2011 GMC CANYON fuel

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In Brie f 1-1
In Brie fIn str u m en t P an elIn str u m en t P anel.. .. .. .. ... .. . 1-2In it ia l D riv e In fo rm atio nIn it ia lD riv e In fo rm atio n ... .. ... 1-3
R em ote Keyle ss Entr y (R KE)
S yste m .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1-4
D oor Locks .. .. ... . .. ... . .... . 1-4
T a ilg a te .. .. .. ............ ..... 1-5
W in do w s ... . . ... ... . .. .. ... . .. 1-5
S eat A dju stm ent ... . .. .. . .. ... 1-6
H eate d Sea ts ... . .. .......... . 1-7
H ead Restr a in t A dju stm ent .. .. 1-7
S afe ty Belt s .. .. .. . . .. .. ... .. .. 1-8 S
ensin g Sys te m fo r P asse nge r
A ir b ag ... . . ... .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. 1-8
M ir ro r A dju stm ent .. .. .. ....... 1-9
S te erin g W hee l
A dju stm ent .. .. .. ... . .. ... .. 1-1 0
I n te rio r Lig htin g ... . . .. ... .. .. 1-1 0
E xte rio r Lig htin g .. .. ... .. . .. . 1-1 1
W in dsh ie ld W ip e r/W ash er .... 1-1 1
C li m ate Contr o ls ... . ... ...... 1-1 2
F our- W heelD riv e .. .. .. .. .. .. 1-1 3
V eh ic le Fea tu re sR adio (s ) .. .. . .. ... ...... ..... 1-1 4
S ate lli t e Radio ... . ... .... .... 1-1 5
C ru is e Contr o l.. .. . ... ... .... 1-1 5
D riv e r In fo rm atio n
C en te r (D IC )... . .. .. ... .. .. 1-1 6
P ow er O utle ts .. .. .. ... ... .. . 1-1 6
P erfo rm an ce an d Main te n an ceT ra ctio n Contr o l
S ys te m (T C S)... . . .. ... .. .. 1-1 6
S ta biliT ra k
®S ys te m .. .. .... . 1-1 7
T ir e Pre ss u re Monit o r ... . . . .. 1-1 7
E ngin e Oil L if e Syste m ... . ..1-1 7
D riv in g fo r B ette r Fuel
E co nom y.... .... ... .... .... 1-1 8
R oadsid e Assis ta nce
P ro gra m ... . .. ... ... ..... .. . 1-1 8
O nS ta r
®... . .. ..... ..... .. ... 1-1 9

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1 -1 8 In Brie fR esettin g th e Oil L if e Syste m
1 . Turn th e ig nit io n to ON/R UN,
w it h th e eng in e off .
2 . Pre ss an d re le ase th e ste m
i n th e lo w er ce nte r of th e
i n str u m en t clu ste r until th e OIL
L IF E messa ge is dis p la ye d.
3 . Once th e alt e rn a tin g OIL LIF E
a nd RESET mess a ge s app ear,
p re ss an d ho ld th e ste m until
s e ve ra lb e eps so und . T his
c o nfir m sth at th e oil lif e sy ste m
h as been re se t.
4 . Turn th e ke y to LO CK/O FF.
S ee Engin e Oil L if e Sys te m on
p age 101 4.
D riv in g fo r B ett e r Fuel
E co nom yDriv in g ha bit s ca n affe ct fu e l
m ile age. H ere are so m e driv in g
t ip s to get th e best fu e le co nom y
p ossib le ..
A vo id fa st sta rts and acce le ra te
s m ooth ly .
.
B ra ke gra d ually and avo id
a bru pt sto p s.
.
A vo id id lin g th e eng in e fo r lo n g
p erio ds of tim e.
.
W hen ro ad and weath er
c o ndit io n s are ap pro p ria te , use
c ru is e co n tr o l.
.
A lw ays fo ll o w po ste d sp ee d
l i m it s or driv e more slo w ly when
c o ndit io n s re quir e .
.
K eep ve hic le tir e s pro pe rly
i n fla te d.
.
C om bin e se ve ra ltr ip s in to a
s in gle tr ip .
.
R epla ce th e ve hic le 's tir e s wit h
t h e sa m e TP C Spec num ber
m old ed in to th e tir e 's sid ew all
n ear th e siz e .
.
F ollo w re co m mended sch edule d
m ain te nance .
