2008 GMC CANYON Owner's Manual

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Safety Belt
Reminder Light............................................3-26
Safety Belts
Care of....................................................5-103
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly................1-17
Lap Belt.....................................................1-31
Lap-Shoulder Belt........................................1-25
Safety Belt Extender....................................1-32
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy.................1-31
Safety Belts Are for Everyone.......................1-12
Safety Warnings and Symbols.............................. iii
Scheduled Maintenance..................................... 6-4
Seatback Latches............................................. 1-8
Seats
Head Restraints............................................ 1-7
Heated Seats............................................... 1-4
Manual Lumbar............................................. 1-3
Power Lumbar.............................................. 1-4
Power Seats................................................. 1-3
Rear Seat Operation..............................1-9, 1-10
Reclining Seatbacks...................................... 1-5
Seatback Latches.......................................... 1-8
Secondary Latch System.................................5-91Securing a Child Restraint
Center Front Seat Position............................1-56
Rear Seat Position......................................1-54
Right Front Seat Position..............................1-56
Security Light.................................................3-37
Service........................................................... 5-3
Accessories and Modications......................... 5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside
of Your Vehicle.......................................... 5-5
California Pershlorate Materials Requirements..... 5-4
California Proposition 65 Warning...................... 5-3
Doing Your Own Work................................... 5-4
Engine Soon Light.......................................3-34
Publications Ordering Information...................7-15
Service, Scheduling Appointments....................... 7-9
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-74
Sheet Metal Damage.....................................5-107
Shifting Into Park (P).......................................2-34
Shifting Out of Park (P)...................................2-36
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-8
Sliding Rear Windows.....................................2-14
Spare Tire.....................................................5-98
Installing....................................................5-84
Removing...................................................5-81
Storing.......................................................5-94
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Specications, Capacities...............................5-116
Speedometer..................................................3-25
Starting the Engine.........................................2-21
Steering.......................................................... 4-7
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel................................. 3-7
Storage Areas
Center Console Storage Area........................2-50
Cupholder(s)...............................................2-50
Glove Box..................................................2-50
Rear Storage Area.......................................2-51
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or Snow.....................4-30
Sun Visors.....................................................2-14
Sunroof.........................................................2-52
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Tachometer....................................................3-25
Tailgate.........................................................2-10
Taillamps
Turn Signal, Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps......5-52
TCS Warning Light..........................................3-32
Theft-Deterrent, Radio.....................................3-69
Theft-Deterrent Systems...................................2-15
Content Theft-Deterrent................................2-15
PASS-Key
®III+...........................................2-17
PASS-Key®III+ Operation.............................2-17
Passlock®...................................................2-16Tilt Wheel........................................................ 3-7
Time, Setting..................................................3-47
Tire
Pressure Light.............................................3-33
Tires.............................................................5-56
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels,
Cleaning...............................................5-106
Buying New Tires........................................5-72
Chains.......................................................5-78
Changing a Flat Tire....................................5-80
Cleaning...................................................5-107
Different Size..............................................5-74
High-Speed Operation..................................5-64
If a Tire Goes Flat.......................................5-79
Ination - Tire Pressure................................5-62
Inspection and Rotation................................5-70
Installing the Spare Tire................................5-84
Pressure Monitor Operation...........................5-66
Pressure Monitor System..............................5-65
Removing the Flat Tire.................................5-84
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...............5-81
Secondary Latch System..............................5-91
Spare Tire..................................................5-98
Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools............5-94
Tire Sidewall Labeling..................................5-57
Tire Terminology and Denitions....................5-59
Uniform Tire Quality Grading.........................5-74
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance.................5-76
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Tires (cont.)
Wheel Replacement.....................................5-76
When It Is Time for New Tires......................5-71
Towing
Recreational Vehicle.....................................4-38
Towing a Trailer..........................................4-44
Your Vehicle...............................................4-38
Traction
Control System (TCS).................................... 4-5
Control System Warning Light.......................3-32
Limited-Slip Rear Axle.................................... 4-6
Trailer
Recommendations.......................................4-57
Transmission
Fluid, Automatic...........................................5-21
Fluid, Manual..............................................5-23
Up-Shift Light..............................................3-30
Transmission Operation, Automatic....................2-23
Transmission Operation, Manual........................2-26
Trip Odometer................................................3-25
Truck-Camper Loading Information....................4-38
Turn and Lane-Change Signals.......................... 3-8
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever........................... 3-7U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading............................5-74
Up-Shift Light.................................................3-30
Using this Manual............................................... iii
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Vehicle
Control........................................................ 4-3
Damage Warnings........................................... iv
Loading......................................................4-32
Parking Your...............................................2-37
Symbols......................................................... iv
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy..................7-16
Vehicle Identication
Number (VIN)............................................5-109
Service Parts Identication Label..................5-109
Ventilation Adjustment......................................3-22
Visors...........................................................2-14
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Warning Lights, Gages
and Indicators.............................................3-23
Warnings
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-42
Hazard Warning Flashers............................... 3-6
Other Warning Devices.................................. 3-6
Safety and Symbols......................................... iii
Vehicle Damage.............................................. iv
Wheels
Alignment and Tire Balance..........................5-76
Different Size..............................................5-74
Replacement...............................................5-76
Where to Put the Restraint...............................1-42
Windows.......................................................2-12
Manual......................................................2-12
Power........................................................2-13
Sliding Rear................................................2-14Windshield
Washer......................................................3-10
Washer Fluid..............................................5-37
Wiper Blade Replacement.............................5-54
Wiper Blades, Cleaning..............................5-105
Wiper Fuses.............................................5-110
Wipers......................................................... 3-9
Winter Driving................................................4-27
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XM Radio Messages.......................................3-68
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System................3-70
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Your Vehicle and the Environment....................... 6-2
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