2011 GMC CANYON wheel

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1 -1 0 In Brie fS 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.
In te rio r Lig htin gD om eLam ps
T he dom e la m ps co m e on when any
d o or is opened.
T o manually tu rn on th e dom e
l a m ps, tu rn th e th um bw heel, lo ca te d
n e xt to th e exte rio r la m ps co ntr o l, all
t h e way up. T he ca rg o la m ps m ay
c o m e on, if th e ve hic le is equip ped
w it h Blu eto oth . In th is posit io n, th e
l a m ps re m ain on wheth er a door is
o p ene d or clo se d.
R ead in g Lam ps
P re ss th e le ns on th e la m ps to tu rn
e a ch re adin g la m p on or off .
T hese la m ps will n ot co m e on wit h
t h e dom e la m ps..
S ee D om e Lam p Ove rrid e in
D om e Lam ps on page 66 .
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In str u m ent P anelIll u m in atio n
C ontr o lo n page 65 .
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E xit Lig htin g on page 66 .

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W hy Safe ty Belt s W orkW hen yo u rid e in or on anyth in g,
y o u go as fa st as it goes.T a ke th e sim ple st ve hic le . S uppose
i t is ju st a se at on wheels .
P ut so m eon e on it .
G et it up to sp eed. T hen sto p th e
v e h ic le . T he rid er does not sto p.

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W ARNIN G
If so m eth in g is betw een an
o ccu pa nt an d an air b ag, th e
a ir b ag mig ht not in fla te pro perly
o r it m ig ht fo rc e th e obje ct in to
t h at pe rs o n ca u sin g se ve re in ju ry
o r eve n death . T he pa th of an
i n fla tin g air b ag must be ke pt
c le ar. D o not pu t anyth in g
b etw een an occ u pa nt and an
a ir b ag , an d do no t atta ch or put
a nyth in g on th e ste e rin g wheel
h ub or on or near any oth er
a ir b ag co ve rin g.
N eve r se cu re anyth in g to th e ro of
o f a ve hic le wit h ro of- ra il a ir b ags
b y ro utin g aro pe or tie dow n
t h ro ugh any door or w in dow
o penin g. If yo u do, th e path of an
i n fla tin g ro of- ra il a ir b ag will b e
b lo ck e d.
W hen Should an Air b ag
I n fla te ?F ro nta la ir b ags are de sig ne d to
i n fla te in mod era te to se ve re fr o nta l
o r near-fr o nta lcra sh e s to help
r e duce th e pote ntia lfo r se ve re
i n ju rie s m ain ly to th e driv e r's or rig ht
f r o nt pass e nge r's head an d ch est.
H ow eve r, th ey are only desig ned
t o in fla te if th e im pa ct exce eds
a pre dete rm in ed dep lo ym ent
t h re sh old . D ep lo ym ent th re sh o ld s
a re use d to pre dic t how se ve re a
c ra sh is lik e ly to be in tim e fo r th e
a ir b ags to in fla te and help re str a in
t h e occu p ants .
W heth er yo ur fr o nta la ir b a gs will
o r sh ould dep lo y is no t base d on
h ow fa st yo ur ve hic le is tr a ve lin g.
I t depe nds la rg ely on what yo u hit ,
t h e dir e ctio n of th e im pact, and how
q uic k ly yo u r ve hic le slo w s do w n. F
ro nta la ir b ags m ay in fla te at
d if fe re nt cra sh sp eeds. F or
e xa m ple :
.
If th e ve hic le hit s a sta tio nary
o bje ct, th e air b ags co uld in fla te
a t a dif fe re nt cra sh sp eed th an if
t h e ve hic le hit s a movin g obje ct.
.
If th e ve hic le hit s an obje ct th at
d efo rm s, th e air b ags co uld
i n fla te at a dif fe re nt cra sh sp eed
t h an if th e ve hic le hit s an obje ct
t h at does not defo rm .
.
If th e ve hic le hit s a narr o w ob je ct
( li k e apole ), th e air b ags co uld
i n fla te at a dif fe re nt cra sh sp eed
t h an if th e ve hic le hit s a wid e
o bje ct (lik e awall) .
.
If th e ve hic le goes in to an ob je ct
a t an angle , th e air b ags co uld
i n fla te at a dif fe re nt cra sh sp eed
t h an if th e ve hic le goes str a ig h t
i n to th e obje ct.
T hre sh old s ca n als o va ry wit h
s p e cif ic ve hic le desig n.

