2008 GMC CANYON brake

Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants
Fluids and lubricants identied below by name, part
number, or specication can be obtained from your
dealer/retailer.
Usage Fluid/Lubricant
Engine OilEngine oil which meets GM
Standard GM6094M and displays
the American Petroleum Institute
Certied for Gasoline Engines
starburst symbol. To determine the
proper viscosity for your vehicle’s
engine, seeEngine Oil on page 5-15.
Engine Coolant50/50 mixture of clean, drinkable
water and use only DEX-COOL
®
Coolant. SeeEngine Coolant
on page 5-26.
Hydraulic Brake
SystemDelco
®Supreme 11 Brake Fluid or
equivalent DOT-3 brake uid.
Windshield
WasherOptikleen
®Washer Solvent.
Usage Fluid/Lubricant
Parking Brake
Cable GuidesChassis Lubricant
(GM Part No. U.S. 12377985, in
Canada 88901242) or lubricant
meeting requirements of NLGI #2,
Category LB or GC-LB.
Power Steering
SystemGM Power Steering Fluid
(GM Part No. U.S. 89021184, in
Canada 89021186).
Automatic
TransmissionDEXRON
®-VI Automatic
Transmission Fluid.
Manual
TransmissionManual Transmission Fluid
(GM Part No. U.S. 89021806, in
Canada 89021807).
Hydraulic Clutch
SystemHydraulic Clutch Fluid
(GM Part No. U.S. 12345347, in
Canada 10953517) or equivalent
DOT-3 brake uid.
Key Lock
CylindersMulti-Purpose Lubricant, Superlube
(GM Part No. U.S. 12346241, in
Canada 10953474).
Chassis
LubricationChassis Lubricant
(GM Part No. U.S. 12377985, in
Canada 88901242) or lubricant
meeting requirements of NLGI #2,
Category LB or GC-LB.
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Service Publications Ordering
Information
Service Manuals
Service Manuals have the diagnosis and repair
information on engines, transmission, axle suspension,
brakes, electrical, steering, body, etc.
Service Bulletins
Service Bulletins’ give additional technical service
information needed to knowledgeably service
General Motors cars and trucks. Each bulletin contains
instructions to assist in the diagnosis and service of
your vehicle.
Owner Information
Owner publications are written specically for owners
and intended to provide basic operational information
about the vehicle. The owner manual includes the
Maintenance Schedule for all models.
In-Portfolio: Includes a Portfolio, Owner Manual, and
Warranty Booklet.
RETAIL SELL PRICE: $35.00 (U.S.) plus processing fee
Without Portfolio: Owner Manual only.
RETAIL SELL PRICE: $25.00 (U.S.) plus processing fee
Current and Past Model Order Forms
Technical Service Bulletins and Manuals are available
for current and past model GM vehicles. To request
an order form, specify year and model name of
the vehicle.
ORDER TOLL FREE: 1-800-551-4123
Monday-Friday 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Eastern Time
For Credit Card Orders Only
(VISA-MasterCard-Discover), visit Helm, Inc.
on the World Wide Web at: www.helminc.com
Or you can write to:
Helm, Incorporated
P.O. Box 07130
Detroit, MI 48207
Prices are subject to change without notice and without
incurring obligation. Allow ample time for delivery.
Note to Canadian Customers: All listed prices are
quoted in U.S. funds. Canadian residents are to make
checks payable in U.S. funds.
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Vehicle Data Recording and
Privacy
Your GM vehicle has a number of sophisticated
computers that record information about the vehicle’s
performance and how it is driven. For example,
your vehicle uses computer modules to monitor and
control engine and transmission performance, to monitor
the conditions for airbag deployment and deploy
airbags in a crash and, if so equipped, to provide
antilock braking to help the driver control the vehicle.
These modules may store data to help your
dealer/retailer technician service your vehicle. Some
modules may also store data about how you operate the
vehicle, such as rate of fuel consumption or average
speed. These modules may also retain the owner’s
personal preferences, such as radio pre-sets, seat
positions, and temperature settings.
