2011 GMC CANYON Owner's Manual

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C old Te m pe ra tu re Opera tio n: In an
a re a of extr e m e co ld , w here th e
t e m pe ra tu re fa ll s belo w 29°C (
 20°F ), an SA E 0W -3 0 oil sh o uld
b e use d . A n oil o f th is vis co sit y
g ra de will p ro vid e easie r co ld
s ta rtin g fo r th e engin e at extr e m ely
l o w te m pera tu re s. W hen se le ctin g
a n oil o f th e ap pro pria te vis co sit y
g ra de, be su re to alw ays se le ct
a n oil th at m eets th e re quir e d
s p ecif ic a tio n, dexo s" .S ee
 S pecif ic a tio n fo r m ore in fo rm atio n.
E ng in e Oil A ddit iv es /E ng in e
O il F lu sh esD o not add an yth in g to th e oil.
T he re co m m ende d oils wit h th e
d exo s" sp ecif ic a tio n and dis p la yin g
t h e dexo s" ce rtif ic a tio n mark
a re all th at is nee ded fo r go od
p erfo rm an ce an d engin e pro te ctio n.
E ngin e oil syste m flu sh es are not
r e co m m ende d and co uld ca use
e ngin e dam ag e no t co ve re d by th e
v e hic le warra nty .
W hat to Do wit h Used OilU se d engin e oil co nta in s ce rta in
e le m ents th at ca n be unhealt h y fo r
y o u r skin and co uld eve n ca use
c a n ce r. D o not le t use d oil sta y on
y o u r skin fo r ve ry lo ng. C le an yo ur
s kin and nails wit h so ap and wate r,
o r a good hand cle aner. W ash or
p ro perly dis p ose of clo th in g or ra gs
c o n ta in in g use d engin e oil. S ee th e
m anufa ctu re r's warn in gs about th e
u se and dis p osa lo f oil p ro ducts .
U se d oil ca n be ath re at to th e
e nvir o nm ent. If yo u ch ange yo u r
o w n oil, be su re to dra in all th e oil
f r o m th e filt e r befo re dis p osa l. N eve r
d is p ose of oil b y puttin g it in th e
t r a sh or pourin g it on th e gro und,
i n to se w ers , or in to str e am sor
b odie s of w ate r. R ecy cle it by ta kin g
i t to apla ce th at co lle cts use d oil.

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1 0-1 4 Veh ic le CareE ngin e Oil L if e Syste mW hen to Chan ge Eng in e OilT his ve hic le has a co m pute r syste m
t h at in dic a te s when to ch ange th e
e ngin e oil a nd filt e r. T his is base d
o n engin e re vo lu tio n s and engin e
t e m pera tu re , and no t on mil e age.
B ase d on driv in g co nd it io n s, th e
m ile age at w hic h an oil ch ange is
i n dic a te d ca n va ry co n sid era bly . F or
t h e oil lif e syste m to work pro perly ,
t h e syste m must be re se t eve ry tim e
t h e oil is ch ang ed.
W hen th e sy ste m ha s ca lc u la te d
t h at oil lif e has be en dim in is h ed,
i t in dic a te s th at an oil ch a nge
i s nece ssa ry . A CHAN G E OIL
m essa g e co m es on. S ee Engin e Oil
M essa ges on pag e 52 6. C hange
t h e oil a s so o n as possib le wit h in
t h e next 1 00 0 km (6 0 0 m ile s). I
t is possib le th a t, if driv in g unde r
t h e best co n dit io ns, th e oil li f e
s yste m mig ht in dic a te th at an oil
c h ange is not nece ss a ry fo r up to a
y e ar. T he eng in e oil a n d fil t e r m ust
b e ch anged at le ast once a ye a r
a nd, at th is tim e, th e syste m must
b e re se t. Y ou r deale r has tr a in e d
p eople who will p e rfo rm th is work
a nd re se t th e syste m .It is als o
i m porta nt to ch e ck th e oil re gula rly
o ve r th e co urs e of an oil d ra in
i n te rv a la nd ke ep it at th e pro per
l e ve l.
