2011 GMC CANYON Owner's Manual

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In Brie f 1-1 9
R oad sid e Assis ta n ce an d OnS ta r
( U .S .an d Can ad a)
I f yo u have acu rre nt O nS ta r
s u bsc rip tio n, pre ss th e
Q
butt o n
a nd th e cu rre nt G PS lo ca tio n wil l b e
s e nt to an OnS ta r advis o r w ho wil l
a sse ss yo ur pro ble m ,co nta ct
R oadsid e Assis ta n ce , and re la y
y o ur exa ct lo ca tio n to get th e he lp
y o u need.
O nlin e Owner C en te r
( U .S .an d Can ad a)
T he Onlin e Owner C ente r is a
c o m plim enta ry se rv ic e th at in clu de s
o nlin e se rv ic e re m in d ers , ve hic le
m ain te na nce tip s, on lin e ow ner
m anual, sp e cia lp riv ile ges,
a nd more .
S ig n up to d ay at:
w w w.g m co w nerc e n te r.c o m (U .S .)
o r w w w.g m .c a (C an a da).
O nS ta r
®
F or ve hic le s wit h an activ e OnS ta r
s u bscrip tio n, O nS ta r use s se ve ra l
i n nova tiv e te ch n olo gie s and li v e
A dvis o rs to pro vid e a wid e ra n ge
o f sa fe ty , se cu rit y , na vig a tio n,
d ia gnostic s , and ca ll in g se rv ic e s.
A uto m atic Cra sh Res p onse
I n acra sh , built  in se nso rs ca n
a uto m atic a ll y ale rt an OnS ta r
A dvis o r w ho is im media te ly
c o nnecte d to th e ve hic le to se e if
y o u need he lp .H ow OnS ta r Serv ic e W ork sQ
: Push th is blu e butto n to
c o nnect to a sp ecia lly tr a in e d
O nS ta r A dvis o r to ve rif y yo ur
a cc o unt in fo rm atio n and to answ er
q uestio ns.
]
: Push th is re d em erg ency
b utto n to get prio rit y help fr o m
s p e cia lly tr a in ed OnS ta r E m erg en cy
A dvis o rs .
X
: Push th is butto n fo r handsfr e e,
v o ic e a ctiv a te d ca lli n g and to giv e
v o ic e co m mands fo r H andsF re e
C allin g and Turn b yT urn
N avig atio n.
A uto m atic Cra sh Resp onse ,
E m erg ency Serv ic e s, C ris is Assis t,
S to le n Vehic le Assis ta nce , V ehic le
D ia gnostic s , R em ote Door U nlo ck ,
R oadsid e Assis ta nce , T urn b yT urn
N avig atio n, and HandsF re e Call in g
a re ava ila ble on most ve hic le s. N ot
a ll O nS ta r se rv ic e s are ava ila ble on
a ll ve hic le s. F or m ore in fo rm atio n ,
s e e th e OnS ta r O wner's Guid e;
v is it w ww.o nsta r. c o m (U .S .) or
w w w.o nsta r.c a (C anada); co nta ct
O nS ta r at 1-8 88-4 -O NSTA R
( 1 8 884 66 7 827) or
T TY 18 772 48 2 080; or push
Q
to
s p e ak wit h an OnS ta r A dvis o r
2 4 hours a day, 7 days a week.

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1 -2 0 In Brie fF or a fu ll d escrip tio n of O nS ta r
s e rv ic e s and syste m lim it a tio ns, se e
t h e OnS ta r O wner's Guid e in th e
g lo ve bo x.
O nS ta r se rv ic e is su bje ct to th e
O nS ta r Te rm san d Cond it io ns
i n clu ded in th e OnS ta r G lo ve
B ox Kit .
O nS ta r se rv ic e re qu ir e s wir e le ss
c o m munic a tio n netw ork s and th e
G lo ba lP osit io n in g Syste m (G PS )
s a te llit e netw ork . N ot all O nS ta r
s e rv ic e s are ava ila b le eve ry w here
o r on all ve hic le s at all tim es.
