P ro p erly to rq ued wheeln uts are
n e ce ssa ry to help pre ve nt bra ke
p u ls a tio n. W hen tir e s are ro ta te d,
i n sp ect bra ke pads fo r w ear and
e ve n ly tig hte n wheeln uts in th e
p ro pe r se quence to to rq ue
s p ecif ic a tio ns in Capacit ie s and
S pecif ic a tio ns on page 122 .

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V eh ic le Care 10-5 9
T ir e Pre ss u re Monit o r
S yste mT he Tir e Pre ssu re Mon it o r S yste m
( T P M S)use s ra d io an d se nso r
t e ch no lo gy to ch eck tir e pre ssu re
l e ve ls . T he TP M S se nso rs m onit o r
t h e air pre ssu re in yo ur tir e s and
t r a nsm it tir e pre ssu re re adin gs to a
r e ce iv e r lo ca te d in th e ve hic le .
E ach tir e , in clu din g th e sp are
( if pro vid ed ), sh o uld be ch ecke d
m onth ly when co ld an d in fla te d to
t h e in fla tio n pre ssu re re co m mende d
b y th e ve h ic le manu fa ctu re r on
t h e ve h ic le pla ca rd or tir e in fla tio n
p re ssu re la be l. (If yo ur ve hic le has
t ir e s of a dif fe re n t siz e th an th e siz e
i n dic a te d on th e ve hic le pla ca rd or
t ir e in fla tio n pre ssu re la bel, yo u
s h ould de te rm in e th e pro per tir e
i n fla tio n pre ssu re fo r th ose tir e s.)
A s an add ed sa fe ty fe atu re , yo ur
v e hic le has been eq u ip ped wit h a
t ir e pre ssu re mon it o rin g syste m
( T P M S)th at ill u m in a te s a lo w tir e p
re ssu re te llt a le whe n on e or
m ore of yo u r tir e s is sig nif ic a ntly
u nder in fla te d.
A cco rd in gly , w hen th e lo w tir e
p re ssu re te llt a le illu m in ate s, yo u
s h ould sto p an d ch e ck yo ur tir e s as
s o on as possib le , an d in fla te th e m
t o th e pro p er pre ssu re . D riv in g on
a sig nif ic a ntly und er in fla te d tir e
c a use s th e tir e to ove rh eat and ca n
l e ad to tir e fa ilu re . U nd er in fla tio n
a ls o re du ce s fu e le ff ic ie ncy and
t ir e tr e ad lif e , and may aff e ct th e
v e hic le 's han dlin g and sto ppin g
a bilit y .
P le ase note th a t th e TP M S is
n ot a su b stit u te fo r pro pe r tir e
m ain te na nce , and it is th e driv e r's
r e sp onsib ili t y to main ta in co rre ct tir e
p re ssu re , eve n if unde r in fla tio n
h as not re ach ed th e le ve lto tr ig g er
i l lu m in atio n of th e TP M S lo w tir e
p re ssu re te llt a le .
Y our ve hic le ha s als o been
e quip ped wit h aTP M S malf u nctio n
i n dic a to r to in dic a te when th e
s ys te m is not ope ra tin g pro p erly . T
he TP M S malf u nctio n in dic a to r is
c o m bin ed wit h th e lo w tir e pre ssu re
t e llt a le . W hen th e syste m dete cts a
m alf u nctio n, th e te llt a le will fla sh fo r
a ppro xim ate ly one min ute and th en
r e m ain co ntin uously ill u m in ate d.
T his se quence will co ntin ue upon
s u b se quent ve hic le sta rt u ps as
l o n g as th e malf u nctio n exis ts .
W hen th e malf u nctio n in dic a to r is
i ll u m in ate d, th e syste m may not
b e able to dete ct or sig nallo w
t ir e pre ssu re as in te nded. T P M S
m alf u nctio ns m ay occu r fo r a va rie ty
o f re aso ns, in clu din g th e in sta lla tio n
o f re pla ce m ent or alt e rn ate tir e s or
w heels on th e ve hic le th at pre ve n t
t h e TP M S fr o m fu nctio nin g pro perly .
