2011 GMC CANYON Owner's Manual

Bla ck pla te (7 7,1 )
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V eh ic le Care 10-7 7
If th e sp a re tir e does not lo w er to
t h e gro u nd , th e se co ndary la tc h
i s eng age d ca usin g th e tir e not
t o lo w er. S ee Seco ndary Latc h
S yste m on pag e 108 5 .
4. Tilt th e re ta in er w he n th e tir e has
b een lo w ere d, and slid e it up th e
c a ble so it ca n be pulle d up
t h ro ugh th e wheelo pe nin g.
5 . Put th e sp are tir e near th e
f la t tir e .
R em ovin g th e Fla t Tir e an d
I n sta llin g th e Spare Tir eU se th e fo llo w in g pic tu re s and
i n str u ctio n s to re m ove th e fla t tir e
a nd ra is e th e ve h ic le .
T he to ols yo u wil l b e usin g in clu de
t h e ja ck (A ), th e whe elb lo cks (B ),
t h e exte nsio n to o l(C ), th e ja ck
h andle exte nsio ns (D ), an d th e
w heelw re nch (E ).1 . Do asa fe ty ch eck befo re
p ro ce edin g. S ee If a Tir e Goes
F la t on pa ge 107 2 fo r m ore
i n fo rm atio n.
2. Rem ove th e ce nte r ca p by
p la cin g th e ch is e le nd of th e
w heelw re nch (E )in to one of th e
s lo ts on th e wheela nd gently
p ry in g th e ca p out.

Bla ck pla te (7 8,1 )
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1 0-7 8 Veh ic le Care3 . Use th e whee lw re n ch to lo ose n
a ll th e whee ln uts by tu rn in g it
c o unte rc lo ckw is e . D o not
r e m ove th e wheeln u ts ye t.
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W ARNIN G
G ett in g unde r a ve hic le when it
i s ja cke d up is dang ero us. If th e
v e hic le slip s off th e ja ck yo u co u ld
b e badly in ju re d or kil le d . N eve r
g et under a ve hic le whe n it is
s u pporte d only by a ja ck.
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R ais in g yo u r ve h ic le wit h th e
j a ck im pro perly po sit io n ed ca n
d am age th e ve h ic le and eve n
m ake th e ve h ic le fa ll. To help
a vo id pers o na lin ju ry and ve hic le
d am age, be su re to fit th e ja ck lif t
h ead in to th e pro p er lo ca tio n
b efo re ra is in g th e ve hic le .
F ro nt P osit io n
4 . Posit io n th e ja ck (A )under th e
v e hic le as sh ow n fo r th e fr o nt or
r e a r lo ca tio ns.

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F ro nt P osit io n
I f th e fla t tir e is on th e fr o nt of
t h e ve hic le , posit io n th e ja ck to
t h e re ar of th e fr o n t tir e in th e
p ocke t off of th e fr a m e.
R ear Posit io n
I f th e fla t tir e is on th e re ar,
p osit io n th e ja ck und er th e
r e ar axle and ge t as clo se as
p ossib le to th e sh ock abso rb er.
5 . Make su re th e ja ck he ad is
p osit io ne d so th a t th e re ar axle
i s re stin g se cu re ly be tw een
t h e gro o ve s th a t are on th e
j a ck head . 6
. Turn th e wheelw re nch
c lo ckw is e to ra is e th e ve hic le .
R ais e th e ve hic le fa r enough off
t h e gro und so th ere is enough
r o om fo r th e sp are tir e to fit
u nder th e wheelw ell .
7 . Rem ove all th e wheeln uts and
t h e fla t 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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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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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.

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F ro nt P osit io nR ear Posit io n 1
1 . Turn th e whee lw re nch
c o un te rc lo ckw is e to lo w er
t h e ve hic le . Low er th e ja ck
c o m ple te ly .
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W heeln uts th a t are im pro p erly or
i n co rre ctly tig h te ned ca n ca use
t h e whe els to beco m e lo ose or
c o m e off. T he wheeln u ts sh ould
b e tig h te n ed wit h ato rq u e wre nch
t o th e pro per to rq ue sp e cif ic a tio n
a fte r re p la cin g. F oll o w th e to rq ue
s p ecif ic a tio n su pplie d by th e
a fte rm ark e t m anufa ctu re r w hen
u sin g acce sso ry lo ckin g whee l
n uts . S ee Cap acit ie s and
S pecif ic a tio ns on pa ge 12 2 fo r
o rig in ale q uip m ent w he eln ut
t o rq ue sp ecif ic a tio n s. N
otic e: Im pro p erly tig h te n ed
w heel n uts can le ad to bra ke
p uls atio n an d ro to r dam ag e. To
a vo id exp en siv e bra ke re p air s ,
e ven ly tig h te n th e wheel n uts in
t h e pro p er seq uen ce an d to th e
p ro per to rq ue sp ecif ic atio n .S ee
C ap acit ie s an d Specif ic atio ns on
p ag e 122 fo r th e wheel n u t
t o rq ue sp ecif ic atio n.
12. Tig hte n th e wheeln uts fir m ly
i n a cris scro ss se quence as
s h ow n by tu rn in g th e wheel
w re nch clo ckw is e .

