2011 GMC CANYON check oil

Bla ck pla te (1 ,1 )
G M C Can yon Owner M an ual - 2011
V eh ic le Care 10-1
V eh ic le CareG en era l In fo rm atio nG en era lIn fo rm atio n ... .. ... .. 10-2
C alif o rn ia Pro p osit io n
6 5 W arn in g ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10-3
C alif o rn ia Perc h lo ra te
M ate ria ls Req uir e m ents .. .. 10-3
A cce sso rie s and
M odif ic a tio ns .. .. . .. ... .. ... 10-3V eh ic le ChecksD oin g Your O wn
S erv ic e W ork ... . .. . .. .. .... 10-4
H ood .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. 10-5
E ngin e Com partm ent
O ve rv ie w ... . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10-6
E ngin e Oil .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . 10-1 0
E ngin e Oil L if e Syste m ... . .10-1 4
A uto m atic Tra nsm is sio n
F lu id .... .. .......... ..... . 10-1 5
M anua lT ra nsm is sio n
F lu id .... .. .......... ..... . 10-1 7
H yd ra ulic Clu tc h .. .. .. .. .. .. 10-1 8
E ngin e Air C le a ner/F ilt e r ... . 10-1 9
C oolin g Syste m .. .. . ... ... . 10-2 0
E ngin e Coola n t ... . . ... ... .. 10-2 1 E
ngin e Ove rh ea tin g .. .. . .. . 10 -2 4
E ngin e Fan .. .. . ... .. ... .. .. 10-2 6
P ow er S te e rin g Flu id ... . ... 10-2 6
W ash er Flu id ... . ... ........ 10-2 7
B ra ke s ... . ... ....... ...... . 10-2 8
B ra ke Flu id .. .. . .. .. .. ... .. . 10-2 9
B atte ry ... . .. .. . ... ... .. ... . 10 -3 1
F our- W heelD riv e .. .. ... ... . 10 -3 1
F ro nt A xle .. .. . ...... ..... . . 10-3 2
R ear A xle .. .. . .. .. ... ... . .. 10 -3 3
S ta rte r S w it c h Check ... . . .. 10-3 3
A uto m atic Tra n sm is sio n Shif t
L ock Contr o lF unctio n
C heck ... . .. .. ... .. . ... .... 10-3 4
I g nit io n Tra nsm is sio n Lock
C heck ... . .. .. ... .. . ... .... 10-3 4
P ark Bra ke and P (P ark )
M ech a nis m Check .... .. .. 10-3 5
W ip er B la de
R epla ce m ent ... . .. ..... .. . 10-3 5
H ead la m p Aim in gH eadla m p Aim in g .. .. ... ... 10 -3 7B ulb Rep la ce m en tB ulb Repla ce m en t .. .. ..... . 10-3 7
H alo gen Bulb s .. .. ... . ... . .. 10 -3 7
H eadla m ps .... ....... ...... 10-3 8 F
ro nt T urn Sig nal, P ark in g,
a nd Daytim e Runnin g
L am ps (D RL) .. .. . .. .. .... 10-3 8
T a ill a m ps, T urn Sig nal,
S to pla m ps, and Back-U p
L am ps .. .. ... ... .... ... ... 10-3 9
C ente r H ig h-M ounte d
S to pla m p (C HM SL) ... . . .. 10-4 0
L ic e nse Pla te Lam p ... . . .. . 10-4 1
R epla ce m ent B ulb s ... .. . .. . 10 -4 1
E le ctr ic al S yste mE le ctr ic a lS yste m
O ve rlo ad ... . .............. 10 -4 2
F use s and Cir c u it
B re ake rs .... ... .. .. ... .. .. 10-4 3
E ngin e Com partm ent F use
B lo ck ... . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 10-4 3W heels an d Tir e sT ir e s ... .. .. ... .. ... .. ... .. .. 10 -5 0
T ir e Sid ew all L abelin g .. .. . . 10-5 0
T ir e Desig natio ns .. .. . ..... . 10-5 3
T ir e Te rm in olo gy and
D efin it io ns .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. . 10 -5 3
T ir e Pre ssu re ... . .. ... .. ... . 10-5 6
T ir e Pre ssu re fo r H ig h-S peed
O pera tio n .. .. .. ... .. ... .. . 10-5 8

Bla ck pla te (1 5,1 )
G M C Can yon Owner M an ual - 2011
V eh ic le Care 10-1 5
A uto m atic Tra n sm is sio n
F lu idW hen to Check an d Chan ge
A uto m atic Tra n sm is sio n Flu idA good tim e to ch eck th e auto m atic
t r a nsm is sio n flu id le ve lis when th e
e ngin e oil is ch ange d.
