2011 GMC CANYON Owner's Manual

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In fo ta in m en t S ys te m 7-2 7
T ra n sfe rrin g aCallA udio ca n be tr a n sfe rre d betw ee n
t h e Blu eto oth sys te m and th e ce ll
p hon e.
T he ce ll p hon e must be pair e d
a nd co nn ecte d wit h th e Blu eto o th
s y ste m befo re a ca ll ca n be
t r a nsfe rre d. T he co n ne ctio n pro ce ss
c a n ta ke up to tw o min ute s afte r th e
i g nit io n is tu rn ed to ON/R UN.
T o Tra n sfe r A udio Fro m th e
B lu eto oth Syste m to aCell P hone
D urin g aca ll w it h th e audio in th e
v e hic le :
1 . Pre ss and re le ase
g.
2 . Say T ra n sfe r C all.  T
o Tra n sfe r A udio to th e Blu eto oth
S yste m Fro m aCell P hone
D urin g aca ll w it h th e aud io on th e
c e ll p hon e, pre ss
gfo r m ore th a n
t w o se co nds. T he audio tr a n sfe rs to
t h e ve hic le . If th e aud io does not
t r a nsfe r to th e ve hic le , use th e audio
t r a nsfe r fe a tu re on th e ce ll p ho ne .
S ee yo u r ce ll p ho ne manu fa ctu re r's
u se r guid e fo r m ore in fo rm atio n.
V o ic e Pas s-T h ruV oic e PassT hru allo w s acce ss to
t h e vo ic e re co g nit io n co m mand s on
t h e ce ll p ho ne. S ee th e ce ll p hon e
m anufa ctu re r's use r gu id e to se e if
t h e ce ll p ho ne su ppo rts th is fe atu re .
T his fe a tu re ca n be use d to ve rb a ll y
a cc e ss co nta cts sto re d in th e ce ll
p hone.
1 . Pre ss an d re le ase
g.
2 . Say B lu e to o th . 3
. Say V oic e .
.
T he ce ll p hone's norm al
p ro m pt m ess a ges wil l g o
t h ro ugh it s cycle acco rd in g
t o th e phone's opera tin g
i n str u ctio ns.
D ual To n e Mult i- F re q uen cy
( D TM F) To nesT he Blu eto oth sy ste m ca n se nd
n um bers and th e num bers sto re d as
n am e ta gs durin g aca ll . Y ou ca n
u se th is fe atu re when ca ll in g a
m enu driv e n phone syste m .A cc o un t
n um bers ca n als o be sto re d fo r use .
S en din g aNum ber or N am eTa g
D urin g aCall
1 . Pre ss
g. T he sys te m re sp ond s
 R eady, fo ll o w ed by a to ne.
2 . Say D ia l. 
3 . Say th e num ber or nam e ta g
t o se nd.

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7 -2 8 In fo ta in m en t S yste mC le arin g th e Sys te mU nle ss in fo rm atio n is dele te d out of
t h e in v e hic le Blu eto oth sys te m ,it
w ill b e re ta in ed in de fin it e ly . T his
i n clu des all sa ve d nam e ta gs in
t h e phon eb ook and phon e pair in g
i n fo rm atio n . F or in fo rm atio n on how
t o dele te th is in fo rm atio n, se e th e
a bove se ctio n s on Dele tin g a Pair e d
P hon e and Dele tin g Nam e Ta gs.
O th er In fo rm atio nT he Blu eto o th
®w ord mark and
l o gos are ow ned by th e Blu eto oth
®
S IG ,In c. and any use of su ch mark s
b y Genera lM oto rs is un der lic e n se .
O th er tr a dem ark s an d tr a d e nam es
a re th ose of th eir re sp ectiv e ow ners .
S ee Radio Fre q uen cy
S ta te m ent on page 13 1 9
f o r Federa lC om munic a tio ns
C om mis sio n and In dustr y Can ada
i n fo rm atio n.

