2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU Owners Manual

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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I
Ignition Positions.............................................2-22
Infants and Young Children, Restraints...............1-35
Ination -- Tire Pressure..................................5-53
Instrument Panel
Overview..................................................... 3-4
Instrument Panel (I/P)
Brightness..................................................3-18
Cluster.......................................................3-31
J
Jump Starting.................................................5-36
K
Keyless Entry System....................................... 2-4
Keys............................................................... 2-3
L
Labelling, Tire Sidewall....................................5-48
Lamps
Battery Run-Down Protection.........................3-20
Cargo........................................................3-19
Dome ........................................................3-18Lamps (cont.)
Exterior......................................................3-13
Fog ...........................................................3-18
Front Reading.............................................3-19
Rear Reading.............................................3-19
Trunk.........................................................3-19
LATCH System
Child Restraints...........................................1-45
Liftgate..........................................................2-15
Light
Airbag Readiness........................................3-34
Anti-Lock Brake System Warning...................3-38
Brake System Warning.................................3-37
Charging System.........................................3-37
Cruise Control.............................................3-45
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning.............3-40
Enhanced Traction System (ETS)
Active Light.............................................3-39
Enhanced Traction System (ETS)
Warning Light..........................................3-39
Highbeam On.............................................3-45
Malfunction Indicator....................................3-41
Oil Pressure...............................................3-44
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator..................3-35
Passenger Safety Belt Reminder....................3-33
Safety Belt Reminder...................................3-33
Security.....................................................3-44
Service Vehicle Soon...................................3-45
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Lighting
Entry/Exit...................................................3-19
Loading Your Vehicle.......................................4-29
Lockout Protection..........................................2-13
Locks
Delayed Locking..........................................2-12
Door ..........................................................2-11
Lockout Protection.......................................2-13
Power Door ................................................2-12
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.............2-13
Loss of Control...............................................4-14
Lumbar
Manual Controls............................................ 1-3
M
Maintenance Schedule
Additional Required Services........................... 6-6
At Each Fuel Fill........................................... 6-8
At Least Once a Month.................................. 6-9
At Least Once a Year.................................... 6-9
Introduction.................................................. 6-2
Maintenance Footnotes.................................. 6-7
Maintenance Record....................................6-14
Maintenance Requirements............................. 6-2
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts.........6-13
Owner Checks and Services........................... 6-8Maintenance Schedule (cont.)
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.............6-12
Scheduled Maintenance................................. 6-4
Using.......................................................... 6-2
Your Vehicle and the Environment................... 6-2
Malfunction Indicator Light................................3-41
Manual Lumbar Controls.................................... 1-3
Manual Seats................................................... 1-2
Map Pocket...................................................2-44
Message
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-52
Mirrors
Automatic Dimming Rearview with Compass....2-35
Automatic Dimming Rearview with OnStar
®
and Compass..........................................2-34
Manual Rearview Mirror................................2-33
Manual Rearview Mirror with OnStar
®.............2-33
Outside Convex Mirror.................................2-38
Outside Power Heated Mirrors.......................2-38
Outside Power Mirrors..................................2-37
MyGMLink.com................................................ 7-3
N
New Vehicle Break-In......................................2-21
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts............6-13
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O
Odometer......................................................3-32
Odometer, Trip...............................................3-32
Off-Road Recovery..........................................4-12
Oil
Engine.......................................................5-15
Pressure Light.............................................3-44
Oil, Engine Oil Life System..............................5-18
Older Children, Restraints................................1-33
Online Owner Center........................................ 7-3
OnStar
®System, see OnStar®Manual...............2-38
Other Warning Devices...................................... 3-6
Outlet Adjustment............................................3-29
Outside
Convex Mirror.............................................2-38
Power Heated Mirrors..................................2-38
Power Mirrors.............................................2-37
Owner Checks and Services.............................. 6-8
Owners, Canadian............................................... ii
P
Park (P)
Shifting Into................................................2-29
Shifting Out of............................................2-31
Park (P) Headlamps Off in Park (P)..................3-16
Parking
Brake........................................................2-29
Over Things That Burn.................................2-31
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator.....................3-35
Passenger Sensing System..............................1-70
Passing.........................................................4-13
PASS-Key
®III+..............................................2-19
PASS-Key®III+ Operation................................2-20
Power ............................................................. 1-3
Accessory Outlet(s)......................................3-20
Door Locks.................................................2-12
Electrical System.........................................5-83
Retained Accessory (RAP)............................2-22
Windows....................................................2-17
Pretensioners, Safety Belt................................1-32
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.................2-13
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Q
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts.........1-15
R
Radios..........................................................3-54
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
Radio with Cassette and CD.........................3-71
Radio with CD....................................3-55, 3-60
Radio with Six-Disc CD................................3-84
Rear Seat Audio..............................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..........................................3-118
Understanding Reception............................3-120
Rear Compartment Storage Panel/Cover............2-45
Rear Reading Lamps......................................3-19
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides......................1-28
