2011 GMC CANYON oil

Bla ck pla te (1 9,1 )
G M C Can yon Owner M an ual - 2011
V eh ic le Care 10-1 9
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.

Bla ck pla te (2 1,1 )
G M C Can yon Owner M an ual - 2011
V eh ic le Care 10-2 1
E ngin e Coo la n tT he co o li n g syste m in th e ve hic le
i s fille d wit h DEX-C O O L
®engin e
c o ola nt. T his co o la nt is de sig ned to
r e m ain in th e ve h ic le fo r 5 ye ars or
2 40 00 0 km (1 50,0 00 m i) , w hic h eve r
o ccu rs fir s t.
T he fo llo w in g exp la in s th e co olin g
s yste m an d how to ch eck and add
c o ola nt w hen it is lo w .If th ere is a
p ro b le m wit h en gin e ove rh eatin g,
s e e Engin e Ove rh eatin g on
p age 102 4.
W hat to Use
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W ARNIN G
Addin g only pla in wate r or so m e
o th er liq uid to th e co o lin g syste m
c a n be dang ero us. P la in wate r
a nd oth e r liq uid s, ca n boil b efo re
t h e pro p er co o la nt m ix tu re will .
T he ve hic le 's co ola n t w arn in g
s yste m is se t fo r th e pro per
c o ola nt m ix tu re . W it h pla in wate r
( C ontin ued)
W ARNIN G (C ontin ued )
or th e wro ng mix tu re , th e engin e
c o uld get to o hot bu t yo u wou ld
n ot ge t th e ove rh eat w arn in g.
T he en gin e co uld ca tc h fir e and
y o u or oth ers co u ld be bu rn e d.
U se a50 /5 0 mix tu re of cle an,
d rin ka ble wate r and DEX-C O O L
c o ola n t.
U se a 50/5 0 mix tu re of cle an,
d rin ka ble wate r and DEX-C O O L
c o ola nt. If usin g th is m ix tu re ,
n oth in g els e ne eds to be add ed.
T his m ix tu re :.
G iv e s fr e ezin g pro te ctio n dow n
t o 37 °C ( 34 °F ), ou ts id e
t e m pera tu re .
.
G iv e s boilin g pro te ctio n up
t o 12 9°C (2 65°F ), eng in e
t e m pera tu re .
.
P ro te cts aga in st ru st an d
c o rro sio n.
.
W ill n ot dam age alu m in um parts .
.
H elp s ke ep th e pro per engin e
t e m pera tu re .
N otic e: If an im pro per co o la n t
m ix tu re is used ,th e en gin e co uld
o ve rh eat an d be bad ly dam ag ed .
T he re p air co st w ou ld not be
c o vere d by th e veh ic le warra n ty .
T o o much wate r in th e m ix tu re
c an fr e eze an d cra ck th e en g in e,
r a d ia to r, h eate r co re , an d oth er
p arts .
N otic e: If extr a in h ib it o rs
a n d/o r ad d it iv es are used in th e
v eh ic le 's co olin g syste m ,th e
v eh ic le co u ld be dam ag ed .U se
o nly th e pro per m ix tu re of th e
e n gin e co o la n t lis te d in th is
m an ual fo r th e co o lin g syste m .
S ee Reco m men d ed Flu id s an d
L ub ric an ts on pag e 11 6 fo r m ore
i n fo rm atio n .
N eve r dis p ose of engin e co ola nt
b y puttin g it in th e tr a sh , pourin g
i t on th e gro und, in to se w ers ,
i n to str e am sor bodie s of w ate r.

