2011 GMC CANYON Owner's Manual

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N otic e: If th e veh ic le is
c o ntin ually driv en wit h th is lig ht
o n,afte r a whil e , th e em is sio n
c o ntr o ls m ig ht not w ork as well,
t h e veh ic le fu el eco nom ym ig ht
n ot be as good,an d th e en gin e
m ig ht not ru n as sm ooth ly . T his
c o uld le a d to co stly re p air s th at
m ig ht not be co vere d by th e
v eh ic le warra n ty .
N otic e: Modif ic atio ns m ad e to th e
e n gin e, tr a n sm is s io n,exh au st,
i n ta ke , o r fu el sys te m of th e
v eh ic le or th e re p la ce m en t of
t h e orig in al tir e s wit h oth er
t h an th ose of th e sa m eTir e
P erfo rm an ce Crit e ria (T P C )ca n
a ffe ct th e ve h ic le 's em is sio n
c o ntr o ls an d ca n ca u se th is li g ht
t o co m eon.M odif ic atio ns to
t h ese syste m sco u ld le ad to
c o stly re p air s not co vere d by
t h e veh ic le warra n ty . T his
c o uld als o re su lt in afa il u re
t o pas s a re q uir e d Em is sio n
I n sp ectio n/M ain te n an ce te s t. S ee
A ccesso rie s an d Modif ic atio ns on
p ag e 103 . T
his lig ht co m es on durin g a
m alf u nctio n in one of tw o ways:
L ig ht Fla sh in g: Amis fir e co n dit io n
h as bee n dete cte d. A mis fir e
i n cre ase s ve hic le em is sio ns and
c o uld dam ag e th e em is sio n co ntr o l
s yste m on th e ve hic le . D ia gn osis
a nd se rv ic e mig h t be re qu ir e d.
T o pre ve nt m ore se rio u s dam age to
t h e ve hic le :
.
R educe ve hic le sp ee d.
.
A vo id ha rd acce le ra tio n s.
.
A vo id ste e p uphill g ra des.
.
If to w in g atr a il e r, re du ce th e
a m ount of ca rg o be in g hau le d as
s o on as it is possib le .
I f th e lig ht co ntin ues to fla sh , w hen
i t is sa fe to do so , sto p th e ve hic le .
F in d a sa fe pla ce to pa rk th e
v e hic le . T urn th e ve hic le off, w ait at
l e ast 10 se co n ds, an d re sta rt th e
e ngin e. If th e lig ht is still fla sh in g,
f o ll o w th e pre vio us ste p s and se e
y o ur deale r fo r se rv ic e as so on as
p ossib le . L
ig h t O n Ste ad y: An em is sio n
c o ntr o lsy ste m malf u nctio n has
b e en dete cte d on th e ve hic le .
D ia gnosis and se rv ic e mig ht be
r e quir e d.
T he fo ll o w in g may co rre ct an
e m is sio ns sy ste m malf u nctio n:
.
M ake su re th e fu elca p is
f u lly in sta lle d. S ee Fil lin g th e
T a nk on page 95 7 . T he
d ia gnostic syste m ca n dete rm in e
i f th e fu elca p has been le ft off or
i m pro perly in sta lle d. A lo ose or
m is sin g fu elca p allo w s fu elto
e va pora te in to th e atm osp he re .
A fe w driv in g tr ip s wit h th e ca p
p ro perly in sta lle d sh ould tu rn th e
l ig ht off.
.
M ake su re th e ele ctr ic a lsyste m
i s not w et. T he sy ste m co uld
b e wet if th e ve hic le was
d riv e n th ro ugh a deep puddle of
w ate r. T he co ndit io n is usu ally
c o rre cte d when th e ele ctr ic a l
s yste m drie s out. A fe w driv in g
t r ip s sh ould tu rn th e lig ht off .

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M ake su re to fu elth e ve hic le
w it h qualit y fu e l. P oor fu elq ualit y
c a use s th e en gin e not to ru n as
e ffic ie ntly as desig ned and ca n
c a use : sta ll in g aft e r sta rt- u p,
s ta llin g when th e ve h ic le is
c h anged in to gea r, m is fir in g,
h esit a tio n on acce le ra tio n,
o r stu m bli n g on acce le ra tio n.
