2011 GMC CANYON Owner's Manual

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S eats an d Restr a in ts 3-3 7
W hen th e passe n ger se nsin g
s y ste m has tu rn e d off th e rig h t fr o n t
p asse nge r fr o n ta la ir b a g, th e off
i n dic a to r w il l lig h t and sta y lit to
r e m in d yo u th at th e air b ag is off.
S ee Passe n ger A ir b ag Sta tu s
I n dic a to r on page 51 2 .
T he passe n ger se nsin g syste m is
d esig ned to tu rn on (m ay in fla te ) th e
r ig ht fr o nt pa sse nge r fr o nta la ir b ag
a nytim e th e sys te m se nse s th at
a pers o n of ad ult siz e is sit t in g
p ro pe rly in th e rig h t fr o nt pa ss e nge r
s e at. W hen th e passe nger se nsin g
s y ste m has allo w ed th e air b ag to be
e nab le d, th e on in dic a to r w il l li g ht
a nd sta y lit to re m in d yo u th at th e
a ir b ag is activ e .
F or so m e ch ild re n who have
o utg ro w n ch ild re str a in ts and fo r
v e ry sm all a du lt s , th e pa ss e nger
s e nsin g syste m may or m ay not
t u rn off th e rig ht fr o n t passe nger's
f r o nta la ir b a g, depen din g upon th e
p ers o n's se atin g postu re and body
b uild . E ve ry o ne in yo ur ve hic le
w ho ha s outg ro w n ch ild re str a in ts s
h ould wear a sa fe ty be lt
p ro perly  wheth er or not th ere
i s an air b a g fo r th at pe rs o n.
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If th e air b a g re a din ess li g h t eve r
c o m es on an d sta ys on, it m eans
t h at so m eth in g may be wro n g
w it h th e air b a g syste m .To help
a vo id in ju ry to yo u rs e lf or oth e rs ,
h ave th e ve hic le se rv ic e d rig ht
a w ay. S ee Air b ag Read in ess
L ig ht on pa ge 51 2 fo r m ore
i n fo rm atio n, in clu din g im porta nt
s a fe ty in fo rm atio n .If th e On In dic a to r is Lit fo r a
C hild Res tr a in tIf a ch il d re str a in t has been in sta ll e d
a nd th e on in dic a to r is lit :
1 . Turn th e ve hic le off.
2 . Rem ove th e ch il d re str a in t fr o m
t h e ve h ic le . 3
. Rem ove any addit io nalit e m s
f r o m th e se at su ch as bla nke ts ,
c u sh io ns, se at co ve rs , se at
h eate rs , or se at m assa gers .
4 . Rein sta ll th e ch ild re str a in t
f o llo w in g th e dir e ctio ns
p ro vid ed by th e ch ild re str a in t
m anufa ctu re r and re fe r to
S ecu rin g Child Restr a in ts (R ear
S eat P osit io n) on page 36 0 or
S ecu rin g Child Restr a in ts
( C ente r Fro nt S eat P osit io n) on
p age 36 2 or S ecu rin g Child
R estr a in ts (R ig ht F ro nt S eat
P osit io n) on page 36 3.
5 . If, afte r re in sta lli n g th e ch ild
r e str a in t and re sta rtin g th e
v e hic le , th e on in dic a to r is stil l li t ,
t u rn th e ve hic le off . T hen sli g h tly
r e cli n e th e ve hic le se atb ack
a nd adju st th e se at cu sh io n,
i f adju sta ble , to make su re th at
t h e ve hic le se atb ack is not
p ush in g th e ch ild re str a in t in to
t h e se at cu sh io n.

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A ls o make su re th e ch ild
r e str a in t is not tr a pp ed under
t h e ve hic le hea d re str a in t. If th is
h appe ns, adju st th e head
r e str a in t. S ee Hea d Restr a in ts
o n page 32 .
6 . Resta rt th e ve h ic le .
I f th e on in dic a to r is stil l lit ,
s e cu re th e ch ild in th e ch il d
r e str a in t in a re a r se at posit io n in
t h e ve hic le and ch eck wit h yo ur
d eale r.
