ESP GMC CANYON 2011 Owner's Manual

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In Brie f 1-1 9
R oad sid e Assis ta n ce an d OnS ta r
( U .S .an d Can ad a)
I f yo u have acu rre nt O nS ta r
s u bsc rip tio n, pre ss th e
Q
butt o n
a nd th e cu rre nt G PS lo ca tio n wil l b e
s e nt to an OnS ta r advis o r w ho wil l
a sse ss yo ur pro ble m ,co nta ct
R oadsid e Assis ta n ce , and re la y
y o ur exa ct lo ca tio n to get th e he lp
y o u need.
O nlin e Owner C en te r
( U .S .an d Can ad a)
T he Onlin e Owner C ente r is a
c o m plim enta ry se rv ic e th at in clu de s
o nlin e se rv ic e re m in d ers , ve hic le
m ain te na nce tip s, on lin e ow ner
m anual, sp e cia lp riv ile ges,
a nd more .
S ig n up to d ay at:
w w w.g m co w nerc e n te r.c o m (U .S .)
o r w w w.g m .c a (C an a da).
O nS ta r
®
F or ve hic le s wit h an activ e OnS ta r
s u bscrip tio n, O nS ta r use s se ve ra l
i n nova tiv e te ch n olo gie s and li v e
A dvis o rs to pro vid e a wid e ra n ge
o f sa fe ty , se cu rit y , na vig a tio n,
d ia gnostic s , and ca ll in g se rv ic e s.
A uto m atic Cra sh Res p onse
I n acra sh , built  in se nso rs ca n
a uto m atic a ll y ale rt an OnS ta r
A dvis o r w ho is im media te ly
c o nnecte d to th e ve hic le to se e if
y o u need he lp .H ow OnS ta r Serv ic e W ork sQ
: Push th is blu e butto n to
c o nnect to a sp ecia lly tr a in e d
O nS ta r A dvis o r to ve rif y yo ur
a cc o unt in fo rm atio n and to answ er
q uestio ns.
]
: Push th is re d em erg ency
b utto n to get prio rit y help fr o m
s p e cia lly tr a in ed OnS ta r E m erg en cy
A dvis o rs .
X
: Push th is butto n fo r handsfr e e,
v o ic e a ctiv a te d ca lli n g and to giv e
v o ic e co m mands fo r H andsF re e
C allin g and Turn b yT urn
N avig atio n.
A uto m atic Cra sh Resp onse ,
E m erg ency Serv ic e s, C ris is Assis t,
S to le n Vehic le Assis ta nce , V ehic le
D ia gnostic s , R em ote Door U nlo ck ,
R oadsid e Assis ta nce , T urn b yT urn
N avig atio n, and HandsF re e Call in g
a re ava ila ble on most ve hic le s. N ot
a ll O nS ta r se rv ic e s are ava ila ble on
a ll ve hic le s. F or m ore in fo rm atio n ,
s e e th e OnS ta r O wner's Guid e;
v is it w ww.o nsta r. c o m (U .S .) or
w w w.o nsta r.c a (C anada); co nta ct
O nS ta r at 1-8 88-4 -O NSTA R
( 1 8 884 66 7 827) or
T TY 18 772 48 2 080; or push
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to
s p e ak wit h an OnS ta r A dvis o r
2 4 hours a day, 7 days a week.

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1 -2 0 In Brie fF or a fu ll d escrip tio n of O nS ta r
s e rv ic e s and syste m lim it a tio ns, se e
t h e OnS ta r O wner's Guid e in th e
g lo ve bo x.
O nS ta r se rv ic e is su bje ct to th e
O nS ta r Te rm san d Cond it io ns
i n clu ded in th e OnS ta r G lo ve
B ox Kit .
O nS ta r se rv ic e re qu ir e s wir e le ss
c o m munic a tio n netw ork s and th e
G lo ba lP osit io n in g Syste m (G PS )
s a te llit e netw ork . N ot all O nS ta r
s e rv ic e s are ava ila b le eve ry w here
o r on all ve hic le s at all tim es.
