2011 GMC CANYON Owner's Manual

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3 . Turn th e han dle to ra is e th e
j a ck until it is se cu re , but do
n ot ove rtig hte n th e ja ck in th e
b ra cke t.S eco ndary Latc h Syste mY ou r ve hic le ha s an
u nde rb od ym ou nte d tir e hois t
a sse m bly th at has a se co ndary
l a tc h syste m .It is desig ne d to sto p
t h e sp a re tir e fr o m su ddenly fa lli n g
o ff yo ur ve hic le . F or th e se co ndary
l a tc h to work , th e sp are must be
i n sta lle d wit h th e va lv e ste m
p oin tin g do w n. S ee S to rin g a
F la t or S pare Tir e an d To ols  under
T ir e Cha ngin g on pa g e 10 7 4.
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Befo re be gin nin g th is pro ce d ure
r e ad all th e in str u ctio ns. F ail u re to
r e ad and fo ll o w th e in str u ctio ns
c o uld da m age th e hois t asse m bly
a nd yo u and oth e rs co uld get
h urt. R ead and fo llo w th e
i n str u ctio ns li s te d next. T
o re le ase th e sp a re tir e fr o m th e
s e co ndary la tc h :
1. Check under th e ve h ic le to se e if
t h e ca b le end fit t in g is vis ib le .
2 . If th e ca ble en d fit tin g is not
v is ib le , pro ce ed to Ste p 6.
I f it is vis ib le , fir s t tr y to tig h te n
t h e ca b le by tu rn in g th e whe el
w re n ch clo ckw is e un til yo u he ar
t w o clic ks or fe elit skip tw ic e .
Y ou ca nno t ove rtig h te n th e
c a ble . 3
. Loose n th e ca ble by tu rn in g th e
w heelw re nch co unte rc lo ckw is e
t h re e or fo ur tu rn s.
4 . Repeat th is pro ce dure at le ast
t w o tim es. If th e sp are tir e
l o w ers to th e gro und, co ntin u e
w it h Ste p 5 under S to rin g a Fla t
o r S pare Tir e and To ols  unde r
T ir e Changin g on page 107 4.
5 . Turn th e wre nch
c o unte rc lo ckw is e until
a ppro xim ate ly 6in ch es
( 1 5 cm )of ca ble is exp ose d.
6 . Sta nd th e wheelb lo ck s on th e ir
s h orte st ends, w it h th e back s
f a cin g each oth er.

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1 0-8 6 Veh ic le Care7 . Pla ce th e botto m edg e of th e
j a ck (A )on th e whee lb lo ck s (B ),
s e para tin g th em so th at th e ja ck
i s bala n ce d se cu re ly .
8 . Atta ch th e ja ck hand le ,
e xte nsio n, an d wheelw re nch to
t h e ja ck and pla ce it (w it h th e
w heelb lo cks) und er th e ve h ic le
t o w ard s th e fr o nt of th e re ar
b um per. P osit io n th e ce n te r lif t
p oin t of th e ja ck un der th e
w heel.
9 . Turn th e wheelw re nch
c lo ckw is e to ra is e th e ja ck un til it
l i f ts th e tir e .
1 0. Contin u e ra is in g th e ja ck until
t h e tir e sto ps m ovin g upw ard
a nd is held fir m ly in pla ce .
11 . Rem ove th e ja ck handle and
i n se rt th e hois t end of th e
e xte nsio n th ro ugh th e hole in
t h e re ar bum per.
T urn th e wheelw re nch
c o unte rc lo ckw is e one tu rn
o r until th e wheelre ta in er
a sse m bly is dis e ngaged.
1 2 . Rein se rt th e ja ck handle in to
t h e ja ck . Low er th e ja ck by
t u rn in g th e wheelw re nch
c o unte rc lo ckw is e . K eep
l o w erin g th e ja ck until th e
s p are tir e slid es off th e ja ck
o r is hangin g by th e ca ble .

