2011 GMC CANYON fuel

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D riv in g an d Opera tin g 9-5 7
F illin g th e Ta n k
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W ARNIN G
Fuelva po r bu rn s vio le ntly and a
f u elfir e ca n ca u se bad in ju rie s.
T o help avo id in ju rie s to yo u and
o th ers , re a d an d fo ll o w all th e
i n str u ctio ns on th e fu elp um p
i s la n d. T urn off th e engin e when
r e fu elin g. D o no t sm oke near fu el
o r w hen re fu eli n g th e ve h ic le .
D o no t use ce llu la r phones. K eep
s p ark s, fla m es, an d sm okin g
m ate ria ls aw ay fr o m fu el. D o not
l e ave th e fu elp u m p unatt e nd ed
w hen re fu elin g th e ve hic le . T his is
a gain st th e la w in so m e pla ce s.
D o no t re -e nte r th e ve hic le while
p um pin g fu e l. K ee p ch il d re n aw ay
f r o m th e fu elp u m p; neve r le t
c h ild re n pu m p fu el.
T he te th e re d fu elca p is lo ca te d
b ehin d ahin ged fu e ld oo r on th e
d riv e r sid e of th e ve hic le .
T o re m ove th e fu elca p, tu rn it
s lo w ly co un te rc lo ckw is e .
W hile re fu elin g, ha ng th e te th ere d
f u elca p fr o m th e ho ok on th e
f u eld oor.
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W ARNIN G
Fuelca n sp ra y out on yo u if
y o u open th e fu elca p to o
q uic kly . If yo u sp ill fu ela nd th en
s o m eth in g ig nit e s it , yo u co uld
b e badly burn ed. T his sp ra y ca n
h appen if th e ta nk is nearly fu ll,
a nd is m ore li k e ly in hot w eath er.
O pen th e fu elca p slo w ly and wait
f o r any his s nois e to sto p. T hen
u nsc re w th e ca p all th e way.
B e ca re fu ln ot to sp ill fu el. D o not
t o p off or ove rfil l th e ta nk and wait
a fe w se co nds afte r yo u have
f in is h ed pum pin g befo re re m ovin g
t h e nozzle . C le an fu elfr o m pain te d
s u rfa ce s as so on as possib le .
S ee W ash in g th e Vehic le  in
E xte rio r C are .

Bla ck pla te (5 8,1 )
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9 -5 8 Driv in g an d Opera tin gW hen re pla cin g th e fu e lca p, tu rn
i t clo ck w is e un til it clic k s. M ake
s u re th e ca p is fu lly in sta lle d. T he
d ia gn ostic sys te m ca n de te rm in e if
t h e fu elca p has be en le ft off or
i m pro p erly in sta lle d. T his wou ld
a llo w fu e lto eva po ra te in to th e
a tm osp h ere . If th e fu elca p is
n ot pro pe rly in sta lle d, th e FU EL
C AP messa ge appe ars on th e
D riv e r In fo rm atio n Cente r (D IC )
a nd th e ch e ck eng in e li g h t w ill b e
l it on th e in str u m en t pa nelclu ste r.
S ee FuelS yste m Mess a ges on
p age 52 7 and Malf u n ctio n In dic a to r
L a m p on pag e 51 4 fo r m ore
i n fo rm atio n.
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If a fir e sta rts while yo u are
r e fu elin g , do not re m ove th e
n ozzle . S hu t off th e flo w of fu el
b y sh uttin g off th e pum p or by
n otif y in g th e sta tio n atte ndant.
L eave th e are a im media te ly . N
otic e: If a new fu el ca p is
n eed ed ,b e su re to get th e rig ht
t y p e of cap fr o m yo ur deale r.
T he wro ng ty p e fu el ca p mig ht
n ot fit pro perly , m ig h t ca u se th e
m alf u nctio n in dic a to r la m p to
l ig ht, an d co uld dam ag e th e fu el
t a n k an d em is sio n s syste m .S ee
M alf u nctio n In dic a to r Lam p on
p ag e 51 4 .