C hange th e flu id an d filt e r at th e
i n te rv a ls lis te d in Sch edule d
M ain te na nce on page 11 2 , and be
s u re to use th e tr a n sm is sio n flu id
l is te d in Reco m m end ed Flu id s and
L ubric a n ts on pa ge 11 6 .H ow to Check Auto m atic
T ra n sm is sio n Flu idB eca use th is ope ra tio n ca n be a
l it tle dif f ic u lt , it m ay be decid ed to
h ave th is do ne at th e deale r se rv ic e
d epa rtm en t.
I f not ta ke n to th e de ale r, be su re to
f o llo w all th e in str u ctio ns here , or a
f a ls e re a din g on th e dip stic k co uld
r e su lt . N
otic e: To o much or to o
l it tle flu id can dam ag e th e
t r a n sm is s io n.To o much can
m ean th at so m eof th e flu id co uld
c o m eout an d fa ll o n hot en gin e
p arts or ex h au st sy ste m parts ,
s ta rtin g afir e . To o li t t le flu id
c o uld cau se th e tr a n sm is sio n
t o overh ea t. B e su re to get an
a ccu ra te re ad in g if ch ec kin g th e
t r a n sm is s io n flu id .
W ait at le ast 30 m in u te s befo re
c h eckin g th e tr a nsm is sio n flu id le ve l
i f th e ve hic le has be en driv e n:
.
W hen ou ts id e te m pera tu re s are
a bove 32°C (9 0°F ).
.
A thig h sp ee d fo r qu it e awhile .
.
In he avy tr a ffic  esp e cia ll y in
h ot w eath er.
.
W hile pullin g atr a ile r.
T o get th e rig h t re a din g, th e flu id
s h ould be at norm alo pe ra tin g
t e m pera tu re , w hic h is 82 °C to 93°C
( 1 80°F to 200°F ). G
et th e ve hic le warm ed up by
d riv in g about 24 km (1 5 m i) w hen
o u ts id e te m pera tu re s are above
1 0 °C (5 0°F ). If it is co ld er th an 10°C
( 5 0°F ), driv e th e ve hic le in 3(T hir d )
u n til th e engin e te m pera tu re gauge
m ove s and th en re m ain s ste ady fo r
1 0 m in ute s.
A co ld flu id ch eck ca n be made
a ft e r th e ve hic le has been sit tin g
f o r eig ht hours or m ore wit h th e
e n gin e off, but th is is use d only
a s a re fe re nce . Let th e engin e ru n
a t id le fo r fiv e min ute s if outs id e
t e m pera tu re s are 10°C (5 0°F ) or
m ore . If it is co ld er th an 10°C
( 5 0°F ), th e engin e may have to
i d le lo nger. S hould th e flu id le ve lb e
l o w durin g th is co ld ch eck, ch eck
t h e flu id hot befo re addin g flu id .
C heck in g th e flu id hot giv e s a more
a cc u ra te re adin g of th e flu id le ve l.

Bla ck pla te (1 7,1 )
G M C Can yon Owner M an ual - 2011
V eh ic le Care 10-1 7
It does not ta ke much flu id ,
g ene ra lly le ss th a n 0.5 L (1 pt) .
D o no t ove rfill.
