2011 GMC CANYON Owner's Manual

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K eys, D oors an d Win d ow s 2-7
D oorsR ear D oors
( E xte n ded Cab )To ope n are ar door, open th e fr o n t
d oor. T he n, use th e handle lo ca te d
o n th e fr o n t ed ge of th e re ar door
p ane lto op en it . T he re ar doors
m ust be clo se d befo re clo sin g th e
f r o nt do or.
T a ilg ate
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W ARNIN G
It is extr e m ely dan gero us to rid e
o n th e ta ilg ate , eve n whe n th e
v e hic le is opera te d at lo w sp eed s.
P eople rid in g on th e ta ilg ate
c a n easily lo se th e ir bala n ce
a nd fa ll in re sp on se to ve hic le
m aneuve rs . F allin g fr o m amovin g
v e hic le may re su lt in se rio u s
i n ju rie s or dea th . D o not allo w
p eople to rid e on th e ta ilg ate .
B e su re eve ry o ne in yo ur ve hic le
i s in ase a t and usin g asa fe ty
b elt pro perly .
O pen th e ta ilg ate by pullin g up on
t h e outs id e handle while pullin g th e
t a ilg ate dow n.
W hen th e ta il g ate is sh ut, be su re it
i s la tc h ed se cu re ly .
O n ve hic le s wit h a lo ck in g ta il g ate ,
u se th e ig nit io n ke y. T urn th e ke y
c o u nte rc lo ckw is e to lo ck th e
t a ilg ate . Turn th e ke y clo ck w is e to
u nlo ck th e ta il g ate .

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2 -8 Keys, D oors an d W in dow sTa ilg ate Rem ovalTo re m ove th e ta ilg ate :
1 . Wit h th e ta il g ate fu lly open, lif t
u p sli g h tly on th e en tir e ta ilg ate
a sse m bly .2 . Rem ove th e re ta in in g ca ble s
f r o m both sid es of th e ta ilg ate by
p ullin g th e clip s aw ay fr o m th e
b olt head s while push in g th e
c a ble bra cke t fo rw ard . W
hen th e la rg er part of th e ho le
o n th e bra cke t is ove r th e bo lt ,
s li d e th e bra ck e t off of th e bolt .
3 . Wit h th e ta ilg ate pa rtia lly do w n,
l i f t up on th e passe nge r sid e an d
p ull th e ta ilg a te to w ard yo u, th e n
m ove th e ta ilg a te to th e rig ht to
r e le ase th e driv e r sid e. Y ou ca n
t h en re m ove th e entir e ta ilg ate
a ss e m bly .
R eve rs e th e pro ce du re to re in sta ll
t h e ta il g ate . M ake su re it is se cu re . T
o pa rtia lly lo w er th e ta ilg ate :
1 . Wit h th e ta ilg ate fu lly open, li f t
u p slig htly on th e entir e ta il g ate
a sse m bly .
T a ilg ate Partia lly Dow n
2 . Rem ove th e re ta in in g ca ble
f r o m th e pass e nger sid e of th e
t a ilg ate by pull in g th e clip aw ay
f r o m th e bolt head while push in g
t h e ca ble bra cke t fo rw ard .

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W hen th e la rg er part of th e ho le
o n th e bra cke t is ove r th e bo lt ,
s lid e th e bra cke t off th e bo lt .
3 . Slid e th e lo w er en d fit tin g onto
t h e to p bo lt . T he ta ilg ate will n ow
s ta y in th e pa rtia ll y opened
p osit io n .
4 . Repea t S te p s 2 an d 3 fo r th e
d riv e rsid e .
I f yo u wou ld li k e to clo se th e
t a ilg a te , th e bra cke t ca nnot be in th e
p artia lly ope ne d posit io n. U se th e
t o p posit io n on th e bra cke t to
a nch or it on th e bo tto m bolt .
V eh ic le Secu rit yT his ve hic le ha s th eft- d ete rre nt
f e atu re s; how eve r, th e y do no t m ake
i t im possib le to ste al.A nti- T heft A la rm Syste mIf yo ur ve hic le ha s th e Rem ote
K eyle ss Entr y (R KE)syste m ,th e
v e hic le has a co nte nt th e ft- d ete rr e nt
a la rm syste m .
