2011 GMC CANYON Owner's Manual

Bla ck pla te (2 3,1 )
G M C Can yon Owner M an ual - 2011
In str u m en ts an d Contr o ls 5-2 3
3 . To vie w th e ne xt ava ila ble
m ode, pre ss and hold th e re se t
s te m until th e mod e appears .
R ele ase th e re se t ste m an d
p re ss and ho ld aga in to vie w th e
n ext m ode .
4 . Once th e desir e d mode is sh o w n
o n th e DIC dis p la y, brie fly pre ss
t h e re se t ste m to se t yo ur
c h oic e . T he DIC dis p la y th en
c le ars .
T he fo llo w in g are th e ava il a ble
m odes:
L ock 1 (d efa u lt ): On ve hic le s wit h
a n auto m atic tr a n sm is sio n, th is
m ode lo cks all o f th e doors when
t h e ve h ic le is sh if te d out of P (P ark )
a nd unlo ck s all o f th e do ors whe n
t h e ve h ic le is sh if te d in to P (P ark ).
O n ve hic le s wit h a manual
t r a nsm is sio n, th is m ode lo cks all o f
t h e do ors when th e ve hic le sp ee d is
g re ate r th a n 24 km /h (1 5 m ph) and
u nlo cks all o f th e doo rs when th e
k e y is re m ove d fr o m th e ig nit io n. L
ock 2: On ve hic le s wit h an
a uto m atic tr a nsm is sio n, th is m od e
l o cks all o f th e doors when th e
v e hic le is sh if te d ou t of P (P ark ) and
u nlo cks th e driv e r's do or w hen th e
v e hic le is sh if te d in to P (P ark ).
O n ve hic le s wit h a manu al
t r a nsm is sio n, th is m ode lo cks all o f
t h e doors when th e ve hic le sp ee d is
g re ate r th a n 24 km /h (1 5 m ph) an d
u nlo cks th e driv e r's do or w hen th e
k e y is re m ove d fr o m th e ig nit io n .
L ock 3: On ve hic le s wit h an
a uto m atic tr a nsm is sio n, th is m od e
l o cks all o f th e doors when th e
v e hic le is sh if te d ou t of P (P ark ).
T he doors will n ot auto m atic a lly
u nlo ck.
O n ve hic le s wit h a manu al
t r a nsm is sio n, th is m ode lo cks all o f
t h e doors when th e ve hic le sp ee d is
g re ate r th a n 24 km /h (1 5 m ph). T he
d oors wil l n ot auto m atic a lly un lo ck . R
em ote Keyle ss Entr y (R KE)
F eed back
T his fe atu re allo w s yo u to pro gra m
t h e Rem ote Keyle ss Entr y (R KE)
f e e dback 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 lo ck and
u nlo ck butto ns on th e RKE
t r a nsm it te r at th e sa m e tim e.
H old both butto ns until th e DIC
d is p la y sh ow s th e cu rr e nt R KE
f e edback m ode.
3 . To vie w th e next ava ila ble mode ,
p re ss and hold th e re se t ste m
u ntil th e mode appears . R ele a se
t h e re se t ste m and pre ss
a nd hold again to vie w th e
n ext m ode.

Bla ck pla te (2 4,1 )
G M C Can yon Owner M an ual - 2011
5 -2 4 In str u m en ts an d Contr o ls4 . Once th e de sir e d mod e is sh ow n
o n th e DIC dis p la y, brie fly pre ss
t h e re se t ste m to se t yo ur
c h oic e . T he DIC dis p la y th en
c le a rs .
T he fo llo w in g are th e ava ila ble
m odes:
R FA 1(d efa u lt ): This m ode fla sh es
t h e pa rk in g la m ps whe n yo u pre ss
t h e lo ck or un lo ck butto ns on th e
R KE tr a nsm it te r.
R FA 2: This m od e fla sh es th e
p ark in g la m ps an d so un ds th e horn
w hen yo u pre ss th e lo ck butto n on
t h e RKE tr a n sm it te r. T his m ode als o
f la sh e s th e park in g la m ps whe n yo u
p re ss th e unlo ck butt o n on th e RKE
t r a nsm it te r.
