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GMC 2006 Canyon Owner's Manual (434 pages)

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Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems

7
- Canadian Owners
  2
- How to Use this Manual
  2
- Safety Warnings and Symbols
  3
- Vehicle Damage Warnings
  4
- Vehicle Symbols
  4
- Seats and Restraint Systems
  
  7
  - Table of Contents
    7
- Front Seats
  
  8
  - Manual Seats
    8
  - Power Seats
    9
  - Manual Lumbar
    9
  - Power Lumbar
    10
  - Heated Seats
    10
  - Reclining Seatbacks
    11
  - Head Restraints
    14
  - Seatback Latches
    15
  - Rear Seat Operation (Crew Cab)
    16
- Rear Seats
  
  16
  - Rear Seat Operation (Extended Cab)
    18
  - Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone
    19
- Safety Belts
  
  19
  - Why Safety Belts Work
    20
  - Questions and Answers about Safety Belts
    23
  - How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
    24
  - Driver Position
    24
  - Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment
    31
  - Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
    32
  - Right Front Passenger Position
    32
  - Center Front Passenger Position
    33
  - Rear Seat Passengers
    34
  - Lap-Shoulder Belt
    34
  - Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides
    37
  - Safety Belt Pretensioners
    39
  - Safety Belt Extender
    40
- Child Restraints
  
  40
- Airbag System
  
  69
- Restraint System Check
  
  85
  - Checking the Restraint Systems
    85
  - Replacing Restraint System Parts after a Crash
    86
Section 2 Features and Controls

87
- Features and Controls
  
  87
- Keys
  
  88
  - Remote Keyless Entry System
    89
  - Remote Keyless Entry System Operation
    90
    
    Matching Transmitter(S) to Your Vehicle
    91
    
    Battery Replacement
    92
- Doors and Locks
  
  93
  - Door Locks
    93
  - Power Door Locks
    94
  - Rear Door Security Locks (Crew Cab)
    94
  - Lockout Protection
    95
  - Rear Doors (Extended Cab)
    95
  - Tailgate
    95
  - Removing the Tailgate
    96
- Windows
  
  97
  - Manual Windows
    97
  - Window Lockout
    98
  - Power Windows
    98
  - Express-Down Windows
    98
  - Sliding Rear Window
    99
  - Sun Visors
    99
- Theft-Deterrent Systems
  
  99
  - Content Theft-Deterrent
    99
  - Testing the Alarm
    100
  - Passlock
    101
- Starting and Operating Your Vehicle
  
  101
  - New Vehicle Break-In
    101
  - Ignition Positions
    102
  - Retained Accessory Power (RAP)
    103
  - Starting the Engine
    103
  - Automatic Transmission Operation
    103
  - Manual Transmission Operation
    103
    
    Starting Your Engine
    104
    
    To Use the Engine Coolant Heater
    105
    
    Automatic Transmission Operation
    106
    
    Manual Transmission Operation
    108
  - Up-Shift Light
    109
  - Shift Speeds
    110
  - Four-Wheel Drive
    110
  - Shifting to NEUTRAL
    113
  - Parking Brake
    114
  - Shifting into Park (P) (Automatic Transmission)
    115
    
    Torque Lock (Automatic Transmission)
    116
    
    Shifting out of Park (P) (Automatic Transmission)
    116
  - Parking Your Vehicle (Manual Transmission)
    117
  - Parking over Things that Burn
    117
  - Engine Exhaust
    118
  - Running the Engine While Parked
    118
- Mirrors
  
  120
  - Manual Rearview Mirror
    120
  - Manual Rearview Mirror with Onstar
    120
    
    Cleaning the Mirror
    120
    
    Compass Calibration
    121
    
    Compass Operation
    121
    
    Map Lamps
    121
  - Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror with Compass and Temperature Display
    121
    