I f no re a r se a t is ava ila ble , do
n ot in sta ll a ch ild re str a in t in th is
v e hic le and ch e ck wit h yo ur
d eale r.
If th e Off In dic ato r is Lit fo r an
A dult  S iz e Occu pan tIf a pers o n of ad ult - s iz e is sit tin g in
t h e rig ht fr o nt passe ng er se a t, bu t
t h e off in d ic a to r is lit , it co uld be
b eca use th a t pers o n is not sit tin g
p ro perly in th e se a t. If th is happ ens,
u se th e fo llo w in g ste p s to allo w th e s
yste m to dete ct th at pers o n and
e n able th e rig ht fr o nt pass e nger
f r o nta la ir b ag:
1 . Turn th e ve hic le off.
2 . Rem ove any addit io nalm ate ria l
f r o m th e se at, su ch as bla nke ts ,
c u sh io ns, se at co ve rs , se at
h e ate rs , or se at m assa gers .
3 . Pla ce th e se atb ack in th e fu ll y
u p rig ht posit io n.
4 . Have th e pers o n sit uprig ht in
t h e se at, ce nte re d on th e se at
c u sh io n, w it h le gs co m fo rta bly
e xte nded.
5 . Resta rt th e ve hic le and have th e
p e rs o n re m ain in th is posit io n fo r
t w o to th re e m in ute s afte r th e on
i n dic a to r is lit .

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A dd it io nal F ac to rs Affe ctin g
S yste m Opera tio nS afe ty belt s help ke e p th e
p asse nge r in posit io n on th e
s e at durin g ve hic le maneuve rs
a nd bra kin g , w hic h help s th e
p asse nge r se nsin g syste m
m ain ta in th e passe n ger air b ag
s ta tu s. S ee S afe ty Belt s  and
 C hild Restr a in ts  in th e In dex fo r
a ddit io nalin fo rm atio n about th e
i m porta nce
o f pro per re str a in t use .
I f th e sh o uld er po rtio n of th e belt is
p ulle d ou t all th e way, th e ch ild
r e str a in t lo ckin g fe atu re wil l b e
e nga ged. T his m ay unin te ntio nally
c a use th e passe nge r se n sin g
s y ste m to tu rn th e air b ag off fo r
s o m e adu lt siz e occ u pants . If th is
h app ens, le t th e belt go back all th e
w ay and sta rt aga in .
A th ic k la ye r of addit io nalm ate ria l,
s u ch as a bla nke t or cu sh io n,
o r afte rm ark e t equ ip m ent su ch as
s e at co ve rs , se at he a te rs , and se a t
m ass a ge rs ca n affe ct how well th e p
asse nge r se nsin g syste m
o pera te s. W ere co m men d th at
y o u not use se at co ve rs or oth er
a fte rm ark e t equip m ent exce pt w he n
a ppro ve d by GM fo r yo u r sp ecif ic
v e hic le . S ee Addin g Equip m ent to
t h e Air b a g-E qu ip ped Vehic le on
p age 34 0 fo r m ore in fo rm atio n
a bout m od if ic a tio ns th at ca n affe ct
h ow th e syste m ope ra te s.
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Sto w in g of artic le s unde r th e
p asse nge r se at or betw een th e
p asse nge r se at cu sh io n an d
s e atb ack m ay in te rfe re wit h th e
p ro per op era tio n of th e passe ng er
s e nsin g syste m .Serv ic in g th e
A ir b ag -E quip ped Veh ic leA ir b ags aff e ct how th e ve hic le
s h ould be se rv ic e d. T here are parts
o f th e air b ag syste m in se ve ra l
p la ce s aro un d th e ve hic le . Y our
d eale r and th e se rv ic e manua lh ave i
n fo rm atio n about se rv ic in g th e
v e hic le and th e air b ag syste m .To
p u rc h ase ase rv ic e manual, se e
S erv ic e Public a tio ns Ord erin g
I n fo rm atio n on page 131 5.
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For up to 10 se co nds afte r th e
i g nit io n is tu rn ed off and th e
b atte ry is dis c o nnecte d, an air b a g
c a n still in fla te durin g im pro per
s e rv ic e . Y ou ca n be in ju re d if yo u
a re clo se to an air b ag when it
i n fla te s. A vo id ye llo w co nnecto rs .
