2011 GMC CANYON belt

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D riv in g an d Opera tin g 9-6 3
3 . When th e whee lch ocks are in
p la ce , re le ase th e bra ke pedal
u ntil th e ch ock s ab so rb th e lo ad.
4 . Reap ply th e bra ke pedal. T hen
a pply th e park in g bra ke and sh if t
i n to P (P ark ) fo r ve hic le s wit h an
a uto m atic tr a nsm is s io n or in to
g ear fo r ve h ic le s wit h amanual
t r a nsm is sio n.
5 . If th e ve hic le has
f o ur-w he el- d riv e , be su re
t h e tr a nsfe r ca se is in adriv e
g ear and not in N (N eutr a l) .
S ee Four-W heelD riv e on
p age 103 1 fo r m ore in fo rm atio n.
6 . Rele ase th e bra ke pedal.
L eavin g Afte r Park in g on aHill1 . Apply an d hold th e bra ke pe dal
w hil e yo u:
.
S ta rt th e engin e
.
S hif t in to agea r
.
R ele a se th e park in g bra ke
2 . Let up on th e bra ke peda l.
3 . Driv e slo w ly until th e tr a il e r is
c le ar of th e ch o cks .
4 . Sto p and have so m eon e pic k up
a nd sto re th e ch ocks.
M ain te n an ce W hen Tra ile r
T o w in gT he ve hic le needs se rv ic e more
o fte n when pulli n g atr a il e r. S ee
S ch edule d Main te nance on
p age 11 2 or th e In dex fo r m ore
i n fo rm atio n. T hin gs th at are
e sp ecia ll y im porta nt in tr a ile r
o pera tio n are auto m atic
t r a nsm is sio n flu id , engin e oil ,
a xle lu bric a nt, belt s , co olin g
s ys te m and bra ke syste m .It is a
g ood id ea to in sp ect th ese befo re
a nd durin g th e tr ip .
C heck perio dic a lly to se e th at all
h it c h nuts and bolt s are tig ht.

Bla ck pla te (3 ,1 )
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V eh ic le Care 10-3
C alif o rn ia Pro po sit io n 65
W arn in gM ost m oto r ve hic le s, in clu din g th is
o ne, co n ta in and /o r em it 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 bir th defe cts or
o th er re pro ductiv e harm .E ngin e
e xh aust, m any parts an d sy ste m s,
m any flu id s, and so m e co m pon ent
w ear by-p ro d ucts co n ta in and/o r
e m it th ese ch em ic a ls .
C alif o rn ia Perc h lo ra te
M ate ria ls Req uir e m en tsC erta in ty p es of auto m otiv e
a ppli c a tio n s, su ch as air b ag
i n it ia to rs , se at belt pre te nsio ners ,
a nd li t h iu m batte rie s co nta in e d in
R em ote Keyle ss Entr y tr a nsm it te rs ,
m ay co nta in perc h lo ra te mate ria ls .
S pecia lh an dlin g may be nece ssa ry .
F or addit io n alin fo rm atio n , se e
w ww.d ts c.c a .g o v/h aza rd ousw aste /
p erc h lo ra te .
A cc esso rie s an d
M odif ic atio nsA ddin g non d eale r acce ss o rie s
t o th e ve hic le ca n affe ct ve hic le
p erfo rm ance and sa fe ty , in clu din g
s u ch th in gs as air b ags, bra kin g,
s ta bil it y , rid e and handlin g,
e m is sio ns sy ste m s, aero dyn am ic s,
d ura bil it y , and ele ctr o nic sy ste m s
l ik e antilo ck bra ke s, tr a ctio n co ntr o l,
a nd sta bili t y co ntr o l. S om e of th ese
a cce sso rie s co uld eve n ca use
m alf u nctio n or dam age not co ve re d
b y th e ve hic le warra nty .

Bla ck pla te (1 05,1 )
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V eh ic le Care 10 -1 05
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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W ARNIN G
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.

