2016 GMC Canyon Owners Manual

Uwe Rommel, Steve Salisbury, Dave Smith, Steven M. Schweda, Christian Spieler, Cosmin Truta, Antoine Verheijen, Paul von Behren, Rich Wales, Mike White.

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Index

Accessories and

Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Accessory Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . 254
Additional Information

OnStar® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375

Additional Maintenance

and Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347

Adjustments

Lumbar, Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Agreements

Trademarks and License . . . . . 180
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine . . . . . . . 266
Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Air Filter, Passenger

Compartment

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Airbag System

Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
How Does an Airbag

Restrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Passenger Sensing System . . . .62
What Makes an Airbag

Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

What Will You See after an

Index

381

Airbag System (cont'd)

When Should an Airbag

Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . . .58

Airbags

Adding Equipment to the

Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Passenger Status Indicator . . . .113
Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Servicing Airbag-Equipped

Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Alarm

Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
All-Terrain Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Antenna

Multi-band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . 229
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117

Appearance Care

Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336

Assistance Program,

Roadside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361

Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Audio

Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

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Index

Audio (cont'd)

Theft-Deterrent Feature . . . . . . . 150

Automatic

Climate Control System . . . . . . . 188
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . 265

Automatic Transmission

Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Shift Lock Control Function

Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Auxiliary Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Axle, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Axle, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Battery

Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Voltage and Charging

Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Battery - North America . . . .276, 324
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . 280
Blind Spot Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Bluetooth

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . 170, 171, 175
Bluetooth Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Brake

System Warning Light . . . . . . . . .116
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 210
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284

Center High-Mounted

Stoplamp (CHMSL) and Cargo Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Headlamps, Front Turn

Signal, Sidemarker, and Parking Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282

Taillamps, Turn Signal,

Stoplamps, and Back-up Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307

Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
California

Fuel Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Perchlorate Materials

Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256

California

Proposition 65 Warning . . . . . . . . . .256, 276, 324

Camera

Rear Vision (RVC) . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . 2
Capacities and

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355

Carbon Monoxide

Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Cargo Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . 2
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . . 99
Center High-Mounted

Stoplamp (CHMSL) and Cargo Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . 114
Check

Ignition Transmission Lock . . . 279

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Check (cont'd)

Malfunction Indicator

Control

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233

Traction and Electronic

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114

Stability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231

Engine Light Child Restraints

Infants and Young Children . . . . .70
Lower Anchors and Tethers

for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89, 95
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

Cleaning

Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Climate Control Systems . . . . . . . 186
Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . .106, 108
Clutch, Hydraulic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . . . 364
Compact Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Compartments

Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Connections

OnStar® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373

Control Light Hill Descent

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Coolant

Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Engine Temperature Gauge . . . 111
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Engine Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Courtesy Transportation

Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Text Telephone (TTY)

Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360

Customer Information Service Publications

Ordering Information . . . . . . . . 366

Customer Satisfaction

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357

Index

383

Damage Repair, Collision . . . . . . . 364
Danger, Warning, and Caution . . . . 2
Data Recorders, Event . . . . . . . . . 369
Daytime Running

Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Diagnostics

OnStar® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Door

Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Ajar Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . . 356
Driver Information

Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . .122, 125

Driving

Characteristics and

Towing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
For Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . .23
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 201

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Driving (cont'd)

If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 203
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

Electrical Equipment,

Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254

Electrical System

Engine Compartment Fuse

Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Instrument Panel Fuse

Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284

Emergency

OnStar® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372

Engine

Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Check and Service Engine

Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 259
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Coolant Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214

Engine (cont'd)

Coolant Temperature

Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Cooling System Messages . . . 130
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Oil Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 219
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . 369
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Extender, Safety Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 142
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . 143
Fan

Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273

Filter,

Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 145
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Fluid

Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 265
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Four-Wheel Drive

Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273

Fog Lamps

Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Forward Collision Alert

(FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . .225, 276
Frequency Statement

Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Front Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Front Fog Lamp

Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Front Seats

Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

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Fuel (cont'd)

Filling a Portable Fuel

Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . 120
Requirements, California . . . . . 242
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Full-Size Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285

Engine Compartment Fuse

Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285

Instrument Panel Fuse

Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289

Gauges

Engine Coolant

Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Warning Lights and

Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

General Information

Service and Maintenance . . . . . 340

General Information (cont'd)

Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
GM Mobility Reimbursement

Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361

Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 145
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Headlamps

Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Daytime Running

Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Headlamps, Front Turn

Signal, Sidemarker, and Parking Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 121
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 143
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 121
Heated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Heater

Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214

Index

385

Heating and Air

Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . .186, 188
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 201
Hill Descent Control (HDC) . . . . . 233
Hill Descent Control Light . . . . . . . 117
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . 231
Home Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
How to Wear Safety Belts

Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Hydraulic Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Ignition Transmission Lock

Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Indicator

Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118

Infants and Young Children,

Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . .106, 108
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . 38

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Internet Radio

Pandora . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Jack

Auxiliary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Jump Starting - North

America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324

Key and Lock Messages . . . . . . . . 131
Keyless Entry

Remote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . .28
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . 294
Lamps

Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . 143
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Exterior Lamps Off

Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Malfunction Indicator . . . . . . . . . .114
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Lamps (cont'd)

Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Lane Departure

Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240

Lane Departure Warning

Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
LATCH System

Replacing Parts after a

Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89

LATCH, Lower Anchors and

Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Light

Hill Decent Control

. . . . . . . . . . . .117

Lighting

Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Antilock Brake System

(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . .116
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 120
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Lights (cont'd)

Front Fog Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 143
Lane Departure Warning . . . . . . .118
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Safety Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . .112
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
StabiliTrak® OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Traction Control System

(TCS)/StabiliTrak® . . . . . . . . . . .119
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Up-Shift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117

Locks

Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 120
Lower Anchors and Tethers

for Children (LATCH System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

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Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Maintenance

Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353

Maintenance and Care

Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . 341

Recommended Fluids and

Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . 114
Manual Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Manual Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266

Messages

Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Battery Voltage and

Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Engine Cooling System . . . . . . . 130
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Fuel System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Key and Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Messages (cont'd)

Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Object Detection System . . . . . 132
Ride Control System . . . . . . . . . . 132
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Steering System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Vehicle Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Vehicle Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Messaging

Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

Mirrors

Automatic Dimming

Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Blind Spot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Manual Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Mirrors, Interior Rearview . . . . . . . . 38
Monitor System, Tire

Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Multi-band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Index

387

Navigation

OnStar® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Object Detection System

Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195

Oil

Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 264
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Older Children, Restraints . . . . . . . 68
Online Owner Center . . . . . . . . . . . 360
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
OnStar® Additional

Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
OnStar® Connections . . . . . . . . . . . 373
OnStar® Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
OnStar® Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . 372
OnStar® Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372
OnStar® Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
OnStar® Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372

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Index

Ordering

Port

Service Publications . . . . . . . . . . 366

USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

Outlets

Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Pandora Internet Radio . . . . . . . . . 157
Park

Shifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Brake and P (Park)

Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 280
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . 218

Passenger Airbag Status

Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Passenger Compartment Air

Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . 62
Perchlorate Materials

Requirements, California . . . . . . 256

Personalization

Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Phone

Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . 170, 171, 175

Power

Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Protection, Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . 213
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Pregnancy, Using Safety Belts . . . 55
Privacy

Vehicle Data Recording . . . . . . . 369

Program

Courtesy Transportation . . . . . . 363

Proposition

65 Warning, California . . . . . . . . . . . .256, 276, 324

Radio Frequency Statement . . . . 367
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Radios

AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Satellite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . 236

Rear Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Recognition

Voice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Recommended Fluids and

Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350

Records

Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . 327
Reimbursement Program,

GM Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361

Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)

System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Replacement Parts

Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . . . 68
Replacing LATCH System

Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Replacing Safety Belt System

Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Reporting Safety Defects

Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 368
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368

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Reporting Safety Defects (cont'd)

U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368

Restraints

Where to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74

Retained Accessory

Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213

Ride Control Systems

Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Roads

Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200

Roadside Assistance

Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . 356
Running the Vehicle While

Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219

Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
How to Wear Safety Belts

Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . .56
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . .55

Safety Defects Reporting

Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 368

Safety Defects Reporting (cont'd)

General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . 363
Seats

Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Heated Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . .46
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . .45
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Underseat Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
Securing Child Restraints . . . . 89, 95
Security

Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
OnStar® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Service

Accessories and

Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Climate Control System . . . . . . . 186
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 257

Index

389

Service (cont'd)

Engine Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . 353
Maintenance, General

Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
. . . . . 354

Parts Identification Label Publications Ordering

Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 363

Services

Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Shift Lock Control Function

Check, Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279

Shifting

Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217

Signals, Turn and

Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Spare Tire

Compact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Special Application Services . . . . 347
Specifications and

Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

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Index

StabiliTrak

OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Start Assist, Hills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Steering System Messages . . . . . 133
Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps

Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 282

Storage Areas

Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
Sunglasses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
Underseat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . . 98
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Sunglass Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System

Forward Collision

Alert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149, 370

Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Taillamps

Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Text Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . 360
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . 35
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
All-Terrain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Compact Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Full-Size Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Pressure Monitor Operation . . 301
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . 300
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294