T hese co ndit io ns m ig ht go aw ay
o nce th e eng in e is warm ed up.
I f one or m ore of th ese
c o ndit io n s occu rs , ch ange th e
f u elb ra n d use d. It w ill re qu ir e
a t le ast one fu ll ta nk of th e
p ro p er fu e lto tu rn th e li g ht off .
S ee Reco m m en ded Fuelo n
p age 95 5.
I f none of th e above ha ve made
t h e lig ht tu rn off , yo ur de ale r ca n
c h eck th e ve h ic le . T he de ale r
h as th e pro p er te st equip m ent
a nd dia gno stic to ols to fix any
m ech anic a lo r ele ctr ic a lp ro ble m s
t h at m ig ht ha ve de ve lo p ed.
E m is sio n s In sp ectio n an d
M ain te n an ce Pro gra m sSom e sta te /p ro vin cia la nd
l o ca lg ove rn m en ts m ay ha ve
p ro gra m sto in sp ect th e
o n-v e hic le em is sio n co ntr o l
e quip m ent. F or th e in sp ectio n,
t h e em is sio n syste m te st equip m ent
i s co nnecte d to th e ve hic le s Data
L in k Conne cto r (D LC ).T he DLC is und er th e in str u m en t
p anelto th e le ft of th e ste erin g
w heel. S ee yo ur deale r if assis ta nce
i s needed. T
he ve hic le may not pass
i n sp ectio n if :
.
T he malf u nctio n in dic a to r la m p is
o n wit h th e engin e ru nnin g, or if
t h e li g ht does not co m e on whe n
t h e ig nit io n is tu rn ed to ON/R UN
w hile th e engin e is off .
.
T he crit ic a le m is sio n co ntr o l
s yste m shave not been
c o m ple te ly dia gnose d by th e
s yste m .T his ca n happen if
t h e batte ry has re ce ntly been
r e p la ce d or if th e batte ry has ru n
d ow n. T he dia gnostic sys te m
e va lu ate s crit ic a le m is sio n
c o ntr o lsys te m sdurin g
n orm ald riv in g. T his ca n ta ke
s e ve ra ld ays of ro utin e driv in g.
I f th is has been done and th e
v e hic le still d oes not pass th e
i n sp ectio n, yo ur deale r ca n
p re pare th e ve hic le fo r
i n sp ectio n.

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B ra ke Syste m Warn in g
L ig htT he ve h ic le bra ke syste m co nsis ts
o f tw o hyd ra u li c cir c u it s . If one
c ir c u it is no t w ork in g, th e re m ain in g
c ir c u it ca n still w ork to sto p th e
v e hic le . F or no rm alb ra kin g
p erfo rm ance , bo th cir c u it s need to
b e work in g
I f th e warn in g lig ht co m es on, th e re
c o uld be abra ke pro ble m .H ave th e
b ra ke sy ste m in sp ecte d rig ht aw ay.
E nglis h
M etr ic
T his lig ht co m es on brie fly when th e
i g nit io n ke y is tu rn e d to ON/R UN.
I f it does not, have it fix e d so it w ill
b e re ad y to warn if th ere is a
p ro ble m . W
hen th e ig n it io n is on, th e bra ke
s yste m warn in g lig h t co m es on
w hen th e park in g bra ke is se t. S ee
P ark in g Bra ke on page 94 7 fo r
m ore in fo rm atio n. T he lig ht sta ys
o n if th e park in g bra ke doe s no t
r e le ase fu lly . If it sta ys on afte r th e
p ark in g bra ke is fu lly re le ase d, it
m eans th ere is a bra ke pro ble m .
I f th e lig h t co m es on whil e driv in g ,
p ull o ff th e ro ad an d sto p. T he bra ke
p edalm ig h t be ha rd e r to push , or it
m ig ht go clo se r to th e flo or. It ca n
t a ke lo n ger to sto p. If th e li g h t is
s til l o n, have th e ve h ic le to w ed fo r
s e rv ic e . S ee To w in g th e Vehic le on
p age 10 9 3.
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W ARNIN G
The bra ke syste m mig ht not be
w ork in g pro p erly if th e bra ke
s yste m warn in g li g h t is on.