    Compass Variance
    122
    
    Temperature Display Operation
    123
  - Outside Manual Mirrors
    123
  - Outside Power Mirrors
    123
  - Outside Convex Mirror
    124
- Onstar System
  
  124
- Storage Areas
  
  126
  - Glove Box
    126
  - Cupholder(S)
    126
  - Front Armrest Storage Area
    126
  - Assist Handles
    127
  - Rear Storage Area
    127
Section 3 Instrument Panel

129
- Instrument Panel Overview
  
  132
  - Hazard Warning Flashers
    134
  - Horn
    134
  - Other Warning Devices
    134
  - Tilt Wheel
    135
  - Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever
    135
  - Turn and Lane-Change Signals
    136
    
    Turn Signal on Chime
    136
  - Flash-To-Pass
    137
  - Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer
    137
  - Windshield Washer
    138
  - Windshield Wipers
    138
  - Cruise Control
    139
    
    Setting Cruise Control
    140
    
    Resuming a Set Speed
    140
  - Exterior Lamps
    142
  - Automatic Headlamp System
    143
  - Daytime Running Lamps (DRL)
    143
  - Headlamps on Reminder
    143
  - Fog Lamps
    144
  - Dome Lamp
    145
  - Dome Lamp Override
    145
  - Exterior Cargo Lamps
    145
  - Instrument Panel Brightness
    145
  - Interior Lamps
    145
  - Accessory Power Outlet(S)
    146
  - Battery Run-Down Protection
    146
  - Exit Lighting
    146
  - Ashtray(S) and Cigarette Lighter
    147
- Climate Controls
  
  147
  - Climate Control System
    147
    
    Temperature Knob
    147
    
    Fan Knob
    148
    
    Mode Knob
    148
    
    Mode Buttons
    148
    
    Defogging and Defrosting
    149
  - Outlet Adjustment
    149
  - Operation Tips
    149
- Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators
  
  150
  - Instrument Panel Cluster
    151
  - Speedometer and Odometer
    152
  - Trip Odometer
    152
  - Tachometer
    152
  - Safety Belt Reminder Light
    153
  - Passenger Safety Belt Reminder Light
    153
  - Airbag Readiness Light
    154
  - Passenger Airbag Status Indicator
    155
  - Battery Warning Light
    157
  - Up-Shift Light (Manual Transmission)
    158
  - Brake System Warning Light
    158
  - Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light
    159
  - Engine Coolant Temperature Gage
    160
  - Malfunction Indicator Lamp
    160
    
    If the Light Is Flashing
    162
    
    If the Light Is on Steady
    162
    
    Emissions Inspection and Maintenance Programs
    163
  - Oil Pressure Light
    164
  - Maintenance Schedule
    164
  - Security Light
    165
  - Cruise Control Light
    165
  - Highbeam on Light
    165
  - Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) Indicator Light
    166
  - Fuel Gage
    166
- Driver Information Center (DIC)
  
  167
  - DIC Controls and Displays
    167
    
    Automatic Door Locks
    168
    
    Engine Oil Life System
    168
  - DIC Warnings and Messages
    170
    
    Change Oil
    171
    
    Low Fuel
    172
    
    Fuel Cap
    172
    
    Reduced Power
    173
    
    Traction Fault
    173
    
    Turn Signal
    173
- Audio System(S)
  
  174
  - Setting the Time for Radios Without Radio
    175
    
    Data Systems (RDS)
    175
  - Setting the Time for Radios with Radio
    176
    
    Data Systems (RDS)
    176
  - AM-FM Radio
    176
    
    Playing the Radio
    176
    
    Finding a Station
    177
    
    Setting Preset Stations
    177
    
    Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble)
    177
    
    Radio Messages
    178
    
    Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)
    178
  - Radio with CD (MP3)
    179
    
