2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU Owners Manual

Ride Control Systems....................................... 4-6
Electronic Stability (ESC)................................ 4-6
Roadside Assistance Program............................ 7-7
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out....................4-20
Roof
Sunroof......................................................2-51
Running the Vehicle While Parked.....................2-36
S
Safety Belt Reminders.....................................3-30
Safety Belts
Care of ......................................................5-93
Extender....................................................1-32
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly................1-17
Lap-Shoulder Belt........................................1-26
Safety Belts Are for Everyone.......................1-12
Use During Pregnancy.................................1-31
Safety Defects
Reporting to the Canadian Government..........7-16
Reporting to General Motors.........................7-16
Reporting to the United States Government.....7-15
Safety Warnings and Symbols.............................. iii
Scheduled Maintenance..................................... 6-4
Additional Required Services........................... 6-6
Scheduling Appointments.................................7-10Seatback Latches............................................. 1-8
Seats
Head Restraints............................................ 1-2
Heated Seats............................................... 1-5
Manual Lumbar............................................. 1-4
Power Lift Seat............................................. 1-9
Power Seats................................................. 1-4
Reclining Seatbacks...................................... 1-6
Seatback Latches.......................................... 1-8
Split Folding Rear Seat................................1-10
Securing a Child Restraint
Rear Seat Position......................................1-52
Right Front Seat Position..............................1-54
Security Light.................................................3-41
Service........................................................... 5-3
Accessories and Modications......................... 5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside of the
Vehicle..................................................... 5-5
Doing Your Own Work................................... 5-4
Engine Soon Lamp......................................3-38
Publications Ordering Information...................7-16
Scheduling Appointments..............................7-10
Service Parts Identication Label.......................5-98
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-71
Setting the Clock............................................3-57
Sheet Metal Damage.......................................5-96
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Shifting
Out of Park................................................2-34
Shifting Into Park............................................2-33
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-7
Spare Tire
Compact....................................................5-89
Installing....................................................5-79
Removing...................................................5-77
Storing.......................................................5-85
Specications and Capacities..........................5-108
Speedometer..................................................3-30
Split Folding Rear Seat....................................1-10
Start Vehicle, Remote....................................... 2-7
Starting the Engine.........................................2-24
Steering........................................................4-10
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio.........................3-89
Steering Wheel, Tilt and Telescopic..................... 3-6
Storage Areas
Center Console...........................................2-50
Convenience Net.........................................2-51
Cupholders.................................................2-50
Driver Storage Compartment.........................2-51
Front Storage Area......................................2-50
Glove Box..................................................2-50
Instrument Panel.........................................2-50
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or Snow.....................4-19
Sun Visors.....................................................2-17
Sunroof.........................................................2-51T
Tachometer....................................................3-30
Taillamps
Turn Signal, and Stoplamps..........................5-48
Telescopic Wheel.............................................. 3-6
Text Telephone (TTY) Users............................... 7-6
Theft-Deterrent Feature....................................3-89
Theft-Deterrent Systems...................................2-18
Content Theft-Deterrent................................2-18
PASS-Key
®III+ Electronic Immobilizer............2-19
PASS-Key®III+ Electronic Immobilizer
Operation................................................2-20
Tilt Wheel........................................................ 3-6
Time, Setting..................................................3-57
Tire
Pressure Light.............................................3-37
Tires.............................................................5-51
Aluminum Wheels, Cleaning..........................5-95
Buying New Tires........................................5-68
Chains.......................................................5-74
Changing a Flat Tire....................................5-76
Cleaning....................................................5-96
Compact Spare...........................................5-89
Different Size..............................................5-70
High-Speed Operation..................................5-60
If a Tire Goes Flat.......................................5-75
Ination - Tire Pressure................................5-59
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Tires (cont.)
Inspection and Rotation................................5-66
Installing the Spare Tire................................5-79
Pressure Monitor Operation...........................5-62
Pressure Monitor System..............................5-61
Removing the Flat Tire.................................5-79
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...............5-77
Sidewall Labeling.........................................5-53
Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools............5-85
Terminology and Denitions...........................5-56
Uniform Tire Quality Grading.........................5-70
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance.................5-72
Wheel Replacement.....................................5-72
When It Is Time for New Tires......................5-67
Winter........................................................5-52
Towing
Recreational Vehicle.....................................4-26
Towing a Trailer..........................................4-29
Your Vehicle...............................................4-26
Traction
Control System (TCS).................................... 4-8
Traction Control System...................................3-35
Transmission
Fluid, Automatic...........................................5-28
Transmission Operation, Automatic............2-26, 2-28
Transportation, Courtesy..................................7-10
Trip Odometer................................................3-30Trunk............................................................2-12
Turn and Lane-Change Signals.......................... 3-7
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever........................... 3-7
U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading............................5-70
Universal Home Remote System.......................2-43
Operation...................................................2-44
V
Vehicle
Control........................................................ 4-4
Loading......................................................4-20
Running While Parked..................................2-36
Symbols......................................................... iii
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy..................7-17
Vehicle Data Recording, Radio
Frequency (RFID)........................................7-19
Vehicle Identication
Number (VIN).............................................5-97
Service Parts Identication Label...................5-98
Vehicle Personalization
DIC ...........................................................3-50
Vehicle, Remote Start....................................... 2-7
Ventilation Adjustment......................................3-27
Visors...........................................................2-17
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W
Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators...............3-28
Warnings
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-46
Hazard Warning Flashers............................... 3-6
Safety and Symbols......................................... iii
Wheels
Alignment and Tire Balance..........................5-72
Different Size..............................................5-70
Replacement...............................................5-72
When It Is Time for New Tires..........................5-67
Where to Put the Child Restraint.......................1-42
Windows.......................................................2-15
Power ........................................................2-16Windshield
Washer........................................................ 3-9
Washer Fluid..............................................5-38
Wiper Blade Replacement.............................5-50
Wiper Blades, Cleaning................................5-95
Wiper Fuses...............................................5-98
Wipers......................................................... 3-8
Winter Driving................................................4-17
Winter Tires...................................................5-52
X
XM Radio Messages.......................................3-77
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System................3-92
Y
Your Vehicle and the Environment....................... 6-2
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