F illin g aPorta b le Fuel
C onta in er
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W ARNIN G
N eve r fill a porta b le fu elco nta in er
w hile it is in th e ve hic le . S ta tic
e le ctr ic it y dis ch a rg e fr o m th e
c o nta in er ca n ig n it e th e fu el
v a por. Y ou ca n be bad ly burn e d
( C ontin ue d)
W ARNIN G (C ontin ued )
an d th e ve hic le dam aged if th is
o cc u rs . To help avo id in ju ry to yo u
a n d oth ers :.D is p ense fu elo nly in to
a ppro ve d co nta in ers ..D o not fill a co nta in er w hil e
i t is in sid e ave hic le , in a
v e hic le 's tr u nk, pic k u p bed,
o r on any su rfa ce oth er th an
t h e gro und..B rin g th e fill n ozz le in co nta ct
w it h th e in sid e of th e fill
o penin g befo re opera tin g th e
n ozz le . C onta ct sh ould be
m ain ta in ed until th e fillin g is
c o m ple te ..D o not sm oke while
p um pin g fu el..D o not use ace llu la r phone
w hile pum pin g fu el.

Bla ck pla te (2 ,1 )
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1 1 -2 Serv ic e an d Main te n an ce.
A re driv e n off - ro a d in th e
r e co m mend ed mann er. S ee
O ff- R oad Driv in g on page 97 .
.
U se th e re co m m end ed fu el.
S ee Reco m m en ded Fuelo n
p age 95 5.
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W ARNIN G
Perfo rm in g main te na nce work ca n
b e dan ge ro us. S om e jo bs ca n
c a use se rio u s in ju ry . P erfo rm
m ain te na nce work only if yo u
h ave th e re q uir e d kn o w -h ow and
t h e pro per to o ls an d equip m ent.
I f in dou bt, se e yo u r de ale r to
h ave aqu alif ie d te ch nic ia n do th e
w ork . S ee Doin g You r O wn
S erv ic e W ork on pag e 10 4 . A
tyo ur deale r, yo u ca n be
c e rta in th at yo u will re ce iv e th e
h ig hest le ve lo f se rv ic e ava il a b le .
Y our deale r ha s sp ecia lly tr a in ed
s e rv ic e te ch nic ia ns, use s ge nuin e
r e pla ce m en t parts , as well a s,
u p to d ate to ols and equip m ent
t o ensu re fa st and accu ra te
d ia gnostic s.
T he pro per re pla ce m ent parts ,
f lu id s, and lu bric a nts to use are
l i s te d in Reco m mende d Flu id s and
L ubric a nts on pag e 11 6 an d
M ain te nance Repla ce m en t P arts on
p age 11 9 . W ere co m m en d th e use
o f genuin e parts fr o m yo ur dea le r.
R ota tio n of N ew Tir e s
T o main ta in rid e, han dlin g, and
p erfo rm ance of th e ve h ic le , it is
i m porta nt th a t th e fir s t ro ta tio n
s e rv ic e fo r new tir e s be perfo rm ed .
T ir e s sh ould be ro ta te d eve ry
1 2 000 km /7 ,5 0 0 m ile s. S ee Tir e
R ota tio n on pag e 10 6 3.
S ch ed ule d
M ain te n an ceW hen th e Chan ge Oil M essag e
D is p la ysC hange engin e oil a nd filt e r.
S ee Engin e Oil o n page 101 0.
A n Em is sio n Contr o lS erv ic e .
W hen th e CHAN G E OIL mess a ge
d is p la ys, se rv ic e is re quir e d fo r
t h e ve hic le as so on as possib le ,
w it h in th e next 1 000 km /6 00 m ile s.
I f driv in g under th e best co ndit io ns,
t h e engin e oil li f e sys te m mig ht
n o t in dic a te th e need fo r ve hic le
s e rv ic e fo r m ore th an a ye ar.
T he engin e oil a nd filt e r m ust be
c h an ged at le ast once a ye ar and
t h e oil li f e syste m must be re se t.
Y our deale r has tr a in ed se rv ic e
t e ch nic ia ns who will p erfo rm
t h is work and re se t th e syste m .

Bla ck pla te (4 ,1 )
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1 1 -4 Serv ic e an d Main te n an ce.
F uelsyste m in sp ectio n fo r
d am ag e or le aks.
.
E xh aust syste m an d nearb y
h eat sh ie ld s in sp e ctio n fo r lo ose
o r dam age d co m pon e nts .
A ddit io nal R eq u ir e d Serv ic esE very 12 000 km /7 ,5 0 0 M ile s.
R ota te tir e s. Tir e s sh ould
b e ro ta te d eve ry 12 000 km /
7 ,5 00 m ile s. S ee Tir e Rota tio n
o n pag e 106 3.
A tE ach Fuel S to p
.
E ngin e oil le ve lch e ck. S ee
E ngin e Oil o n page 10 1 0.
.
E ngin e co ola nt le ve lch eck. S ee
E ngin e Coola nt on page 102 1.
.