R oad sid e Ass is ta n ce
P ro g ra mU .S .: 1-8 00-G M C-8 782
( 1 8 0 04 62-8 782)
T TY Use rs (U .S .) : 1-8 88-8 89-2 438
C anada: 1-8 00-2 68-6 800
M exic o : 01-8 00-4 66-0 801
A s th e ow ner of a new GM C,yo u
a re auto m atic a lly enro lle d in th e
R oadsid e Assis ta nce pro gra m .
F or m ore in fo rm atio n se e Roadsid e
A ss is ta nce Pro gra m (U .S .and
C anada) on page 13 8 or R oadsid e
A ss is ta nce Pro gra m (M exic o ) on
p a ge 131 0 .

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5 -1 0 In str u m en ts an d Contr o lsF uel G au geW hen th e ig nit io n is on , th e fu el
g auge sh ow s how much fu elth e
v e hic le has re m ain in g in th e
f u elta nk.
A n arro w on th e fu elg a u ge
i n dic a te s th e sid e of th e ve hic le
t h e fu eld o or is on . H
ere are fo u r th in g s th at so m e
o w ners ask abou t. N one of th e se
i n dic a te a pro ble m wit h th e ve hic le 's
f u elg auge:
.
A tth e gas sta tio n, th e gas pum p
s h uts off befo re th e gau ge
r e ads fu ll.
.
I t ta ke s a lit tle more or le ss
f u elto fil l u p th an th e gauge
i n dic a te d . F or exa m ple , th e
g auge may have in dic a te d th e
t a nk was half fu ll, but it actu ally
t o ok a li t tle more or le ss th a n
h alf th e ta n k's ca pacit y to fill
t h e ta nk.
.
T he gau ge move s a lit tle whil e
t u rn in g a co rn er or sp ee din g up .
.
T he gau ge does not go back to
e m pty when th e ig nit io n is
t u rn ed off.
W hen th e fu elin th e fu elta n k is
l o w ,a LO W FU EL messa ge will
d is p la y on th e Driv e r In fo rm atio n
C ente r(D IC ). S ee FuelS yste m
M essa ges on pa ge 52 7 fo r m ore
i n fo rm atio n.
E ng in e Coola n t
T e m pera tu re Gau geT his gauge sh ow s th e engin e
c o ola nt te m pera tu re .
I f th e gauge poin te r is near th e
t o p of th e gauge, th e engin e
i s to o hot. It m eans th at th e
e n gin e co ola nt has ove rh eate d.

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5 -1 6 In str u m en ts an d Contr o ls.
M ake su re to fu elth e ve hic le
w it h qualit y fu e l. P oor fu elq ualit y
c a use s th e en gin e not to ru n as
e ffic ie ntly as desig ned and ca n
c a use : sta ll in g aft e r sta rt- u p,
s ta llin g when th e ve h ic le is
c h anged in to gea r, m is fir in g,
h esit a tio n on acce le ra tio n,
o r stu m bli n g on acce le ra tio n.
T hese co ndit io ns m ig ht go aw ay
o nce th e eng in e is warm ed up.
I f one or m ore of th ese
c o ndit io n s occu rs , ch ange th e
f u elb ra n d use d. It w ill re qu ir e
a t le ast one fu ll ta nk of th e
p ro p er fu e lto tu rn th e li g ht off .
S ee Reco m m en ded Fuelo n
p age 95 5.
I f none of th e above ha ve made
t h e lig ht tu rn off , yo ur de ale r ca n
c h eck th e ve h ic le . T he de ale r
h as th e pro p er te st equip m ent
a nd dia gno stic to ols to fix any
m ech anic a lo r ele ctr ic a lp ro ble m s
t h at m ig ht ha ve de ve lo p ed.
E m is sio n s In sp ectio n an d
M ain te n an ce Pro gra m sSom e sta te /p ro vin cia la nd
l o ca lg ove rn m en ts m ay ha ve
p ro gra m sto in sp ect th e
o n-v e hic le em is sio n co ntr o l
e quip m ent. F or th e in sp ectio n,
t h e em is sio n syste m te st equip m ent
i s co nnecte d to th e ve hic le s Data
L in k Conne cto r (D LC ).T he DLC is und er th e in str u m en t
p anelto th e le ft of th e ste erin g
w heel. S ee yo ur deale r if assis ta nce
i s needed. T
he ve hic le may not pass
i n sp ectio n if :
.
