2011 GMC CANYON wheel

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9 -4 6 Driv in g an d Opera tin gS hif tin g Out of N eu tr a l
A fte r to w in g th e ve hic le , yo u will
h ave to sh if t ou t of N (N eutr a l) in
o rd e r to driv e . To sh if t out of
N (N eutr a l) , do th e fo ll o w in g:
1 . Set th e pa rk in g bra ke and apply
t h e re gu la r bra ke pe dal.
2 . Sta rt a ve hic le wit h an auto m atic
t r a nsm is sio n in P (P ark ).
U se 1(F ir s t) fo r ve hic le s wit h a
m anualtr a n sm is s io n .
3 . Shif t th e tr a nsm is s io n to
N (N eutr a l) , or pre ss th e clu tc h
p eda lfo r ve hic le s wit h amanual
t r a nsm is sio n.
4 . Pre ss th e butto n fo r th e desir e d
t r a nsfe r ca se sh if t posit io n
( T w o-W heelH ig h, F our-W heel
H ig h, or Four-W hee lL ow ).
5 . Afte r th e tr a nsfe r ca se has
s h if te d out of N (N eutr a l) , th e
i n dic a to r li g ht w ill g o out.
6 . Rele a se th e pa rk in g bra ke .
7 . Shif t th e tr a nsm is s io n to th e
d esir e d posit io n .
B ra ke sA ntilo ck Bra ke
S yste m (A B S)This ve hic le has th e Antilo ck Bra ke
S yste m (A BS ), an adva n ce d
e le ctr o nic bra kin g sys te m th at help s
p re ve nt a bra kin g sk id .
W hen th e engin e is sta rte d and th e
v e hic le begin s to driv e aw ay, A BS
c h ecks it s e lf . A mom en ta ry m oto r or
c li c k in g nois e mig ht be hea rd whil e
t h is te st is go in g on, and it m ig h t
e ve n be notic e d th a t th e bra ke
p edalm ove s a lit tle . T his is no rm al.I f th ere is a pro ble m wit h ABS ,th is
w arn in g lig ht sta ys on . S ee Antilo ck
B ra ke Syste m (A BS)W arn in g Lig ht
o n page 51 7. I
f driv in g sa fe ly on a wet ro ad and
i t beco m es nece ssa ry to sla m on
t h e bra ke s and co ntin ue bra kin g
t o avo id asu dden obsta cle , a
c o m pu te r se nse s th at th e wheels
a re slo w in g dow n. If one of th e
w he els is about to sto p ro ll in g, th e
c o m pu te r w il l se para te ly work th e
b ra ke s at each wheel.
A BS ca n ch ange th e bra ke pre ssu re
t o each wheel, as re quir e d, fa ste r
t h a n any driv e r co uld . T his ca n help
t h e driv e r ste er aro und th e obsta cle
w hile bra kin g hard .
A s th e bra ke s are appli e d, th e
c o m pu te r ke eps re ce iv in g update s
o n wheelsp eed and co ntr o ls
b ra kin g pre ssu re acco rd in gly .

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9 -4 8 Driv in g an d Opera tin gIf th e ig n it io n is on when th e park in g
b ra ke is re le ase d, th e bra ke syste m
w arn in g lig h t w ill g o off.
N otic e : Driv in g wit h th e park in g
b ra k e on ca n overh eat th e bra ke
s y ste m an d cau se pre m atu re
w ear or dam ag e to bra k e syste m
p arts . M ake su re th at th e park in g
b ra k e is fu lly re le a sed an d th e
b ra k e warn in g lig ht is off befo re
d riv in g.
I f yo u are to w in g atr a il e r and are
p a rk in g on any hill , se e Driv in g
C ha ra cte ris tic s an d To w in g Tip s on
p a ge 95 9.
B ra ke Assis tT his ve hic le has a bra ke assis t
f e atu re desig ned to assis t th e driv e r
i n sto ppin g or decre a sin g ve hic le
s p eed in em erg e ncy driv in g
c o ndit io ns. T his fe atu re use s th e
s ta bili t y syste m hyd ra u lic bra ke
c o ntr o lm odule to su p ple m en t
t h e pow er bra ke sys te m und er
c o ndit io ns where th e driv e r has
q uic kly an d fo rc e fu ll y app li e d th e
b ra ke pedalin an atte m pt to qu ic kly
s to p or slo w do w n th e ve hic le . T he
s ta bili t y syste m hyd ra u lic bra ke
c o ntr o lm odule in cre a se s bra ke
p re ssu re at each co rn er of th e
v e hic le until th e AB S activ a te s.
