oil GMC CANYON 2011 Owner's Manual
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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
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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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S ta b iliT ra k
®
S ys te m
T he Ele ctr o nic Sta b il it y Contr o l
s y ste m assis ts wit h dir e ctio n al
c o ntr o lo f th e ve hic le in dif fic u lt
d riv in g co nd it io ns. T he sys te m tu rn s
o n auto m atic a lly eve ry tim e th e
v e hic le is sta rte d ..
To tu rn off bo th tr a ctio n
c o ntr o la n d Ele ctr o nic
S ta bilit y Con tr o l, pre ss and
h old
d
u ntil
d
il lu m in ate s and
t h e appro pria te DIC messa ge
i s dis p la ye d. S ee Rid e Contr o l
S yste m Messa ge s on page 52 7.
.
P re ss an d re le a se th e butto n
a gain to tu rn on both syste m s.
F or m ore in fo rm atio n, se e
S ta biliT ra k
®S yste m on page 95 0 .
T ir e Pre ssu re Mon it o rT his ve hic le may ha ve a Tir e
P re ss u re Monit o r S yste m (T P M S).T he TP M S warn in g lig h t ale rts yo u
t o asig nif ic a n t lo ss in pre ssu re of
o ne of th e ve hic le 's tir e s. If th e
w arn in g lig h t co m es on, sto p as
s o on as po ss ib le and in fla te th e
t ir e s to th e re co m mend ed pre ssu re
s h ow n on th e Tir e an d Load in g
I n fo rm atio n la bel. S ee Vehic le Load
L im it s on pa ge 92 2. T he warn in g
l i g ht w ill re m ain on until th e tir e
p re ssu re is co rre cte d. D
urin g co ole r co ndit io ns, th e lo w tir e
p re ssu re warn in g lig ht m ay app ear
w hen th e ve hic le is fir s t sta rte d and
t h en tu rn off . T his m ay be an early
i n dic a to r th at th e tir e pre ss u re s are
g e ttin g lo w and th e tir e s need to be
i n fla te d to th e pro per pre ssu re .
T he TP M S does not re pla ce no rm al
m onth ly tir e main te nance . It is th e
d riv e rs re sp onsib ili t y to main ta in
c o rre ct tir e pre ssu re s.
S ee Tir e Pre ssu re Monit o r S yste m
o n page 105 9 .
E ngin e Oil L if e Syste mT he engin e oil lif e syste m ca lc u la te s
e ngin e oil li f e base d on ve hic le use
a nd dis p la ys a DIC messa ge whe n
i t is nece ssa ry to ch ange th e engin e
o il a nd filt e r.
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1 -1 8 In Brie fR esettin g th e Oil L if e Syste m
1 . Turn th e ig nit io n to ON/R UN,
w it h th e eng in e off .
2 . Pre ss an d re le ase th e ste m
i n th e lo w er ce nte r of th e
i n str u m en t clu ste r until th e OIL
L IF E messa ge is dis p la ye d.
3 . Once th e alt e rn a tin g OIL LIF E
a nd RESET mess a ge s app ear,
p re ss an d ho ld th e ste m until
s e ve ra lb e eps so und . T his
c o nfir m sth at th e oil lif e sy ste m
h as been re se t.
4 . Turn th e ke y to LO CK/O FF.
S ee Engin e Oil L if e Sys te m on
p age 101 4.
D riv in g fo r B ett e r Fuel
E co nom yDriv in g ha bit s ca n affe ct fu e l
m ile age. H ere are so m e driv in g
t ip s to get th e best fu e le co nom y
p ossib le ..
A vo id fa st sta rts and acce le ra te
s m ooth ly .
.
B ra ke gra d ually and avo id
a bru pt sto p s.
.
A vo id id lin g th e eng in e fo r lo n g
p erio ds of tim e.
.
W hen ro ad and weath er
c o ndit io n s are ap pro p ria te , use
c ru is e co n tr o l.
.
A lw ays fo ll o w po ste d sp ee d
l i m it s or driv e more slo w ly when
c o ndit io n s re quir e .
.
K eep ve hic le tir e s pro pe rly
i n fla te d.
.
C om bin e se ve ra ltr ip s in to a
s in gle tr ip .
.
R epla ce th e ve hic le 's tir e s wit h
t h e sa m e TP C Spec num ber
m old ed in to th e tir e 's sid ew all
n ear th e siz e .
.
F ollo w re co m mended sch edule d
m ain te nance .
