2011 GMC CANYON Owner's Manual

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Air b ags in fla te wit h gre at fo rc e ,
f a ste r th a n th e bli n k of an eye .
A nyo ne who is up ag ain st, or
v e ry clo se to , any air b ag when it
i n fla te s ca n be se rio usly in ju re d
o r kille d. D o no t sit un nece ssa rily
c lo se to th e air b ag, as yo u would
b e if yo u were sit tin g on th e ed ge
o f yo ur se at or le a nin g fo rw ard .
S afe ty belt s help ke ep yo u in
p osit io n befo re an d durin g a
c ra sh . A lw ays wea r yo ur sa fe ty
b elt , eve n wit h air b ags. T he driv e r
s h ould sit as fa r back as possib le
w hile still m ain ta in in g co ntr o lo f
t h e ve hic le .
O ccu pants sh ou ld no t le an on or
s le ep ag ain st th e door or sid e
w in dow s in se a tin g posit io ns wit h
r o of- ra il a ir b ag s.
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C hild re n who are up again st,
o r ve ry clo se to , an y air b ag
w hen it in fla te s ca n be se rio usly
i n ju re d or kil le d. A ir b a gs plu s
l a p-s h ou ld er be lt s offe r pro te ctio n
f o r adu lt s and old er ch ild re n , but
n ot fo r yo ung ch ild re n and in fa n ts .
N eit h er th e ve h ic le 's sa fe ty be lt
s yste m nor it s air b ag syste m
i s desig ned fo r th em .Y oun g
c h ild re n and in fa n ts need th e
p ro te ctio n th at a ch ild re str a in t
s yste m ca n pro vid e. A lw ays
s e cu re ch ild re n pro pe rly in yo ur
v e hic le . To re ad how ,se e Old e r
C hild re n on page 34 2 or In fa nts
a nd Youn g Chil d re n on
p age 34 4 .
T he re is an air b ag re adin ess lig ht
o n th e in str u m ent panel, w hic h
s h o w s th e air b ag sym bol.
T he syste m ch ecks th e air b ag
e le ctr ic a lsyste m fo r m alf u nctio n s.
T he lig ht te lls yo u if th ere is an
e le ctr ic a lp ro ble m .S ee Air b ag
R eadin ess Lig ht on page 51 2 fo r
m ore in fo rm atio n.

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3 -3 0 Seats an d Restr a in tsW here Are th e Air b ag s?T he driv e r's air b a g is in th e mid dle
o f th e ste erin g whe el.
T he rig ht fr o nt passe nge r's air b ag
i s in th e in str u m ent pan elo n th e
p asse nge r's sid e.
D riv er Sid e Show n,P assen ger
S id e Sim ila r
I f yo ur ve hic le has ro of- r a il
a ir b ags fo r th e driv e r, rig ht fr o nt
p a ss e nger, and se co nd ro w
o u tb oard passe ngers , th ey are in
t h e ce ili n g above th e sid e win dow s.

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If so m eth in g is betw een an
o ccu pa nt an d an air b ag, th e
a ir b ag mig ht not in fla te pro perly
o r it m ig ht fo rc e th e obje ct in to
t h at pe rs o n ca u sin g se ve re in ju ry
o r eve n death . T he pa th of an
i n fla tin g air b ag must be ke pt
c le ar. D o not pu t anyth in g
b etw een an occ u pa nt and an
a ir b ag , an d do no t atta ch or put
a nyth in g on th e ste e rin g wheel
h ub or on or near any oth er
a ir b ag co ve rin g.
N eve r se cu re anyth in g to th e ro of
o f a ve hic le wit h ro of- ra il a ir b ags
b y ro utin g aro pe or tie dow n
t h ro ugh any door or w in dow
o penin g. If yo u do, th e path of an
i n fla tin g ro of- ra il a ir b ag will b e
b lo ck e d.
W hen Should an Air b ag
I n fla te ?F ro nta la ir b ags are de sig ne d to
i n fla te in mod era te to se ve re fr o nta l
o r near-fr o nta lcra sh e s to help
r e duce th e pote ntia lfo r se ve re
i n ju rie s m ain ly to th e driv e r's or rig ht
f r o nt pass e nge r's head an d ch est.