O nS ta r se rv ic e ca nt w ork unle ss
y o ur ve hic le is in apla ce where
O nS ta r has an ag re em ent w it h a
w ir e le ss se rv ic e pro vid e r fo r se rv ic e
i n th at are a, and th e wir e le ss
s e rv ic e pro vid e r has co ve ra ge,
n etw ork ca p acit y , re ce p tio n, and
t e ch n olo gy co m patib le wit h OnS ta r's
s e rv ic e . S erv ic e in vo lv in g lo ca tio n
i n fo rm atio n abo ut yo ur ve hic le
c a nt w ork un le ss GPS sig nals
a re ava ila ble , unob str u cte d,
a nd co m pa tib le wit h th e OnS ta r h
ard w are . T he ve h ic le has to have
a work in g ele ctr ic a lsy ste m and
a dequate batt e ry po w er fo r th e
O nS ta r equip m en t to op era te .
O nS ta r se rv ic e may not w ork if th e
O nS ta r equip m en t is n t pro perly
i n sta ll e d or yo u have n t m ain ta in e d
i t and yo ur ve hic le is in goo d
w ork in g ord e r an d in co m plia n ce
w it h all g ove rn m en t re g ula tio n s.
I f yo u tr y to add , co nne ct, or m od if y
a ny equip m ent or so ft w are in yo ur
v e hic le , O nS ta r se rv ic e may not
w ork . O th e r pro ble m sOnS ta r ca nt
c o ntr o lm ay pre ve n t se rv ic e to yo u,
s u ch as hills , ta ll b u il d in g s, tu nn els ,
w eath er, ele ctr ic a lsyste m de sig n
a nd arc h it e ctu re of yo u r ve hic le ,
d am age to im porta nt pa rts of yo ur
v e hic le in a cra sh , or w ir e le ss pho ne
n etw ork co ng estio n or ja m min g.
S ee Radio Fre q uen cy Sta te m en t on
p age 13 1 9 fo r in fo rm atio n
r e gard in g Part 15 of th e Fed era l
C om munic a tio ns Com mis sio n (F C C )
r u le s and In dustr y Can ada
S ta ndard s RSS -2 10/2 2 0/3 10.
Y o ur R esp onsib il it yIn cre a se th e vo lu m e of th e ra dio
i f th e OnS ta r A dvis o r ca nnot be
h e ard .
I f th e li g ht next to th e OnS ta r
b u tto n s is re d, th e syste m may
n o t be fu nctio nin g pro perly . P ush
t h e
Q
butto n and re quest a ve hic le
d ia g nostic . If th e li g ht appears cle ar
( n o lig ht appears ), yo ur O nS ta r
s u bsc rip tio n has exp ir e d and all
s e rv ic e s have been deactiv a te d.
P ush th e
Q
butto n to co nfir m th at
t h e OnS ta r equip m ent is activ e .

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K eys, D oors an d Win d ow s 2-1
K ey s, D oors an d
W in dow sKeys an d Lock sK eys .... . . .. ... ... . ... .. ... ... 2-2
R em ote Keyle ss Entr y (R KE)
S yste m .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2-2
R em ote Keyle ss Entr y (R KE)
S yste m Ope ra tio n .. .. ...... . 2-3
D oor Locks .. .. ... . .. ... . .... . 2-4
P ow er D oor Locks .. .. .. ... .. . 2-5
A uto m atic Door Locks .... .. ... 2-5
L ocko u t P ro te ctio n ... . . . ... ... 2-6
S afe ty Lo ck s (C re w Cab) ... . .2-6
D oorsR ear D oo rs
( E xte n ded Cab) ... . .. ... ..... 2-7
T a il g ate .. .. .............. ..... 2-7V eh ic le Secu rit yV ehic le Secu rit y ... . . .. .. .. .. .. 2-9
A nti- T heft A la rm Syste m ... . .. 2-9
I m mob il iz e r .. .. ... ........... 2-1 0
I m mob il iz e r O pe ra tio n
( P A SS -K ey II I+
C an ada Only ) .. .. . .... .. ... 2-1 0
I m mob il iz e r O pe ra tio n
( P ass lo ck U.S .O nly ) .. .. ... 2-1 2
E xte rio r M ir ro rsC onve x M ir ro rs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2-1 2
M anualM ir ro rs .... .. . .. .. .. .. 2-1 2
P ow er M ir r o rs ... .. ... ... ... .. 2-1 3In te rio r M ir ro rsM anualR earv ie w Mir ro r .... .. 2-1 3
A uto m atic Dim min g Rearv ie w
M ir ro r ... .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. . .. 2-1 4W in do w sW in dow s ... .. .. . .. .. .. ... .. .. 2-1 5
M anualW in dow s ... . . .. ... .. 2-1 5
P ow er W in dow s ... . .. . .... .. 2-1 6
R ear W in dow s ... . .. ..... .... 2-1 7
S un Vis o rs ... . .. .. . ... ... .... 2-1 7

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2 -2 Keys, D oors an d W in dow sKeys an d Lo ck sK eys
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W ARNIN G
Leavin g ch ild re n in ave h ic le wit h
t h e ig nit io n ke y is da ngero us fo r
m any re aso ns. C hild re n or oth ers
c o uld be ba dly in ju re d or eve n
k ille d. T he y co uld ope ra te th e
p ow er w in d ow s or oth er co ntr o ls
o r eve n make th e ve h ic le move .