A lw ays ch eck th e TP M S malf u nctio n
t e llt a le afte r re pla cin g one or m ore
t ir e s or w heels on yo ur ve hic le to
e nsu re th at th e re pla ce m ent or
a lt e rn ate tir e s and wheels all o w th e
T P M S to co ntin ue to fu nctio n
p ro perly .
S ee Tir e Pre ssu re Monit o r
O pera tio n on page 106 0 fo r
a ddit io nalin fo rm atio n.

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1 0-6 0 Veh ic le CareF ed era l C om munic a tio ns
C om mis sio n (F C C)an d
I n dustr y Can ad aS ee Radio Fre que ncy Sta te m ent on
p age 131 9 fo r in fo rm atio n
r e ga rd in g Part 15 of th e Federa l
C om munic a tio ns Com mis sio n (F C C)
r u le s an d In d ustr y Can ada
S ta ndard s RSS-2 1 0/2 20/3 10.T ir e Pre ssu re Monit o r
O pera tio nT his ve hic le may have a Tir e
P re ssu re Mon it o r S yste m (T P M S).
T he TP M S is desig n ed to warn th e
d riv e r w hen alo w tir e pre ssu re
c o ndit io n exis ts . T P M S se nso rs are
m ounte d on to each tir e and wheel
a sse m bly on yo ur ve h ic le , exc lu din g
t h e sp are tir e . T he TP M S se nso rs
m onit o r th e air pre ss u re in yo ur
v e hic le 's tir e s and tr a n sm it th e tir e
p re ssu re re ad in gs to are ce iv e r
l o ca te d in th e ve h ic le .
W hen alo w tir e pre ss u re co nd it io n
i s dete cte d, th e TP M S illu m in ate s
t h e lo w tir e pre ss u re warn in g lig ht
l o ca te d on th e in str u m en t pane l
c lu ste r.
I f th e warn in g lig h t co m es on ,
s to p as so on as po ss ib le and in fla te
t h e tir e s to th e re co m mende d
p re ssu re sh ow n on th e tir e lo a din g
i n fo rm atio n la bel. S ee Vehic le Lo ad
L im it s on pa ge 92 2.
A tth e sa m e tim e, a Driv e r
I n fo rm atio n Cente r (D IC )m essa ge
i s dis p la ye d on th e DIC dis p la y
s cre en. T he lo w tir e pre ssu re
w arn in g li g h t an d th e DIC warn in g
m essa ge co m e on at ea ch ig nit io n
c yc le until th e tir e s are in fla te d to
t h e co rre ct in fla tio n pre ssu re . F
or ad dit io nalin fo rm atio n and
d e ta ils about th e DIC opera tio n
a n d dis p la ys se e Driv e r In fo rm atio n
C en te r (D IC )on page 52 1 and Tir e
M essa ges on page 52 8.
T he lo w tir e pre ssu re warn in g lig ht
m ay co m e on in co olw eath er w hen
t h e ve hic le is fir s t sta rte d, and th en
t u rn off as yo u sta rt to driv e . T his
c o uld be an early in dic a to r th at th e
a ir pre ssu re in th e tir e (s ) are gettin g
l o w and need to be in fla te d to th e
p ro pe r pre ssu re .
A Tir e and Loadin g In fo rm atio n
l a be l, atta ch ed to yo ur ve hic le ,
s h ow s th e siz e of yo ur ve hic le 's
o rig in a le quip m ent tir e s and th e
c o rre ct in fla tio n pre ssu re fo r
y o ur ve hic le 's tir e s when th ey are
c o ld . S ee Vehic le Load Lim it s on
p a ge 92 2 , fo r an exa m ple of th e
T ir e and Loadin g In fo rm atio n la bel
a n d it s lo ca tio n on yo ur ve hic le .
A ls o se e Tir e Pre ssu re on
p a ge 10 5 6.

