2011 GMC CANYON horn

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In Brie f 1-3
A . Air V ents on pa g e 83 .
B . Turn and LaneC hange Leve r.
S ee Tu rn and La ne-C han ge
S ig na ls on pa ge 64 .
W in d sh ie ld W ip er/W ash er on
p age 52 .
C . In str u m ent C lu ste r on page 58 .
D . Haza rd W arn in g Fla sh ers on
p age 63 .
E . Passe ng er S id e Air b ag. S ee
A ir b ag Sys te m on page 32 8.
F . Exte rio r La m p Contr o ls on
p age 61 .
F og Lam ps on pa ge 64
( If E qu ip ped ).
E xte rio r C arg o La m ps on
p age 65 .
G . Park in g Bra ke on pag e 94 7 . H
. Data Lin k Con necto r (D LC ).
S ee Malf u nctio n In dic a to r La m p
o n pag e 51 4 .
I . Horn on page 52 .
J . Sta b il iT ra k
®S ys te m on
p age 95 0.
F our-W heelD riv e on
p age 10 3 1.
K . AM -F M Radio on pa ge 77 .
L . Cig a re tte Lig hte r (If E quip pe d).
S ee Ash tr a ys on page 56 an d
C ig a re tte Lig hte r on pag e 56 .
M . Cli m ate Contr o lS ys te m son
p age 81 .
N . Pow er O utle ts on pag e 55 .
O . Passe n ger A ir b ag Sta tu s
I n dic a to r on page 51 2.
P . Glo ve Box on page 41 .
In it ia l D riv e
I n fo rm atio nT his se ctio n pro vid es a brie f
o ve rv ie w about so m e of th e
i m porta nt fe atu re s th at m ay or m ay
n ot be on yo ur sp ecif ic ve hic le .
F or m ore deta ile d in fo rm atio n, re fe r
t o each of th e fe atu re s whic h ca n be
f o u nd la te r in th is ow ner m anual.

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K eys, D oors an d Win d ow s 2-3
.
C heck th e tr a n sm it te r's batte ry .
S ee B atte ry Rep la ce m ent la te r
i n th is se ctio n.
.
If th e tr a nsm it t e r is still n ot
w ork in g co rre ctly , se e yo ur
d eale r or a qu alif ie d te ch nic ia n
f o r se rv ic e .
R em ote Keyle ss Entr y
( R KE)S yste m Opera tio nV ehic le s wit h Rem ote Keyle ss
E ntr y (R KE), tr a n sm it te r fu nctio ns
w ork up to 9m (3 0 ft) aw ay fr o m th e
v e hic le .
T here are oth er co ndit io ns whic h
c a n aff e ct th e perfo rm ance of th e
t r a nsm it te r. S ee Rem ote Keyle ss
E ntr y (R KE)S yste m on page 22 .
U NLO CK : Pre ss to unlo ck th e
d riv e r doo r and tu rn on th e in te rio r
l a m ps. T he park in g la m ps m ay fla sh
a nd th e horn may so u nd.
P re ss UNLO CK again wit h in
t h re e se co nds and all o f th e doo rs
u nlo ck.
L O CK: Pre ss to lo ck all th e doors .
T he park in g la m ps m ay fla sh an d
t h e horn may so und . I
f a door is open or aja r w hen
L O CK is pre sse d, th e horn so und s
s e ve ra ltim es to le t yo u kn ow th e
d o ors did not lo ck and th e co nte nt
t h eft d ete rr e nt syste m is not arm ed.
P re ssin g LO CK again while th e ho rn
i s so undin g or w it h in th re e se co nds
a ft e r th e horn sto ps so undin g,
t h e doors lo ck but th e co nte nt
t h eft d ete rr e nt syste m does not arm
u n til th e opened door is clo se d.
D if fe re nt fe edback m odes ca n be
p ro gra m med th ro ugh th e Driv e r
I n fo rm atio n Cente r(D IC ). S ee
 R em ote Keyle ss Entr y Feedback 
u n der D riv e r In fo rm atio n Cente r
( D IC )on page 52 1.
L
(P an ic ): Pre ss to make th e
h orn so und and th e headla m ps and
t a illa m ps fla sh fo r up to 30 se co nd s.
T o tu rn th em off w ait fo r 30 se co n ds,
o r pre ss
L
a gain , or sta rt th e
v e h ic le .

