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GMC Canyon 2009 Getting To Know Manual

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Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Child Comfort Guide . . . . . . . . . . .5
Automatic Door Locks . . . . . . . . .6
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
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Congratulations on your purchase of a GMC Canyon. Please read this information and your Owner Manual
to ensure an outstanding ownership experience. Note that your vehicle may not include all the features
described in this booklet. Keep this booklet with your Owner Manual for easy reference.
Power Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Heated Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Manual/Power Lumbar . . . . . . . . .9
Audio Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Radio Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Headlamp Controls . . . . . . . . . . .12
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Cargo Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Dome Lamp Override . . . . . . . . .13
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Flexible Tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Bed Rails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Optional Bed Extender . . . . . . . .15
Starting Your Engine . . . . . . . . . .16
StabiliTrak
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System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Tire Pressure Monitor . . . . . . . . .19
Roadside Assistance . . . . . . . . .20
My GMLink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    My GMLink ....20 Rear Seat Folding Operation . . .14 Congratulations on your purchase of a GMC Canyon. Please read this information and your Owner Manual to ensure an outstanding ownership experience. Note that your vehicle may not include all the features...

  • Page 2: Driver Information

    Getting to Know Your Canyon DRIVER INFORMATION Instrument Panel The main features of the instrument H. Horn panel include: I. StabiliTrak Button/Four-Wheel Drive Buttons (if equipped) A. Air Outlets J. Audio System B. Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever K. Cigarette Lighter C. Instrument Panel Cluster (if equipped) D.

  • Page 3: Instrument Panel Cluster

    Instrument Panel Cluster Your vehicle’s instrument panel is equipped with this cluster or one very Note: The instrument panel cluster is similar to it. The instrument panel cluster designed to let you know about many important aspects of your vehicle’s includes these key features: operation.

  • Page 4: Driver Information Center

    Getting to Know Your Canyon 4. To view each available language, Driver Information Center press and hold the reset stem for two seconds. Your vehicle’s Driver Information Center (DIC) is located on the instrument panel 5. Once the desired language is dis- cluster.

  • Page 5: Safety & Security

    Check Warning Lights with OnStar Safety Belt Reminder (if equipped) When the ignition key is turned to On or Start, a chime sounds for several If your vehicle is equipped with OnStar and your Check Engine light or any seconds to remind passengers to other warning message appears, you buckle their safety belts.

  • Page 6: Child Restraints (Latch)

    Getting to Know Your Canyon Install a comfort guide on a shoulder Choose a child restraint that is appropri- belt ate for the child’s age and size (weight and height). 1. Pull the elastic cord out from between the seatback and the interior body to See Section 1 of your Owner Manual.

  • Page 7: Passenger Airbag Status Indicator

    Engage the rear door security locks Content Theft-Deterrent System (if equipped) 1. Open a rear door and insert your ignition key into the lock. If your vehicle has the Remote Keyless 2. On the driver’s side rear door, turn Entry (RKE) system, it also has a con- the key clockwise to engage the rear tent theft-deterrent alarm system.

  • Page 8: Onstar

    Getting to Know Your Canyon COMFORT OnStar ® (if equipped) Power Seats (if equipped) Your vehicle may feature the OnStar Safe & Sound Plan or the uplevel On equipped vehicles, the power seat OnStar Directions & Connections Plan, controls are located on the outboard with one year of OnStar service from the sides of the front seats.

  • Page 9: Heated Seats

    Heated Seats (if equipped) Preventing Window Fogging To clear fog or frost from the windshield or side windows, turn the airflow control knob to one of the following modes: (Floor/Defog): Use to clear the windows of moisture and to warm passengers.
  • Page 10 Getting to Know Your Canyon Presetting Radio Stations Using the RDS You can set up to 18 station presets Radios equipped with RDS mode allow (six AM, six FM1 and six FM2) using the you to: process shown below. • Seek only stations with your preferred programming type.

  • Page 11: Radio Antenna

    4. To turn Program Type off (while TheftLock seeking), press the SEEK or SEEK When TheftLock is activated, your radio TYPE button, or wait for the seek to will not operate if it is stolen. This fea- complete. All stations will now be ture works by learning a portion of your available when you press the SEEK vehicle’s VIN (Vehicle Identification...

  • Page 12: Convenience Headlamp Controls

    Getting to Know Your Canyon CONVENIENCE Automatic Headlamp System Headlamp Controls During daytime driving, your vehicle’s Automatic Headlamp System may The exterior lamps control is located on temporarily switch the headlamps and the instrument panel to the left of the instrument panel lights, including the steering wheel.

  • Page 13: Cargo Lamps

    Turn off the fog lamps Dome Lamp Override • Press the button again. The fog lamps will shut off whenever the high beam headlamps are turned on, and will reactivate when the high beam headlamps are dimmed or turned off. The fog lamps are canceled each time the ignition is turned off and, when needed, must be turned on manually...

  • Page 14: Rear Seat Folding Operation

    Getting to Know Your Canyon 3. Fold the seatback down. Rear Seat Folding Operation (if equipped) Repeat the process to fold the other seatback. Fold down the forward-facing rear Return the Crew Cab’s rear seatbacks seat on Extended Cab models to the upright position •...

  • Page 15: Cargo Tie-Downs And Bed Rails

    Partially lower the tailgate Cargo Tie-Downs and Bed Rails 1. With the tailgate fully open, lift it up To secure loads, use the cargo tie-down slightly. loops inside the cargo bed area. If your 2. Remove the retaining cable from truck is equipped with bed rails, do not each side of the tailgate by pulling the attempt to use them to secure loads,...

  • Page 16: Performance & Maintenance

    Getting to Know Your Canyon PERFORMANCE & MAINTENANCE Note: The Oil Life System does not replace the need to follow the mainte- Starting Your Engine nance schedule in the Owner Manual. It also does not measure how much oil With your foot off the accelerator pedal, is in the engine.
  • Page 17 N (Neutral): Shift the vehicle’s transfer (manual transmission). The preferred case to N only when towing your method for shifting into 4LO is to vehicle. have the vehicle moving at just under 3 mph (5 km/h). (4HI): This setting engages the front axle to provide extra traction on snowy 2.
  • Page 18 Getting to Know Your Canyon Shift the transfer case into or out of 8. Turn the engine off. Neutral 9. Place the transmission shift lever in Park (P), or First (1) for Note: Shifting the transfer case to vehicles equipped with a manual Neutral can cause your vehicle to roll transmission.

  • Page 19: Stability Control

    StabiliTrak ® – Stability Control Tire Pressure Monitor System (if equipped) The Tire Pressure Monitor alerts you StabiliTrak is an advanced computer- when a significant reduction in pressure controlled vehicle stability and traction occurs in one or more of your vehicle’s enhancement system that assists with tires by illuminating the (Low Tire...

  • Page 20: Owner Information

    • Vehicle license plate number TTY Users: 1-888-889-2438 GMC reserves the right to limit services As the proud owner of a GMC Canyon, or reimbursement to an owner or driver you are automatically enrolled in the when, in GMC’s judgment, the claims GMC Roadside Assistance program.

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