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V eh ic le Care 10-6 1
Y ou r ve hic le 's TP M S ca n warn yo u
a bou t a lo w tir e pre ss u re co ndit io n
b ut it do es no t re pla ce norm altir e
m ain te na nce . S ee Tir e In sp ectio n
o n pag e 10 6 3, T ir e Rota tio n on
p age 106 3 and Tir e s on
p age 105 0 .
N otic e : Tir e sea la n t m ate ria ls are
n ot all th e sam e. A no n-a p pro ved
t ir e seala n t co uld dam ag e th e Tir e
P re ssu re Monit o r Syste m (T P M S)
s en so rs . T P M S sen so r dam ag e
c au sed by usin g an in co rre ct tir e
s eala n t is not co vere d by th e
v eh ic le warra n ty . A lw ays use only
t h e GM ap pro ve d tir e seala n t
a vaila b le th ro ugh yo u r deale r or
i n clu ded in th e veh ic le .T P M S Malf u n ctio n Lig ht an d
M essag eT he TP M S wil l n ot fu nctio n pro perly
i f one or m ore of th e TP M S se nso rs
a re mis s in g or in op era ble . W hen th e
s y ste m dete cts a malf u nctio n , th e
l o w tir e warn in g lig ht fla sh es fo r
a bou t one min u te and th en sta ys
o n fo r th e re m ain d er of th e ig nit io n c
yc le . A DIC warn in g messa ge is
a ls o dis p la ye d. T he lo w tir e warn in g
l i g ht and DIC warn in g messa ge
c o m e on at each ig nit io n cy cle un til
t h e pro b le m is co rre cte d. S om e of
t h e co ndit io ns th at ca n ca u se th e
m alf u nctio n li g h t and DIC messa ge
t o co m e on are :
.
O ne of th e ro ad tir e s ha s bee n
r e pla ce d wit h th e sp are tir e .
T he sp are tir e does not ha ve
a TP M S se nso r. T he TP M S
m alf u nctio n li g h t and DIC
m ess a ge sh ou ld go off once yo u
r e in sta ll th e ro ad tir e co nta in in g
t h e TP M S se nso r.
.
T he TP M S se nso r m atc h in g
p ro ce ss was sta rte d but not
c o m ple te d or no t co m ple te d
s u cce ssfu lly afte r ro ta tin g th e
v e hic le 's tir e s. T he DIC messa ge
a nd TP M S malf u n ctio n li g h t
s h ould go off once th e TP M S
s e nso r m atc h in g pro ce ss is
p erfo rm ed su cce ssfu lly . S ee
 T P M S Senso r M atc h in g
P ro ce ss la te r in th is se ctio n.
.
O ne or m ore TP M S se nso rs
a re mis sin g or dam aged. T he
D IC messa ge and th e TP M S
m alf u nctio n lig ht sh ould go
o ff w hen th e TP M S se nso rs
a re in sta lle d and th e se nso r
m atc h in g pro ce ss is perfo rm ed
s u cce ssfu ll y . S ee yo ur deale r fo r
s e rv ic e .
.
R epla ce m ent tir e s or w heels do
n ot m atc h yo ur ve hic le 's orig in al
e quip m ent tir e s or w heels . T ir e s
a nd wheels oth er th an th ose
r e co m mended fo r yo ur ve hic le
c o uld pre ve nt th e TP M S fr o m
f u nctio nin g pro perly . S ee Buyin g
N ew Tir e s on page 106 5.
.
O pera tin g ele ctr o nic devic e s or
b ein g near fa cilit ie s usin g ra d io
w ave fr e quencie s sim ila r to th e
T P M S co uld ca use th e TP M S
s e nso rs to malf u nctio n.
I f th e TP M S is not fu nctio nin g it
c a n not dete ct or sig nala lo w tir e
c o n dit io n. S ee yo ur deale r fo r
s e rv ic e if th e TP M S malf u nctio n
l ig ht and DIC messa ge co m es on
a nd sta ys on.

