belt GMC CANYON 2011 Owner's Manual

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In Brie f ... . ... .... .... ... ... .. . 1-1
I n str u m en t P anel. . .. ......... .1 -2
I n it ia lD riv e In fo rm atio n ... . ... .1 -3
V eh ic le Featu re s .... . .. ... ...1 -1 4
P erfo rm ance an d
M ain te nan ce .. .. . ..... .. ....1 -1 6
K eys, D oors an d W in dow s ... 2-1
K eys an d Locks ... . . .. ... .. ...2 -2
D oors ... . ..... ..... . .. ... . .. ...2 -7
V ehic le Secu rit y ... .. .. .. ... ....2 -9
E xte rio r M ir ro rs .. .. .. .. ... .. ..2 -1 2
I n te rio r M ir ro rs ... . ... . .. ... ...2 -1 3
W in d ow s... . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..2 -1 5
S eats an d Restr a in ts ... . ..... 3-1
H ead Restr a in ts .... .. .. . .. .. ..3 -2
F ro nt S ea ts .... ... ... .... ... .. .3 -3
R ear S eats .. .. . ........... ....3 -9
S afe ty Belt s .. .. ... ...........3 -1 2
A ir b ag Syste m .... .. .... .... ..3 -2 8
C hild Restr a in ts ... . .. .. .. ....3 -4 2 S
to ra g e ... . .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... 4-1
S to ra g e Com partm ents .... .. ..4 -1
I n str u m en ts an d Contr o ls .. .. 5-1
C ontr o ls .. .. . ... ... .. . .. . ... ...5 -2
W arn in g Lig hts , G aug es, and
I n dic a to rs ... . . .. .. ... .. .. .. ..5 -6
I n fo rm atio n Dis p la ys .. .. . .. ...5 -2 1
V ehic le Messa ge s .. .. . ... ....5 -2 4
L ig htin g .. .. ... ... ... .... ... . .. 6-1
E xte rio r Lig htin g .. .. .. ... ... . ..6 -1
I n te rio r Lig htin g ... . ..... .. .....6 -5
L ig htin g Featu re s .. .. ... .......6 -6
I n fo ta in m en t S yste m .. .. . .... 7-1
I n tr o ductio n .. .. .... .. .. .... ... .7 -1
R adio .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. . .. .. .. ..7 -7
A udio Pla ye rs ... . . ... ... ... ..7 -1 4
P hone ... . .. .. . ... .... .. ..... .7 -2 1 C
lim ate Contr o ls ... . .. ... ... . 8-1
C lim ate Contr o lS yste m s... . ..8 -1
A ir Vents .. .. . .. . ... .. .. .. .. .. ..8 -3
D riv in g an d Opera tin g .. .. .. .. 9-1
D riv in g In fo rm atio n .... . .. .. .. ..9 -2
S ta rtin g and Opera tin g .. .. ...9 -2 8
E ngin e Exh aust. .. . . .. ... .. ..9 -3 6
A uto m atic Tra nsm is sio n .. .. ..9 -3 7
M anualT ra nsm is sio n .... .....9 -4 0
D riv e Syste m s.. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..9 -4 2
B ra ke s ... . .. .... ..... .... ....9 -4 6
R id e Contr o lS yste m s.. .. ....9 -4 8
C ru is e Contr o l. . .. ... ... ... ...9 -5 2
F uel. . .. ... ... .. ... ... .. ... ...9 -5 4
T o w in g ... . .. .... ..... .... ....9 -5 9
C onve rs io ns and Add-O ns ... 9-7 0

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In tr o ductio n v
Veh ic le Sym bolC hart
H ere are so m e addit io nalsy m bols
t h at m ay be fo und on th e ve hic le
a nd what th ey m ean . F or m ore
i n fo rm atio n on th e sy m bol, re fe r to
t h e In dex.9
: Air b ag Rea din ess Lig ht
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: Air C ondit io nin g
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: Antilo ck Bra ke Sys te m (A BS)
g: Audio Ste erin g W heelC ontr o ls
o r O nS ta r
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: Bra ke Syste m Warn in g Lig ht
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: Charg in g Syste m
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: Cru is e Contr o l
B
: Engin e Coola n t Te m pera tu re
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: Exte rio r La m ps
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: Fog La m ps
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: Fue lG aug e
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: Fuse s
3
: Hea dla m p Hig h /L ow -B eam
C hang er
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: LA T C H Syste m Child
R estr a in ts
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: Malf u nctio n In dic a to r La m p
:
: Oil P re ssu re
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: Pow er
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: Rem ote Veh ic le Sta rt
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: Safe ty Belt R em in d ers
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: Tir e Pre ssu re Monit o r
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: Tra ctio n Con tr o l
M
: Win d sh ie ld W ash er Flu id