Tires (cont'd)

Terminology and Definitions . . 297
Uniform Tire Quality

Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309

Wheel Alignment and Tire

Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 310
When It Is Time for New

Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Tow/Haul Mode Light . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Towing

Driving Characteristics . . . . . . . . 245
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 245
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 327
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . . 253
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326

Traction

Control System (TCS)/

StabiliTrak® Light . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118

Traction Control/Electronic

Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231

Trademarks and License

Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

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Trailer

Sway Control (TSC) . . . . . . . . . . 253
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Transmission

Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Fluid, Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Transportation Program,

Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Truck-Camper Loading

Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210

Turn and Lane-Change

Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Turn Signal

Vehicle

Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Identification Number (VIN) . . . 354
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Reminder Messages . . . . . . . . . . 135
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . 118
Vehicle Care

Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299

Index

391

Warning (cont'd)

Lane Departure (LDW) . . . . . . . 240

Warning Lights, Gauges, and

Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Warnings

Hazard Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Wheels

Alignment and Tire Balance . . 310
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310

When It Is Time for New

Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Where to Put the Restraint . . . . . . 74
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 282

Vehicle Data Recording and

Windshield

Underseat Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . 309
Up-Shift Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Updates

Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Voice Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Warning

Brake System Light . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Caution and Danger . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Winter

Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . . . 280

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Contents

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
In Brief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Keys, Doors, and Windows . . . . . 25
Seats and Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Instruments and Controls . . . . . . 100
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . 149
Climate Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Driving and Operating . . . . . . . . . 192
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Service and Maintenance . . . . . 340
Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Customer Information . . . . . . . . . 357
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . 368
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381

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Introduction

Introduction

The names, logos, emblems, slogans, vehicle model names, and vehicle body designs appearing in this manual including, but not limited to, GM, the GM logo, GMC, the GMC Truck Emblem, and CANYON are trademarks and/or service marks of General Motors LLC, its subsidiaries, affiliates, or licensors. For vehicles first sold in Canada, substitute the name “General Motors of Canada Limited” for GMC wherever it appears in this manual.

This manual describes features that may or may not be on the vehicle because of optional equipment that was not purchased on the vehicle, model variants, country specifications, features/applications that may not be available in your region, or changes subsequent to the printing of this owner manual. If this vehicle has the Duramax® diesel engine, see the Duramax diesel supplement for additional and specific information on this engine. Refer to the purchase documentation relating to your specific vehicle to confirm the features. Keep this manual in the vehicle for quick reference.

Canadian Vehicle Owners A French language manual can be obtained from your dealer, at www.helminc.com, or from:

Propriétaires Canadiens On peut obtenir un exemplaire de ce guide en français auprès du concessionnaire ou à l'adresse suivante: Helm, Incorporated Attention: Customer Service 47911 Halyard Drive Plymouth, MI 48170
USA

Using this Manual To quickly locate information about the vehicle, use the Index in the back of the manual. It is an alphabetical list of what is in the manual and the page number where it can be found.

Danger, Warning, and Caution Warning messages found on vehicle labels and in this manual describe hazards and what to do to avoid or reduce them.

Litho in U.S.A. Part No. 23142522 B Second Printing

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{ Danger

Danger indicates a hazard with a high level of risk which will result in serious injury or death.

{ Warning

Warning indicates a hazard that could result in injury or death.

Caution

Caution indicates a hazard that could result in property or vehicle damage.

A circle with a slash through it is a safety symbol which means “Do Not,” “Do not do this,” or “Do not let this happen.”

Symbols The vehicle has components and labels that use symbols instead of text. Symbols are shown along with the text describing the operation or information relating to a specific component, control, message, gauge, or indicator. M : Shown when the owner manual has additional instructions or information. * : Shown when the service manual has additional instructions or information. 0 : Shown when there is more information on another page — “see page.”

Introduction

Vehicle Symbol Chart Here are some additional symbols that may be found on the vehicle and what they mean. For more information on the symbol, refer to the Index. 9 : Airbag Readiness Light # : Air Conditioning $ : Brake System Warning Light " : Charging System I : Cruise Control ` : Do Not Puncture ^ : Do Not Service B : Engine Coolant Temperature O : Exterior Lamps _ : Flame/Fire Prohibited # : Fog Lamps . : Fuel Gauge + : Fuses 3 : Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer 5 : Hill Descent Control j : LATCH System Child Restraints

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* : Malfunction Indicator Lamp : : Oil Pressure } : Power > : Safety Belt Reminders 7 : Tire Pressure Monitor d : Traction Control/StabiliTrak® a : Under Pressure