Bla ck pla te (5 ,1 )
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S erv ic e an d Main te n an ce 11 -5
C heck to be su re ve nt hose is
u nob str u cte d , cle ar, and fr e e of
d ebris . D urin g any m ain te nance ,
i f a po w er w ash er is use d to
c le a n mud and dir t fr o m th e
u nde rb od y, ca re sh ould be ta ke n
t o no t dir e ctly sp ra y th e tr a n sfe r
c a se outp ut se als . H ig h pre ssu re
w ate r ca n ove rc o m e th e se als
a nd co nta m in ate th e tr a nsfe r
c a se flu id . C onta m in ate d flu id
w ill d ecre ase th e li f e of th e
t r a nsfe r ca se and sh ould be
r e pla ce d .
.
E va pora tiv e co ntr o lsyste m
i n sp ectio n. C heck all fu ela n d
v a por li n es and ho se s fo r pro per
h ooku p, ro utin g, and co ndit io n.
C heck th a t th e purg e va lv e ,
i f th e ve hic le has one, w ork s
p ro pe rly . R epla ce as needed.
A n Em is sio n Contr o lS erv ic e .
T he U.S .E nvir o nm enta l
P ro te ctio n Age ncy or th e
C alif o rn ia Air R eso urc e s Board
h as dete rm in ed th a t th e fa ilu re
t o pe rfo rm th is m ain te nance it e m w
il l n ot nullif y th e em is sio n
w arra nty or lim it re ca ll lia bilit y
p rio r to th e co m ple tio n of th e
v e hic le 's use fu llif e . W e,
h ow eve r, urg e th at all
r e co m mende d main te na nce
s e rv ic e s be perfo rm ed at th e
i n dic a te d in te rv a ls an d th e
m ain te n ance be re co rd ed .
F ir s t E ngin e Oil C han ge Aft e r
E very 160 00 0 km /1 0 0,0 00 M ile s
.
A uto m atic tr a nsm is s io n flu id
c h ange (n orm alse rv ic e ). S ee
A uto m atic Tra nsm is s io n Flu id on
p age 101 5 .
.
F our w he eld riv e only : Tra nsfe r
c a se flu id ch ang e (n orm al
s e rv ic e ). C he ck ve nt ho se at
t r a nsfe r ca se fo r kin ks and
p ro per in sta lla tio n. C heck to be
s u re ve nt hose is unob str u cte d,
c le ar, and fr e e of de bris . D urin g
a ny m ain te na nce , if a pow er
w ash er is use d to cle an mud
a nd dir t fr o m th e unde rb od y,
c a re sh ould be ta ke n to no t d
ir e ctly sp ra y th e tr a nsfe r ca se
o utp ut se als . H ig h pre ssu re
w ate r ca n ove rc o m e th e se als
a nd co nta m in ate th e tr a nsfe r
c a se flu id . C onta m in ate d flu id
w ill d ecre ase th e li f e of th e
t r a nsfe r ca se and sh ould be
r e pla ce d.
.
S park plu g re pla ce m ent and
s p ark plu g wir e s in sp ectio n.
A n Em is sio n Contr o lS erv ic e .
F ir s t E ngin e Oil C han ge Aft e r
E very 240 000 km /1 50,0 00 M ile s
.
E ngin e co oli n g syste m dra in ,
f lu sh , and re fill (o r eve ry
f iv e ye ars , w hic h eve r
o ccu rs fir s t) . S ee Engin e
C oola nt on page 102 1 . A n
E m is sio n Contr o lS erv ic e .
.
E ngin e driv e belt s in sp ectio n
f o r fr a yin g, exce ssiv e
c ra cks , or obvio us dam age
( o r eve ry 10 ye ars , w hic h eve r
o ccu rs fir s t) . R epla ce , if neede d.