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In Brie f 1-1
In Brie fIn str u m en t P an elIn str u m en t P anel.. .. .. .. ... .. . 1-2In it ia l D riv e In fo rm atio nIn it ia lD riv e In fo rm atio n ... .. ... 1-3
R em ote Keyle ss Entr y (R KE)
S yste m .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1-4
D oor Locks .. .. ... . .. ... . .... . 1-4
T a ilg a te .. .. .. ............ ..... 1-5
W in do w s ... . . ... ... . .. .. ... . .. 1-5
S eat A dju stm ent ... . .. .. . .. ... 1-6
H eate d Sea ts ... . .. .......... . 1-7
H ead Restr a in t A dju stm ent .. .. 1-7
S afe ty Belt s .. .. .. . . .. .. ... .. .. 1-8 S
ensin g Sys te m fo r P asse nge r
A ir b ag ... . . ... .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. 1-8
M ir ro r A dju stm ent .. .. .. ....... 1-9
S te erin g W hee l
A dju stm ent .. .. .. ... . .. ... .. 1-1 0
I n te rio r Lig htin g ... . . .. ... .. .. 1-1 0
E xte rio r Lig htin g .. .. ... .. . .. . 1-1 1
W in dsh ie ld W ip e r/W ash er .... 1-1 1
C li m ate Contr o ls ... . ... ...... 1-1 2
F our- W heelD riv e .. .. .. .. .. .. 1-1 3
V eh ic le Fea tu re sR adio (s ) .. .. . .. ... ...... ..... 1-1 4
S ate lli t e Radio ... . ... .... .... 1-1 5
C ru is e Contr o l.. .. . ... ... .... 1-1 5
D riv e r In fo rm atio n
C en te r (D IC )... . .. .. ... .. .. 1-1 6
P ow er O utle ts .. .. .. ... ... .. . 1-1 6
P erfo rm an ce an d Main te n an ceT ra ctio n Contr o l
S ys te m (T C S)... . . .. ... .. .. 1-1 6
S ta biliT ra k
®S ys te m .. .. .... . 1-1 7
T ir e Pre ss u re Monit o r ... . . . .. 1-1 7
E ngin e Oil L if e Syste m ... . ..1-1 7
D riv in g fo r B ette r Fuel
E co nom y.... .... ... .... .... 1-1 8
R oadsid e Assis ta nce
P ro gra m ... . .. ... ... ..... .. . 1-1 8
O nS ta r
®... . .. ..... ..... .. ... 1-1 9

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1 -8 In Brie fS afe ty Belt sR efe r to th e fo ll o w in g se ctio ns fo r
i m porta n t in fo rm atio n on how to use
s a fe ty belt s pro perly ..
S afe ty Belt s on pag e 31 2.
.
H ow to W ear S afe ty Belt s
P ro pe rly on pag e 31 5.
.
L ap-S hou ld er B elt on page 32 1.
.
L ow er A nch ors and Te th ers fo r
C hild re n (L A T C H Sys te m )on
p age 35 0.
S en sin g Syste m fo r
P assen ger A ir b agT he pass e nge r se nsin g syste m ,
i f equip ped, w ill tu rn off th e rig h t
f r o nt passe n ger fr o nta la ir b ag und er
c e rta in co ndit io n s. T he driv e r
a ir b ags are not affe cte d by th is .
I f th e ve hic le ha s on e of th e
p asse nge r air b ag sta tu s in dic a to rs
p ic tu re d in th e fo llo w in g ill u str a tio n s,
t h en th e ve hic le has a passe nge r
s e nsin g syste m .
T he pass e nge r air b ag sta tu s
i n dic a to r w il l b e vis ib le on th e
i n str u m ent pan elw hen th e ve hic le
i s sta rte d.
U nit e d Sta te s
C an ad a an d Mexic o
S ee Passe nger S ensin g Syste m on
p a ge 33 4 fo r im porta nt in fo rm atio n.