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3 -3 2 Seats an d Restr a in tsF ro nta la ir b ags are not in te n ded to
i n fla te durin g ve hic le ro llo ve rs , re ar
i m pacts , or in many sid e im pacts .
Y our ve hic le has se at po sit io n
s e nso rs whic h en able s th e se nsin g
s yste m to monit o r th e po sit io n of
t h e driv e r's se at an d th e rig ht fr o nt
p asse n ger's se at. S eat posit io n
s e nso rs pro vid e in fo rm atio n th at is
u se d to dete rm in e if th e air b ags
s h ould dep lo y at a re duce d le ve lo r
a t fu ll d ep lo ym ent.
I n add it io n, yo u r ve hic le has
d ual- s ta ge fr o nta la ir b ag s.
D ual- s ta g e air b a gs ad ju st th e
r e str a in t acco rd in g to cra sh se ve rit y .
Y our ve hic le has ele ctr o nic fr o nta l
s e nso rs , w hic h he lp th e se nsin g
s yste m dis tin guis h betw een a
m odera te fr o n ta lim pact and amore
s e ve re fr o n ta lim pa ct. F or m odera te
f r o nta lim pacts , dual- s ta ge air b ags
i n fla te at a le ve lle ss th an fu ll
d eplo ym ent. F or m ore se ve re fr o nta l
i m pacts , fu ll d e plo ym en t occu rs . Y
our ve hic le may or m ay no t ha ve
r o of- ra il a ir b a gs. S ee Air b ag Sys te m
o n page 32 8. R oof- r a il a ir b ag s are
i n te nded to in fla te in modera te to
s e ve re sid e cra sh es. R oo f- r a il
a ir b ags will in fla te if th e cra sh
s e ve rit y is ab ove th e syste m 's
d esig ned th re sh o ld le ve l. T he
t h re sh old le ve lca n va ry wit h
s p ecif ic ve hic le desig n.
R oof- ra il a ir b ags are not in te n ded to
i n fla te in fr o n ta lim pacts , ne ar- fr o n ta l
i m pacts , ro llo ve rs , or re a r im pacts .
B oth ro of- r a il a ir b a gs wil l d ep lo y
w hen eit h er sid e of th e ve hic le is
s tr u ck .
I n any partic u la r cra sh , no one
c a n sa y wheth er an air b ag sh ould
h ave in fla te d sim ply beca use of th e
d am age to a ve h ic le or be ca use
o f w hat th e re pa ir co sts were .
F or fr o nta la ir b ag s, in fla tio n is
d ete rm in ed by wha t th e ve hic le hit s ,
t h e angle of th e im pa ct, and ho w
q uic k ly th e ve h ic le slo w s dow n. F or
r o of- ra il a ir b ags, dep lo ym ent is
d ete rm in ed by th e lo ca tio n and
s e ve rit y of th e sid e im pact.
W hat M akes an Air b ag
I n fla te ?In adeplo ym ent eve nt, th e se nsin g
s yste m se nds an ele ctr ic a lsig nal
t r ig ge rin g are le ase of gas fr o m th e
i n fla to r. G as fr o m th e in fla to r fills th e
a ir b ag ca usin g th e bag to bre ak ou t
o f th e co ve r and deplo y. T he in fla to r,
t h e air b ag, and re la te d hard w are are
a ll p art of th e air b ag module .
F ro n ta la ir b ag module s are lo ca te d
i n sid e th e ste erin g wheela nd
i n str u m ent panel. F or ve hic le s wit h
s e at m ounte d sid e im pact air b ags,
t h e re are air b ags m odule s in th e
s id e of th e fr o nt se atb acks clo se st
t o th e door. F or ve hic le s wit h
r o of- ra il a ir b ags, th ere are air b ag
m odule s in th e ce il in g of th e ve hic le ,
n e ar th e sid e win dow s th at have
o ccu pant se atin g posit io ns.

