2011 GMC CANYON Owner's Manual

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V eh ic le Care 10-5
H oodTo ope n th e ho od , do th e fo llo w in g:1. Pull th e han dle wit h th is sym bol
o n it . It is lo ca te d in sid e th e
v e hic le on th e lo w er le ft sid e of
t h e in str u m en t pane l. 2
. Rele a se th e se co nda ry la tc h on
t h e hoo d. It is lo ca te d belo w th e
f r o nt ce nte r of th e hood .
3 . Lif t th e ho od.
4 . Rele a se th e hood pro p fr o m it s
r e ta in er and put th e hood pro p
i n to th e slo t in th e hood . B
efo re clo sin g th e hood, be su re all
t h e fil le r ca ps are on pro perly . T hen
l if t th e hood to re li e ve pre ssu re on
t h e hood pro p. R em ove th e hood
p ro p fr o m th e slo t in th e hood and
r e tu rn th e pro p to it s re ta in er. Low er
t h e hood 25 to 30 cm (1 0 to 12 in )
a bove th e ve hic le and re le ase it to
l a tc h fu lly . C heck to make su re th e
h ood is clo se d and re peat th e
p ro ce dure if nece ssa ry .

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1 0-6 Veh ic le CareE ngin e Com partm en t O verv ie w
3.7 L L5 Engin e Show n (2 .9 L L4 Eng in e Sim ila r)

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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
C lu tc h on page 101 8.

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1 0-8 Veh ic le Care
5 .3 L V8 Engin e

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V eh ic le Care 10-9
A . Engin e Air C le an er/F ilt e r on
p age 101 9 .
B . Air Filt e r R estr ic tio n In dic a to r
( If E qu ip ped ). S ee Engin e Air
C le aner/F ilt e r on page 101 9 .
C . Win dsh ie ld W ash er Flu id
R ese rv o ir . S ee A ddin g W ash er
F lu id  under W ash e r Flu id on
p age 102 7 .
D . Engin e Coo la nt R eco ve ry
T a nk. S ee Engin e Coola nt on
p age 102 1 . 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 D ip stic k . S ee
 C heckin g Engin e Oil un der
E ng in e Oil o n page 101 0.
G . Eng in e Oil F ill C ap. S ee W hen
t o Add Eng in e Oil un der
E ng in e Oil o n page 101 0. H
. Bra ke Flu id Rese rv o ir . S ee
B ra ke Flu id on page 10 2 9.
I . Batte ry on page 10 3 1.
J . Pow er S te erin g Flu id Rese rv o ir .
S ee Pow er S te erin g Flu id on
p age 10 2 6.
K . Engin e Com partm ent F use
B lo ck on page 10 4 3.
L . Radia to r P re ss u re Cap. S ee
C oolin g Syste m on page 10 2 0.

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1 0-1 0 Veh ic le CareE ngin e OilT o en su re pro per engin e
p erfo rm an ce and lo ng lif e , ca re fu l
a tte ntio n must be paid to engin e
o il. F ollo w in g th e se sim ple , but
i m porta n t ste ps wil l h elp pro te ct
y o ur in ve stm ent:.
A lw ays use eng in e oil a ppro ve d
t o th e pro p er sp ecif ic a tio n an d of
t h e pro pe r vis co sit y gra de. S ee
 S ele ctin g th e Rig ht E ngin e Oil. 
.
C heck th e en gin e oil le ve l
r e gu la rly and main ta in th e
p ro p er oil le ve l. S ee C heckin g
E ngin e Oil an d W he n to Add
E ngin e Oil. 
.
C hang e th e engin e oil a t th e
a ppro p ria te tim e. S ee Engin e Oil
L if e Syste m on page 10 1 4.
.
A lw ays dis p o se of eng in e oil
p ro perly . S ee W hat to Do W it h
U se d Oil. 
C heckin g Eng in e OilI t is a good id ea to ch e ck th e eng in e
o il le ve la t each fu elfil l. In ord er to
g et an accu ra te re adin g , th e ve hic le
m ust be on le ve lg ro und. T he
e ngin e oil d ip stic k han dle is a ye ll o w
l o op. S ee Engin e Com pa rtm ent
O ve rv ie w on pag e 106 fo r th e
l o ca tio n of th e engin e oil d ip stic k . O
bta in in g an accu ra te oil le ve l
r e adin g is esse ntia l:
1 . If th e engin e has been ru nnin g
r e ce ntly , tu rn off th e engin e and
a llo w se ve ra lm in ute s fo r th e oil
t o dra in back in to th e oil p an.
C heck in g yo ur oil le ve lto o so o n
a fte r engin e sh ut off w ill n ot
p ro vid e an accu ra te oil le ve l
r e a din g.
2 . Pull o ut th e dip stic k and cle an
i t w it h apaper to w elo r clo th ,
t h e n push it back in all th e way.
R em ove it again , ke epin g th e tip
d ow n, and ch eck th e le ve l.