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T e ch nic al D ata 12-1
T e ch nic al D ataV eh ic le Id en tif ic atio nV eh ic le Id entif ic a tio n
N um ber (V IN )... . . .. . .. .. .. 12-1
S erv ic e Parts Id en tif ic a tio n
L abel.. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12-1V eh ic le DataC apacit ie s and
S pecif ic a tio n s ... . ... ... ... . 12-2
E ngin e Driv e Belt R outin g ... 12-4
V eh ic le Id en tif ic atio nV eh ic le Id en tif ic atio n
N um ber (V IN )This le galid en tif ie r is in th e fr o nt
c o rn er of th e in str u m en t pane l, on
t h e le ft sid e of th e ve hic le . It ca n be
s e en th ro ugh th e win dsh ie ld fr o m
o uts id e. T he VIN als o app ears on
t h e Vehic le Certif ic a tio n and Serv ic e
P arts la b els an d ce rtif ic a te s of tit le
a nd re gis tr a tio n.
E ngin e Id en tif ic atio nT he eig hth ch ara cte r in th e VIN
i s th e engin e co de. T his co de
i d e ntif ie s th e ve hic le engin e,
s p e cif ic a tio ns, and re pla ce m ent
p arts . S ee E ngin e Specif ic a tio n s
u nder C apacit ie s and Specif ic a tio ns
o n page 12 2 fo r th e ve hic le
e ngin e co de.S erv ic e Parts
I d en tif ic atio n Lab elT his la bel, on th e in sid e of th e glo ve
b ox, has th e fo llo w in g in fo rm atio n:.
V ehic le Id entif ic a tio n
N um ber (V IN )
.
M odeld esig natio n
.
P ain t in fo rm atio n
.
P ro ductio n optio ns and sp ecia l
e quip m ent
D o not re m ove th is la belfr o m th e
v e h ic le .

Bla ck pla te (4 ,1 )
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1 2-4 Te ch nic al D ataE ngin e Driv e Belt R outin g
2.9 L an d 3.7 L Engin es
5.3 L Eng in e

Bla ck pla te (1 7,1 )
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C usto m er In fo rm atio n 13-1 7
R ep o rtin g Safe ty Defe cts
t o Gen era l M oto rsIn ad dit io n to no tif y in g NHTS A
( o r Tra nsp ort C ana da ) in a sit u atio n
l ik e th is , ple ase notif y Genera l
M oto rs .
C all 1 -8 00-G M C-8 782
( 1 -8 00 -4 62 -8 78 2), or w rit e :
G M C Custo m er A ssis ta nce Cen te r
P .O .B ox 331 72
D etr o it , M I 48 23 2-5 17 2
I n Canad a, ca ll 1 -8 00 -2 63-3 777
( E nglis h ) or 1-8 0 0-2 63-7 854
( F re nch ), or w rit e :
G ene ra lM oto rs of C anada Lim it e d
C usto m er C om munic a tio n Centr e ,
M ail C ode : C A1-1 63-0 05
1 908 Colo n elS am Driv e
O sh aw a, O nta rio L1H 8P 7
Veh ic le Data
R eco rd in g an d
P riv acyY our G M ve hic le ha s a num ber of
s o phis tic a te d co m pu te rs th a t re co rd
i n fo rm atio n ab out th e ve h ic le s
p erfo rm ance and ho w it is driv e n.
F or exa m ple , yo ur ve h ic le use s
c o m pute r m odu le s to mon it o r and
c o ntr o le n gin e and tr a nsm is sio n
p erfo rm ance , to monit o r th e
c o ndit io n s fo r air b a g deplo ym en t
a nd dep lo y air b ags in acra sh , an d,
i f so equip p ed, to pro vid e an tilo ck
b ra kin g to help th e driv e r co ntr o lth e
v e hic le . T he se mod ule s m ay sto re
d ata to he lp yo ur deale r te ch nic ia n
s e rv ic e yo ur ve hic le . S om e modu le s
m ay als o sto re data abou t ho w yo u
o pera te th e ve hic le , su ch as ra te of
f u elco nsu m ptio n or ave ra ge sp ee d.
T hese mod ule s m ay als o re ta in th e
o w ners pe rs o na lp re fe re nce s, su ch
a s ra dio pre -s e ts , se at po sit io n s,
a nd te m pe ra tu re se ttin gs.
E ven t D ata Reco rd ersT his ve hic le has an Eve nt D ata
R eco rd er (E D R). T he main purp ose
o f an ED R is to re co rd , in ce rta in
c ra sh or near cra sh -li k e sit u atio n s,
s u ch as an air b ag deplo ym ent or
h it tin g a ro ad obsta cle , data th a t
w ill a ssis t in unders ta ndin g how a
v e h ic le 's syste m sperfo rm ed. T he
E D R is desig ned to re co rd data
r e la te d to ve hic le dyn am ic s and
s a fe ty syste m sfo r a sh ort perio d of
t im e, ty p ic a ll y 30 se co nds or le ss .
T he ED R in th is ve hic le is desig ned
t o re co rd su ch data as:.
H ow va rio us syste m sin yo ur
v e hic le were opera tin g.
.
W heth er or not th e driv e r and
p ass e nger sa fe ty belt s were
b uck le d/fa ste ned.
.
H ow fa r, if at all, th e driv e r w as
p re ssin g th e acce le ra to r and /o r
b ra ke pedal.
.
H ow fa st th e ve hic le was
t r a ve lin g.