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C li m ate Contr o ls 8-1
C lim ate Contr o lsC lim ate Con tr o lS ys te m sClim ate Contr o lS ys te m s... . .. 8-1A ir Ven tsA ir Vents .. .. . ... .. .. ... . ... .. . 8-3
C lim ate Contr o lS yste m sThe hea tin g, co olin g, and ve ntila tio n fo r th e ve hic le ca n be co ntr o ll e d wit h
t h is sys te m .A. Te m pera tu re Contr o l
B . Fan Contr o l
C . Air D eliv e ry M ode Contr o l
D . Air C ond it io nin g
E . Recir c u la tio n T
e m pera tu re Contr o l: Turn th e
k n ob clo ckw is e or co unte rc lo ckw is e
t o in cre ase or decre ase th e
t e m pera tu re of th e air in sid e th e
v e hic le .
9
(F an Con tr o l) : Turn th e kn ob
c lo ckw is e or co unte rc lo ckw is e to
i n cre ase or decre ase th e fa n sp eed .

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8 -2 Clim ate Contr o lsI f th e kn ob is se t on 0  (z e ro ), so m e
o uts id e air w il l still e n te r th e ve hic le
a nd will b e dir e cte d acco rd in g to th e
p osit io n of th e mod e kn ob.
A ir D eliv e ry Mode Contr o l:
T urn th e kn ob clo ckw is e or
c o unte rc lo ckw is e to ch a nge th e
c u rre nt air flo w mode .
S ele ct fr o m th e fo llo w in g modes:H
(V en t): Air is dir e cte d to th e
i n str u m ent pa nelo u tle ts .
\
(B i- L ev el) : Air is div id ed
b etw een th e in str u m ent panel
o utle ts an d flo or and sid e win dow
o utle ts . C oole r air is dir e cte d to th e
u pper outle ts and warm er air to th e
f lo o r outle ts .
[
(F lo or): Air is dir e cte d to th e
f lo or outle ts . R ecir c u la tio n ca nnot
b e se le cte d whil e in flo or m ode
b e ca use th is co uld ca use th e
i n te rio r w in do w to fo g.
/
(F lo or/D efo g ): This m od e
c le ars th e win dow s of fo g or
m ois tu re . A ir is dir e cte d to th e flo o r,
w in dsh ie ld , and sid e win d ow outle ts .
W hen th is m od e is se le cte d, th e
s ys te m ru ns th e air co n dit io nin g
c o m pre sso r unle ss th e ou ts id e
t e m pera tu re is nea r fr e ezin g or
b elo w .R ecir c u la tio n is not ava il a b le
i n th is m ode.
0
(D efr o st): This m ode cle a rs
t h e win dsh ie ld of fo g or fr o st m ore
q uic kly . A ir is dir e cte d to th e
w in dsh ie ld and sid e win dow outle ts .
W hen th is m ode is se le cte d, th e
s yste m ru ns th e air co ndit io n in g
c o m pre sso r un le ss th e outs id e
t e m pera tu re is near, or belo w
f r e ezin g. R ecir c u la tio n is not
a va il a ble in th is m od e.
D o not driv e th e ve hic le un til a ll th e
w in dow s are cle ar.
#
( A ir C ond it io n in g): Pre ss to
t u rn th e air co ndit io nin g syste m
o n or off. A n in dic a to r lig ht on th e
b u tto n co m es on to sh ow th at th e air
c o nd it io nin g is on.
T he fa n co ntr o lm ust be on to use
t h e air co ndit io nin g.
T here mig ht be aslig ht ch ange in
e n gin e perfo rm ance when th e air
c o nd it io nin g co m pre sso r sh uts off
a n d tu rn s on again . T his is norm al.
T he syste m is desig ned to make
a d ju stm ents to help wit h fu el
e co n om ywhil e stil l m ain ta in in g
t h e se le cte d te m pera tu re .
T he air co ndit io nin g syste m
r e m ove s m ois tu re fr o m th e air , so a
s m all a m ount of w ate r m ig ht drip
u n der th e ve hic le while id lin g or
a fte r tu rn in g off th e engin e. T his is
n o rm al.