R FA 3: This m od e fla sh es th e
p ark in g la m ps an d so un ds th e horn
w hen yo u pre ss th e lo ck or unlo ck
b utto n s on th e RKE tr a nsm it te r.
R FA 4: This m od e dis a ble s RKE
f e edback. T here will b e no fe edb ack
w hen yo u pre ss th e lo ck or unlo ck
b utto n s on th e RKE tr a nsm it te r.
V eh ic le Mes sa g esM essa ges are dis p la ye d on th e DIC
t o notif y th e driv e r th at th e sta tu s of
t h e ve hic le has ch an ged and th a t
s o m e actio n may be neede d by
t h e driv e r to co rr e ct th e co n dit io n.
M ult ip le messa g es m ay ap pea r
o ne afte r an oth er. T he messa ges
a re dis p la ye d fo r se ve ra l
s e co nds ea ch .
S om e messa g es m ay no t re qu ir e
i m media te actio n , but yo u sh ou ld
p re ss and re le ase th e tr ip odo m ete r
r e se t ste m to ackn ow le d ge th a t yo u
r e ce iv e d th e messa ges and to cle ar
t h em fr o m th e dis p la y. E ach
m essa ge must be ackn ow le dge d
i n div id uall y .
S om e messa g es ca nn ot be cle are d
f r o m th e DIC dis p la y be ca use th ey
a re more urg ent. T he se messa ge s
r e quir e actio n befo re th e y ca n be
c le are d. Y ou sh ould ta ke any
m essa ges th at ap pea r on th e
d is p la y se rio usly an d re m em ber t
h a t cle arin g th e messa ges only
m ake s th e mess a ges dis a ppear, not
c o rre ct th e pro ble m .
T he fo ll o w in g are th e possib le
m essa ges th at ca n be dis p la ye d
a n d so m e in fo rm atio n about th em .
Batte ry Vo lt a g e an d
C harg in g Mes sag esS ER VIC E CHARG (C harg e)
S YS (S yste m )This m essa ge dis p la ys if th ere is a
p ro ble m wit h th e batte ry ch arg in g
s yste m .U nder ce rta in co ndit io ns,
t h e batte ry warn in g lig ht m ay als o
t u rn on in th e in str u m ent panel
c lu ste r. S ee Charg in g Syste m Lig ht
o n page 51 4 . T he batte ry will n ot
b e ch arg in g at an optim alra te and
t h e ve hic le will lo se th e abil it y to
e n te r th e fu ele co nom ym ode.

Bla ck pla te (2 5,1 )
G M C Can yon Owner M an ual - 2011
In str u m en ts an d Contr o ls 5-2 5
T he ve h ic le is sa fe to driv e ,
h ow eve r have th e ele ctr ic a lsy ste m
c h eck e d by yo u r de ale r. P re ss
a nd re le ase th e re se t ste m to
a ckn o w le dge th e mess a ge and
c le a r it fr o m th e dis p la y.B ra ke Syste m Messag esA B S (A ntil o ck Bra ke Syste m )
F A ULTT his m essa ge dis p la ys if th e re is a
p ro ble m wit h th e Antilo ck Bra ke
S yste m (A BS). C heck th e ABS as
s o on as poss ib le and have yo ur
v e hic le se rv ic e d by yo ur deale r. S ee
B ra kin g on pag e 93 and Antil o ck
B ra ke Syste m (A BS)W arn in g Lig h t
o n pag e 51 7 fo r m ore in fo rm atio n .
P re ss an d re le a se th e re se t ste m
t o ackn ow le d ge th e mess a ge an d
c le a r it fr o m th e dis p la y.
