2011 GMC CANYON Owner's Manual

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th oro ug hly when cle a nin g th e
b la des. B ugs, ro ad grim e, sa p
a nd abu il d u p of ve h ic le wash /w ax
t r e atm ents m ay ca use wip er
s tr e akin g. R epla ce th e wip er bla d es
i f th ey are worn or da m aged.
W ip e rs ca n be dam aged by:.
E xtr e m e du sty co ndit io ns
.
S and and sa lt
.
H eat an d su n
.
S now and ic e , w it h out pro p er
r e m ova l
A lu m in um or C hro m e-P la te d
W heels an d TrimT he ve h ic le may ha ve eit h er
a lu m in um or ch ro m e-p la te d wheels .
K eep th e whe els cle a n usin g a
s o ft cle a n clo th wit h mild so ap an d
w ate r. R in se wit h cle an wate r. A fte r
r in sin g th oro u gh ly , dry wit h aso ft
c le a n to w el. A wax m ay th en be
a pplie d. N
otic e: Chro m ewhee ls an d oth er
c h ro m etr im may be dam ag ed
i f th e ve h ic le is no t w ash ed
a fte r driv in g on ro ad s th at have
b een sp ra yed wit h mag nes iu m ,
c alc iu m or so diu m ch lo rid e.
T hese ch lo rid es are use d on
r o ad s fo r co ndit io ns su ch as
i c e an d dust. A lw ays wash th e
v eh ic le 's ch ro m ewit h so ap an d
w ate r afte r exp osu re .
N otic e: Usin g str o ng so ap s,
c h em ic als , ab ra siv e poli s h es ,
c le an ers , b ru sh es, o r cle an ers
t h at co nta in acid on alu m in u m
o r ch ro m e-p la te d wheels , co u ld
d am ag e th e su rfa ce of th e
w heel( s ). T he re p air s wou ld
n ot be co ve re d by th e veh ic le
w arra n ty . U se only ap pro ved
c le an ers on alu m in um or
c h ro m e-p la te d wheels .
T he su rfa ce of th ese whee ls is
s im ila r to th e pa in te d su rfa ce of th e
v e hic le . D o not use str o ng so aps,
c h em ic a ls , abra siv e polis h es,
a bra siv e cle a ners , cle ane rs wit h
a cid , or ab ra siv e cle an in g bru sh es o
n th em beca use th ey co uld
d am age th e su rfa ce . D o not use
c h ro m e polis h on alu m in um wheels .
N otic e: Usin g ch ro m epolis h on
a lu m in um wheels co uld dam ag e
t h e wheels . T he re p air s wou ld
n ot be co vere d by th e veh ic le
w arra n ty . U se ch ro m epolis h on
c h ro m ewheels on ly .
U se ch ro m e polis h only on
c h ro m e-p la te d wheels , but avo id
a ny pain te d su rfa ce of th e wheel,
a nd buff off im media te ly afte r
a pplic a tio n.
N otic e: Driv in g th e veh ic le
t h ro ug h an au to m atic car w ash
t h at has silic o ne carb id e tir e
c le an in g bru sh es, co uld dam ag e
t h e alu m in um or ch ro m e-p la te d
w heels . T he re p air s wou ld not be
c o vere d by th e veh ic le warra n ty .
N ever driv e aveh ic le th at has
a lu m in um or ch ro m e-p la te d
w heels th ro ug h an au to m atic car
w ash th at uses silic o ne carb id e
t ir e cle an in g bru sh es.

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1 0-1 02 Veh ic le CareT ir e sTo cle a n th e tir e s, use astif f bru sh
w it h tir e cle an er.