O nS ta r se rv ic e ca nt w ork unle ss
y o ur ve hic le is in apla ce where
O nS ta r has an ag re em ent w it h a
w ir e le ss se rv ic e pro vid e r fo r se rv ic e
i n th at are a, and th e wir e le ss
s e rv ic e pro vid e r has co ve ra ge,
n etw ork ca p acit y , re ce p tio n, and
t e ch n olo gy co m patib le wit h OnS ta r's
s e rv ic e . S erv ic e in vo lv in g lo ca tio n
i n fo rm atio n abo ut yo ur ve hic le
c a nt w ork un le ss GPS sig nals
a re ava ila ble , unob str u cte d,
a nd co m pa tib le wit h th e OnS ta r h
ard w are . T he ve h ic le has to have
a work in g ele ctr ic a lsy ste m and
a dequate batt e ry po w er fo r th e
O nS ta r equip m en t to op era te .
O nS ta r se rv ic e may not w ork if th e
O nS ta r equip m en t is n t pro perly
i n sta ll e d or yo u have n t m ain ta in e d
i t and yo ur ve hic le is in goo d
w ork in g ord e r an d in co m plia n ce
w it h all g ove rn m en t re g ula tio n s.
I f yo u tr y to add , co nne ct, or m od if y
a ny equip m ent or so ft w are in yo ur
v e hic le , O nS ta r se rv ic e may not
w ork . O th e r pro ble m sOnS ta r ca nt
c o ntr o lm ay pre ve n t se rv ic e to yo u,
s u ch as hills , ta ll b u il d in g s, tu nn els ,
w eath er, ele ctr ic a lsyste m de sig n
a nd arc h it e ctu re of yo u r ve hic le ,
d am age to im porta nt pa rts of yo ur
v e hic le in a cra sh , or w ir e le ss pho ne
n etw ork co ng estio n or ja m min g.
S ee Radio Fre q uen cy Sta te m en t on
p age 13 1 9 fo r in fo rm atio n
r e gard in g Part 15 of th e Fed era l
C om munic a tio ns Com mis sio n (F C C )
r u le s and In dustr y Can ada
S ta ndard s RSS -2 10/2 2 0/3 10.
Y o ur R esp onsib il it yIn cre a se th e vo lu m e of th e ra dio
i f th e OnS ta r A dvis o r ca nnot be
h e ard .
I f th e li g ht next to th e OnS ta r
b u tto n s is re d, th e syste m may
n o t be fu nctio nin g pro perly . P ush
t h e
Q
butto n and re quest a ve hic le
d ia g nostic . If th e li g ht appears cle ar
( n o lig ht appears ), yo ur O nS ta r
s u bsc rip tio n has exp ir e d and all
s e rv ic e s have been deactiv a te d.
P ush th e
Q
butto n to co nfir m th at
t h e OnS ta r equip m ent is activ e .

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2 -4 Keys, D oors an d W in dow sPro gra m m in g Tra n sm it te rs to
t h e Veh ic leO nly RKE tr a nsm it t e rs pro gra m med
t o th e ve h ic le will w ork . If a
t r a nsm it te r is lo st or sto le n , a
r e pla ce m ent ca n be purc h ase d and
p ro g ra m med th ro ug h yo ur deale r.
W hen th e re p la ce m ent tr a nsm it te r
i s pro gra m med to th e ve hic le , all
r e m ain in g tr a nsm it te rs m ust als o
b e pro gra m med. A ny lo st or sto le n
t r a nsm it te rs no lo ng er w ork once th e
n ew tr a n sm it te r is pro g ra m m ed.
E ach ve hic le ca n have up to
f o ur tr a nsm it te rs pro gra m med to it .B atte ry Rep la c em en tN otic e : W hen re p la cin g th e
b atte ry , d o not to uch an y of th e
c ir c u it r y on th e tr a n sm it te r. S ta tic
f r o m yo ur body co uld dam ag e th e
t r a n sm it te r. T
o re pla ce th e ba tte ry :
1 . Separa te th e tr a nsm it te r w it h a
f la t, th in obje ct in se rte d in th e
s lo t be tw een th e co ve rs of th e
t r a nsm it te r housin g .
2 . Rem ove th e old ba tte ry . D o no t
u se ameta lo bje ct.
3 . In se rt th e new batte ry . R epla ce
w it h aCR203 2 or equiv a le nt
b att e ry .
4 . Put th e tr a n sm it te r ba ck
t o geth e r.