Rear Seat Audio (RSA)........................3-115, 3-117
Rear Seat Entertainment System.......................3-99
Rear Seat Operation......................................... 1-8
Rear Seat Passengers, Safety Belts..................1-25Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming with
Compass....................................................2-35
Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming with
OnStar
®and Compass.................................2-34
Rearview Mirror with OnStar®...........................2-33
Rearview Mirrors.............................................2-33
Reclining Seatbacks.......................................... 1-4
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.................6-12
Recreational Vehicle Towing.............................4-35
Remote Keyless Entry System............................ 2-4
Remote Keyless Entry System, Operation............ 2-5
Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the
Spare Tire..................................................5-65
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...................5-63
Replacement Bulbs.........................................5-45
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government..................................7-11
General Motors...........................................7-11
United States Government............................7-10
Restraint System Check
Checking the Restraint Systems....................1-75
Replacing Restraint System Parts After
a Crash..................................................1-76
Retained Accessory Power (RAP)......................2-22
Right Front Passenger Position, Safety Belts......1-24
Roadside
Assistance Program....................................... 7-6
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out....................4-29
Running the Engine While Parked.....................2-32
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S
Safety Belt
Passenger Reminder Light............................3-33
Pretensioners..............................................1-32
Reminder Light............................................3-33
Safety Belts
Care of ......................................................5-77
Driver Position............................................1-16
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly................1-16
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts.....1-15
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides...................1-28
Rear Seat Passengers.................................1-25
Right Front Passenger Position......................1-24
Safety Belt Extender....................................1-32
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy.................1-24
Safety Belts Are for Everyone.......................1-10
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster........................1-23
Safety Warnings and Symbols.............................. iii
Scheduled Maintenance..................................... 6-4
Seatback, Folding Passenger............................. 1-6
Seats
Head Restraints............................................ 1-6
Heated Seats............................................... 1-4
Manual........................................................ 1-2
Manual Lumbar............................................. 1-3
Passenger Folding Seatback........................... 1-6
Rear Seat Operation...................................... 1-8Seats (cont.)
Reclining Seatbacks...................................... 1-4
Six-Way Power Driver.................................... 1-3
Securing a Child Restraint
Rear Seat Position......................................1-53
Right Front Seat Position..............................1-56
Security Light.................................................3-44
Service........................................................... 5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside of
Your Vehicle.............................................. 5-5
Doing Your Own Work................................... 5-4
Engine Soon Light.......................................3-41
Publications Ordering Information...................7-11
Vehicle Soon Light.......................................3-45
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-74
Setting the Time
Radios with Radio Data Systems (RDS).........3-55
Radios without Radio Data Systems (RDS).....3-54
Sheet Metal Damage.......................................5-80
Shifting Into Park (P).......................................2-29
Shifting Out of Park (P)...................................2-31
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster...........................1-23
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-8
Spare Tire
Compact....................................................5-73
Installing....................................................5-65
Removing...................................................5-63
Storing.......................................................5-70
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Specications, Capacities.................................5-91
Speedometer..................................................3-32
Starting Your Engine.......................................2-23
Steering........................................................4-10
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio.......................3-119
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel................................. 3-7
Storage Areas
Center Console Storage Area........................2-44
Cupholder(s)...............................................2-44
Glove Box..................................................2-44
Map Pocket................................................2-44
Rear Compartment Storage Panel/Cover.........2-45
Table.........................................................2-46
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow......................4-28
Sun Visors.....................................................2-17
Sunroof.........................................................2-47
T
Table............................................................2-46
Tachometer....................................................3-32
Taillamps
Turn Signal, Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps....5-43
Theft-Deterrent, Radio....................................3-118
Theft-Deterrent Systems...................................2-17
Content Theft-Deterrent................................2-18
PASS-Key
®III+...........................................2-19
PASS-Key®III+ Operation.............................2-20Throttle, Adjustable..........................................2-24
Tilt Wheel........................................................ 3-7
Tires.............................................................5-47
Aluminum Wheels, Cleaning..........................5-79
Buying New Tires........................................5-56
Chains.......................................................5-60
Changing a Flat Tire....................................5-62
Cleaning....................................................5-79
Compact Spare Tire.....................................5-73
If a Tire Goes Flat.......................................5-61
Ination -- Tire Pressure...............................5-53
Inspection and Rotation................................5-54
Installing the Spare Tire................................5-65
Removing the Flat Tire.................................5-65
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...............5-63
Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools............5-70
Tire Sidewall Labelling..................................5-48
Tire Terminology and Denitions....................5-50
Uniform Tire Quality Grading.........................5-57
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance.................5-58
Wheel Replacement.....................................5-58
When It Is Time for New Tires......................5-55
Towing
Recreational Vehicle.....................................4-35
Towing a Trailer..........................................4-38
Your Vehicle...............................................4-34
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