GMC CANYON 2011 Owner's Manual

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F ro nt P osit io n
I f th e fla t tir e is on th e fr o nt of
t h e ve hic le , posit io n th e ja ck to
t h e re ar of th e fr o n t tir e in th e
p ocke t off of th e fr a m e.
R ear Posit io n
I f th e fla t tir e is on th e re ar,
p osit io n th e ja ck und er th e
r e ar axle and ge t as clo se as
p ossib le to th e sh ock abso rb er.
5 . Make su re th e ja ck he ad is
p osit io ne d so th a t th e re ar axle
i s re stin g se cu re ly be tw een
t h e gro o ve s th a t are on th e
j a ck head . 6
. Turn th e wheelw re nch
c lo ckw is e to ra is e th e ve hic le .
R ais e th e ve hic le fa r enough off
t h e gro und so th ere is enough
r o om fo r th e sp are tir e to fit
u nder th e wheelw ell .
7 . Rem ove all th e wheeln uts and
t h e fla t tir e .

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W ARNIN G
R ust or dir t on awheel, or on th e
p arts to whic h it is fa ste ne d, ca n
m ake whee ln uts be co m e lo ose
a fte r tim e. T he whe elco uld co m e
o ff an d 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 heela tta ch e s to th e ve hic le . In
a n em erg e ncy, use a clo th or a
p ape r to w elto do th is ; but be su re
t o use a scra pe r or w ir e bru sh
l a te r, if nee ded , to ge t all th e ru st
o r dir t off. S ee If a Tir e Goes Fla t
o n pag e 107 2.
8 . Rem ove any ru st or dir t fr o m th e
w heelb olt s , m ountin g su rfa ce s
a nd sp a re whee l.
9 . In sta ll th e sp are tir e .
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W ARNIN G
N eve r use oil o r gre ase on bo lt s
o r nuts beca u se th e nu ts m ig ht
c o m e lo ose . T he ve hic le 's wheel
c o uld fa ll o ff , ca u sin g a cra sh .
10 . Put th e wheeln uts back on
w it h th e ro unded end of th e
n uts to w ard th e wheel. T ig hte n
e ach wheeln ut by hand.
T hen use th e wheelw re nch to
t ig hte n th e nuts until th e whee l
i s held again st th e hub.

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F ro nt P osit io nR ear Posit io n 1
1 . Turn th e whee lw re nch
c o un te rc lo ckw is e to lo w er
t h e ve hic le . Low er th e ja ck
c o m ple te ly .
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W ARNIN G
W heeln uts th a t are im pro p erly or
i n co rre ctly tig h te ned ca n ca use
t h e whe els to beco m e lo ose or
c o m e off. T he wheeln u ts sh ould
b e tig h te n ed wit h ato rq u e wre nch
t o th e pro per to rq ue sp e cif ic a tio n
a fte r re p la cin g. F oll o w th e to rq ue
s p ecif ic a tio n su pplie d by th e
a fte rm ark e t m anufa ctu re r w hen
u sin g acce sso ry lo ckin g whee l
n uts . S ee Cap acit ie s and
S pecif ic a tio ns on pa ge 12 2 fo r
o rig in ale q uip m ent w he eln ut
t o rq ue sp ecif ic a tio n s. N
otic e: Im pro p erly tig h te n ed
w heel n uts can le ad to bra ke
p uls atio n an d ro to r dam ag e. To
a vo id exp en siv e bra ke re p air s ,
e ven ly tig h te n th e wheel n uts in
t h e pro p er seq uen ce an d to th e
p ro per to rq ue sp ecif ic atio n .S ee
C ap acit ie s an d Specif ic atio ns on
p ag e 122 fo r th e wheel n u t
t o rq ue sp ecif ic atio n.
12. Tig hte n th e wheeln uts fir m ly
i n a cris scro ss se quence as
s h ow n by tu rn in g th e wheel
w re nch clo ckw is e .