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IN DEX i- 3
C ontr o lo f a Vehic le .. . .. ... .. .. . 9-3
C onve x M ir ro rs .. .. .. . .. ... .. .. 2 -1 2
C oola nt
E ngin e .... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. . . 10-2 1
E ngin e Te m pera tu re
G aug e .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .5 -1 0
C oolin g Syste m .. .. ... .. .. . .. .1 0-2 0
E ngin e Messa g es .... .. ... .. .5 -2 6
C ourte sy Tra nsp o rta tio n
P ro gra m ... ... .. .. .. . .. ... .. . 1 3-1 1
C ru is e Con tr o l ... .. ... .. ... .. .. 9 -5 2
L ig ht... ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .5 -2 1
C uphold e rs .... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. . 4-1
C usto m er A ssis ta n ce ... ... .. .. 1 3-6
O ffic e s .... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .1 3-5
T e xt Te le ph one (T T Y )
U se rs ... .. .. . .. .. ... .. ... .. .1 3-6
C usto m er In fo rm atio n
S erv ic e Pub lic a tio n s
O rd erin g In fo rm atio n .. .. . . 13-1 5
C usto m er S atis fa ctio n
P ro ce dure .... .. .. ... .. . 13-1 , 13-3
D
D am age Repa ir , C ollis io n .. .. .1 3 -1 2
D ange r, W arn in g s, an d
C autio ns .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. ... .. iv
D ata Reco rd ers , E ve nt ... . .. .1 3-1 7
D aytim e Runnin g
L am ps (D RL)... .. ... .. ... .. ... 6-2
D efe nsiv e Driv in g .. ... .. ... .. ... 9-2
D om e Lam ps .. .. .. ... .. .. . .. .. . 6-6
D oor
A ja r M essa ges .. .. ... .. ... .. .5 -2 5
L ocks .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. 2 -4
P ow er Lo ck s ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. 2 -5
R ear D oors .... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. 2 -7
D riv e r In fo rm atio n
C ente r (D IC ) ... .. ... .. ... .. .. 5 -2 1
D riv in g
C hara cte ris tic s and
T o w in g Tip s .. .. .. ... .. ... .. .9 -5 9
D efe nsiv e ... .. . .. .. ... .. ... .. .. 9 -2
D ru nk .. .. . .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. 9 -2
H ig hw ay Hyp n osis ... . .. ... .. .9 -1 8
H il l a nd Moun ta in Roa ds ... .. .9 -1 8
I f th e Veh ic le is Stu ck ... .. . .. .9 -2 1
L oss of C on tr o l .. .. ... .. ... .. .. 9 -6
O ff- R oa d ... ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. 9 -7 D
riv in g (c o nt.)
O ff- R oa d Reco ve ry ... .. ... .. .. 9 -5
V ehic le Load Lim it s ... .. ... .. .9 -2 2
W in te r .... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .9 -1 9
D riv in g on W et R oads .. ... .. .. 9 -1 7
E
E le ctr ic a lE quip m ent,
A dd-O n ... ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. 9 -7 0
E le ctr ic a lS yste m
E ngin e Com partm ent
F use Blo ck ... .. .. ... .. ... . 10 -4 3
F use s and Cir c u it
B re ake rs .. ... .. .. ... .. ... . 10 -4 3
O ve rlo ad ... ... .. .. ... .. ... . 10-4 2
E ngin e
A ir C le aner/F il t e r .. ... .. ... . 10-1 9
C heck and Serv ic e Engin e
S oon Lig ht ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .5 -1 4
C om partm ent O ve rv ie w .... .. .1 0-6
C oola nt ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... . 10-2 1
C oola nt Te m pera tu re
G auge .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .5 -1 0
C ooli n g Syste m .. .. ... .. ... . 10 -2 0
C ooli n g Syste m Messa ges .. .5 -2 6
D riv e Belt R outin g .... .. ... .. .1 2 -4