N otic e : Usin g petr o le u m -b ased
t ir e dre ss in g pro ducts on th e
v e h ic le m ay dam ag e th e pain t
f in is h an d/o r tir e s . W hen ap ply in g
a tir e dre ss in g,alw ay s wip e off
a n y ove rs p ra y fr o m all p ain te d
s u rfa ces on th e veh ic le .S heet M eta l D am ag eIf th e ve hic le is dam aged and
r e qu ir e s sh ee t m eta lre p air or
r e pla ce m ent, m ake su re th e body
r e pa ir sh op applie s an ti- c o rro sio n
m ate ria lto parts re p air e d or
r e pla ce d to re sto re co rro sio n
p ro te ctio n .
O rig in alm an ufa ctu re r re pla ce m ent
p arts will p ro vid e th e co rr o sio n
p ro te ctio n whil e main ta in in g th e
v e hic le warra nty .
F in is h Dam ag eA ny sto ne ch ip s, fr a ctu re s or dee p
s cra tc h es in th e fin is h sh ou ld be
r e pair e d rig ht aw ay. B are meta lw il l
c o rro de quic kly and may deve lo p
i n to majo r re p air exp e nse .
M in or ch ip s an d scra tc h e s ca n be
r e pair e d wit h to u ch -u p mate ria ls
a va il a ble fr o m yo u r deale r. Larg e r
a re as of fin is h da m age ca n be
c o rre cte d in yo ur de ale r's body and
p ain t sh op .
C hem ic a ls use d fo r ic e and sn ow
r e m ova la nd du st co ntr o lca n co ll e ct
o n th e und erb od y. If th ese are not
r e m ove d, co rr o sio n and ru st ca n
d eve lo p on th e und erb ody parts
s u ch as fu e lli n e s, fr a m e, flo or pan ,
a nd exh aust sys te m eve n th oug h
t h ey have co rro sio n pro te ctio n.
A tle ast eve ry sp rin g, flu sh th e se
m ate ria ls fr o m th e und erb ody
w it h pla in wate r. C le an any are as
w here mud and de bris ca n co lle ct. D
ir t pa cke d in clo se are as of th e
f r a m e sh ould be lo ose ned befo re
b e in g flu sh ed. Y our deale r or an
u n derb ody ca r w ash in g syste m
c a n do th is .
U nderb ody Main te n an ceC hem ic a ls use d fo r ic e and sn ow
r e m ova la nd dust co ntr o lca n co lle ct
o n th e underb ody. If th ese are not
r e m ove d, co rr o sio n and ru st ca n
d e ve lo p on th e underb ody parts
s u ch as fu elli n es, fr a m e, flo or pan ,
a n d exh aust syste m eve n th ough
t h e y have co rro sio n pro te ctio n.
A tle a st eve ry sp rin g, flu sh th ese
m ate ria ls fr o m th e underb ody
w it h pla in wate r. C le an any are as
w here mud and debris ca n co lle ct.
D ir t pa cke d in clo se are as of th e
f r a m e sh ould be lo ose ned befo re
b e in g flu sh ed. Y our deale r or an
u n derb ody ca r w ash in g syste m ca n
d o th is .

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C hem ic al P ain t S pottin gS om e wea th er and atm osp heric
c o ndit io ns ca n cre a te ach em ic a l
f a llo ut. A ir b o rn e po ll u ta nts ca n fa ll
u pon an d atta ck pain te d su rfa ce s on
t h e ve h ic le . T his dam age ca n ta ke
t w o fo rm s: blo tc h y, rin g-s h aped
d is c o lo ra tio ns, an d sm all, ir r e gula r
d ark sp o ts etc h ed in to th e pain t
s u rfa ce .
A lt h ough no defe ct in th e pain t jo b
c a use s th is , w e will re pair , at no
c h arg e to th e ow ner, th e su rfa ce s
o f ne w ve h ic le s dam ag e d by th is
f a llo ut co n dit io n wit h in 12 m onth s
o r 20 000 km (1 2 ,0 00 m ile s) of
p urc h ase , w hic h e ve r occ u rs fir s t.In te rio r C areT he ve h ic le s in te rio r w ill co ntin ue
t o lo ok it s best if it is cle aned ofte n.