R oad sid e Ass is ta n ce
P ro g ra mU .S .: 1-8 00-G M C-8 782
( 1 8 0 04 62-8 782)
T TY Use rs (U .S .) : 1-8 88-8 89-2 438
C anada: 1-8 00-2 68-6 800
M exic o : 01-8 00-4 66-0 801
A s th e ow ner of a new GM C,yo u
a re auto m atic a lly enro lle d in th e
R oadsid e Assis ta nce pro gra m .
F or m ore in fo rm atio n se e Roadsid e
A ss is ta nce Pro gra m (U .S .and
C anada) on page 13 8 or R oadsid e
A ss is ta nce Pro gra m (M exic o ) on
p a ge 131 0 .
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In str u m en ts an d Contr o ls 5-1
In str u m en ts an d
C ontr o lsC on tr o lsS te erin g W he elA dju stm ent ... 5-2
H orn ... . . . .. .. .. .. ... .. .. ... .. 5-2
W in dsh ie ld W ip e r/W ash er .... . 5-2
C om pass .. .. . ... . .... .... .... 5-3
C lo ck ... . .. ... ... ... .... .. . ... 5-4
P ow er O utle ts .. .. . ... . .. .. .... 5-5
C ig are tte Lig hte r ... . .. ... .. .. . 5-6
A sh tr a ys .. .. ..... ... .......... 5-6W arn in g Lig hts , G au g es , an d
I n d ic ato rsW arn in g Lig hts , G auges, and
I n dic a to rs ... ... ... .. . .. ... ... 5-6
C him e Le ve lA dju stm ent .. .. .. 5-7
I n str u m en t C lu ste r .. .. .. .. .. .. 5-8
S pee dom ete r ... . .. .. . .. ... . .. 5-9
O do m ete r .. . . .. ..... ... .. ..... 5-9
T rip Odom ete r .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. 5-9 T
a ch om ete r .... ............. .. 5-9
F uelG au ge ... . ... .... ... .... 5-1 0
E ngin e Coola n t Te m pe ra tu re
G auge .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. ... .. .. 5-1 0
S afe ty Belt R em in de rs ... . . . . 5-1 1
A ir b ag Readin e ss Lig h t ... . .. 5-1 2
P ass e n ger A ir b a g Sta tu s
I n dic a to r .. . .. . .. ... .. . ... ... 5-1 2
C harg in g Syste m Lig ht .. .. ..5-1 4
M alf u nctio n
I n dic a to r Lam p ... . . ... ... .. 5-1 4
B ra ke Syste m Warn in g
L ig h t .... ...... ....... ...... 5-1 7
A ntil o ck Bra ke Syste m (A BS)
W arn in g Lig ht .. .. ... . .. .... 5-1 7
U p-S hif t Lig h t .... ... .. ... .. .. 5-1 8
T ra ctio n Con tr o lS yste m
( T C S)/S ta b il iT ra k
®Lig h t .. .. 5-1 8
T ir e Pre ssu re Lig ht .... ...... 5-1 9
E ngin e Oil P re ssu re Lig ht ... . 5-2 0
S ecu rit y Lig ht .. .. ... .. .. .. ... 5-2 0
H ig h-B eam On Lig ht .. .. .. ... 5-2 0
C ru is e Contr o lL ig h t .. . . . .. .. 5-2 1
In fo rm atio n Dis p la ysD riv e r In fo rm atio n
C ente r (D IC )... . .. .. ... .. .. 5-2 1V eh ic le Messag esV ehic le Messa ges .. .. .. ... .. 5-2 4
B atte ry Volt a ge and Charg in g
M essa ges .... ... .. .. ... .. .. 5-2 4
B ra ke Syste m Messa ges ... . 5-2 5
D oor A ja r M essa ges ... . . . ... 5-2 5
E ngin e Cooli n g Syste m
M essa ges .... ... .. .. ... .. .. 5-2 6
E ngin e Oil M essa ges ... . . ... 5-2 6
E ngin e Pow er M essa ges ... . 5-2 6
F uelS ys te m Messa ges ... . . . 5-2 7
L am p Messa ges .. .. ..... .... 5-2 7
R id e Contr o lS yste m
M essa ges .... ... .. .. ... .. .. 5-2 7
S erv ic e Vehic le Messa ges ... 5-2 8
T ir e Messa ges ... . .. ... ... ... 5-2 8
T ra nsm is sio n Messa ges .. .. .5-2 8
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5 -2 0 In str u m en ts an d Contr o lsE ngin e Oil P re ssu re Lig ht
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W ARNIN G
D o not ke ep driv in g if th e oil
p re ssu re is lo w .T he en gin e ca n
b eco m e so hot th a t it ca tc h es fir e .