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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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L ig htin g 6-1
L ig htin gE xte rio r Lig htin gE xte rio r Lam p Contr o ls ... . ... . 6-1
E xte rio r Lam ps Off
R em in der .. .. .. . ... ... ... .. .. 6-2
H eadla m p Hig h/L ow -B eam
C hange r .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. 6-2
F la sh -to -P ass ... . . .... .... .... 6-2
D aytim e Run nin g
L am ps (D RL) .. .. .. ... .. ... .. 6-2
A uto m atic Head la m p
S yste m .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6-3
H aza rd W arn in g Fla sh ers .... .6-3
T urn an d Lane -C ha nge
S ig nals ... . ... .... ... ....... . 6-4
F og Lam ps ... .. ... .... .... .. . . 6-4
E xte rio r C arg o Lam ps ... . .... . 6-5In te rio r Lig htin gIn str u m en t P anelIllu m in atio n
C ontr o l.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6-5
D om e Lam ps .... .. .. ... .. .. .. 6-6L ig htin g Featu re sE xit Lig h tin g .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. 6-6
B atte ry Lo ad Mana g em ent .... 6-6
B atte ry Pow er P ro te ctio n ... . .. 6-7
E xte rio r Lig htin gE xte rio r Lam p Con tr o lsT he exte rio r la m p co n tr o lis lo ca te d
o n th e in str u m en t pane lo n th e le ft
s id e of th e ste erin g wheel.O
( E xte rio r Lam ps): Turn th e
k n ob, lo ca te d to th e rig ht of th is
s ym bo l, to ch o ose one of th e
f o ur exte rio r la m p po sit io n s.
O
(O ff): Turn s off all e xte rio r la m ps
i n clu din g th e Daytim e Runnin g
L am ps (D RL). A
U TO : Turn s th e headla m ps on
a u to m atic a lly at norm alb rig htn ess,
t o geth er w it h th e fo llo w in g:
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S id em ark e r Lam ps
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Ta ill a m ps
.
P ark in g Lam ps
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In str u m ent P anelL ig hts
S ee Auto m atic Headla m p Syste m
o n page 63 fo r m ore in fo rm atio n.
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(P ark in g Lam ps): Turn s on th e
p ark in g la m ps, to geth er w it h th e
f o llo w in g:
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S id em ark e r Lam ps
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Ta ill a m ps
.
Lic e nse Pla te Lam ps
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In str u m ent P anelL ig hts
2
( H ead la m ps): Turn s on th e
h eadla m ps, to geth er w it h th e
p re vio usly lis te d la m ps and lig hts .

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9 -6 Driv in g an d Opera tin gTurn th e ste erin g wheel8 to 13 cm
( 3 to 5in ch es), about on e-e ig hth
t u rn , until th e rig ht fr o nt tir e co nta cts
t h e pave m en t ed ge . T he n tu rn th e
s te erin g wheelto go str a ig ht dow n
t h e ro adw ay.L oss of C ontr o lLet us re vie w what driv in g exp erts
s a y abo ut w ha t ha pp ens when th e
t h re e co ntr o lsys te m s bra ke s,
s te erin g, an d acce le ra tio n  do not
h ave enou gh fr ic tio n where th e tir e s
m eet th e ro a d to do wha t th e driv e r
h as ask e d.
I n an y em erg en cy, do not giv e up .
K eep tr y in g to ste e r an d co nsta ntly
s e ek an esca pe ro ute or are a of
l e ss dang er.
S kid d in gIn askid , a driv e r ca n lo se co ntr o lo f
t h e ve hic le . D efe nsiv e driv e rs avo id
m ost skid s by ta kin g re aso n able
c a re su it e d to exis tin g co n dit io ns,
a nd by no t ove rd riv in g th ose
c o ndit io ns. B ut skid s are alw ays
p ossib le .
T he th re e ty p es of skid s co rre sp on d
t o th e ve hic le 's th re e co n tr o l
s yste m s. In th e bra kin g sk id , th e
w heels are not ro lli n g . In th e
s te erin g or co rn erin g skid , to o much
s p eed or ste e rin g in acu rv e ca use s
t ir e s to slip and lo se co rn e rin g fo rc e .
A nd in th e acce le ra tio n skid , to o
m uch th ro ttle ca use s th e driv in g
w heels to sp in .
I f th e ve hic le sta rts to slid e, ea se
y o ur fo ot off th e acce le ra to r ped al
a nd quic kly ste e r th e way yo u
w ant th e ve h ic le to go. If yo u sta rt
s te erin g quic kly eno ugh , th e ve hic le
m ay str a ig hte n out. A lw ays be re ad y
f o r a se co nd skid if it occ u rs . O
fco urs e , tr a ctio n is re duce d when
w ate r, sn ow ,ic e , gra ve l, or oth er
m ate ria lis on th e ro ad. F or sa fe ty ,
s lo w dow n and adju st yo ur driv in g to
t h e se co ndit io ns. It is im porta nt to
s lo w dow n on slip pery su rfa ce s
b e ca use sto ppin g dis ta nce is lo nger
a n d ve hic le co ntr o lm ore lim it e d.
W hil e driv in g on a su rfa ce wit h
r e duce d tr a ctio n, tr y to avo id
s u dd en ste erin g, acce le ra tio n,
o r bra kin g, in clu din g re ducin g
v e hic le sp eed by sh if tin g to alo w er
g e ar. A ny su dden ch anges co uld
c a use th e tir e s to slid e. Y ou mig ht
n o t re aliz e th e su rfa ce is slip pery
u n til th e ve hic le is skid din g. Learn to
r e co gniz e warn in g clu es  su ch as
e n oug h wate r, ic e , or packe d sn ow
o n th e ro ad to make amir ro re d
s u rfa ce  and slo w dow n when yo u
h a ve any doubt.
R em em ber: A ntilo ck bra ke s help
a vo id only th e bra kin g sk id .