D ust and dir t ca n accu m ula te on th e
u pho ls te ry and ca use dam age to
t h e ca rp et, fa b ric , le a th er, and
p la stic su rfa ce s. S ta in s sh ould be
r e m ove d quic kly as extr e m e heat
c o uld ca u se th e m to se t ra p id ly . L
ig hte r co lo re d in te rio rs m ay
r e quir e more fr e q uen t cle anin g .
N ew sp ape rs an d garm ents th at ca n
t r a nsfe r co lo r to hom e fu rn is h in gs
c a n als o tr a nsfe r co lo r to th e
v e hic le s in te rio r.
R em ove du st fr o m sm all b utto ns
a nd kn ob s wit h asm all b ru sh wit h
s o ft bris tle s.
Y our deale r has pro du cts fo r
c le anin g th e ve hic le s in te rio r. W hen
c le anin g th e ve hic le s in te rio r, only
u se cle a ners sp e cif ic a ll y desig ne d
f o r th e su rfa ce s th a t are bein g
c le aned . P erm anen t da m age ca n
r e su lt fr o m usin g cle ane rs on
s u rfa ce s fo r w hic h th ey were not
i n te nded. A pp ly th e cle ane r dir e ctly
t o th e cle an in g clo th to pre ve nt
o ve r-s p ra y. R em ove any accid enta l
o ve r-s p ra y fr o m oth er su rfa ce s
i m media te ly . N
otic e: Usin g ab ra siv e cle an ers
w hen cle an in g gla ss su rfa ces on
t h e veh ic le , co uld scra tc h th e
g la ss an d/o r cau se dam ag e to
t h e re ar w in dow defo gger. W hen
c le an in g th e gla ss on th e veh ic le ,
u se only a so ft clo th an d gla ss
c le an er.
C le aners ca n co nta in so lv e nts th a t
c a n beco m e co nce ntr a te d in th e
v e h ic le s in te rio r. B efo re usin g
c le aners , re ad and adhere to all
s a fe ty in str u ctio ns on th e la bel.
W hil e cle anin g th e ve hic le s in te rio r,
m ain ta in adequate ve ntila tio n by
o penin g th e ve hic le s doors and
w in dow s.
D o not cle an th e in te rio r usin g th e
f o llo w in g cle aners or te ch niq ues:
.
N eve r use akn if e or any oth er
s h arp obje ct to re m ove a so il
f r o m any in te rio r su rfa ce .
.
N eve r use astif f bru sh . It ca n
c a use dam age to th e ve hic le s
i n te rio r su rfa ce s.

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N eve r app ly he avy pre ssu re or
r u b agg re ss iv e ly wit h a cle anin g
c lo th . U se of hea vy pre ssu re ca n
d am ag e th e in te rio r and does
n ot im pro ve th e eff e ctiv e ness of
s o il re m ova l.
.
U se on ly m ild , neu tr a l- p H so aps.
A vo id la u nd ry dete rg e nts
o r dis h w ash in g so ap s wit h
d egre ase rs . U sin g to o much
s o ap wil l le ave are sid ue th at
l e ave s str e a ks and attr a cts
d ir t. F or liq uid cle ane rs , about
2 0 dro ps pe r 3.7 8 L (1 gal) of
w ate r is a good gu id e.
.
D o not hea vil y sa tu ra te th e
u phols te ry while cle a nin g.
.
C le aners th at co nta in so lv e nts
c a n da m age th e ve hic le s
i n te rio r.
F ab ric /C arp etU se a va cu um cle a ner w it h aso ft
b ru sh att a ch m en t to re m ove du st
a nd lo ose dir t. A ca n is te r va cu u m
w it h abeate r bar in th e nozzle may
o nly be use d on flo or ca rp et and
c a rp ete d flo o r m ats . F or so ils ,
a lw ays tr y to re m ove th e m fir s t w it h
p la in wate r or clu b so da . B efo re
c le anin g, gen tly re m ove as m uch of
t h e so il a s possib le usin g one of th e
f o ll o w in g te ch niq ue s:.
