2011 GMC CANYON Owner's Manual

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L ig htin g 6-3
W hen th e DRL are on , only th e
p ark in g la m ps or re du ce d in te nsit y
l o w be am hea dla m ps wil l b e on.
T he ta illa m ps, sid em ark e rs , and
o th er la m ps will n ot be on. T he
i n str u m en t pan elw il l n ot be lit up
e it h e r.
W hen it be gin s to get dark , th e
h ead la m ps will a uto m atic a ll y sw it c h
f r o m DRL to th e re gula r head la m ps.
T he re gu la r he ad la m p syste m
s h ould be tu rn ed on when needed.A uto m atic Head la m p
S yste mW hen it is dark eno ugh outs id e, th e
a uto m atic hea dla m p syste m will tu rn
o n afte r th e tr a nsm is sio n has been
s h if te d fr o m P(P ark ) to D (D riv e ).
T he headla m ps, ta il la m ps,
s id e m ark e r, pa rk in g la m ps, ro of
m ark e r la m ps, and th e in str u m ent
p ane llig h ts tu rn on at norm al
b rig htn ess. T he ra dio lig hts will
b eco m e dim mer w hen th e
h ead li g hts are off co m pare d to
w hen th e head li g hts are on . T
he ve hic le ha s a lig ht se nso r
l o ca te d on th e to p of th e in str u m ent
p anel. D o no t co ve r th e se nso r,
o r th e syste m will b e on when eve r
t h e ig nit io n is on.
T he sys te m ca n tu rn on th e
h eadla m ps when driv in g in a
p ark in g ga ra g e, th ro ug h a tu n nelo r
w hen th ere is ove rc a st w eath er.
T his is no rm al.
T here is a dela y in th e tr a nsit io n
b etw een th e daytim e and nig httim e
o pera tio n of th e Daytim e Runnin g
L am ps (D RL) and th e au to m atic
h eadla m p syste m so th at driv in g
u nder brid ge s or brig ht ove rh e ad
s tr e et li g h ts doe s no t affe ct th e
s ys te m .T he DRL and auto m atic
h eadla m p syste m wil l o nly be
a ffe cte d when th e lig ht se n so r
d ete cts a ch a nge in li g h tin g la stin g
l o nger th an th e de la y.
I f th e ve h ic le is sta rte d in ada rk
g ara ge, th e auto m atic head la m p
s ys te m will co m e on im m ed ia te ly . O
nce th e ve hic le le ave s th e gara ge,
i t w ill ta ke about 1 m in ute fo r th e
a uto m atic headla m p syste m to
c h a nge to DRL if it is lig ht outs id e.
D urin g th at dela y, th e in str u m ent
p anelclu ste r m ay not be as brig ht
a s usu al. M ake su re th e in str u m ent
p anelb rig htn ess co ntr o lis in th e
f u ll b rig ht posit io n. S ee In str u m ent
P anelIllu m in atio n Contr o lo n
p age 65 .
H aza rd W arn in g Fla sh ers
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( H aza rd W arn in g Fla sh er):
P re ss th is butto n lo ca te d on th e
i n str u m ent panel, to make th e fr o n t
a n d re ar tu rn sig nalla m ps fla sh on
a n d off. T his warn s oth ers th at yo u
a re havin g tr o uble .
P re ss
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a gain to tu rn th e
f la sh ers off .
T he tu rn sig nals do not w ork while
t h e haza rd warn in g fla sh ers are on.