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Portable Audio Devices . . . . . . . . 19
Bluetooth® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . . 20
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Driver Information Center (DIC)

(Base Level) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Driver Information Center (DIC)

(Uplevel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Forward Collision Alert (FCA)

System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Lane Departure

Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . 21
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Performance and Maintenance

Traction Control/Electronic

Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Tire Pressure Monitor . . . . . . . . . . 22
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . . 23
Driving for Better Fuel

Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Roadside Assistance

Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

In Brief

Instrument Panel

Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Initial Drive Information

Initial Drive Information . . . . . . . . . . 8
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)

System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Heated Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Head Restraint Adjustment . . . . 12
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Passenger Sensing System . . . 12
Mirror Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . . 14
Interior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Exterior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . . . 15
Climate Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Vehicle Features

Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Radio(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

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1. Air Vents 0 190
2. Turn Signal Lever. See Turn

ii

ii

and Lane-Change Signals 0 145
Driver Information Center (DIC) (Base Level) Controls (If Equipped). See Driver Information Center (DIC) (Base Level) 0 122
Information Center (DIC) (Uplevel) 0 125
Instrument Cluster (Base Level) 0 106
Cluster (Uplevel) 0 108

or Instrument

or Driver

ii

ii

ii

3.

4. Windshield Wiper/Washer

ii

0 102

ii

5. Light Sensor. See Automatic

ii

Headlamp System 0 144
Vehicle Alarm System Indicator (If Equipped). See Vehicle Alarm System 0 34
Infotainment 0 149

6. 7. Climate Control Systems 0 186

ii

ii

(If Equipped). Automatic Climate Control System 0 188

(If Equipped).

ii

8. Heated Front Seats 0 47

(If

Equipped).

ii

9. Power Outlets 0 104

(If

Equipped).

ii

10. Shift Lever. See Automatic

Transmission 0 219
Transmission 0 224
11. Auxiliary Jack 0 163

ii

ii

or Manual

USB Port 0 160

ii

ii

12. Hazard Warning Flashers

ii

ii

ii

0 145
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control 0 231
Cargo Lamp 0 146
Lane Departure Warning (If Equipped). (LDW) 0 240
Hill Descent Control (HDC) 0 233
Tow/Haul Selector Button (If Equipped). See Tow/Haul Mode 0 223

(If Equipped).

ii

ii

13. Steering Wheel Controls 0 102

ii

ii

(If Equipped).

ii

Driver Information Center (DIC) (Uplevel) Controls (If Equipped). See Driver Information Center (DIC) (Base Level) 0 122
Information Center (DIC) (Uplevel) 0 125

or Driver

ii

ii

14. Horn 0 102
15. Steering Wheel Adjustment

ii

0 101

(Out of View). 16. Cruise Control 0 234

ii

ii

Forward Collision Alert (FCA) (If Equipped). System 0 238

ii

17. Transfer Case Knob (If

Equipped). See Four-Wheel Drive 0 225

ii

18. Hood Release. See Hood

0 258

ii

19. Parking Brake 0 230
20. Data Link Connector (DLC)

ii

(Out of View). See Malfunction Indicator Lamp (Check Engine Light) 0 114

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21. Exterior Lamp Controls 0 142

ii

(If

Fog Lamps 0 145
Equipped). Instrument Panel Illumination Control 0 146

ii

ii

22.

Initial Drive Information This section provides a brief overview about some of the important features that may or may not be on your specific vehicle. For more detailed information, refer to each of the features which can be found later in this owner manual.

Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System The RKE transmitter functions may work from up to 60 m (197 ft) away from the vehicle.

K : Press to unlock the driver door. Press K again within three seconds to unlock all remaining doors. Q : Press to lock all doors. Lock and unlock feedback can be personalized. See Vehicle Personalization 0 135
7 : Press and release one time to initiate vehicle locator. Press 7 and hold for at least three seconds to sound the panic alarm. Press 7
again to cancel the panic alarm. See Keys 0 25
Entry (RKE) System Operation 0 28

and Remote Keyless

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Remote Vehicle Start If equipped, the engine can be started from outside of the vehicle. Starting the Vehicle 1. Press and release Q on the

2.

RKE transmitter. Immediately press and hold / for at least four seconds or until the turn signal lamps flash.

3. Start the vehicle normally after

entering.

When the vehicle starts, the parking lamps will turn on. Remote start can be extended. Canceling a Remote Start To cancel a remote start, do one of the following: . Press and hold / until the

parking lamps turn off.

. Turn on the hazard warning

flashers.