    Radio Data System (Rds)
    179
    
    Playing the Radio
    180
    
    XM™ Satellite Radio Service
    180
    
    Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble)
    182
    
    Rds Messages
    183
    
    Rds and XM
    183
    
    XM Radio Messages
    185
    
    Playing a CD
    187
    
    Mp3 Format
    189
    
    Root Directory
    189
  - Radio with Six-Disc CD
    194
    
    Finding a Program Type (PTY) Station
    198
    
    Setting Preset Ptys (RDS Only)
    198
    
    Using Song List Mode
    203
  - Theft-Deterrent Feature (Non-RDS Radios)
    205
  - Theft-Deterrent Feature (RDS Radios)
    205
  - Care of Your Cds
    206
  - Radio Reception
    206
  - Care of the CD Player
    207
  - Chime Level Adjustment
    207
  - Fixed Mast Antenna
    207
  - XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System
    207
Section 4 Driving Your Vehicle

209
- Driving Your Vehicle
  
  209
  - Defensive Driving
    210
- Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle
  
  210
  - Drunken Driving
    211
  - Braking
    214
  - Control of a Vehicle
    214
  - Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS)
    215
    
    Using Anti-Lock
    216
  - Braking in Emergencies
    216
  - Traction Control System (TCS)
    217
    
    Power Steering
    218
  - Steering
    218
    
    Steering Tips
    218
    
    Steering in Emergencies
    219
  - Off-Road Recovery
    220
  - Passing
    220
  - Loss of Control
    222
  - Off-Road Driving
    223
    
    Before You Go Off-Roading
    223
    
    Loading Your Vehicle for Off-Road Driving
    224
    
    Environmental Concerns
    225
    
    Traveling to Remote Areas
    225
    
    Getting Familiar with Off-Road Driving
    225
    
    Scanning the Terrain
    226
    
    Driving on Off-Road Hills
    227
    
    Driving Uphill
    228
    
    Approaching a Hill
    228
    
    Driving Downhill
    230
    
    Driving Across an Incline
    232
    
    Stalling on an Incline
    233
    
    Driving in Water
    234
    
    Driving in Mud, Sand, Snow, or Ice
    234
    
    After Off-Road Driving
    235
  - Driving at Night
    236
  - Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads
    237
    
    Driving through Deep Standing Water
    239
    
    Driving through Flowing Water
    239
    
    Some Other Rainy Weather Tips
    239
  - City Driving
    240
  - Freeway Driving
    241
  - Before Leaving on a Long Trip
    242
  - Highway Hypnosis
    243
  - Hill and Mountain Roads
    244
  - Winter Driving
    246
    
    Driving on Snow or Ice
    246
    
    If You Are Caught in a Blizzard
    248
  - If Your Vehicle Is Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow
    250
  - Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It out
    250
  - Recovery Hooks
    251
  - Loading Your Vehicle
    252
    
    Tire and Loading Information Label
    252
    
    Steps for Determining Correct Load Limit
    253
    
    Certification/Tire Label
    255
  - Pickup Conversion to Chassis Cab
    257
    
    Add-On Equipment
    257
  - Truck-Camper Loading Information
    257
  - Recreational Vehicle Towing
    258
    
    Four-Wheel Drive Vehicles
    259
    
    Dolly Towing
    260
- Towing
  
  258
  - Towing Your Vehicle
    258
  - Towing a Trailer
    264
    
    If You Do Decide to Pull a Trailer
    265
    
    Weight of the Trailer
    265
    
    Weight of the Trailer Tongue
    270
    
    Safety Chains
    272
    
    Total Weight on Your Vehicle's Tires
    272
    
    Driving with a Trailer
    273
    
    Following Distance
    273
    
    Trailer Brakes
    273
    
    Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer
    274
    
    Driving on Grades
    274
    
    Making Turns
    274
    
    Parking on Hills
    275
    
    When You Are Ready to Leave after Parking on a Hill
    275
    
    Maintenance When Trailer Towing
    276
    
    Trailer Wiring Harness
    276
  - Trailer Recommendations
    276
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care