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6 -4 Lig htin gTu rn an d Lan e-C han ge
S ig nalsM ove th e le ve r all th e way up or
d ow n to sig n ala tu rn .
R ais e or lo w er th e le ve r until th e
a rro w sta rts to fla sh to sig nala la ne
c h ange. H old it th ere un til th e la ne
c h ange is co m ple te .
T he le ve r re tu rn s to it s sta rtin g
p osit io n when it is re le ase d. I
f afte r sig n alin g atu rn or a la ne
c h ange th e arro w s fla sh ra pid ly or
d o not co m e on, a sig n alb u lb may
b e burn ed out.
H ave th e bulb s re pla ce d. If th e
b ulb is not burn ed out, ch eck th e
f u se . F or bulb re pla ce m ent, se e
T a ill a m ps, Tu rn Sig nal, S to pla m ps,
a nd Back-U p Lam ps on pa ge 10 3 9.
F or a blo w n fu se or cir c u it bre a ke r,
s e e Fuse s and Cir c u it B re ake rs on
p age 10 4 3.
T u rn Sig nal O n Chim e
I f a tu rn sig nalis le ft on fo r m ore
t h an 1.2 km (3 /4 of a mil e ), a ch im e
w il l so und at each fla sh of th e tu rn
s ig nala nd th e messa ge TU RN
S IG NAL will a ls o appe ar in th e DIC .
T o tu rn th e ch im e and messa g e off ,
m ove th e tu rn sig na lle ve r to th e off
p osit io n.
S ee T U RN SIG NAL un der La m p
M essa ges on pa ge 52 7 fo r m ore
i n fo rm atio n.
F o g Lam psT he fo g la m p butto n is lo ca te d nea r
t h e exte rio r la m ps co ntr o l.#
: For ve hic le s wit h fo g la m ps,
p re ss to tu rn th e fo g la m ps on or off .
A n in dic a to r lig ht w ill tu rn on in th e
b u tto n when th e fo g la m ps are on.
T he park in g la m ps or lo w b eam
h e adla m ps m ust be on fo r th e fo g
l a m ps to work . T he fo g la m ps will
g o off w heneve r th e hig h-b eam
h e adla m ps co m e on. W hen th e hig h
b e am sgo off , th e fo g la m ps co m e
o n again .
S om e lo ca lit ie s have la w s th at
r e quir e th e headla m ps to be on
a lo n g wit h th e fo g la m ps.

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L ig htin g 6-5
E xte rio r C arg o Lam psT he ca rg o la m ps (if equip ped) ca n
b e use d if m ore li g h t is nee ded in
t h e ca rg o are a of th e ve hic le or in
t h e to p-b ox sto ra g e un it s .T his butto n is lo ca te d on th e driv e r
s id e of th e in str u m en t paneln ear
t h e exte rio r la m p co ntr o l. P
re ss to tu rn th e ca rg o la m ps on
a nd off.
T he dom e la m ps m ust be on fo r th e
c a rg o la m ps to co m e on. S ee Dom e
L am ps on page 66 .
I f th e ve h ic le is equip p ed wit h
B lu eto oth
®, tu rn in g th e in str u m ent
p anelil lu m in atio n co n tr o l
t h um bw hee la ll th e way up will
t u rn on th e ca rg o la m ps.
In te rio r Lig htin gIn str u m en t P an el
I llu m in atio n Contr o l
D
( In str u m en t P an el L ig hts ):
T urn th e th um bw heelu p or dow n to
b rig hte n or dim th e in str u m ent pan el
l ig hts and th e ra dio dis p la y. T he
i n str u m ent panelli g hts , clu ste r, and
r a d io dis p la y do not dim to co m ple te
d ark n ess . T urn in g th e th um bw he el
a ll th e way up will tu rn on th e dom e
l a m ps and may als o tu rn on th e
c a rg o la m p, if th e ve hic le is
e quip ped wit h Blu eto oth .
T he in str u m ent pan elli g ht
b rig htn ess co ntr o lw ill o nly work if
t h e headla m ps or park in g la m ps are
o n. S ee Exte rio r Lam p Contr o ls on
p age 61 .

