2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU light

Fuses Usage
7 Not Used
8 Not Used
9 Not Used
10 Sunroof Controls
11 Not Used
12 Auxiliary Power 2
13 Not Used
14 Heated Seat Controls
15 Not Used
16Remote Keyless Entry System,
XM Satellite Radio, Rear Seat
Entertainment System, Homelink
17 Back-up Lamps
18 Not Used
19 Not Used
20Cigarette Lighter, Auxiliary Power
Outlet
21 Not Used
22 TrunkFuses Usage
23 Rear Window Defogger
24 Heated Mirror Controls
25 Fuel Pump
Relays Usage
26 Rear Window Defogger
27 Parklamps
28 Not Used
29 Not Used
30 Not Used
31 Not Used
32 Not Used
33 Back-up Lamps
34 Not Used
35 Not Used
36 Trunk
37 Fuel Pump
38 (Diode) Cargo Lamps
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Maintenance Footnotes
(a)Visually inspect brake lines and hoses for proper
hook-up, binding, leaks, cracks, chang, etc. Inspect
disc brake pads for wear and rotors for surface
condition. Inspect other brake parts, including calipers,
parking brake, etc.
(b)Visually inspect front and rear suspension and
steering system for damaged, loose, or missing parts or
signs of wear. Inspect power steering cables for
proper hook-up, binding, cracks, chang, etc.
(c)Visually inspect hoses and have them replaced if they
are cracked, swollen, or deteriorated. Inspect all pipes,
ttings and clamps; replace with genuine GM parts as
needed. To help ensure proper operation, a pressure test
of the cooling system and pressure cap and cleaning the
outside of the radiator and air conditioning condenser is
recommended at least once a year.
(d)Visually inspect wiper blades for wear or cracking.
Replace wiper blades that appear worn or damaged
or that streak or miss areas of the windshield.(e)Make sure the safety belt reminder light and all your
belts, buckles, latch plates, retractors, and anchorages
are working properly. Look for any other loose or
damaged safety belt system parts. If you see anything
that might keep a safety belt system from doing its
job, have it repaired. Have any torn or frayed safety belts
replaced. Also look for any opened or broken airbag
coverings, and have them repaired or replaced.
The airbag system does not need regular maintenance.
(f)Lubricate all key lock cylinders, door hinges and
latches, hood hinges and latches, and trunk lid hinges
and latches. More frequent lubrication may be required
when exposed to a corrosive environment. Applying
silicone grease on weatherstrips with a clean cloth will
make them last longer, seal better, and not stick or
squeak.
(g)Check system for interference or binding and for
damaged or missing parts. Replace parts as needed.
Replace any components that have high effort or
excessive wear. Do not lubricate accelerator or cruise
control cables.
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A
Accessory Power Outlet(s)...............................3-20
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle.......................................................1-74
Additives, Fuel................................................. 5-6
Add-On Electrical Equipment............................5-83
Adjustable Throttle and Brake Pedal..................2-24
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine.................................5-20
Air Conditioning......................................3-21, 3-25
Airbag
Passenger Status Indicator...........................3-35
Readiness Light..........................................3-34
Airbag Sensing and Diagnostic Module (SDM)...... 7-9
Airbag System................................................1-60
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle...................................................1-74
How Does an Airbag Restrain?......................1-67
Passenger Sensing System...........................1-70
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..........1-74
What Makes an Airbag Inate?......................1-67
What Will You See After an Airbag Inates?....1-68
When Should an Airbag Inate?....................1-66
Where Are the Airbags?...............................1-62
Antenna, Backglass.......................................3-122
Antenna, Fixed Mast......................................3-122Antenna, XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna
System.....................................................3-122
Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS)........................... 4-6
Anti-Lock Brake, System Warning Light..............3-38
Appearance Care............................................5-73
Aluminum Wheels........................................5-79
Care of Safety Belts....................................5-77
Chemical Paint Spotting...............................5-80
Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses....................5-78
Fabric/Carpet..............................................5-74
Finish Care.................................................5-78
Finish Damage............................................5-80
Glass Surfaces............................................5-77
Instrument Panel.........................................5-76
Interior Plastic Components...........................5-76
Leather......................................................5-76
Sheet Metal Damage...................................5-80
Tires..........................................................5-79
Ultra Lux Suede..........................................5-76
Underbody Maintenance...............................5-80
Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials................5-81
Vinyl..........................................................5-75
Washing Your Vehicle...................................5-77
Weatherstrips..............................................5-77
Windshield and Wiper Blades........................5-78
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Audio System(s).............................................3-54
Audio Steering Wheel Controls....................3-119
Backglass Antenna.....................................3-122
Care of Your Cassette Tape Player...............3-120
Care of Your CD and DVD Player................3-121
Care of Your CDs and DVDs .......................3-121
Fixed Mast Antenna...................................3-122
Radio with Cassette and CD.........................3-71
Radio with CD....................................3-55, 3-60
Radio with Six-Disc CD................................3-84
Rear Seat Audio (RSA).....................3-115, 3-117
Setting the Time for Radios with Radio Data
Systems (RDS)........................................3-55
Setting the Time for Radios without Radio
Data Systems (RDS)................................3-54
Theft-Deterrent Feature...............................3-118