B RAK ESThis m essa ge dis p la ys if th e re is a
p ro ble m wit h th e bra ke s. C he ck th e
b ra ke s as so on as po ssib le and
h ave yo ur ve hic le se rv ic e d by yo ur
d eale r. S ee Bra kin g on pag e 93
a nd Antilo ck Bra ke Syste m (A BS)
W arn in g Lig h t on pag e 51 7 fo r
m ore in fo rm atio n . P re ss an d re le ase
t h e re se t ste m to ackn ow le dg e th e
m essa ge an d cle ar it fr o m th e
d is p la y.F LU IDT his m essa ge dis p la ys if th e bra ke
f lu id is lo w .C he ck th e bra ke flu id as
s o on as po ss ib le and ha ve yo ur
v e hic le se rv ic e d by yo ur deale r.
S ee Bra kin g on pag e 93 fo r m ore
i n fo rm atio n. P re ss an d re le a se th e
r e se t ste m to ackn ow le d ge th e
m essa ge and cle a r it fr o m th e
d is p la y.
P A R K BRK (B ra ke)T his m essa ge dis p la ys when th e
p ark in g bra ke is se t. S ee Park in g
B ra ke on page 94 7 and Antilo ck
B ra ke Syste m (A B S)W arn in g Lig h t
o n page 51 7 fo r m ore in fo rm atio n.
T he messa ge cle ars fr o m th e
d is p la y afte r th e park in g bra ke
i s re le ase d or by pre ss in g and
r e le asin g th e re se t ste m .Door A ja r M essa g esD O O RSThis m essa ge dis p la ys when one or
m ore of th e doors is aja r. C heck all
t h e doors on yo ur ve hic le to make
s u re th ey are clo se d. T he messa ge
c le ars fr o m th e dis p la y afte r all o f
t h e doors are clo se d.

Bla ck pla te (2 6,1 )
G M C Can yon Owner M an ual - 2011
5 -2 6 In str u m en ts an d Contr o lsE ngin e Cooli n g Syste m
M essag esA C (A ir C ond it io nin g) O FFT his m essa ge dis p la ys when th e
e ngin e co ola nt te m pera tu re is to o
h ig h an d th e air co ndit io nin g in yo ur
v e hic le need s to be tu rn ed off. S ee
E ngin e Ove rh e atin g on page 102 4
a nd Clim ate Con tr o lS ys te m son
p a ge 81 fo r m ore in fo rm atio n. T his
m ess a ge dis p la ys alo n g wit h th e
E N G HO T mess a g e.E N G (E ngin e) H O TThis m essa ge dis p la ys when th e
e ngin e co ola nt te m pera tu re is
h ot. C he ck th e eng in e co ola nt
t e m pera tu re ga uge. S ee Engin e
C oo la nt Te m pe ra tu re Gauge on
p a ge 51 0. H ave yo ur ve hic le
s e rv ic e d by yo u r dea le r as so on
a s po ssib le if yo u su sp e ct th e
e n gin e is ove rh ea tin g . S ee Engin e
O ve rh eatin g on pag e 102 4 fo r
m ore in fo rm atio n.
E ngin e Oil M essa g esC HANG E OILT his m essa g e dis p la ys when th e oil
n eeds to be ch an ged . C heck th e oil
i n yo ur ve h ic le as so o n as po ss ib le
a nd have yo ur ve hic le se rv ic e d by
y o ur deale r. S ee Engin e Oil o n
p age 10 1 0 an d Sch edu le d
M ain te nance on pag e 11 2 fo r
m ore in fo rm atio n. P re ss and re le a se
t h e re se t ste m to ackn ow le d ge
t h e messa ge an d cle ar it fr o m th e
d is p la y.O ILT his m essa g e dis p la ys when th e oil
p re ssu re is lo w .S ee Engin e Oil
P re ss u re Lig h t on pa ge 52 0 an d
E ngin e Oil o n pa ge 101 0 fo r m ore
i n fo rm atio n.
E ng in e Pow er M essag esR ED U CED PO W ERThis m essa ge dis p la ys when th e
v e hic le 's engin e pow er is re duce d.
R educe d engin e pow er ca n aff e ct
t h e ve hic le 's abil it y to acce le ra te .