I f th e syste m is eve r re se t
a cc id enta lly , th e oil m ust be
c h anged at 5 000 km (3 ,0 0 0 m ile s)
s in ce th e la st oil ch ang e.
R em em be r to re se t th e oil lif e
s yste m when eve r th e oil is ch a ng ed.
H ow to Reset th e Engin e Oil
L if e Syste mR ese t th e syste m wheneve r th e
e n gin e oil is ch anged so th at th e
s yste m ca n ca lc u la te th e next
e n gin e oil ch ange. To re se t th e
s yste m :
1 . Turn th e ig nit io n to ON/R U N,
w it h th e engin e off .
2 . Pre ss and 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 ent clu ste r until th e
O IL LIF E messa ge is dis p la ye d.
3 . Once th e alt e rn atin g OIL LIF E
a nd RESE T messa ges appear,
p re ss and hold th e ste m until
s e ve ra lb eeps so und. T his
c o nfir m sth at th e oil lif e syste m
h as been re se t.
4 . Turn th e ke y to LO CK/O FF.
I f th e CH AN G E OIL messa ge
c o m es back on whe n th e ve hic le is
s ta rte d, th e engin e oil lif e sy ste m
h a s not been re se t. R epeat th e
p ro ce dure .

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A uto m atic Tra n sm is sio n
F lu idW hen to Check an d Chan ge
A uto m atic Tra n sm is sio n Flu idA good tim e to ch eck th e auto m atic
t r a nsm is sio n flu id le ve lis when th e
e ngin e oil is ch ange d.
C hange th e flu id an d filt e r at th e
i n te rv a ls lis te d in Sch edule d
M ain te na nce on page 11 2 , and be
s u re to use th e tr a n sm is sio n flu id
l is te d in Reco m m end ed Flu id s and
L ubric a n ts on pa ge 11 6 .H ow to Check Auto m atic
T ra n sm is sio n Flu idB eca use th is ope ra tio n ca n be a
l it tle dif f ic u lt , it m ay be decid ed to
h ave th is do ne at th e deale r se rv ic e
d epa rtm en t.
I f not ta ke n to th e de ale r, be su re to
f o llo w all th e in str u ctio ns here , or a
f a ls e re a din g on th e dip stic k co uld
r e su lt . N
otic e: To o much or to o
l it tle flu id can dam ag e th e
t r a n sm is s io n.To o much can
m ean th at so m eof th e flu id co uld
c o m eout an d fa ll o n hot en gin e
p arts or ex h au st sy ste m parts ,
s ta rtin g afir e . To o li t t le flu id
c o uld cau se th e tr a n sm is sio n
t o overh ea t. B e su re to get an
a ccu ra te re ad in g if ch ec kin g th e
t r a n sm is s io n flu id .
W ait at le ast 30 m in u te s befo re
c h eckin g th e tr a nsm is sio n flu id le ve l
i f th e ve hic le has be en driv e n:
.
W hen ou ts id e te m pera tu re s are
a bove 32°C (9 0°F ).
.
A thig h sp ee d fo r qu it e awhile .
.
In he avy tr a ffic  esp e cia ll y in
h ot w eath er.
.
W hile pullin g atr a ile r.
T o get th e rig h t re a din g, th e flu id
s h ould be at norm alo pe ra tin g
t e m pera tu re , w hic h is 82 °C to 93°C
( 1 80°F to 200°F ). G
et th e ve hic le warm ed up by
d riv in g about 24 km (1 5 m i) w hen
o u ts id e te m pera tu re s are above
1 0 °C (5 0°F ). If it is co ld er th an 10°C
( 5 0°F ), driv e th e ve hic le in 3(T hir d )
u n til th e engin e te m pera tu re gauge
m ove s and th en re m ain s ste ady fo r
1 0 m in ute s.