277
- Service and Appearance Care
  
  277
- Service
  
  279
  - Accessories and Modiﬁcations
    279
  - California Proposition 65 Warning
    279
  - Doing Your Own Service Work
    280
- Fuel
  
  281
  - Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your Vehicle
    281
  - Gasoline Octane
    281
  - Gasoline Speciﬁcations
    281
  - California Fuel
    282
  - Additives
    282
  - Fuels in Foreign Countries
    283
  - Filling the Tank
    284
  - Filling a Portable Fuel Container
    286
- Checking Things under the Hood
  
  286
  - Hood Release
    287
  - Engine Compartment Overview
    288
  - Engine Oil
    289
    
    When to Add Engine Oil
    290
    
    What Kind of Engine Oil to Use
    291
    
    When to Change Engine Oil
    292
    
    Engine Oil Additives
    292
  - Engine Oil Life System
    292
    
    How to Reset the Engine Oil Life System
    293
    
    What to Do with Used Oil
    293
  - When to Inspect the Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    294
  - How to Inspect the Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    294
  - Automatic Transmission Fluid
    295
    
    How to Check Automatic Transmission Fluid
    296
    
    Checking the Fluid Level
    297
    
    How to Add Automatic Transmission Fluid
    298
  - Manual Transmission Fluid
    298
    
    How to Check
    298
    
    How to Add Fluid
    299
    
    When to Check and What to Use
    300
  - Hydraulic Clutch
    300
  - How to Check and Add Fluid
    301
  - Engine Coolant
    301
    
    What to Use
    302
    
    Checking Coolant
    303
    
    Adding Coolant
    303
  - Radiator Pressure Cap
    304
  - Engine Overheating
    304
    
    If Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    304
    
    If no Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    305
  - Cooling System
    306
  - How to Add Coolant to the Radiator
    309
  - Engine Fan Noise
    311
  - Power Steering Fluid
    311
  - How to Check Power Steering Fluid
    312
  - Windshield Washer Fluid
    312
    
    Adding Washer Fluid
    312
    
    Brake Fluid
    313
  - Brakes
    313
    
    Checking Brake Fluid
    314
    
    What to Add
    315
    
    Brake Pedal Travel
    316
    
    Brake Adjustment
    316
    
    Brake Wear
    316
    
    Replacing Brake System Parts
    317
    
    Vehicle Storage
    317
  - Battery
    317
  - Jump Starting
    318
- Rear Axle
  
  322
- Four-Wheel Drive
  
  322
- Front Axle
  
  323
  - When to Check and Change Lubricant
    323
  - How to Check Lubricant
    323
- Bulb Replacement
  
  324
  - Halogen Bulbs
    324
  - Headlamps
    325
  - Sealed Beam Headlamps
    326
  - Front Turn Signal, Parking and Daytime Running Lamps (DRL)
    326
  - Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and Back-Up Lamps
    327
  - Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL)
    327
  - Replacement Bulbs
    328
- Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
  
  329
- Tires
  
  331
  - Tire Sidewall Labeling
    332
  - Tire Terminology and Deﬁnitions
    334
  - Inﬂation - Tire Pressure
    337
  - When to Check
    338
  - Tire Inspection and Rotation
    338
  - When It Is Time for New Tires
    340
  - Buying New Tires
    340
  - Different Size Tires and Wheels
    342
  - Uniform Tire Quality Grading
    342
  - Treadwear 200 Traction AA Temperature a
    342
  - Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance
    344
  - Wheel Replacement
    344
  - Used Replacement Wheels
    345
  - Tire Chains
    346
  - If a Tire Goes Flat
    347
  - Changing a Flat Tire
    348
  - Removing the Spare Tire and Tools
    349
  - Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the Spare Tire
    353
  - Secondary Latch System
    360
  - Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools
    364
  - Spare Tire
    368
    