N otic e: Use of th e in co rre ct
a u to m atic tr a n sm is sio n flu id
m ay dam ag e th e ve h ic le , an d th e
d am ag es m ay not be co vere d by
t h e veh ic le 's warra n ty . A lw ays
u se th e au to m atic tr a n sm is sio n
f lu id lis te d in Reco m m en ded
F lu id s an d Lubric a n ts on
p ag e 11 6 ..
A fte r addin g flu id , re ch e ck th e
f lu id le ve la s describ ed under
 H ow to Check Auto m atic
T ra nsm is sio n Flu id , earlie r in
t h is se ctio n .
.
W hen th e co rre ct flu id le ve lis
o bta in ed , pu sh th e dip stic k
b ack in all th e way; th en fli p th e
h and le dow n to lo ck th e dip stic k
i n pla ce .
M an ual Tra n sm is sio n
F lu idW hen to CheckA good tim e to ch e ck th e man ual
t r a nsm is sio n flu id is when th e
e ngin e oil is ch ang ed. H ow eve r, th e
f lu id in th e manu altr a n sm is sio n
d oes not re q uir e ch angin g.H ow to Chec kB eca use th is ope ra tio n ca n be a
l i t tle dif f ic u lt , it m ay be decid e d to
h ave th is don e at th e dea le r se rv ic e
d epartm en t.
I f not ta ke n to th e dea le r, be su re to
f o ll o w all th e in str u ctio n s here , or a
f a ls e re adin g on th e dip stic k co uld
r e su lt .
N otic e: To o much or to o
l it tle flu id can dam ag e th e
t r a n sm is sio n.To o lit tle flu id
c o uld cau se th e tr a n sm is sio n
t o overh eat. B e su re to get an
a ccu ra te re ad in g if ch ec kin g th e
t r a n sm is sio n flu id . C
heck th e flu id le ve lo nly when
t h e engin e is off, th e ve hic le is
p a rk e d on a le ve lp la ce and th e
t r a n sm is sio n is co ole nough to
t o uch th e tr a nsm is sio n ca se .
A fte r th is is done:
1. Rem ove th e fill p lu g.
2 . Check th at th e lu bric a nt le ve l
i s up to th e botto m of th e fill
p lu g hole .

Bla ck pla te (3 1,1 )
G M C Can yon Owner M an ual - 2011
V eh ic le Care 10-3 1
N otic e:.U sin g th e wro ng flu id
c an bad ly dam ag e bra ke
h yd ra u lic sys te m parts .
F or exa m ple , ju st a fe w
d ro ps of m in era l- b as ed oil,
s u ch as en gin e oil, in th e
b ra ke hyd ra u lic syste m can
d am ag e bra k e hyd ra u lic
s yste m parts so bad ly th at
t h ey will h ave to be re p la ced .
D o not le t so m eo n e put in
t h e wro ng kin d of flu id ..If bra ke flu id is sp ille d on th e
v eh ic le 's pain te d su rfa ces,
t h e pain t fin is h can be
d am ag ed .B e care fu ln ot
t o sp ill b ra ke flu id on th e
v eh ic le . If yo u do,w ash it
o ff im med ia te ly .
B atte ryR efe r to th e re p la ce m ent num be r
s h ow n on th e orig in a lb atte ry la bel
w hen a ne w batte ry is needed. S ee
E ngin e Com partm ent O ve rv ie w on
p age 106 fo r ba tte ry lo ca tio n.
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Batte rie s have acid th at ca n burn
y o u and ga s th a t ca n exp lo de.
Y ou ca n be ba dly hurt if yo u are
n ot ca re fu l. S ee Ju m p Sta rtin g on
p age 109 0 fo r tip s on work in g
a ro und a ba tte ry wit h o ut
g ett in g hurt. I
n fr e quent U sa ge: R em ove th e
b la ck, negativ e ( ) ca ble fr o m th e
b atte ry to ke ep th e batte ry fr o m
r u n nin g dow n.
E xte nded Sto ra ge: R em ove th e
b la ck, negativ e ( ) ca ble fr o m th e
b atte ry or use abatte ry tr ic kle
c h a rg er.