M in or bra ke ped alp uls a tio n or
p edalm ove m ent durin g th is tim e
i s norm ala nd th e driv e r sh ould
c o ntin ue to apply th e bra ke peda l
a s th e driv in g sit u a tio n dic ta te s.
T he bra ke assis t fe atu re will
a uto m atic a lly dis e n gag e whe n
t h e bra ke pe dalis re le ase d or
b ra ke pedalp re ssu re is quic kly
d ecre ase d.
R id e Contr o lS yste m sTra ctio n Contr o l
S yste m (T C S)The Tra ctio n Contr o lS yste m (T C S)
i s part of S ta biliT ra k. T C S li m it s
w heelsli p whic h is esp ecia lly use fu l
i n slip pery ro ad co ndit io ns. T he
s yste m opera te s only if it se nse s
t h a t any of th e wheels are sp in nin g
o r be gin nin g to lo se tr a ctio n. W hen
t h is ha ppens, T C S applie s th e
b ra ke s to lim it w heelsp in and als o
r e duce s engin e pow er. T he syste m
m ay be heard or fe lt w hile it is
w ork in g. T his is norm ala nd does
n o t m ean th ere is a pro ble m wit h
t h e ve hic le .
N otic e: If th e wheel( s ) of one ax le
i s all o w ed to sp in excessiv ely
w hil e th e Sta b iliT ra k
®, A BS,b ra ke
w arn in g lig h ts , an d an y re le van t
D IC messag es are dis p la yed ,th e
t r a n sfe r case co uld be dam ag ed .

Bla ck pla te (5 0,1 )
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9 -5 0 Driv in g an d Opera tin gS ta b iliT ra k
®
S yste m
T he ve hic le has an ele ctr o nic
s ta bilit y co ntr o lsy ste m ca lle d
S ta biliT ra k. It is an ad va nce d
c o m pute r co ntr o lle d sy s te m th at
a ssis ts th e driv e r w it h dir e ctio nal
c o ntr o lo f th e ve h ic le in dif fic u lt
d riv in g co ndit io n s.
S ta biliT ra k activ a te s when th e
c o m pute r se nse s a dis c re p ancy
b etw een th e in te nd ed pa th and th e
d ir e ctio n th e ve h ic le is actu ally
t r a ve lin g. S ta biliT ra k se le ctiv e ly
a pplie s bra kin g pre ssu re at any one
o f th e ve h ic le 's bra ke s to ass is t th e
d riv e r w it h ke ep in g th e ve hic le on
t h e in te nde d path .
W hen th e ve hic le is sta rte d and
b egin s to move , th e sy s te m
p erfo rm sse ve ra ld ia g no stic ch ecks
t o in su re th e re are no pro ble m s.
T he sy ste m may be heard or
f e lt w hil e it is work in g. T his is
n orm ala nd do es not m ea n th ere
i s a pro ble m wit h th e ve h ic le . T
he syste m sh ou ld in it ia liz e be fo re
t h e ve hic le re a ch es 32 km /h
( 2 0 m ph). In so m e ca se s, it m ay
t a ke appro xim ate ly tw o mile s of
d riv in g befo re th e syste m in it ia liz e s.
I f cru is e co n tr o lis bein g use d
w hen Sta biliT ra k activ a te s, th e
c ru is e co ntr o la uto m atic a ll y
d is e ngages. T he cru is e co ntr o l
c a n be re -e nga ged whe n ro ad
c o ndit io ns all o w .S ee Cru is e Contr o l
o n page 95 2.
I f th ere is a pro ble m dete cte d wit h
S ta bili T ra k, a SER VIC E STA B SY S
m essa ge dis p la ys on th e Driv e r
I n fo rm atio n Cen te r (D IC ). S ee Rid e
C ontr o lS yste m Messa ges on
p age 52 7 fo r m ore in fo rm atio n.
W hen th is m essa ge is dis p la ye d,
t h e syste m is not w ork in g. A dju st
y o ur driv in g acco rd in g ly .