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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
{
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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S eats an d Res tr a in ts 3-1
S ea ts an d
R es tr a in tsH ead Restr a in tsH ead Restr a in ts .... .. .... ... .. 3-2F ro nt S eatsS eat A dju stm ent ... . .. .. . .. ... 3-3
P ow er S eat A dju stm ent .. . . ... 3-4
L um ba r A dju stm ent .... ....... 3-4
R eclin in g Seatb a ck s .... ... ... 3-5
S eatb ack La tc h e s .. .. ... .. .. .. 3-7
H eate d Fro nt S eats .. .. . .. .. .. 3-8R ear SeatsR ear S eats (E xte nded Cab) ... 3-9
R ear S eats (C re w Cab) .. .. .. 3-1 0S afe ty Belt sS afe ty Belt s .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... 3-1 2
H ow to W ear S afe ty Belt s
P ro pe rly .... ... .... ... . .. ... 3-1 5
L ap-S hou ld er B elt ... . . .. ... . 3-2 1 S
afe ty Belt U se Durin g
P re gnan cy .. .. . .. . ..... ..... 3-2 5
L ap Belt ... . ............. .... 3-2 5
S afe ty Belt E xte nde r ... . . .... 3-2 6
S afe ty Syste m Check .. . . .. .. 3-2 6
S afe ty Belt C are .... ... ... ... 3-2 7
R epla cin g Safe ty Belt S yste m
P arts Afte r a Cra sh ... . . .. .. 3-2 7
A ir b ag Syste mA ir b ag Syste m .... ... ... ... .. 3-2 8
W here Are th e Air b ag s? .. .. .3-3 0
W hen Shou ld an Air b ag
I n fla te ? .. .. .... .... .. .... .. . 3-3 1
W hat M ake s an Air b ag
I n fla te ? .. .. .... .... .. .... .. . 3-3 2
H ow Doe s an Air b a g
R estr a in ? ... ... .. .. . .... .... 3-3 3
W hat W ill Y ou See Aft e r an
A ir b ag In fla te s? ... . ....... . 3-3 3
P ass e n ger S ensin g
S yste m .... .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. 3-3 4
S erv ic in g th e Air b ag-E quip pe d
V ehic le ... . .. .. . ... .. . ... ... 3-3 9 A
ddin g Equip m ent to th e
A ir b ag-E quip ped Vehic le ... 3-4 0
A ir b ag Syste m Check .. .. .. .. 3-4 1
R epla cin g Air b ag Syste m
P arts Afte r a Cra sh ... . . .. .. 3-4 1
C hild Restr a in tsO ld er C hild re n .... . .. .. .. .. .. 3-4 2
I n fa nts and Young
C hild re n .. .. ............... . 3-4 4
C hild Restr a in t S ys te m s.... .3-4 6
W here to Put th e Restr a in t .. . 3-4 8
L ow er A nch ors and Te th ers
f o r C hild re n (L A T C H
S ys te m ).. .. .. .. ... .. ... .. .. 3-5 0
R epla cin g LA T C H Sys te m
P arts Afte r a Cra sh ... . . .. .. 3-6 0
S ecu rin g Child Restr a in ts
( R ear S eat P osit io n) .. .. .... 3-6 0
S ecu rin g Child Restr a in ts
( C ente r Fro nt S eat
P osit io n) ... . ... ...... ...... 3-6 2
S ecu rin g Child Restr a in ts
( R ig ht F ro nt S eat
P osit io n) ... . ... ...... ...... 3-6 3

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P ow er Lum barIf ava ila ble , th e pow er lu m bar
c o ntr o lis on th e outb oard sid e of
t h e se a t.
T o in cre ase or de cre ase lu m bar
s u pport, pre ss and ho ld th e fr o n t
o r re ar of th e co ntr o l. R ele ase th e
c o ntr o lw he n th e se atb ack re ach es
t h e de sir e d le ve lo f lu m bar su ppo rt.
R eclin in g Seatb acks
{
W ARNIN G
Sit tin g in are clin ed posit io n when
t h e ve hic le is in motio n ca n be
d angero u s. E ve n when buckle d
u p, th e sa fe ty belt s ca n not do
t h eir jo b whe n re cli n e d lik e th is .
T he sh o uld er be lt ca nno t do it s
j o b beca use it w ill n o t be aga in st
y o ur bo dy. In ste ad , it w ill b e in
f r o nt of yo u . In acra sh , yo u co uld
g o in to it , re ce iv in g neck or oth er
i n ju rie s.
T he la p belt ca n not do it s jo b
e it h er. In acra sh , th e belt co u ld
g o up ove r yo ur abd om en. T he
b elt fo rc e s would be th ere , not at
y o ur pe lv ic bo nes. T his co u ld
c a use se rio u s in te rn alin ju rie s.
( C ontin u ed)
W ARNIN G (C ontin ued )
F or pro per pro te ctio n when th e
v e hic le is in motio n, have th e
s e atb ack uprig ht. T hen sit w ell
b ack in th e se at and wear th e
s a fe ty belt pro perly .D o not have ase atb ack re cli n ed if
t h e ve hic le is m ovin g.