H ow eve r, th ey are only desig ned
t o in fla te if th e im pa ct exce eds
a pre dete rm in ed dep lo ym ent
t h re sh old . D ep lo ym ent th re sh o ld s
a re use d to pre dic t how se ve re a
c ra sh is lik e ly to be in tim e fo r th e
a ir b ags to in fla te and help re str a in
t h e occu p ants .
W heth er yo ur fr o nta la ir b a gs will
o r sh ould dep lo y is no t base d on
h ow fa st yo ur ve hic le is tr a ve lin g.
I t depe nds la rg ely on what yo u hit ,
t h e dir e ctio n of th e im pact, and how
q uic k ly yo u r ve hic le slo w s do w n. F
ro nta la ir b ags m ay in fla te at
d if fe re nt cra sh sp eeds. F or
e xa m ple :
.
If th e ve hic le hit s a sta tio nary
o bje ct, th e air b ags co uld in fla te
a t a dif fe re nt cra sh sp eed th an if
t h e ve hic le hit s a movin g obje ct.
.
If th e ve hic le hit s an obje ct th at
d efo rm s, th e air b ags co uld
i n fla te at a dif fe re nt cra sh sp eed
t h an if th e ve hic le hit s an obje ct
t h at does not defo rm .
.
If th e ve hic le hit s a narr o w ob je ct
( li k e apole ), th e air b ags co uld
i n fla te at a dif fe re nt cra sh sp eed
t h an if th e ve hic le hit s a wid e
o bje ct (lik e awall) .
.
If th e ve hic le goes in to an ob je ct
a t an angle , th e air b ags co uld
i n fla te at a dif fe re nt cra sh sp eed
t h an if th e ve hic le goes str a ig h t
i n to th e obje ct.
T hre sh old s ca n als o va ry wit h
s p e cif ic ve hic le desig n.

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3 -3 2 Seats an d Restr a in tsF ro nta la ir b ags are not in te n ded to
i n fla te durin g ve hic le ro llo ve rs , re ar
i m pacts , or in many sid e im pacts .
Y our ve hic le has se at po sit io n
s e nso rs whic h en able s th e se nsin g
s yste m to monit o r th e po sit io n of
t h e driv e r's se at an d th e rig ht fr o nt
p asse n ger's se at. S eat posit io n
s e nso rs pro vid e in fo rm atio n th at is
u se d to dete rm in e if th e air b ags
s h ould dep lo y at a re duce d le ve lo r
a t fu ll d ep lo ym ent.
I n add it io n, yo u r ve hic le has
d ual- s ta ge fr o nta la ir b ag s.
D ual- s ta g e air b a gs ad ju st th e
r e str a in t acco rd in g to cra sh se ve rit y .
Y our ve hic le has ele ctr o nic fr o nta l
s e nso rs , w hic h he lp th e se nsin g
s yste m dis tin guis h betw een a
m odera te fr o n ta lim pact and amore
s e ve re fr o n ta lim pa ct. F or m odera te
f r o nta lim pacts , dual- s ta ge air b ags
i n fla te at a le ve lle ss th an fu ll
d eplo ym ent. F or m ore se ve re fr o nta l
i m pacts , fu ll d e plo ym en t occu rs . Y
our ve hic le may or m ay no t ha ve
r o of- ra il a ir b a gs. S ee Air b ag Sys te m
o n page 32 8. R oof- r a il a ir b ag s are
i n te nded to in fla te in modera te to
s e ve re sid e cra sh es. R oo f- r a il
a ir b ags will in fla te if th e cra sh
s e ve rit y is ab ove th e syste m 's
d esig ned th re sh o ld le ve l. T he
t h re sh old le ve lca n va ry wit h
s p ecif ic ve hic le desig n.
R oof- ra il a ir b ags are not in te n ded to
i n fla te in fr o n ta lim pacts , ne ar- fr o n ta l
i m pacts , ro llo ve rs , or re a r im pacts .
B oth ro of- r a il a ir b a gs wil l d ep lo y
w hen eit h er sid e of th e ve hic le is
s tr u ck .
I n any partic u la r cra sh , no one
c a n sa y wheth er an air b ag sh ould
h ave in fla te d sim ply beca use of th e
d am age to a ve h ic le or be ca use
o f w hat th e re pa ir co sts were .