Bla ck pla te (8 7,1 )
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Som eon e sta nd in g to o clo se
d urin g th e pro ce d ure co uld be
i n ju re d by th e ja ck. If th e sp are
t ir e do es not slid e off th e ja ck
c o m ple te ly , m ake su re no one is
b ehin d yo u or on eit h e r sid e of
y o u as yo u pu ll th e ja ck out fr o m
u nder th e sp are .
1 3. Dis co nn ect th e ja ck handle
f r o m th e ja ck and ca re fu lly
r e m ove th e ja ck. U se one hand
t o push aga in st th e sp are while
f ir m ly pullin g th e ja ck out fr o m
u nder th e sp are tir e wit h th e
o th er hand . I
f th e sp are tir e is ha ngin g
f r o m th e ca ble , in se rt th e ho is t
e nd of th e exte nsio n in to th e
h ois t sh aft hole in th e bum pe r
a nd tu rn th e whe elw re nch
c o un te rc lo ckw is e to lo w er th e
s p are th e re st of th e way.
1 4. Tilt th e tir e re ta in er at th e en d
o f th e ca b le and pull it th ro ugh
t h e whe elo p enin g . P ull th e tir e
o ut fr o m unde r th e ve h ic le . 1
5 . If th e ca ble is hangin g under
t h e ve hic le , tu rn th e wheel
w re nch clo ckw is e to ra is e th e
c a ble .
H ave th e hois t ass e m bly
i n sp ecte d as so on as yo u ca n .
Y ou wil l n ot be able to sto re a
s p are or fla t tir e usin g th e ho is t
a sse m bly until it has been
r e pla ce d.
T o co ntin ue ch angin g th e fla t tir e ,
s e e R em ovin g th e Fla t T ir e and
I n sta ll in g th e Spare Tir e  under Tir e
C hangin g on page 107 4.

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1 0-8 8 Veh ic le CareC om pact S pare Tir eY our ve hic le may have aco m pact
s p are tir e . A lt h o ugh th e co m pact
s p are tir e was fu lly in fla te d when
y o ur ve hic le was ne w ,it ca n lo se
a ir ove r tim e. C heck th e in fla tio n
p re ssu re re gu la rly . It sh o uld be
6 0 psi (4 20 kP a).
N otic e : If th e ve h ic le has
f o ur-w heel d riv e an d th e co m pact
s p are tir e is in sta ll e d on th e
v e h ic le , d o not driv e in fo ur-w heel
d riv e until yo u can have th e fla t
t ir e re p air e d an d/o r re p la ced .Y o u
c o uld dam ag e th e veh ic le , an d
t h e re p air co sts would not be
c o ve re d by yo ur w arra n ty . N ever
u se fo ur-w heel d riv e when th e
c o m pact sp are tir e is in sta lle d on
t h e veh ic le . A
ft e r in sta lli n g th e co m pa ct sp are
o n yo ur ve h ic le , yo u sh o uld sto p as
s o on as possib le an d make su re
y o ur ve hic le 's sp a re tir e is co rre ctly
i n fla te d. T he co m pact sp are is m ad e
t o perfo rm well a t sp ee ds up to
6 2 m ph (1 00 km /h ) fo r dis ta n ce s up
t o 500 m il e s (8 04 km ). F or he avy
p aylo ads or to w in g, and fo r lo w
t r a ctio n or fo ur-w heel- d riv e
c o ndit io ns, re pair or re pla ce th e
f u ll - s iz e tir e . O fco urs e , it is be st to
r e pla ce yo ur ve hic le 's sp are wit h a
f u ll - s iz e tir e as so on as yo u ca n .
T he sp are tir e will la st lo ng er and be
i n good sh ap e in ca se yo u ne ed it
a gain . N
otic e: W hen th e co m pact sp are
i s in sta lle d ,d o no t ta ke th e
v e h ic le th ro ugh an au to m atic
c a r w ash wit h gu id e ra ils . T h e
c o m pact sp are can get cau ght on
t h e ra ils whic h can dam ag e th e
t ir e , w heel an d oth er parts of th e
v e h ic le .
D o not use yo ur co m pact sp are on
o th er ve hic le s.
