2011 GMC CANYON Owner's Manual

Bla ck pla te (1 1 ,1 )
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E xte rio r Lig htin gO
: Turn s off all e xte rio r la m ps
i n clu din g th e Daytim e Runnin g
L am ps (D RL).
A UTO : Auto m atic op era tio n of th e
h eadla m ps and oth e r exte rio r la m ps
a t norm alb rig htn ess. ;
:Manualo pera tio n of th e park in g
l a m ps an d oth er exte rio r la m ps.
2 : Man ualo pera tio n of th e
h eadla m ps an d oth er exte rio r
l a m ps.
F or m ore in fo rm atio n, se e:
.
E xte rio r Lam p Contr o ls on
p age 61 .
.
D aytim e Runnin g Lam ps (D R L)
o n pag e 62 .
.
A uto m atic Head la m p Syste m on
p age 63 .
.
F og Lam ps on page 64 .
.
E xte rio r C arg o Lam ps on
p age 65 .
W in dsh ie ld W ip er/W ash er8 :Sin gle wip e, m ove th e band to
a nd th en re le ase it . S eve ra lw ip e s,
h old th e band on lo nger.
N :For a dela ye d wip in g cycle .
T urn th e band up fo r m ore fr e que nt
w ip es or dow n fo r le ss fr e quent
w ip es.

Bla ck pla te (1 2,1 )
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1 -1 2 In Brie f6 :Slo w wip e s, tu rn th e band
t o th e fir s t so lid posit io n past th e
d e la y se ttin g s.
1 :Fast w ip es, tu rn th e band to
t h e se co nd so lid po sit io n past th e
d ela y se ttin g s.
9 : Turn s th e wip e rs off .
W in dsh ie ld W ash er: Push th e
p addle on to p of th e mult if u nctio n
l e ve r to sp ra y wash e r flu id on th e
w in dsh ie ld .
S ee W in dsh ie ld W ip e r/W ash e r on
p age 52 .
C lim ate Contr o lsA . Te m pera tu re Contr o l
B . Fan Con tr o l
C . Air D eliv e ry M ode Contr o l D
. Air C ondit io nin g
E . Air R ecir c u la tio n
S ee Clim ate Contr o lS yste m son
p a ge 81 .

Bla ck pla te (1 3,1 )
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F o ur-W hee l D riv eF our-w hee ld riv e se nd s engin e
p ow er to all fo ur w heels fo r extr a
t r a ctio n.T he tr a nsfe r ca se butto ns are
l o ca te d to th e rig ht of th e ste erin g
w heelo n th e in str u m ent panel. U
se th ese bu tto ns to sh if t in to an d
o ut of fo ur- w he eld riv e .
2
m( T w o-W heel H ig h ): Use fo r
d riv in g in most str e e t and hig h w ay
s it u atio n s.
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W ARNIN G
Shif t in g th e tr a nsfe r ca se to
N (N eutr a l) ca n ca use th e ve hic le
t o ro ll e ve n if th e tr a n sm is sio n is
i n P (P ark ). Y ou or so m eon e els e
c o uld be se rio usly in ju re d . B e
s u re to se t th e park in g bra ke
b efo re pla cin g th e tr a n sfe r ca se
i n N (N eutr a l) . S ee Park in g Bra ke
o n pag e 94 7 . N
(N eu tr a l) : Use th e N (N eutr a l)
p osit io n only when to w in g th e
v e h ic le . S ee Recre atio nalV ehic le
T o w in g on page 109 4.
4
m( F o ur-W heel H ig h): Use whe n
e xtr a tr a ctio n is needed in most
o ff - ro ad sit u atio ns.
4n( F o ur-W heel L ow ): Use th is
p osit io n to deliv e r extr a to rq ue to
a ll fo ur w heels . U se d fo r extr e m e
o ff  ro ad co ndit io ns. S ee Four-W heel
D riv e on page 94 2.