S om eo ne co uld be bu rn e d. C heck
t h e oil a s so on as possib le and
h ave th e ve hic le se rv ic e d.
N otic e: Lack of pro per en gin e oil
m ain te n an ce can dam ag e th e
e n gin e. T he re p air s would not be
c o vere d by th e veh ic le warra n ty .
A lw ays fo llo w th e m ain te n an ce
s c h ed ule fo r ch an gin g en gin e oil . T
his lig ht co m es on brie fly while
s ta rtin g th e engin e . If it do es no t,
h ave th e ve hic le se rv ic e d by yo ur
d eale r. If th e sy ste m is work in g
n orm ally , th e in dic a to r li g h t th en
g oes off .
I f th e lig ht co m es on and sta ys on , it
m eans th at oil is not flo w in g th ro ugh
t h e engin e pro pe rly . T he ve hic le
c o uld be lo w on oil a nd it m ig h t
h ave so m e oth er syste m pro ble m .
Secu rit y Lig h tF or in fo rm atio n re g ard in g th is lig ht
a nd th e ve hic le 's se cu rit y syste m ,
s e e Anti- T heft A la rm Syste m on
p age 29 .
H ig h-B eam On Lig htT his lig ht co m es on when th e
h ig h -b eam headla m ps are in use .
S ee Headla m p Hig h/L ow -B eam
C hanger on page 62 fo r m ore
i n fo rm atio n.
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In str u m en ts an d Contr o ls 5-2 1
C ru is e Con tr o lL ig htT he cru is e co n tr o lli g ht co m es on
w heneve r th e cru is e co ntr o lis se t.
T he lig h t goes out w hen th e cru is e
c o ntr o lis tu rn e d off. S ee Cru is e
C ontr o lo n pa ge 95 2 fo r m ore
i n fo rm atio n.
In fo rm atio n Dis p la ysD riv er In fo rm atio n
C en te r (D IC )The Driv e r In fo rm atio n Cente r (D IC )
d is p la ys in fo rm atio n su ch as th e tr ip
o dom ete r, pe rs o n aliz a tio n fe atu re s,
a nd warn in g messa ge s. T he DIC
d is p la y is lo ca te d on th e in str u m en t
p anelclu ste r.O pera tio n an d Dis p la ysT he Driv e r In fo rm atio n Cente r(D IC )
c o m es on when th e ig n it io n is on .
I f a pro ble m is dete cte d , a warn in g
m essa ge app ears on th e dis p la y.
P re ss in g and re le asin g th e tr ip
o dom ete r re se t ste m on th e DIC
a ck n ow le d ges so m e cu rr e n t
w arn in gs or se rv ic e messa ges.
S om e messa ges only cle ar afte r th e
r e quir e d actio n ha s be en ta ke n . T
he DIC has dif fe re nt m enu it e m s
w hic h ca n be acce sse d by pre ss in g
t h e tr ip odom ete r re se t ste m on th e
D IC .T his in clu des tr ip in fo rm atio n,
s u ch as th e odom ete r and tr ip
o d om ete r, engin e oil lif e re se t,
a n d pers o naliz a tio n fe atu re s th at
a re exp la in ed in th e fo llo w in g
i n fo rm atio n. T he DIC tr ip odom ete r
r e se t ste m is lo ca te d on th e
i n str u m ent panelclu ste r next to
t h e DIC dis p la y.
T rip In fo rm atio nO dom ete r
T he odom ete r is auto m atic a ll y
d is p la ye d on th e DIC when yo u sta rt
t h e ve hic le . T he odom ete r sh ow s
t h e to ta ld is ta nce th e ve hic le has
b een driv e n in eit h er m ile s fo r th e
U nit e d Sta te s or kilo m ete rs fo r
C anada.
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5 -2 2 In str u m en ts an d Contr o lsT rip Odom ete r
P re ss and re le ase th e re se t ste m
u ntil T R IP appe ars on th e DIC
d is p la y. T he tr ip odom ete r sh ow s
t h e cu rre nt dis ta nce tr a ve le d sin ce
t h e la st re se t of th e tr ip odom ete r in
e it h er m il e s fo r th e Unit e d Sta te s or
k ilo m ete rs fo r C anad a.
