2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU wheel

Overseas — Customer Assistance
Please contact the local General Motors Business Unit.
Mexico, Central America and
Caribbean Islands/Countries
(Except Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin
Islands) — Customer Assistance
General Motors de Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V.
Customer Assistance Center
Paseo de la Reforma # 2740
Col. Lomas de Bezares
C.P. 11910, Mexico, D.F.
01-800-508-0000
Long Distance: 011-52-53 29 0 800
GM Mobility Reimbursement
Program
This program, available to qualied applicants, can
reimburse you up to $1,000 of the cost of eligible
aftermarket adaptive equipment required for your vehicle,
such as hand controls or a wheelchair/scooter lift.
The offer is available for a very limited period of time
from the date of vehicle purchase/lease. For more
details, or to determine your vehicle’s eligibility, visit
gmmobility.com or call the GM Mobility Assistance
Center at 1-800-323-9935. Text telephone (TTY) users,
call 1-800-833-9935.
GM of Canada also has a Mobility Program. Call
1-800-GM-DRIVE (463-7483) for details. TTY users
call 1-800-263-3830.
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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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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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W
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators................3-30
Warnings
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-52
Hazard Warning Flashers............................... 3-6
Other Warning Devices.................................. 3-6
Safety and Symbols......................................... iii
Vehicle Damage.............................................. iv
Wheels
Alignment and Tire Balance..........................5-58
Replacement...............................................5-58
Where to Put the Restraint...............................1-42
Windows.......................................................2-16
Power ........................................................2-17
Windshield
Wiper Blades, Cleaning................................5-78Windshield Washer.........................................3-10
Fluid..........................................................5-30
Windshield Wiper
Blade Replacement......................................5-45
Fuses........................................................5-83
Windshield Wipers......................................... 3-9
Winter Driving................................................4-24
X
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System..............3-122
Y
Your Vehicle and the Environment....................... 6-2
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