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1 0-8 2 Veh ic le CareW hen yo u re in sta ll th e re g ula r
w heela nd tir e , yo u must als o
r e in sta ll th e ce nte r ca p . P la ce th e
c a p on th e whe ela nd ta p it in to
p la ce un til it se ats flu sh wit h th e
w heel. T he ca p only goe s on
o ne way. B e su re to li n e up th e
t a b on th e ce nte r ca p wit h th e
i n den ta tio n on th e whe e l.S to rin g aFla t or Spare Tir e
a n d To o ls
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W ARNIN G
Sto rin g aja ck , a tir e , or oth er
e quip m ent in th e passe nger
c o m partm en t of th e ve hic le co uld
c a use in ju ry . In asu d den sto p or
c o llis io n, lo o se eq uip m ent co uld
s tr ik e so m eon e. S to re all th ese in
t h e pro per pla ce .
N otic e: Sto rin g an alu m in um
w heel w it h afla t tir e under yo ur
v e h ic le fo r an exte n ded perio d
o f tim eor w it h th e valv e ste m
p oin tin g up can dam ag e th e w
heel. A lw ay s sto w th e wheel
w it h th e valv e ste m poin tin g
d ow n an d have th e whee l/t ir e
r e p air e d as so on as poss ib le .
S to re th e tir e und er th e re ar of th e
v e hic le in th e sp are tir e ca rr ie r.
1 . Put th e tir e on th e gro und at th e
r e ar of th e ve hic le wit h th e va lv e
s te m po in te d do w n.
2. Tilt th e re ta in e r do w nw ard
a nd th ro ugh th e ce nte r w heel
o penin g . M ake su re th e re ta in er
i s fu lly se a te d acro ss th e
u nders id e of th e whe el.
3 . Asse m ble th e wheelw re nch , th e
j a ck handle exte nsio ns, and th e
j a ck handle as sh ow n.

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4 . In se rt th e ch is e le d en d of
t h e ja ck ha nd le at a slig ht
a ngle th ro ug h th e hole in th e
r e ar bum per and in to th e
f u nnel- s h ap ed gu id e.
5 . Turn th e whee lw re nch
c lo ckw is e to ra is e th e tir e
p art w ay up . M ake su re th e
r e ta in er is se ate d in th e whe el
o penin g an d th e va lv e ste m is
p oin te d dow n. C
ontin ue ra is in g th e tir e , w atc h
t o make su re it do es no t ge t
c a ug ht on an yth in g on th e
u nderb od y. If th e tir e does get
c a ug ht, lo ose n tw o or th re e tu rn s
a nd push and pull th e tir e and
t h en re tig h te n.
R epe at th is pro ce dure as m any
t im es as ne ede d to ensu re
p ro pe r sto w age.
6 . When th e tir e is pro pe rly
s e ate d to th e unde rb ody,
c o ntin ue tu rn in g th e whee l
w re nch clo ckw is e until yo u hear
t w o cli c ks or fe e lit skip tw ic e .
Y ou ca nn ot ove rtig hte n th e
c a ble .
7. Make su re th e tir e is sto re d
s e cu re ly . P ush , pull (A ), and
t h en tr y to tu rn (B )th e tir e .
I f th e tir e move s, ch eck to
m ake su re th e tir e va lv e ste m is
p oin tin g dow n, th en use th e
w heelw re nch to lo ose n and
t h en tig hte n th e ca ble .
T o sto re th e to ols :
1 . Retu rn th e to ols to th e
s to ra ge bag.
2 . Atta ch th e sto ra ge bag to
t h e flo or under th e fr o nt
p ass e nger se at.

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1 0-8 4 Veh ic le Care3 . Rein sta ll th e win g nut to
s e cu re th e bag to th e
v e hic le .
T o sto re th e ja ck an d wheelb lo cks:
R eg ula r/E xte n ded CabA . Ja ck
B . Whee lB lo cks
C . Win g Nut
1 . In sta ll th e whee lb lo ck s (B )fir s t.
2 . Rein sta ll th e win g nut (C )by
t u rn in g it clo ckw is e to se cu re th e
w heelb lo ck s to th e ve hic le . 3
. Low er th e ja ck (A )all th e way
a nd in se rt th e ja ck in to th e
b ra cke t.
4 . Rais e th e ja ck by tu rn in g th e
h andle clo ckw is e to se cu re th e
j a ck wit h in th e bra cke t.
5 . Put th e co ve r in posit io n an d
i n se rt and tig hte n th e win g nut to
s e cu re it . C
re w Cab
A . Ja ck
B . WheelB lo cks
C . Win g Nut
1 . Atta ch th e wheelb lo cks (B )to
t h e ja ck (A )w it h th e wheelb lo ck
r e ta in er and th e win g nut (C ).
2 . Rein sta ll th e ja ck and wheel
b lo ck asse m bly in th e mountin g
b ra cke t. B e su re to posit io n th e
h ole s in th e base of th e ja ck
o nto th e pin s in th e mountin g
b ra cke t.

