2011 GMC CANYON oil

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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.

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9 -3 2 Driv in g an d Opera tin g
If th e ve hic le sta rts brie fly bu t
t h en sto ps aga in , re p eat th e
p ro ce du re . T his cle a rs th e extr a
g aso lin e fr o m th e engin e. D o not
r a ce th e engin e im m edia te ly
a fte r sta rtin g it . O pera te th e
e ngin e and tr a n sm is sio n gently
u ntil th e oil w arm sup and
l u bric a te s all m ovin g pa rts .
N otic e: The en gin e is desig ned
t o work wit h th e ele ctr o nic s in
t h e veh ic le . If yo u ad d ele ctr ic al
p arts or acce ss o rie s, yo u co uld
c h an ge th e way th e en gin e
o pera te s. B efo re ad din g ele ctr ic al
e q uip m en t, ch eck wit h yo ur
d ea le r. If yo u do not, th e en gin e
m ig ht not perfo rm pro p erly . A ny
r e su lt in g dam ag e would not be
c o vere d by th e veh ic le warra n ty .
E ngin e Hea te rT he engin e co ola n t heate r ca n
p ro vid e easie r sta rtin g and be tte r
f u ele co no m ydurin g engin e
w arm -u p in co ld wea th e r co nd it io ns
a t or belo w 18 °C (0 °F ). V ehic le s
w it h an eng in e co o la nt hea te r
s h ould be plu gg ed in at le ast
f o urh ours befo re sta rtin g .
A n in te rn alth erm osta t in th e
p lu g-e nd of th e co rd may exis t
w hic h wil l p re ve nt en gin e co o la nt
h eate r ope ra tio n at te m pe ra tu re s
a bove 18°C (0 °F ).T o Use th e Engin e Hea te r1 . Turn off th e engin e .
2 . Open th e hood an d unw ra p
t h e ele ctr ic a lco rd . T he co rd
i s lo ca te d in th e eng in e
c o m pa rtm en t beh in d th e
u nderh oo d fu se blo ck on th e
d riv e r sid e of th e ve h ic le .
3 . Plu g it in to anorm al, gro und ed
1 1 0-v o lt A C ou tle t.
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W ARNIN G
Plu ggin g th e co rd in to an
u n gro unded outle t co uld ca use an
e le ctr ic a lsh ock. A ls o , th e wro ng
k in d of exte nsio n co rd co uld
o ve rh eat and ca use afir e . Y ou
c o uld be se rio usly in ju re d. P lu g
t h e co rd in to apro perly gro unded
t h re e -p ro ng 11 0-v o lt A C outle t.
I f th e co rd wil l n ot re ach , use a
h e avy-d uty th re e-p ro ng exte nsio n
c o rd ra te d fo r at le ast 15 am ps.
4 . Befo re sta rtin g th e engin e, be
s u re to unplu g and sto re th e
c o rd to pre ve nt dam age.
T he le ngth of tim e th e heate r sh ould
r e m ain plu gged in depends on
s e ve ra lfa cto rs . A sk a deale r in th e
a re a where yo u will b e park in g th e
v e hic le fo r th e best advic e on th is .

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D riv in g an d Opera tin g 9-5 5
R eco m men ded FuelU se re gu la r un le aded ga so lin e wit h
a poste d octa ne ra tin g of 87 or
h ig her. If th e octa ne ra tin g is le ss
t h an 87 , an au dib le kn ockin g no is e ,
c o m m only re fe rre d to as sp ark
k n ock , m ig ht be heard when driv in g .
I f th is occu rs , use aga so lin e ra te d
a t 87 octa ne or hig h er as so on
a s poss ib le . If hea vy kn ockin g is
h eard whe n usin g gaso lin e ra te d
a t 87 octa ne or hig h er, th e engin e
n eed s se rv ic e .
