GMC Canyon/Canyon Denali Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-
15275607) - 2022 - CRC - 11/2/21
232 Vehicle Care
Vehicle Care
General Information
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
California Perchlorate MaterialsRequirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Accessories and Modifications . . . . . . . . . 233
Vehicle Checks
Doing Your Own Service Work . . . . . . . . . 233
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Engine Compartment Overview . . . . . . . . 235
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Automatic Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . 241
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Engine Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Engine Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Battery - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Front Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Automatic Transmission Shift Lock Control Function Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Ignition Transmission Lock Check . . . . . . 252 Park Brake and P (Park) Mechanism
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Windshield Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Headlamp Aiming
Front Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Bulb Replacement
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker, and Parking Lamps . . . . . . 254
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps, and Back-Up Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL) and Cargo Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Electrical System
Electrical System Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Engine Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . 259
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . 264
Wheels and Tires
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
All-Terrain Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Tire Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Tire Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270 Tire Terminology and Definitions . . . . . . 271
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Tire Pressure Monitor System . . . . . . . . . 274
Tire Pressure Monitor Operation . . . . . . . 274
Tire Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Tire Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . 278
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Different Size Tires and Wheels . . . . . . . 280
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . . . . . . . . 281
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . 282
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Tire Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Tire Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Compact Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Full-Size Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Jump Starting
Jump Starting - North America . . . . . . . . 294
Towing the Vehicle
Towing the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Appearance Care
Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
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3. Use the fuse puller to remove the fusefrom the top or side, as shown above.
4. If the fuse must be replaced immediately, borrow a replacement fuse
with the same amperage from the fuse
block. Choose a vehicle feature that is
not needed to safely operate the vehicle.
Repeat Steps 2-3.
5. Insert the replacement fuse into the empty slot of the blown fuse.
At the next opportunity, see your dealer to
replace the blown fuse.
Headlamp Wiring
An electrical overload may cause the lamps
to go on and off, or in some cases to
remain off. Have the headlamp wiring
checked right away if the lamps go on and
off or remain off.
Windshield Wipers
If the wiper motor overheats due to heavy
snow or ice, the windshield wipers will stop
until the motor cools and will then restart.
Although the circuit is protected from
electrical overload, overload due to heavy
snow or ice may cause wiper linkage
damage. Always clear ice and heavy snow
from the windshield before using the
windshield wipers.
If the overload is caused by an electrical
problem and not snow or ice, be sure to get
it fixed.
Fuses and Circuit Breakers
The wiring circuits in the vehicle are
protected from short circuits by a
combination of fuses and circuit breakers.
This greatly reduces the chance of damage
caused by electrical problems.
{Danger
Fuses and circuit breakers are marked
with their ampere rating. Do not exceed
the specified amperage rating when
replacing fuses and circuit breakers. Use
of an oversized fuse or circuit breaker can
result in a vehicle fire. You and others
could be seriously injured or killed.
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358 Index
Vehicle (cont'd)Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Vehicle Care Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy . . . . . . 337
Vehicle Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Voice Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134
W
Warning Brake System Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Caution and Danger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Lane Departure (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Warning Lights, Gauges, and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
Warnings Hazard Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Wheels Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . 278 Where to Put the Restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Windshield Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Wireless Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79