    Compact Spare Tire
    368
    
    Full-Size Spare Tire
    368
- Appearance Care
  
  369
  - Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle
    369
  - Fabric/Carpet
    371
  - Leather
    371
  - Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other Plastic Surfaces
    372
  - Care of Safety Belts
    372
  - Weatherstrips
    372
  - Washing Your Vehicle
    373
  - Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses
    373
  - Finish Care
    373
  - Protecting Exterior Bright Metal Parts
    374
  - Windshield and Wiper Blades
    374
  - Aluminum Wheels
    374
  - Tires
    375
  - Sheet Metal Damage
    375
  - Finish Damage
    375
  - Underbody Maintenance
    375
  - Chemical Paint Spotting
    376
  - Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials
    376
- Vehicle Identiﬁcation
  
  377
  - Vehicle Identiﬁcation Number (VIN)
    377
  - Service Parts Identiﬁcation Label
    377
- Electrical System
  
  377
  - Add-On Electrical Equipment
    377
  - Windshield Wiper Fuses
    378
  - Power Windows and Other Power Options
    378
  - Fuses and Circuit Breakers
    378
  - Engine Compartment Fuse Block
    379
- Capacities and Speciﬁcations
  
  384
  - Engine Specifications
    385
Section 6 Maintenance Schedule

387
- Introduction
  388
- Maintenance Requirements
  388
- Maintenance Schedule
  388
- Using the Maintenance Schedule
  388
- Your Vehicle and the Environment
  388
- Scheduled Maintenance
  390
- Additional Required Services
  392
- Maintenance Footnotes
  393
- Owner Checks and Services
  394
- At each Fuel Fill
  395
- At Least Once a Month
  395
- At Least Once a Year
  396
- Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
  399
- Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts
  401
- Maintenance Record
  402
Section 7 Customer Assistance and Information

405
- Customer Assistance and Information
  
  406
  - Customer Satisfaction Procedure
    406
  - Customer Assistance for Text Telephone (TTY) Users
    408
  - Customer Assistance Offices
    408
    
    All Overseas Locations
    409
    
    Mexico, Central America and Caribbean Islands/Countries (Except Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands)
    409
  - Online Owner Center
    408
  - GM Mobility Reimbursement Program
    410
  - Roadside Assistance Program
    410
    
    Canadian Roadside Assistance
    411
  - Courtesy Transportation
    412
    
    Scheduling Service Appointments
    412
    
    Transportation Options
    412
    
    Additional Program Information
    413
    
    Courtesy Rental Vehicle
    413
  - Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data Recorders
    414
  - Collision Damage Repair
    415
    
    Collision Parts
    415
    
    Repair Facility
    415
    
    Insuring Your Vehicle
    416
    
    If an Accident Occurs
    416
    
    Managing the Vehicle Damage Repair Process
    417
- Reporting Safety Defects
  
  418

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GMC 2006 Canyon Owner's Manual (434 pages)

Table of Contents

Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems

Seats and Restraint Systems

Front Seats

Rear Seats

Safety Belts

Child Restraints

Airbag System

Restraint System Check

Section 2 Features and Controls

Features and Controls

Keys

Doors and Locks

Windows

Theft-Deterrent Systems

Starting and Operating Your Vehicle

Mirrors

Onstar System

Storage Areas

Section 3 Instrument Panel

Instrument Panel Overview

Climate Controls

Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators

Driver Information Center (DIC)

Audio System(S)

Section 4 Driving Your Vehicle

Driving Your Vehicle

Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle

Towing

Section 5 Service and Appearance Care

Service and Appearance Care

Service

Fuel

Checking Things under the Hood

Rear Axle

Four-Wheel Drive

Front Axle

Bulb Replacement

Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement

Tires

Appearance Care

Vehicle Identiﬁcation

Electrical System

Capacities and Speciﬁcations

Section 6 Maintenance Schedule

Section 7 Customer Assistance and Information

Customer Assistance and Information

Reporting Safety Defects

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