ABS GMC CANYON 2011 Owner's Manual

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5 -1 8 In str u m en ts an d Contr o lsI f th e ABS li g h t sta ys on , tu rn th e
i g nit io n off. If th e li g h t co m es on
w hile driv in g, sto p as so o n as it is
s a fe ly possib le and tu rn th e ig nit io n
o ff. T he n sta rt th e engin e again to
r e se t th e syste m .If th e ABS lig ht
s ta ys on, or co m es on again while
d riv in g, th e ve hic le ne eds se rv ic e .
I f th e re gula r bra ke syste m warn in g
l ig ht is not on, th e ve hic le still h as
b ra ke s, but not antilo ck bra ke s.
I f th e re gula r bra ke syste m warn in g
l ig ht is als o on, th e ve hic le does not
h ave antilo ck bra ke s and th ere is a
p ro b le m wit h th e re gula r bra ke s.
S ee Bra ke Sys te m Warn in g Lig ht on
p age 51 7.
S ee Bra ke Sys te m Messa ge s on
p age 52 5 fo r all b ra ke re la te d DIC
m essa g es.
U p-S hif t Lig h tT he ve hic le may have an up-s h if t
l i g ht.
W hen th is li g h t co m es on , sh if t to
t h e next hig h er gea r if w ea th er,
r o ad, and tr a ffic co n dit io ns allo w .
S ee ManualT ra nsm is s io n on
p age 94 0 fo r m ore in fo rm atio n.
Tra ctio n Contr o lS yste m
( T C S)/S ta b iliT ra k
®
L ig ht
T he Sta biliT ra k and Tra ctio n Contr o l
S ys te m (T C S)in dic a to r/w arn in g li g h t
c o m es on brie fly whil e sta rtin g th e
e n gin e.
I f it does not, have th e ve hic le
s e rv ic e d by yo ur deale r. If th e
s yste m is work in g norm all y th e
i n dic a to r li g ht th en goes off.
T he lig ht fla sh es while th e
S ta biliT ra k syste m and TC S are
w ork in g to assis t th e driv e r w it h
d ir e ctio nalco ntr o lo f th e ve hic le in
d if fic u lt driv in g co ndit io ns.

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In str u m en ts an d Contr o ls 5-2 5
T he ve h ic le is sa fe to driv e ,
h ow eve r have th e ele ctr ic a lsy ste m
c h eck e d by yo u r de ale r. P re ss
a nd re le ase th e re se t ste m to
a ckn o w le dge th e mess a ge and
c le a r it fr o m th e dis p la y.B ra ke Syste m Messag esA B S (A ntil o ck Bra ke Syste m )
F A ULTT his m essa ge dis p la ys if th e re is a
p ro ble m wit h th e Antilo ck Bra ke
S yste m (A BS). C heck th e ABS as
s o on as poss ib le and have yo ur
v e hic le se rv ic e d by yo ur deale r. S ee
B ra kin g on pag e 93 and Antil o ck
B ra ke Syste m (A BS)W arn in g Lig h t
o n pag e 51 7 fo r m ore in fo rm atio n .
P re ss an d re le a se th e re se t ste m
t o ackn ow le d ge th e mess a ge an d
c le a r it fr o m th e dis p la y.
B RAK ESThis m essa ge dis p la ys if th e re is a
p ro ble m wit h th e bra ke s. C he ck th e
b ra ke s as so on as po ssib le and
h ave yo ur ve hic le se rv ic e d by yo ur
d eale r. S ee Bra kin g on pag e 93
a nd Antilo ck Bra ke Syste m (A BS)
W arn in g Lig h t on pag e 51 7 fo r
m ore in fo rm atio n . P re ss an d re le ase
t h e re se t ste m to ackn ow le dg e th e
m essa ge an d cle ar it fr o m th e
d is p la y.F LU IDT his m essa ge dis p la ys if th e bra ke
f lu id is lo w .C he ck th e bra ke flu id as
s o on as po ss ib le and ha ve yo ur
v e hic le se rv ic e d by yo ur deale r.
S ee Bra kin g on pag e 93 fo r m ore
i n fo rm atio n. P re ss an d re le a se th e
r e se t ste m to ackn ow le d ge th e
m essa ge and cle a r it fr o m th e
d is p la y.
P A R K BRK (B ra ke)T his m essa ge dis p la ys when th e
p ark in g bra ke is se t. S ee Park in g
B ra ke on page 94 7 and Antilo ck
B ra ke Syste m (A B S)W arn in g Lig h t
o n page 51 7 fo r m ore in fo rm atio n.
T he messa ge cle ars fr o m th e
d is p la y afte r th e park in g bra ke
i s re le ase d or by pre ss in g and
r e le asin g th e re se t ste m .Door A ja r M essa g esD O O RSThis m essa ge dis p la ys when one or
m ore of th e doors is aja r. C heck all
t h e doors on yo ur ve hic le to make
s u re th ey are clo se d. T he messa ge
c le ars fr o m th e dis p la y afte r all o f
t h e doors are clo se d.