I f th is m essa ge is on, but th ere
i s no re ductio n in perfo rm ance ,
p ro ce ed to yo ur destin atio n. T he
p e rfo rm ance may be re duce d th e
n e xt tim e th e ve hic le is driv e n. T he
v e hic le may be driv e n at a re duce d
s p ee d while th is m ess a ge is on, but
a cce le ra tio n and sp eed may be
r e duce d. A nytim e th is m essa ge
s ta ys on, th e ve hic le sh ould be
t a ke n to yo ur deale r fo r se rv ic e as
s o on as possib le . P re ss and re le ase
t h e re se t ste m to ackn ow le dge
t h e messa ge and cle ar it fr o m th e
d is p la y.

Bla ck pla te (2 7,1 )
G M C Can yon Owner M an ual - 2011
In str u m en ts an d Contr o ls 5-2 7
F u el S yste m Messag esF U EL CAPThis m essa ge dis p la ys if th e
v e hic le 's fu elca p is eit h er off or
l o ose . P ull o ve r as so on as possib le
a nd ch eck to se e if th e fu elca p is
s e cu re . Y ou may als o se e th e ch eck
e ngin e li g h t on th e in str u m ent pan el
c lu ste r. If th e ch e ck engin e lig ht
d oes co m e on whe n th e fu elca p
w as lo ose , it m ay ta ke a fe w driv in g
t r ip s befo re th e li g ht tu rn s off . S ee
M alf u nctio n In dic a to r Lam p on
p age 51 4 fo r m ore in fo rm atio n
i f th e lig ht still re m ain s on. P re ss
a nd re le ase th e re se t ste m to
a ckn o w le dge th e mess a ge and
c le a r it fr o m th e dis p la y.
L O W FU ELThis m essa ge dis p la ys if th e le ve lo f
f u elin th e ve hic le is lo w .A ls o ch e ck
t h e fu elg a uge . S ee FuelG auge on
p age 51 0 fo r m ore in fo rm atio n.
R efil l th e fu elta n k as so on as
p ossib le .L am p Messag esT U RN SIG NALThis m essa ge dis p la ys when th e
t u rn sig n alis on fo r abou t 1.2 km
( 0 .7 5 m ile s) of tr a ve l. P re ss
a nd re le ase th e re se t ste m to
a ck n ow le d ge th e mess a ge an d
c le ar it fr o m th e dis p la y.
R id e Contr o lS yste m
M es sag esS ER VIC E STA B (S ta b ili t y ) S YS
( S yste m )This m essa ge dis p la ys if th ere is a
p ro ble m wit h th e Sta biliT ra k sys te m .
H ave yo ur ve hic le se rv ic e d by yo ur
d eale r. S ee Sta biliT ra k
®S ys te m on
p age 95 0 fo r m ore in fo rm atio n.
S TA B (S ta b ilit y ) S YS
( S yste m )O FFT his m essa ge dis p la ys when th e
S ta biliT ra k syste m is tu rn ed off . S ee
S ta biliT ra k
®S ys te m on page 95 0
f o r m ore in fo rm atio n.

Bla ck pla te (2 8,1 )
G M C Can yon Owner M an ual - 2011
5 -2 8 In str u m en ts an d Contr o lsT R A C (T ra ctio n) O FFT his m essa ge dis p la ys when th e
T ra ctio n Contr o lS ys te m (T C S)
i s tu rn ed off by pre ssin g th e
S ta biliT ra k butto n. S ee Sta bili T ra k
®
S yste m on pa ge 95 0 fo r m ore
i n fo rm atio n.T R A CTIO N FA ULTT his m essa ge will d is p la y if th ere is
a pro ble m wit h th e TC S.H ave yo ur
v e hic le se rv ic e d by yo u r de ale r.
S ee Sta biliT ra k
®S ys te m on
p age 95 0 fo r m ore in fo rm atio n.
P re ss an d re le a se th e re se t ste m
t o ackn ow le d ge th e messa ge and
c le a r it fr o m th e dis p la y.