D oor Locks
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W ARNIN G
U nlo cke d doors ca n be
d a ngero us..P asse ngers , esp ecia ll y
c h ild re n, ca n easily open th e
d oors and fa ll o ut of a movin g
v e hic le . W hen adoor is
l o cke d, th e handle will n ot
o pen it . T he ch ance of bein g
t h ro w n out of th e ve hic le in
a cra sh is in cre ase d if th e
d oors are not lo cke d. S o, all
p ass e ngers sh ould wear
s a fe ty belt s pro perly and th e
d oors sh ould be lo cke d
w heneve r th e ve hic le is
d riv e n..Y oung ch il d re n who get in to
u nlo ck e d ve hic le s m ay be
u nable to get out. A ch ild ca n
b e ove rc o m e by extr e m e hea t
a nd ca n su ffe r perm anent
( C ontin ued)

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K eys, D oors an d W in do w s 2-1 5
W in do w s
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W ARNIN G
Leavin g ch ild re n , help le ss adult s ,
o r pets in ave hic le wit h th e
w in dow s clo se d is da nge ro us.
T hey ca n be ove rc o m e by
t h e extr e m e he at and su ffe r
p erm an ent in ju rie s or eve n death
f r o m he at str o ke . N eve r le ave a
c h ild , a help le ss ad u lt , or a pet
a lo ne in a ve hic le , esp ecia ll y wit h
t h e win dow s clo se d in warm or
h ot w eath e r.
T he ve hic le ae ro dyn am ic s are
d esig ne d to im pro ve fu e le co n om y
p erfo rm ance . T his m ay re su lt in a
p uls in g so und when eit h er re a r
w in dow is dow n an d th e fr o nt
w in dow s are up. To re d uce th e
s o und, open eit h er a fr o nt w in dow
o r th e su n ro of (if equ ip ped ).
M an ual W in dow sO n ve hic le s wit h manualw in dow s,
u se th e win dow cra nk to open and
c lo se each win dow .

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In fo ta in m en t S ys te m 7-1 3
C H Unavl: This pre vio usly
a ssig ne d ch an ne lis no lo nger
a ssig ne d. T une to anoth er sta tio n.
I f th is sta tio n was one of th e
p re se ts , ch o ose an oth e r sta tio n fo r
t h at pre se t bu tto n.
U nau th : This ch an n elis blo cke d or
c a nnot be re ce iv e d wit h yo ur X M
S ubscrip tio n packa ge .
N o In fo : No artis t, so ng tit le ,
c a te go ry , or te xt in fo rm atio n is
a va ila ble at th is tim e on th is
c h annel. T he sys te m is work in g
p ro pe rly .
N otF ound: No artis t, so ng tit le ,
c a te go ry , or te xt in fo rm atio n is
a va ila ble at th is tim e on th is
c h annel. T he sys te m is work in g
p ro pe rly .
X M Lock: The XM re ce iv e r in yo ur
v e hic le co u ld ha ve pre vio usly be en
i n an oth e r ve h ic le . F or se cu rit y
p urp o se s, X M re ce iv e rs ca nnot be
s w app ed be tw een ve hic le s. If th is
m ess a ge is re ce iv e d afte r havin g
y o ur ve h ic le se rv ic e d , ch eck wit h
y o ur de ale r. R
ad io ID : If th is m essa ge is
r e ce iv e d when tu ned to ch a nne l0 ,
t h ere co uld be a re ce iv e r fa u lt .
C onsu lt w it h yo ur dea le r.
U nkn ow n: If th is m essa g e is
r e ce iv e d when tu ned to ch a nne l0 ,
t h ere co uld be a re ce iv e r fa u lt .
C onsu lt w it h yo ur dea le r.
C heck XM : If th is m essa ge does
n ot cle ar w it h in a sh ort perio d of
t im e, th e re ce iv e r co u ld ha ve afa ult .
C onsu lt w it h yo ur deale r.
R ad io Rece p tio nF re quency in te rfe re nce and sta tic
c a n occ u r du rin g norm alra dio
r e ce ptio n if it e m ssu ch as ce ll p h one
c h arg ers , ve h ic le co nve n ie nce
a cc e sso rie s, and exte rn ale le ctr o nic
d evic e s are plu gg ed in to th e
a cc e sso ry po w er outle t. If th ere is
i n te rfe re nce or sta tic , unplu g th e
i t e m fr o m th e acce sso ry pow er
o utle t.
A MThe ra nge fo r m ost A M sta tio ns is
g re ate r th an fo r FM ,esp ecia lly at
n ig ht. T he lo nger ra nge ca n ca use
s ta tio n fr e quencie s to in te rfe re
w it h each oth er. F or bette r ra dio
r e ce ptio n, m ost A M ra dio sta tio ns
b oost th e pow er le ve ls durin g th e
d ay, and th en re duce th ese le ve ls
d urin g th e nig ht. S ta tic ca n als o
o ccu r w hen th in gs li k e sto rm sand
p ow er li n es in te rfe re wit h ra dio
r e ce ptio n. W hen th is happens, tr y
r e d ucin g th e tr e ble on th e ra dio .F M Ste re oF M sig nals only re ach about
1 6 to 65 km (1 0 to 40 m ile s).