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C li m ate Contr o ls 8-3
@
( R ecir c u la tio n): Pre ss to tu rn
t h e re cir c u la tio n mode on or off. A n
i n dic a to r li g ht on th e butto n co m es
o n to sh ow th at th e re cir c u la tio n
m ode is on. T his m ode re cir c u la te s
a nd help s to qu ic kly co olth e air
i n sid e th e ve hic le . It ca n be use d to
p re ve nt outs id e air an d odors fr o m
e nte rin g th e ve hic le .
T he re cir c u la tio n mode ca nnot be
u se d wit h flo o r/d efo g , defr o st,
o r defo ggin g mod es. If re cir c u la tio n
i s se le cte d in th ese modes, th e
i n dic a to r w il l fla sh or no t co m e on.
A ir Ven tsU se th e th u m bw heelo n th e outle ts
t o ch ange th e dir e ctio n of th e
a ir flo w .
L if t up or push dow n on th e
t h um bw he ello ca te d in th e ce nte r
o f th e ou tle t to dir e ct th e air up or
d ow n, or sli d e th e th um bw he elto
t h e le ft or rig ht to dir e ct th e air flo w
f r o m sid eto s id e. O
pera tio n Tip s
.
C le ar aw ay any ic e , sn ow or
l e ave s fr o m th e air in le ts at th e
b ase of th e win dsh ie ld th at m ay
b lo ck th e flo w of air in to th e
v e hic le .
.
U se of non-G M appro ve d hoo d
d efle cto rs m ay adve rs e ly affe ct
t h e perfo rm ance of th e syste m .
.
Keep th e path under th e fr o nt
s e ats cle ar of obje cts to help
c ir c u la te th e air in sid e of th e
v e hic le more effe ctiv e ly .

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8 -4 Clim ate Contr o ls
2
N O TE S

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D riv in g an d Opera tin g 9-1
D riv in g an d
O pera tin gD riv in g In fo rm atio nD efe n siv e Driv in g ... . . .. .. .. .. 9-2
D ru nk Driv in g ... . . ........... . 9-2
C ontr o lo f a Veh ic le .. .. .. ... .. 9-3
B ra kin g .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. 9-3
S te erin g .. .. .. ... .... ... .... ... 9-4
O ff- R oa d Reco ve ry ... .. . ... ... 9-5
L oss of C on tr o l... .. ... .. .. ... . 9-6
O ff- R oa d Driv in g .... ......... . 9-7
D riv in g on W et R oa ds .. . . . .. 9-1 7
H ig hw ay Hyp no sis ... . . ...... 9-1 8
H ill a n d Moun ta in Roads .. .. . 9-1 8
W in te r D riv in g .. .. . .. ... ... .. 9-1 9
I f th e Veh ic le is Stu ck ... . . ... 9-2 1
V eh ic le Loa d Lim it s .. .. ... ... 9-2 2
T ru ck -C am per Load in g
I n fo rm atio n .... .. .. ... .. .... 9-2 8
S ta rtin g an d Opera tin gN ew Vehic le Bre ak-In .. . . . ... 9-2 8
I g nit io n Posit io ns .. .. ........ 9-2 9
S ta rtin g th e Engin e .. .. ... ... 9-3 0
E ngin e Heate r .. .. ... ... ... .. 9-3 2
R eta in ed Acce ss o ry
P ow er (R AP )... . . ... .. .. ... 9-3 3
S hif tin g In to Park (A uto m atic
T ra nsm is sio n ) .. .. . .... ..... 9-3 3
S hif tin g Out of P ark
( A uto m atic
T ra nsm is sio n ) .. .. . .... ..... 9-3 4
P ark in g (M an ual
T ra nsm is sio n ) .. .. . .... ..... 9-3 5
P ark in g Ove r Thin gs
T hat B urn ... . ... .. ... ... ... 9-3 5E ng in e Exh au stE ngin e Exh a ust ... .. .. ... .. .. 9-3 6
R unnin g th e Vehic le W hile
P ark e d .. .. .... .. ........... 9-3 6
A uto m atic Tra n sm is sio nA uto m atic Tra nsm is sio n .. .. .9-3 7M an ual Tra n sm is sio nM anualT ra nsm is sio n .... .. .. 9-4 0D riv e Syste m sFour-W heelD riv e .. .. .. ...... 9-4 2B ra kesA ntilo ck Bra ke
S ys te m (A BS ).. .. ... .. .. ... 9-4 6
P ark in g Bra ke ... . .. .. ... .. .. 9-4 7
B ra ke Assis t .. .. ............ . 9-4 8R id e Con tr o lS yste m sTra ctio n Contr o l
S ys te m (T C S)... . . .. ... .. .. 9-4 8
S ta biliT ra k
®S ys te m .. .. .... . 9-5 0
L im it e d-S lip Rear A xle .... ... 9-5 1
C ru is e Contr o lC ru is e Contr o l.. .. . ... ... .... 9-5 2