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3 -8 Seats an d Restr a in tsH eate d Fro nt S ea ts
{
W ARNIN G
If yo u ca nn ot fe elte m pe ra tu re
c h ange or pain to th e skin , th e
s e at hea te r m ay ca use burn s
e ve n at lo w te m pera tu re s. To
r e duce th e ris k of burn s, people
w it h su ch a co n dit io n sh ould use
c a re whe n usin g th e se at heate r,
e sp ecia ll y fo r lo ng pe rio ds of
t im e. D o not pla ce anyth in g on
t h e se at th at in su la te s again st
h eat, su ch as a bla nke t, cu sh io n,
c o ve r or sim ila r it e m .T his m ay
c a use th e se at heate r to
o ve rh eat. A n ove rh eate d se at
h eate r m ay ca use abu rn or m ay
d am age th e se a t.
If ava il a ble , th e sw it c h e s are on th e
o utb oard sid es of th e fr o nt se a ts . To
o pera te , th e ig nit io n must be on. T
his fe atu re will h eat th e cu sh io n
a n d back of th e se ats .
.
P re ss th e to p of th e sw it c h fo r
t h e hig h se ttin g.
.
P re ss th e botto m of th e sw it c h
f o r th e lo w se ttin g.
.
P ut th e sw it c h in th e ce nte r
p osit io n to tu rn th is fe atu re off.
T he heate d se at w il l tu rn on at th e
l a st se ttin g if th e ig nit io n is tu rn ed
o ff and th en back on.
T he passe nger sa fe ty belt m ust be
f a ste ned fo r th e heate d se at fe atu re
t o work on th e passe nger se at.

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R ear SeatsR ear Seats
( E xte n ded Cab )O n exte n ded ca b mod els , th ere
m ay be fo rw ard fo ld in g se ats in th e
r e ara re a. T
o fo ld are ar se at cu sh io n fr o m
t h e sto re d po sit io n to th e sit tin g
p osit io n, pull th e fr o n t of th e se at
c u sh io n dow n co m ple te ly .
T he re ar se at sto ra ge co m partm ents
m ust be clo se d befo re fo ld in g th e
s e at dow n. S ee Rear S to ra g e on
p age 42 .
N otic e: Fold in g are a r sea t w it h
t h e safe ty belt s stil l fa ste n ed may
c au se dam ag e to th e seat or th e
s afe ty belt s . A lw ays unb uckle th e
s afe ty belt s an d re tu rn th em to
t h eir norm al sto w ed po sit io n
b efo re fo ld in g are ar se at.
T o sto re th e se at:
1 . Secu re th e sa fe ty belt buckle to
t h e in board sid e of th e se at w it h
t h e hook and lo op fa ste ner(A ),
s o th at it does not m ove when
n ot in use .
2 . Push th e entir e se at up until it is
f lu sh wit h th e tr im panel.

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3 -1 0 Seats an d Restr a in tsR ear Seats (C re w Cab )O n cre w ca b mod els , th e re a r
s e atb ack s ca n be fo ld e d fo rw ard .
N otic e : Fold in g are ar seat w it h
t h e safe ty belt s still fa ste n ed may
c a u se dam ag e to th e seat or th e
s a fe ty belt s . A lw ay s unbuckle th e
s a fe ty belt s an d re tu rn th em to
t h eir norm al sto w ed po sit io n
b efo re fo ld in g are ar seat.
T o fo ld are a r se a tb a ck fo rw ard :
1 . Dis co nn ect th e re a r ce nte r
s a fe ty belt la tc h fr o m th e min i
b uckle by in se rtin g th e tip of th e
s a fe ty belt to ngu e in to th e slo t
o n th e buckle . Le t th e belt
r e tr a ct.
2 . Pull th e lo op on th e outb oard
s id e of th e se atb ack fo rw ard
u ntil yo u hear a clic k .
3 . Fold th e se atb ack fo rw ard .