F or li q u id s: gen tly blo t th e
r e m ain in g so il w it h apape r
t o w el. A ll o w th e so il to abso rb
i n to th e pa per to w elu ntil n o
m ore ca n be re m ove d.
.
F or so li d dry so ils : re m ove as
m uch as po ssib le and th en
v a cu um .
T o cle an:
1 . Satu ra te a lin t- fr e e, cle a n whit e
c lo th wit h wate r or clu b so da.
2 . Rem ove exce ss m ois tu re . 3
. Sta rt on th e outs id e edge of th e
s o il a nd gently ru b to w ard th e
c e nte r. C ontin ue cle anin g, usin g
a cle an are a of th e clo th each
t im e it beco m es so il e d.
4 . Contin ue to gently ru b th e
s o ile d are a.
5 . If th e so il is not co m ple te ly
r e m ove d, use a mild so ap
s o lu tio n and re peat th e cle anin g
p ro ce ss th at w as use d wit h pla in
w ate r.
I f any of th e so il re m ain s, a
c o m merc ia lfa bric cle aner or sp ot
l if te r m ay be nece ssa ry . Te st a sm all
h id d en are a fo r co lo rfa stn ess befo re
u sin g aco m merc ia lu phols te ry
c le ane r or sp ot lif te r. If th e lo ca ll y
c le ane d are a giv e s any im pre ss io n
t h a t a rin g fo rm atio n may re su lt ,
c le an th e entir e su rfa ce .
A paper to w elca n be use d to blo t
e xce ss m ois tu re fr o m th e fa bric or
c a rp e t afte r th e cle anin g pro ce ss.

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L eath er/L ea th ere tteL eath er, and lig hte r co lo re d le ath er
i n pa rtic u la r, w ill n ee d more fr e q uent
c le a nin g to pre ve n t th e build up of
d ust, dir t, and co lo rs tr a nsfe rre d
f r o m oth er it e m sso th at th ese do
n ot be co m e perm ane nt sta in s.
T o re m ove du st, a so ft clo th
d am pen ed wit h wate r ca n be use d.
I f a more th o ro ug h cle an in g is
n ece ssa ry , a so ft clo th dam pened
w it h amil d so a p so lu tio n ca n be
u se d. Y ou r de ale r has a GM
a ppro ve d le ath er cle a ner ava ila ble
t h at pro vid e s su pe rio r cle a nin g
p erfo rm ance when use d re gula rly
o n fin is h e d auto m otiv e le ath ers .
A llo w th e le ath er to dry natu ra lly . D o
n ot use he at, ste am ,sp ot lif t e rs or
s p ot re m ove rs , or sh o e poli s h on
l e ath er. M an y co m m erc ia lle ath er
c le a ners and co atin g s th at are
s o ld to pre se rv e an d pro te ct le ath e r
m ay pe rm an en tly ch a nge th e
a ppe ara n ce an d fe e lo f th e le ath er
a nd are not re co m mended. D o not
u se silic o ne or w ax-b ase d pro ducts ,
o r th ose co nta in in g org anic so lv e n ts t
o cle an th e ve hic le s in te rio r
b eca use th ey ca n alt e r th e
a ppeara nce by in cre asin g th e
g lo ss in a no n-u nif o rm man ner.
In str u m en t P an el, V in yl an d
o th er Pla stic Surfa ce sTo re m ove du st, a so ft clo th
d am pen ed wit h wate r ca n be
u se d. If a more th o ro ugh cle anin g
i s nece ss a ry , a cle an so ft clo th
d am pen ed wit h a mil d so a p so lu tio n
c a n be use d to gen tly re m ove dust
a nd dir t. N eve r use sp o t lif te rs or
r e m ove rs on pla stic su rfa ce s.
