2011 GMC CANYON key

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2 -8 Keys, D oors an d W in dow sTa ilg ate Rem ovalTo re m ove th e ta ilg ate :
1 . Wit h th e ta il g ate fu lly open, lif t
u p sli g h tly on th e en tir e ta ilg ate
a sse m bly .2 . Rem ove th e re ta in in g ca ble s
f r o m both sid es of th e ta ilg ate by
p ullin g th e clip s aw ay fr o m th e
b olt head s while push in g th e
c a ble bra cke t fo rw ard . W
hen th e la rg er part of th e ho le
o n th e bra cke t is ove r th e bo lt ,
s li d e th e bra ck e t off of th e bolt .
3 . Wit h th e ta ilg ate pa rtia lly do w n,
l i f t up on th e passe nge r sid e an d
p ull th e ta ilg a te to w ard yo u, th e n
m ove th e ta ilg a te to th e rig ht to
r e le ase th e driv e r sid e. Y ou ca n
t h en re m ove th e entir e ta ilg ate
a ss e m bly .
R eve rs e th e pro ce du re to re in sta ll
t h e ta il g ate . M ake su re it is se cu re . T
o pa rtia lly lo w er th e ta ilg ate :
1 . Wit h th e ta ilg ate fu lly open, li f t
u p slig htly on th e entir e ta il g ate
a sse m bly .
T a ilg ate Partia lly Dow n
2 . Rem ove th e re ta in in g ca ble
f r o m th e pass e nger sid e of th e
t a ilg ate by pull in g th e clip aw ay
f r o m th e bolt head while push in g
t h e ca ble bra cke t fo rw ard .

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2 -1 0 Keys, D oors an d W in dow sHere is ho w to avo id se ttin g off th e
a la rm by accid ent:.
If yo u do not w ant to activ a te
t h e th eft- d ete rre n t sy ste m ,th e
v e hic le sh ou ld be lo cke d wit h
t h e door ke y afte r th e doo rs are
c lo se d .
.
A lw ays un lo ck a doo r w it h th e
R KE tr a n sm it te r. U nlo ckin g a
d oor any oth e r w ay will se t off
t h e ala rm .
I f yo u se t off th e ala rm by accid ent,
y o u ca n tu rn off th e ala rm by
p re ssin g UNLO CK on th e RKE
t r a nsm it te r. T he ala rm wil l n ot sto p
i f yo u tr y to unlo ck a do or any
o th er w ay.
T e stin g th e Ala rmT o te st th e ala rm :
1 . Fro m in sid e th e ve hic le , activ a te
t h e syste m by lo ckin g th e do ors
w it h th e RKE tr a n sm it te r.
2 . Unlo ck th e do or w it h th e manual
d oor lo ck and ope n th e door.
T his sh ou ld se t off th e ala rm . 3
. To tu rn th e ala rm off , pre ss th e
U NLO CK butto n on th e RKE
t r a nsm it te r or sta rt th e eng in e.
I f th e ala rm doe s not so un d whe n it
s h ould but th e lig h ts fla sh , ch eck to
s e e if th e horn work s. T he horn fu se
m ay be blo w n. To re pla ce th e fu se ,
s e e Fuse s and Cir c u it B re ake rs on
p age 10 4 3.
I f th e ala rm doe s not so un d or th e
f r o nt tu rn sig na lla m ps do not fla sh ,
s e e yo ur deale r fo r se rv ic e .
Im mobiliz e rS ee Radio Fre q uen cy Sta te m ent on
p age 13 1 9 fo r in fo rm atio n
r e gard in g Part 15 of th e Federa l
C om munic a tio n s Com mis sio n
( F C C)ru le s and In d ustr y Can ada
S ta ndard s RSS-2 1 0/2 20/3 1 0.
Im mobiliz e r O pera tio n
( P A SS-K ey III+
C an ad a Only )T his ve hic le has a passiv e
t h e ft- d ete rre nt syste m .
T he syste m is auto m atic a lly arm ed
w hen th e ke y is re m ove d fr o m th e
i g nit io n.
T he syste m is auto m atic a lly
d is a rm ed when th e ke y is tu rn ed
t o ON/R UN.
Y ou do not have to manually arm or
d is a rm th e syste m .
T he se cu rit y li g ht co m es on if
t h e re is a pro ble m wit h arm in g or
d is a rm in g th e th eft- d ete rr e nt
s yste m .
T he ke y use s a tr a nsp onder th at
m atc h es an im m obil iz e r co ntr o lu n it
i n th e ve hic le . O nly th e co rre ct ke y
s ta rts th e ve hic le . If th e ke y is eve r
d a m aged, th e ve hic le may not sta rt.