. Turn the vehicle on and then off. See Remote Vehicle Start 0 30

ii

Door Locks To lock or unlock a door from the outside press Q or K on the Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter or use the key in the driver door. To lock a door from the inside, push down on the door lock knob. To unlock, pull the door handle once to unlock the door and again to unlatch it. Power Door Locks

Q : Press to lock the doors. K : Press to unlock the doors. See Door Locks 0 31
Door Locks 0 32

ii

and Power

ii

Windows

Power Windows

Crew Cab Shown, Extended Cab

Similar

If equipped with power door locks:

Crew Cab Shown, Extended Cab

Similar

The driver door has switches to control all windows. Each passenger door has a switch to control that window. The power windows work when the ignition is in ON/RUN or ACC/ACCESSORY,

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ii

or when Retained Accessory Power (RAP) is active. See Retained Accessory Power (RAP) 0 213
Press the switch to lower the window. Pull the switch to raise it. See Windows 0 39
Express Windows If equipped, the express window feature allows the windows to be raised or lowered without holding the switch. To use express-down, press the switch down fully and release. The driver window may have the express-up feature. Pull the switch up fully and release to activate.

Seat Adjustment

Manual Seats

Power Seats

To adjust a manual seat: 1. Pull the handle at the front of

the seat.

2. Slide the seat to the desired

position and release the handle.

3. Try to move the seat back and forth to make sure it is locked in place.

To adjust a power seat, if equipped: . Move the seat forward or

rearward by sliding the control forward or rearward.

. Raise or lower the entire seat by

moving the entire control up or down.

See Power Seat Adjustment 0 45
and Reclining Seatbacks 0 46

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Reclining Seatbacks

In Brief

11

2. Push and pull on the seatback

to make sure it is locked. See Reclining Seatbacks 0 46

ii

Heated Seats

If equipped, press and hold the top of the control to increase lumbar support. Press and hold the bottom of the control to decrease lumbar support. Release the control when the desired level of support is reached. See Lumbar Adjustment 0 46

ii

To recline: 1. Lift the lever. 2. Move the seatback to the desired position, and then release the lever to lock the seatback in place.

3. Push and pull on the seatback

to make sure it is locked.

To return the seatback to the upright position: 1. Lift the lever fully without applying pressure to the seatback.

If equipped, the buttons are on the center stack. To operate, the engine must be running. This feature will heat the cushion and back of the seats. Press + to heat the driver or passenger seatback only. Press z to heat the driver or passenger cushion and seatback.

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The indicator light comes on when this feature is on. See Heated Front Seats 0 47

ii

Safety Belts

Passenger Sensing System

Head Restraint Adjustment Do not drive until the head restraints for all occupants are installed and adjusted properly. To achieve a comfortable seating position, change the seatback recline angle as little as necessary while keeping the seat and the head restraint height in the proper position. See Head Restraints 0 44
Adjustment 0 45

and Seat

ii

ii

United States

Canada

The passenger sensing system will turn off the front outboard passenger frontal airbag under certain conditions. No other airbag is affected by the passenger sensing system. See Passenger Sensing System 0 62

ii

Refer to the following sections for important information on how to use safety belts properly: . Safety Belts 0 50
. How to Wear Safety Belts

ii

Properly 0 51

ii

. Lap-Shoulder Belt 0 52
. Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH System) 0 75

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The passenger airbag status indicator lights on the overhead console are visible when the vehicle is started. See Passenger Airbag Status Indicator 0 113

ii

Mirror Adjustment Using hood-mounted air deflectors and add-on convex mirror attachments could decrease mirror performance. Exterior Mirrors

Manual Mirrors If equipped, adjust the manual mirror by moving it up and down or left to right to see a little of the side of the vehicle and to have a clear view behind the vehicle. See Manual Mirrors 0 36

ii

Power Mirrors

Interior Mirror

In Brief

13

Adjustment Adjust the mirror for a clear view of the area behind the vehicle.

Manual Dimming Rearview Mirror If equipped, push the tab forward for daytime use and pull it rearward for nighttime use to avoid the glare of headlamps from behind.

Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror If equipped, the rearview mirror dims automatically to reduce the glare of the headlamps from behind. The dimming feature comes on when the vehicle is started.

If equipped, adjust the power mirrors: 1. Move the selector switch to L (Left) or R (Right) to choose driver or passenger mirror.

2. Press the arrows on the control pad to move each mirror in the desired direction.

3. Return the selector switch to

the center position. See Power Mirrors 0 37

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Steering Wheel