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1 0-6 2 Veh ic le CareT P M S Sen so r M atc h in g
P ro cessE ach TP M S se nso r has a uniq ue
i d entif ic a tio n co d e. A ny tim e yo u
r e pla ce one or m ore of th e TP M S
s e nso rs or ro ta te yo u r ve hic le 's
t ir e s, th e id e ntif ic a tio n co des ne ed
t o be matc h ed to th e new tir e /w heel
p osit io n. T he se nso rs are matc h ed
t o th e tir e /w he elp osit io ns in th e
f o llo w in g ord e r: driv e r sid e fr o nt tir e ,
p asse n ger sid e fr o nt tir e , passe nger
s id e re ar tir e , an d driv e r sid e re ar
t ir e usin g a TP M S dia gno stic to ol.
S ee yo ur de ale r fo r se rv ic e .
T he TP M S se nso rs ca n als o be
m atc h ed to each tir e /w heelp osit io n
b y in cre asin g or decre asin g th e
t ir e 's air pre ssu re . If in cre asin g th e
t ir e 's air pre ssu re , do not exce ed
t h e maxim um in fla tio n pre ss u re
i n dic a te d on th e tir e 's sid ew all. To
l e t air -p re ssu re out of a tir e yo u ca n
u se th e po in te d end of th e va lv e
c a p, a pencil - s ty le air pre ssu re
g auge , or a ke y. Y
ou have one min ute to matc h
t h e fir s t tir e /w hee lp osit io n, and
f iv e min ute s ove ra ll, to matc h all
f o ur tir e /w hee lp o sit io n s. If it ta ke s
l o nger th an on e min ute , to matc h
t h e fir s t tir e an d whe el, or m ore th an
f iv e min ute s to matc h all fo ur tir e
a nd wheelp o sit io n s, th e matc h in g
p ro ce ss sto ps an d yo u need to
s ta rt ove r.
T he TP M S se n so r m atc h in g
p ro ce dure is outlin ed belo w :
1 . Set th e park in g bra ke .
2 . Turn th e ig n it io n sw it c h to
O N/R UN wit h th e engin e off.
3 . Turn th e exte rio r la m p sw it c h
f r o m AU TO to OFF fo ur tim es
w it h in th re e se co n ds. A double
h orn ch ir p wil l so u nd an d th e
T P M S lo w tir e warn in g lig ht
s ta rts fla sh in g. T he dou ble
h orn ch ir p and fla sh in g TP M S
w arn in g lig ht in dic a te s th e TP M S
m atc h in g pro ce ss has sta rte d. T
he TP M S warn in g lig ht sh ould
c o ntin ue fla sh in g th ro ughout th e
m atc h in g pro ce dure . T he LO W
T IR E messa ge dis p la ys on th e
D riv e r In fo rm atio n Cente r (D IC ).
4 . Sta rt w it h th e driv e r sid e
f r o nt tir e .
5 . Rem ove th e va lv e ca p fr o m th e
v a lv e ca p ste m .A ctiv a te th e
T P M S se nso r by in cre asin g or
d e cre asin g th e tir e 's air pre ssu re
f o r 10 se co nds, th en sto p and
l is te n fo r a sin gle horn ch ir p . T he
s in gle horn ch ir p sh ould so und
w it h in 15 se co nds, co nfir m in g
t h at th e se nso r id entif ic a tio n
c o de has been matc h ed to th is
t ir e and wheelp osit io n. If yo u do
n o t hear th e co nfir m in g sin gle
h o rn ch ir p , tu rn th e ig nit io n
s w it c h to LO CK and sta rt ove r
b e gin nin g wit h Ste p 2.
6 . Pro ce ed to th e passe nger
s id e fr o nt tir e , and re peat th e
p ro ce dure in Ste p 5.

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1 0-6 4 Veh ic le CareA ny tim e yo u notic e un usu al
w ear, ro ta te th e tir e s as so on
a s possib le and ch e ck wheel
a lig nm ent. A ls o ch eck fo r
d am aged tir e s or w hee ls . S ee
W hen It Is Tim e fo r N ew Tir e s
o n page 10 6 5 and W heel
R epla ce m en t on pa ge 10 7 0.W hen ro ta tin g th e ve h ic le 's tir e s,
a lw ays use th e co rre ct ro ta tio n
p atte rn sh ow n here . T
he co m pact sp are tir e , if th e
v e hic le ha s one , is not in clu de d
i n th e tir e ro ta tio n .