S erv ic e Veh ic le Messag esS ER V (S erv ic e) V E H (V eh ic le )T his m essa ge dis p la ys if yo ur
v e hic le need s se rv ic e . H ave yo ur
v e hic le se rv ic e d by yo u r de ale r as
s o on as po ssib le .
T ir e Messag esL O W TIR EThis m essa g e dis p la ys if a lo w tir e
p re ssu re is dete cte d in any of th e
v e hic le 's tir e s. P re ss and re le ase
t h e re se t ste m to ackn ow le d ge th e
m essa ge and cle a r it fr o m th e
d is p la y. T he messa ge app ears at
e ach ig nit io n cycle until th e tir e s
a re in fla te d to th e co rre ct in fla tio n
p re ssu re . S ee Tir e s on pag e 10 5 0
a nd Tir e Pre ssu re on pag e 10 5 6 fo r
m ore in fo rm atio n on tir e s and th e
c o rre ct in fla tio n pre ssu re s.S ER V (S erv ic e ) TP M
( T ir e Pre ssu re Monit o r)T his m essa g e dis p la ys if a part on
t h e Tir e Pre ssu re Monit o r S ys te m
( T P M S)is not w ork in g pro perly .
T he tir e pre ssu re lig ht als o fla sh e s
a nd th en re m ain s on durin g th e
s a m e ig nit io n cycle . S ee Tir e
P re ss u re Lig ht on pag e 51 9. S
eve ra lco ndit io ns m ay ca use th is
m essa ge to appear. S ee Tir e
P re ss u re Monit o r O pera tio n on
p a ge 10 6 0 fo r m ore in fo rm atio n.
I f th e warn in g co m es on and sta ys
o n , th ere may be apro ble m wit h th e
T P M S.S ee yo ur deale r.
T ra n sm is s io n Mess ag esS ER V (S erv ic e) 4W D
( F our-W hee l D riv e)T his m essa ge dis p la ys when th ere
i s a pro ble m wit h th e tr a nsfe r ca se
c o ntr o lsys te m .C heck th e tr a nsfe r
c a se on yo ur ve hic le and have
i t se rv ic e d by yo ur deale r. S ee
F our-W heelD riv e on page 94 2 fo r
m ore in fo rm atio n about th e tr a nsfe r
c a se . P re ss and re le ase th e re se t
s te m to ackn ow le dge th e mess a ge
a n d cle ar it fr o m th e dis p la y.

Bla ck pla te (1 ,1 )
G M C Can yon Owner M an ual - 2011
L ig htin g 6-1
L ig htin gE xte rio r Lig htin gE xte rio r Lam p Contr o ls ... . ... . 6-1
E xte rio r Lam ps Off
R em in der .. .. .. . ... ... ... .. .. 6-2
H eadla m p Hig h/L ow -B eam
C hange r .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. 6-2
F la sh -to -P ass ... . . .... .... .... 6-2
D aytim e Run nin g
L am ps (D RL) .. .. .. ... .. ... .. 6-2
A uto m atic Head la m p
S yste m .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6-3
H aza rd W arn in g Fla sh ers .... .6-3
T urn an d Lane -C ha nge
S ig nals ... . ... .... ... ....... . 6-4
F og Lam ps ... .. ... .... .... .. . . 6-4
E xte rio r C arg o Lam ps ... . .... . 6-5In te rio r Lig htin gIn str u m en t P anelIllu m in atio n
C ontr o l.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6-5
D om e Lam ps .... .. .. ... .. .. .. 6-6L ig htin g Featu re sE xit Lig h tin g .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. 6-6
B atte ry Lo ad Mana g em ent .... 6-6
B atte ry Pow er P ro te ctio n ... . .. 6-7
E xte rio r Lig htin gE xte rio r Lam p Con tr o lsT he exte rio r la m p co n tr o lis lo ca te d
o n th e in str u m en t pane lo n th e le ft
s id e of th e ste erin g wheel.O
( E xte rio r Lam ps): Turn th e
k n ob, lo ca te d to th e rig ht of th is
s ym bo l, to ch o ose one of th e
f o ur exte rio r la m p po sit io n s.
