2011 GMC CANYON Owner's Manual

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S to ra g e 4-3
C en te r C on so le Sto ra g eF or ve hic le s wit h ben ch se ats , th e re
m ay be ace n te r arm re st sto ra ge
a re a. Lif t up on th e upper ta b
l o ca te d at th e fr o n t of th e arm re st to
r e le ase th e la tc h to open.
F or ve hic le s wit h bucke t se ats or
u ple ve lp a cka ge s, th e ve hic le may
h ave atw o-tie re d ce nte r arm re st
s to ra g e are a . Lif t up on th e upper
o r lo w er ta b at th e fr o n t of th e
a rm re st to op en th e up per or lo w er
s to ra g e are a .

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4 -4 Sto ra g e
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N O TE S

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In str u m en ts an d Contr o ls 5-1
In str u m en ts an d
C ontr o lsC on tr o lsS te erin g W he elA dju stm ent ... 5-2
H orn ... . . . .. .. .. .. ... .. .. ... .. 5-2
W in dsh ie ld W ip e r/W ash er .... . 5-2
C om pass .. .. . ... . .... .... .... 5-3
C lo ck ... . .. ... ... ... .... .. . ... 5-4
P ow er O utle ts .. .. . ... . .. .. .... 5-5
C ig are tte Lig hte r ... . .. ... .. .. . 5-6
A sh tr a ys .. .. ..... ... .......... 5-6W arn in g Lig hts , G au g es , an d
I n d ic ato rsW arn in g Lig hts , G auges, and
I n dic a to rs ... ... ... .. . .. ... ... 5-6
C him e Le ve lA dju stm ent .. .. .. 5-7
I n str u m en t C lu ste r .. .. .. .. .. .. 5-8
S pee dom ete r ... . .. .. . .. ... . .. 5-9
O do m ete r .. . . .. ..... ... .. ..... 5-9
T rip Odom ete r .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. 5-9 T
a ch om ete r .... ............. .. 5-9
F uelG au ge ... . ... .... ... .... 5-1 0
E ngin e Coola n t Te m pe ra tu re
G auge .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. ... .. .. 5-1 0
S afe ty Belt R em in de rs ... . . . . 5-1 1
A ir b ag Readin e ss Lig h t ... . .. 5-1 2
P ass e n ger A ir b a g Sta tu s
I n dic a to r .. . .. . .. ... .. . ... ... 5-1 2
C harg in g Syste m Lig ht .. .. ..5-1 4
M alf u nctio n
I n dic a to r Lam p ... . . ... ... .. 5-1 4
B ra ke Syste m Warn in g
L ig h t .... ...... ....... ...... 5-1 7
A ntil o ck Bra ke Syste m (A BS)
W arn in g Lig ht .. .. ... . .. .... 5-1 7
U p-S hif t Lig h t .... ... .. ... .. .. 5-1 8
T ra ctio n Con tr o lS yste m
( T C S)/S ta b il iT ra k
®Lig h t .. .. 5-1 8
T ir e Pre ssu re Lig ht .... ...... 5-1 9
E ngin e Oil P re ssu re Lig ht ... . 5-2 0
S ecu rit y Lig ht .. .. ... .. .. .. ... 5-2 0
H ig h-B eam On Lig ht .. .. .. ... 5-2 0
C ru is e Contr o lL ig h t .. . . . .. .. 5-2 1
In fo rm atio n Dis p la ysD riv e r In fo rm atio n
C ente r (D IC )... . .. .. ... .. .. 5-2 1V eh ic le Messag esV ehic le Messa ges .. .. .. ... .. 5-2 4
B atte ry Volt a ge and Charg in g
M essa ges .... ... .. .. ... .. .. 5-2 4
B ra ke Syste m Messa ges ... . 5-2 5
D oor A ja r M essa ges ... . . . ... 5-2 5
E ngin e Cooli n g Syste m
M essa ges .... ... .. .. ... .. .. 5-2 6
E ngin e Oil M essa ges ... . . ... 5-2 6
E ngin e Pow er M essa ges ... . 5-2 6
F uelS ys te m Messa ges ... . . . 5-2 7
L am p Messa ges .. .. ..... .... 5-2 7
R id e Contr o lS yste m
M essa ges .... ... .. .. ... .. .. 5-2 7
S erv ic e Vehic le Messa ges ... 5-2 8
T ir e Messa ges ... . .. ... ... ... 5-2 8
T ra nsm is sio n Messa ges .. .. .5-2 8

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5 -2 In str u m en ts an d Contr o lsC ontr o lsS te erin g W heel
A dju stm en tT he ste erin g whee la dju stm en t le ve r
i s lo ca te d on th e le ft sid e of th e
s te erin g wheel. T
o adju st:
1 . Hold th e ste erin g wheela nd pu ll
t h e le ve r to w ard yo u.
2 . Move th e ste erin g whee lu p
o r dow n.
3 . Rele ase th e le ve r to lo ck th e
w heelin pla ce .
D o not adju st th e ste erin g whee l
w hile driv in g.
H ornT o so und th e horn , pre ss th e horn
s ym bolo n th e ste erin g whee lp ad.
W in dsh ie ld W ip er/W ash erT he win dsh ie ld wip er co ntr o ls are
l o ca te d on th e mult if u nctio n le ve r.
T hey are co ntr o lle d by tu rn in g th e
b a nd wit h th is
z
s ym bol.
T he win dsh ie ld wip ers work in
a ll ig n it io n posit io ns, exce pt
L O CK/O FF. T his in clu des th e
R eta in ed Acce ss Pow er m ode. S ee
R eta in ed Acce sso ry Pow er (R AP)
o n page 93 3.