T he malf u nctio n in dic a to r la m p is
o n wit h th e engin e ru nnin g, or if
t h e li g ht does not co m e on whe n
t h e ig nit io n is tu rn ed to ON/R UN
w hile th e engin e is off .
.
T he crit ic a le m is sio n co ntr o l
s yste m shave not been
c o m ple te ly dia gnose d by th e
s yste m .T his ca n happen if
t h e batte ry has re ce ntly been
r e p la ce d or if th e batte ry has ru n
d ow n. T he dia gnostic sys te m
e va lu ate s crit ic a le m is sio n
c o ntr o lsys te m sdurin g
n orm ald riv in g. T his ca n ta ke
s e ve ra ld ays of ro utin e driv in g.
I f th is has been done and th e
v e hic le still d oes not pass th e
i n sp ectio n, yo ur deale r ca n
p re pare th e ve hic le fo r
i n sp ectio n.

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In str u m en ts an d Contr o ls 5-2 7
F u el S yste m Messag esF U EL CAPThis m essa ge dis p la ys if th e
v e hic le 's fu elca p is eit h er off or
l o ose . P ull o ve r as so on as possib le
a nd ch eck to se e if th e fu elca p is
s e cu re . Y ou may als o se e th e ch eck
e ngin e li g h t on th e in str u m ent pan el
c lu ste r. If th e ch e ck engin e lig ht
d oes co m e on whe n th e fu elca p
w as lo ose , it m ay ta ke a fe w driv in g
t r ip s befo re th e li g ht tu rn s off . S ee
M alf u nctio n In dic a to r Lam p on
p age 51 4 fo r m ore in fo rm atio n
i f th e lig ht still re m ain s on. P re ss
a nd re le ase th e re se t ste m to
a ckn o w le dge th e mess a ge and
c le a r it fr o m th e dis p la y.
L O W FU ELThis m essa ge dis p la ys if th e le ve lo f
f u elin th e ve hic le is lo w .A ls o ch e ck
t h e fu elg a uge . S ee FuelG auge on
p age 51 0 fo r m ore in fo rm atio n.
R efil l th e fu elta n k as so on as
p ossib le .L am p Messag esT U RN SIG NALThis m essa ge dis p la ys when th e
t u rn sig n alis on fo r abou t 1.2 km
( 0 .7 5 m ile s) of tr a ve l. P re ss
a nd re le ase th e re se t ste m to
a ck n ow le d ge th e mess a ge an d
c le ar it fr o m th e dis p la y.
R id e Contr o lS yste m
M es sag esS ER VIC E STA B (S ta b ili t y ) S YS
( S yste m )This m essa ge dis p la ys if th ere is a
p ro ble m wit h th e Sta biliT ra k sys te m .
H ave yo ur ve hic le se rv ic e d by yo ur
d eale r. S ee Sta biliT ra k
®S ys te m on
p age 95 0 fo r m ore in fo rm atio n.
S TA B (S ta b ilit y ) S YS
( S yste m )O FFT his m essa ge dis p la ys when th e
S ta biliT ra k syste m is tu rn ed off . S ee
S ta biliT ra k
®S ys te m on page 95 0
f o r m ore in fo rm atio n.

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9 -2 Driv in g an d Opera tin gFuelF ue l.. .. ... .. .. . .. ... .. .. . ... 9-5 4
R eco m mend ed Fue l.. .. . .. .. 9-5 5
G aso li n e Specif ic a tio ns (U .S .
a nd Can ad a Only ) .. .. .. . ... 9-5 5
C alif o rn ia Fuel
R equir e m ents .. .. ... . ... . .. 9-5 5
F ue ls in Fore ig n Cou ntr ie s ... 9-5 5
F ue lA dd it iv e s .... ... ... ... .. 9-5 6
F illin g th e Ta n k .. . . . ... .. .. .. 9-5 7
F illin g aPorta ble Fue l
C onta in er ... ... .... .. . .. .. .. 9-5 8To w in gG enera lTo w in g
I n fo rm atio n .... .. .. ... .. .... 9-5 9
D riv in g Chara cte ris tic s and
T o w in g Tip s .. .. .. ...... .. .. 9-5 9
T ra ile r To w in g ... ... .. ... . .. .. 9-6 4
T o w in g Equip m en t .. .. .. . .. .. 9-6 9C onvers io n s an d Add-O nsA dd-O n Ele ctr ic a l
E quip m en t ... . . .. ... .. .. ... 9-7 0
P ic ku p Con ve rs io n to
C hassis Cab ... . . .. .. .. .. .. 9-7 0
D riv in g In fo rm atio nD efe n siv e Driv in gD efe nsiv e driv in g means a lw ays
e xp ect th e un exp e cte d. The fir s t
s te p in driv in g defe n siv e ly is to wear
y o ur sa fe ty belt . S ee Safe ty Belt s on
p age 31 2 .