G aso li n e Specif ic atio ns
( U .S .an d Can ad a Only )A ta min im um ,gaso lin e sh o uld
m eet A S TM sp e cif ic a tio n D 481 4
i n th e Unit e d Sta te s or
C AN /C G SB3 .5 or 3.5 11 in
C anad a. S om e gaso lin es co nta in an
o cta ne-e nha ncin g addit iv e ca lle d
m eth ylc y clo p enta die nyl m an gan ese
t r ic a rb onyl (M M T). W ere co m men d
a gain st th e use of ga so lin es
c o nta in in g MMT. S ee FuelA ddit iv e s
o n page 95 6 fo r add it io nal
i n fo rm atio n.C alif o rn ia Fuel
R eq uir e m en tsIf th e ve h ic le is ce rtif ie d to mee t
C alif o rn ia Em is sio ns Sta nda rd s, it is
d esig ne d to opera te on fu els th at
m eet C alif o rn ia sp ecif ic a tio ns. S ee
t h e underh o od em is s io n co ntr o l
l a bel. If th is fu elis not ava ila ble in
s ta te s ad optin g Calif o rn ia em is sio ns
s ta ndard s, th e ve hic le will o pera te
s a tis fa cto ril y on fu e ls m eetin g
f e dera lsp ecif ic a tio n s, but em is sio n c
o ntr o lsy ste m perfo rm ance mig h t
b e affe cte d. T he malf u nctio n
i n dic a to r la m p co uld tu rn on and th e
v e hic le mig ht fa il a sm ogc h eck te st.
S ee Malf u nctio n In dic a to r Lam p on
p a ge 51 4. If th is occu rs , re tu rn to
y o ur auth oriz e d deale r fo r dia gno sis .
I f it is dete rm in ed th at th e co ndit io n
i s ca use d by th e ty p e of fu elu se d,
r e pair s m ig ht not be co ve re d by th e
v e hic le warra nty .
F uels in Fore ig n
C ountr ie sN eve r use le aded gaso lin e or any
o th er fu eln ot re co m m ended in th e
p re vio us te xt on fu el. C ostly re pa ir s
c a u se d by use of im pro per fu el
w ould not be co ve re d by th e ve h ic le
w arra nty .
T o ch eck th e fu ela va il a bil it y , ask
a n auto clu b, or co nta ct a majo r oil
c o m pany th at does busin ess in th e
c o u ntr y where yo u will b e driv in g.

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9 -5 6 Driv in g an d Opera tin gF uel A ddit iv esTo pro vid e cle aner air , all g aso lin es
i n th e Unit e d Sta te s are now
r e qu ir e d to co n ta in addit iv e s th at
h elp pre ve n t engin e an d fu elsyste m
d eposit s fr o m fo rm in g , allo w in g th e
e m is s io n co ntr o lsys te m to work
p ro p erly . In most ca se s, noth in g
s h ould have to be ad ded to th e
f u el. H ow eve r, so m e gaso li n es
c o nta in only th e min im um am ount
o f add it iv e re q uir e d to meet U .S .
E nvir o nm en ta lP ro te ctio n Agen cy
r e gu la tio n s. To help ke ep fu el
i n je cto rs and in ta ke va lv e s cle an,
o r if th e ve hic le exp e rie n ce s
p ro b le m sdu e to dir ty in je cto rs or
v a lv e s, lo ok fo r gaso li n e th at is
a dve rtis e d as TO P TIE R Dete rg ent
G aso lin e . Lo ok fo r th e TO P TIE R
l a belo n th e fu e lp u m p to ensu re
g aso lin e mee ts enh an ce d
d ete rg en cy sta n dard s deve lo ped
b y th e auto co m pa nie s. A lis t of
m ark e te rs pro vid in g TO P TIE R
D ete rg ent G aso lin e ca n be fo und
a t w ww.to p tie rg as.c o m . F
or cu sto m ers who do no t use
T O P TIE R Dete rg en t G aso lin e
r e gula rly , one bottle of G M Fuel
S yste m Tre a tm ent P LU S,ad ded to
t h e fu elta nk at eve ry en gin e oil
c h ange, ca n help cle an de posit s
f r o m fu elin je cto rs an d in ta ke
v a lv e s. G M FuelS yste m Tre atm en t
P LU S is th e only gaso lin e add it iv e
r e co m m ende d by Gen era lM oto rs .
I t is ava il a b le at yo ur de ale r.