T o re se t th e tr ip odo m ete r, pre ss
a nd ho ld th e re se t ste m until th e
d is p la y re tu rn s to ze ro .E ng in e Oil L if e Syste mW it h th e en gin e off, tu rn th e ke y
t o ON/R UN an d th e n pre ss th e
r e se t ste m until O IL LIF E RESE T
a ppea rs alt e rn atin g betw een OIL
L IF E and RESET on th e DIC
d is p la y. T he CHAN G E OIL messa ge
a le rts yo u to ch an ge th e oil o n a
s ch edu le co n sis te nt w it h yo ur
d riv in g co ndit io n s. A lw ays re se t
t h e OIL LIF E messa ge afte r an oil
c h ange. To re se t th e messa ge,
s e e Engin e Oil L if e Syste m on
p a ge 10 1 4. I
n addit io n to th e eng in e oil li f e
s ys te m mon it o rin g th e oil lif e ,
a ddit io nalm ain te n ance is
r e co m m en ded in th e Main te na nce
S ch edule in th is m an ual. S ee
E ngin e Oil o n page 101 0 an d
S ch edule d Main te n ance on
p age 11 2 fo r m ore in fo rm atio n.
P ers o naliz a tio n Fea tu re sL an guag e
T his fe atu re allo w s yo u to ch oo se
t h e la nguage in whic h th e DIC
d is p la y sh o w s in fo rm atio n .
T o se t yo u r ch o ic e fo r th is fe atu re :
1 . Wit h th e en gin e off, tu rn th e ke y
t o ON/R UN,but do no t sta rt th e
e ngin e.
2 . Clo se all d o ors so th e DO O RS
m essa ge do es no t dis p la y in
t h e DIC .
3 . Mom en ta ril y pre ss and re le ase
t h e re se t ste m until th e cu rr e nt
l a nguag e is dis p la ye d: E nglis h
( d efa ult ) , S pa nis h , or Fre nch . 4
. To se le ct a dif fe re nt la nguage,
p re ss and hold th e re se t ste m
u n til th e next la nguage appears .
5 . Repeat S te p 4 until th e desir e d
l a nguage is dis p la ye d. O nce th e
d e sir e d la nguage is sh ow n on
t h e DIC dis p la y, th e la nguage
i s se t.
6 . To exit th e la nguage se le ctio n,
m om enta rily pre ss and re le ase
t h e re se t ste m .A ll D IC
m essa ges will n ow dis p la y
i n th e la nguage se le cte d.
A uto m atic Door Lo cks
T his fe atu re allo w s yo u to pro gra m
t h e door lo cks to a pre fe rre d se ttin g .
T o se t yo ur ch oic e fo r th is fe atu re :
1 . Wit h th e engin e off, tu rn th e ke y
t o LO CK/O FF. D o not re m ove
t h e ke y fr o m th e ig nit io n.
2 . Pre ss and hold th e pow er door
l o ck butto n until th e DIC dis p la y
s h ow s th e cu rr e nt door
l o ck m ode.
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5 -2 6 In str u m en ts an d Contr o lsE ngin e Cooli n g Syste m
M essag esA C (A ir C ond it io nin g) O FFT his m essa ge dis p la ys when th e
e ngin e co ola nt te m pera tu re is to o
h ig h an d th e air co ndit io nin g in yo ur
v e hic le need s to be tu rn ed off. S ee
E ngin e Ove rh e atin g on page 102 4
a nd Clim ate Con tr o lS ys te m son
p a ge 81 fo r m ore in fo rm atio n. T his
m ess a ge dis p la ys alo n g wit h th e
E N G HO T mess a g e.E N G (E ngin e) H O TThis m essa ge dis p la ys when th e
e ngin e co ola nt te m pera tu re is
h ot. C he ck th e eng in e co ola nt
t e m pera tu re ga uge. S ee Engin e
C oo la nt Te m pe ra tu re Gauge on
p a ge 51 0. H ave yo ur ve hic le
s e rv ic e d by yo u r dea le r as so on
a s po ssib le if yo u su sp e ct th e
e n gin e is ove rh ea tin g . S ee Engin e
O ve rh eatin g on pag e 102 4 fo r
m ore in fo rm atio n.
