2011 GMC Canyon Owner's Manual (Page 1 of 406) 

2011 GMC Canyon Owner's Manual
Posted on 10 Apr, 2020
Model: 2011 GMC Canyon
Pages: 406
File size: 7 MB

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I n B ri ef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Instrument P anel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Initial Drive Information . . . . . . . . 1-3
Vehicle Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14
Performance and
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16
K eys , D oors and W i nd ows . . . 2-1
Keys and Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Vehicle Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
Exterior Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
Interior Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
S eat s and R es t rai nt s . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-28
Child Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-42
S t orag e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . 4-1
I ns t rum ent s and Cont rols . . . . 5-1
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Warning Lights, Gauges, and
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Information Displays . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-24
L i g h t i ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Exterior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Interior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 -5
Lighting Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
I nf ot ai nm ent S ys t em . . . . . . . . . 7-1
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7
Audio Players . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-14
Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-21
Cli m at e Cont rols . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
Climate Control Systems . . . . . . 8-1
Air Vent s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 -3
D ri v i n g and Op erat i ng . . . . . . . . 9-1
Driving Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Starting and Operating . . . . . . . 9-28
Engine Ex haust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-36
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 9-37
Manual Trans mission . . . . . . . . . 9-40
Drive Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-42
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-46
Ride Control Systems . . . . . . . . 9-48
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-52
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-54
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-59
Conversions and Add-Ons . . . 9-70