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Chevrolet Malibu Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
11348460) - 2018 - crc - 5/3/17
304 Vehicle Care
The vehicle may not be equipped
with all of the fuses, relays, and
features shown.Fuses Usage
1 –
2 –
3 Antilock brake system pump
5 AC DC inverter
6 Trunk
7 Anti-theft warning siren/Horn
8 Window/Mirror/Seats
9 Electric brake boost
10 AOS/Airbag–HEV 11 DC DC battery 1
12 Rear defogger
13 Heated mirrors
14 –
15 Passive entry/Passive start
16 Front wiper
17 Passenger power seat Fuses Usage
18 Antilock brake system valve
19 Driver power seat
21 Sunroof
22 Parking lamp
23 Active headlamp leveling
24 –
26 Transmission control module/Ignition
27 Instrument panel/ body/Ignition
28 –
29 Regulated voltage control/Ventilation
30 Malfunction indicator lamp/SS
32 CVS
33 Front heated seat
34 BSM/ESS fan
35 Body control module 6/Body control
module 7 Fuses Usage
36 Fuel module
38 –
39 –
40 Steering column lock
41 –
43 Heated steering wheel
44 Active headlamp leveling
45 –
46 Engine control module/Ignition
47 –
48 Electric brake boost–HEV
49 DC DC battery 2
50 –
51 –
52 –
53 –
54 –
55 –

Chevrolet Malibu Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
11348460) - 2018 - crc - 5/3/17
362 Service and Maintenance
.Check automatic transmission
shift lock control function. See
Automatic Transmission Shift
Lock Control Function Check
0293.
. Check parking brake and
automatic transmission park
mechanism. See Park Brake and
P (Park) Mechanism Check
0 294.
. Check accelerator pedal for
damage, high effort, or binding.
Replace if needed.
. Visually inspect gas strut for
signs of wear, cracks, or other
damage. Check the hold open
ability of the strut. If the hold
open ability is low, service the
gas strut. See Gas Strut(s)
0 295.
. Inspect sunroof track and seal,
if equipped. See Sunroof052.

Chevrolet Malibu Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
11348460) - 2018 - crc - 5/3/17
408 Index
Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . . . 84
Replacing LATCH SystemParts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Replacing Seat Belt System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Reporting Safety Defects Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 386
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385
Restraints Where to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Reverse Tilt Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Roads Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Roadside Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
Roof Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . 374
Running the Vehicle While
Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
S
Safety Defects ReportingCanadian Government . . . . . . . . 386
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386 Safety Defects Reporting (cont'd)
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . 381
Sealant Kit, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
How to Wear Seat Belts
Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . 71
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . 70
Seats Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Heated and Ventilated Front . . . . 61
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . 57
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . 57
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Securing Child Restraints . . . . 97, 99
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Security (cont'd)
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Climate Control System . . . . . . . 196
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 270
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . 371
Maintenance, General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Parts Identification Label . . . . . 372
Publications Ordering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 381
Service Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Services Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Shift Lock Control Function Check, Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . 253

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Index 409
Signals, Turn andLane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Spare Tire Compact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Special Application Services . . . . 366
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Start Assist, Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . 298, 299
Storage Areas Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Umbrella . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . 102 Storing the Tire Sealant and
Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Struts Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System Forward Collision
Alert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162, 388
Systems Driver Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
TaillampsBulb Replacement . . . . . . . 298, 299
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . 378
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . 47
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308 All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337 Tires (cont'd)
Compact Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Low Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316, 317
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Pressure Monitor Operation . . 319
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . 318
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Sealant and
Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Sealant and Compressor Kit, Storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311
Terminology and Definitions . . 314
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 328
When It Is Time for New
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Towing Driving Characteristics . . . . . . . . 262