T he win do w s will fu n ctio n wit h th e
k e ys in th e ig n it io n and ch ild re n
c o uld be se rio u sly in ju re d or kille d
i f ca ught in th e path of a clo sin g
w in dow .D o not le ave th e ke ys in
a ve h ic le wit h ch ild re n.
T he ke y ca n be use d fo r th e ig nit io n,
a ll d oor lo cks, and th e ta ilg a te .
T he ke y ha s a ba r- c o ded ke y ta g
t h at th e de ale r or qu alif ie d lo cksm it h
c a n use to make new ke ys. S to re
t h is in fo rm atio n in a sa fe pla ce , no t
i n yo ur ve h ic le .
N otic e: If th e ke ys get lo ck ed in
t h e veh ic le , it m ay have to be
d am ag ed to get th em out. A lw ays
c arry asp are ke y. I
f yo u are lo cke d out of yo ur ve hic le ,
c a ll th e Roadsid e Assis ta nce
C en te r. S ee Roadsid e Assis ta nce
P ro g ra m (U .S .and Canada) on
p a ge 13 8 or R oadsid e Assis ta nce
P ro g ra m (M exic o ) on page 131 0 .
R em ote Keyle ss Entr y
( R KE)S yste mS ee Radio Fre quency Sta te m ent on
p a ge 131 9 fo r in fo rm atio n
r e gard in g Part 15 of th e Federa l
C om munic a tio ns Com mis sio n (F C C )
r u le s and In dustr y Canada
S ta ndard s RSS -2 10/2 20/3 10.
I f th ere is a decre ase in th e RKE
o p era tin g ra nge:.
C heck th e dis ta nce . T he
t r a nsm it te r m ay be to o fa r fr o m
t h e ve hic le .
.
C heck th e lo ca tio n. O th er
v e hic le s or obje cts m ay be
b lo ckin g th e sig nal.

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K eys, D oors an d Win d ow s 2-3
.
C heck th e tr a n sm it te r's batte ry .
S ee B atte ry Rep la ce m ent la te r
i n th is se ctio n.
.
If th e tr a nsm it t e r is still n ot
w ork in g co rre ctly , se e yo ur
d eale r or a qu alif ie d te ch nic ia n
f o r se rv ic e .
R em ote Keyle ss Entr y
( R KE)S yste m Opera tio nV ehic le s wit h Rem ote Keyle ss
E ntr y (R KE), tr a n sm it te r fu nctio ns
w ork up to 9m (3 0 ft) aw ay fr o m th e
v e hic le .
T here are oth er co ndit io ns whic h
c a n aff e ct th e perfo rm ance of th e
t r a nsm it te r. S ee Rem ote Keyle ss
E ntr y (R KE)S yste m on page 22 .
U NLO CK : Pre ss to unlo ck th e
d riv e r doo r and tu rn on th e in te rio r
l a m ps. T he park in g la m ps m ay fla sh
a nd th e horn may so u nd.