S ta bili T ra k an d Tra ctio n Contr o l
( T C S)co m e on au to m atic a ll y
w heneve r th e ve hic le is sta rte d
a nd th e syste m sare re se t w it h e
a ch ig nit io n cycle . H ow eve r,
w hen th e tr a nsfe r ca se is pla ce d
i n Fou r-W heel- L ow mode,
S ta biliT ra k is auto m atic a ll y
d is a ble d. S ee Four-W heelD riv e on
p a ge 10 3 1 fo r m ore in fo rm atio n.
I t is re co m mended to le ave th e
s yste m on fo r norm ald riv in g
c o nd it io ns, but it m ay be nece ssa ry
t o tu rn th e TC S portio n of th e
s yste m off if th e ve hic le is stu ck in
s a nd , m ud, ic e , or sn ow ,and it is
n e ce ssa ry to ro ck  th e ve hic le to
a tte m pt to fr e e it . If tr a ctio n co ntr o l
i s tu rn ed off, only th e bra ke -tr a ctio n
c o ntr o lp ortio n of tr a ctio n co ntr o l
w ill w ork . T he engin e sp eed
m anagem ent w il l b e dis a ble d.
I n th is m ode, engin e pow er is
n o t re duce d auto m atic a lly and th e
d riv e wheels ca n sp in more fr e ely .
T his ca n ca use th e bra ke -tr a ctio n
c o ntr o lto activ a te co nsta ntly . S ee If
t h e Vehic le is Stu ck on page 92 1.

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D riv in g an d Opera tin g 9-5 1
T he Sta bili T ra k/T C S lig ht w ill fla sh
o n th e in str u m en t pane lclu ste r
w hen th e TC S syste m or S ta bil iT ra k
i s both on and activ a te d.T he Sta bili T ra k/T C S butto n
i s lo ca te d on th e in str u m en t
p ane l. T
o tu rn off T C S,pre ss and re le ase
t h e Sta biliT ra k/T C S bu tto n. T he
S ta bili T ra k/T C S lig ht co m es on in
t h e in str u m ent pa nelclu ste r, and
T R AC OFF co m es on th e DIC .
T o tu rn TC S back on, pre ss and
r e le ase th e Sta biliT ra k/T C S butto n .
T o tu rn off T C S and Sta bili T ra k,
p re ss an d hold th e Sta bili T ra k/T C S
b utt o n un til th e TR AC OFF and
S TA B SYS OFF messa g es co m e
o n th e DIC and th e Sta biliT ra k/T C S
l i g ht co m es on th e in str u m ent
p anel. To tu rn TC S and Sta biliT ra k
b ack on , pre ss and re le ase th e
S ta bili T ra k/T C S butt o n.
W hen th e TC S or S ta bili T ra k sy ste m
i s tu rn ed off, th e Sta biliT ra k/T C S
l i g ht and th e ap pro pria te TR AC OFF
o r S TA B SY S OFF messa ge will b e d
is p la ye d on th e DIC .T he ve hic le
w ill stil l h ave bra ke -tr a ctio n co ntr o l
w hen TC S or S ta bili T ra k is off , but
w ill n ot be able to use th e engin e
s p e ed managem ent sy ste m .T he
S ta biliT ra k/T C S lig ht fla sh es when
e it h er syste m is activ e ly work in g.
S ee Tra ctio n Contr o lS yste m (T C S)
o n page 94 8 fo r m ore in fo rm atio n.
L im it e d -S lip Rear A xleV ehic le s wit h ali m it e d-s li p re ar axle
c a n giv e more tr a ctio n on sn ow ,
m ud, ic e , sa nd or gra ve l. It w ork s
l ik e a sta ndard axle most of th e
t im e, but w hen tr a ctio n is lo w ,th is
f e a tu re allo w s th e driv e wheelw it h
t h e most tr a ctio n to move th e
v e h ic le .

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9 -5 2 Driv in g an d Opera tin gC ru is e Con tr o lW it h cru is e co ntr o l, a sp eed of
a bout 40 km /h (2 5 m ph ) or m ore ca n
b e main ta in ed wit h o ut ke epin g yo ur
f o ot on th e acce le ra to r. C ru is e
c o ntr o ld oes not w ork at sp eeds
b elo w abou t 40 km /h (2 5 m ph).
I f th e bra ke s are app li e d , th e cru is e
c o ntr o lsh uts off .
