2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU seat adjustment

Front Seats......................................................1-2
Manual Seats................................................1-2
Six-Way Power Driver Seat..............................1-3
Manual Lumbar..............................................1-3
Heated Seats.................................................1-4
Reclining Seatbacks........................................1-4
Head Restraints.............................................1-7
Passenger Folding Seatback............................1-8
Power Lift Seat............................................1-10
Rear Seats.....................................................1-10
Rear Seat Operation.....................................1-10
Safety Belts...................................................1-14
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone................1-14
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts......1-18
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly.................1-19
Driver Position..............................................1-19
Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment.....................1-26
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy..................1-27
Right Front Passenger Position.......................1-27
Rear Seat Passengers..................................1-27
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides....................1-30
Safety Belt Pretensioners...............................1-34
Safety Belt Extender.....................................1-34Child Restraints.............................................1-34
Older Children..............................................1-34
Infants and Young Children............................1-36
Child Restraint Systems.................................1-40
Where to Put the Restraint.............................1-44
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children
(LATCH)..................................................1-45
Securing a Child Restraint in a
Rear Seat Position....................................1-54
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front
Seat Position............................................1-56
Airbag System...............................................1-59
Where Are the Airbags?................................1-62
When Should an Airbag Inate?.....................1-65
What Makes an Airbag Inate?.......................1-67
How Does an Airbag Restrain?.......................1-67
What Will You See After an Airbag Inates?.....1-68
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle...........1-69
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle....................................................1-70
Restraint System Check..................................1-71
Checking the Restraint Systems......................1-71
Replacing Restraint System Parts After
a Crash...................................................1-72
Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
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If your vehicle has the remote start feature, the rear
defogger and heated mirrors will automatically be
turned on if it is cold outside. The indicator light will
not be on. When the vehicle transitions out of remote
start mode the rear defogger and heated mirrors will
turn off.
Notice:Do not use a razor blade or sharp object
to clear the inside rear window. Do not adhere
anything to the defogger grid lines in the rear glass.
These actions may damage the rear defogger.
Repairs would not be covered by your warranty.
Outlet Adjustment
Use the thumbwheels on the air outlets, located on the
center and on the sides of the instrument panel, to
change the horizontal direction of the airow. Use the
tabs on the outlet vanes to change the vertical direction
of the airow. Use the tabs on the outlet vanes to
shut off airow to the outlets.
The two upper outlets in the center of the instrument
panel are dedicated to the rear seats. These outlets
are xed to aim airow into the rear seats to help
cool the rear occupants in hot weather. Airow can
be shut off at the upper outlets by turning the vertical
thumbwheel. The louvers are xed, do not attempt
to move them or they may break.
Operation Tips
Clear away any ice, snow or leaves from the air
inlets at the base of the windshield that may
block the ow of air into your vehicle.
Use of non-GM approved hood deectors may
adversely affect performance of the system.
Keep the path under the front seats clear of objects
to help circulate the air inside of your vehicle more
effectively.
When an objectionable odor outside the vehicle
is encountered, use the recirculation mode, with
the temperature knob at a comfortable setting
to prevent the odor from entering the vehicle
through the ventilation system. This can be helpful
when driving through a long tunnel with poor
ventilation. However, extended usage of this
mode in cold or cool weather can cause window
fogging.
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C
Calibration.............................................2-39, 2-41
California Fuel.................................................. 5-6
California Proposition 65 Warning....................... 5-3
Canadian Owners................................................ ii
Capacities and Specications..........................5-107
Carbon Monoxide...........2-15, 2-16, 2-36, 4-27, 4-42
Care of
Safety Belts................................................5-93
Your CD and DVD Player...........................3-107
Your CDs and DVDs ..................................3-107
Cargo Lamp...................................................3-20
Center Console Storage Area...........................2-50
Chains, Tire...................................................5-70
Charging System Light....................................3-36
Check
Engine Light...............................................3-41
Checking Things Under the Hood......................5-10
Chemical Paint Spotting...................................5-96
Child Restraints
Child Restraint Systems...............................1-40
Infants and Young Children...........................1-36
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children..........1-45
Older Children.............................................1-34
Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Seat
Position..................................................1-54
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front
Seat Position...........................................1-56Child Restraints (cont.)
Where to Put the Restraint...........................1-44
Cigarette Lighter.............................................3-22
Cleaning
Aluminum Wheels........................................5-95
Exterior Lamps/Lenses.................................5-93
Fabric/Carpet..............................................5-90
Finish Care.................................................5-94
Inside of Your Vehicle..................................5-89
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other Plastic
Surfaces.................................................5-92
Leather......................................................5-91
Tires..........................................................5-95
Ultra Lux Suede..........................................5-92
Underbody Maintenance...............................5-96
Washing Your Vehicle...................................5-93
Weatherstrips..............................................5-93
Windshield and Wiper Blades........................5-94
Climate Control System...................................3-22
Automatic...................................................3-27
Outlet Adjustment........................................3-31
Collision Damage Repair..................................7-11
Comfort Guides, Rear Safety Belt.....................1-30
Compact Spare Tire........................................5-88
Compass...............................................2-39, 2-41
Competitive Driving.........................................4-18
Content Theft-Deterrent....................................2-18
Control of a Vehicle.......................................... 4-5
Convenience Net............................................2-52
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O
Odometer......................................................3-34
Odometer, Trip...............................................3-34
Off-Road Recovery..........................................4-15
Oil
Engine.......................................................5-17
Pressure Light.............................................3-44
Oil, Engine Oil Life System..............................5-20
Older Children, Restraints................................1-34
Online Owner Center........................................ 7-3
OnStar
®System, see OnStar®Manual...............2-44
Other Warning Devices...................................... 3-6
Outlet Adjustment............................................3-31
Outlet(s), Accessory Power...............................3-21
Outside
Convex Mirror.............................................2-43
Power Heated Mirrors..................................2-43
Power Mirrors.............................................2-43
Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode . . . 5-31
Owner Checks and Services.............................. 6-8
Owners, Canadian............................................... ii
P
Paint, Damage...............................................5-96
Parade Dimming.............................................3-19
Park (P)
Shifting Into................................................2-34
Shifting Out of............................................2-35
Park (P) Headlamps Off in Park (P)..................3-16
Parking
Brake........................................................2-33
Over Things That Burn.................................2-36
Passing.........................................................4-15
PASS-Key
®III+..............................................2-20
PASS-Key®III+ Operation................................2-21
Power ............................................................. 1-3
Accessory Outlet(s)......................................3-21
Door Locks.................................................2-12
Electrical System.........................................5-99
Lift Seat.....................................................1-10
Retained Accessory (RAP)............................2-24
Steering Fluid.............................................5-36
Windows....................................................2-17
Pretensioners, Safety Belt................................1-34
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.................2-13
Q
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts.........1-18
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