2011 GMC CANYON spare wheel

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1 0-7 4 Veh ic le CareT ir e Chan g in gR em ovin g th e Spare Tir e an d
T o olsA . Win g Nut
B . Sto ra ge Bag an d To ols
T he to o ls yo u will n e ed are lo ca te d
u nder th e rig ht fr o n t pa ss e nger se at.
1 . Move th e se at all th e
w ay fo rw ard to lo ca te th e
t o olb ag. 2
. Loca te th e win g nu t (A )use d
t o re ta in th e sto ra ge bag and
t o ols (B ). Turn it
c o unte rc lo ckw is e to re le ase
t h e bag.
P ut th e to ols to th e sid e while yo u
a cc e ss th e ja ck an d whe elb lo cks.
R eg ula r/E xte n ded Cab
F or re gula r and exte n ded ca b
v e hic le s, th e ja ck and wheelb lo ck s
a re lo ca te d und er th e co ve r at th e
c e nte r of th e ve hic le be hin d th e
f r o nt se ats .
1 . Turn th e win g nut on th e co ve r
c o unte rc lo ckw is e to re m ove it .

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If th e sp a re tir e does not lo w er to
t h e gro u nd , th e se co ndary la tc h
i s eng age d ca usin g th e tir e not
t o lo w er. S ee Seco ndary Latc h
S yste m on pag e 108 5 .
4. Tilt th e re ta in er w he n th e tir e has
b een lo w ere d, and slid e it up th e
c a ble so it ca n be pulle d up
t h ro ugh th e wheelo pe nin g.
5 . Put th e sp are tir e near th e
f la t tir e .
R em ovin g th e Fla t Tir e an d
I n sta llin g th e Spare Tir eU se th e fo llo w in g pic tu re s and
i n str u ctio n s to re m ove th e fla t tir e
a nd ra is e th e ve h ic le .
T he to ols yo u wil l b e usin g in clu de
t h e ja ck (A ), th e whe elb lo cks (B ),
t h e exte nsio n to o l(C ), th e ja ck
h andle exte nsio ns (D ), an d th e
w heelw re nch (E ).1 . Do asa fe ty ch eck befo re
p ro ce edin g. S ee If a Tir e Goes
F la t on pa ge 107 2 fo r m ore
i n fo rm atio n.
2. Rem ove th e ce nte r ca p by
p la cin g th e ch is e le nd of th e
w heelw re nch (E )in to one of th e
s lo ts on th e wheela nd gently
p ry in g th e ca p out.

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1 0-8 2 Veh ic le CareW hen yo u re in sta ll th e re g ula r
w heela nd tir e , yo u must als o
r e in sta ll th e ce nte r ca p . P la ce th e
c a p on th e whe ela nd ta p it in to
p la ce un til it se ats flu sh wit h th e
w heel. T he ca p only goe s on
o ne way. B e su re to li n e up th e
t a b on th e ce nte r ca p wit h th e
i n den ta tio n on th e whe e l.S to rin g aFla t or Spare Tir e
a n d To o ls
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W ARNIN G
Sto rin g aja ck , a tir e , or oth er
e quip m ent in th e passe nger
c o m partm en t of th e ve hic le co uld
c a use in ju ry . In asu d den sto p or
c o llis io n, lo o se eq uip m ent co uld
s tr ik e so m eon e. S to re all th ese in
t h e pro per pla ce .
N otic e: Sto rin g an alu m in um
w heel w it h afla t tir e under yo ur
v e h ic le fo r an exte n ded perio d
o f tim eor w it h th e valv e ste m
p oin tin g up can dam ag e th e w
heel. A lw ay s sto w th e wheel
w it h th e valv e ste m poin tin g
d ow n an d have th e whee l/t ir e
r e p air e d as so on as poss ib le .
S to re th e tir e und er th e re ar of th e
v e hic le in th e sp are tir e ca rr ie r.
1 . Put th e tir e on th e gro und at th e
r e ar of th e ve hic le wit h th e va lv e
s te m po in te d do w n.
2. Tilt th e re ta in e r do w nw ard
a nd th ro ugh th e ce nte r w heel
o penin g . M ake su re th e re ta in er
i s fu lly se a te d acro ss th e
u nders id e of th e whe el.
3 . Asse m ble th e wheelw re nch , th e
j a ck handle exte nsio ns, and th e
j a ck handle as sh ow n.