P re ss UNLO CK again wit h in
t h re e se co nds and all o f th e doo rs
u nlo ck.
L O CK: Pre ss to lo ck all th e doors .
T he park in g la m ps m ay fla sh an d
t h e horn may so und . I
f a door is open or aja r w hen
L O CK is pre sse d, th e horn so und s
s e ve ra ltim es to le t yo u kn ow th e
d o ors did not lo ck and th e co nte nt
t h eft d ete rr e nt syste m is not arm ed.
P re ssin g LO CK again while th e ho rn
i s so undin g or w it h in th re e se co nds
a ft e r th e horn sto ps so undin g,
t h e doors lo ck but th e co nte nt
t h eft d ete rr e nt syste m does not arm
u n til th e opened door is clo se d.
D if fe re nt fe edback m odes ca n be
p ro gra m med th ro ugh th e Driv e r
I n fo rm atio n Cente r(D IC ). S ee
 R em ote Keyle ss Entr y Feedback 
u n der D riv e r In fo rm atio n Cente r
( D IC )on page 52 1.
L
(P an ic ): Pre ss to make th e
h orn so und and th e headla m ps and
t a illa m ps fla sh fo r up to 30 se co nd s.
T o tu rn th em off w ait fo r 30 se co n ds,
o r pre ss
L
a gain , or sta rt th e
v e h ic le .

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2 -4 Keys, D oors an d W in dow sPro gra m m in g Tra n sm it te rs to
t h e Veh ic leO nly RKE tr a nsm it t e rs pro gra m med
t o th e ve h ic le will w ork . If a
t r a nsm it te r is lo st or sto le n , a
r e pla ce m ent ca n be purc h ase d and
p ro g ra m med th ro ug h yo ur deale r.
W hen th e re p la ce m ent tr a nsm it te r
i s pro gra m med to th e ve hic le , all
r e m ain in g tr a nsm it te rs m ust als o
b e pro gra m med. A ny lo st or sto le n
t r a nsm it te rs no lo ng er w ork once th e
n ew tr a n sm it te r is pro g ra m m ed.
E ach ve hic le ca n have up to
f o ur tr a nsm it te rs pro gra m med to it .B atte ry Rep la c em en tN otic e : W hen re p la cin g th e
b atte ry , d o not to uch an y of th e
c ir c u it r y on th e tr a n sm it te r. S ta tic
f r o m yo ur body co uld dam ag e th e
t r a n sm it te r. T
o re pla ce th e ba tte ry :
1 . Separa te th e tr a nsm it te r w it h a
f la t, th in obje ct in se rte d in th e
s lo t be tw een th e co ve rs of th e
t r a nsm it te r housin g .
2 . Rem ove th e old ba tte ry . D o no t
u se ameta lo bje ct.
3 . In se rt th e new batte ry . R epla ce
w it h aCR203 2 or equiv a le nt
b att e ry .
4 . Put th e tr a n sm it te r ba ck
t o geth e r.
D oor Locks
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W ARNIN G
U nlo cke d doors ca n be
d a ngero us..P asse ngers , esp ecia ll y
c h ild re n, ca n easily open th e
d oors and fa ll o ut of a movin g
v e hic le . W hen adoor is
l o cke d, th e handle will n ot
o pen it . T he ch ance of bein g
t h ro w n out of th e ve hic le in
a cra sh is in cre ase d if th e
d oors are not lo cke d. S o, all
p ass e ngers sh ould wear
s a fe ty belt s pro perly and th e
d oors sh ould be lo cke d
w heneve r th e ve hic le is
d riv e n..Y oung ch il d re n who get in to
u nlo ck e d ve hic le s m ay be
u nable to get out. A ch ild ca n
b e ove rc o m e by extr e m e hea t
a nd ca n su ffe r perm anent
( C ontin ued)

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K eys, D oors an d Win d ow s 2-5
W ARNIN G (C ontin ued )in ju rie s or eve n death fr o m
h eat str o ke . A lw ays lo ck th e
v e hic le when eve r le avin g it ..O uts id e rs ca n easily ente r
t h ro ugh an unlo cke d door
w hen yo u slo w dow n or sto p
y o ur ve hic le . Lockin g yo ur
d oors ca n help pre ve nt th is
f r o m ha pp enin g .