D riv in g wit h th e bra ke sys te m
w arn in g lig ht on ca n le ad to a
c ra sh . If th e lig ht is still o n aft e r
( C ontin u ed)
W ARNIN G (C ontin ued )
th e ve hic le has been pulle d off
t h e ro ad and ca re fu ll y sto pped,
h ave th e ve hic le to w ed fo r
s e rv ic e .A ntilo ck Bra ke Syste m
( A BS)W arn in g Lig htT he Antilo ck Bra ke Syste m (A BS)
l ig ht co m es on brie fly when th e
e ngin e is sta rte d.
I f it does not, have th e ve hic le
s e rv ic e d by yo ur deale r. If th e
s ys te m is work in g norm ally th e
i n d ic a to r li g ht th en goes off.

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5 -1 8 In str u m en ts an d Contr o lsI f th e ABS li g h t sta ys on , tu rn th e
i g nit io n off. If th e li g h t co m es on
w hile driv in g, sto p as so o n as it is
s a fe ly possib le and tu rn th e ig nit io n
o ff. T he n sta rt th e engin e again to
r e se t th e syste m .If th e ABS lig ht
s ta ys on, or co m es on again while
d riv in g, th e ve hic le ne eds se rv ic e .
I f th e re gula r bra ke syste m warn in g
l ig ht is not on, th e ve hic le still h as
b ra ke s, but not antilo ck bra ke s.
I f th e re gula r bra ke syste m warn in g
l ig ht is als o on, th e ve hic le does not
h ave antilo ck bra ke s and th ere is a
p ro b le m wit h th e re gula r bra ke s.
S ee Bra ke Sys te m Warn in g Lig ht on
p age 51 7.
S ee Bra ke Sys te m Messa ge s on
p age 52 5 fo r all b ra ke re la te d DIC
m essa g es.
U p-S hif t Lig h tT he ve hic le may have an up-s h if t
l i g ht.
W hen th is li g h t co m es on , sh if t to
t h e next hig h er gea r if w ea th er,
r o ad, and tr a ffic co n dit io ns allo w .
S ee ManualT ra nsm is s io n on
p age 94 0 fo r m ore in fo rm atio n.
Tra ctio n Contr o lS yste m
( T C S)/S ta b iliT ra k
®
L ig ht
T he Sta biliT ra k and Tra ctio n Contr o l
S ys te m (T C S)in dic a to r/w arn in g li g h t
c o m es on brie fly whil e sta rtin g th e
e n gin e.
I f it does not, have th e ve hic le
s e rv ic e d by yo ur deale r. If th e
s yste m is work in g norm all y th e
i n dic a to r li g ht th en goes off.
T he lig ht fla sh es while th e
S ta biliT ra k syste m and TC S are
w ork in g to assis t th e driv e r w it h
d ir e ctio nalco ntr o lo f th e ve hic le in
d if fic u lt driv in g co ndit io ns.

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If th e Sta bili T ra k syste m and TC S
l ig ht co m es on an d sta ys on whil e
d riv in g and aTR AC TIO N FA U LT or
S ER VIC E STA B SYS messa ge
d is p la ys on th e DIC ,th e ve hic le
n eed s se rv ic e .
T he lig h t als o co m es on ste ady
w hen th e Sta b iliT ra k syste m and/o r
T C S are tu rn ed off . T he DIC als o
d is p la ys a TR AC OFF and/o r S TA B
S YS OFF messa g e. If th e TC S is
o ff, w he elsp in is no t lim it e d. If th e
S ta biliT ra k sys te m is off, th e syste m
d oes not assis t th e driv e r w it h
d ir e ctio n alco ntr o lo f th e ve hic le .
T he lig h t tu rn s off w hen th e TC S
a nd Sta b il iT ra k sy ste m are tu rn ed
b ack on.
S ee Sta biliT ra k
®S yste m on
p age 95 0, Tra ctio n Contr o lS yste m
( T C S)on pag e 94 8 and Rid e
C ontr o lS yste m Messa ges on
p age 52 7 fo r m ore in fo rm atio n .
T ir e Pre ssu re Lig htF or ve hic le s wit h aTir e Pre ssu re
M onit o r S yste m (T P M S), th is lig ht
c o m es on brie fly when th e en gin e
i s sta rte d. It pro vid e s in fo rm atio n
a bout tir e pre ss u re s and th e TP M S.