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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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1 0-4 4 Veh ic le Care
T he tr a ile r bra ke re la y is lo ca te d
o n th e bott o m sid e of th e ba tte ry
h arn ess.
F uses Usag e
O 2 SN SR O
xyg e n Senso rs ,
A ir In je ctio n
R ea cto r(A IR )
R ela y
A /C A
ir C ondit io nin g
C on tr o lH ea d,
P ow er S eats F
uses Usag e
A /C
C M PR SR A
ir C ondit io nin g
C om pre sso r
A BS A
ntilo ck Bra ke
S ys te m (A B S),
A BS Module ,
F ourW heelD riv e ,
G ra vit y Senso r
A BS 1 ABS 1(A BS Logic )
A BS 2 ABS 2(A BS Pum p)
A U X PW R1 Acce sso ry Pow er1
A U X PW R2 Acce sso ry Pow er2
B C K/U P Back-u p Lig hts
B LW R C
lim ate
C ontr o lF an
C LS TR Clu ste r
C NSTR
V EN T F
uelC anis te r
V ent S ole noid

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V eh ic le Care 10-7 9
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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1 0-1 04 Veh ic le Care.
N eve r app ly he avy pre ssu re or
r u b agg re ss iv e ly wit h a cle anin g
c lo th . U se of hea vy pre ssu re ca n
d am ag e th e in te rio r and does
n ot im pro ve th e eff e ctiv e ness of
s o il re m ova l.
.
U se on ly m ild , neu tr a l- p H so aps.
A vo id la u nd ry dete rg e nts
o r dis h w ash in g so ap s wit h
d egre ase rs . U sin g to o much
s o ap wil l le ave are sid ue th at
l e ave s str e a ks and attr a cts
d ir t. F or liq uid cle ane rs , about
2 0 dro ps pe r 3.7 8 L (1 gal) of
w ate r is a good gu id e.
.
D o not hea vil y sa tu ra te th e
u phols te ry while cle a nin g.
.
C le aners th at co nta in so lv e nts
c a n da m age th e ve hic le s
i n te rio r.
F ab ric /C arp etU se a va cu um cle a ner w it h aso ft
b ru sh att a ch m en t to re m ove du st
a nd lo ose dir t. A ca n is te r va cu u m
w it h abeate r bar in th e nozzle may
o nly be use d on flo or ca rp et and
c a rp ete d flo o r m ats . F or so ils ,
a lw ays tr y to re m ove th e m fir s t w it h
p la in wate r or clu b so da . B efo re
c le anin g, gen tly re m ove as m uch of
t h e so il a s possib le usin g one of th e
f o ll o w in g te ch niq ue s:.
F or li q u id s: gen tly blo t th e
r e m ain in g so il w it h apape r
t o w el. A ll o w th e so il to abso rb
i n to th e pa per to w elu ntil n o
m ore ca n be re m ove d.
.
F or so li d dry so ils : re m ove as
m uch as po ssib le and th en
v a cu um .
T o cle an:
1 . Satu ra te a lin t- fr e e, cle a n whit e
c lo th wit h wate r or clu b so da.
2 . Rem ove exce ss m ois tu re . 3
. Sta rt on th e outs id e edge of th e
s o il a nd gently ru b to w ard th e
c e nte r. C ontin ue cle anin g, usin g
a cle an are a of th e clo th each
t im e it beco m es so il e d.
4 . Contin ue to gently ru b th e
s o ile d are a.
5 . If th e so il is not co m ple te ly
r e m ove d, use a mild so ap
s o lu tio n and re peat th e cle anin g
p ro ce ss th at w as use d wit h pla in
w ate r.
I f any of th e so il re m ain s, a
c o m merc ia lfa bric cle aner or sp ot
l if te r m ay be nece ssa ry . Te st a sm all
h id d en are a fo r co lo rfa stn ess befo re
u sin g aco m merc ia lu phols te ry
c le ane r or sp ot lif te r. If th e lo ca ll y
c le ane d are a giv e s any im pre ss io n
t h a t a rin g fo rm atio n may re su lt ,
c le an th e entir e su rfa ce .
A paper to w elca n be use d to blo t
e xce ss m ois tu re fr o m th e fa bric or
c a rp e t afte r th e cle anin g pro ce ss.