T o lo ck or unlo ck th e door fr o m th e
o uts id e , use th e ke y in th e driv e r or
f r o nt passe ng er doo r or pre ss th e
L O CK or U NLO CK butto n on th e
R em ote Keyle ss Entr y (R KE )
t r a nsm it te r.
T o lo ck a do or fr o m th e in sid e ,
m ove th e man ua lle ve r on th e door
f o rw ard . To unlo ck a do or fr o m th e
i n sid e, m ove th e le ve r on th e door
r e arw ard .
Y ou will se e aco lo re d are a on th e
l e ve r w hen th e doo r is unlo cke d.
P ow er D oo r Locks
D riv e r Sw it c h Show n
O n ve hic le s wit h po w er do or lo ck s,
t h e sw it c h es are lo ca te d on th e
d riv e r and th e fr o nt passe nge r
a rm re sts .
P re ss L to lo ck all th e doo rs at once .
T o unlo ck all th e do ors , pre ss U .
O n cre w ca b mod els , use th e
m anuald oor lo ck le ve r on each re ar
d oor to lo ck or unlo ck th e doo rs
f r o m th e re a r se atin g are as.
A uto m atic Door LocksIf th e ve hic le has pow er door
l o cks and th e re m ote ke yle ss
e ntr y syste m ,it has an auto m atic
l o ck/u nlo ck fe atu re .
I f th e ve hic le has an auto m atic
t r a nsm is sio n, it is pro gra m med
f r o m th e fa cto ry to lo ck all d oors
a uto m atic a lly when th e sh if t le ve r is
m ove d out of P (P ark ). A ll th e do ors
w ill u nlo ck when th e sh if t le ve r is
m ove d back in to P (P ark ).
I f th e ve hic le has a manual
t r a nsm is sio n, it is pro gra m med fr o m
t h e fa cto ry to lo ck all th e doors
w hen th e ve hic le sp eed is gre ate r
t h a n 24 km /h (1 5 m ph). T he doo rs
w ill u nlo ck when th e ke y is re m ove d
f r o m th e ig nit io n.
T o ch ange th e auto m atic door
l o ck and unlo ck se ttin gs, se e
 A uto m atic Door Locks  under
D riv e r In fo rm atio n Cente r (D IC )on
p age 52 1.

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2 -6 Keys, D oors an d W in dow sLocko ut P ro te ctio nIf th e ve hic le ha s po w er doo r lo cks,
t h is fe atu re pro te cts yo u fr o m
l o ckin g th e ke y in th e ve hic le when
t h e ke y is in th e ig nit io n and adoor
i s open .
I f th e pow er doo r lo ck sw it c h is
p re sse d whe n a door is open and
t h e ke y is in th e ig nit io n , all o f th e
d oors will lo ck an d th e n th e driv e r
d oor w ill u nlo ck.S afe ty Lo cks (C re w Cab )If th e ve hic le is a cre w ca b mod el, it
m ay have re a r doo r se cu rit y lo cks.
W it h th is fe atu re , th e re ar doors are
l o cke d so th e y ca nn ot be opened
f r o m th e in sid e.
T he re ar doo r se cu rit y lo ck is
l o ca te d on th e in sid e edge of each
r e ar door belo w th e se cu rit y lo ck
l a bel.
T o engage th e se cu rit y lo cks:
1 . Open one of th e re a r do ors .
2 . Usin g th e ig n it io n ke y, tu rn th e
l o ck to th e horiz o nta lp osit io n.
3 . Clo se th e do or.
4 . Repeat th ese ste ps on th e oth er
r e ar doo r. T
o op en are ar door w hen th e
s e cu rit y lo ck is on, unlo ck th e door
a n d open th e door fr o m th e outs id e .
T o dis e ngage th e se cu rit y lo cks:
1 . Open one of th e re ar doors .
2 . Usin g th e ig nit io n ke y, tu rn th e
l o ck to th e ve rtic a lp osit io n.
3 . Clo se th e door.
4 . Repeat th ese ste ps on th e oth e r
r e ar door.