A co ld flu id ch eck ca n be made
a ft e r th e ve hic le has been sit tin g
f o r eig ht hours or m ore wit h th e
e n gin e off, but th is is use d only
a s a re fe re nce . Let th e engin e ru n
a t id le fo r fiv e min ute s if outs id e
t e m pera tu re s are 10°C (5 0°F ) or
m ore . If it is co ld er th an 10°C
( 5 0°F ), th e engin e may have to
i d le lo nger. S hould th e flu id le ve lb e
l o w durin g th is co ld ch eck, ch eck
t h e flu id hot befo re addin g flu id .
C heck in g th e flu id hot giv e s a more
a cc u ra te re adin g of th e flu id le ve l.

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1 0-1 6 Veh ic le CareC heckin g th e Flu id Lev el
T o pre pare th e ve hic le :
1 . Park th e ve hic le on ale ve l
p la ce . K ee p th e en g in e ru nnin g.
2 . Wit h th e park in g bra ke applie d,
p la ce th e sh if t le ve r in P (P ark ).
3 . Wit h fo ot on th e bra ke peda l,
m ove th e sh if t le ve r th ro ugh
e ach gear ra ng e, pa usin g fo r
a bou t th re e se co nds in ea ch
r a nge . T he n, po sit io n th e sh if t
l e ve r in P (P ark ).
4 . Let th e eng in e ru n at id le fo r
t h re e m in u te s or m ore .
T hen, w it h ou t sh uttin g off th e
e ngin e:
1 . Fli p th e ha ndle up an d th en
p ull o ut th e dip stic k an d
w ip e it w it h acle a n ra g or
p ape r to w el.
T he auto m atic tr a n sm is sio n
d ip stic k hand le wit h th is sym bo l
o n it is lo ca te d in th e eng in e
c o m partm ent on th e passe n ger
s id e of th e ve hic le .
S ee Engin e Com pa rtm ent
O ve rv ie w on page 10 6 fo r m ore
i n fo rm atio n on lo ca tio n.
2 . Push it back in all th e way, w ait
t h re e se co n ds, and pu ll it back
o ut again .
3. Check both sid es of th e dip stic k ,
a nd re ad th e lo w er le ve l. T he
f lu id le ve lm ust be in th e CO LD a
re a, belo w th e cro ss -h atc h ed
a re a, fo r a co ld ch eck or in th e
H O T or cro ss-h atc h ed are a fo r a
h o t ch eck. B e su re to ke ep th e
d ip stic k poin te d dow n to get an
a ccu ra te re adin g.
4 . If th e flu id le ve lis in th e
a cce pta ble ra nge, push th e
d ip stic k back in all th e way; th en
f lip th e handle dow n to lo ck th e
d ip stic k in pla ce .
H ow to Add Auto m atic
T ra n sm is sio n Flu idR efe r to th e Main te nance
S ch edule to dete rm in e what kin d
o f tr a n sm is sio n flu id to use . S ee
R eco m mended Flu id s and
L u bric a nts on page 11 6 .
A dd flu id only afte r ch eckin g th e
t r a nsm is s io n flu id whil e it is hot.
A co ld ch eck is use d only as a
r e fe re nce . If th e flu id le ve lis lo w ,
a d d only enough of th e pro per
f lu id to brin g th e le ve lu p to
t h e HO T are a fo r a hot ch eck.

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It does not ta ke much flu id ,
g ene ra lly le ss th a n 0.5 L (1 pt) .
D o no t ove rfill.
N otic e: Use of th e in co rre ct
a u to m atic tr a n sm is sio n flu id
m ay dam ag e th e ve h ic le , an d th e
d am ag es m ay not be co vere d by
t h e veh ic le 's warra n ty . A lw ays
u se th e au to m atic tr a n sm is sio n
f lu id lis te d in Reco m m en ded
F lu id s an d Lubric a n ts on
p ag e 11 6 ..
A fte r addin g flu id , re ch e ck th e
f lu id le ve la s describ ed under
 H ow to Check Auto m atic
T ra nsm is sio n Flu id , earlie r in
t h is se ctio n .
.
W hen th e co rre ct flu id le ve lis
o bta in ed , pu sh th e dip stic k
b ack in all th e way; th en fli p th e
h and le dow n to lo ck th e dip stic k
i n pla ce .