M any co m merc ia lcle ane rs and
c o atin gs th at are so ld to pre se rv e
a nd pro te ct so ft pla stic su rfa ce s
m ay perm anen tly ch ange th e
a ppeara nce and fe elo f th e in te rio r
a nd are not re co m mend ed. D o
n ot use sili c o n e or w ax-b ase d
p ro ducts , or th o se co nta in in g
o rg anic so lv e nts to cle an th e
v e hic le s in te rio r be ca use th e y ca n
a lt e r th e appea ra nce by in cre asin g
t h e glo ss in anon-u n if o rm mann er. S
om e co m merc ia lp ro ducts m ay
i n cre ase glo ss on th e in str u m ent
p a nel. T he in cre ase in glo ss m ay
c a use annoyin g re fle ctio ns in th e
w in dsh ie ld and eve n make it dif f ic u lt
t o se e th ro ugh th e win dsh ie ld un der
c e rta in co ndit io ns.
C are of S afe ty Belt sK eep belt s cle an and dry .
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D o not ble ach or dye sa fe ty belt s .
I t m ay se ve re ly weake n th em .In
a cra sh , th ey m ig ht not be able
t o pro vid e adequate pro te ctio n.
C le an sa fe ty belt s only wit h mil d
s o ap and lu ke w arm wate r.

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W ARNIN G
If a flo or m at is th e wro ng siz e or
i s not pro pe rly in sta lle d, it ca n
i n te rfe re wit h th e acce le ra to r
p eda la n d/o r bra ke pe dal.
I n te rfe re nce wit h th e pedals ca n
c a use un in te nded acc e le ra tio n
a nd/o r in cre ase d sto ppin g
d is ta n ce whic h ca n ca u se acra sh
a nd in ju ry . M ake su re th e flo or
m at doe s no t in te rfe re wit h th e
a cce le ra to r or bra ke pe dal. U
se th e fo llo w in g gu id elin es fo r
p ro per flo or m at usa ge .
.
T he orig in ale quip m ent flo o r
m ats were desig n ed fo r yo ur
v e hic le . If th e flo o r m ats ne ed
r e pla cin g, it is re co m mende d
t h at G M ce rtif ie d flo or m ats be
p urc h ase d . N on-G M flo or m ats
m ay not fit pro p erly and may
i n te rfe re wit h th e acce le ra to r or
b ra ke ped al. A lw ays ch eck th a t
t h e flo or m ats do no t in te rfe re
w it h th e ped als .
.
U se th e flo or m at w it h th e
c o rre ct sid e up. D o not tu rn
i t ove r.
.
D o not pla ce anyth in g on to p of
t h e driv e r sid e flo or m at.
.
U se only a sin gle flo or m at on
t h e driv e r sid e.
.
D o not pla ce one flo or m at on
t o p of anoth er.

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S erv ic e an d Main te n an ce 11 -1
S erv ic e an d
M ain te n an ceG en era l In fo rm atio nG en era lIn fo rm atio n ... . . .. .. . 11 -1S ch ed u le d Main te n an ceS ch edule d Main te na nce ... . .11 -2R eco m men ded Flu id s,
L ubric an ts , an d PartsR eco m m end ed Flu id s and
L ubric a nts .. .. ... . .. ... .... . 11 -6
M ain te nan ce Repla ce m ent
P arts ... . ...... ..... ..... ... 11 -9M ain te n an ce Rec o rd sM ain te nan ce Reco rd s ... . . .11 -1 0
G en era l In fo rm atio nN otic e: Main te n an ce
i n te rv a ls , ch ecks , in sp ec tio ns,
r e co m men d ed flu id s, an d
l u bric a n ts are necess ary to kee p
t h is veh ic le in goo d work in g
c o ndit io n .D am ag e cau sed by
f a ilu re to fo llo w sch ed u le d
m ain te n an ce m ig ht not be
c o vere d by th e veh ic le warra n ty .