Bla ck pla te (2 2,1 )
G M C Can yon Owner M an ual - 2011
1 0-2 2 Veh ic le CareH ave th e co ola n t ch ang ed by an
a uth oriz e d se rv ic e ce nte r, fa m ilia r
w it h le ga lre qu ir e m ents re gard in g
u se d co o la nt dis p osa l. T his will h elp
p ro te ct th e envir o n m ent and yo ur
h ealt h .C heckin g Coola n tT he ve hic le must be on ale ve l
s u rfa ce when ch eckin g th e co ola nt
l e ve l.T he co ola nt re co ve ry ta nk ca p has
t h is sy m bolo n it .
I t is lo ca te d to w ard th e re ar of
t h e engin e co m partm en t on th e
p asse n ger sid e of th e ve hic le . S ee
E ngin e Com partm ent O ve rv ie w on
p age 106 fo r m ore in fo rm atio n on
l o ca tio n. C
heck to se e if co o la nt is vis ib le in
t h e co ola nt re co ve ry ta nk. If th e
c o ola nt in sid e th e co o la nt re co ve ry
t a nk is boilin g, do not do anyth in g
e ls e until it co ols do w n. If co o la nt is
v is ib le bu t th e co ola nt le ve lis not at
o r above th e FU LL CO LD mark , add
a 50/5 0 mix tu re of cle an , drin ka b le
w ate r and DEX-C O O L co o la nt at th e
c o ola nt re co ve ry ta nk, bu t be su re
t h e co olin g sys te m is co olb efo re
t h is is done.
T he ve hic le must be on ale ve l
s u rfa ce . W he n th e en gin e is co ld ,
t h e co ola nt le ve lsh o uld be at F U LL
C O LD ,or a lit tle hig he r. W hen th e
e ngin e is warm ,th e le ve lco uld be
a bove th e FU LL CO LD le ve l.
W hen th e en gin e is co ld , th e co ola nt
l e ve lsh ould be at le ast up to th e
F U LL CO LD mark . If it is not, th ere
c o uld be ale a k in th e co olin g
s yste m .
How to Add Coo la n t to th e
R eco very Ta n k
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W ARNIN G
You ca n be burn ed if yo u sp il l
c o ola nt on hot engin e parts .
C oola nt co nta in s eth yle ne gly co l
a n d it w ill b urn if th e engin e parts
a re hot enough. D o not sp ill
c o ola nt on a hot engin e.
N otic e: This veh ic le has a
s p ecif ic co ola n t fill p ro ced ure .
F ailu re to fo llo w th is pro ced ure
c o uld cau se th e en g in e to
o verh eat an d be severe ly
d am ag ed .
W hen th e co ola nt in th e co ola nt
r e co ve ry ta nk is at th e FU LL CO LD
m ark , sta rt th e ve hic le .
I f co ola nt is needed, add th e pro pe r
D EX -C O OL co ola nt m ix tu re at th e
c o ola nt re co ve ry ta nk.

Bla ck pla te (3 1,1 )
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V eh ic le Care 10-3 1
N otic e:.U sin g th e wro ng flu id
c an bad ly dam ag e bra ke
h yd ra u lic sys te m parts .
F or exa m ple , ju st a fe w
d ro ps of m in era l- b as ed oil,
s u ch as en gin e oil, in th e
b ra ke hyd ra u lic syste m can
d am ag e bra k e hyd ra u lic
s yste m parts so bad ly th at
t h ey will h ave to be re p la ced .
D o not le t so m eo n e put in
t h e wro ng kin d of flu id ..If bra ke flu id is sp ille d on th e
v eh ic le 's pain te d su rfa ces,
t h e pain t fin is h can be
d am ag ed .B e care fu ln ot
t o sp ill b ra ke flu id on th e
v eh ic le . If yo u do,w ash it
o ff im med ia te ly .
B atte ryR efe r to th e re p la ce m ent num be r
s h ow n on th e orig in a lb atte ry la bel
w hen a ne w batte ry is needed. S ee
E ngin e Com partm ent O ve rv ie w on
p age 106 fo r ba tte ry lo ca tio n.
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D ANG ER
Batte ry posts , te rm in als , and
r e la te d acce ss o rie s co nta in le a d
a nd le a d co m poun ds, ch em ic a ls
k n ow n to th e Sta te of C alif o rn ia to
c a use ca nce r and re pro ductiv e
h arm .W ash han ds afte r hand li n g .V eh ic le Sto ra g e
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W ARNIN G
Batte rie s have acid th at ca n burn
y o u and ga s th a t ca n exp lo de.
Y ou ca n be ba dly hurt if yo u are
n ot ca re fu l. S ee Ju m p Sta rtin g on
p age 109 0 fo r tip s on work in g
a ro und a ba tte ry wit h o ut
g ett in g hurt. I
n fr e quent U sa ge: R em ove th e
b la ck, negativ e ( ) ca ble fr o m th e
b atte ry to ke ep th e batte ry fr o m
r u n nin g dow n.
E xte nded Sto ra ge: R em ove th e
b la ck, negativ e ( ) ca ble fr o m th e
b atte ry or use abatte ry tr ic kle
c h a rg er.
F our-W hee l D riv eTra n sfe r C aseW hen to Check Lu bric an t
R 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 lu bric a nt. S ee Sch edule d
M ain te nance on page 11 2 .