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6 -6 Lig htin gD om eLam psT he dom e la m ps co m e on when any
d oor is op ene d.
T o manua ll y tu rn on th e dom e
l a m ps, tu rn th e th um bw heel, lo ca te d
n ext to th e exte rio r la m ps co ntr o l, all
t h e way up. T he ca rg o la m ps m ay
c o m e on, if th e ve h ic le is equip ped
w it h Blu eto o th . In th is posit io n, th e
l a m ps re m ain on wheth e r a door is
o pene d or clo se d . R
ead in g Lam ps
P re ss th e le ns on th e la m ps to tu rn
e ach re adin g la m p on or off .
T hese la m ps will n ot co m e on wit h
t h e dom e la m ps.
D om eLam p Ove rrid e
T he dom e la m p ove rrid e butt o n is
l o ca te d belo w th e exte rio r la m ps
c o ntr o l.
E
( D om eLam p Overrid e): Pre ss
t h is butt o n in to make th e do m e
l a m ps re m ain off w he n th e doors
a re open. To re tu rn th e la m ps to
a uto m atic opera tio n , pre ss
E
a g ain
a nd re tu rn it to th e out posit io n.
L ig htin g Featu re sE xit Lig htin gT he in te rio r la m ps will co m e on
w hen th e ke y is re m ove d fr o m th e
i g nit io n. T he la m ps will n ot co m e
o n if th e dom e ove rr id e butto n is
p re ss e d in .B atte ry Load
M an ag em en tT he ve hic le has Ele ctr ic Pow er
M anagem ent (E PM )th at estim ate s
t h e batte ry 's te m pera tu re and sta te
o f ch arg e. It th en adju sts th e vo lt a g e
f o r best perfo rm ance and exte nded
l if e of th e batte ry .

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L ig htin g 6-7
W hen th e batte ry 's sta te of ch arg e
i s lo w ,th e vo lt a g e is ra is e d slig htly
t o qu ic kly brin g th e ch arg e back up .
W hen th e sta te of ch a rg e is hig h,
t h e vo lt a ge is lo w ere d slig htly to
p re ve nt ove rc h arg in g . If th e ve hic le
h as a vo lt m ete r gaug e or a vo lt a ge
d is p la y on th e Driv e r In fo rm atio n
C ente r (D IC ), yo u may se e th e
v o lt a g e move up or dow n. T his is
n orm al. If th e re is a pro ble m ,an
a le rt w ill b e dis p la ye d.
T he batte ry ca n be dis ch arg ed at
i d le if th e ele ctr ic a llo ads are ve ry
h ig h. T his is tr u e fo r all ve hic le s.
T his is beca use th e ge n era to r
( a lt e rn ato r) m ay no t be sp in nin g fa st
e nou gh at id le to pro du ce all th e
p ow er th at is nee ded fo r ve ry hig h
e le ctr ic a llo ad s. A
hig h ele ctr ic a llo a d occu rs when
s e ve ra lo f th e fo llo w in g are on , su ch
a s: hea dla m ps, hig h bea m s, fo g
l a m ps, re ar w in do w de fo gg er,
c li m ate co n tr o lfa n at hig h sp ee d,
h eate d se a ts , eng in e co o li n g fa ns,
t r a il e r lo a ds, and lo ad s plu gge d in to
a cc e sso ry pow er outle ts .
E PM work s to pre ve nt exc e ssiv e
d is ch arg e of th e batte ry . It does th is
b y bala n cin g th e ge nera to r's outp ut
a nd th e ve hic le 's ele ctr ic a ln eed s.
I t ca n in cre ase engin e id le sp e ed to
g enera te more pow er, w hene ve r
n eeded. It ca n te m po ra rily re du ce
t h e pow er de m ands of so m e
a cc e sso rie s. N
orm all y , th ese actio ns occu r in
s te ps or le ve ls , w it h out bein g
n otic e able . In ra re ca se s at th e
h ig hest le ve ls of co rr e ctiv e actio n,
t h is actio n may be notic e able to th e
d riv e r. If so , a Driv e r In fo rm atio n
C ente r (D IC )m essa ge mig ht be
d is p la ye d, su ch as BAT TE R Y
S AV E R AC TIV E,B AT T E R Y
V O LT A G E LO W ,or LO W BAT TE R Y.
I f one of th ese messa ges dis p la ys,
i t is re co m m ended th at th e driv e r
r e d uce th e ele ctr ic a llo ads as m uch
a s possib le . S ee Driv e r In fo rm atio n
C ente r (D IC )on page 52 1.
B atte ry Pow er Pro te ctio nT his fe atu re sh uts off th e dom e
l a m p if it is le ft on fo r m ore th an
2 0 m in ute s when th e ig nit io n is in
L O CK/O FF. T his help s to pre ve nt
t h e batte ry fr o m ru nnin g dow n.