F or fr o nta la ir b ag s, in fla tio n is
d ete rm in ed by wha t th e ve hic le hit s ,
t h e angle of th e im pa ct, and ho w
q uic k ly th e ve h ic le slo w s dow n. F or
r o of- ra il a ir b ags, dep lo ym ent is
d ete rm in ed by th e lo ca tio n and
s e ve rit y of th e sid e im pact.
W hat M akes an Air b ag
I n fla te ?In adeplo ym ent eve nt, th e se nsin g
s yste m se nds an ele ctr ic a lsig nal
t r ig ge rin g are le ase of gas fr o m th e
i n fla to r. G as fr o m th e in fla to r fills th e
a ir b ag ca usin g th e bag to bre ak ou t
o f th e co ve r and deplo y. T he in fla to r,
t h e air b ag, and re la te d hard w are are
a ll p art of th e air b ag module .
F ro n ta la ir b ag module s are lo ca te d
i n sid e th e ste erin g wheela nd
i n str u m ent panel. F or ve hic le s wit h
s e at m ounte d sid e im pact air b ags,
t h e re are air b ags m odule s in th e
s id e of th e fr o nt se atb acks clo se st
t o th e door. F or ve hic le s wit h
r o of- ra il a ir b ags, th ere are air b ag
m odule s in th e ce il in g of th e ve hic le ,
n e ar th e sid e win dow s th at have
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H ow Does an Air b ag
R estr a in ?In mode ra te to se ve re fr o nta lo r
n ear fr o nta lco ll is io ns, eve n belt e d
o ccu p ants ca n co n ta ct th e ste erin g
w heelo r th e in str u m ent panel. In
m odera te to se ve re sid e co lli s io ns,
e ve n belt e d occ u pan ts ca n co nta ct
t h e in sid e of th e ve h ic le .
A ir b ag s su pp le m ent th e pro te ctio n
p ro vid ed by sa fe ty belt s . F ro nta l
a ir b ag s dis tr ib ute th e fo rc e of th e
i m pact m ore eve nly ove r th e
o ccu p ant's up per bod y, sto ppin g th e
o ccu p ant m ore gra du ally . R oof- ra il
a ir b ag s dis tr ib ute th e fo rc e of th e
i m pact m ore eve nly ove r th e
o ccu p ant's up per bod y.
B ut air b ag s wou ld not help in
m any ty p es of co llis io ns, prim arily
b eca use th e occ u p ant's m otio n
i s not to w ard th o se air b ags. S ee
W hen Sho uld an Air b ag In fla te ? on
p age 33 1 fo r m ore in fo rm atio n. A
ir b ags sh ould neve r be re ga rd ed
a s anyth in g more th an a su pple m ent
t o sa fe ty belt s .
W hat W ill Y o u See Afte r
a n Air b ag In fla te s?A fte r th e fr o nta la ir b a gs in fla te , th e y
q uic k ly defla te , so quic kly th at so m e
p eople may not eve n re a li z e th e
a ir b ags in fla te d. R oo f- r a il a ir b a gs
m ay stil l b e at le a st partia lly in fla te d
f o r so m e tim e afte r th e y deplo y.
S om e co m pon ents of th e air b a g
m odule may be hot fo r se ve ra l
m in ute s. F or lo ca tio n of th e air b ag
m odule s, se e W hat M ake s an
A ir b ag In fla te ? on page 33 2.
T he parts of th e air b ag th a t co m e
i n to co nta ct w it h yo u may be warm ,
b ut not to o hot to to u ch . T here may
b e so m e sm oke and dust co m in g
f r o m th e ve n ts in th e defla te d
a ir b ags. A ir b ag in fla tio n does not
p re ve n t th e driv e r fr o m se ein g out of
t h e win dsh ie ld or be in g ab le to ste e r
t h e ve hic le , nor does it pre ve nt
p eople fr o m le avin g th e ve hic le .
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W hen an air b ag in fla te s, th ere
m ay be dust in th e air . T his dust
c o uld ca use bre ath in g pro ble m s
f o r people wit h a his to ry of
a sth m a or oth er bre ath in g tr o uble .
T o avo id th is , eve ry o ne in th e
v e hic le sh ould get out as so on as
i t is sa fe to do so . If yo u have
b re ath in g pro ble m sbut ca nnot
g et out of th e ve hic le afte r an
a ir b ag in fla te s, th en get fr e sh air
b y openin g awin do w or a door.