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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 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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5 -2 In str u m en ts an d Contr o lsC ontr o lsS te erin g W heel
A dju stm en tT he ste erin g whee la dju stm en t le ve r
i s lo ca te d on th e le ft sid e of th e
s te erin g wheel. T
o adju st:
1 . Hold th e ste erin g wheela nd pu ll
t h e le ve r to w ard yo u.
2 . Move th e ste erin g whee lu p
o r dow n.
3 . Rele ase th e le ve r to lo ck th e
w heelin pla ce .
D o not adju st th e ste erin g whee l
w hile driv in g.
H ornT o so und th e horn , pre ss th e horn
s ym bolo n th e ste erin g whee lp ad.
W in dsh ie ld W ip er/W ash erT he win dsh ie ld wip er co ntr o ls are
l o ca te d on th e mult if u nctio n le ve r.
T hey are co ntr o lle d by tu rn in g th e
b a nd wit h th is
z
s ym bol.
T he win dsh ie ld wip ers work in
a ll ig n it io n posit io ns, exce pt
L O CK/O FF. T his in clu des th e
R eta in ed Acce ss Pow er m ode. S ee
R eta in ed Acce sso ry Pow er (R AP)
o n page 93 3.

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5 -2 4 In str u m en ts an d Contr o ls4 . Once th e de sir e d mod e is sh ow n
o n th e DIC dis p la y, brie fly pre ss
t h e re se t ste m to se t yo ur
c h oic e . T he DIC dis p la y th en
c le a rs .
T he fo llo w in g are th e ava ila ble
m odes:
R FA 1(d efa u lt ): This m ode fla sh es
t h e pa rk in g la m ps whe n yo u pre ss
t h e lo ck or un lo ck butto ns on th e
R KE tr a nsm it te r.
R FA 2: This m od e fla sh es th e
p ark in g la m ps an d so un ds th e horn
w hen yo u pre ss th e lo ck butto n on
t h e RKE tr a n sm it te r. T his m ode als o
f la sh e s th e park in g la m ps whe n yo u
p re ss th e unlo ck butt o n on th e RKE
t r a nsm it te r.
R FA 3: This m od e fla sh es th e
p ark in g la m ps an d so un ds th e horn
w hen yo u pre ss th e lo ck or unlo ck
b utto n s on th e RKE tr a nsm it te r.
R FA 4: This m od e dis a ble s RKE
f e edback. T here will b e no fe edb ack
w hen yo u pre ss th e lo ck or unlo ck
b utto n s on th e RKE tr a nsm it te r.
V eh ic le Mes sa g esM essa ges are dis p la ye d on th e DIC
t o notif y th e driv e r th at th e sta tu s of
t h e ve hic le has ch an ged and th a t
s o m e actio n may be neede d by
t h e driv e r to co rr e ct th e co n dit io n.
M ult ip le messa g es m ay ap pea r
o ne afte r an oth er. T he messa ges
a re dis p la ye d fo r se ve ra l
s e co nds ea ch .
S om e messa g es m ay no t re qu ir e
i m media te actio n , but yo u sh ou ld
p re ss and re le ase th e tr ip odo m ete r
r e se t ste m to ackn ow le d ge th a t yo u
r e ce iv e d th e messa ges and to cle ar
t h em fr o m th e dis p la y. E ach
m essa ge must be ackn ow le dge d
i n div id uall y .
S om e messa g es ca nn ot be cle are d
f r o m th e DIC dis p la y be ca use th ey
a re more urg ent. T he se messa ge s
r e quir e actio n befo re th e y ca n be
c le are d. Y ou sh ould ta ke any
m essa ges th at ap pea r on th e
d is p la y se rio usly an d re m em ber t
h a t cle arin g th e messa ges only
m ake s th e mess a ges dis a ppear, not
c o rre ct th e pro ble m .
T he fo ll o w in g are th e possib le
m essa ges th at ca n be dis p la ye d
a n d so m e in fo rm atio n about th em .
Batte ry Vo lt a g e an d
C harg in g Mes sag esS ER VIC E CHARG (C harg e)
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 batte ry ch arg in g
s yste m .U nder ce rta in co ndit io ns,
t h e batte ry warn in g lig ht m ay als o
t u rn on in th e in str u m ent panel
c lu ste r. S ee Charg in g Syste m Lig ht
o n page 51 4 . T he batte ry will n ot
b e ch arg in g at an optim alra te and
t h e ve hic le will lo se th e abil it y to
e n te r th e fu ele co nom ym ode.