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N O TE S

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In fo ta in m en t S ys te m 7-1
In fo ta in m en t
S ys te mIn tr o ductio nIn tr o du ctio n .. .. . ... ... . .... ... 7-1
T heft- D ete rre nt F ea tu re ... . . .. 7-2
O pe ra tio n .. .. ... .... ... ... .... 7-3R ad ioA M -F M Rad io ... . .... . ....... . 7-7
S ate llit e Radio ... . .. .... ... .. 7-1 1
R adio Rece p tio n ... . . ... .. ... 7-1 3
F ix e d Mast A nte nn a .. .. ... .. 7-1 4
S ate llit e Radio Ante nna .. . . .. 7-1 4A ud io Pla yersC D Pla ye r .. .. . ... ... ... . .... 7-1 4P hon eB lu eto oth ... . ... .. ..... ...... 7-2 1
In tr o du ctio nD ete rm in e whic h ra d io th e ve h ic le
h as and re a d th e fo llo w in g pag es to
b eco m e fa m ilia r w it h it s fe atu re s.
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W ARNIN G
Ta kin g yo ur eye s off th e ro a d
f o r exte n ded pe rio d s co u ld
c a use a cra sh re su lt in g in in ju ry
o r death to yo u or oth ers . D o
n ot giv e exte n ded att e ntio n to
e nte rta in m ent ta sks while driv in g. T
his syste m pro vid es acce ss to
m any audio and non audio lis tin g s.
T o min im iz e ta kin g yo ur eye s off th e
r o a d whil e driv in g, do th e fo ll o w in g
w hile th e ve hic le is park e d:
.
B eco m e fa m ilia r w it h th e
o pera tio n and co ntr o ls of th e
a udio sy ste m .
.
Set up th e to ne, sp eake r
a dju stm ents , and pre se t ra dio
s ta tio ns.

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7 -2 In fo ta in m en t S yste mF or m ore in fo rm atio n, se e Defe nsiv e
D riv in g on pag e 92 .
N otic e: Conta c t yo ur deale r
b efo re ad din g an y eq uip m en t.
A ddin g au dio or co m munic atio n
e q uip m en t co uld in te rfe re wit h
t h e opera tio n of th e ve h ic le 's
e n gin e, ra d io ,o r oth er syste m s,
a n d co uld dam ag e th em .F ollo w
f e d era l ru le s co ve rin g mobile
r a d io an d te le p hone eq uip m en t.
N otic e: The ch im esig nals
r e la te d to sa fe ty belt s , p ark in g
b ra k e, an d oth er fu nctio ns of
y o ur ve h ic le opera te th ro ugh th e
r a d io /e n te rta in m en t sy ste m . I
f th at eq uip m en t is re p la ced or
a d dit io nal eq u ip m en t is ad ded
t o yo ur veh ic le , th e ch im es
m ay not w ork . M ake su re th at
r e p la cem en t or ad d it io n al
e q uip m en t is co m patib le wit h
y o ur veh ic le befo re in sta llin g
i t . S ee Acce sso rie s an d
M odif ic atio ns on pag e 10 3 .
T he ve hic le has Reta in ed
A cce sso ry Pow er(R AP). W it h RAP,
t h e audio syste m ca n be pla ye d
e ve n afte r th e ig n it io n is tu rn ed off.
S ee Reta in ed Acc e sso ry Pow er
( R AP)on pag e 93 3 fo r m ore
i n fo rm atio n.
T h eft-D ete rre n t Featu reN on-R DS Rad io sT heft L ock
®is desig ned to
d is co u ra ge th eft of yo ur
v e hic le 's ra dio . T he fe atu re
w ork s auto m atic a lly by le arn in g a
p o rtio n of th e Vehic le Id entif ic a tio n
N um ber(V IN ). If th e ra dio is m ove d
t o adif fe re nt ve hic le , it does not
o p era te and LO C dis p la ys.
W it h TheftL ock activ a te d, th e ra dio
d o es not opera te if sto le n.