T hey are pro bably part of th e
a ir b ag sys te m .B e su re to fo llo w
p ro per se rv ic e pro ce dure s, and
m ake su re th e pers o n perfo rm in g
w ork fo r yo u is quali f ie d to do so .

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A ir b ag -E qu ip p ed Veh ic leQ : Is th ere an yth in g Im ig ht ad d
t o or ch an ge ab ou t th e veh ic le
t h at co uld kee p th e air b ag s
f r o m work in g pro perly ?
A : Yes. If yo u ad d th in g s th a t
c h ange th e ve h ic le 's fr a m e,
b um per syste m ,heig h t, fr o nt end
o r sid e sh ee t m eta l, th ey m ay
k e ep th e air b a g sys te m fr o m
w ork in g pro p erly . C hangin g or
m ovin g any parts of th e fr o nt
s e ats , sa fe ty be lt s , th e air b a g
s e nsin g and dia g nostic m odule ,
s te erin g whee l, in str u m ent
p ane l, ro o f- ra il a ir b a g module s,
c e ilin g hea dlin er or pilla r garn is h
t r im ,fr o n t se n so rs , or air b ag
w ir in g ca n affe ct th e opera tio n of
t h e air b ag syste m .
I n ad dit io n , th e ve hic le may have
a passe n ger se nsin g syste m
f o r th e rig ht fr o n t pa sse nge r
p osit io n , w hic h in clu des se nso rs
t h at are part of th e passe nger
s e at. T he pa sse nger se nsin g s
yste m may not opera te
p ro perly if th e orig in a lse at tr im
i s re pla ce d wit h non -G M co ve rs ,
u phols te ry or tr im ,or w it h
G M co ve rs , uph ols te ry or
t r im de sig n ed fo r a dif f e re n t
v e hic le . A ny obje ct, su ch as an
a fte rm ark e t se at hea te r or a
c o m fo rt enha ncin g pad or
d evic e , in sta lle d unde r or on to p
o f th e se at fa bric , co uld als o
i n te rfe re wit h th e opera tio n of
t h e passe n ger se n sin g syste m .
T his co u ld eit h er pre ve n t pro p er
d eplo ym ent of th e pa ss e ng er
a ir b ag(s ) or pre ve nt th e
p asse nge r se n sin g syste m
f r o m pro p erly tu rn in g off th e
p asse nge r air b ag (s ). S ee
P ass e ng er S ensin g Syste m on
p age 33 4.
I f yo u have any questio n s, ca ll
C usto m er A ssis ta nce . T he
p hone num be rs and ad dre sse s
f o r C usto m er A ssis ta nce are
i n Ste p Tw o of th e Custo m er S
atis fa ctio n Pro ce dure in
t h is m anual. S ee Custo m er
S atis fa ctio n Pro ce dure
( U .S .and Canada) on page 13 1
o r C usto m er S atis fa ctio n
P ro ce dure (M exic o ) on
p a ge 133 .
Q : Becau se Ih ave a dis ab ilit y ,
I h ave to get m yveh ic le
m odif ie d .H ow can Ifin d ou t
w heth er th is will aff e ct m y
a ir b ag syste m ?
A : If yo u have questio ns, ca ll
C usto m er A ssis ta nce . T he
p h one num bers and addre sse s
f o r C usto m er A ssis ta nce are in
S te p Tw o of th e Custo m er
S atis fa ctio n Pro ce dure in
t h is m anual. S ee Custo m er
S atis fa ctio n Pro ce dure
( U .S .and Canada) on page 13 1
o r C usto m er S atis fa ctio n
P ro ce dure (M exic o ) on
p a ge 133 .

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In ad dit io n , yo ur dea le r and th e
s e rv ic e manu alh ave in fo rm atio n
a bou t th e lo ca tio n of th e air b ag
s e nso rs , se nsin g an d dia gno stic
m odule and air b ag wir in g.A ir b ag Syste m CheckT he air b ag syste m do es not nee d
r e gula rly sc h edu le d main te nance
o r re pla ce m ent. M ake su re th e
a ir b ag re ad in ess lig ht is work in g.