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3 . Turn th e han dle to ra is e th e
j a ck until it is se cu re , but do
n ot ove rtig hte n th e ja ck in th e
b ra cke t.S eco ndary Latc h Syste mY ou r ve hic le ha s an
u nde rb od ym ou nte d tir e hois t
a sse m bly th at has a se co ndary
l a tc h syste m .It is desig ne d to sto p
t h e sp a re tir e fr o m su ddenly fa lli n g
o ff yo ur ve hic le . F or th e se co ndary
l a tc h to work , th e sp are must be
i n sta lle d wit h th e va lv e ste m
p oin tin g do w n. S ee S to rin g a
F la t or S pare Tir e an d To ols  under
T ir e Cha ngin g on pa g e 10 7 4.
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Befo re be gin nin g th is pro ce d ure
r e ad all th e in str u ctio ns. F ail u re to
r e ad and fo ll o w th e in str u ctio ns
c o uld da m age th e hois t asse m bly
a nd yo u and oth e rs co uld get
h urt. R ead and fo llo w th e
i n str u ctio ns li s te d next. T
o re le ase th e sp a re tir e fr o m th e
s e co ndary la tc h :
1. Check under th e ve h ic le to se e if
t h e ca b le end fit t in g is vis ib le .
2 . If th e ca ble en d fit tin g is not
v is ib le , pro ce ed to Ste p 6.
I f it is vis ib le , fir s t tr y to tig h te n
t h e ca b le by tu rn in g th e whe el
w re n ch clo ckw is e un til yo u he ar
t w o clic ks or fe elit skip tw ic e .
Y ou ca nno t ove rtig h te n th e
c a ble . 3
. Loose n th e ca ble by tu rn in g th e
w heelw re nch co unte rc lo ckw is e
t h re e or fo ur tu rn s.
4 . Repeat th is pro ce dure at le ast
t w o tim es. If th e sp are tir e
l o w ers to th e gro und, co ntin u e
w it h Ste p 5 under S to rin g a Fla t
o r S pare Tir e and To ols  unde r
T ir e Changin g on page 107 4.
5 . Turn th e wre nch
c o unte rc lo ckw is e until
a ppro xim ate ly 6in ch es
( 1 5 cm )of ca ble is exp ose d.
6 . Sta nd th e wheelb lo ck s on th e ir
s h orte st ends, w it h th e back s
f a cin g each oth er.

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1 0-8 6 Veh ic le Care7 . Pla ce th e botto m edg e of th e
j a ck (A )on th e whee lb lo ck s (B ),
s e para tin g th em so th at th e ja ck
i s bala n ce d se cu re ly .
8 . Atta ch th e ja ck hand le ,
e xte nsio n, an d wheelw re nch to
t h e ja ck and pla ce it (w it h th e
w heelb lo cks) und er th e ve h ic le
t o w ard s th e fr o nt of th e re ar
b um per. P osit io n th e ce n te r lif t
p oin t of th e ja ck un der th e
w heel.
9 . Turn th e wheelw re nch
c lo ckw is e to ra is e th e ja ck un til it
l i f ts th e tir e .
1 0. Contin u e ra is in g th e ja ck until
t h e tir e sto ps m ovin g upw ard
a nd is held fir m ly in pla ce .
11 . Rem ove th e ja ck handle and
i n se rt th e hois t end of th e
e xte nsio n th ro ugh th e hole in
t h e re ar bum per.
T urn th e wheelw re nch
c o unte rc lo ckw is e one tu rn
o r until th e wheelre ta in er
a sse m bly is dis e ngaged.
1 2 . Rein se rt th e ja ck handle in to
t h e ja ck . Low er th e ja ck by
t u rn in g th e wheelw re nch
c o unte rc lo ckw is e . K eep
l o w erin g th e ja ck until th e
s p are tir e slid es off th e ja ck
o r is hangin g by th e ca ble .