Understanding Radio Reception...................3-120
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System...........3-122
Automatic Climate Control System.....................3-25
Automatic Headlamp System............................3-17
Automatic Transaxle
Fluid..........................................................5-21
Operation...................................................2-26B
Backglass Antenna........................................3-122
Battery..........................................................5-35
Run-Down Protection...................................3-20
Before Leaving on a Long Trip.........................4-21
Brake
Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS)........................ 4-6
Emergencies................................................ 4-8
Parking......................................................2-29
System Warning Light..................................3-37
Brake Pedal, Throttle.......................................2-24
Brakes..........................................................5-32
Braking........................................................... 4-5
Braking in Emergencies..................................... 4-8
Break-In, New Vehicle.....................................2-21
Bulb Replacement...........................................5-41
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-41
Headlamps.................................................5-41
Replacement Bulbs......................................5-45
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
Back-up Lamps........................................5-43
Buying New Tires...........................................5-56
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C
California Fuel.................................................. 5-6
Canadian Owners................................................ ii
Capacities and Specications............................5-91
Carbon Monoxide...........2-14, 2-15, 2-32, 4-24, 4-38
Care of
Safety Belts................................................5-77
Your Cassette Tape Player..........................3-120
Your CD and DVD Player...........................3-121
Your CDs and DVDs ..................................3-121
Cargo Lamp...................................................3-19
Center Console Storage Area...........................2-44
Chains, Tire...................................................5-60
Charging System Light....................................3-37
Check
Engine Light...............................................3-41
Checking Things Under the Hood......................5-10
Chemical Paint Spotting...................................5-80
Child Restraints
Child Restraint Systems...............................1-39
Infants and Young Children...........................1-35
Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for
Children (LATCH System)..........................1-45
Older Children.............................................1-33
Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Seat
Position..................................................1-53Child Restraints (cont.)
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front
Seat Position...........................................1-56
Where to Put the Restraint...........................1-42
Cleaning
Aluminum Wheels........................................5-79
Exterior Lamps/Lenses.................................5-78
Fabric/Carpet..............................................5-74
Finish Care.................................................5-78
Glass Surfaces............................................5-77
Instrument Panel.........................................5-76
Interior Plastic Components...........................5-76
Leather......................................................5-76
Tires..........................................................5-79
Ultra Lux Suede..........................................5-76
Underbody Maintenance...............................5-80
Vinyl..........................................................5-75
Washing Your Vehicle...................................5-77
Weatherstrips..............................................5-77
Windshield and Wiper Blades........................5-78
Climate Control System...................................3-21
Automatic...................................................3-25
Outlet Adjustment........................................3-29
Comfort Guides, Rear Safety Belt.....................1-28
Compact Spare Tire........................................5-73
Content Theft-Deterrent....................................2-18
Control of a Vehicle.......................................... 4-5
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Coolant
Engine Temperature Gage............................3-40
Engine Temperature Warning Light.................3-40
Heater, Engine............................................2-24
Surge Tank Pressure Cap.............................5-24
Cooling System..............................................5-26
Cruise Control................................................3-10
Cruise Control Light........................................3-45
Cupholder(s)..................................................2-44
Customer Assistance Information
Courtesy Transportation.................................. 7-7
Customer Assistance for Text
Telephone (TTY) Users............................... 7-4
Customer Assistance Offices........................... 7-4
Customer Satisfaction Procedure..................... 7-2
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program............... 7-5
Reporting Safety Defects to General Motors....7-11
Reporting Safety Defects to the Canadian
Government............................................7-11
Reporting Safety Defects to the United States
Government............................................7-10
Roadside Assistance Program......................... 7-6
Service Publications Ordering Information........7-11
D
Daytime Running Lamps..................................3-16
Defensive Driving............................................. 4-2
Delayed Headlamps........................................3-16Delayed Locking.............................................2-12
Doing Your Own Service Work........................... 5-4
Dome Lamp ...................................................3-18
Door
Delayed Locking..........................................2-12
Door Ajar Reminder.....................................2-12
Locks........................................................2-11
Power Door Locks.......................................2-12
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.............2-13
Driver
Position, Safety Belt.....................................1-16