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W ARNIN G
C ru is e co ntr o lca n be dangero us
w here yo u ca n not driv e sa fe ly at
a ste ady sp ee d. S o, do not use
t h e cru is e co ntr o lo n win din g
r o ads or in he avy tr a ffic .
( C ontin ued)
W ARNIN G (C ontin u ed )
C ru is e co ntr o lca n be dan gero u s
o n slip pery ro ads. O n su ch ro ad s,
f a st ch ang es in tir e tr a ctio n ca n
c a use exce ssiv e wheelslip , an d
y o u co uld lo se co ntr o l. D o no t use
c ru is e co ntr o lo n sli p p ery ro ad s.
I f th e ve hic le 's Sta biliT ra k
®/T ra ctio n
C ontr o lS yste m (T C S)begin s to
l i m it w heelsp in while th e cru is e
c o ntr o lis on , th e cru is e co n tr o l
a uto m atic a lly dis e nga ges. S ee
S ta bili T ra k
®S ys te m on pag e 95 0 or
T ra ctio n Con tr o lS yste m (T C S)on
p age 94 8. W hen ro a d co n dit io ns
a llo w yo u to sa fe ly use it aga in ,
t h e cru is e co n tr o lca n be tu rn e d
b ack on.
T hese co ntr o ls are lo ca te d at th e
e n d of th e mult if u nctio n le ve r.9
( O ff ): Turn s th e sy ste m off.
R( O n): 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 acce 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
a t th e end of th e le ve r to se t th e
s p ee d.

Bla ck pla te (6 2,1 )
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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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W ARNIN G
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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1 0-2 8 Veh ic le CareA ddin g W ash er Flu idO pe n th e ca p wit h th e wash er
s ym bolo n it . A dd wash e r flu id
u ntil th e ta n k is fu ll . S ee Engin e
C om pa rtm en t O ve rv ie w on
p a ge 10 6 fo r re se rv o ir lo ca tio n.
N otic e :.W hen usin g co ncen tr a te d
w as h er flu id ,fo llo w th e
m an ufa ctu re r's in str u ctio ns
f o r ad din g wate r..D o not m ix wate r w it h
r e ad y-to -u se was h er flu id .
W ate r can cau se th e so lu tio n
t o fr e eze an d dam ag e th e
w as h er flu id ta n k an d oth er
p arts of th e wash er syste m .
A ls o ,w ate r does not cle an as
w ell as wash er flu id .
.F ill th e was h er flu id ta n k
o nly th re e-q uarte rs fu ll
w hen it is ve ry co ld .T h is
a llo w s fo r flu id exp an sio n
i f fr e ezin g occu rs , w hic h
c o uld dam ag e th e ta n k if
i t is co m ple te ly fu ll ..D o not use en g in e co ola n t
( a n tif r e e ze ) in th e win dsh ie ld
w ash er. It can dam ag e th e
w in dsh ie ld was h er sy ste m
a n d pain t.
B ra kesT his ve hic le has fr o nt dis c bra ke s
a nd re ar dru m bra ke s.
D is c bra ke pads ha ve bu il t - in wear
i n dic a to rs th at m ake a hig h-p it c h ed
w arn in g so un d when th e bra ke pa ds
a re worn an d new pa ds are need ed.
T he so und ca n co m e an d go or be
h eard all th e tim e th e ve hic le is
m ovin g, exce p t w he n ap ply in g th e
b ra ke pedalfir m ly .
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W ARNIN G
The bra ke wear w arn in g so und
m ean s th at so on th e bra ke s will
n o t w ork well. T hat co uld le ad to
a cra sh . W hen th e bra ke wear
w arn in g so und is heard , have th e
v e hic le se rv ic e d.
N otic e: Contin uin g to driv e wit h
w orn -o ut bra ke pad s co u ld re su lt
i n co stly bra ke re p air .
S om e driv in g co ndit io ns or clim ate s
c a n ca use a bra ke sq uealw hen th e
b ra ke s are fir s t appli e d or li g htly
a p plie d. T his does not m ean
s o m eth in g is wro ng wit h th e bra ke s.
P ro p erly to rq ued wheeln uts are
n e ce ssa ry to help pre ve nt bra ke
p u ls a tio n. W hen tir e s are ro ta te d,
i n sp ect bra ke pads fo r w ear and
e ve n ly tig hte n wheeln uts in th e
p ro pe r se quence to to rq ue
s p ecif ic a tio ns in Capacit ie s and
S pecif ic a tio ns on page 122 .