W hen th e Lig h t is On Ste a d y
T his in dic a te s th a t on e or m ore of
t h e tir e s are sig nif ic a ntly
u nderin fla te d. A
tir e pre ssu re messa ge ca n
a cc o m pany th e li g ht. S ee Tir e
M essa ges on page 52 8 fo r m ore
i n fo rm atio n. S to p as so on as
p o ss ib le , and in fla te th e tir e s to th e
p re ssu re va lu e sh ow n on th e Tir e
a n d Loadin g In fo rm atio n Label. S ee
T ir e Pre ssu re on page 105 6 fo r
m ore in fo rm atio n.
W hen th e Lig ht Fla sh es Fir s t an d
T h en is On Ste ad y
T his in dic a te s th at th ere may be a
p ro ble m wit h th e Tir e Pre ssu re
M onit o r S yste m .T he lig ht fla sh es
f o r about a min ute and sta ys on
s te ady fo r th e re m ain der of th e
i g nit io n cy cle . T his se quence
r e peats wit h eve ry ig nit io n cy cle .
S ee Tir e Pre ssu re Monit o r
O pera tio n on page 106 0 fo r m ore
i n fo rm atio n.

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5 -2 0 In str u m en ts an d Contr o lsE ngin e Oil P re ssu re Lig ht
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W ARNIN G
D o not ke ep driv in g if th e oil
p re ssu re is lo w .T he en gin e ca n
b eco m e so hot th a t it ca tc h es fir e .
S om eo ne co uld be bu rn e d. C heck
t h e oil a s so on as possib le and
h ave th e ve hic le se rv ic e d.
N otic e: Lack of pro per en gin e oil
m ain te n an ce can dam ag e th e
e n gin e. T he re p air s would not be
c o vere d by th e veh ic le warra n ty .
A lw ays fo llo w th e m ain te n an ce
s c h ed ule fo r ch an gin g en gin e oil . T
his lig ht co m es on brie fly while
s ta rtin g th e engin e . If it do es no t,
h ave th e ve hic le se rv ic e d by yo ur
d eale r. If th e sy ste m is work in g
n orm ally , th e in dic a to r li g h t th en
g oes off .
I f th e lig ht co m es on and sta ys on , it
m eans th at oil is not flo w in g th ro ugh
t h e engin e pro pe rly . T he ve hic le
c o uld be lo w on oil a nd it m ig h t
h ave so m e oth er syste m pro ble m .
Secu rit y Lig h tF or in fo rm atio n re g ard in g th is lig ht
a nd th e ve hic le 's se cu rit y syste m ,
s e e Anti- T heft A la rm Syste m on
p age 29 .
H ig h-B eam On Lig htT his lig ht co m es on when th e
h ig h -b eam headla m ps are in use .
S ee Headla m p Hig h/L ow -B eam
C hanger on page 62 fo r m ore
i n fo rm atio n.

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C ru is e Con tr o lL ig htT he cru is e co n tr o lli g ht co m es on
w heneve r th e cru is e co ntr o lis se t.
T he lig h t goes out w hen th e cru is e
c o ntr o lis tu rn e d off. S ee Cru is e
C ontr o lo n pa ge 95 2 fo r m ore
i n fo rm atio n.
In fo rm atio n Dis p la ysD riv er In fo rm atio n
C en te r (D IC )The Driv e r In fo rm atio n Cente r (D IC )
d is p la ys in fo rm atio n su ch as th e tr ip
o dom ete r, pe rs o n aliz a tio n fe atu re s,
a nd warn in g messa ge s. T he DIC
d is p la y is lo ca te d on th e in str u m en t
p anelclu ste r.O pera tio n an d Dis p la ysT he Driv e r In fo rm atio n Cente r(D IC )
c o m es on when th e ig n it io n is on .
I f a pro ble m is dete cte d , a warn in g
m essa ge app ears on th e dis p la y.
P re ss in g and re le asin g th e tr ip
o dom ete r re se t ste m on th e DIC
a ck n ow le d ges so m e cu rr e n t
w arn in gs or se rv ic e messa ges.