Bla ck pla te (8 2,1 )
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1 0-8 2 Veh ic le CareW hen yo u re in sta ll th e re g ula r
w heela nd tir e , yo u must als o
r e in sta ll th e ce nte r ca p . P la ce th e
c a p on th e whe ela nd ta p it in to
p la ce un til it se ats flu sh wit h th e
w heel. T he ca p only goe s on
o ne way. B e su re to li n e up th e
t a b on th e ce nte r ca p wit h th e
i n den ta tio n on th e whe e l.S to rin g aFla t or Spare Tir e
a n d To o ls
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Sto rin g aja ck , a tir e , or oth er
e quip m ent in th e passe nger
c o m partm en t of th e ve hic le co uld
c a use in ju ry . In asu d den sto p or
c o llis io n, lo o se eq uip m ent co uld
s tr ik e so m eon e. S to re all th ese in
t h e pro per pla ce .
N otic e: Sto rin g an alu m in um
w heel w it h afla t tir e under yo ur
v e h ic le fo r an exte n ded perio d
o f tim eor w it h th e valv e ste m
p oin tin g up can dam ag e th e w
heel. A lw ay s sto w th e wheel
w it h th e valv e ste m poin tin g
d ow n an d have th e whee l/t ir e
r e p air e d as so on as poss ib le .
S to re th e tir e und er th e re ar of th e
v e hic le in th e sp are tir e ca rr ie r.
1 . Put th e tir e on th e gro und at th e
r e ar of th e ve hic le wit h th e va lv e
s te m po in te d do w n.
2. Tilt th e re ta in e r do w nw ard
a nd th ro ugh th e ce nte r w heel
o penin g . M ake su re th e re ta in er
i s fu lly se a te d acro ss th e
u nders id e of th e whe el.
3 . Asse m ble th e wheelw re nch , th e
j a ck handle exte nsio ns, and th e
j a ck handle as sh ow n.

Bla ck pla te (8 3,1 )
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4 . In se rt th e ch is e le d en d of
t h e ja ck ha nd le at a slig ht
a ngle th ro ug h th e hole in th e
r e ar bum per and in to th e
f u nnel- s h ap ed gu id e.
5 . Turn th e whee lw re nch
c lo ckw is e to ra is e th e tir e
p art w ay up . M ake su re th e
r e ta in er is se ate d in th e whe el
o penin g an d th e va lv e ste m is
p oin te d dow n. C
ontin ue ra is in g th e tir e , w atc h
t o make su re it do es no t ge t
c a ug ht on an yth in g on th e
u nderb od y. If th e tir e does get
c a ug ht, lo ose n tw o or th re e tu rn s
a nd push and pull th e tir e and
t h en re tig h te n.
R epe at th is pro ce dure as m any
t im es as ne ede d to ensu re
p ro pe r sto w age.
6 . When th e tir e is pro pe rly
s e ate d to th e unde rb ody,
c o ntin ue tu rn in g th e whee l
w re nch clo ckw is e until yo u hear
t w o cli c ks or fe e lit skip tw ic e .
Y ou ca nn ot ove rtig hte n th e
c a ble .
7. Make su re th e tir e is sto re d
s e cu re ly . P ush , pull (A ), and
t h en tr y to tu rn (B )th e tir e .
I f th e tir e move s, ch eck to
m ake su re th e tir e va lv e ste m is
p oin tin g dow n, th en use th e
w heelw re nch to lo ose n and
t h en tig hte n th e ca ble .
T o sto re th e to ols :
1 . Retu rn th e to ols to th e
s to ra ge bag.
2 . Atta ch th e sto ra ge bag to
t h e flo or under th e fr o nt
p ass e nger se at.

Bla ck pla te (8 4,1 )
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1 0-8 4 Veh ic le Care3 . Rein sta ll th e win g nut to
s e cu re th e bag to th e
v e hic le .
T o sto re th e ja ck an d wheelb lo cks:
R eg ula r/E xte n ded CabA . Ja ck
B . Whee lB lo cks
C . Win g Nut
1 . In sta ll th e whee lb lo ck s (B )fir s t.
2 . Rein sta ll th e win g nut (C )by
t u rn in g it clo ckw is e to se cu re th e
w heelb lo ck s to th e ve hic le . 3
. Low er th e ja ck (A )all th e way
a nd in se rt th e ja ck in to th e
b ra cke t.
4 . Rais e th e ja ck by tu rn in g th e
h andle clo ckw is e to se cu re th e
j a ck wit h in th e bra cke t.
5 . Put th e co ve r in posit io n an d
i n se rt and tig hte n th e win g nut to
s e cu re it . C
re w Cab
A . Ja ck
B . WheelB lo cks
C . Win g Nut
1 . Atta ch th e wheelb lo cks (B )to
t h e ja ck (A )w it h th e wheelb lo ck
r e ta in er and th e win g nut (C ).
2 . Rein sta ll th e ja ck and wheel
b lo ck asse m bly in th e mountin g
b ra cke t. B e su re to posit io n th e
h ole s in th e base of th e ja ck
o nto th e pin s in th e mountin g
b ra cke t.