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GMC Canyon Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S/Canada-9159361) -
2016 - crc - 8/25/15
350 Service and Maintenance
Recommended Fluids, Lubricants, and Parts
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
This maintenance section applies to vehicles with a gasoline engine. If the vehicle has a diesel engine, see the
recommended fluids and lubricants section in the Duramax diesel supplement.
Fluids and lubricants identified below by name, part number, or specification can be obtained from your dealer.Usage Fluid/Lubricant
Engine Oil Engine oil meeting the dexos1™ specification of the proper SAE viscosity
grade. AC Delco dexos1 Synthetic Blend is recommended. See Engine Oil
0 262
ii.
Engine Coolant 50/50 mixture of clean, drinkable water and use only DEX-COOL
®coolant.
See Engine Coolant 0269ii.
Hydraulic Brake/Clutch System DOT 3 Hydraulic Brake Fluid (GM Part No. 19299818, in Canada 19299819).
Windshield Washer Automotive windshield washer fluid that meets regional freeze protection requirements.
Automatic Transmission DEXRON
®-VI Automatic Transmission Fluid.
Manual Transmission DEXRON
®-VI Automatic Transmission Fluid.
Floor Shift Linkage Lubriplate Lubricant Aerosol (GM Part No. 89021668, in Canada 89021674) or lubricant meeting requirements of NLGI #2 Category LB or GC-LB.
Chassis Lubrication Chassis Lubricant (GM Part No. 12377985, in Canada 88901242) or lubricant meeting requirements of NLGI #2, Category LB or GC-LB.

GMC Canyon Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S/Canada-9159361) -
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Service and Maintenance 351
UsageFluid/Lubricant
Front (If Equipped With Four-Wheel Drive) and Rear Axle SAE 75W-90 Axle Lubricant (GM Part No. 88863089, in
Canada 88863090).
Transfer Case (If Equipped With Four-Wheel Drive) DEXRON
®-VI Automatic Transmission Fluid.
Key Lock Cylinders, Hood Hinges, Body Door Hinge Pins, Tailgate
Hinge and Linkage, Tailgate Handle Pivot Points, Hinges, Latch BoltLinkage, and Fuel Door Hinge Multi-Purpose Lubricant, Superlube (GM Part No. 12346241, in
Canada 10953474).
Weatherstrip Conditioning Weatherstrip Lubricant (GM Part No. 3634770, in Canada 10953518) or Dielectric Silicone Grease (GM Part No. 12345579, in Canada 10953481).
Weatherstrip Squeaks Synthetic Grease with Teflon, Superlube (GM Part No. 12371287, in Canada 10953437).
Maintenance Replacement Parts
Replacement parts identified below by name, part number, or specification can be obtained from your dealer.
Part GM Part Number ACDelco Part Number
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter 94775933 A3195C
Oil Filter
2.5L L4 12640445 PF64

GMC Canyon Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S/Canada-9159361) -
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384 Index
Driving (cont'd)If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 203
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
E
Electrical Equipment,
Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Electrical System Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Emergency OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Check and Service EngineSoon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 259
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Coolant Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 Engine (cont'd)
Coolant Temperature
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Cooling System Messages . . . 130
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Oil Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 219
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . 369
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Extender, Safety Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 142
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . 143
F
Fan Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Filter, Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 145
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Fluid Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 265
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Four-Wheel DriveTransfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Fog Lamps
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . 225, 276
Frequency Statement
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Front Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Front Seats Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

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Fuel (cont'd)Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . 120
Requirements, California . . . . . 242
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Full-Size Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285 Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
G
GaugesEngine Coolant
Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Warning Lights and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
General Information
Service and Maintenance . . . . . 340 General Information (cont'd)
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
GM Mobility Reimbursement
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 145
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
HeadlampsAiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Daytime RunningLamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker, and
Parking Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 121
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 143
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 121
Heated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Heater Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 Heating and Air
Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186, 188
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 201
Hill Descent Control (HDC) . . . . . 233
Hill Descent Control Light . . . . . . . 117
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . 231
Home Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Hydraulic Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
I
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Ignition Transmission Lock Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Indicator Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . 106, 108
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . 38

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Reporting Safety Defects (cont'd)U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
Restraints Where to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Ride Control Systems Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Roads
Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Roadside Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . 356
Running the Vehicle While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
S
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
How to Wear Safety BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . 56
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . 55
Safety Defects Reporting
Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 368 Safety Defects Reporting (cont'd)
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . 363
Seats Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Heated Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . 46
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . 45
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Underseat Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Securing Child Restraints . . . . 89, 95
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Service Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Climate Control System . . . . . . . 186
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 257 Service (cont'd)
Engine Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . 353
Maintenance, General
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Parts Identification Label . . . . . 354
Publications Ordering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 363
Services Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Shift Lock Control Function Check, Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Spare Tire Compact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Special Application Services . . . . 347
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110