A lt h ough th e ra dio has a built - in
e le ctr o nic cir c u it th at auto m atic a ll y
w ork s to re duce in te rfe re nce , so m e
s ta tic ca n occu r, esp ecia lly aro u nd
t a ll b uild in gs or hil ls , ca usin g th e
s o u nd to fa de in and out.

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D riv in g an d Opera tin g 9-9
.
A lw ays ca rry a lit te r bag an d
m ake su re all re fu se is re m ove d
f r o m any ca m psit e befo re
l e avin g.
.
Ta ke extr e m e ca re wit h open
f ir e s (w here pe rm it te d), ca m p
s to ve s, an d la n te rn s.
.
N eve r pa rk yo u r ve hic le ove r
d ry gra ss or oth er co m bustib le
m ate ria ls th a t co u ld ca tc h fir e
f r o m th e he at of th e ve hic le 's
e xh aust sys te m .
Tra velin g to Rem ote Are a sIt m ake s se nse to pla n yo ur tr ip ,
e sp ecia ll y when go in g to are m ote
a re a. K now th e te rr a in and pla n
y o ur ro ute . G et accu ra te maps of
t r a ils and te rra in . C heck to se e if
t h ere are an y blo cke d or clo se d
r o ads.
I t is als o ago od id ea to tr a ve lw it h
a t le ast one oth er ve h ic le in ca se
s o m eth in g hap pen s to one of th em . F
or ve hic le s wit h awin ch , be su re
t o re ad th e win ch in str u ctio n s. In a
r e m ote are a , a win ch ca n be hand y
i f yo u get stu ck bu t yo u wil l w an t to
k n ow how to use it pro perly .
G ettin g Fam ilia r w it h Off -R oad
D riv in gIt is a goo d id ea to pra ctic e in an
a re a th a t is sa fe and clo se to ho m e
b efo re yo u go in to th e wild ern ess.
O ff- ro adin g re quir e s so m e new and
d if fe re nt skills .
T une yo ur se nse s to dif f e re nt kin d s
o f sig nals . Y our eye s ne ed to
c o nsta n tly sw eep th e te rr a in fo r
u nexp ecte d obsta cle s. Y our ears
n eed to li s te n fo r un usu altir e or
e ngin e so u nds. U se yo u r arm s,
h ands, fe et, and body to re sp o nd to
v ib ra tio n s and ve hic le bo unce . C
ontr o llin g th e ve hic le is th e ke y to
s u cce ssfu lo ff- ro ad driv in g. O ne of
t h e best w ays to co ntr o lth e ve hic le
i s to co ntr o lth e sp eed. A thig he r
s p eeds:
.
Y ou appro ach th in gs fa ste r an d
h ave le ss tim e to re act.
.
T here is le ss tim e to sc a n th e
t e rra in fo r obsta cle s.
.
T he ve hic le has m ore bounce
w hen driv in g ove r obsta cle s.
.
M ore bra kin g dis ta nce is
n eeded, esp ecia lly on an
u npave d su rfa ce .
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W ARNIN G
W hen yo u are driv in g off- ro ad,
b ouncin g and quic k ch anges in
d ir e ctio n ca n easily th ro w yo u out
o f posit io n. T his co uld ca use yo u
t o lo se co ntr o la nd cra sh . S o,
w heth er yo u are driv in g on
o r off th e ro ad, yo u and yo ur
p ass e ngers sh ould wear sa fe ty
b elt s .

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9 -1 0 Driv in g an d Opera tin gS can n in g th e Te rr a inO ff- ro ad driv in g ca n ta ke yo u ove r
m any dif f e re nt kin ds of te rra in . B e
f a m ilia r w it h th e te rra in and it s m any
d if fe re nt fe a tu re s.
S urfa ce Condit io ns: Off- ro adin g
s u rfa ce s ca n be ha rd -p a ck e d dir t,
g ra ve l, ro cks , gra ss , sa nd, m ud,
s n ow ,or ic e . E ach of th ese su rfa ce s
a ffe cts th e ve hic le 's ste erin g,
a cce le ra tio n, and bra kin g in dif fe re n t
w ays . D epe ndin g on th e su rfa ce ,
s lip p in g, slid in g , w hee lsp in nin g,
d ela ye d acce le ra tio n, po or tr a ctio n,
a nd lo ng er bra kin g dis ta nce s ca n
o ccu r.