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V eh ic le Care 10-1 1
W hen to Add Eng in e Oil
L 4 an d L5 Engin es
V 8 Engin e
I f th e oil is be lo w th e cro ss-h atc h ed
a re a at th e tip of th e dip stic k, add
o ne lit e r/q ua rt of th e re co m mended
o il a n d th en re ch eck th e le ve l. S
ee S ele ctin g th e Rig ht E ngin e Oil
f o r an exp la na tio n of w hat kin d of oil
t o use . F or engin e oil cra nkca se
c a pacit y , se e Capa cit ie s an d
S pecif ic a tio n s on page 12 2 .
N otic e: Do no t ad d to o much oil.
O il le vels ab ove or belo w th e
a ccep ta b le opera tin g ra n g e
s h ow n on th e dip stic k are harm fu l
t o th e en g in e. If yo u fin d th at
y o u have an oil le vel ab ove th e
o pera tin g ra n ge, i.e . th e en gin e
h as so much oil th at th e oil le v el
g ets ab ove th e cro ss-h atc h ed
a re a th at sh o w s th e pro per o
pera tin g ra n ge, th e en gin e co uld
b e dam ag ed .Y o u sh ou ld dra in
o ut th e excess oil o r lim it yo ur
d riv in g of th e veh ic le an d see k a
s erv ic e pro fe ssio n al to re m ove
t h e excess am ount of oil.
S ee Engin e Com partm ent O ve rv ie w
o n page 10 6 fo r th e lo ca tio n of th e
e ngin e oil fill ca p.
A dd enough oil to put th e le ve l
s o m ew here in th e pro per opera tin g
r a n ge. P ush th e dip stic k all th e way
b ack in when th ro ugh.

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1 0-1 2 Veh ic le CareS ele ctin g th e Rig ht E ngin e OilS ele ctin g th e rig ht en gin e oil
d epen ds on bo th th e pro per oil
s p ecif ic a tio n an d vis c o sit y gra d e:
S pecif ic atio n
U se an d ask fo r en gin e oils wit h
t h e dexo s" ce rtif ic a tio n mark . O il s
m eetin g th e re qu ir e m ents of yo ur
v e hic le sh ou ld have th e dexo s"
c e rtif ic a tio n mark on th e co nta in er.
T his ce rtif ic a tio n mark in d ic a te s th at
t h e oil h as be en ap pro ve d to th e
d exo s" sp ecif ic a tio n .Y our ve hic le was fil le d at th e fa cto ry
w it h dexo s" appro ve d engin e oil. N
otic e: Use only en gin e oil th at
i s ap pro ved to th e dexo s"
s p ecif ic atio n or an eq u iv ale n t
e n gin e oil o f th e ap pro pria te
v is co sit y gra d e. E ngin e oils
a p pro ved to th e dexo s"
s p ecif ic atio n will sh ow th e
d exo s" sy m bo lo n th e co nta in er.
F ailu re to use th e re co m men ded
e n gin e oil o r eq u iv ale n t can re su lt
i n en gin e dam ag e not co vere d
b y th e veh ic le warra n ty . If yo u
a re unsu re wheth er yo u r oil is
a p pro ved to th e dexo s"
s p ecif ic atio n ,ask yo u r serv ic e
p ro vid er. U
se of S ubstit u te Engin e Oils if
d e xo s" is unava ila ble : In th e eve nt
t h a t dexo s" appro ve d engin e oil is
n o t ava ila ble at an oil ch ange or fo r
m ain ta in in g pro per oil le ve l, yo u
m ay use su bstit u te engin e oil
d is p la yin g th e AP IS ta rb urs t sym bol
a n d of S A E 5W -3 0 vis co sit y gra de.
U se of oils th at do not m eet th e
d e xo s" sp ecif ic a tio n, how eve r, m ay
r e su lt in re duce d perfo rm ance under
c e rta in cir c u m sta nce s.
V is co sit y Gra d e
S AE 5W -3 0 is th e best vis co sit y
g ra de fo r th e ve hic le . D o not
u se oth er vis co sit y oil s su ch as
S AE 10W 3 0, 10W 4 0, or 20W -5 0.