G aso lin es co nta in in g oxyg e nate s,
s u ch as eth ers and eth an ol, and
r e fo rm ula te d gaso lin es m ig ht
b e ava ila ble in yo ur are a . W e
r e co m m end th at yo u use th e se
g aso lin es, if th ey co m ply wit h th e
s p ecif ic a tio n s de sc rib ed ea rlie r.
H ow eve r, E 85 (8 5% eth a nol) and
o th er fu els co nta in in g more th a n
1 0% eth ano lm ust no t be use d in
v e hic le s th a t w ere no t de sig n ed fo r
t h ose fu els . N
otic e: This veh ic le was not
d esig ned fo r fu el th at co n ta in s
m eth an o l. D o no t use fu el
c o nta in in g meth an o l. It can
c o rro de m eta l p arts in th e fu el
s y ste m an d als o dam ag e pla stic
a n d ru bber parts . T hat dam ag e
w ould no t be co vere d un der th e
v e h ic le warra n ty .
S om e gaso lin es th at are
n o t re fo rm ula te d fo r lo w
e m is sio ns ca n co nta in an
o cta ne -e nhancin g addit iv e ca lle d
m eth ylc yclo penta die nyl m anganese
t r ic a rb onyl (M MT); ask th e atte ndant
w here yo u buy gaso lin e wheth er th e
f u e lco nta in s M M T. W ere co m mend
a g ain st th e use of su ch gaso lin es.
F uels co nta in in g MM Tca n re duce
t h e li f e of sp ark plu gs and th e
p e rfo rm ance of th e em is sio n co ntr o l
s yste m co uld be affe cte d. T he
m alf u nctio n in dic a to r la m p mig ht
t u rn on. If th is occu rs , re tu rn to yo ur
d e ale r fo r se rv ic e .

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9 -6 2 Driv in g an d Opera tin gD riv in g On Gra d esR educe sp eed and sh if t to a
l o w er gear befo re sta rtin g dow n a
l o ng or ste e p dow ngra d e. If th e
t r a nsm is sio n is not sh if te d dow n, th e
b ra ke s m ig ht ha ve to be use d so
m uch th at th ey would ge t hot and no
l o ng er w ork well .
V ehic le s wit h au to m atic
t r a nsm is sio ns ca n to w in D (D riv e ),
b u t yo u may want to sh if t to a lo w er
g e ar se le ctio n if th e tr a n sm is s io n
s h if ts to o ofte n (e .g ., under heavy
l o ad s and/o r hilly co n dit io ns). If th e
v e hic le has a man ua ltr a n sm is sio n it
i s bette r no t to use th e hig hest gear. W
hen to w in g at hig h alt it u de on
s te ep uphill g ra des, co nsid e r th e
f o ll o w in g: E ng in e co ola n t w ill b oil a t
a lo w er te m pera tu re th a n at norm al
a lt it u des. If th e engin e is tu rn ed off
i m media te ly afte r to w in g at hig h
a lt it u de on ste ep up hill g ra d es, th e
v e hic le may sh ow sig n s sim ila r to
e ngin e ove rh ea tin g. To avo id th is ,
l e t th e engin e ru n whil e park e d ,
p re fe ra bly on le ve lg ro un d, w it h an
a uto m atic tr a nsm is sio n in P (P ark )
o r a manualtr a n sm is sio n in
N (N eutr a l) w it h th e pa rk in g bra ke
a ppli e d, fo r a fe w min ute s be fo re
t u rn in g th e eng in e off . If th e
o ve rh eat w arn in g co m es on, se e
E ngin e Ove rh eatin g on pa ge 102 4 .
P ark in g on Hills
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Park in g th e ve hic le on ahill
w it h th e tr a ile r atta ch ed ca n be
d a ngero us. If so m eth in g goes
w ro ng, th e rig co uld sta rt to move .
P eople ca n be in ju re d, and both
t h e ve hic le and th e tr a il e r ca n be
d a m aged. W hen possib le , alw ays
p a rk th e rig on a fla t su rfa ce .