A nd do not m ix yo ur co m pact sp are
t ir e or w heelw it h oth er w heels or
t ir e s. T hey will n ot fit . K eep yo ur
s p are tir e and it s wheelto geth er.
N otic e: Tir e ch ain s will n ot fit th e
c o m pact sp are . U sin g th em can
d am ag e th e veh ic le an d can
d am ag e th e ch ain s to o .D o not
u se tir e ch ain s on th e co m pact
s p are .

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F u ll- S iz e Spare Tir eY ou r ve hic le may ha ve afu ll - s iz e
s p are tir e , w hic h , w he n new ,w as
f u lly in fla te d. A sp are tir e may lo se
a ir ove r tim e, so ch eck it s in fla tio n
p re ssu re re g ula rly . S ee Tir e
P re ssu re on pag e 10 5 6 and
V ehic le Lo ad Lim it s on page 92 2
f o r in fo rm atio n re gard in g pro per tir e
i n fla tio n and lo ad in g yo ur ve hic le .
F or in str u ctio n on how to re m ove ,
i n sta ll, or sto re asp a re tir e , se e
 R em ovin g th e Fla t T ir e and
I n sta llin g th e Spa re Tir e  and
 S to rin g aFla t or S pa re Tir e and
T o ols  under Tir e Chan gin g on
p age 107 4 . Y
our ve hic le may have adif fe re nt
s iz e sp a re tir e th a n th e ro a d tir e s
o rig in ally in sta lle d on yo ur ve hic le .
T his sp a re was de ve lo p ed fo r use
o n yo ur ve h ic le , so it is alr ig ht to
d riv e on it . If yo ur ve hic le ha s
f o ur-w hee ld riv e and th e dif f e re nt
s iz e sp a re tir e is in sta lle d , ke ep th e
v e hic le in tw o-w he eld riv e .
N otic e: If th e veh ic le has
f o ur-w heel d riv e an d th e dif fe re n t
s iz e sp are tir e is in sta lle d on th e
v eh ic le , d o not driv e in fo u r-w heel
d riv e until yo u ca n hav e yo ur fla t
t ir e re p air e d an d/o r re p la ce d .Y o u
c o uld dam ag e th e ve h ic le , an d
t h e re p air co sts wou ld not be
c o vere d by yo ur w arr a n ty . N eve r
u se fo ur-w hee l d riv e when th e
d if fe re n t siz e sp are tir e is
i n sta lle d on th e veh ic le . A
fte r in sta llin g th e sp are tir e on yo ur
v e h ic le , yo u sh ould sto p as so o n as
p oss ib le and make su re th e sp are is
c o rre ctly in fla te d. T he sp are tir e is
m ade to perfo rm well a t sp eeds up
t o 62 m ph (1 00 km /h ) fo r dis ta nce s
u p to 500 m ile s (8 04 km ). F or
h eavy paylo ads or to w in g, and fo r
l o w tr a ctio n or fo ur-w heel- d riv e
c o n dit io ns, re pair or re pla ce th e
f u ll- s iz e tir e . H ave th e dam aged or
f la t ro ad tir e re pair e d or re pla ce d as
s o o n as yo u ca n and in sta lle d back
o nto yo ur ve hic le . T his way, th e
s p a re tir e will b e ava ila ble in ca se
y o u need it again .
D o not m ix tir e s and wheels of
d if fe re nt siz e s, beca use th ey wil l
n ot fit . K eep yo ur sp are tir e and it s
w heelto geth er.

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1 0-9 0 Veh ic le CareJ u m p Sta rtin gF or m ore in fo rm atio n ab out th e
v e hic le batte ry , se e Batte ry on
p a ge 10 3 1.
I f th e ve hic le batt e ry has ru n dow n,
y o u may want to use an oth er
v e hic le an d so m e ju m pe r ca ble s to
s ta rt yo ur ve hic le . B e su re to use
t h e fo llo w in g ste p s to do it sa fe ly .