E ngin e Oil M essa g esC HANG E OILT his m essa g e dis p la ys when th e oil
n eeds to be ch an ged . C heck th e oil
i n yo ur ve h ic le as so o n as po ss ib le
a nd have yo ur ve hic le se rv ic e d by
y o ur deale r. S ee Engin e Oil o n
p age 10 1 0 an d Sch edu le d
M ain te nance on pag e 11 2 fo r
m ore in fo rm atio n. P re ss and re le a se
t h e re se t ste m to ackn ow le d ge
t h e messa ge an d cle ar it fr o m th e
d is p la y.O ILT his m essa g e dis p la ys when th e oil
p re ssu re is lo w .S ee Engin e Oil
P re ss u re Lig h t on pa ge 52 0 an d
E ngin e Oil o n pa ge 101 0 fo r m ore
i n fo rm atio n.
E ng in e Pow er M essag esR ED U CED PO W ERThis m essa ge dis p la ys when th e
v e hic le 's engin e pow er is re duce d.
R educe d engin e pow er ca n aff e ct
t h e ve hic le 's abil it y to acce le ra te .
I f th is m essa ge is on, but th ere
i s no re ductio n in perfo rm ance ,
p ro ce ed to yo ur destin atio n. T he
p e rfo rm ance may be re duce d th e
n e xt tim e th e ve hic le is driv e n. T he
v e hic le may be driv e n at a re duce d
s p ee d while th is m ess a ge is on, but
a cce le ra tio n and sp eed may be
r e duce d. A nytim e th is m essa ge
s ta ys on, th e ve hic le sh ould be
t a ke n to yo ur deale r fo r se rv ic e as
s o on as possib le . P re ss and re le ase
t h e re se t ste m to ackn ow le dge
t h e messa ge and cle ar it fr o m th e
d is p la y.
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9 -3 2 Driv in g an d Opera tin g
If th e ve hic le sta rts brie fly bu t
t h en sto ps aga in , re p eat th e
p ro ce du re . T his cle a rs th e extr a
g aso lin e fr o m th e engin e. D o not
r a ce th e engin e im m edia te ly
a fte r sta rtin g it . O pera te th e
e ngin e and tr a n sm is sio n gently
u ntil th e oil w arm sup and
l u bric a te s all m ovin g pa rts .
N otic e: The en gin e is desig ned
t o work wit h th e ele ctr o nic s in
t h e veh ic le . If yo u ad d ele ctr ic al
p arts or acce ss o rie s, yo u co uld
c h an ge th e way th e en gin e
o pera te s. B efo re ad din g ele ctr ic al
e q uip m en t, ch eck wit h yo ur
d ea le r. If yo u do not, th e en gin e
m ig ht not perfo rm pro p erly . A ny
r e su lt in g dam ag e would not be
c o vere d by th e veh ic le warra n ty .
E ngin e Hea te rT he engin e co ola n t heate r ca n
p ro vid e easie r sta rtin g and be tte r
f u ele co no m ydurin g engin e
w arm -u p in co ld wea th e r co nd it io ns
a t or belo w 18 °C (0 °F ). V ehic le s
w it h an eng in e co o la nt hea te r
s h ould be plu gg ed in at le ast
f o urh ours befo re sta rtin g .
A n in te rn alth erm osta t in th e
p lu g-e nd of th e co rd may exis t
w hic h wil l p re ve nt en gin e co o la nt
h eate r ope ra tio n at te m pe ra tu re s
a bove 18°C (0 °F ).T o Use th e Engin e Hea te r1 . Turn off th e engin e .
2 . Open th e hood an d unw ra p
t h e ele ctr ic a lco rd . T he co rd
i s lo ca te d in th e eng in e
c o m pa rtm en t beh in d th e
u nderh oo d fu se blo ck on th e
d riv e r sid e of th e ve h ic le .
3 . Plu g it in to anorm al, gro und ed
1 1 0-v o lt A C ou tle t.
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Plu ggin g th e co rd in to an
u n gro unded outle t co uld ca use an
e le ctr ic a lsh ock. A ls o , th e wro ng
k in d of exte nsio n co rd co uld
o ve rh eat and ca use afir e . Y ou
c o uld be se rio usly in ju re d. P lu g
t h e co rd in to apro perly gro unded
t h re e -p ro ng 11 0-v o lt A C outle t.
I f th e co rd wil l n ot re ach , use a
h e avy-d uty th re e-p ro ng exte nsio n
c o rd ra te d fo r at le ast 15 am ps.
4 . Befo re sta rtin g th e engin e, be
s u re to unplu g and sto re th e
c o rd to pre ve nt dam age.
T he le ngth of tim e th e heate r sh ould
r e m ain plu gged in depends on
s e ve ra lfa cto rs . A sk a deale r in th e
a re a where yo u will b e park in g th e
v e hic le fo r th e best advic e on th is .