S urfa ce Obsta c le s : Unse en or
h id den ob sta cle s ca n be haza rd ous.
A ro ck, lo g, hole , ru t, or bum p ca n
s ta rtle yo u if yo u are no t pre pare d
f o r th em .O fte n th ese ob sta cle s are
h id den by gra ss, bu sh e s, sn ow ,
o r eve n th e ris e and fa ll o f th e
t e rra in it s e lf . S
om e th in gs to co nsid er:
.
Is th e pa th ahea d cle a r?
.
W il l th e su rfa ce te xtu re ch a nge
a bru ptly up ahea d?
.
D oes th e tr a ve lta ke yo u uph il l o r
d ow nh il l?
.
W il l yo u have to sto p su dd enly
o r ch ang e dir e ctio n qu ic kly ?
W hen driv in g ove r obsta cle s or
r o ugh te rra in , ke e p afir m grip on
t h e ste erin g wheel. R uts , tr o u ghs,
o r oth er su rfa ce fe a tu re s ca n je rk
t h e wheelo u t of yo u r hand s.
W hen driv in g ove r bum ps, ro cks,
o r oth er ob sta cle s, th e whe els ca n
l e ave th e gro un d. If th is ha ppe ns,
e ve n wit h one or tw o whee ls , yo u
c a nnot co n tr o lth e ve hic le as well o r
a t all. B
eca u se yo u will b e on an unpave d
s u rfa ce , it is esp ecia lly im porta nt to
a vo id su dden acce le ra tio n, su dden
t u rn s, or su dden bra kin g.
O ff - r o adin g re quir e s a dif fe re nt kin d
o f ale rtn ess fr o m driv in g on pave d
r o ads and hig hw ays . T here are no
r o ad sig ns, poste d sp eed lim it s ,
o r sig nallig hts . U se good ju dgm en t
a b out w hat is sa fe and what is not.
D riv in g on HillsO ff - r o ad driv in g ofte n ta ke s yo u up,
d o w n, or acro ss a hill. D riv in g sa fe ly
o n hil ls re quir e s good ju dgm ent
a n d an unders ta ndin g of w hat th e
v e hic le ca n and ca nnot do. T here
a re so m e hills th at sim ply ca nnot be
d riv e n, no matte r how well b uilt th e
v e hic le .

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D riv in g an d Opera tin g 9-3 1
M an u al Tra n sm is sio nT he sh if t le ve r sh o uld be in
N (N eutr a l) and th e pa rk in g bra ke
e nga ged. H old th e clu tc h pedal
d ow n to th e flo or and sta rt th e
e ngin e . T he ve hic le will n ot sta rt
i f th e clu tc h ped alis no t all th e
w ay dow n.S ta rtin g Pro ced u re1 . Wit h yo ur fo ot off th e acc e le ra to r
p edal, tu rn th e ig n it io n ke y to
S TA R T. W hen th e eng in e sta rts ,
l e t go of th e ke y. T he id le sp ee d
w ill g o dow n as th e engin e
w arm s. D o not ra ce th e engin e
i m media te ly afte r sta rtin g it .
O pe ra te th e eng in e and
t r a nsm is sio n gently to all o w th e
o il to warm up and lu bric a te all
m ovin g pa rts . T
he ve h ic le has a
C om pu te r-C on tr o ll e d Cra nkin g
S yste m .T his fe atu re ass is ts
i n sta rtin g th e en gin e and
p ro te cts co m pon ents . If th e
i g nit io n ke y is tu rn ed to th e
S TA R T posit io n, an d th en
r e le ase d when th e engin e
b egin s cra nkin g, th e engin e
w il l co ntin u e cra n kin g fo r a
f e w se co nd s or un til th e ve h ic le
s ta rts . If th e eng in e does not
s ta rt an d th e ke y is held in
S TA R T fo r m any se co nd s,
c ra nkin g will b e sto p ped afte r
1 5 se co n ds to pre ve n t cra nkin g
m oto r dam age . To pre ve nt
g ear dam age , th is sys te m als o
p re ve n ts cra n kin g if th e eng in e
i s alr e ad y ru n nin g. E ngin e
c ra nkin g ca n be sto p ped by
t u rn in g th e ig nit io n sw it c h
t o AC C/A C CES SO RY or
L O CK/O FF. N
otic e: Cra n kin g th e en gin e fo r
l o ng perio ds of tim e, b y re tu rn in g
t h e key to th e STA RT po sit io n
i m med ia te ly aft e r cra n kin g has
e n ded ,can overh eat an d dam ag e
t h e cra n kin g moto r, an d dra in th e
b att e ry . W ait at le ast 15 seco nd s
b etw een each tr y , to le t th e
c ra n kin g moto r co o ld o w n.