I f pa rk in g th e rig on ahill :
1 . Pre ss th e bra ke pedal, but do
n ot sh if t in to P (P ark ) ye t fo r
v e hic le s wit h an auto m atic
t r a nsm is sio n, or in to gear
f o r ve hic le s wit h amanual
t r a nsm is sio n. T urn th e wheels
i n to th e cu rb if fa cin g dow nhill
o r in to tr a ff ic if fa cin g uphill.
2 . Have so m eone pla ce ch ocks
u nder th e tr a il e r w heels .

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3 . When th e whee lch ocks are in
p la ce , re le ase th e bra ke pedal
u ntil th e ch ock s ab so rb th e lo ad.
4 . Reap ply th e bra ke pedal. T hen
a pply th e park in g bra ke and sh if t
i n to P (P ark ) fo r ve hic le s wit h an
a uto m atic tr a nsm is s io n or in to
g ear fo r ve h ic le s wit h amanual
t r a nsm is sio n.
5 . If th e ve hic le has
f o ur-w he el- d riv e , be su re
t h e tr a nsfe r ca se is in adriv e
g ear and not in N (N eutr a l) .
S ee Four-W heelD riv e on
p age 103 1 fo r m ore in fo rm atio n.
6 . Rele ase th e bra ke pedal.
L eavin g Afte r Park in g on aHill1 . Apply an d hold th e bra ke pe dal
w hil e yo u:
.
S ta rt th e engin e
.
S hif t in to agea r
.
R ele a se th e park in g bra ke
2 . Let up on th e bra ke peda l.
3 . Driv e slo w ly until th e tr a il e r is
c le ar of th e ch o cks .
4 . Sto p and have so m eon e pic k up
a nd sto re th e ch ocks.
M ain te n an ce W hen Tra ile r
T o w in gT he ve hic le needs se rv ic e more
o fte n when pulli n g atr a il e r. S ee
S ch edule d Main te nance on
p age 11 2 or th e In dex fo r m ore
i n fo rm atio n. T hin gs th at are
e sp ecia ll y im porta nt in tr a ile r
o pera tio n are auto m atic
t r a nsm is sio n flu id , engin e oil ,
a xle lu bric a nt, belt s , co olin g
s ys te m and bra ke syste m .It is a
g ood id ea to in sp ect th ese befo re
a nd durin g th e tr ip .
C heck perio dic a lly to se e th at all
h it c h nuts and bolt s are tig ht.

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V eh ic le Care 10-1
V eh ic le CareG en era l In fo rm atio nG en era lIn fo rm atio n ... .. ... .. 10-2
C alif o rn ia Pro p osit io n
6 5 W arn in g ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10-3
C alif o rn ia Perc h lo ra te
M ate ria ls Req uir e m ents .. .. 10-3
A cce sso rie s and
M odif ic a tio ns .. .. . .. ... .. ... 10-3V eh ic le ChecksD oin g Your O wn
S erv ic e W ork ... . .. . .. .. .... 10-4
H ood .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. 10-5
E ngin e Com partm ent
O ve rv ie w ... . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10-6
E ngin e Oil .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . 10-1 0
E ngin e Oil L if e Syste m ... . .10-1 4
A uto m atic Tra nsm is sio n
F lu id .... .. .......... ..... . 10-1 5
M anua lT ra nsm is sio n
F lu id .... .. .......... ..... . 10-1 7
H yd ra ulic Clu tc h .. .. .. .. .. .. 10-1 8
E ngin e Air C le a ner/F ilt e r ... . 10-1 9
C oolin g Syste m .. .. . ... ... . 10-2 0
E ngin e Coola n t ... . . ... ... .. 10-2 1 E
ngin e Ove rh ea tin g .. .. . .. . 10 -2 4
E ngin e Fan .. .. . ... .. ... .. .. 10-2 6
P ow er S te e rin g Flu id ... . ... 10-2 6
W ash er Flu id ... . ... ........ 10-2 7