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W ARNIN G
Batte rie s ca n hu rt yo u. T hey ca n
b e dan ge ro us beca use :.T hey co n ta in acid th at ca n
b urn yo u ..T hey co n ta in gas th at ca n
e xp lo de or ig nit e ..T hey co n ta in eno ugh
e le ctr ic it y to bu rn yo u.
I f yo u do not fo llo w th e se ste ps
e xa ctly , so m e or all o f th ese
t h in gs ca n hurt yo u . N
otic e: Ig no rin g th ese ste p s
c o uld re su lt in co stly dam ag e to
t h e veh ic le th at w ou ld not be
c o vere d by th e warra n ty .
T ry in g to sta rt th e veh ic le by
p ush in g or pullin g it w ill n ot
w ork , an d it co uld dam ag e th e
v eh ic le .
1 . Check th e oth er ve hic le . It m ust
h ave a12 v o lt batte ry wit h a
n egativ e gro und sy ste m .
N otic e: Only use a veh ic le th at
h as a 12-v o lt sys te m wit h a
n eg ativ e gro und fo r ju m p
s ta rtin g.If th e oth er ve h ic le does
n ot have a12-v o lt sys te m wit h a
n eg ativ e gro und ,b o th veh ic le s
c an be dam ag ed .
2 . Get th e ve hic le s clo se en oug h
s o th e ju m per ca b le s ca n re ach ,
b ut be su re th e ve h ic le s are
n ot to uch in g ea ch oth e r. If th e y
a re , it co uld ca use agro u nd
c o nne ctio n yo u do no t w ant. Y
ou would not be able to sta rt
y o ur ve hic le , and th e bad
g ro undin g co uld dam age th e
e le ctr ic a lsyste m s.
T o avo id th e possib ilit y of th e
v e hic le s ro lli n g, se t th e park in g
b ra ke fir m ly on both ve hic le s
i n vo lv e d in th e ju m p sta rt
p ro ce dure . P ut an auto m atic
t r a nsm is sio n in P (P ark ) or a
m anualtr a nsm is s io n in Neutr a l
b efo re se ttin g th e park in g bra ke .
I f yo u have afo ur- w heel- d riv e
v e hic le , be su re th e tr a nsfe r
c a se is not in Neutr a l.
N otic e: If th e ra d io or oth er
a c cesso rie s are le ft on du rin g th e
j u m p sta rtin g pro ced u re , th ey
c o uld be dam ag ed .T he re p air s
w ou ld no t be co vere d by th e
w arr a n ty . A lw ays tu rn off th e
r a d io an d oth er accesso rie s when
j u m p sta rtin g th e veh ic le .

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3 . Turn off th e ig nit io n on both
v e hic le s. U np lu g unnece ssa ry
a cce sso rie s plu gg ed in to th e
c ig are tte lig h te r or th e acce sso ry
p ow er ou tle ts . T urn off th e
r a dio an d all la m ps th at are not
n eede d. T his wil l a vo id sp ark s
a nd he lp sa ve bo th batte rie s.
A nd it co uld sa ve th e ra dio !
4 . Ope n th e ho ods and lo ca te th e
p osit iv e (+ ) and neg ativ e ( )
t e rm in allo ca tio ns on th e oth er
v e hic le . Y our ve h ic le has a
r e m ote posit iv e (+ ) and a
r e m ote neg ativ e ( ) ju m p
s ta rtin g te rm in al. S ee Engin e
C om partm en t O ve rv ie w on
p age 106 fo r m ore in fo rm atio n
o n th e te rm in allo ca tio ns.
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U sin g amatc h ne ar a batt e ry ca n
c a use batt e ry ga s to exp lo de .
P eople ha ve be en hurt do in g th is ,
a nd so m e have bee n bli n d ed.
U se afla sh lig ht if yo u need more
l i g ht.
B e su re th e batt e rie s ha ve
e nough wate r. Y ou do not ne ed
t o add wate r to th e AC Delc o
®
b att e ry (o r batt e rie s) in sta lle d in
y o ur ne w ve hic le . B ut if a ba tte ry
h as fill e r ca ps, be su re th e rig ht
a m ount of flu id is th ere . If it is lo w ,
a dd wate r to ta ke ca re of th a t
f ir s t. If yo u do not, exp lo siv e gas
c o uld be pre se n t.