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2 -1 2 Keys, D oors an d W in dow sDo not le a ve th e ke y or devic e th at
d is a rm sor dea ctiv a te s th e th eft
d ete rre nt sys te m in th e ve hic le .Im mobiliz e r O pera tio n
( P asslo ck U.S .O nly )P asslo ck
®is a passiv e
t h eft- d ete rre n t syste m th at enab le s
f u elif th e ve hic le is sta rte d wit h a
v a lid ke y. If an in co rre ct ke y is
u se d or th e ig nit io n lo ck cy li n der is
t a m pe re d wit h , th e fu e lsyste m is
d is a ble d an d th e ve h ic le does not
s ta rt.
T he se cu rit y li g h t tu rn s off
a ppro xim ate ly fiv e se co n ds afte r
t h e en gin e is sta rte d. S ee Secu rit y
L ig ht on pag e 52 0 .
I f th e eng in e sta lls and th e se cu rit y
l ig ht fla sh es, w ait abo ut 10 m in ute s
u ntil th e lig ht sto ps fla sh in g befo re
t r y in g to re sta rt th e eng in e. R ele ase
t h e ke y fr o m STA R T as so on as th e
e ngin e sta rts . I
f th e engin e do es not sta rt afte r
t h re e tr ie s, th e ve hic le nee ds
s e rv ic e .
I f th e engin e is ru nn in g and th e
s e cu rit y lig ht co m es on, th e engin e
r e sta rts if yo u tu rn th e eng in e off.
H ow eve r, th e Passlo ck
®syste m is
n ot w ork in g pro p erly and must be
s e rv ic e d by yo ur dea le r. T he ve hic le
i s not pro te cte d by Passlo ck
®a t th is
t im e. S ee yo u r deale r fo r se rv ic e .
I n an em erg en cy, ca ll th e Road sid e
A ssis ta nce Cente r. S ee Road sid e
A ssis ta nce Pro gra m (U .S .and
C anada) on pa ge 13 8 or R oa dsid e
A ssis ta nce Pro gra m (M exic o ) on
p age 131 0 .
D o not le ave th e ke y or devic e th a t
d is a rm sor de activ a te s th e th e ft
d ete rre nt syste m in th e ve hic le .
E xte rio r M ir ro rsC onvex Mir ro rs
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W ARNIN G
A co nve x m ir ro r ca n make th in gs,
l ik e oth er ve hic le s, lo ok fa rth er
a w ay th an th ey re all y are . If yo u
c u t to o sh arp ly in to th e rig ht la ne,
y o u co uld hit a ve hic le on th e
r ig ht. C heck th e in sid e mir ro r or
g la nce ove r yo ur sh ould er befo re
c h angin g la nes.
T he passe nger sid e mir r o r is co nve x
s h ap ed. A co nve x m ir ro r's su rfa ce is
c u rv e d so more ca n be se en fr o m
t h e driv e r se at.M an ual M ir ro rsA dju st th e mir ro rs by pre ssin g th e
m ir ro r up and dow n and le ft and
r ig ht so yo u ca n se e acle ar vie w
b e hin d yo u.

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2 -1 4 Keys, D oors an d W in dow sAuto m atic Dim min g
R earv ie w Mir r o rT he ve hic le may have an auto m atic
d im min g in sid e re arv ie w mir ro r.
A uto m atic dim min g re duce s th e
g la re of lig h ts fr o m beh in d th e
v e hic le .
T he mir ro r m ay als o ha ve OnS ta r
®
and/o r a co m pass and outs id e
t e m pera tu re dis p la y.
C ontr o lb utto ns fo r th e OnS ta r
s yste m are at th e botto m of th e
m ir ro r. S ee th e OnS ta r O wners
G uid e fo r m ore in fo rm atio n about
t h e se rv ic e s OnS ta r pro vid es. S ee
C om pass on page 53 fo r m ore
i n fo rm atio n ab out th e co m pass
d is p la y. S ee T e m pera tu re Dis p la y
a fte r, fo r m ore in fo rm atio n about th e
o uts id e te m pera tu re dis p la y. A
UTO /
(
/O
(O n/O ff) : Pre ss
a nd hold AU TO /
(
fo r abo ut
t h re e se co nd s or dep end in g on th e
m ir ro r, pre ss
O
to tu rn auto m atic
d im m in g on or off. T he au to m atic
d im m in g fe a tu re co m es on an d th e
i n dic a to r li g h t illu m in ate s each tim e
t h e ve hic le is sta rte d.
Te m pera tu re Dis p la yY b
/O
(O n/O ff ): Pre ss
Y b
or
d ependin g on th e mir ro r, pre ssO
to
t u rn th e dis p la y on or off .
T o adju st betw ee n Fahre nh eit and
C els iu s:
1 . Pre ss and hold
Y b
/O
fo r a
f e w se co nds. T he cu rre nt unit of
m easu re (C orF ) fla sh es. 2
. Pre ss
Y b
/O
again and
r e le ase to ch ange th e unit of
m easu re . W ait se ve ra ls e co nds
a nd th e co m pass /te m pera tu re
d is p la y re tu rn s wit h th e se le cte d
u nit of m easu re .
I t is no rm alu nder ce rta in co ndit io n s
f o r th e te m pera tu re update to be
d e la ye d. If an in co rre ct te m pera tu re
d is p la ys fo r an exte nded perio d, se e
y o ur deale r.
C le an in g th e Mir ro rD o not sp ra y gla ss cle aner dir e ctly
o n th e mir ro r. U se a so ft to w el
d a m pened wit h wate r.