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W ARNIN G
Assu m e th at oth e r ro ad use rs
( p edestr ia n s, bic y clis ts , an d oth e r
d riv e rs ) are goin g to be ca re le ss
a nd make mis ta ke s. A ntic ip ate
w hat th ey m ig h t do and be re a dy.
I n addit io n :.A ll o w en oug h fo ll o w in g
d is ta nce betw een yo u an d
t h e driv e r in fr o nt of yo u..F ocu s on th e ta sk of driv in g.
( C ontin ue d)
W ARNIN G (C ontin ued )
D riv e r dis tr a ctio n ca n ca use
c o llis io ns re su lt in g in in ju ry or
p o ss ib le death . T hese sim ple
d e fe nsiv e driv in g te ch niq ues
c o uld sa ve yo ur lif e .D ru nk Driv in g
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W ARNIN G
D rin kin g and th en driv in g is
v e ry dangero us. Y our re fle xe s,
p e rc e ptio ns, atte ntiv e ness, and
j u dgm ent ca n be affe cte d by eve n
a sm all a m ount of alc o hol. Y ou
c a n have a se rio us  or eve n
f a ta l co llis io n if yo u driv e afte r
d rin kin g. D o not drin k and driv e or
r id e wit h adriv e r w ho has been
d rin kin g. R id e hom e in aca b; or if
y o u are wit h agro up, desig nate a
d riv e r w ho will n ot drin k.

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D riv in g an d Opera tin g 9-5 5
R eco m men ded FuelU se re gu la r un le aded ga so lin e wit h
a poste d octa ne ra tin g of 87 or
h ig her. If th e octa ne ra tin g is le ss
t h an 87 , an au dib le kn ockin g no is e ,
c o m m only re fe rre d to as sp ark
k n ock , m ig ht be heard when driv in g .
I f th is occu rs , use aga so lin e ra te d
a t 87 octa ne or hig h er as so on
a s poss ib le . If hea vy kn ockin g is
h eard whe n usin g gaso lin e ra te d
a t 87 octa ne or hig h er, th e engin e
n eed s se rv ic e .
G aso li n e Specif ic atio ns
( U .S .an d Can ad a Only )A ta min im um ,gaso lin e sh o uld
m eet A S TM sp e cif ic a tio n D 481 4
i n th e Unit e d Sta te s or
C AN /C G SB3 .5 or 3.5 11 in
C anad a. S om e gaso lin es co nta in an
o cta ne-e nha ncin g addit iv e ca lle d
m eth ylc y clo p enta die nyl m an gan ese
t r ic a rb onyl (M M T). W ere co m men d
a gain st th e use of ga so lin es
c o nta in in g MMT. S ee FuelA ddit iv e s
o n page 95 6 fo r add it io nal
i n fo rm atio n.C alif o rn ia Fuel
R eq uir e m en tsIf th e ve h ic le is ce rtif ie d to mee t
C alif o rn ia Em is sio ns Sta nda rd s, it is
d esig ne d to opera te on fu els th at
m eet C alif o rn ia sp ecif ic a tio ns. S ee
t h e underh o od em is s io n co ntr o l
l a bel. If th is fu elis not ava ila ble in
s ta te s ad optin g Calif o rn ia em is sio ns
s ta ndard s, th e ve hic le will o pera te
s a tis fa cto ril y on fu e ls m eetin g
f e dera lsp ecif ic a tio n s, but em is sio n c
o ntr o lsy ste m perfo rm ance mig h t
b e affe cte d. T he malf u nctio n
i n dic a to r la m p co uld tu rn on and th e
v e hic le mig ht fa il a sm ogc h eck te st.
S ee Malf u nctio n In dic a to r Lam p on
p a ge 51 4. If th is occu rs , re tu rn to
y o ur auth oriz e d deale r fo r dia gno sis .