I f yo u exp erie nce bre ath in g
p ro ble m sfo llo w in g an air b ag
d eplo ym ent, yo u sh ould se ek
m edic a la tte ntio n.
T he ve hic le has a fe atu re th at m ay
a uto m atic a lly unlo ck th e doors
( if e quip ped wit h pow er door lo cks ),
t u rn th e in te rio r la m ps on, fla sh th e
h aza rd warn in g fla sh ers , tu rn off
t h e ra dio , and sh ut off th e fu el
s ys te m afte r th e air b ag in fla te s.

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3 -3 4 Seats an d Restr a in tsY ou ca n lo ck th e do ors again by
u sin g th e doo r lo ck . T he in te rio r
l a m ps and ha za rd warn in g fla sh ers
w ill d e activ a te afte r appro xim ate ly
1 5 m in ute s.
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A cra sh se ve re eno ugh to in fla te
t h e air b a gs m ay have als o
d am age d im porta n t fu nctio ns in
t h e ve hic le , su ch as th e fu el
s y ste m ,bra ke an d ste e rin g
s y ste m s, etc . E ve n if th e ve hic le
a ppe ars to be driv a ble afte r a
m odera te cra sh , th ere may be
c o nce ale d da m age th a t co uld
m ake it dif fic u lt to sa fe ly opera te
t h e ve hic le .
U se ca utio n if yo u sh o uld atte m pt
t o re sta rt th e eng in e aft e r a cra sh
h as occ u rre d.
I n many cra sh e s se ve re enough to
i n fla te th e air b ag, w in dsh ie ld s are
b ro ke n by ve hic le de fo rm atio n. A
ddit io nalw in dsh ie ld bre aka g e may
a ls o occu r fr o m th e rig h t fr o nt
p asse nger air b ag.
.
A ir b ags are desig ne d to in fla te
o nly on ce . A ft e r an air b ag
i n fla te s, yo u wil l n eed so m e
n ew pa rts fo r th e air b a g syste m .
I f yo u do not get th e m ,th e
a ir b ag syste m will n o t be th ere
t o help pro te ct yo u in an oth er
c ra sh . A new sy ste m will in clu de
a ir b ag modu le s an d possib ly
o th er parts . T he se rv ic e man ual
f o r yo ur ve hic le co ve rs th e nee d
t o re pla ce oth e r parts .
.
Y our ve hic le ha s a cra sh
s e nsin g and dia gn ostic m od ule
w hic h re co rd s in fo rm atio n aft e r
a cra sh . S ee Vehic le Data
R eco rd in g and Priv a cy on
p age 13 1 7 an d Eve nt D ata
R eco rd ers on pa ge 13 1 7 .
.
Let only qualif ie d te ch nic ia ns
w ork on th e air b ag syste m .
I m pro per se rv ic e ca n mean th at
t h e air b ag syste m will n ot w ork
p ro perly . S ee yo ur deale r fo r
s e rv ic e .
P ass en ger Sen sin g
S yste mIf th e ve hic le has one of th e
p a ss e nger air b ag sta tu s in dic a to rs
p ic tu re d in th e fo llo w in g il lu str a tio ns,
t h e n th e ve hic le has a passe nger
s e nsin g syste m fo r th e rig ht fr o nt
p a ss e nger posit io n. T he passe nge r
a ir b ag sta tu s in dic a to r, if e quip ped,
i s vis ib le on th e in str u m ent panel
w hen th e ve hic le is sta rte d.
I n add it io n, if th e ve hic le has a
p a ss e nger se nsin g syste m fo r th e
r ig ht fr o nt passe nger posit io n, th e
l a be lo n th e ve hic le 's su n vis o rs
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C an ad a an d Mexic o
T he word s ON and OFF, or th e
s y m bolfo r on and off , w ill b e vis ib le
d urin g th e syste m ch e ck. W hen th e
s y ste m ch eck is co m ple te , eit h er
t h e word ON or O FF, or th e sym bol
f o r on or off w ill b e vis ib le . S ee
P asse n ger A ir b a g Sta tu s In dic a to r
o n pag e 51 2 . T
he passe ng er se nsin g syste m wil l
t u rn off th e rig ht fr o nt passe nge r
f r o nta la ir b a g unde r ce rta in
c o ndit io ns. T he driv e r air b a g is no t
a ffe cte d by th e passe n ger se n sin g
s yste m .