B atte ry flu id co nta in s acid th at
c a n burn yo u. D o no t get it on
y o u. If yo u accid en ta lly get it in
y o ur eye s or on yo u r skin , flu sh
t h e pla ce wit h wate r and get
m edic a lh elp im media te ly .
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Fans or oth er m ovin g engin e
p arts ca n in ju re yo u badly . K eep
y o ur hands aw ay fr o m movin g
p arts once th e engin e is ru nnin g.
5 . Check th at th e ju m per ca ble s
d o not have lo ose or m is sin g
i n su la tio n. If th ey do, yo u co u ld
g et a sh ock. T he ve hic le s co u ld
b e dam aged to o.
B efo re yo u co nnect th e ca ble s,
h ere are so m e basic th in gs yo u
s h ould kn ow .P osit iv e (+ ) w ill g o
t o posit iv e (+ ) or to are m ote
p osit iv e (+ ) te rm in alif th e ve h ic le
h as one. N egativ e ( ) w il l g o to a
h eavy, unpain te d meta le ngin e
p art or to are m ote negativ e ( )
t e rm in alif th e ve hic le has one.

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D o not co nn ect po sit iv e (+ ) to
n egativ e ( ) or yo u wil l g et a
s h ort th at w ould da m age th e
b atte ry an d mayb e oth er parts
t o o. A nd do not co nn e ct th e
n egativ e ( ) ca ble to th e
n egativ e ( ) te rm in alo n th e
d ead batte ry beca u se th is ca n
c a use sp ark s.
6 . Conne ct th e re d posit iv e (+ )
c a ble to th e posit iv e (+ ) te rm in al
o f th e de ad batte ry . U se a
r e m ote po sit iv e (+ ) te rm in alif th e
v e hic le has one . 7
. Do not le t th e oth er end
t o uch meta l. C on nect it to
t h e posit iv e (+ ) te rm in a lo f th e
g ood ba tte ry . U se a re m ote
p osit iv e (+ ) te rm in alif th e ve hic le
h as one.
8 . Now co n nect th e bla ck
n egativ e ( ) ca ble to th e
n egativ e ( ) te rm in a lo f th e
g ood ba tte ry . U se a re m ote
n egativ e ( ) te rm in a lif th e
v e hic le has one.
D o not le t th e oth er end to u ch
a nyth in g until th e next ste p. T he
o th er end of th e ne gativ e ( )
c a ble does no t go to th e dead
b att e ry . It go es to ahea vy,
u npain te d meta le ngin e part,
o r to are m ote neg ativ e ( )
t e rm in alo n th e ve hic le wit h th e
d ead ba tte ry .
9 . Connect th e oth e r en d of th e
n egativ e ( ) ca ble at le ast 45 cm
( 1 8 in ch es) aw ay fr o m th e dead
b att e ry , bu t not nea r engin e
p arts th a t m ove . T he ele ctr ic a l c
o nnectio n is ju st as good th ere ,
a n d th e ch ance of sp ark s gettin g
b a ck to th e batte ry is m uch le ss.
Y our ve hic le has a re m ote
n e gativ e ( ) te rm in alfo r th is
p u rp ose .
1 0 . Now sta rt th e ve hic le wit h th e
g ood batte ry and ru n th e
e ngin e fo r a while .
1 1 . Try to sta rt th e ve hic le th at
h ad th e dead batte ry . If it w ill
n ot sta rt afte r a fe w tr ie s, it
p ro bably needs se rv ic e .
N otic e: If th e ju m per cab le s are
c o nnecte d or re m oved in th e
w ro ng ord er, ele ctr ic al sh ortin g
m ay occu r an d dam ag e th e
v e h ic le . T he re p air s wou ld not be
c o vere d by th e veh ic le warra n ty .
A lw ays co nnect an d re m ove th e
j u m per cab le s in th e co rre ct
o rd er, m akin g su re th at th e
c a b le s do no t to uch each oth er
o r oth er m eta l.