T o activ a te th e co nte nt
t h eft- d ete rre n t syste m :
1 . Clo se all th e doors .
2 . Lock th e do ors wit h th e RKE
t r a nsm it te r. T he se cu rit y lig ht,
l o ca te d on th e in str u m ent pa nel
c lu ste r, w il l fla sh . I
f th e LO CK butto n on th e RKE
t r a n sm it te r is pre sse d, but a door is
o p en, th e horn wil l ch ir p six tim es.
P re ss th e LO CK butto n again , w it h in
t h re e se co nds, and th e doors will
l o ck. C lo se th e open door and th e
s y ste m wil l b e activ a te d.
I f a lo cke d door is not opened usin g
t h e RKE tr a nsm it te r, or by OnS ta r
®,
t h e pre -a la rm will g o off . If th e
e ngin e is not sta rte d or U NLO CK
n ot pre sse d wit h in 10 se co nds, th e
f r o nt tu rn sig nalla m ps will fla sh fo r
t w o m in ute s, and th e horn will so und
f o r tw o m in ute s, th en will tu rn off to
s a ve th e batte ry pow er.
R em em ber, th e th eft- d ete rre nt
s ys te m wil l n ot activ a te if yo u lo ck
t h e doors wit h ake y, th e manual
d oor lo ck, or pow er door lo ck
s w it c h . T he syste m ca n only be
a ctiv a te d usin g th e RKE tr a nsm it te r,
o r by OnS ta r
®. S ee th e OnS ta r
O wner's Guid e fo r addit io nal
i n fo rm atio n. Y ou sh ould als o
r e m em ber th at yo u ca n sta rt yo u r
v e h ic le wit h th e co rre ct ig nit io n ke y
i f th e ala rm has been se t off .

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2 -1 0 Keys, D oors an d W in dow sHere is ho w to avo id se ttin g off th e
a la rm by accid ent:.
If yo u do not w ant to activ a te
t h e th eft- d ete rre n t sy ste m ,th e
v e hic le sh ou ld be lo cke d wit h
t h e door ke y afte r th e doo rs are
c lo se d .
.
A lw ays un lo ck a doo r w it h th e
R KE tr a n sm it te r. U nlo ckin g a
d oor any oth e r w ay will se t off
t h e ala rm .
I f yo u se t off th e ala rm by accid ent,
y o u ca n tu rn off th e ala rm by
p re ssin g UNLO CK on th e RKE
t r a nsm it te r. T he ala rm wil l n ot sto p
i f yo u tr y to unlo ck a do or any
o th er w ay.
T e stin g th e Ala rmT o te st th e ala rm :
1 . Fro m in sid e th e ve hic le , activ a te
t h e syste m by lo ckin g th e do ors
w it h th e RKE tr a n sm it te r.
2 . Unlo ck th e do or w it h th e manual
d oor lo ck and ope n th e door.
T his sh ou ld se t off th e ala rm . 3
. To tu rn th e ala rm off , pre ss th e
U NLO CK butto n on th e RKE
t r a nsm it te r or sta rt th e eng in e.
I f th e ala rm doe s not so un d whe n it
s h ould but th e lig h ts fla sh , ch eck to
s e e if th e horn work s. T he horn fu se
m ay be blo w n. To re pla ce th e fu se ,
s e e Fuse s and Cir c u it B re ake rs on
p age 10 4 3.
I f th e ala rm doe s not so un d or th e
f r o nt tu rn sig na lla m ps do not fla sh ,
s e e yo ur deale r fo r se rv ic e .
Im mobiliz e rS ee Radio Fre q uen cy Sta te m ent on
p age 13 1 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 n s Com mis sio n
( F C C)ru le s and In d ustr y Can ada
S ta ndard s RSS-2 1 0/2 20/3 1 0.
Im mobiliz e r O pera tio n
( P A SS-K ey III+
C an ad a Only )T his ve hic le has a passiv e
t h e ft- d ete rre nt syste m .