Six-Way Power Seat...................................... 1-3
Driver Information Center (DIC).........................3-47
DIC Operation and Displays..........................3-47
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-52
Driving
At Night.....................................................4-15
City ...........................................................4-19
Defensive..................................................... 4-2
Drunken....................................................... 4-2
Freeway.....................................................4-20
Hill and Mountain Roads..............................4-22
In Rain and on Wet Roads...........................4-17
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out.................4-29
Winter........................................................4-24
DVD
Rear Seat Entertainment System...................3-99
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E
Electrical System
Add-On Equipment......................................5-83
Engine Compartment Fuse Block...................5-86
Fuses........................................................5-83
Headlamp Wiring.........................................5-83
Instrument Panel Fuse Block.........................5-84
Power Windows and Other Power Options......5-83
Rear Compartment Fuse Block......................5-88
Windshield Wiper Fuses...............................5-83
Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter.........................................5-20
Battery.......................................................5-35
Check and Service Engine Soon Light............3-41
Coolant......................................................5-22
Coolant Heater............................................2-24
Coolant Temperature Gage...........................3-40
Coolant Temperature Warning Light................3-40
Engine Compartment Overview......................5-12
Exhaust.....................................................2-32
Oil .............................................................5-15
Oil Life System...........................................5-18
Overheating................................................5-24
Starting......................................................2-23Enhanced Traction System (ETS)........................ 4-8
Active Light................................................3-39
Warning Light.............................................3-39
Entry/Exit Lighting...........................................3-19
Event Data Recorders (EDR)............................. 7-9
Extender, Safety Belt.......................................1-32
Exterior Lamps...............................................3-13
F
Filter
Engine Air Cleaner......................................5-20
Finish Damage...............................................5-80
Fixed Mast Antenna.......................................3-122
Flash-to-Pass................................................... 3-8
Flat Tire........................................................5-61
Flat Tire, Changing.........................................5-62
Flat Tire, Storing.............................................5-70
Fluid
Automatic Transaxle.....................................5-21
Windshield Washer......................................5-30
Fog Lamps ....................................................3-18
Folding Seatback, Passenger............................. 1-6
Front Reading Lamps......................................3-19
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Fuel............................................................... 5-5
Additives...................................................... 5-6
California Fuel.............................................. 5-6
Filling a Portable Fuel Container....................5-10
Filling Your Tank........................................... 5-8
Fuels in Foreign Countries.............................. 5-7
Gage .........................................................3-46
Gasoline Octane........................................... 5-5
Gasoline Specications.................................. 5-5
Fuses...........................................................5-83
Engine Compartment Fuse Block...................5-86
Instrument Panel Fuse Block.........................5-84
Rear Compartment Fuse Block......................5-88
Windshield Wiper.........................................5-83
G
Gage
Engine Coolant Temperature.........................3-40
Fuel..........................................................3-46
Speedometer..............................................3-32
Tachometer.................................................3-32
Garage Door Opener.......................................2-40
Gasoline
Octane........................................................ 5-5
Specications............................................... 5-5
Glove Box.....................................................2-44
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program.................. 7-5
H
Hazard Warning Flashers................................... 3-6
Head Restraints............................................... 1-6
Headlamp Wiring............................................5-83
Headlamps....................................................5-41
Automatic Headlamp System.........................3-17
Bulb Replacement.......................................5-41
Daytime Running Lamps...............................3-16
Delayed.....................................................3-16
Flash-to-Pass............................................... 3-8
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-41
High/Low Beam Changer................................ 3-8
On Reminder..............................................3-16
Headlamps Off in Park (P)...............................3-16
Heated Seats................................................... 1-4
Heater...................................................3-21, 3-25
Highbeam On Light.........................................3-45
Highway Hypnosis...........................................4-22
Hill and Mountain Roads..................................4-22
HomeLink
®Wireless Control System.................2-40
HomeLink®Wireless Control System
Operation...................................................2-41
Hood
Checking Things Under................................5-10
Release.....................................................5-11
Horn ............................................................... 3-6
How to Use This Manual...................................... ii
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly...................1-16
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