2011 GMC CANYON Owner's Manual

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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.

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S ett in g Cru is e Contr o l
I f th e cru is e butto n is on when not in
u se , it co uld ge t bum ped and go in to
c ru is e whe n not desir e d. K ee p th e
c ru is e co ntr o lsw it c h off w hen cru is e
i s not bein g use d.
1 . Move th e cru is e co ntr o l
l e ve r to
R.
2 . Get up to th e sp e ed desir e d.
3 . Pre ssr T
at th e end of th e
l e ve r an d re le a se it .
4 . Ta ke yo ur fo ot off th e acce le ra to r
p edal.
T his lig ht on th e in str u m ent panel
c lu ste r co m es on while th e cru is e
c o ntr o lis on . R
esu m in g aSet S peed
I f th e cru is e co ntr o lis se t at a
d esir e d sp ee d an d th en th e bra ke s
a re applie d, th e cru is e co ntr o lis
d is e nga ged wit h o ut era sin g th e se t
s p eed fr o m mem ory .
O nce th e ve hic le sp e ed re ach es
a bout 40 km /h (2 5 m ph) or m ore ,
m ove th e cru is e co ntr o lle ve r brie fly
f r o m
Rto
S
. T he ve hic le re tu rn s to
t h e pre vio u s se t sp eed and sta ys
t h ere .
I f th e le ve r is he ld at re su m e/
a cc e le ra te th e ve hic le ke eps go in g
f a ste r until th e le ve r is re le a se d or
t h e bra ke is app lie d. D o no t hold th e
l e ve r at re su m e/a cce le ra te , unle ss
y o u want th e ve hic le to go fa ste r. I
n cre asin g Speed W hile Usin g
C ru is e Contr o l
I f th e cru is e co ntr o lsyste m is
a lr e ady activ a te d,
.
U se th e acce le ra to r pedal
t o get to th e hig her sp eed.
P re ss
r T
at th e end of th e
l e ve r, th en re le ase th e butto n
a nd th e acce le ra to r pedal. If th e
a cce le ra to r pedalis held lo n ger
t h an 60 se co nds, cru is e co ntr o l
w ill tu rn off.
.
M ove th e cru is e le ve r
f r o m
Rto
S
. H old it until th e
d esir e d sp eed is re ach ed, an d
t h en re le ase th e le ve r.
.
T o in cre ase th e ve hic le sp eed in
s m all a m ounts , m ove th e le ve r
b rie fly to
S
.

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9 -5 4 Driv in g an d Opera tin gR ed ucin g Speed W hile Usin g
C ru is e Contr o l
I f th e cru is e co ntr o lsyste m is
a lr e ad y activ a te d,.
P re ss and hold
r T
until th e
l o w er sp e ed desir e d is re ach e d,
t h en re le ase it .
.
T o slo w dow n in sm all a m ounts ,
b rie fly pre ss
r T
.
P assin g Anoth er Veh ic le W hile
U sin g Cru is e Contr o l
U se th e acce le ra to r pe dalto
i n cre a se th e ve hic le sp eed. W hen
y o u ta ke yo ur fo o t off th e pedal, th e
v e hic le will slo w dow n to th e
p re vio us se t cru is e co n tr o lsp eed.
U sin g Cru is e Contr o lo n Hills
H ow well th e cru is e co n tr o l
w ork s on hills de pe nd s upon
t h e ve hic le sp eed , lo a d, and th e
s te e pne ss of th e hil ls . W hen goin g
u p ste ep hills , yo u mig ht have to
s te p on th e acce le ra to r pedal
t o main ta in th e ve h ic le sp eed. W
hen goin g dow nhill, yo u mig h t
h ave to bra ke or sh if t to a lo w er
g ear to ke e p th e ve hic le sp eed
d ow n. W hen th e bra ke s are app li e d
t h e cru is e co n tr o lis dis e nga ged .
E ndin g Cru is e Contr o l
T here are tw o ways to end cru is e
c o ntr o l:
.
T o dis e n gag e cru is e co ntr o l;
s te p lig h tly on th e bra ke pe dalo r
l i g htly ta p or pre ss th e clu tc h , fo r
m anualtr a n sm is sio ns.
.
T o tu rn off th e cru is e co ntr o l,
m ove th e cru is e co n tr o l
l e ve r to
9
.
E ra sin g Speed Mem ory
T he cru is e co ntr o lse t sp eed is
e ra se d fr o m mem ory by m ovin g th e
c ru is e co ntr o lle ve r to
9
o r if th e
i g nit io n is tu rn ed off .
F uelU se of th e re co m mended fu elis
a n im porta nt part of th e pro per
m ain te nance of th is ve hic le . To help
k e ep th e engin e cle an and main ta in
o p tim um ve hic le perfo rm ance , w e
r e co m mend th e use of gaso lin e
a d ve rtis e d as TO P TIE R Dete rg ent
G aso li n e.
L o ok fo r th e TO P TIE R la belo n th e
f u e lp um p to ensu re gaso lin e meets
e n han ce d dete rg ency sta ndard s
d e ve lo ped by auto co m panie s. A li s t
o f 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 at
w ww.to ptie rg as.c o m .