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1 -1 4 In Brie fV eh ic le Featu re sR ad io (s )
R ad io wit h CD (M P3/W MA)
P W R: Pre ss to tu rn th e syste m on
a nd off.
qV O L
r: Turn to in cre ase or
d e cre ase th e vo lu m e. B
AND : Pre ss to sw it c h betw ee n
F M 1, F M 2, A M ,or X M 1 or X M 2
( if equip pe d). T he se le ctio n
d is p la ys.
qT U NE
r: Turn to se le ct ra dio
s ta tio ns.
qS EEK
r: Pre ss to go to th e
p re vio us or to th e next sta tio n and
s ta y th ere .
F or m ore in fo rm atio n about th ese
a n d oth er ra dio fe atu re s, se e
I n tr o ductio n on page 71 .
S ettin g Pre set S ta tio nsR adio sta tio ns are sto re d as
p re se ts .
F or ve hic le s wit h an XM ra dio , a
m axim um of 30 sta tio ns ca n be
s to re d as pre se ts usin g th e
s ix nu m bere d push butto ns.
I f th e ra dio does not have XM ,up to
1 8 sta tio ns (s ix FM 1, six FM 2, and
s ix AM ), ca n be pro gra m med on th e
s ix nu m bere d butto ns.
S ee S ettin g Pre se t S ta tio ns under
O pera tio n on page 73 .

Bla ck pla te (1 5,1 )
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S ettin g th e Clo ckTo se t th e tim e and date fo r th e
r a dio wit h CD (M P3/W MA):
P re ss an d hold th e HR butto n until
t h e co rre ct ho ur dis p la ys. P re ss and
h old th e MIN butto n until th e co rr e ct
m in ute dis p la ys. T he tim e ca n be
s e t w it h th e ig nit io n on or off.
T o syn ch ro n iz e th e tim e wit h an
F M sta tio n bro a dca stin g Radio Data
S yste m (R DS)in fo rm atio n, pre ss
a nd hold th e HR an d MIN butt o ns
a t th e sa m e tim e un til R DS TIM E
d is p la ys. To acce pt th is tim e, pre ss
a nd hold th e HR an d MIN butt o ns,
a t th e sa m e tim e, fo r anoth er
2 se co n ds. If th e tim e is not
a va ila ble fr o m th e sta tio n,
N O UPD AT (u pd ate ) dis p la ys.
R DS tim e is bro adca st once a
m in ute . A fte r tu n in g to an RDS
b ro ad ca st sta tio n, it co uld ta ke a
f e w min ute s fo r th e tim e to update .
F or deta ile d in str u ctio ns on se ttin g
t h e clo ck fo r yo ur sp ecif ic au dio
s y ste m ,se e Clo ck on page 54 .
S ate llit e Rad ioX M is a sa te llit e ra d io se rv ic e th a t
i s base d in th e 48 co ntig uou s
U nit e d Sta te s an d 10 Can adia n
p ro vin ce s. X M sa te lli t e ra dio has a
w id e va rie ty of pro gra m min g an d
c o m merc ia l- fr e e music , co ast to
c o ast, an d in dig it a l- q u alit y so und .
A fe e is re quir e d to re ce iv e th e
X M se rv ic e .
F or m ore in fo rm atio n , re fe r to :.
w ww.x m ra dio .c o m or ca ll
1 -8 00-9 29 -2 100 (U .S .)
.
w ww.x m ra dio .c a or ca ll
1 -8 77-4 38 -9 677 (C ana da)
S ee X M Sate llit e Radio Serv ic e 
u nder S ate ll it e Radio on pag e 71 1 .
C ru is e Contr o lT he cru is e co ntr o ls are lo ca te d at
t h e end of th e mult if u nctio n le ve r.
9 : Turn s th e syste m off.R: Turn s th e sys te m on.
+ (R esu m e/A ccele ra te ): Use to
m ake th e ve hic le acc e le ra te or
r e su m e apre vio usly se t sp eed.r T
(S et): Pre ss th e butto n at
t h e end of th e le ve r to se t th e
s p e ed.
F or m ore in fo rm atio n, se e Cru is e
C ontr o lo n page 95 2.