Event Data Recorders
This vehicle has an Event Data Recorder (EDR). The
main purpose of an EDR is to record, in certain crash or
near crash-like situations, such as an air bag deployment
or hitting a road obstacle, data that will assist in
understanding how a vehicle’s systems performed.
The EDR is designed to record data related to vehicle
dynamics and safety systems for a short period of time,
typically 30 seconds or less. The EDR in this vehicle is
designed to record such data as:
How various systems in your vehicle were operating
Whether or not the driver and passenger safety belts
were buckled/fastened
How far, if at all, the driver was pressing the
accelerator and/or brake pedal
How fast the vehicle was traveling
This data can help provide a better understanding of the
circumstances in which crashes and injuries occur.
Important:EDR data is recorded by your vehicle
only if a non-trivial crash situation occurs; no data is
recorded by the EDR under normal driving conditions
and no personal data (e.g., name, gender, age, and
crash location) is recorded. However, other parties, such
as law enforcement, could combine the EDR data with
the type of personally identifying data routinely acquired
during a crash investigation.
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A
Accessories and Modications............................ 5-3
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle.......................................................1-74
Additives, Fuel................................................. 5-6
Add-On Electrical Equipment...........................5-110
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine.................................5-19
Air Conditioning..............................................3-20
Airbag
Passenger Status Indicator...........................3-28
Readiness Light..........................................3-27
Airbag System................................................1-60
What Will You See After an Airbag Inates?....1-68
When Should an Airbag Inate?....................1-65
Where Are the Airbags?...............................1-63
Airbag Systems
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle...................................................1-74
How Does an Airbag Restrain?......................1-67
Passenger Sensing System...........................1-69
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..........1-74
What Makes an Airbag Inate?......................1-67
Antenna, Fixed Mast........................................3-70
Antenna, XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System.....3-70
Antilock Brake System (ABS)............................. 4-4
Antilock Brake, System Warning Light................3-32Appearance Care
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels.............5-106
Care of Safety Belts...................................5-103
Chemical Paint Spotting..............................5-107
Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses..................5-104
Fabric/Carpet............................................5-101
Finish Care...............................................5-104
Finish Damage..........................................5-107
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other
Plastic Surfaces.....................................5-102
Interior Cleaning..........................................5-99
Leather....................................................5-102
Sheet Metal Damage..................................5-107
Tires........................................................
5-107
Underbody Maintenance.............................5-107
Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials...............5-108
Washing Your Vehicle.................................5-103
Weatherstrips............................................5-103
Windshield and Wiper Blades......................5-105
Appointments, Scheduling Service....................... 7-9
Ashtray.........................................................3-19
Assist Handles...............................................2-51
Audio System.................................................3-46
Chime Level Adjustment...............................3-70
Fixed Mast Antenna.....................................3-70
Radio Reception..........................................3-69
Setting the Time..........................................3-47
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Audio System (cont.)
Theft-Deterrent Feature................................3-69
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System............3-70
Audio System(s).............................................3-48
Automatic Headlamp System............................3-15
Automatic Transmission
Fluid..........................................................5-21
Operation...................................................2-23
B
Battery..........................................................5-41
Electric Power Management..........................3-18
Run-Down Protection...................................3-18
Brake
Emergencies................................................ 4-5
Brakes..........................................................5-38
System Warning Light..................................3-31
Braking........................................................... 4-3
Braking in Emergencies..................................... 4-5
Break-In, New Vehicle.....................................2-19
Bulb Replacement...........................................5-49
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL)........5-51
Front Turn Signal, Parking and
Daytime Running Lamps...........................5-51
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-49
Headlamp Aiming........................................5-49
Headlamps.................................................5-50Bulb Replacement (cont.)