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W ARNIN G
Som eon e sta nd in g to o clo se
d urin g th e pro ce d ure co uld be
i n ju re d by th e ja ck. If th e sp are
t ir e do es not slid e off th e ja ck
c o m ple te ly , m ake su re no one is
b ehin d yo u or on eit h e r sid e of
y o u as yo u pu ll th e ja ck out fr o m
u nder th e sp are .
1 3. Dis co nn ect th e ja ck handle
f r o m th e ja ck and ca re fu lly
r e m ove th e ja ck. U se one hand
t o push aga in st th e sp are while
f ir m ly pullin g th e ja ck out fr o m
u nder th e sp are tir e wit h th e
o th er hand . I
f th e sp are tir e is ha ngin g
f r o m th e ca ble , in se rt th e ho is t
e nd of th e exte nsio n in to th e
h ois t sh aft hole in th e bum pe r
a nd tu rn th e whe elw re nch
c o un te rc lo ckw is e to lo w er th e
s p are th e re st of th e way.
1 4. Tilt th e tir e re ta in er at th e en d
o f th e ca b le and pull it th ro ugh
t h e whe elo p enin g . P ull th e tir e
o ut fr o m unde r th e ve h ic le . 1
5 . If th e ca ble is hangin g under
t h e ve hic le , tu rn th e wheel
w re nch clo ckw is e to ra is e th e
c a ble .
H ave th e hois t ass e m bly
i n sp ecte d as so on as yo u ca n .
Y ou wil l n ot be able to sto re a
s p are or fla t tir e usin g th e ho is t
a sse m bly until it has been
r e pla ce d.
T o co ntin ue ch angin g th e fla t tir e ,
s e e R em ovin g th e Fla t T ir e and
I n sta ll in g th e Spare Tir e  under Tir e
C hangin g on page 107 4.

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F u ll- S iz e Spare Tir eY ou r ve hic le may ha ve afu ll - s iz e
s p are tir e , w hic h , w he n new ,w as
f u lly in fla te d. A sp are tir e may lo se
a ir ove r tim e, so ch eck it s in fla tio n
p re ssu re re g ula rly . S ee Tir e
P re ssu re on pag e 10 5 6 and
V ehic le Lo ad Lim it s on page 92 2
f o r in fo rm atio n re gard in g pro per tir e
i n fla tio n and lo ad in g yo ur ve hic le .
F or in str u ctio n on how to re m ove ,
i n sta ll, or sto re asp a re tir e , se e
 R em ovin g th e Fla t T ir e and
I n sta llin g th e Spa re Tir e  and
 S to rin g aFla t or S pa re Tir e and
T o ols  under Tir e Chan gin g on
p age 107 4 . Y
our ve hic le may have adif fe re nt
s iz e sp a re tir e th a n th e ro a d tir e s
o rig in ally in sta lle d on yo ur ve hic le .
T his sp a re was de ve lo p ed fo r use
o n yo ur ve h ic le , so it is alr ig ht to
d riv e on it . If yo ur ve hic le ha s
f o ur-w hee ld riv e and th e dif f e re nt
s iz e sp a re tir e is in sta lle d , ke ep th e
v e hic le in tw o-w he eld riv e .
N otic e: If th e veh ic le has
f o ur-w heel d riv e an d th e dif fe re n t
s iz e sp are tir e is in sta lle d on th e
v eh ic le , d o not driv e in fo u r-w heel
d riv e until yo u ca n hav e yo ur fla t
t ir e re p air e d an d/o r re p la ce d .Y o u
c o uld dam ag e th e ve h ic le , an d
t h e re p air co sts wou ld not be
c o vere d by yo ur w arr a n ty . N eve r
u se fo ur-w hee l d riv e when th e
d if fe re n t siz e sp are tir e is
i n sta lle d on th e veh ic le . A
fte r in sta llin g th e sp are tir e on yo ur
v e h ic le , yo u sh ould sto p as so o n as
p oss ib le and make su re th e sp are is
c o rre ctly in fla te d. T he sp are tir e is
m ade to perfo rm well a t sp eeds up
t o 62 m ph (1 00 km /h ) fo r dis ta nce s
u p to 500 m ile s (8 04 km ). F or
h eavy paylo ads or to w in g, and fo r
l o w tr a ctio n or fo ur-w heel- d riv e
c o n dit io ns, re pair or re pla ce th e
f u ll- s iz e tir e . H ave th e dam aged or
f la t ro ad tir e re pair e d or re pla ce d as
s o o n as yo u ca n and in sta lle d back
o nto yo ur ve hic le . T his way, th e
s p a re tir e will b e ava ila ble in ca se
y o u need it again .
D o not m ix tir e s and wheels of
d if fe re nt siz e s, beca use th ey wil l
n ot fit . K eep yo ur sp are tir e and it s
w heelto geth er.