Bla ck pla te (4 5,1 )
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V eh ic le Care 10-4 5
F use s Usag e
C RU IS E C
ru is e Contr o l
S w it c h , In sid e
R ea rv ie w Mir ro r,
T ra nsfe r C ase
C on tr o lM odule ,
B ra ke Sw it c h ,
C lu tc h Dis a ble
D R/L C K P
ow er D oor
L ock s (If E quip ped)
D RL D
aylig ht R unnin g
L am ps
E R LS M
ass Air
F lo w (M AF)
S enso r, C an
P urg e Sole noid ,
A ir In je cto r
R ea cto r(A IR )
R ela y F
uses Usa g e
E TC E
le ctr o n ic Thro ttle
C on tr o l(E TC )
F O G/L A M P F
og La m ps
( If E quip p ed)
F R T
P R K LA M P F
ro n t P ark /T urn
L a m ps, D riv e r and
P asse ng er S id e
P ow er W in dow
S w it c h es Lig htin g
F R T/A XLE Fro nt A xle Actu ato r
F S C M F
uelS ys te m
C on tr o lM od ule
B AC KU P
L A M P B
acku p La m p
H O RN Horn
H TD /S EAT H
ea te d Seat
( If E quip p ed) F
uses Usag e
I G N I
g nit io n, C lu tc h
S ta rte r S w it c h ,
N eutr a lS afe ty
B ackU p Sw it c h ,
I g nit io n Coil s 15 ,
A ir C ondit io nin g
R ela y
I N J In je cto rs
L T HD LP D
riv e r S id e
H eadla m p
P C M B P
ow er C ontr o l
M odule (P C M )B
P C M I P
ow er C ontr o l
M odule (P C M )
P W R/S E AT P
ow er S eat
C ir c u it B re ake r
( If E quip ped)

Bla ck pla te (5 4,1 )
G M C Can yon Owner M an ual - 2011
1 0-5 4 Veh ic le CareB elt
:A ru bber co ate d la ye r of
c o rd s th at is lo ca te d be tw een
t h e plie s and th e tr e a d. C ord s
m ay be made fr o m ste e lo r oth e r
r e in fo rc in g mate ria ls .
B ead:T he tir e be ad co nta in s
s te elw ir e s wra ppe d by ste el
c o rd s th at hold th e tir e onto
t h e rim .
B ia s Ply Tir e
:A pne um atic tir e
i n whic h th e pli e s are la id at
a lt e rn ate angle s le ss th an
9 0 degre es to th e ce nte rli n e
o f th e tr e ad.
C old Tir e Pre ssu re
:T he
a m ount of air pre ssu re in atir e ,
m easu re d in kP a (k il o pasca l)
o r psi (p ounds per sq ua re in ch )
b efo re atir e has built up heat
f r o m driv in g. S ee Tir e Pre ssu re
o n page 10 5 6. C
urb W eig h t
:The weig h t of a
m oto r ve hic le wit h sta ndard an d
o ptio nale qu ip m ent in clu din g th e
m axim um ca pa cit y of fu e l, oil ,
a nd co ola nt, but w it h o ut
p asse nge rs an d ca rg o.
D O T Mark in g s:A co d e
m old ed in to th e sid ew all o f a
t ir e sig nif y in g th at th e tir e is
i n co m pli a n ce wit h th e U.S .
D epartm en t of T ra nsp orta tio n
( D O T) m oto r ve hic le sa fe ty
s ta ndard s. T he DO T co de
i n clu des th e Tir e Id entif ic a tio n
N um be r (T IN ), an alp h anu m eric
d esig nato r w hic h ca n als o
i d entif y th e tir e man ufa ctu re r,
p ro ductio n pla nt, bra n d, an d
d ate of pro du ctio n.
G VW R
:Gro ss Veh ic le W eig ht
R atin g. S ee Vehic le Lo ad Lim it s
o n pag e 92 2. G
AW R FR T
:G ro ss Axle
W eig ht R atin g fo r th e fr o nt axle .
S ee Vehic le Load Lim it s on
p a ge 92 2.
G AW R RR
:G ro ss Axle
W eig ht R atin g fo r th e re ar axle .
S ee Vehic le Load Lim it s on
p a ge 92 2 .
I n te n ded Outb oard Sid ew all
:
T he sid e of an asy m m etr ic a ltir e ,
t h a t m ust alw ays fa ce outw ard
w hen mounte d on a ve hic le .
K ilo pascal (k P a)
:T he metr ic
u n it fo r air pre ssu re .
L ig h t Tru ck (L T M etr ic ) Tir e
:
A tir e use d on lig ht duty tr u cks
a n d so m e mult ip urp ose
p a sse nger ve hic le s.
L oad In dex
:A n assig ned
n u m ber ra ngin g fr o m 1to 279
t h a t co rre sp onds to th e lo ad
c a rry in g ca pacit y of a tir e .