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V eh ic le Care 10-5 9
T ir e Pre ss u re Monit o r
S yste mT he Tir e Pre ssu re Mon it o r S yste m
( T P M S)use s ra d io an d se nso r
t e ch no lo gy to ch eck tir e pre ssu re
l e ve ls . T he TP M S se nso rs m onit o r
t h e air pre ssu re in yo ur tir e s and
t r a nsm it tir e pre ssu re re adin gs to a
r e ce iv e r lo ca te d in th e ve hic le .
E ach tir e , in clu din g th e sp are
( if pro vid ed ), sh o uld be ch ecke d
m onth ly when co ld an d in fla te d to
t h e in fla tio n pre ssu re re co m mende d
b y th e ve h ic le manu fa ctu re r on
t h e ve h ic le pla ca rd or tir e in fla tio n
p re ssu re la be l. (If yo ur ve hic le has
t ir e s of a dif fe re n t siz e th an th e siz e
i n dic a te d on th e ve hic le pla ca rd or
t ir e in fla tio n pre ssu re la bel, yo u
s h ould de te rm in e th e pro per tir e
i n fla tio n pre ssu re fo r th ose tir e s.)
A s an add ed sa fe ty fe atu re , yo ur
v e hic le has been eq u ip ped wit h a
t ir e pre ssu re mon it o rin g syste m
( T P M S)th at ill u m in a te s a lo w tir e p
re ssu re te llt a le whe n on e or
m ore of yo u r tir e s is sig nif ic a ntly
u nder in fla te d.
A cco rd in gly , w hen th e lo w tir e
p re ssu re te llt a le illu m in ate s, yo u
s h ould sto p an d ch e ck yo ur tir e s as
s o on as possib le , an d in fla te th e m
t o th e pro p er pre ssu re . D riv in g on
a sig nif ic a ntly und er in fla te d tir e
c a use s th e tir e to ove rh eat and ca n
l e ad to tir e fa ilu re . U nd er in fla tio n
a ls o re du ce s fu e le ff ic ie ncy and
t ir e tr e ad lif e , and may aff e ct th e
v e hic le 's han dlin g and sto ppin g
a bilit y .
P le ase note th a t th e TP M S is
n ot a su b stit u te fo r pro pe r tir e
m ain te na nce , and it is th e driv e r's
r e sp onsib ili t y to main ta in co rre ct tir e
p re ssu re , eve n if unde r in fla tio n
h as not re ach ed th e le ve lto tr ig g er
i l lu m in atio n of th e TP M S lo w tir e
p re ssu re te llt a le .
Y our ve hic le ha s als o been
e quip ped wit h aTP M S malf u nctio n
i n dic a to r to in dic a te when th e
s ys te m is not ope ra tin g pro p erly . T
he TP M S malf u nctio n in dic a to r is
c o m bin ed wit h th e lo w tir e pre ssu re
t e llt a le . W hen th e syste m dete cts a
m alf u nctio n, th e te llt a le will fla sh fo r
a ppro xim ate ly one min ute and th en
r e m ain co ntin uously ill u m in ate d.
T his se quence will co ntin ue upon
s u b se quent ve hic le sta rt u ps as
l o n g as th e malf u nctio n exis ts .
W hen th e malf u nctio n in dic a to r is
i ll u m in ate d, th e syste m may not
b e able to dete ct or sig nallo w
t ir e pre ssu re as in te nded. T P M S
m alf u nctio ns m ay occu r fo r a va rie ty
o f re aso ns, in clu din g th e in sta lla tio n
o f re pla ce m ent or alt e rn ate tir e s or
w heels on th e ve hic le th at pre ve n t
t h e TP M S fr o m fu nctio nin g pro perly .
A lw ays ch eck th e TP M S malf u nctio n
t e llt a le afte r re pla cin g one or m ore
t ir e s or w heels on yo ur ve hic le to
e nsu re th at th e re pla ce m ent or
a lt e rn ate tir e s and wheels all o w th e
T P M S to co ntin ue to fu nctio n
p ro perly .
S ee Tir e Pre ssu re Monit o r
O pera tio n on page 106 0 fo r
a ddit io nalin fo rm atio n.