S ee Air b ag Read in ess Lig ht on
p age 51 2 fo r m ore in fo rm atio n.
N otic e: If an air b ag co verin g is
d am ag ed ,o pen ed ,o r bro ken ,th e
a ir b ag may not w ork pro perly .
D o not open or bre a k th e air b ag
c o verin gs. If th ere are an y
o pen ed or bro ke n air b ag co vers ,
h ave th e air b ag co verin g an d/o r
a ir b ag module re p la ced .F or th e
l o catio n of th e air b ag module s,
s ee W hat M ak es an Air b ag
I n fla te ? on pag e 33 2 . S ee yo ur
d eale r fo r serv ic e.
R ep la cin g Air b ag Syste m
P arts Afte r a Cra sh
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A cra sh ca n dam ag e th e
a ir b ag syste m sin yo ur ve hic le .
A dam age d air b ag syste m may
n ot w ork pro pe rly and may
n ot pro te ct yo u and yo ur
p asse nge r( s ) in acra sh , re su lt in g
i n se rio us in ju ry or eve n dea th .
T o help make su re yo ur air b a g
s yste m sare work in g pro p erly
a fte r a cra sh , have th em
i n sp ecte d and any ne ce ssa ry
r e pla ce m en ts m ad e as so on as
p ossib le . I
f an air b ag in fla te s, yo u will n eed to
r e p la ce air b ag syste m parts . S ee
y o u r deale r fo r se rv ic e .
I f th e air b ag re adin ess lig ht sta ys on
a fte r th e ve hic le is sta rte d or co m es
o n when yo u are driv in g, th e air b a g
s ys te m may not w ork pro perly .
H ave th e ve hic le se rv ic e d rig ht
a w ay. S ee Air b ag Readin ess Lig ht
o n page 51 2 fo r m ore in fo rm atio n.

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3 -4 2 Seats an d Restr a in tsC hild Restr a in tsO ld er C hild re nO ld er ch ild re n who have outg ro w n
b ooste r se ats sh ou ld wea r th e
v e hic le 's sa fe ty belt s . T
he manufa ctu re r's in str u ctio ns th at
c o m e wit h th e bo oste r se at sta te th e
w eig ht an d heig ht lim it a tio ns fo r th a t
b ooste r. U se abooste r se a t w it h
a la p-s h ould er belt until th e ch ild
p asse s th e fit te st belo w :
.
Sit all th e way back on th e se at.
D o th e kn ees be nd at th e se at
e dge? If ye s, co ntin ue. If no,
r e tu rn to th e booste r se a t.
.
B uck le th e la p -s h ou ld er belt .
D oes th e sh o uld er belt re st on
t h e sh o uld er? If ye s, co ntin ue .
I f no, tr y usin g th e re ar sa fe ty
b elt co m fo rt guid e. S ee R ea r
S afe ty Belt C om fo rt G uid es
u nder La p-S ho uld er B elt on
p age 32 1 fo r m ore in fo rm atio n.
I f th e sh ould e r be lt still d oes not
r e st on th e sh o uld er, th e n re tu rn
t o th e booste r se at.
.
D oes th e la p belt fit lo w and
s n ug on th e hip s, to u ch in g th e
t h ig hs? If ye s, co ntin ue. If no,
r e tu rn to th e booste r se a t.
.
C an pro per sa fe ty belt fit be
m ain ta in ed fo r th e le ngth of th e
t r ip ? If ye s, co ntin ue. If no,
r e tu rn to th e booste r se at.
Q : W hat is th e pro per w ay to
w ear safe ty belt s ?
A : An old er ch ild sh ould wear a
l a p -s h ould er belt and get th e
a ddit io nalre str a in t a sh ould er
b elt ca n pro vid e. T he sh ould er
b elt sh ould not cro ss th e fa ce
o r neck. T he la p belt sh ould fit
s n ugly belo w th e hip s, ju st
t o u ch in g th e to p of th e th ig hs.
T his applie s belt fo rc e to th e
c h ild 's pelv ic bones in a cra sh .
I t sh ould neve r be worn ove r th e
a bdom en, w hic h co uld ca use
s e ve re or eve n fa ta lin te rn al
i n ju rie s in a cra sh .