M an ual Tra n sm is sio n
F lu idW hen to CheckA good tim e to ch e ck th e man ual
t r a nsm is sio n flu id is when th e
e ngin e oil is ch ang ed. H ow eve r, th e
f lu id in th e manu altr a n sm is sio n
d oes not re q uir e ch angin g.H ow to Chec kB eca use th is ope ra tio n ca n be a
l i t tle dif f ic u lt , it m ay be decid e d to
h ave th is don e at th e dea le r se rv ic e
d epartm en t.
I f not ta ke n to th e dea le r, be su re to
f o ll o w all th e in str u ctio n s here , or a
f a ls e re adin g on th e dip stic k co uld
r e su lt .
N otic e: To o much or to o
l it tle flu id can dam ag e th e
t r a n sm is sio n.To o lit tle flu id
c o uld cau se th e tr a n sm is sio n
t o overh eat. B e su re to get an
a ccu ra te re ad in g if ch ec kin g th e
t r a n sm is sio n flu id . C
heck th e flu id le ve lo nly when
t h e engin e is off, th e ve hic le is
p a rk e d on a le ve lp la ce and th e
t r a n sm is sio n is co ole nough to
t o uch th e tr a nsm is sio n ca se .
A fte r th is is done:
1. Rem ove th e fill p lu g.
2 . Check th at th e lu bric a nt le ve l
i s up to th e botto m of th e fill
p lu g hole .

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1 0-1 8 Veh ic le Care3 . If th e flu id le ve lis go od, in sta ll
t h e plu g an d be su re it is fu ll y
s e ate d . If th e flu id le ve lis lo w ,
a dd more flu id as de scrib ed in
t h e ne xt ste p s.H ow to Add Flu idH ere is ho w to ad d flu id . R efe r to
t h e Main te n ance Sch e du le to
d ete rm in e wha t kin d of flu id to use .
S ee Reco m m end ed Flu id s and
L ubric a nts on pag e 11 6 .
1 . Rem ove th e fill p lu g .
2 . Add flu id at th e fill p lu g hole .
A dd only en ou gh flu id to brin g
t h e flu id le ve lu p to th e bott o m of
t h e fil l p lu g ho le .
3 . In sta ll th e fill p lu g . B e su re th e
p lu g is fu lly se a te d .H yd ra u lic Clu tc hT he hyd ra u lic clu tc h li n ka ge in th e
v e hic le is se lf - a dju stin g. T he clu tc h
m aste r cy lin d er re se rv o ir is fill e d
w it h hyd ra u li c clu tc h flu id .
T he hyd ra u lic clu tc h flu id re se rv o ir
c a p has th is sym bo lo n it . S ee
E ngin e Com partm en t O ve rv ie w on
p age 10 6 fo r re se rv o ir lo ca tio n.
I t is not ne ce ssa ry to re g ula rly
c h eck clu tc h flu id unle ss a le a k in
t h e syste m is su sp ecte d. A ddin g
f lu id wil l n ot co rre ct a le ak.
A flu id lo ss in th is syste m co uld
i n dic a te a pro ble m .H ave th e
s yste m in sp ecte d and re p air e d.
W hen to Check an d W hat
t o UseR efe r to th e Main te nance Sch edule
t o dete rm in e how ofte n to ch eck
t h e flu id le ve lin th e clu tc h maste r
c yli n der re se rv o ir and fo r th e pro pe r
f lu id . S ee Reco m mended Flu id s and
L u bric a nts on page 11 6 .H ow to Check an d Add Flu idT he pro per flu id sh ould be added if
t h e le ve ld oes not re ach th e botto m
o f th e dia phra gm when it is in pla ce
i n th e re se rv o ir . S ee th e in str u ctio ns
o n th e re se rv o ir ca p.

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E ngin e Air C le an er/F ilt e rT he engin e air cle ane r/filt e r is
l o ca te d in th e eng in e co m partm ent
o n th e passe ng er sid e of th e
v e hic le . S ee Eng in e Com partm ent
O ve rv ie w on pag e 106 fo r m ore
i n fo rm atio n on lo ca tio n.