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V eh ic le Care 10-4 5
F use s Usag e
C RU IS E C
ru is e Contr o l
S w it c h , In sid e
R ea rv ie w Mir ro r,
T ra nsfe r C ase
C on tr o lM odule ,
B ra ke Sw it c h ,
C lu tc h Dis a ble
D R/L C K P
ow er D oor
L ock s (If E quip ped)
D RL D
aylig ht R unnin g
L am ps
E R LS M
ass Air
F lo w (M AF)
S enso r, C an
P urg e Sole noid ,
A ir In je cto r
R ea cto r(A IR )
R ela y F
uses Usa g e
E TC E
le ctr o n ic Thro ttle
C on tr o l(E TC )
F O G/L A M P F
og La m ps
( If E quip p ed)
F R T
P R K LA M P F
ro n t P ark /T urn
L a m ps, D riv e r and
P asse ng er S id e
P ow er W in dow
S w it c h es Lig htin g
F R T/A XLE Fro nt A xle Actu ato r
F S C M F
uelS ys te m
C on tr o lM od ule
B AC KU P
L A M P B
acku p La m p
H O RN Horn
H TD /S EAT H
ea te d Seat
( If E quip p ed) F
uses Usag e
I G N I
g nit io n, C lu tc h
S ta rte r S w it c h ,
N eutr a lS afe ty
B ackU p Sw it c h ,
I g nit io n Coil s 15 ,
A ir C ondit io nin g
R ela y
I N J In je cto rs
L T HD LP D
riv e r S id e
H eadla m p
P C M B P
ow er C ontr o l
M odule (P C M )B
P C M I P
ow er C ontr o l
M odule (P C M )
P W R/S E AT P
ow er S eat
C ir c u it B re ake r
( If E quip ped)

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R ela y s Usag e
A /C
C M PR SR A
ir C ondit io nin g
C om pre sso r
B acku p La m p Back u p Lam p
B EAM SEL Beam Sele ctio n
D RL D
aylig ht
R un n in g Lam ps
F O G/L A M P F
og Lam ps
( If E quip ped)
H DLP Hea dla m ps
H O RN Horn
I G N 3HVA C I
g nit io n 3, C lim ate
C on tr o l, C lim ate
C on tr o lH ead
F use , P ow er
S eat F use R
ela ys Usa g e
P R K/L A M P F
ro n t P ark in g
L a m p Fuse , R ea r
P ark in g Lam ps
P W R/T R N P
ow ertr a in ,
E le ctr o n ic
T hro ttle Contr o l
F use , O xy g en
S enso r Fuse
R AP R
eta in ed
A cc e ss o ry
P ow er(P ow er
W in d ow Fuse ,
W ip e r/W ash er
S w it c h Fuse ) R
ela ys Usag e
R UN/C RNK R
un/C ra nk, A ir b ag
S ys te m Fuse ,
C ru is e Contr o l
F use , Ig nit io n
F use , B ack-U p
L am ps, A B S Fuse ,
F ro nt A xle , P C M -1 ,
I n je cto rs Fuse ,
T ra nsm is sio n
F use , E R LS
S TR TR S
ta rte r R ela y
( P C M Rela y)
V SE S V
ehic le Sta bilit y
E nhance m ent
S ys te m
W PR Wip ers (O n/O ff)
W PR 2 Wip er2 (H ig h/L ow )