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In str u m en ts an d Contr o ls 5-3
M ove th e ba nd to one of th e
f o llo w in g po sit io ns:8
(M is t): Sin g le wip e, m ove th e
b and to
z
a nd th en re le ase it .
S eve ra lw ip es, hold th e band
o n
z
lo nger.
N
( A dju sta b le In te rv al W ip es):
F or a dela ye d wip in g cycle . T urn th e
b and up fo r m ore fr e que nt w ip es or
d ow n fo r le ss fr e que nt w ip es.
6
(L ow Spee d ): Slo w wip es,
t u rn th e ban d to th e fir s t so lid
p osit io n past th e dela y se tt in gs.
1
(H ig h Spee d ): Fast w ip es,
t u rn th e ba nd to th e se co nd so lid
p osit io n pa st th e dela y se ttin gs.
9
(O ff): Turn s th e wip ers off .
C le ar sn o w an d ic e fr o m th e wip er
b la des be fo re usin g th em .If fr o ze n
t o th e win dsh ie ld , ca re fu lly lo ose n or
t h aw th em .D am aged wip er bla des
s h ould be re pla ce d.
W in d sh ie ld Wash er
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W ARNIN G
In fr e ezin g weath e r, do not
u se yo ur w ash er until th e
w in dsh ie ld is warm ed. O th erw is e
t h e wash er flu id ca n fo rm ic e on
t h e win dsh ie ld , blo ckin g yo ur
v is io n.Q L
(W ash er Flu id ): Push th e
p addle on to p of th e mult if u nctio n
l e ve r to sp ra y wash er flu id on th e
w in dsh ie ld . T he wip e rs will cle ar
t h e win do w and th e n eit h e r sto p or
r e tu rn to yo ur pre se t sp eed .
C om passC om pass Opera tio nP re ss
Y b
or de pen din g on th e
m ir ro r, pre ssO
o n ce to tu rn th e
d is p la y on oro ff .
C om pass Calib ra tio nT he co m pass m ay need
c a lib ra tio n if :.
C AL is dis p la ye d while driv in g in
t h e ve hic le .
.
A fte r appro xim ate ly fiv e se co n ds,
t h e dis p la y does not sh ow a
c o m pass headin g, N fo rN orth ,
f o r exa m ple , th ere may be a
s tr o ng magnetic fie ld in te rfe rin g
w it h th e co m pass. In te rfe re nce
c a n be ca use d by a magnetic
a nte nna mount, m agnetic
n ote pad hold er, or a sim ila r
m agnetic it e m .
.
The co m pass does not dis p la y
t h e co rr e ct headin g and th e
c o m pass zo ne va ria nce is se t
c o rre ctly .

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5 -4 In str u m en ts an d Contr o lsT o ca lib ra te , C AL must be dis p la ye d
i n th e mir ro r co m pa ss win dow s.
I f C AL is not dis p la ye d , pre ss and
h old
Y b
/O
fo r se ve ra ls e co nds or
u n til C AL is dis p la ye d .
T he co m pass ca n be ca lib ra te d by
d riv in g th e ve hic le in cir c le s at
8 km /h (5 m ph ) or le ss un til th e
d is p la y re ads a dir e ctio n.
C om pass Varia n ceT he mir ro r is se t to zo ne eig ht.
I f yo u do not liv e in zo ne eig ht or
d riv e ou t of th e are a , th e co m pass
v a ria nce nee ds to be ch anged to
t h e appro pria te zo n e.
T o ad ju st fo r co m pa ss va ria nce :
1 . Fin d th e cu rre nt lo ca tio n and
v a ria nce zo ne num ber on th e
f o llo w in g zo ne map.
2 . Pre ss and hold
Y b
/O
un til
Z and/o r a zo ne num ber
d is p la ys.
3 . Pre ss
Y b
/O
re pea te dly until
t h e new zo ne num ber dis p la ys.
A fte r yo u sto p pre ssin g th e
b utt o n, th e dis p la y sh ow s a
c o m pass dir e ctio n wit h in a
f e w se co n ds.
C lo ckA M -F M Rad ioP re ss and hold HR until th e co rr e ct
h o ur dis p la ys. P re ss and hold MIN
u n til th e co rre ct m in ute dis p la ys.
T here is an in it ia ltw o-s e co nd dela y
b e fo re th e clo ck goes in to tim e-s e t
m ode. To dis p la y th e tim e wit h th e
i g nit io n off, pre ss RCL, H R,or M IN .Rad io wit h CD (M P3/W MA)Pre ss and hold th e HR butto n until
t h e co rr e ct hour dis p la ys. P re ss and
h o ld th e MIN butto n until th e co rre ct
m in ute dis p la ys. T he tim e ca n be
s e t w it h th e ig nit io n on or off.

