2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU maintenance

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A
Accessories and Modications..................... 344
Adding Equipment to Your
Airbag-Equipped Vehicle............................ 89
Additives, Fuel............................................ 347
Add-On Electrical Equipment....................... 445
Adjustable Throttle and Brake Pedal............ 121
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine............................. 364
Air Conditioning..................................188, 192
Airbag
Passenger Status Indicator....................... 203
Readiness Light....................................... 202
Airbag Sensing and Diagnostic
Module (SDM).......................................... 486
Airbag System............................................... 72
What Will You See After an
Airbag Inates?...................................... 80
When Should an Airbag Inate?................. 78
Where Are the Airbags?............................. 74
Airbag Systems
Adding Equipment to Your
Airbag-Equipped Vehicle......................... 89
How Does an Airbag Restrain?.................. 79
Passenger Sensing System....................... 82Airbag Systems (cont.)
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle....... 88
What Makes an Airbag Inate?.................. 79
Antenna, Backglass..................................... 286
Antenna, Fixed Mast................................... 285
Antenna, XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna
System.................................................... 286
Anti-Lock Brake System.............................. 293
Anti-Lock Brake, System Warning Light....... 208
Appearance Care
Aluminum Wheels.................................... 441
Care of Safety Belts................................ 439
Chemical Paint Spotting........................... 442
Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses.............. 440
Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle.......... 435
Fabric/Carpet........................................... 436
Finish Care.............................................. 440
Finish Damage......................................... 442
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other
Plastic Surfaces.................................... 438
Leather.................................................... 437
Sheet Metal Damage............................... 442
Tires........................................................ 441
Ultra Lux Suede....................................... 438
Underbody Maintenance........................... 442
Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials.......... 443
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C
Calibration..........................................139, 141
California Fuel............................................. 347
California Proposition 65 Warning................ 345
Canadian Owners........................................... 3
Capacities and Specications...................... 454
Carbon Monoxide..............108, 136, 317, 333
Care of
Safety Belts............................................. 439
Your CD and DVD Player........................ 285
Your CDs and DVDs................................ 285
Cargo Lamp................................................ 186
Center Console Storage Area...................... 160
Chains, Tire................................................. 416
Charging System Light................................ 206
Check
Engine Light............................................ 212
Checking Things Under the Hood................ 352
Chemical Paint Spotting.............................. 442
Child Restraints
Child Restraint Systems............................. 49
Infants and Young Children........................ 45
Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children.................................................. 56
Older Children........................................... 42Child Restraints (cont.)
Securing a Child Restraint in a
Rear Seat Position ................................. 65
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Right Front Seat Position........................ 67
Where to Put the Restraint........................ 54
Cigarette Lighter.......................................... 187
Cleaning
Aluminum Wheels.................................... 441
Exterior Lamps/Lenses............................. 440
Fabric/Carpet........................................... 436
Finish Care.............................................. 440
Inside of Your Vehicle.............................. 435
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other
Plastic Surfaces.................................... 438
Leather.................................................... 437
Tires........................................................ 441
Ultra Lux Suede....................................... 438
Underbody Maintenance........................... 442
Washing Your Vehicle.............................. 439
Weatherstrips........................................... 439
Windshield and Wiper Blades................... 440
Climate Control System............................... 188
Automatic................................................. 192
Outlet Adjustment..................................... 197
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Light (cont.)