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9 -2 Driv in g an d Opera tin gFuelF ue l.. .. ... .. .. . .. ... .. .. . ... 9-5 4
R eco m mend ed Fue l.. .. . .. .. 9-5 5
G aso li n e Specif ic a tio ns (U .S .
a nd Can ad a Only ) .. .. .. . ... 9-5 5
C alif o rn ia Fuel
R equir e m ents .. .. ... . ... . .. 9-5 5
F ue ls in Fore ig n Cou ntr ie s ... 9-5 5
F ue lA dd it iv e s .... ... ... ... .. 9-5 6
F illin g th e Ta n k .. . . . ... .. .. .. 9-5 7
F illin g aPorta ble Fue l
C onta in er ... ... .... .. . .. .. .. 9-5 8To w in gG enera lTo w in g
I n fo rm atio n .... .. .. ... .. .... 9-5 9
D riv in g Chara cte ris tic s and
T o w in g Tip s .. .. .. ...... .. .. 9-5 9
T ra ile r To w in g ... ... .. ... . .. .. 9-6 4
T o w in g Equip m en t .. .. .. . .. .. 9-6 9C onvers io n s an d Add-O nsA dd-O n Ele ctr ic a l
E quip m en t ... . . .. ... .. .. ... 9-7 0
P ic ku p Con ve rs io n to
C hassis Cab ... . . .. .. .. .. .. 9-7 0
D riv in g In fo rm atio nD efe n siv e Driv in gD efe nsiv e driv in g means a lw ays
e xp ect th e un exp e cte d. The fir s t
s te p in driv in g defe n siv e ly is to wear
y o ur sa fe ty belt . S ee Safe ty Belt s on
p age 31 2 .
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W ARNIN G
Assu m e th at oth e r ro ad use rs
( p edestr ia n s, bic y clis ts , an d oth e r
d riv e rs ) are goin g to be ca re le ss
a nd make mis ta ke s. A ntic ip ate
w hat th ey m ig h t do and be re a dy.
I n addit io n :.A ll o w en oug h fo ll o w in g
d is ta nce betw een yo u an d
t h e driv e r in fr o nt of yo u..F ocu s on th e ta sk of driv in g.
( C ontin ue d)
W ARNIN G (C ontin ued )
D riv e r dis tr a ctio n ca n ca use
c o llis io ns re su lt in g in in ju ry or
p o ss ib le death . T hese sim ple
d e fe nsiv e driv in g te ch niq ues
c o uld sa ve yo ur lif e .D ru nk Driv in g
{
W ARNIN G
D rin kin g and th en driv in g is
v e ry dangero us. Y our re fle xe s,
p e rc e ptio ns, atte ntiv e ness, and
j u dgm ent ca n be affe cte d by eve n
a sm all a m ount of alc o hol. Y ou
c a n have a se rio us  or eve n
f a ta l co llis io n if yo u driv e afte r
d rin kin g. D o not drin k and driv e or
r id e wit h adriv e r w ho has been
d rin kin g. R id e hom e in aca b; or if
y o u are wit h agro up, desig nate a
d riv e r w ho will n ot drin k.