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W ARNIN G
Som eon e sta nd in g to o clo se
d urin g th e pro ce d ure co uld be
i n ju re d by th e ja ck. If th e sp are
t ir e do es not slid e off th e ja ck
c o m ple te ly , m ake su re no one is
b ehin d yo u or on eit h e r sid e of
y o u as yo u pu ll th e ja ck out fr o m
u nder th e sp are .
1 3. Dis co nn ect th e ja ck handle
f r o m th e ja ck and ca re fu lly
r e m ove th e ja ck. U se one hand
t o push aga in st th e sp are while
f ir m ly pullin g th e ja ck out fr o m
u nder th e sp are tir e wit h th e
o th er hand . I
f th e sp are tir e is ha ngin g
f r o m th e ca ble , in se rt th e ho is t
e nd of th e exte nsio n in to th e
h ois t sh aft hole in th e bum pe r
a nd tu rn th e whe elw re nch
c o un te rc lo ckw is e to lo w er th e
s p are th e re st of th e way.
1 4. Tilt th e tir e re ta in er at th e en d
o f th e ca b le and pull it th ro ugh
t h e whe elo p enin g . P ull th e tir e
o ut fr o m unde r th e ve h ic le . 1
5 . If th e ca ble is hangin g under
t h e ve hic le , tu rn th e wheel
w re nch clo ckw is e to ra is e th e
c a ble .
H ave th e hois t ass e m bly
i n sp ecte d as so on as yo u ca n .
Y ou wil l n ot be able to sto re a
s p are or fla t tir e usin g th e ho is t
a sse m bly until it has been
r e pla ce d.
T o co ntin ue ch angin g th e fla t tir e ,
s e e R em ovin g th e Fla t T ir e and
I n sta ll in g th e Spare Tir e  under Tir e
C hangin g on page 107 4.

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1 0-8 8 Veh ic le CareC om pact S pare Tir eY our ve hic le may have aco m pact
s p are tir e . A lt h o ugh th e co m pact
s p are tir e was fu lly in fla te d when
y o ur ve hic le was ne w ,it ca n lo se
a ir ove r tim e. C heck th e in fla tio n
p re ssu re re gu la rly . It sh o uld be
6 0 psi (4 20 kP a).
N otic e : If th e ve h 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 ll e d on th e
v e h 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 ced .Y o u
c o uld dam ag e th e veh ic le , an d
t h e re p air co sts would not be
c o ve re d by yo ur w arra n ty . N ever
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 . A
ft e r in sta lli n g th e co m pa ct sp are
o n yo ur ve h ic le , yo u sh o uld sto p as
s o on as possib le an d make su re
y o ur ve hic le 's sp a re tir e is co rre ctly
i n fla te d. T he co m pact sp are is m ad e
t o perfo rm well a t sp ee ds up to
6 2 m ph (1 00 km /h ) fo r dis ta n ce s up
t o 500 m il e s (8 04 km ). F or he avy
p aylo ads or to w in g, and fo r lo w
t r a ctio n or fo ur-w heel- d riv e
c o ndit io ns, re pair or re pla ce th e
f u ll - s iz e tir e . O fco urs e , it is be st to
r e pla ce yo ur ve hic le 's sp are wit h a
f u ll - s iz e tir e as so on as yo u ca n .
T he sp are tir e will la st lo ng er and be
i n good sh ap e in ca se yo u ne ed it
a gain . N
otic e: W hen th e co m pact sp are
i s in sta lle d ,d o no t ta ke th e
v e h ic le th ro ugh an au to m atic
c a r w ash wit h gu id e ra ils . T h e
c o m pact sp are can get cau ght on
t h e ra ils whic h can dam ag e th e
t ir e , w heel an d oth er parts of th e
v e h ic le .
D o not use yo ur co m pact sp are on
o th er ve hic le s.
A nd do not m ix yo ur co m pact sp are
t ir e or w heelw it h oth er w heels or
t ir e s. T hey will n ot fit . K eep yo ur
s p are tir e and it s wheelto geth er.
N otic e: Tir e ch ain s will n ot fit th e
c o m pact sp are . U sin g th em can
d am ag e th e veh ic le an d can
d am ag e th e ch ain s to o .D o not
u se tir e ch ain s on th e co m pact
s p are .