2011 GMC CANYON ECU

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2 0 11 GM C Can yo n Owner M an ual M
In Brie f ... . ... .... .... ... ... .. . 1-1
I n str u m en t P anel. . .. ......... .1 -2
I n it ia lD riv e In fo rm atio n ... . ... .1 -3
V eh ic le Featu re s .... . .. ... ...1 -1 4
P erfo rm ance an d
M ain te nan ce .. .. . ..... .. ....1 -1 6
K eys, D oors an d W in dow s ... 2-1
K eys an d Locks ... . . .. ... .. ...2 -2
D oors ... . ..... ..... . .. ... . .. ...2 -7
V ehic le Secu rit y ... .. .. .. ... ....2 -9
E xte rio r M ir ro rs .. .. .. .. ... .. ..2 -1 2
I n te rio r M ir ro rs ... . ... . .. ... ...2 -1 3
W in d ow s... . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..2 -1 5
S eats an d Restr a in ts ... . ..... 3-1
H ead Restr a in ts .... .. .. . .. .. ..3 -2
F ro nt S ea ts .... ... ... .... ... .. .3 -3
R ear S eats .. .. . ........... ....3 -9
S afe ty Belt s .. .. ... ...........3 -1 2
A ir b ag Syste m .... .. .... .... ..3 -2 8
C hild Restr a in ts ... . .. .. .. ....3 -4 2 S
to ra g e ... . .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... 4-1
S to ra g e Com partm ents .... .. ..4 -1
I n str u m en ts an d Contr o ls .. .. 5-1
C ontr o ls .. .. . ... ... .. . .. . ... ...5 -2
W arn in g Lig hts , G aug es, and
I n dic a to rs ... . . .. .. ... .. .. .. ..5 -6
I n fo rm atio n Dis p la ys .. .. . .. ...5 -2 1
V ehic le Messa ge s .. .. . ... ....5 -2 4
L ig htin g .. .. ... ... ... .... ... . .. 6-1
E xte rio r Lig htin g .. .. .. ... ... . ..6 -1
I n te rio r Lig htin g ... . ..... .. .....6 -5
L ig htin g Featu re s .. .. ... .......6 -6
I n fo ta in m en t S yste m .. .. . .... 7-1
I n tr o ductio n .. .. .... .. .. .... ... .7 -1
R adio .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. . .. .. .. ..7 -7
A udio Pla ye rs ... . . ... ... ... ..7 -1 4
P hone ... . .. .. . ... .... .. ..... .7 -2 1 C
lim ate Contr o ls ... . .. ... ... . 8-1
C lim ate Contr o lS yste m s... . ..8 -1
A ir Vents .. .. . .. . ... .. .. .. .. .. ..8 -3
D riv in g an d Opera tin g .. .. .. .. 9-1
D riv in g In fo rm atio n .... . .. .. .. ..9 -2
S ta rtin g and Opera tin g .. .. ...9 -2 8
E ngin e Exh aust. .. . . .. ... .. ..9 -3 6
A uto m atic Tra nsm is sio n .. .. ..9 -3 7
M anualT ra nsm is sio n .... .....9 -4 0
D riv e Syste m s.. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..9 -4 2
B ra ke s ... . .. .... ..... .... ....9 -4 6
R id e Contr o lS yste m s.. .. ....9 -4 8
C ru is e Contr o l. . .. ... ... ... ...9 -5 2
F uel. . .. ... ... .. ... ... .. ... ...9 -5 4
T o w in g ... . .. .... ..... .... ....9 -5 9
C onve rs io ns and Add-O ns ... 9-7 0

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K eys, D oors an d Win d ow s 2-1
K ey s, D oors an d
W in dow sKeys an d Lock sK eys .... . . .. ... ... . ... .. ... ... 2-2
R em ote Keyle ss Entr y (R KE)
S yste m .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2-2
R em ote Keyle ss Entr y (R KE)
S yste m Ope ra tio n .. .. ...... . 2-3
D oor Locks .. .. ... . .. ... . .... . 2-4
P ow er D oor Locks .. .. .. ... .. . 2-5
A uto m atic Door Locks .... .. ... 2-5
L ocko u t P ro te ctio n ... . . . ... ... 2-6
S afe ty Lo ck s (C re w Cab) ... . .2-6
D oorsR ear D oo rs
( E xte n ded Cab) ... . .. ... ..... 2-7
T a il g ate .. .. .............. ..... 2-7V eh ic le Secu rit yV ehic le Secu rit y ... . . .. .. .. .. .. 2-9
A nti- T heft A la rm Syste m ... . .. 2-9
I m mob il iz e r .. .. ... ........... 2-1 0
I m mob il iz e r O pe ra tio n
( P A SS -K ey II I+
C an ada Only ) .. .. . .... .. ... 2-1 0
I m mob il iz e r O pe ra tio n
( P ass lo ck U.S .O nly ) .. .. ... 2-1 2
E xte rio r M ir ro rsC onve x M ir ro rs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2-1 2