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In str u m en ts an d Contr o ls 5-5
T o syn ch ro n iz e th e tim e wit h an
F M sta tio n bro a dca stin g Radio Data
S yste m (R DS)in fo rm atio n, pre ss
a nd hold th e HR an d MIN butt o ns
a t th e sa m e tim e un til R DS TIM E
d is p la ys. To acce pt th is tim e, pre ss
a nd hold th e HR an d MIN butt o ns,
a t th e sa m e tim e, fo r anoth er
t w o se co nds. If th e tim e is not
a va ila ble fr o m th e sta tio n,
N O UPD AT (u p da te ) dis p la ys .
R DS tim e is bro adca st once a
m in ute . A fte r tu n in g to an RDS
b ro ad ca st sta tio n, it co uld ta ke a
f e w min ute s fo r th e tim e to update .P ow er O utle tsT he acc e sso ry pow er outle ts ca n be
u se d to plu g in ele ctr ic a le quip m en t,
s u ch as a ce ll p ho ne or M P3 pla ye r.
T he ve h ic le may ha ve an acc e sso ry
p ow er outle t lo ca te d belo w th e
c lim ate co n tr o lsy ste m and on th e
r e ar of th e ce nte r co n so le . R em ove
t h e co ve r to acce ss and re pla ce
w hen not in use .
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W ARNIN G
Pow er is alw ays su pp li e d to th e
o utle ts . D o no t le ave ele ctr ic a l
e quip m ent plu gg ed in when th e
v e hic le is not in use beca use th e
v e hic le co u ld ca tc h fir e an d ca use
i n ju ry or dea th .
N otic e: Leav in g ele ctr ic a l
e q uip m en t plu gged in fo r an
e xte n ded perio d of tim ewhile
t h e veh ic le is off w ill d ra in th e
b atte ry . A lw ay s un plu g ele ctr ic a l
e q uip m en t w hen not in use an d
d o not plu g in eq uip m en t th at
e xceed s th e m axim um 20 am pere
r a tin g. C
erta in ele ctr ic a la cc e sso rie s
m ay not be co m patib le wit h th e
a cce sso ry pow er outle t and co uld
o ve rlo ad ve hic le and adapte r fu se s.
I f a pro ble m is exp erie nce d, se e
y o u r deale r.
W hen addin g ele ctr ic a le quip m ent,
b e su re to fo llo w th e pro per
i n sta lla tio n in str u ctio ns in clu ded
w it h th e equip m ent. S ee Add-O n
E le ctr ic a lE quip m ent on page 97 0 .
N otic e: Han gin g heavy
e q uip m en t fr o m th e pow er outle t
c an cau se dam ag e not co vere d
b y th e veh ic le warra n ty . T h e
p ow er ou tle ts are desig ned fo r
a ccesso ry pow er plu gs only , su ch
a s cell p h one ch arg e co rd s.

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5 -6 In str u m en ts an d Contr o lsC ig are tte Lig h te rTo use th e lig hte r, pre ss it in all th e
w ay, and le t go . W he n it is re ady, it
w ill p o p back out by it s e lf .
N otic e : Hold in g acig are tt e lig hte r
i n while it is heatin g does not le t
t h e lig hte r bac k aw ay fr o m th e
h eatin g ele m en t w hen it is hot.
D am ag e fr o m overh eatin g can
o ccu r to th e lig hte r or heatin g
e le m en t, o r a fu se co uld be
b lo w n.D o not hold acig are tte
l ig hte r in while it is heatin g.
A sh tr a ysT he ve hic le may have a re m ova b le
a sh tr a y and cig are tte lig hte r.
T he ash tr a y is lo ca te d in th e ce nte r
c o nso le are a. T he ash tr a y ca n be
r e m ove d fo r cle anin g . W hen th e
a sh tr a y is re m ove d, th is are a ca n
a ls o be use d as a cu p hold e r.
N otic e: If pap ers , p in s, o r oth er
f la m mab le it e m sare put in th e
a sh tr a y, h ot cig are tt e s or oth er
s m okin g mate ria ls co uld ig nit e
t h em an d possib ly dam ag e th e
v eh ic le . N ev er put fla m mab le
i t e m sin th e ash tr a y.
W arn in g Lig hts ,
G au ges, an d
I n d ic ato rsW arn in g lig hts and gauges ca n
s ig nalth at so m eth in g is wro ng
b e fo re it beco m es se rio us enough
t o ca use an exp ensiv e re pair or
r e pla ce m ent. P ayin g atte ntio n to th e
w arn in g lig hts and gauges co uld
p re ve nt in ju ry .
W arn in g lig hts co m e on when th ere
c o uld be apro ble m wit h ave hic le
f u n ctio n. S om e warn in g lig hts co m e
o n brie fly when th e engin e is sta rte d
t o in d ic a te th ey are work in g.