B ra ke s ... . ... ....... ...... . 10-2 8
B ra ke Flu id .. .. . .. .. .. ... .. . 10-2 9
B atte ry ... . .. .. . ... ... .. ... . 10 -3 1
F our- W heelD riv e .. .. ... ... . 10 -3 1
F ro nt A xle .. .. . ...... ..... . . 10-3 2
R ear A xle .. .. . .. .. ... ... . .. 10 -3 3
S ta rte r S w it c h Check ... . . .. 10-3 3
A uto m atic Tra n sm is sio n Shif t
L ock Contr o lF unctio n
C heck ... . .. .. ... .. . ... .... 10-3 4
I g nit io n Tra nsm is sio n Lock
C heck ... . .. .. ... .. . ... .... 10-3 4
P ark Bra ke and P (P ark )
M ech a nis m Check .... .. .. 10-3 5
W ip er B la de
R epla ce m ent ... . .. ..... .. . 10-3 5
H ead la m p Aim in gH eadla m p Aim in g .. .. ... ... 10 -3 7B ulb Rep la ce m en tB ulb Repla ce m en t .. .. ..... . 10-3 7
H alo gen Bulb s .. .. ... . ... . .. 10 -3 7
H eadla m ps .... ....... ...... 10-3 8 F
ro nt T urn Sig nal, P ark in g,
a nd Daytim e Runnin g
L am ps (D RL) .. .. . .. .. .... 10-3 8
T a ill a m ps, T urn Sig nal,
S to pla m ps, and Back-U p
L am ps .. .. ... ... .... ... ... 10-3 9
C ente r H ig h-M ounte d
S to pla m p (C HM SL) ... . . .. 10-4 0
L ic e nse Pla te Lam p ... . . .. . 10-4 1
R epla ce m ent B ulb s ... .. . .. . 10 -4 1
E le ctr ic al S yste mE le ctr ic a lS yste m
O ve rlo ad ... . .............. 10 -4 2
F use s and Cir c u it
B re ake rs .... ... .. .. ... .. .. 10-4 3
E ngin e Com partm ent F use
B lo ck ... . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 10-4 3W heels an d Tir e sT ir e s ... .. .. ... .. ... .. ... .. .. 10 -5 0
T ir e Sid ew all L abelin g .. .. . . 10-5 0
T ir e Desig natio ns .. .. . ..... . 10-5 3
T ir e Te rm in olo gy and
D efin it io ns .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. . 10 -5 3
T ir e Pre ssu re ... . .. ... .. ... . 10-5 6
T ir e Pre ssu re fo r H ig h-S peed
O pera tio n .. .. .. ... .. ... .. . 10-5 8

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V eh ic le Care 10-7
A . Win d sh ie ld W ash er Flu id . S ee
 A ddin g W ash e r Flu id  under
W ash er Flu id on page 102 7 .
B . Eng in e Coola n t R eco ve ry
T a nk. S ee Engin e Coola nt on
p age 102 1 .
C . Engin e Air C le a ner/F ilt e r on
p age 101 9 .
D . Pow er S te erin g Flu id Rese rv o ir
( lo w in engin e co m partm ent) .
S ee Pow er S te e rin g Flu id on
p age 102 6 . E
. Auto m atic Tra nsm is sio n Flu id
D ip stic k (If E qu ip ped ). S ee
 C heckin g th e Flu id Le ve l
u nder A uto m atic Tra n sm is sio n
F lu id on pa ge 101 5.
F . Engin e Oil F il l C ap. S ee W hen
t o Add Engin e Oil un der
E ng in e Oil o n page 101 0.
G . Radia to r P re ssu re Cap. S ee
C oolin g Syste m on pa ge 102 0.
H . Rem ote Neg ativ e ( ) Te rm in al
( G ND). S ee Ju m p Sta rtin g on
p age 109 0. I
. Engin e Oil D ip stic k . S ee
 C heckin g Engin e Oil under
E ngin e Oil o n page 101 0.
J . Rem ote Posit iv e (+ ) Te rm in al.
S ee Ju m p Sta rtin g on
p age 109 0.
K . Bra ke Flu id Rese rv o ir . S ee
B ra ke Flu id on page 102 9.
L . Engin e Com partm ent F use
B lo ck on page 104 3.
M . Batte ry on page 103 1.
N . Hyd ra ulic Clu tc h Flu id Rese rv o ir
( If E quip ped). S ee Hyd ra ulic
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