M anualM ir ro rs .... .. . .. .. .. .. 2-1 2
P ow er M ir r o rs ... .. ... ... ... .. 2-1 3In te rio r M ir ro rsM anualR earv ie w Mir ro r .... .. 2-1 3
A uto m atic Dim min g Rearv ie w
M ir ro r ... .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. . .. 2-1 4W in do w sW in dow s ... .. .. . .. .. .. ... .. .. 2-1 5
M anualW in dow s ... . . .. ... .. 2-1 5
P ow er W in dow s ... . .. . .... .. 2-1 6
R ear W in dow s ... . .. ..... .... 2-1 7
S un Vis o rs ... . .. .. . ... ... .... 2-1 7

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K eys, D oors an d Win d ow s 2-9
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 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
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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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S eats an d Res tr a in ts 3-1
S ea ts an d
R es tr a in tsH ead Restr a in tsH ead Restr a in ts .... .. .... ... .. 3-2F ro nt S eatsS eat A dju stm ent ... . .. .. . .. ... 3-3
P ow er S eat A dju stm ent .. . . ... 3-4
L um ba r A dju stm ent .... ....... 3-4
R eclin in g Seatb a ck s .... ... ... 3-5
S eatb ack La tc h e s .. .. ... .. .. .. 3-7
H eate d Fro nt S eats .. .. . .. .. .. 3-8R ear SeatsR ear S eats (E xte nded Cab) ... 3-9
R ear S eats (C re w Cab) .. .. .. 3-1 0S afe ty Belt sS afe ty Belt s .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... 3-1 2
H ow to W ear S afe ty Belt s
P ro pe rly .... ... .... ... . .. ... 3-1 5
L ap-S hou ld er B elt ... . . .. ... . 3-2 1 S
afe ty Belt U se Durin g
P re gnan cy .. .. . .. . ..... ..... 3-2 5
L ap Belt ... . ............. .... 3-2 5
S afe ty Belt E xte nde r ... . . .... 3-2 6
S afe ty Syste m Check .. . . .. .. 3-2 6
S afe ty Belt C are .... ... ... ... 3-2 7
R epla cin g Safe ty Belt S yste m
P arts Afte r a Cra sh ... . . .. .. 3-2 7
A ir b ag Syste mA ir b ag Syste m .... ... ... ... .. 3-2 8
W here Are th e Air b ag s? .. .. .3-3 0
W hen Shou ld an Air b ag
I n fla te ? .. .. .... .... .. .... .. . 3-3 1
W hat M ake s an Air b ag
I n fla te ? .. .. .... .... .. .... .. . 3-3 2
H ow Doe s an Air b a g
R estr a in ? ... ... .. .. . .... .... 3-3 3
W hat W ill Y ou See Aft e r an
A ir b ag In fla te s? ... . ....... . 3-3 3
P ass e n ger S ensin g
S yste m .... .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. 3-3 4
S erv ic in g th e Air b ag-E quip pe d
V ehic le ... . .. .. . ... .. . ... ... 3-3 9 A
ddin g Equip m ent to th e
A ir b ag-E quip ped Vehic le ... 3-4 0
A ir b ag Syste m Check .. .. .. .. 3-4 1
R epla cin g Air b ag Syste m
P arts Afte r a Cra sh ... . . .. .. 3-4 1
C hild Restr a in tsO ld er C hild re n .... . .. .. .. .. .. 3-4 2
I n fa nts and Young
C hild re n .. .. ............... . 3-4 4
C hild Restr a in t S ys te m s.... .3-4 6
W here to Put th e Restr a in t .. . 3-4 8
L ow er A nch ors and Te th ers
f o r C hild re n (L A T C H
S ys te m ).. .. .. .. ... .. ... .. .. 3-5 0
R epla cin g LA T C H Sys te m
P arts Afte r a Cra sh ... . . .. .. 3-6 0
S ecu rin g Child Restr a in ts
( R ear S eat P osit io n) .. .. .... 3-6 0
S ecu rin g Child Restr a in ts
( C ente r Fro nt S eat
P osit io n) ... . ... ...... ...... 3-6 2
S ecu rin g Child Restr a in ts
( R ig ht F ro nt S eat
P osit io n) ... . ... ...... ...... 3-6 3

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S eats an d Res tr a in ts 3-9
R ear SeatsR ear Seats
( E xte n ded Cab )O n exte n ded ca b mod els , th ere
m ay be fo rw ard fo ld in g se ats in th e
r e ara re a. T
o fo ld are ar se at cu sh io n fr o m
t h e sto re d po sit io n to th e sit tin g
p osit io n, pull th e fr o n t of th e se at
c u sh io n dow n co m ple te ly .