W in dsh ie ld wash e r flu id le ve l
c h eck . S ee W ash er Flu id on
p age 102 7. O
nce a Mon th
.
T ir e in fla tio n ch e ck. S ee Tir e
P re ss u re on page 10 5 6.
.
T ir e wear in sp ectio n. S ee Tir e
I n sp ectio n on pa ge 106 3 an d
T ir e Rota tio n on page 106 3 .
O nce a Yea r
.
S ee Sta rte r S w it c h Che ck on
p age 10 3 3.
.
S ee Auto m atic Tra n sm is sio n
S hif t Lock Contr o lF unctio n
C heck on pa ge 103 4 .
.
S ee Ig n it io n Tra nsm is sio n Lock
C heck on pa ge 103 4 .
.
S ee Park Bra ke and P (P ark )
M ech anis m Che ck on
p age 10 3 5.
.
A cce le ra to r ped alch eck fo r
d am age , hig h effo rt, or bin d in g.
R epla ce if ne eded .
.
U nderb od y flu sh in g se rv ic e . F
ir s t E ngin e Oil C han ge Afte r
E ve ry 80 000 km /5 0,0 00 M ile s
.
E ngin e air cle aner filt e r
r e p la ce m ent. S ee Engin e Air
C le aner/F ilt e r on page 10 1 9.
.
A uto m atic tr a nsm is sio n flu id
c h ange (s e ve re se rv ic e ) fo r
v e hic le s m ain ly driv e n in
h eavy cit y tr a ff ic in hot w eath er,
i n hilly or m ounta in ous te rr a in ,
w hen fr e quently to w in g a
t r a ile r, or use d fo r ta xi, poli c e ,
o r deli v e ry se rv ic e . S ee
A uto m atic Tra nsm is sio n
F lu id on page 101 5.
.
F ourw heeld riv e only : Tra nsfe r
c a se flu id ch ange (s e ve re
s e rv ic e ) fo r ve hic le s m ain ly
d riv e n when fr e quently to w in g a
t r a ile r, or use d fo r ta xi, poli c e ,
o r deli v e ry se rv ic e . C heck
v e nt hose at tr a nsfe r ca se fo r
k in ks and pro per in sta ll a tio n.

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1 1 -8 Serv ic e an d Main te n an ce
U sag e Flu id /L ubric an t
H ood La tc h Asse m bly , S eco ndary
L atc h , P iv o ts , S prin g Anch or, and
R ele ase Paw l L
ubrip la te Lubric a nt A ero so l(G M Part N o. 123 46 29 3, in Canada 992723)
o r lu bric a nt m eetin g re q uir e m ents of N LG I#2, C ate gory LB or G C-L B .
H ood and Doo r H in g e s, B ody Door
H in ge Pin s, Lif tg ate Hin ge and
L in ka ge, F old in g Sea ts , and Fuel
D oor H in g e M
ult i- P urp ose Lubric a n t, S uperlu b e (G M Part N o. 12346241, in
C anada 10 953 474).
O ute r Ta il g a te Handle Piv o t P oin ts
a nd Hin ge s M
ult i- P urp ose Lubric a n t, S uperlu b e (G M Part N o. 12346241, in
C anada 10 953 474).
W eath ers tr ip Con dit io nin g W
eath ers tr ip Lubric a n t (G M Part N o. 3634770, in Can ad a 109 53 518) or
D ie le ctr ic Sil ic o n e Gre ase (G M Part N o. 12345 579, in Can ada 992887).
W eath ers tr ip Squ eaks S
yn th etic Gre a se wit h Te flo n, S upe rlu b e (G M Part N o. 12 371287, in
C anada 10 953 437).

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1 3-8 Custo m er In fo rm atio nG en era lM oto rs of C anada als o
h as a Mob il it y Pro gra m .C all
1 -8 0 0-G M -D RIV E (4 63-7 48 3)
f o r de ta il s . T TY use rs ca ll
1 -8 0 0-2 6 3-3 8 30 .R oad sid e Ass is ta n ce
P ro g ra m (U .S .an d
C an ad a)F or U .S . p urc h ase d ve hic le s, ca ll
1 8 004 628 782; (T e xt Te le p ho ne
( T TY ): 18 888 89 2 43 8).
F or C anadia np urc h a se d ve hic le s,
c a ll 1 -8 00 -2 68 -6 80 0 .
S erv ic e is ava ila ble 24 hours a day,
3 65 days a ye ar.C alli n g fo r A ssis ta n ceW hen ca lli n g Roadsid e Ass is ta nce ,
h ave th e fo llo w in g in fo rm atio n
r e ad y:.