T he syste m is auto m atic a lly arm ed
w hen th e ke y is re m ove d fr o m th e
i g nit io n.
T he syste m is auto m atic a lly
d is a rm ed when th e ke y is tu rn ed
t o ON/R UN.
Y ou do not have to manually arm or
d is a rm th e syste m .
T he se cu rit y li g ht co m es on if
t h e re is a pro ble m wit h arm in g or
d is a rm in g th e th eft- d ete rr e nt
s yste m .
T he ke y use s a tr a nsp onder th at
m atc h es an im m obil iz e r co ntr o lu n it
i n th e ve hic le . O nly th e co rre ct ke y
s ta rts th e ve hic le . If th e ke y is eve r
d a m aged, th e ve hic le may not sta rt.

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W hen tr y in g to sta rt th e ve hic le ,
i f th e en gin e doe s no t sta rt and th e
s e cu rit y lig h t co m es on, th ere may
b e a pro b le m wit h th e th eft- d ete rre nt
s y ste m .T urn th e ig nit io n off and tr y
a gain .
I f th e en gin e still d oes not sta rt, an d
t h e ke y appe ars to be undam age d,
t r y anoth er ig n it io n ke y. C heck
t h e fu se . S ee Fuse s and Cir c u it
B re ake rs on pag e 10 4 3. If th e
e ngin e stil l d oes not sta rt w it h th e
o th er ke y, th e ve hic le needs se rv ic e .
I f th e ve hic le do es sta rt, th e fir s t ke y
m ay be fa u lt y . S ee yo ur deale r w ho
c a n se rv ic e th e th eft- d ete rr e nt
s y ste m and have a new ke y m ade .
I t is po ss ib le fo r th e th eft- d ete rre nt
s y ste m deco de r to le a rn th e
t r a nsp onde r va lu e of a new or
r e pla ce m en t ke y. U p to 10 ke ys
c a n be pro g ra m med fo r th e ve hic le .
T he fo llo w in g pro ce du re is fo r
p ro gra m min g add it io n alke ys on ly . C
an ad ia n Owners : If th e ke ys are
l o st or dam age d, on ly a deale r ca n
s e rv ic e th e th eft- d ete rr e nt syste m to
h ave new on es m ade . Tw o cu rr e n t
d riv e r's ke ys are re quir e d to
p ro gra m ad dit io nalke ys.
T o pro gra m anew ke y:
1 . Verif y th at th e ne w ke y ha s
P K3+ sta m pe d on it .
2 . In se rt th e cu rr e n t driv e r's ke y in
t h e ig nit io n an d sta rt th e engin e .
I f th e en gin e do es not sta rt se e
y o ur deale r fo r se rv ic e .
3 . Afte r th e eng in e has sta rte d ,
t u rn th e ke y to LO CK/O FF, an d
r e m ove th e ke y.
4 . In se rt th e se co nd cu rre n t driv e r's
k e y in th e ig n it io n and sta rt th e
e ngin e wit h in te n se co nds of
r e m ovin g th e pre vio us ke y. If th e
e ngin e does not sta rt se e yo u r
d eale r fo r se rv ic e . 5
. Afte r th e engin e has sta rte d,
t u rn th e ke y to LO CK/O FF, and
r e m ove th e ke y. In se rt th e ke y to
b e pro gra m m ed and tu rn it to
O N/R UN wit h in te n se co nds of
r e m ovin g th e pre vio us ke y.
T he se cu rit y li g ht tu rn s off once
t h e ke y has been pro gra m med.
6 . Repeat S te ps 1 th ro ugh 5 if
a ddit io nalke ys are to be
p ro gra m med.
I f th e se cu rit y lig ht co m es on and
s ta ys on whil e driv in g, th e engin e
w ill re sta rt if yo u tu rn it off. H ow eve r,
t h e th eft- d ete rre nt syste m is not
w ork in g pro perly and must be
s e rv ic e d by yo ur deale r. T he
v e h ic le is not pro te cte d by th e
t h e ft- d ete rre nt syste m at th is tim e.