TCS Warning Light.................................. 209
Traction Control System Active................. 209
Traction Control System (TCS)
Warning................................................ 209
Lighting
Entry/Exit................................................. 185
Parade Dimming...................................... 185
Lights
Exterior Lamps......................................... 179
Flash-to-Pass........................................... 173
High/Low Beam Changer......................... 172
On Reminder........................................... 181
Loading Your Vehicle................................... 324
Lockout Protection....................................... 108
Locks
Delayed Locking...................................... 106
Door........................................................ 104
Lockout Protection................................... 108
Power Door............................................. 105
Programmable Automatic Door Locks....... 106
Rear Door Security Locks........................ 107
Loss of Control........................................... 304
Lumbar
Manual Controls.......................................... 9M
Maintenance Schedule
Additional Required Services.................... 462
At Each Fuel Fill...................................... 464
At Least Once a Month............................ 465
At Least Once a Year.............................. 466
Introduction.............................................. 458
Maintenance Footnotes............................ 463
Maintenance Record................................ 472
Maintenance Requirements...................... 458
Normal Maintenance
Replacement Parts............................... 469
Owner Checks and Services.................... 464
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants....... 468
Scheduled Maintenance........................... 460
Using....................................................... 458
Your Vehicle and the Environment............ 458
Malfunction Indicator Light........................... 212
Manual Lumbar Controls................................. 9
Manual Seats.................................................. 8
Map Pocket................................................. 161
Message
DIC Warnings and Messages................... 222
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Mirrors
Automatic Dimming Rearview with
Compass.............................................. 141
Automatic Dimming Rearview with
OnStar
®and Compass......................... 139
Manual Rearview Mirror........................... 138
Manual Rearview Mirror with OnStar
®...... 138
Outside Convex Mirror............................. 144
Outside Power Heated Mirrors................. 143
Outside Power Mirrors............................. 143
MyGMLink.com............................................ 478
N
New Vehicle Break-In.................................. 117
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts....... 469
O
Odometer.................................................... 200
Odometer, Trip............................................ 200
Off-Road Recovery...................................... 302
Oil
Engine..................................................... 359
Pressure Light.......................................... 215Oil, Engine Oil Life System ......................... 362
Older Children, Restraints............................. 42
Online Owner Center................................... 478
OnStar
®System, see OnStar®Manual........ 144
Operation, Universal Home Remote
System............................................149, 153
Other Warning Devices................................ 170
Outlet Adjustment........................................ 197
Outlets
Accessory Power..................................... 186
Outside
Convex Mirror.......................................... 144
Power Heated Mirrors.............................. 143
Power Mirrors.......................................... 143
Overheated Engine Protection
Operating Mode....................................... 373
Owner Checks and Services....................... 464
Owners, Canadian.......................................... 3
P
Paint, Damage............................................ 442
Parade Dimming.......................................... 185
Park (P)
Shifting Into............................................. 132
Shifting Out of......................................... 134
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Safety Warnings and Symbols......................... 4
Scheduled Maintenance............................... 460
Seatback, Folding Passenger........................ 14
Seats
Head Restraints......................................... 13
Heated Seats............................................. 10
Manual........................................................ 8
Manual Lumbar............................................ 9
Passenger Folding Seatback...................... 14
Power Lift Seat.......................................... 16
Power Seat................................................. 9
Rear Seat Operation.................................. 17
Reclining Seatbacks................................... 10
Securing a Child Restraint
Rear Seat Position..................................... 65
Right Front Seat Position........................... 67
Security Light.............................................. 216
Service........................................................ 344
Accessories and Modications.................. 344
Adding Equipment to the Outside of
Your Vehicle......................................... 346
California Proposition 65 Warning............. 345
Doing Your Own Work............................. 345
Engine Soon Light................................... 212
Publications Ordering Information............. 492Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle......... 88
Sheet Metal Damage................................... 442
Shifting Into Park (P)................................... 132
Shifting Out of Park (P)............................... 134
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster........................ 33
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.................. 172
Spare Tire
Compact.................................................. 434
Installing.................................................. 422
Removing................................................ 419
Storing...................................428, 430, 432
Specications, Capacities............................ 454
Speedometer............................................... 200
Starting Your Engine................................... 120
Steering...................................................... 299
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio..........282, 283
Storage Areas
Center Console Storage Area................... 160
Convenience Net..................................... 163
Cupholder(s)............................................ 160
Glove Box................................................ 160
Map Pocket............................................. 161
Rear Compartment Storage
Panel/Cover.......................................... 161
Table....................................................... 163
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