License Plate Lamps....................................5-53
Replacement Bulbs......................................5-53
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
Back-up Lamps........................................5-52
Buying New Tires...........................................5-72
C
Calibration.............................................2-40, 2-43
California Fuel.................................................. 5-6
California Perchlorate Materials
Requirements............................................... 5-4
California Proposition 65 Warning....................... 5-3
Canadian Owners................................................ ii
Capacities and Specications..........................5-116
Carbon Monoxide...................2-10, 2-37, 4-27, 4-44
Care of
Safety Belts..............................................5-103
CD, MP3 .......................................................3-64
Center Console Storage Area...........................2-50
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL)...........5-51
Chains, Tire...................................................5-78
Charging System Light....................................3-30
Check
Engine Light...............................................3-34
Checking Things Under the Hood......................5-10
Chemical Paint Spotting.................................5-107
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L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall.....................................5-57
Lamps
Dome........................................................3-17
Dome Lamp Override...................................3-17
Exterior Cargo.............................................3-16
Lap Belt........................................................1-31
Lap-Shoulder Belt...........................................1-25
LATCH System
Child Restraints...........................................1-43
Latches, Seatback............................................ 1-8
License Plate Lamps.......................................5-53
Light
Airbag Readiness........................................3-27
Antilock Brake System Warning.....................3-32
Brake System Warning.................................3-31
Charging System.........................................3-30
Cruise Control.............................................3-37
Highbeam On.............................................3-37
Malfunction Indicator....................................3-34
Oil Pressure...............................................3-36
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator..................3-28
Safety Belt Reminders..................................3-26
Security.....................................................3-37
TCS Warning Light......................................3-32Light (cont.)
Tire Pressure..............................................3-33
Traction Control System (TCS) Warning..........3-32
Up-Shift.....................................................3-30
Lighting
Exit...........................................................3-17
Lights
Exterior Lamps............................................3-13
Flash-to-Pass............................................... 3-9
High/Low Beam Changer................................ 3-8
Interior Lamps.............................................3-16
On Reminder..............................................3-14
Limited-Slip Rear Axle....................................... 4-6
Loading Your Vehicle.......................................4-32
Lockout Protection............................................ 2-9
Locks
Door........................................................... 2-7
Lockout Protection......................................... 2-9
Power Door.................................................. 2-8
Programmable Automatic Door Locks............... 2-8
Rear Door Security Locks............................... 2-9
Loss of Control................................................ 4-9
Lumbar
Manual Controls............................................ 1-3
Power Controls............................................. 1-4
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O
Odometer......................................................3-25
Odometer, Trip...............................................3-25
Off-Road Driving.............................................4-11
Off-Road Recovery........................................... 4-9
Oil
Engine.......................................................5-15
Pressure Light.............................................3-36
Oil, Engine Oil Life System..............................5-18
Older Children, Restraints................................1-33
Online Owner Center........................................ 7-4
OnStar, Privacy..............................................7-17
OnStar
®System, see OnStar®Manual...............2-47
Other Warning Devices...................................... 3-6
Outlet Adjustment............................................3-22
Outlets
Accessory Power.........................................3-18
Outside
Convex Mirror.............................................2-46
Manual Mirrors............................................2-45
Power Mirrors.............................................2-46
Owner Checks and Services.............................. 6-8
Owners, Canadian............................................... ii
P
Paint, Damage..............................................5-107
Park Brake....................................................2-32
Park (P)
Shifting Into................................................2-34
Shifting Out of............................................2-36
Parking
Over Things That Burn.................................2-37
Parking Your Vehicle.......................................2-37
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator.....................3-28
Passenger Sensing System..............................1-69
Passing........................................................... 4-9
PASS-Key
®III+..............................................2-17
PASS-Key®III+ Operation................................2-17
Passlock®......................................................2-16
Perchlorate Materials Requirements, California...... 5-4
Pickup Conversion to Chassis Cab....................4-38
Power
Door Locks.................................................. 2-8
Lumbar Controls........................................... 1-4
Retained Accessory (RAP)............................2-21
Seat............................................................ 1-3
Steering Fluid.............................................5-36
Windows....................................................2-13
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