Bla ck pla te (8 0,1 )
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1 0-8 0 Veh ic le Care
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W ARNIN G
R ust or dir t on awheel, or on th e
p arts to whic h it is fa ste ne d, ca n
m ake whee ln uts be co m e lo ose
a fte r tim e. T he whe elco uld co m e
o ff an d ca use an accid ent. W hen
c h angin g a wheel, re m ove any
r u st or dir t fr o m pla ce s where th e
w heela tta ch e s to th e ve hic le . In
a n em erg e ncy, use a clo th or a
p ape r to w elto do th is ; but be su re
t o use a scra pe r or w ir e bru sh
l a te r, if nee ded , to ge t all th e ru st
o r dir t off. S ee If a Tir e Goes Fla t
o n pag e 107 2.
8 . Rem ove any ru st or dir t fr o m th e
w heelb olt s , m ountin g su rfa ce s
a nd sp a re whee l.
9 . In sta ll th e sp are tir e .
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W ARNIN G
N eve r use oil o r gre ase on bo lt s
o r nuts beca u se th e nu ts m ig ht
c o m e lo ose . T he ve hic le 's wheel
c o uld fa ll o ff , ca u sin g a cra sh .
10 . Put th e wheeln uts back on
w it h th e ro unded end of th e
n uts to w ard th e wheel. T ig hte n
e ach wheeln ut by hand.
T hen use th e wheelw re nch to
t ig hte n th e nuts until th e whee l
i s held again st th e hub.

Bla ck pla te (1 00,1 )
G M C Can yon Owner M an ual - 2011
1 0-1 00 Veh ic le CareH ig h pre ssu re ca r w ash es m ay
c a use wate r to ente r th e ve hic le .
A vo id usin g hig h pre ss u re wash es
c lo se r th an 30 cm (1 2 in ch es) to th e
s u rfa ce of th e ve hic le . U se of pow er
w ash ers exce edin g 827 4 kP a
( 1 ,2 00 psi) ca n re su lt in dam age or
r e m ova lo f pa in t an d deca ls .C le an in g Exte rio r Lam ps/
L en sesU se on ly lu ke w arm or co ld wate r, a
s o ft clo th and a ca r w ash in g so ap to
c le an exte rio r la m ps an d le nse s.
F ollo w in str u ctio ns unde r W ash in g
t h e Vehic le .F in is h CareO cca sio na lw axin g or m ild
p olis h in g of th e ve hic le by hand
m ay be ne ce ssa ry to re m ove
r e sid ue fr o m th e pain t fin is h .
A ppro ve d cle a nin g pro ducts ca n
b e obta in ed fr o m yo ur de ale r.
I f th e ve hic le ha s a base co at/
c le arc o at pain t fin is h , th e cle arc o at
g iv e s m ore depth and glo ss to th e
c o lo re d base co at. A lw ays use w
axe s and polis h es th at are
n on-a bra siv e and mad e fo r a
b ase co at/c le a rc o at pain t fin is h .
N otic e: Mac h in e co m po undin g
o r ag gre ssiv e po lis h in g on a
b aseco at/c le a rc o at pain t fin is h
m ay dam ag e it . U se only
n on-a b ra siv e waxe s an d polis h es
t h at are m ad e fo r a basec o at/
c le arc o at pain t fin is h on th e
v eh ic le .
F ore ig n mate ria ls su ch as ca lc iu m
c h lo rid e an d oth e r sa lt s , ic e melt in g
a gents , ro a d oil a nd ta r, tr e e sa p ,
b ir d dro ppin gs, ch em ic a ls fr o m
i n dustr ia lch im neys, etc ., ca n
d am age th e ve h ic le 's fin is h if th ey
r e m ain on pain te d su rfa ce s. W ash
t h e ve hic le as so on as possib le .
I f nece ssa ry , use no n-a bra siv e
c le aners th a t are mark e d sa fe fo r
p ain te d su rfa ce s to re m ove fo re ig n
m atte r.
E xte rio r pa in te d su rfa ce s are
s u bje ct to agin g , w eath er and
c h em ic a lfa llo ut th at ca n ta ke th e ir
t o ll o ve r a perio d of ye a rs . To help k
e ep th e pain t fin is h lo okin g new ,
k e ep th e ve hic le gara ged or
c o ve re d wheneve r possib le .
P ro te ctin g Exte rio r B rig ht M eta l
P arts
B rig ht m eta lp arts sh ould be
c le aned re gula rly to ke ep th eir
l u ste r. W ash in g wit h wate r is all th at
i s usu ally needed. H ow eve r, ch ro m e
p o li s h may be use d on ch ro m e or
s ta in le ss ste eltr im ,if nece ssa ry .
U se sp ecia lca re wit h alu m in um
t r im .To avo id dam agin g pro te ctiv e
t r im ,neve r use auto or ch ro m e
p o li s h , ste am or ca ustic so ap to
c le an alu m in um .A co atin g of
w ax, ru bbed to hig h polis h , is
r e co m mended fo r all b rig ht m eta l
p a rts .
W in dsh ie ld an d W ip er B la d esC le an th e outs id e of th e win dsh ie ld
w it h gla ss cle aner.
C le an th e ru bber bla des usin g alin t
f r e e clo th or paper to w elso ake d
w it h win dsh ie ld wash er flu id or a
m il d dete rg ent. W ash th e win dsh ie ld