A ls o se e R ear S afe ty Belt C om fo rt
G uid es under Lap-S hould er B elt on
p a ge 32 1.

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A cco rd in g to accid ent sta tis tic s,
c h ild re n an d in fa n ts are sa fe r
w hen pro p erly 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 y ste m se cu re d in are ar se atin g
p osit io n .
I n acra sh , ch ild re n who are not
b uckle d up ca n str ik e oth er people
w ho are bu ck le d up , or ca n be
t h ro w n out of th e ve h ic le . O ld er
c h ild re n ne ed to use sa fe ty belt s
p ro pe rly .
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N eve r do th is .
N eve r allo w tw o ch ild re n to wear
t h e sa m e sa fe ty belt . T he sa fe ty
b elt ca n no t pro p erly sp re ad th e
i m pact fo rc e s. In acra sh , th e
t w o ch ild re n ca n be cru sh ed
t o geth er and se rio u sly in ju re d.
A sa fe ty be lt m ust be use d by
o nly one pers o n at a tim e.
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N eve r do th is .
N eve r allo w ach il d to wear th e
s a fe ty belt w it h th e sh ould e r be lt
b ehin d th eir back. A ch ild ca n be
s e rio usly in ju re d by no t w earin g
t h e la p-s h ou ld er be lt pro perly .
I n acra sh , th e ch il d wou ld not be
r e str a in ed by th e sh ould e r be lt .
T he ch ild co uld move to o fa r
f o rw ard in cre a sin g th e ch ance of
h ead and ne ck in ju ry . T he ch ild
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m ig ht als o slid e under th e la p
b elt . T he belt fo rc e would th en be
a pplie d rig ht on th e abdom en.
T hat co uld ca use se rio us or fa ta l
i n ju rie s. T he sh ould er belt sh ou ld
g o ove r th e sh ould er and acro ss
t h e ch est.

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C hild re nE ve ry o ne in a ve hic le ne eds
p ro te ctio n ! T his in clu des in fa nts
a nd all o th e r ch ild re n . N eit h er th e
d is ta nce tr a ve le d no r th e age and
s iz e of th e tr a ve le r ch ang es th e
n eed, fo r eve ry o ne , to use sa fe ty
r e str a in ts . In fa ct, th e la w in eve ry
s ta te in th e Unit e d Sta te s and in
e ve ry Cana dia n pro vin ce sa ys
c h ild re n up to so m e age must be
r e str a in ed while in ave hic le .
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C hild re n ca n be se rio usly in ju re d
o r str a n gle d if a sh ould er belt is
w ra ppe d aro u nd th eir ne ck and
t h e sa fe ty be lt co n tin ue s to
t ig hte n . N eve r le ave ch ild re n
u natte nded in ave hic le and ne ve r
a llo w ch ild re n to pla y wit h th e
s a fe ty be lt s . A
ir b ags plu s la p s h ou ld er belt s
o ffe r pro te ctio n fo r adu lt s an d old er
c h ild re n, but no t fo r yo ung ch ild re n
a nd in fa nts . N eit h er th e ve h ic le 's
s a fe ty belt sys te m nor it s air b ag
s ys te m is desig ne d fo r th e m .E ve ry
t im e in fa nts and yo u ng ch il d re n rid e
i n ve hic le s, th ey sh ould have th e
p ro te ctio n pro vid ed by appro p ria te
c h ild re str a in ts .
C hild re n who are not re str a in ed
p ro perly ca n str ik e oth e r pe ople ,
o r ca n be th ro w n ou t of th e ve hic le .
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N eve r do th is .
N eve r ho ld an in fa nt or a ch il d
w hile rid in g in a ve h ic le . D ue to
c ra sh fo rc e s, an in fa nt or a ch il d
w il l b eco m e so hea vy it is no t
p ossib le to ho ld it durin g acra sh .
( C ontin ue d)
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For exa m ple , in a cra sh at only
4 0 km /h (2 5 m ph), a 5.5 kg (1 2 lb )
i n fa n t w ill su ddenly beco m e
a 11 0 kg (2 40 lb ) fo rc e on a
p e rs o n's arm s. A n in fa nt sh ould
b e se cu re d in an appro pria te
r e str a in t.