S om e messa ges only cle ar afte r th e
r e quir e d actio n ha s be en ta ke n . T
he DIC has dif fe re nt m enu it e m s
w hic h ca n be acce sse d by pre ss in g
t h e tr ip odom ete r re se t ste m on th e
D IC .T his in clu des tr ip in fo rm atio n,
s u ch as th e odom ete r and tr ip
o d om ete r, engin e oil lif e re se t,
a n d pers o naliz a tio n fe atu re s th at
a re exp la in ed in th e fo llo w in g
i n fo rm atio n. T he DIC tr ip odom ete r
r e se t ste m is lo ca te d on th e
i n str u m ent panelclu ste r next to
t h e DIC dis p la y.
T rip In fo rm atio nO dom ete r
T he odom ete r is auto m atic a ll y
d is p la ye d on th e DIC when yo u sta rt
t h e ve hic le . T he odom ete r sh ow s
t h e to ta ld is ta nce th e ve hic le has
b een driv e n in eit h er m ile s fo r th e
U nit e d Sta te s or kilo m ete rs fo r
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5 -2 2 In str u m en ts an d Contr o lsT rip Odom ete r
P re ss and re le ase th e re se t ste m
u ntil T R IP appe ars on th e DIC
d is p la y. T he tr ip odom ete r sh ow s
t h e cu rre nt dis ta nce tr a ve le d sin ce
t h e la st re se t of th e tr ip odom ete r in
e it h er m il e s fo r th e Unit e d Sta te s or
k ilo m ete rs fo r C anad a.
T o re se t th e tr ip odo m ete r, pre ss
a nd ho ld th e re se t ste m until th e
d is p la y re tu rn s to ze ro .E ng in e Oil L if e Syste mW it h th e en gin e off, tu rn th e ke y
t o ON/R UN an d th e n pre ss th e
r e se t ste m until O IL LIF E RESE T
a ppea rs  alt e rn atin g betw een OIL
L IF E and RESET  on th e DIC
d is p la y. T he CHAN G E OIL messa ge
a le rts yo u to ch an ge th e oil o n a
s ch edu le co n sis te nt w it h yo ur
d riv in g co ndit io n s. A lw ays re se t
t h e OIL LIF E messa ge afte r an oil
c h ange. To re se t th e messa ge,
s e e Engin e Oil L if e Syste m on
p a ge 10 1 4. I
n addit io n to th e eng in e oil li f e
s ys te m mon it o rin g th e oil lif e ,
a ddit io nalm ain te n ance is
r e co m m en ded in th e Main te na nce
S ch edule in th is m an ual. S ee
E ngin e Oil o n page 101 0 an d
S ch edule d Main te n ance on
p age 11 2 fo r m ore in fo rm atio n.
P ers o naliz a tio n Fea tu re sL an guag e
T his fe atu re allo w s yo u to ch oo se
t h e la nguage in whic h th e DIC
d is p la y sh o w s in fo rm atio n .
T o se t yo u r ch o ic e fo r th is fe atu re :
1 . Wit h th e en gin e off, tu rn th e ke y
t o ON/R UN,but do no t sta rt th e
e ngin e.
2 . Clo se all d o ors so th e DO O RS
m essa ge do es no t dis p la y in
t h e DIC .
3 . Mom en ta ril y pre ss and re le ase
t h e re se t ste m until th e cu rr e nt
l a nguag e is dis p la ye d: E nglis h
( d efa ult ) , S pa nis h , or Fre nch . 4
. To se le ct a dif fe re nt la nguage,
p re ss and hold th e re se t ste m
u n til th e next la nguage appears .
5 . Repeat S te p 4 until th e desir e d
l a nguage is dis p la ye d. O nce th e
d e sir e d la nguage is sh ow n on
t h e DIC dis p la y, th e la nguage
i s se t.
6 . To exit th e la nguage se le ctio n,
m om enta rily pre ss and re le ase
t h e re se t ste m .A ll D IC
m essa ges will n ow dis p la y
i n th e la nguage se le cte d.
A uto m atic Door Lo cks
T his fe atu re allo w s yo u to pro gra m
t h e door lo cks to a pre fe rre d se ttin g .
T o se t yo ur ch oic e fo r th is fe atu re :
1 . Wit h th e engin e off, tu rn th e ke y
t o LO CK/O FF. D o not re m ove
t h e ke y fr o m th e ig nit io n.
2 . Pre ss and hold th e pow er door
l o ck butto n until th e DIC dis p la y
s h ow s th e cu rr e nt door
l o ck m ode.