O
(O ff): Turn s off all e xte rio r la m ps
i n clu din g th e Daytim e Runnin g
L am ps (D RL). A
U TO : Turn s th e headla m ps on
a u to m atic a lly at norm alb rig htn ess,
t o geth er w it h th e fo llo w in g:
.
S id em ark e r Lam ps
.
Ta ill a m ps
.
P ark in g Lam ps
.
In str u m ent P anelL ig hts
S ee Auto m atic Headla m p Syste m
o n page 63 fo r m ore in fo rm atio n.
;
(P ark in g Lam ps): Turn s on th e
p ark in g la m ps, to geth er w it h th e
f o llo w in g:
.
S id em ark e r Lam ps
.
Ta ill a m ps
.
Lic e nse Pla te Lam ps
.
In str u m ent P anelL ig hts
2
( H ead la m ps): Turn s on th e
h eadla m ps, to geth er w it h th e
p re vio usly lis te d la m ps and lig hts .

Bla ck pla te (2 ,1 )
G M C Can yon Owner M an ual - 2011
6 -2 Lig htin gE xte rio r Lam ps Off
R em in derIf a do or is op en, a re m in der ch im e
s o unds whe n th e hea dla m ps or
p ark in g la m ps are man ually tu rn ed
o n and th e ke y is ou t of th e ig nit io n.
T o tu rn off th e ch im e, tu rn th e
h eadla m p sw it c h to off and th en
b ack on. In th e au to m atic m ode,
t h e head la m ps tu rn off once th e
i g nit io n is in LO CK/O FF.
F or ve h ic le s fir s t so ld in Canada,
i f th e park in g la m ps are tu rn ed on
m anua ll y , th e Daytim e Runnin g
L am ps (D R L) w ill sta y on.H ead la m p Hig h/
L ow -B eam Chan ger
2 3
Head la m p Hig h/L ow Beam
C han ger: Push th e tu rn sig nal/
m ult if u nctio n le ve r aw ay fr o m yo u to
t u rn th e hig h be am son .
P ull th e le ve r to w ard s yo u to re tu rn
t o lo w beam s.
T his in dic a to r lig ht tu rn s on in th e
i n str u m ent pan elclu ste r w he n th e
h ig h beam headla m ps are on.F la sh -to -P assT his fe atu re le ts yo u use th e
h ig h-b eam hea dla m ps to sig na l
a driv e r in fr o n t of yo u th at yo u
w ant to pass. It w ork s eve n if th e
h eadla m ps are in th e au to m atic
p osit io n.
T o use it , pull th e tu rn sig n alle ve r
t o w ard yo u, th en re le ase it .
I f th e head la m ps are in th e
a uto m atic posit io n or on lo w beam ,
t h e hig h-b e am head la m ps will
t u rn on. T hey will sta y on as lo n g
a s th e le ve r is held to w ard yo u . T
he hig h-b eam in dic a to r on th e
i n str u m ent panelclu ste r w ill co m e
o n . R ele ase th e le ve r to re tu rn to
n o rm alo pera tio n.
D aytim eRunnin g
L am ps (D R L)D aytim e Runnin g Lam ps (D RL) ca n
m ake it easie r fo r oth ers to se e th e
f r o nt of yo ur ve hic le durin g th e day.
F ully fu nctio nald aytim e ru nnin g
l a m ps are re quir e d on all ve hic le s
f ir s t so ld in Canada.
T he DRL sy ste m wil l co m e on when
t h e fo llo w in g co ndit io ns are met:.
T he ig nit io n is on.
.
T he exte rio r la m ps co ntr o lis
i n AU TO .
.
The tr a nsm is sio n is not in
P (P ark ) if yo u have an
a uto m atic tr a nsm is sio n.
.
T he lig ht se nso r dete rm in es it is
d aytim e.