A fte r th e tir e s have be en
r o ta te d, adju st th e fr o nt and re ar
i n fla tio n pre ssu re s as sh ow n on
t h e Tir e and Load in g In fo rm atio n
l a bel. S ee Tir e Pre ssu re on
p age 105 6 an d Vehic le Lo ad
L im it s on pa ge 92 2 .
R ese t th e Tir e Pre ss u re Mon it o r
S yste m .S ee Tir e Pre ssu re
M onit o r O pe ra tio n on
p age 106 0.
M ake ce rta in th at all w he el
n uts are pro pe rly tig hte ne d.
S ee W he elN ut To rq u e un de r
C apa cit ie s an d Specif ic a tio ns on
p age 122 .
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R ust or dir t on awheel, or on th e
p a rts to whic h it is fa ste ned, ca n
m ake wheeln uts beco m e lo ose
a fte r tim e. T he wheelco uld co m e
o ff and ca use an accid ent. W hen
c h angin g a wheel, re m ove any
r u st or dir t fr o m pla ce s where th e
w hee la tta ch es to th e ve hic le . In
a n em erg ency, use a clo th or a
p a per to w elto do th is ; but be su re
t o use a scra per or w ir e bru sh
l a te r, if needed, to get all th e ru st
o r dir t off. S ee If a Tir e Goes Fla t
o n page 10 7 2.L ig htly co at th e ce nte r of th e
w heelh ub wit h wheelb earin g
g re ase afte r a wheelch ange or
t ir e ro ta tio n to pre ve nt co rro sio n
o r ru st build -u p. D o not get
g re ase on th e fla t w heel
m ountin g su rfa ce or on th e
w heeln uts or bolt s .

Bla ck pla te (6 6,1 )
G M C Can yon Owner M an ual - 2011
1 0-6 6 Veh ic le CareG M 's exclu siv e TP C Spec sy ste m
c o nsid ers ove r a do ze n crit ic a l
s p ecif ic a tio ns th at im pact th e
o ve ra ll p e rfo rm ance of yo ur
v e hic le , in clu din g bra ke sy ste m
p erfo rm an ce , rid e and ha ndlin g,
t r a ctio n co ntr o l, and tir e pre ss u re
m onit o rin g pe rfo rm ance . G M 's TP C
S pec nu m ber is m old ed on to th e
t ir e 's sid ew all n ear th e tir e siz e .
I f th e tir e s have an all s e aso n tr e ad
d esig n, th e TP C sp e c num ber w il l
b e fo llo w ed by an MS fo r m ud and
s n ow .S ee Tir e Sid e w all L abelin g on
p age 105 0 fo r ad dit io n al
i n fo rm atio n .
G M re co m mends re pla cin g tir e s in
s e ts of fo u r. T his is beca use unif o rm
t r e ad depth on all tir e s will h elp
k e ep yo u r ve hic le perfo rm in g most
l ik e it did when th e tir e s were new .
R epla cin g le ss th an a fu ll se t of tir e s
c a n aff e ct th e bra kin g and handlin g
p erfo rm an ce of yo ur ve h ic le . S ee
T ir e In sp e ctio n on page 10 6 3 and
T ir e Rota tio n on pa ge 106 3 fo r
i n fo rm atio n on pro pe r tir e ro ta tio n.
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Tir e s co uld exp lo de du rin g
i m pro per se rv ic e . Y ou or oth e rs
c o uld be in ju re d or kil le d if yo u
a tte m pt to moun t or dis m oun t
a tir e . O nly yo ur deale r or an
a uth oriz e d tir e se rv ic e ce n te r
s h ould moun t and dis m ou nt th e
t ir e s.