Bla ck pla te (1 6,1 )
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1 -1 6 In Brie fD riv er In fo rm atio n
C en te r (D IC )The DIC is lo ca te d on th e
i n str u m ent pa ne lclu ste r. It dis p la ys
t h e sta tu s of m any ve h ic le sy ste m s
a nd en able s so m e fe atu re s to be
p ers o na li z e d .
U se th e tr ip re se t ste m lo ca te d on
t h e in str u m en t pane lclu ste r to scro ll
t h ro ugh th e ava ila ble fu nctio ns.
F or m ore in fo rm atio n, se e Driv e r
I n fo rm atio n Cente r (D IC )on
p a ge 52 1.V eh ic le Pers o naliz a tio nS om e ve hic le fe atu re s ca n be
p ers o na li z e d th ro ugh th e DIC .
T hese fe a tu re s in clu d e:.
Langu age : E nglis h , S panis h ,
o r Fre nch
.
A uto m atic Door Lock s
.
R KE Fee dba ck F
or m ore in fo rm atio n , se e Driv e r
I n fo rm atio n Cente r (D IC )on
p age 52 1.
P ow er O utle tsT he acce sso ry pow er outle ts ca n be
u se d to plu g in ele ctr ic a le q uip m ent,
s u ch as a ce ll p ho ne or M P3 pla ye r.
T he ve hic le may have an acce sso ry
p ow er outle t lo ca te d belo w th e
c li m ate co ntr o lsy ste m an d on th e
r e ar of th e ce n te r co nso le .
S ee Pow er O utle ts on pag e 55 .
P erfo rm an ce an d
M ain te n an ceTra ctio n Contr o l
S yste m (T C S)The tr a ctio n co ntr o lsyste m li m it s
w heelsp in . T he syste m tu rn s on
a u to m atic a lly eve ry tim e th e ve hic le
i s sta rte d..
To tu rn off tr a ctio n co ntr o l, pre ss
a nd re le ase
d
o n th e in str u m ent
p anel.
d
ill u m in ate s and th e
a ppro pria te DIC messa ge is
d is p la ye d. S ee Rid e Contr o l
S ys te m Mess a ges on page 52 7.
.
P re ss and re le ase th e butto n
a gain to tu rn on tr a ctio n co ntr o l.
F or m ore in fo rm atio n, se e Tra ctio n
C on tr o lS yste m (T C S)on
p a ge 94 8.