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9 -1 0 Driv in g an d Opera tin gS can n in g th e Te rr a inO ff- ro ad driv in g ca n ta ke yo u ove r
m any dif f e re nt kin ds of te rra in . B e
f a m ilia r w it h th e te rra in and it s m any
d if fe re nt fe a tu re s.
S urfa ce Condit io ns: Off- ro adin g
s u rfa ce s ca n be ha rd -p a ck e d dir t,
g ra ve l, ro cks , gra ss , sa nd, m ud,
s n ow ,or ic e . E ach of th ese su rfa ce s
a ffe cts th e ve hic le 's ste erin g,
a cce le ra tio n, and bra kin g in dif fe re n t
w ays . D epe ndin g on th e su rfa ce ,
s lip p in g, slid in g , w hee lsp in nin g,
d ela ye d acce le ra tio n, po or tr a ctio n,
a nd lo ng er bra kin g dis ta nce s ca n
o ccu r.
S urfa ce Obsta c le s : Unse en or
h id den ob sta cle s ca n be haza rd ous.
A ro ck, lo g, hole , ru t, or bum p ca n
s ta rtle yo u if yo u are no t pre pare d
f o r th em .O fte n th ese ob sta cle s are
h id den by gra ss, bu sh e s, sn ow ,
o r eve n th e ris e and fa ll o f th e
t e rra in it s e lf . S
om e th in gs to co nsid er:
.
Is th e pa th ahea d cle a r?
.
W il l th e su rfa ce te xtu re ch a nge
a bru ptly up ahea d?
.
D oes th e tr a ve lta ke yo u uph il l o r
d ow nh il l?
.
W il l yo u have to sto p su dd enly
o r ch ang e dir e ctio n qu ic kly ?
W hen driv in g ove r obsta cle s or
r o ugh te rra in , ke e p afir m grip on
t h e ste erin g wheel. R uts , tr o u ghs,
o r oth er su rfa ce fe a tu re s ca n je rk
t h e wheelo u t of yo u r hand s.
W hen driv in g ove r bum ps, ro cks,
o r oth er ob sta cle s, th e whe els ca n
l e ave th e gro un d. If th is ha ppe ns,
e ve n wit h one or tw o whee ls , yo u
c a nnot co n tr o lth e ve hic le as well o r
a t all. B
eca u se yo u will b e on an unpave d
s u rfa ce , it is esp ecia lly im porta nt to
a vo id su dden acce le ra tio n, su dden
t u rn s, or su dden bra kin g.
O ff - r o adin g re quir e s a dif fe re nt kin d
o f ale rtn ess fr o m driv in g on pave d
r o ads and hig hw ays . T here are no
r o ad sig ns, poste d sp eed lim it s ,
o r sig nallig hts . U se good ju dgm en t
a b out w hat is sa fe and what is not.
D riv in g on HillsO ff - r o ad driv in g ofte n ta ke s yo u up,
d o w n, or acro ss a hill. D riv in g sa fe ly
o n hil ls re quir e s good ju dgm ent
a n d an unders ta ndin g of w hat th e
v e hic le ca n and ca nnot do. T here
a re so m e hills th at sim ply ca nnot be
d riv e n, no matte r how well b uilt th e
v e hic le .