I f it is dete rm in ed th at th e co ndit io n
i s ca use d by th e ty p e of fu elu se d,
r e pair s m ig ht not be co ve re d by th e
v e hic le warra nty .
F uels in Fore ig n
C ountr ie sN eve r use le aded gaso lin e or any
o th er fu eln ot re co m m ended in th e
p re vio us te xt on fu el. C ostly re pa ir s
c a u se d by use of im pro per fu el
w ould not be co ve re d by th e ve h ic le
w arra nty .
T o ch eck th e fu ela va il a bil it y , ask
a n auto clu b, or co nta ct a majo r oil
c o m pany th at does busin ess in th e
c o u ntr y where yo u will b e driv in g.

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9 -5 6 Driv in g an d Opera tin gF uel A ddit iv esTo pro vid e cle aner air , all g aso lin es
i n th e Unit e d Sta te s are now
r e qu ir e d to co n ta in addit iv e s th at
h elp pre ve n t engin e an d fu elsyste m
d eposit s fr o m fo rm in g , allo w in g th e
e m is s io n co ntr o lsys te m to work
p ro p erly . In most ca se s, noth in g
s h ould have to be ad ded to th e
f u el. H ow eve r, so m e gaso li n es
c o nta in only th e min im um am ount
o f add it iv e re q uir e d to meet U .S .
E nvir o nm en ta lP ro te ctio n Agen cy
r e gu la tio n s. To help ke ep fu el
i n je cto rs and in ta ke va lv e s cle an,
o r if th e ve hic le exp e rie n ce s
p ro b le m sdu e to dir ty in je cto rs or
v a lv e s, lo ok fo r gaso li n e th at is
a dve rtis e d as TO P TIE R Dete rg ent
G aso lin e . Lo ok fo r th e TO P TIE R
l a belo n th e fu e lp u m p to ensu re
g aso lin e mee ts enh an ce d
d ete rg en cy sta n dard s deve lo ped
b y th e auto co m pa nie s. A lis t of
m ark e te rs pro vid in g TO P TIE R
D ete rg ent G aso lin e ca n be fo und
a t w ww.to p tie rg as.c o m . F
or cu sto m ers who do no t use
T O P TIE R Dete rg en t G aso lin e
r e gula rly , one bottle of G M Fuel
S yste m Tre a tm ent P LU S,ad ded to
t h e fu elta nk at eve ry en gin e oil
c h ange, ca n help cle an de posit s
f r o m fu elin je cto rs an d in ta ke
v a lv e s. G M FuelS yste m Tre atm en t
P LU S is th e only gaso lin e add it iv e
r e co m m ende d by Gen era lM oto rs .
I t is ava il a b le at yo ur de ale r.
G aso lin es co nta in in g oxyg e nate s,
s u ch as eth ers and eth an ol, and
r e fo rm ula te d gaso lin es m ig ht
b e ava ila ble in yo ur are a . W e
r e co m m end th at yo u use th e se
g aso lin es, if th ey co m ply wit h th e
s p ecif ic a tio n s de sc rib ed ea rlie r.
H ow eve r, E 85 (8 5% eth a nol) and
o th er fu els co nta in in g more th a n
1 0% eth ano lm ust no t be use d in
v e hic le s th a t w ere no t de sig n ed fo r
t h ose fu els . N
otic e: This veh ic le was not
d esig ned fo r fu el th at co n ta in s
m eth an o l. D o no t use fu el
c o nta in in g meth an o l. It can
c o rro de m eta l p arts in th e fu el
s y ste m an d als o dam ag e pla stic
a n d ru bber parts . T hat dam ag e
w ould no t be co vere d un der th e
v e h ic le warra n ty .
S om e gaso lin es th at are
n o t re fo rm ula te d fo r lo w
e m is sio ns ca n co nta in an
o cta ne -e nhancin g addit iv e ca lle d
m eth ylc yclo penta die nyl m anganese
t r ic a rb onyl (M MT); ask th e atte ndant
w here yo u buy gaso lin e wheth er th e
f u e lco nta in s M M T. W ere co m mend
a g ain st th e use of su ch gaso lin es.
F uels co nta in in g MM Tca n re duce
t h e li f e of sp ark plu gs and th e
p e rfo rm ance of th e em is sio n co ntr o l
s yste m co uld be affe cte d. T he
m alf u nctio n in dic a to r la m p mig ht
t u rn on. If th is occu rs , re tu rn to yo ur
d e ale r fo r se rv ic e .