Bla ck pla te (1 7,1 )
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S ta b iliT ra k
®
S ys te m
T he Ele ctr o nic Sta b il it y Contr o l
s y ste m assis ts wit h dir e ctio n al
c o ntr o lo f th e ve hic le in dif fic u lt
d riv in g co nd it io ns. T he sys te m tu rn s
o n auto m atic a lly eve ry tim e th e
v e hic le is sta rte d ..
To tu rn off bo th tr a ctio n
c o ntr o la n d Ele ctr o nic
S ta bilit y Con tr o l, pre ss and
h old
d
u ntil
d
il lu m in ate s and
t h e appro pria te DIC messa ge
i s dis p la ye d. S ee Rid e Contr o l
S yste m Messa ge s on page 52 7.
.
P re ss an d re le a se th e butto n
a gain to tu rn on both syste m s.
F or m ore in fo rm atio n, se e
S ta biliT ra k
®S yste m on page 95 0 .
T ir e Pre ssu re Mon it o rT his ve hic le may ha ve a Tir e
P re ss u re Monit o r S yste m (T P M S).T he TP M S warn in g lig h t ale rts yo u
t o asig nif ic a n t lo ss in pre ssu re of
o ne of th e ve hic le 's tir e s. If th e
w arn in g lig h t co m es on, sto p as
s o on as po ss ib le and in fla te th e
t ir e s to th e re co m mend ed pre ssu re
s h ow n on th e Tir e an d Load in g
I n fo rm atio n la bel. S ee Vehic le Load
L im it s on pa ge 92 2. T he warn in g
l i g ht w ill re m ain on until th e tir e
p re ssu re is co rre cte d. D
urin g co ole r co ndit io ns, th e lo w tir e
p re ssu re warn in g lig ht m ay app ear
w hen th e ve hic le is fir s t sta rte d and
t h en tu rn off . T his m ay be an early
i n dic a to r th at th e tir e pre ss u re s are
g e ttin g lo w and th e tir e s need to be
i n fla te d to th e pro per pre ssu re .
T he TP M S does not re pla ce no rm al
m onth ly tir e main te nance . It is th e
d riv e rs re sp onsib ili t y to main ta in
c o rre ct tir e pre ssu re s.
S ee Tir e Pre ssu re Monit o r S yste m
o n page 105 9 .
E ngin e Oil L if e Syste mT he engin e oil lif e syste m ca lc u la te s
e ngin e oil li f e base d on ve hic le use
a nd dis p la ys a DIC messa ge whe n
i t is nece ssa ry to ch ange th e engin e
o il a nd filt e r.

Bla ck pla te (1 8,1 )
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1 -1 8 In Brie fR esettin g th e Oil L if e Syste m
1 . Turn th e ig nit io n to ON/R UN,
w it h th e eng in e off .
2 . Pre ss an d re le ase th e ste m
i n th e lo w er ce nte r of th e
i n str u m en t clu ste r until th e OIL
L IF E messa ge is dis p la ye d.
3 . Once th e alt e rn a tin g OIL LIF E
a nd RESET mess a ge s app ear,
p re ss an d ho ld th e ste m until
s e ve ra lb e eps so und . T his
c o nfir m sth at th e oil lif e sy ste m
h as been re se t.
4 . Turn th e ke y to LO CK/O FF.
S ee Engin e Oil L if e Sys te m on
p age 101 4.
D riv in g fo r B ett e r Fuel
E co nom yDriv in g ha bit s ca n affe ct fu e l
m ile age. H ere are so m e driv in g
t ip s to get th e best fu e le co nom y
p ossib le ..
A vo id fa st sta rts and acce le ra te
s m ooth ly .
.
B ra ke gra d ually and avo id
a bru pt sto p s.
.
A vo id id lin g th e eng in e fo r lo n g
p erio ds of tim e.
.
W hen ro ad and weath er
c o ndit io n s are ap pro p ria te , use
c ru is e co n tr o l.
.
A lw ays fo ll o w po ste d sp ee d
l i m it s or driv e more slo w ly when
c o ndit io n s re quir e .
.
K eep ve hic le tir e s pro pe rly
i n fla te d.
.
C om bin e se ve ra ltr ip s in to a
s in gle tr ip .
.
R epla ce th e ve hic le 's tir e s wit h
t h e sa m e TP C Spec num ber
m old ed in to th e tir e 's sid ew all
n ear th e siz e .
.
F ollo w re co m mended sch edule d
m ain te nance .
R oad sid e Ass is ta n ce
P ro g ra mU .S .: 1-8 00-G M C-8 782
( 1 8 0 04 62-8 782)
T TY Use rs (U .S .) : 1-8 88-8 89-2 438
C anada: 1-8 00-2 68-6 800
M exic o : 01-8 00-4 66-0 801
A s th e ow ner of a new GM C,yo u
a re auto m atic a lly enro lle d in th e
R oadsid e Assis ta nce pro gra m .
F or m ore in fo rm atio n se e Roadsid e
A ss is ta nce Pro gra m (U .S .and
C anada) on page 13 8 or R oadsid e
A ss is ta nce Pro gra m (M exic o ) on
p a ge 131 0 .