Y our nam e, hom e ad dre ss, and
h om e te le ph one nu m ber
.
Te le ph one num be r of yo ur
l o ca tio n
.
L oca tio n of th e ve h ic le
.
M odel, ye ar, co lo r, an d lic e nse
p la te num ber of th e ve hic le
.
O dom ete r re ad in g, V ehic le
I d entif ic a tio n Num ber (V IN ), and
d eliv e ry da te of th e ve hic le
.
D escrip tio n of th e pro ble m
C overa g eS erv ic e s are pro vid e d up to
5 ye ars /1 60 000 km (1 00,0 0 0 m il e s),
w hic h eve r co m es fir s t.
I n th e U.S ., anyo n e driv in g th e
v e hic le is co ve re d. In Cana da, a
p ers o n driv in g th e ve hic le wit h ou t
p erm is sio n fr o m th e ow ne r is not
c o ve re d.
R oadsid e Assis ta nce is not a part of
t h e New Vehic le Lim it e d W arra nty .
G M C and Gen era lM oto rs of
C anada Lim it e d re se rv e th e rig ht to
m ake any ch a nge s or dis c o n tin ue
t h e Roadsid e Assis ta nce pro gra m at
a ny tim e wit h ou t notif ic a tio n . G
M C and Genera lM oto rs of
C an ad a Lim it e d re se rv e th e rig ht
t o li m it se rv ic e s or paym ent to an
o w ner or driv e r if th ey decid e th e
c la im sare made to o ofte n, or th e
s a m e ty p e of cla im is m ade many
t im es.
S erv ic es Pro vid ed.
E m erg en cy Fuel D eliv ery :
D eliv e ry of enough fu elfo r th e
v e hic le to get to th e neare st
s e rv ic e sta tio n.
.
L ockO ut S erv ic e: Serv ic e to
u nlo ck th e ve hic le if yo u are
l o cke d out. A re m ote unlo ck
m ay be ava ila ble if yo u have
O nS ta r
®. F or se cu rit y re aso ns,
t h e driv e r m ust pre se nt
i d e ntif ic a tio n befo re th is
s e rv ic e is giv e n.

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C usto m er In fo rm atio n 13-1 1
C ourte sy Tra n sp orta tio n
P ro gra m (U .S .an d
C an ad a)To enh an ce yo ur ow ne rs h ip
e xp erie n ce , w e and ou r partic ip a tin g
d eale rs are pro u d to off e r C ou rte sy
T ra nsp orta tio n, a cu sto m er su pport
p ro gra m fo r ve hic le s wit h th e
B um pe r to Bum per (B ase W arra nty
C ove ra ge pe rio d in Canada),
e xte nd ed po w ertr a in , and/o r
h yb rid s p ecif ic warra n tie s in both
t h e U.S .an d Canad a .
S eve ra lC ou rte sy Tra nsp orta tio n
o ptio ns are ava ila ble to assis t in
r e ducin g yo u r in co nve nie nce when
w arra nty re pa ir s are re qu ir e d.
C ourte sy Tra n sp orta tio n is not a
p art of th e New Vehic le Lim it e d
W arra n ty . A se pa ra te bookle t
e ntit le d W arra nty an d Owner
A ssis ta n ce In fo rm atio n  fu rn is h ed
w it h each new ve hic le pro vid es
d eta ile d warra nty co ve ra ge
i n fo rm atio n .
Tra n sp o rta tio n Optio nsW arra nty se rv ic e ca n gen era lly be
c o m ple te d while yo u wait . H ow eve r,
i f yo u are un able to wait , G M he lp s
t o min im iz e yo ur in co nve n ie nce by
p ro vid in g se ve ra ltr a n sp o rta tio n
o ptio ns. D epen din g on th e
c ir c u m sta nce s, th e de ale r ca n
o ffe r yo u on e of th e fo ll o w in g:
S hutt le Serv ic e
S hutt le se rv ic e is th e pre fe rre d
m eans of offe rin g Courte sy
T ra nsp orta tio n . D ea le rs m ay pro vid e
s h uttle se rv ic e to ge t yo u to yo ur
d estin atio n wit h min im alin te rru ptio n
o f yo ur daily sch ed ule . T his in clu des
o new ay or ro un d tr ip sh uttle se rv ic e
w it h in re aso nab le tim e an d dis ta n ce
p ara m ete rs of th e de ale r's are a. P
ublic Tra n sp orta tio n or Fuel
R eim burs em en t
I f th e ve hic le re quir e s ove rn ig ht
w arra nty re pair s , and public
t r a n sp orta tio n is use d in ste ad of th e
d e ale r's sh uttle se rv ic e , th e exp ense
m ust be su pporte d by orig in al
r e ce ip ts and ca n only be up to th e
m axim um am ount allo w ed by GM
f o r sh uttle se rv ic e . In addit io n, fo r
U .S .cu sto m ers , sh ould yo u arra n ge
t r a n sp orta tio n th ro ugh afr ie nd or
r e la tiv e , lim it e d re im burs e m ent fo r
r e aso nable fu ele xp ense s m ay be
a va ila ble . C la im am ounts sh ould
r e fle ct actu alco sts and be
s u pporte d by orig in alre ce ip ts .