W hen to In sp ec t th e Eng in e Air
C le an er/F il t e rIn sp ect th e air cle ane r/f il t e r at th e
s ch edule d main te na nce in te rv a ls
a nd re pla ce it at th e fir s t oil ch an ge
a fte r ea ch 80 00 0 km (5 0,0 00 m i)
i n te rv a l. S ee Sch edu le d
M ain te na nce on page 11 2 fo r
m ore in fo rm atio n . If yo u are
d riv in g in du sty /d ir ty co n dit io ns,
i n sp ect th e filt e r at each eng in e oil
c h ange.H ow to In sp ect th e Eng in e Air
C le an er/F il t e rTo in sp e ct or re p la ce th e engin e air
c le aner/filt e r, do th e fo llo w in g :
1 . Unfa ste n th e clip s th at hold th e
c o ve r on and re m ove th e co ve r.
2 . Lif t out th e engin e air cle a ner/
f ilt e r.
3 . In sp e ct or re p la ce th e air filt e r.
S ee Main te n ance Repla ce m ent
P arts on pag e 11 9 to dete rm in e
w hic h filt e r to use . 4
. Rein sta ll th e engin e air cle ane r/
f ilt e r co ve r. F aste n th e clip s to
h old th e co ve r in pla ce .
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W ARNIN G
O pera tin g th e engin e wit h th e air
c le aner/fil t e r off ca n ca use yo u
o r oth ers to be burn ed. T he air
c le aner not only cle ans th e air ; it
h elp s to sto p fla m es if th e engin e
b ack fir e s. U se ca utio n when
w ork in g on th e engin e and do not
d riv e wit h th e air cle aner/filt e r off .
N otic e: If th e air cle an er/f ilt e r is
o ff , d ir t can easily get in to th e
e n gin e, w hic h co uld dam ag e it .
A lw ays have th e air cle an er/f il t e r
i n pla ce when yo u are driv in g.

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1 0-2 0 Veh ic le CareC oolin g Syste mT he co olin g sy ste m allo w s th e
e ngin e to main ta in th e co rre ct
w ork in g te m pera tu re .2.9 L L4 Engin e Show n (3 .7 L L5
E ngin e Sim ila r)
A . Coola nt R eco ve ry Ta nk
B . Eng in e Coolin g Fan (O ut
o f V ie w )
C . Rad ia to r P re ss u re Cap
5.3 L V8 Engin e
A . Coola nt R eco ve ry Ta nk
B . Radia to r P re ssu re Cap
C . Engin e Coo li n g Fan (O ut
o f V ie w ){
W ARNIN G
An ele ctr ic eng in e co o li n g fa n
u nder th e hoo d ca n sta rt up eve n
w hen th e engin e is not ru nn in g
a nd ca n ca u se in ju ry . K ee p
h ands, clo th in g, and to ols aw ay
f r o m any un derh o od ele ctr ic fa n .
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W ARNIN G
H eate r and ra dia to r hose s, and
o th er engin e parts , ca n be ve ry
h o t. D o not to uch th em .If yo u do,
y o u ca n be burn ed.
D o not ru n th e engin e if th ere is
a le a k. If yo u ru n th e engin e, it
c o uld lo se all co ola nt. T hat co uld
c a use an engin e fir e , and yo u
c o uld be burn ed. G et any le ak
f ix e d befo re yo u driv e th e ve hic le .
N otic e: Usin g co o la n t oth er
t h an DEX -C O OL
®can cau se
p re m atu re en gin e, h eate r co re ,
o r ra d ia to r co rro sio n.In ad dit io n ,
t h e en gin e co o la n t co uld re q u ir e
c h an g in g so oner, at 50 000 km
( 3 0,0 00 m ile s) or 24 m on th s,
w hic h ever occu rs fir s t. A ny
r e p air s wou ld not be co vere d by
t h e ve h ic le warra n ty . A lw ays use
D EX -C O OL (s ilic ate -f r e e) co o la n t
i n th e veh ic le .