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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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F illin g th e Ta n k
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W ARNIN G
Fuelva po r bu rn s vio le ntly and a
f u elfir e ca n ca u se bad in ju rie s.
T o help avo id in ju rie s to yo u and
o th ers , re a d an d fo ll o w all th e
i n str u ctio ns on th e fu elp um p
i s la n d. T urn off th e engin e when
r e fu elin g. D o no t sm oke near fu el
o r w hen re fu eli n g th e ve h ic le .
D o no t use ce llu la r phones. K eep
s p ark s, fla m es, an d sm okin g
m ate ria ls aw ay fr o m fu el. D o not
l e ave th e fu elp u m p unatt e nd ed
w hen re fu elin g th e ve hic le . T his is
a gain st th e la w in so m e pla ce s.
D o no t re -e nte r th e ve hic le while
p um pin g fu e l. K ee p ch il d re n aw ay
f r o m th e fu elp u m p; neve r le t
c h ild re n pu m p fu el.
T he te th e re d fu elca p is lo ca te d
b ehin d ahin ged fu e ld oo r on th e
d riv e r sid e of th e ve hic le .
T o re m ove th e fu elca p, tu rn it
s lo w ly co un te rc lo ckw is e .
W hile re fu elin g, ha ng th e te th ere d
f u elca p fr o m th e ho ok on th e
f u eld oor.
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Fuelca n sp ra y out on yo u if
y o u open th e fu elca p to o
q uic kly . If yo u sp ill fu ela nd th en
s o m eth in g ig nit e s it , yo u co uld
b e badly burn ed. T his sp ra y ca n
h appen if th e ta nk is nearly fu ll,
a nd is m ore li k e ly in hot w eath er.
O pen th e fu elca p slo w ly and wait
f o r any his s nois e to sto p. T hen
u nsc re w th e ca p all th e way.
B e ca re fu ln ot to sp ill fu el. D o not
t o p off or ove rfil l th e ta nk and wait
a fe w se co nds afte r yo u have
f in is h ed pum pin g befo re re m ovin g
t h e nozzle . C le an fu elfr o m pain te d
s u rfa ce s as so on as possib le .
S ee W ash in g th e Vehic le  in
E xte rio r C are .

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9 -5 8 Driv in g an d Opera tin gW hen re pla cin g th e fu e lca p, tu rn
i t clo ck w is e un til it clic k s. M ake
s u re th e ca p is fu lly in sta lle d. T he
d ia gn ostic sys te m ca n de te rm in e if
t h e fu elca p has be en le ft off or
i m pro p erly in sta lle d. T his wou ld
a llo w fu e lto eva po ra te in to th e
a tm osp h ere . If th e fu elca p is
n ot pro pe rly in sta lle d, th e FU EL
C AP messa ge appe ars on th e
D riv e r In fo rm atio n Cente r (D IC )
a nd th e ch e ck eng in e li g h t w ill b e
l it on th e in str u m en t pa nelclu ste r.
S ee FuelS yste m Mess a ges on
p age 52 7 and Malf u n ctio n In dic a to r
L a m p on pag e 51 4 fo r m ore
i n fo rm atio n.
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If a fir e sta rts while yo u are
r e fu elin g , do not re m ove th e
n ozzle . S hu t off th e flo w of fu el
b y sh uttin g off th e pum p or by
n otif y in g th e sta tio n atte ndant.
L eave th e are a im media te ly . N
otic e: If a new fu el ca p is
n eed ed ,b e su re to get th e rig ht
t y p e of cap fr o m yo ur deale r.
T he wro ng ty p e fu el ca p mig ht
n ot fit pro perly , m ig h t ca u se th e
m alf u nctio n in dic a to r la m p to
l ig ht, an d co uld dam ag e th e fu el
t a n k an d em is sio n s syste m .S ee
M alf u nctio n In dic a to r Lam p on
p ag e 51 4 .
F illin g aPorta b le Fuel
C onta in er
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W ARNIN G
N eve r fill a porta b le fu elco nta in er
w hile it is in th e ve hic le . S ta tic
e le ctr ic it y dis ch a rg e fr o m th e
c o nta in er ca n ig n it e th e fu el
v a por. Y ou ca n be bad ly burn e d
( C ontin ue d)
W ARNIN G (C ontin ued )
an d th e ve hic le dam aged if th is
o cc u rs . To help avo id in ju ry to yo u
a n d oth ers :.D is p ense fu elo nly in to
a ppro ve d co nta in ers ..D o not fill a co nta in er w hil e
i t is in sid e ave hic le , in a
v e hic le 's tr u nk, pic k u p bed,
o r on any su rfa ce oth er th an
t h e gro und..B rin g th e fill n ozz le in co nta ct
w it h th e in sid e of th e fill
o penin g befo re opera tin g th e
n ozz le . C onta ct sh ould be
m ain ta in ed until th e fillin g is
c o m ple te ..D o not sm oke while
p um pin g fu el..D o not use ace llu la r phone
w hile pum pin g fu el.