S ee th e deale r fo r in fo rm atio n
r e gard in g th e allo w ance am ounts
f o r re im burs e m ent of fu elo r oth er
t r a n sp orta tio n co sts .

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i- 4 IN DEXE ngin e (c o nt.)
E xh aust .. .. ... .. .. .. . .. ... .. .9 -3 6
F an .. .. ... .. .. . .. .. .. . .. ... . 10-2 6
O ve rh ea tin g ... .. .. .. . .. ... . 10-2 4
P ow er M essa g es .. ... .. .. . .. .5 -2 6
P re ss u re Lig ht ... .. ... .. .. . .. .5 -2 0
R un nin g W hile Park e d .. ... .. .9 -3 6
S ta rtin g ... .. ... .. .. .. . .. ... .. .9 -3 0
E ngin e Heate r ... .. ... .. ... .. .. 9 -3 2
E ngin e Oil
L if e Syste m .... .. .. ... .. .. . . 10-1 4
M essa ges .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .5 -2 6
E quip m en t, To w in g ... .. .. . .. .. 9 -6 9
E ve nt D ata Reco rd e rs .. .. . .. .1 3-1 7
E xit Lig h tin g ... .. .. ... .. ... .. ... 6-6
E xte nd er, S afe ty Belt ... ... .. .. 3 -2 6
E xte rio r C arg o Lam ps .. ... .. .. . 6-5
E xte rio r Lam p Con tr o ls ... . .. ... 6-1
E xte rio r Lam ps Off R em in der ... 6-2
F
F an
E ngin e .... .. ... .. .. .. . .. ... . 10-2 6
F ilt e r
E ngin e Air C le a ner ... .. ... . 10-1 9
F la sh -to -P ass .. .. .. .. . .. ... .. ... 6-2
F la sh ers , H aza rd W arn in g ... ... 6-3
F la t T ir e .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .1 0 -7 2
F la t T ir e , C ha ngin g ... .. .. . .. .1 0-7 4
F lo or M ats .. ... .. .. ... .. ... ..1 0 -1 0 6
F lu id
A uto m atic Tra n sm is sio n ... . 10-1 5
B ra ke s .... .. ... .. .. .. . .. ... . 10-2 9
F our- W heelD riv e
T ra nsfe r C ase .. .. ... .. ... .. .9 -4 2
P ow er S te e rin g .. .. ... .. ... . 10-2 6
W ash er ... .. .. . .. .. ... .. ... . 10-2 7
F og Lam ps
B ulb Rep la ce m ent ... . .. ... .. .. 6 -4
F our-W hee lD riv e .. ... .. 1 0-3 1, 9-4 2
F ro nt A xle .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .1 0-3 2 F
ro n t S eats
A dju stm ent .... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. 3 -3
H ea te d ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. 3 -8
F ro n t T urn Sig nal,
S id em ark e r, and Daytim e
R un nin g Lam ps (D RL) ... .. .1 0-3 8
F uel ... ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. 9 -5 4
A ddit iv e s ... ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .9 -5 6
F il lin g aPorta ble Fuel
C onta in er .... .. .. ... .. ... .. .9 -5 8
F il lin g th e Ta nk .. .. ... .. ... .. .9 -5 7
F uels in Fore ig n Countr ie s ... .9 -5 5
G aso lin e Specif ic a tio ns .... .. .9 -5 5
G auge .... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .5 -1 0
R eco m mended .. .. ... .. ... .. .9 -5 5
R eq uir e m ents , C ali f o rn ia .. .. .9 -5 5
S ys te m Messa ges .... .. ... .. .5 -2 7
F ull- S iz e Spare Tir e .. .. ... .. .1 0-8 9
F use s
E ngin e Com partm ent
F use Blo ck ... .. .. ... .. ... . 10-4 3
F use s and Cir c u it
B re ake rs .. ... .. .. ... .. ... . 10-4 3