I n an em erg ency, co nta ct R oadsid e
A ss is ta nce . S ee Roadsid e
A ss is ta nce Pro gra m (U .S .and
C anada) on page 138 or R oadsid e
A ss is ta nce Pro gra m (M exic o ) on
p age 131 0.

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2 -1 2 Keys, D oors an d W in dow sDo not le a ve th e ke y or devic e th at
d is a rm sor dea ctiv a te s th e th eft
d ete rre nt sys te m in th e ve hic le .Im mobiliz e r O pera tio n
( P asslo ck U.S .O nly )P asslo ck
®is a passiv e
t h eft- d ete rre n t syste m th at enab le s
f u elif th e ve hic le is sta rte d wit h a
v a lid ke y. If an in co rre ct ke y is
u se d or th e ig nit io n lo ck cy li n der is
t a m pe re d wit h , th e fu e lsyste m is
d is a ble d an d th e ve h ic le does not
s ta rt.
T he se cu rit y li g h t tu rn s off
a ppro xim ate ly fiv e se co n ds afte r
t h e en gin e is sta rte d. S ee Secu rit y
L ig ht on pag e 52 0 .
I f th e eng in e sta lls and th e se cu rit y
l ig ht fla sh es, w ait abo ut 10 m in ute s
u ntil th e lig ht sto ps fla sh in g befo re
t r y in g to re sta rt th e eng in e. R ele ase
t h e ke y fr o m STA R T as so on as th e
e ngin e sta rts . I
f th e engin e do es not sta rt afte r
t h re e tr ie s, th e ve hic le nee ds
s e rv ic e .
I f th e engin e is ru nn in g and th e
s e cu rit y lig ht co m es on, th e engin e
r e sta rts if yo u tu rn th e eng in e off.
H ow eve r, th e Passlo ck
®syste m is
n ot w ork in g pro p erly and must be
s e rv ic e d by yo ur dea le r. T he ve hic le
i s not pro te cte d by Passlo ck
®a t th is
t im e. S ee yo u r deale r fo r se rv ic e .
I n an em erg en cy, ca ll th e Road sid e
A ssis ta nce Cente r. S ee Road sid e
A ssis ta nce Pro gra m (U .S .and
C anada) on pa ge 13 8 or R oa dsid e
A ssis ta nce Pro gra m (M exic o ) on
p age 131 0 .
D o not le ave th e ke y or devic e th a t
d is a rm sor de activ a te s th e th e ft
d ete rre nt syste m in th e ve hic le .
E xte rio r M ir ro rsC onvex Mir ro rs
{
W ARNIN G
A co nve x m ir ro r ca n make th in gs,
l ik e oth er ve hic le s, lo ok fa rth er
a w ay th an th ey re all y are . If yo u
c u t to o sh arp ly in to th e rig ht la ne,
y o u co uld hit a ve hic le on th e
r ig ht. C heck th e in sid e mir ro r or
g la nce ove r yo ur sh ould er befo re
c h angin g la nes.
T he passe nger sid e mir r o r is co nve x
s h ap ed. A co nve x m ir ro r's su rfa ce is
c u rv e d so more ca n be se en fr o m
t h e driv e r se at.M an ual M ir ro rsA dju st th e mir ro rs by pre ssin g th e
m ir ro r up and dow n and le ft and
r ig ht so yo u ca n se e acle ar vie w
b e hin d yo u.

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M anually fo ld th e mir r o rs in w ard
t o pre ve n t dam age when go in g
t h ro ugh an auto m atic ca r w ash . To
f o ld , push th e mir r o rs to w ard th e
v e hic le . P ush outw ard , to re tu rn th e
m ir ro rs to th eir orig in a lp o sit io n.P ow er M ir ro rsV ehic le s wit h outs id e pow er m ir r o rs
h ave co ntr o ls on th e driv e r door
a rm re st. T
o adju st th e pow er m ir r o rs :
1 . Move th e se le cto r sw it c h to th e
L (le ft) or R (r ig ht) to ch oose th e
d riv e r or passe n ger m ir r o r.
2 . Pre ss one of th e fo ur butt o ns
l o ca te d on th e co n tr o lp ad to
m ove th e mir ro r to th e desir e d
d ir e ctio n .