F our-W hee l D riv eTra n sfe r C aseW hen to Check Lu bric an t
R efe r to th e Main te nance Sch edule
t o dete rm in e how ofte n to ch eck
t h e lu bric a nt. S ee Sch edule d
M ain te nance on page 11 2 .

Bla ck pla te (7 ,1 )
G M C Can yon Owner M an ual - 2011
IN DEX i- 7
M ess a ge s
B atte ry Volt a ge and
C harg in g .. ... .. .. ... .. .. . .. .5 -2 4
B ra ke Syste m ... .. .. . .. ... .. .5 -2 5
D oor A ja r ... ... .. .. ... .. .. . .. .5 -2 5
E ngin e Coo li n g Syste m .... .. .5 -2 6
E ngin e Oil .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .5 -2 6
E ngin e Pow er ... .. .. . .. ... .. .5 -2 6
F uelS yste m ... .. .. ... .. .. . .. .5 -2 7
L am p .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .5 -2 7
R id e Con tr o lS yste m .. .. .. . .. .5 -2 7
S erv ic e Vehic le .. .. ... .. ... .. .5 -2 8
T ir e .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .5 -2 8
T ra nsm is sio n .. .. .. ... .. ... .. .5 -2 8
V ehic le ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .5 -2 4
M ir ro rs
A uto m atic Dim min g
R earv ie w .. .. . .. .. ... .. ... .. .2 -1 4
C onve x ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. . .. .2 -1 2
M anual .. . .. ... .. .. .. . .. ... .. .2 -1 2
M anualR earv ie w .. .. . .. ... .. .2 -1 3
P ow er .... .. .. . .. .. ... .. .. . .. .2 -1 3
M onit o r S ys te m ,T ir e
P re ssu re .. .. . .. .. ... .. .. . .. .1 0-5 9
N
N ew Vehic le Bre ak-In ... .. . .. .. 9 -2 8
O
O dom ete r... ... .. .. ... .. ... .. ... 5-9
T rip .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. 5 -9
O ff- R oa d ... .. . .. .. ... .. ... .. ... 9-7
D riv in g .... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. . .. .. 9 -7
R eco ve ry ... ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. 9 -5
O il
E ngin e ... . .. ... .. .. ... .. ... . 10-1 0
E ngin e Oil L if e Syste m ... . . 10 -1 4
M essa ge s .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .5 -2 6
P re ss u re Lig ht ... .. ... .. ... .. .5 -2 0
O ld er C hild re n, R estr a in ts ... .. 3 -4 2
O nlin e Owner C en te r ... ... .. .. 1 3-6
O nS ta r
®S ys te m ... ... .. ... .. .. 1 -1 9
O pera tio n , In fo ta in m ent
S yste m .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. . .. .. . 7-3
O utle ts
P ow er .... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. . .. .. 5 -5
O ve rh ea tin g, E ngin e .. .. ... .. .1 0-2 4
P
P ark
S hif tin g In to .... .. .. ... .. ... .. .9 -3 3
S hif tin g Out of ... .. ... .. ... .. .9 -3 4
P ark in g ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. 9 -3 5
B ra ke .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .9 -4 7
B ra ke and P (P ark )
M ech anis m Check .. .. ... . 10 -3 5
O ve r Thin gs That B urn .... .. .9 -3 5
P asse nger A ir b ag Sta tu s
I n dic a to r .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. 5 -1 2
P asse nger S ensin g Syste m ... 3 -3 4
P erc h lo ra te Mate ria ls
R equir e m ents , C ali f o rn ia ... .. 1 0-3
P hone
B lu eto oth ... ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .7 -2 1
P ic ku p Conve rs io n to
C hass is Cab ... .. ... .. ... .. .. 9 -7 0
P ow er
D oor Locks .... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. 2 -5
M ir ro rs .... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .2 -1 3
O utle ts ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. 5 -5
P ro te ctio n, B atte ry .... .. ... .. .. 6 -7
R eta in ed Acce sso ry (R AP ) .. .9 -3 3