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2 -1 6 Keys, D oors an d W in dow sPow er W in dow s
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W ARNIN G
Leavin g ch ild re n in ave h ic le wit h
t h e ke ys is dangero us fo r m any
r e aso ns. C hild re n or oth ers co uld
b e bad ly in ju re d or eve n kil le d.
T hey co u ld opera te th e pow er
w in dow s or oth er co ntr o ls or eve n
m ake th e ve hic le move . T he
w in dow s will fu nctio n and th ey
c o uld be se rio u sly in ju re d or kille d
i f ca ught in th e path of a clo sin g
w in dow .D o not le ave ke ys in a
v e hic le wit h ch ild re n.
W hen th e re are ch ild re n in th e
r e ar se at use th e win d ow lo cko ut
b utto n to pre ve n t unin te ntio nal
o pera tio n of th e win do w s.
O n ve hic le s wit h pow er w in d ow s,
t h e sw it c h es on th e driv e r's door
a rm re st co ntr o lb o th win dow s. T
he passe nger's door has a win do w
s w it c h th at co ntr o ls th at w in dow .
P re ss th e fr o nt of th e sw it c h to ope n
t h e win dow .P ull th e sw it c h up to
c lo se it .
E xp re ss-D ow n W in do wW in d ow s wit h an exp re ss -d ow n
f e a tu re allo w th e win dow to be
l o w ere d fu lly wit h out pre ssin g and
h o ld in g th e sw it c h . P re ss th e fr o nt of
t h e sw it c h to th e fir s t posit io n, and
t h e win dow opens a sm all a m ount.
P re ss th e sw it c h dow n fu lly and th e
w in do w goes all th e way dow n.
T o sto p th e win dow while it is
l o w erin g, pull u p th e fr o nt of th e
s w it c h .

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2
NO TE S

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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.

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D riv in g an d Opera tin g 9-2 9
.A vo id makin g hard sto ps fo r
t h e fir s t 322 km (2 00 m il e s)
o r so .D urin g th is tim eth e
n ew bra ke lin in gs are not
y et bro ken in .H ard sto ps
w it h new li n in gs can mea n
p re m atu re wear an d earlie r
r e p la cem en t. F ollo w th is
b re akin g-in guid elin e every
t im eyo u get new bra ke
l in in gs..D o not to w atr a ile r durin g
b re ak-in .S ee Tra ile r To w in g
o n pag e 96 4 fo r th e tr a ile r
t o w in g ca p ab ilit ie s of
t h e veh ic le an d more
i n fo rm atio n.
F ollo w in g bre akin ,en gin e sp eed
a n d lo ad can be gra d ually
i n cre a sed .
Ig nit io n Posit io n sT he ig nit io n sw it c h ha s fo u r dif fe re nt
p osit io ns.
T o sh if t ou t of P (P ark ), tu rn th e
i g nit io n to ON/R UN an d apply th e
r e gula r bra ke ped al.
N otic e: Usin g ato olto fo rc e th e
k ey to tu rn in th e ig nit io n co uld
c au se dam ag e to th e sw it c h or
b re ak th e key. U se th e co rre ct
k ey, m ak e su re it is all th e way in ,
a n d tu rn it only wit h yo u r han d.
I f th e ke y can no t be tu rn ed by
h an d,see yo ur deale r. A
(S TO PP IN G TH E EN G IN E/
L O CK/O FF): When th e ve hic le is
s to pped, tu rn th e ig nit io n sw it c h to
L O CK/O FF to tu rn th e engin e off .
R eta in ed Acce sso ry Pow er (R AP)
w ill re m ain activ e . S ee Reta in ed
A cc e ss o ry Pow er (R AP)on
p a ge 93 3
T his posit io n lo cks th e ig nit io n.
I t als o lo ck s th e tr a nsm is sio n on
a u to m atic tr a nsm is s io n ve hic le s.
I t lo cks th e ste erin g wheelo n
m anualtr a nsm is s io n ve hic le s.
T he ke y ca n only be re m ove d in
L O CK/O FF.
D o not tu rn th e engin e off w hen th e
v e hic le is m ovin g. T his will ca use a
l o ss of pow er assis t in th e bra ke
a n d ste erin g syste m sand dis a ble
t h e air b ags.
I n an em erg ency:
1 . Bra ke usin g a fir m and ste ady
p re ssu re . D o not pum p th e
b ra ke s re peate dly . T his m ay
d eple te pow er assis t, re quir in g
i n cre ase d bra ke pedalfo rc e .