3 . Retu rn th e se le cto r sw it c h to th e
c e nte r posit io n on ce th e mir ro rs
a re ad ju ste d.
I f th e mir r o r be gin s m akin g a
r a tc h etin g so u nd, th e mir ro r has
r e ach ed th e end of it s tr a ve la nd
c a n go no fa rth e r in th at dir e ctio n.
T o sto p th e so u nd, re ve rs e th e
m ir ro r dir e ctio n usin g th e
c o ntr o lp a d.
M anually fo ld th e mir ro rs in w ard
t o pre ve n t da m age when go in g
t h ro ugh an au to m atic ca r w ash .
T o fo ld , push th e mir r o r to w ard th e
v e hic le . P ush outw ard , to re tu rn th e
m ir ro r to it s orig in alp osit io n .
In te rio r M ir ro rsM an ual R earv ie w Mir ro rA dju st th is m ir r o r fo r a cle ar vie w of
t h e are a behin d th e ve hic le . H old
t h e mir ro r in th e ce nte r to move it
u p, dow n, or sid e-to -s id e. To re du ce
h eadla m p gla re , push th e ta b
f o rw ard fo r daytim e use and pull it
f o r nig httim e use .
V ehic le s wit h OnS ta r
®have
t h re e addit io nalco ntr o lb utto ns
l o ca te d at th e botto m of th e
m ir ro r. S ee yo ur deale r fo r m ore
i n fo rm atio n on th e sys te m and ho w
t o su bscrib e to OnS ta r. S ee th e
O nS ta r O wner's Guid e fo r m ore
i n fo rm atio n about th e se rv ic e s
O nS ta r pro vid es.

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2 -1 4 Keys, D oors an d W in dow sAuto m atic Dim min g
R earv ie w Mir r o rT he ve hic le may have an auto m atic
d im min g in sid e re arv ie w mir ro r.
A uto m atic dim min g re duce s th e
g la re of lig h ts fr o m beh in d th e
v e hic le .
T he mir ro r m ay als o ha ve OnS ta r
®
and/o r a co m pass and outs id e
t e m pera tu re dis p la y.
C ontr o lb utto ns fo r th e OnS ta r
s yste m are at th e botto m of th e
m ir ro r. S ee th e OnS ta r O wners
G uid e fo r m ore in fo rm atio n about
t h e se rv ic e s OnS ta r pro vid es. S ee
C om pass on page 53 fo r m ore
i n fo rm atio n ab out th e co m pass
d is p la y. S ee T e m pera tu re Dis p la y
a fte r, fo r m ore in fo rm atio n about th e
o uts id e te m pera tu re dis p la y. A
UTO /
(
/O
(O n/O ff) : Pre ss
a nd hold AU TO /
(
fo r abo ut
t h re e se co nd s or dep end in g on th e
m ir ro r, pre ss
O
to tu rn auto m atic
d im m in g on or off. T he au to m atic
d im m in g fe a tu re co m es on an d th e
i n dic a to r li g h t illu m in ate s each tim e
t h e ve hic le is sta rte d.
Te m pera tu re Dis p la yY b
/O
(O n/O ff ): Pre ss
Y b
or
d ependin g on th e mir ro r, pre ssO
to
t u rn th e dis p la y on or off .
T o adju st betw ee n Fahre nh eit and
C els iu s:
1 . Pre ss and hold
Y b
/O
fo r a
f e w se co nds. T he cu rre nt unit of
m easu re (C orF ) fla sh es. 2
. Pre ss
Y b
/O
again and
r e le ase to ch ange th e unit of
m easu re . W ait se ve ra ls e co nds
a nd th e co m pass /te m pera tu re
d is p la y re tu rn s wit h th e se le cte d
u nit of m easu re .
I t is no rm alu nder ce rta in co ndit io n s
f o r th e te m pera tu re update to be
d e la ye d. If an in co rre ct te m pera tu re
d is p la ys fo r an exte nded perio d, se e
y o ur deale r.
C le an in g th e Mir ro rD o not sp ra y gla ss cle aner dir e ctly
o n th e mir ro r. U se a so ft to w el
d a m pened wit h wate r.