2 . If th e engin e does not sta rt
a fte r 51 0 se co nds, esp ecia lly
i n ve ry co ld weath er (b elo w 0°F
o r 18°C ), it co uld be flo oded
w it h to o much gaso li n e. P ush
t h e acce le ra to r pedala ll th e way
t o th e flo or and hold in g it th ere
a s yo u hold th e ke y in STA R T
f o r a maxim um of 15 se co nds.
W ait at le ast 15 se co nds
b etw een each tr y , to allo w
t h e cra nkin g moto r to co ol.
W hen th e engin e sta rts , le t
g o of th e ke y and acc e le ra to r.

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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 .

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V eh ic le Care 10-1 5
A uto m atic Tra n sm is sio n
F lu idW hen to Check an d Chan ge
A uto m atic Tra n sm is sio n Flu idA good tim e to ch eck th e auto m atic
t r a nsm is sio n flu id le ve lis when th e
e ngin e oil is ch ange d.
C hange th e flu id an d filt e r at th e
i n te rv a ls lis te d in Sch edule d
M ain te na nce on page 11 2 , and be
s u re to use th e tr a n sm is sio n flu id
l is te d in Reco m m end ed Flu id s and
L ubric a n ts on pa ge 11 6 .H ow to Check Auto m atic
T ra n sm is sio n Flu idB eca use th is ope ra tio n ca n be a
l it tle dif f ic u lt , it m ay be decid ed to
h ave th is do ne at th e deale r se rv ic e
d epa rtm en t.
I f not ta ke n to th e de ale r, be su re to
f o llo w all th e in str u ctio ns here , or a
f a ls e re a din g on th e dip stic k co uld
r e su lt . N
otic e: To o much or to o
l it tle flu id can dam ag e th e
t r a n sm is s io n.To o much can
m ean th at so m eof th e flu id co uld
c o m eout an d fa ll o n hot en gin e
p arts or ex h au st sy ste m parts ,
s ta rtin g afir e . To o li t t le flu id
c o uld cau se th e tr a n sm is sio n
t o overh ea t. B e su re to get an
a ccu ra te re ad in g if ch ec kin g th e
t r a n sm is s io n flu id .
W ait at le ast 30 m in u te s befo re
c h eckin g th e tr a nsm is sio n flu id le ve l
i f th e ve hic le has be en driv e n:
.
W hen ou ts id e te m pera tu re s are
a bove 32°C (9 0°F ).
.
A thig h sp ee d fo r qu it e awhile .
.
In he avy tr a ffic  esp e cia ll y in
h ot w eath er.
.
W hile pullin g atr a ile r.
T o get th e rig h t re a din g, th e flu id
s h ould be at norm alo pe ra tin g
t e m pera tu re , w hic h is 82 °C to 93°C
( 1 80°F to 200°F ). G
et th e ve hic le warm ed up by
d riv in g about 24 km (1 5 m i) w hen
o u ts id e te m pera tu re s are above
1 0 °C (5 0°F ). If it is co ld er th an 10°C
( 5 0°F ), driv e th e ve hic le in 3(T hir d )
u n til th e engin e te m pera tu re gauge
m ove s and th en re m ain s ste ady fo r
1 0 m in ute s.
A co ld flu id ch eck ca n be made
a ft e r th e ve hic le has been sit tin g
f o r eig ht hours or m ore wit h th e
e n gin e off, but th is is use d only
a s a re fe re nce . Let th e engin e ru n
a t id le fo r fiv e min ute s if outs id e
t e m pera tu re s are 10°C (5 0°F ) or
m ore . If it is co ld er th an 10°C
( 5 0°F ), th e engin e may have to
i d le lo nger. S hould th e flu id le ve lb e
l o w durin g th is co ld ch eck, ch eck
t h e flu id hot befo re addin g flu id .
C heck in g th e flu id hot giv e s a more
a cc u ra te re adin g of th e flu id le ve l.