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M ix in g tir e s co uld ca u se yo u to
l o se co ntr o lo f yo u r ve h ic le while
d riv in g. If yo u mix tir e s of dif f e re nt
s iz e s, bra nd s, or ty p es (ra dia l
a nd bia s-b e lt e d tir e s) th e ve hic le
m ay not ha ndle pro perly , and yo u
c o uld have a cra sh . U sin g tir e s of
d if fe re n t siz e s, bra nds, or ty p e s
m ay als o ca u se dam ag e to yo ur
( C ontin ue d)
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ve hic le . B e su re to use th e
c o rre ct siz e , bra nd, and ty p e of
t ir e s on all w heels .
Y our ve hic le may have aco m pact
s p are tir e and wheela sse m bly .
I t is all rig ht to driv e wit h yo ur
v e hic le 's co m pact sp are tir e
t e m pora rily . It w as deve lo ped
f o r use on yo ur ve hic le . S ee
C om pact S pare Tir e on
p a ge 10 8 8.
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I f yo u use bia s-p ly tir e s on th e
v e hic le , th e wheelrim fla nges
c o uld deve lo p cra cks afte r
m any m ile s of driv in g. A tir e
a n d/o r w heelco uld fa il
s u ddenly , ca usin g acra sh .
U se only ra dia l- p ly tir e s wit h
t h e wheels on th e ve hic le .

Bla ck pla te (6 7,1 )
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V eh ic le Care 10-6 7
If yo u must re pla ce yo ur ve hic le 's
t ir e s wit h th ose th at do not have a
T P C Spe c num ber, m ake su re th ey
a re th e sa m e siz e , lo ad ra nge,
s p eed ra tin g , an d co n str u ctio n ty p e
( ra d ia la nd bia sb elt e d tir e s) as yo ur
v e hic le 's orig in altir e s.
V ehic le s th a t have a tir e pre ssu re
m onit o rin g syste m co u ld giv e an
i n accu ra te lo w p re ssu re warn in g
i f non T P C Spe c ra te d tir e s are
i n sta lle d on yo u r ve h ic le . N onT P C
S pec ra te d tir e s m ay giv e a
l o w p re ssu re warn in g th a t is hig her
o r lo w er th an th e pro p er w arn in g
l e ve lyo u would get w it h TP C Spe c
r a te d tir e s. S ee Tir e Pre ssu re
M onit o r S yste m on pa g e 10 5 9. Y
our ve h ic le 's orig in a le quip m ent
t ir e s are li s te d on th e Tir e and
L oadin g In fo rm atio n Labe l. S ee
V ehic le Load Lim it s on page 92 2 ,
f o r m ore in fo rm atio n abou t th e Tir e
a nd Loadin g In fo rm atio n Labe la nd
i t s lo ca tio n on yo ur ve hic le .
D if fe re n t S iz e Tir e s an d
W heelsI f yo u add wheels or tir e s th a t are
a dif fe re nt siz e th an th e orig in a l
e quip m en t w heels and tir e s, th is
c o uld affe ct th e way th e ve hic le
p erfo rm s, in clu d in g it s bra kin g,
r id e and ha ndlin g ch a ra cte ris tic s,
s ta bilit y , and re sis ta nce to ro llo ve r.
A ddit io n ally , if th e ve h ic le has
e le ctr o nic syste m ssu ch as an tilo ck
b ra ke s, ro llo ve r air b ag s, tr a ctio n
c o ntr o l, and ele ctr o n ic sta bili t y
c o ntr o l, th e perfo rm an ce of th ese
s ys te m sca n be affe cte d.
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If yo u add dif fe re nt siz e d
w heels , th e ve hic le may not
p ro vid e an acce pta ble le ve lo f
p erfo rm ance and sa fe ty if tir e s not
r e co m mended fo r th ose wheels
a re se le cte d. Y ou may in cre ase
t h e ch ance th at yo u wil l cra sh an d
s u ffe r se rio us in ju ry . O nly use GM
s p ecif ic wheela nd tir e syste m s
d eve lo ped fo r th e ve hic le , and
h ave th em pro perly in sta lle d by a
G M ce rtif ie d te ch nic ia n.
S ee Buyin g New Tir e s on
p age 106 5 and Acc e ss o rie s and
M odif ic a tio ns on page 103 fo r
a ddit io nalin fo rm atio n.