T he re ar se at sto ra ge co m partm ents
m ust be clo se d befo re fo ld in g th e
s e at dow n. S ee Rear S to ra g e on
p age 42 .
N otic e: Fold in g are a r sea t w it h
t h e safe ty belt s stil l fa ste n ed may
c au se dam ag e to th e seat or th e
s afe ty belt s . A lw ays unb uckle th e
s afe ty belt s an d re tu rn th em to
t h eir norm al sto w ed po sit io n
b efo re fo ld in g are ar se at.
T o sto re th e se at:
1 . Secu re th e sa fe ty belt buckle to
t h e in board sid e of th e se at w it h
t h e hook and lo op fa ste ner(A ),
s o th at it does not m ove when
n ot in use .
2 . Push th e entir e se at up until it is
f lu sh wit h th e tr im panel.

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3 -3 6 Seats an d Restr a in tsA la belo n yo u r su n vis o r sa ys,
 N eve r pu t a re a r-fa cin g ch ild se at
i n th e fr o n t.  This is be ca use th e ris k
t o th e re ar-fa cin g ch ild is so gre at,
i f th e air b ag deplo ys.
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W ARNIN G
A ch ild in are a r-fa cin g ch ild
r e str a in t ca n be se rio usly
i n ju re d or kil le d if th e rig ht fr o nt
p asse nge r air b a g in fla te s. T his
i s beca use th e back of th e
r e ar-fa cin g ch ild re str a in t w ould
b e ve ry clo se to th e in fla tin g
a ir b ag . A ch ild in a fo rw ard -fa cin g
c h ild re str a in t ca n be se rio usly
i n ju re d or kil le d if th e rig ht fr o nt
p asse nge r air b a g in fla te s an d th e
p asse nge r se at is in a fo rw ard
p osit io n .
(C ontin ued)
W ARNIN G (C ontin u ed )
E ve n if th e passe n ger se nsin g
s yste m has tu rn ed off th e rig ht
f r o nt pass e n ger fr o nta la ir b ag, no
s yste m is fa il- s a fe . N o on e ca n
g uara nte e th a t an air b a g will n o t
d eplo y un der so m e unusu al
c ir c u m sta n ce , eve n th o ugh th e
a ir b ag is tu rn ed off .
S ecu re re ar- fa cin g ch ild
r e str a in ts in are ar se at, eve n if
t h e air b ag is off . If yo u se cu re a
f o rw ard -fa cin g ch il d re str a in t in
t h e rig ht fr o nt se at, alw ays m ove
t h e fr o nt passe ng er se at as fa r
b ack as it w ill g o . It is be tte r to
s e cu re th e ch ild re str a in t in a
r e ar se at.
I f yo ur ve hic le doe s not have a
r e ar se at th a t w ill a cco m moda te
a re ar-fa cin g ch ild re str a in t, a
r e ar-fa cin g ch il d re str a in t sh ould no t
b e in sta lle d in th e ve hic le , eve n if
t h e air b ag is off . T
he passe nger se nsin g syste m is
d e sig n ed to tu rn off th e rig ht fr o nt
p a ss e nger air b ag if :
.
T he rig ht fr o nt passe nger se at is
u noccu pie d.
.