A s th e ve hic le ow ne r, yo u are
r e sp onsib le fo r th e sch ed ule d
m ain te na nce in th is se ctio n. W e
r e co m m en d ha vin g yo ur deale r
p erfo rm th ese se rv ic e s. P ro p er
v e hic le main te na nce help s to
k e ep th e ve hic le in good work in g
c o ndit io n , im pro ve s fu ele co nom y,
a nd re duce s ve hic le em is sio n s fo r
b ett e r air qualit y . B
eca use of all th e dif fe re nt w ays
p e ople use ve hic le s, m ain te nance
n e eds va ry . T he ve hic le mig ht ne ed
m ore fr e quent ch ecks and se rv ic e s.
P le ase re ad th e in fo rm atio n und er
S ch edule d Main te nance . To ke ep
t h e ve hic le in good co ndit io n, se e
y o ur deale r.
T he main te nance sch edule is fo r
v e hic le s th at:
.
C arry passe ngers and ca rg o
w it h in re co m mended lim it s on
t h e Tir e and Loadin g In fo rm atio n
l a bel. S ee Vehic le Load Lim it s
o n page 92 2 .
.
A re driv e n on re aso nable ro ad
s u rfa ce s wit h in le gald riv in g
l im it s .

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1 1 -2 Serv ic e an d Main te n an ce.
A re driv e n off - ro a d in th e
r e co m mend ed mann er. S ee
O ff- R oad Driv in g on page 97 .
.
U se th e re co m m end ed fu el.
S ee Reco m m en ded Fuelo n
p age 95 5.
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W ARNIN G
Perfo rm in g main te na nce work ca n
b e dan ge ro us. S om e jo bs ca n
c a use se rio u s in ju ry . P erfo rm
m ain te na nce work only if yo u
h ave th e re q uir e d kn o w -h ow and
t h e pro per to o ls an d equip m ent.
I f in dou bt, se e yo u r de ale r to
h ave aqu alif ie d te ch nic ia n do th e
w ork . S ee Doin g You r O wn
S erv ic e W ork on pag e 10 4 . A
tyo ur deale r, yo u ca n be
c e rta in th at yo u will re ce iv e th e
h ig hest le ve lo f se rv ic e ava il a b le .
Y our deale r ha s sp ecia lly tr a in ed
s e rv ic e te ch nic ia ns, use s ge nuin e
r e pla ce m en t parts , as well a s,
u p to d ate to ols and equip m ent
t o ensu re fa st and accu ra te
d ia gnostic s.
T he pro per re pla ce m ent parts ,
f lu id s, and lu bric a nts to use are
l i s te d in Reco m mende d Flu id s and
L ubric a nts on pag e 11 6 an d
M ain te nance Repla ce m en t P arts on
p age 11 9 . W ere co m m en d th e use
o f genuin e parts fr o m yo ur dea le r.
R ota tio n of N ew Tir e s
T o main ta in rid e, han dlin g, and
p erfo rm ance of th e ve h ic le , it is
i m porta nt th a t th e fir s t ro ta tio n
s e rv ic e fo r new tir e s be perfo rm ed .
T ir e s sh ould be ro ta te d eve ry
1 2 000 km /7 ,5 0 0 m ile s. S ee Tir e
R ota tio n on pag e 10 6 3.
S ch ed ule d
M ain te n an ceW hen th e Chan ge Oil M essag e
D is p la ysC hange engin e oil a nd filt e r.
S ee Engin e Oil o n page 101 0.
A n Em is sio n Contr o lS erv ic e .
W hen th e CHAN G E OIL mess a ge
d is p la ys, se rv ic e is re quir e d fo r
t h e ve hic le as so on as possib le ,
w it h in th e next 1 000 km /6 00 m ile s.
I f driv in g under th e best co ndit io ns,
t h e engin e oil li f e sys te m mig ht
n o t in dic a te th e need fo r ve hic le
s e rv ic e fo r m ore th an a ye ar.
T he engin e oil a nd filt e r m ust be
c h an ged at le ast once a ye ar and
t h e oil li f e syste m must be re se t.
Y our deale r has tr a in ed se rv ic e
t e ch nic ia ns who will p erfo rm
t h is work and re se t th e syste m .