T he passe ng er se nsin g syste m
w ork s wit h se n so rs th at are part
o f th e rig ht fr o n t pa sse nge r se a t.
T he se n so rs are desig ned to de te ct
t h e pre se nce of a pro pe rly -s e a te d
o cc u pant and de te rm in e if th e rig h t
f r o nt passe n ger fr o n ta la ir b a g
s h ould be enab le d (m ay in fla te )
o r not. A
cc o rd in g to accid ent sta tis tic s,
c h ild re n and in fa nts are sa fe r
w hen pro perly re str a in ed in a ch il d
r e str a in t syste m or in fa nt re str a in t
s ys te m se cu re d in are ar se atin g
p osit io n.
W ere co m m end th at ch ild re n be
s e cu re d in a re ar se at, in clu din g:
a n in fa nt or a ch ild rid in g in a
r e a r-fa cin g ch il d re str a in t; a ch ild
r id in g in afo rw ard -fa cin g ch ild se at;
a n old er ch ild rid in g in abooste r
s e a t; and ch ild re n, w ho are la rg e
e nough, usin g sa fe ty belt s .
W ere co m m end th at re ar fa cin g
c h ild re str a in ts not be tr a nsp orte d in
t h e ve hic le , eve n if th e air b ag is off.

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 N eve r pu t a re a r-fa cin g ch ild se at
i n th e fr o n t.  This is be ca use th e ris k
t o th e re ar-fa cin g ch ild is so gre at,
i f th e air b ag deplo ys.
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A ch ild in are a r-fa cin g ch ild
r e str a in t ca n be se rio usly
i n ju re d or kil le d if th e rig ht fr o nt
p asse nge r air b a g in fla te s. T his
i s beca use th e back of th e
r e ar-fa cin g ch ild re str a in t w ould
b e ve ry clo se to th e in fla tin g
a ir b ag . A ch ild in a fo rw ard -fa cin g
c h ild re str a in t ca n be se rio usly
i n ju re d or kil le d if th e rig ht fr o nt
p asse nge r air b a g in fla te s an d th e
p asse nge r se at is in a fo rw ard
p osit io n .
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E ve n if th e passe n ger se nsin g
s yste m has tu rn ed off th e rig ht
f r o nt pass e n ger fr o nta la ir b ag, no
s yste m is fa il- s a fe . N o on e ca n
g uara nte e th a t an air b a g will n o t
d eplo y un der so m e unusu al
c ir c u m sta n ce , eve n th o ugh th e
a ir b ag is tu rn ed off .
S ecu re re ar- fa cin g ch ild
r e str a in ts in are ar se at, eve n if
t h e air b ag is off . If yo u se cu re a
f o rw ard -fa cin g ch il d re str a in t in
t h e rig ht fr o nt se at, alw ays m ove
t h e fr o nt passe ng er se at as fa r
b ack as it w ill g o . It is be tte r to
s e cu re th e ch ild re str a in t in a
r e ar se at.
I f yo ur ve hic le doe s not have a
r e ar se at th a t w ill a cco m moda te
a re ar-fa cin g ch ild re str a in t, a
r e ar-fa cin g ch il d re str a in t sh ould no t
b e in sta lle d in th e ve hic le , eve n if
t h e air b ag is off . T
he passe nger se nsin g syste m is
d e sig n ed to tu rn off th e rig ht fr o nt
p a ss e nger air b ag if :
.
T he rig ht fr o nt passe nger se at is
u noccu pie d.
.
T he syste m dete rm in es th at an
i n fa nt is pre se nt in a re ar-fa cin g
i n fa nt se at.
.
T he syste m dete rm in es th at a
s m all ch ild is pre se nt in ach il d
r e str a in t.
.
T he syste m dete rm in es th at a
s m all ch ild is pre se nt in a
b ooste r se at.
.
A rig ht fr o nt passe nger ta ke s
h is /h er w eig ht off of th e se at fo r
a perio d of tim e.
.
T he rig ht fr o nt passe nger se at is
o ccu pie d by a sm alle r pers o n,
s u ch as a ch ild who has
o utg ro w n ch ild re str a in ts .
.
O r, if th ere is a crit ic a lp ro ble m
w it h th e air b ag syste m or th e
p ass e nger se nsin g syste m .