T he syste m dete rm in es th at an
i n fa nt is pre se nt in a re ar-fa cin g
i n fa nt se at.
.
T he syste m dete rm in es th at a
s m all ch ild is pre se nt in ach il d
r e str a in t.
.
T he syste m dete rm in es th at a
s m all ch ild is pre se nt in a
b ooste r se at.
.
A rig ht fr o nt passe nger ta ke s
h is /h er w eig ht off of th e se at fo r
a perio d of tim e.
.
T he rig ht fr o nt passe nger se at is
o ccu pie d by a sm alle r pers o n,
s u ch as a ch ild who has
o utg ro w n ch ild re str a in ts .
.
O r, if th ere is a crit ic a lp ro ble m
w it h th e air b ag syste m or th e
p ass e nger se nsin g syste m .

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S eats an d Restr a in ts 3-3 7
W hen th e passe n ger se nsin g
s y ste m has tu rn e d off th e rig h t fr o n t
p asse nge r fr o n ta la ir b a g, th e off
i n dic a to r w il l lig h t and sta y lit to
r e m in d yo u th at th e air b ag is off.
S ee Passe n ger A ir b ag Sta tu s
I n dic a to r on page 51 2 .
T he passe n ger se nsin g syste m is
d esig ned to tu rn on (m ay in fla te ) th e
r ig ht fr o nt pa sse nge r fr o nta la ir b ag
a nytim e th e sys te m se nse s th at
a pers o n of ad ult siz e is sit t in g
p ro pe rly in th e rig h t fr o nt pa ss e nge r
s e at. W hen th e passe nger se nsin g
s y ste m has allo w ed th e air b ag to be
e nab le d, th e on in dic a to r w il l li g ht
a nd sta y lit to re m in d yo u th at th e
a ir b ag is activ e .
F or so m e ch ild re n who have
o utg ro w n ch ild re str a in ts and fo r
v e ry sm all a du lt s , th e pa ss e nger
s e nsin g syste m may or m ay not
t u rn off th e rig ht fr o n t passe nger's
f r o nta la ir b a g, depen din g upon th e
p ers o n's se atin g postu re and body
b uild . E ve ry o ne in yo ur ve hic le
w ho ha s outg ro w n ch ild re str a in ts s
h ould wear a sa fe ty be lt
p ro perly  wheth er or not th ere
i s an air b a g fo r th at pe rs o n.
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W ARNIN G
If th e air b a g re a din ess li g h t eve r
c o m es on an d sta ys on, it m eans
t h at so m eth in g may be wro n g
w it h th e air b a g syste m .To help
a vo id in ju ry to yo u rs e lf or oth e rs ,
h ave th e ve hic le se rv ic e d rig ht
a w ay. S ee Air b ag Read in ess
L ig ht on pa ge 51 2 fo r m ore
i n fo rm atio n, in clu din g im porta nt
s a fe ty in fo rm atio n .If th e On In dic a to r is Lit fo r a
C hild Res tr a in tIf a ch il d re str a in t has been in sta ll e d
a nd th e on in dic a to r is lit :
1 . Turn th e ve hic le off.
2 . Rem ove th e ch il d re str a in t fr o m
t h e ve h ic le . 3
. Rem ove any addit io nalit e m s
f r o m th e se at su ch as bla nke ts ,
c u sh io ns, se at co ve rs , se at
h eate rs , or se at m assa gers .
4 . Rein sta ll th e ch ild re str a in t
f o llo w in g th e dir e ctio ns
p ro vid ed by th e ch ild re str a in t
m anufa ctu re r and re fe r to
S ecu rin g Child Restr a in ts (R ear
S eat P osit io n) on page 36 0 or
S ecu rin g Child Restr a in ts
( C ente r Fro nt S eat P osit io n) on
p age 36 2 or S ecu rin g Child
R estr a in ts (R ig ht F ro nt S eat
P osit io n) on page 36 3.
5 . If, afte r re in sta lli n g th e ch ild
r e str a in t and re sta rtin g th e
v e hic le , th e on in dic a to r is stil l li t ,
t u rn th e ve hic le off . T hen sli g h tly
r e cli n e th e ve hic le se atb ack
a nd adju st th e se at cu sh io n,
i f adju sta ble , to make su re th at
t h e ve hic le se atb ack is not
p ush in g th e ch ild re str a in t in to
t h e se at cu sh io n.