2019 CHEVROLET MALIBU automatic transmission

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Service and Maintenance 331
Maintenance Schedule
Additional Required
Services - Normal12 000 km/7,500 mi
24 000 km/15,000 mi
36 000 km/22,500 mi
48 000 km/30,000 mi
60 000 km/37,500 mi
72 000 km/45,000 mi
84 000 km/52,500 mi
96 000 km/60,000 mi
108 000 km/67,500 mi
120 000 km/75,000 mi
132 000 km/82,500 mi
144 000 km/90,000 mi
156 000 km/97,500 mi
168 000 km/105,000 mi
180 000 km/112,500 mi
192 000 km/120,000 mi
204 000 km/127,500 mi
216 000 km/135,000 mi
228 000 km/142,500 mi
240 000 km/150,000 mi
Rotate tires and perform Required Services.
Check engine oil level and oil life percentage.
Change engine oil and filter, if needed.@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @
Replace passenger compartment air filter. (1)@ @ @ @ @ @
Inspect evaporative control system. (2)@ @ @
Replace engine air cleaner filter. (3)@ @ @
Change automatic transmission fluid. (1.8L
Hybrid only.)@
Replace spark plugs. (1.8L Hybrid only.) Inspect
spark plug wires.@
Replace spark plugs. (Except 1.8L Hybrid.)
Inspect spark plug wires.@ @
Drain and fill engine cooling system and Power
Electronics cooling system. (4)@
Visually inspect accessory drive belts. (5)@
Replace brake fluid. (6)
Replace windshield wiper blades. (7)
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @
Replace hood and/or body lift support gas struts.@ @

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Service and Maintenance 333
Maintenance Schedule
Additional Required
Services - Severe12 000 km/7,500 mi
24 000 km/15,000 mi
36 000 km/22,500 mi
48 000 km/30,000 mi
60 000 km/37,500 mi
72 000 km/45,000 mi
84 000 km/52,500 mi
96 000 km/60,000 mi
108 000 km/67,500 mi
120 000 km/75,000 mi
132 000 km/82,500 mi
144 000 km/90,000 mi
156 000 km/97,500 mi
168 000 km/105,000 mi
180 000 km/112,500 mi
192 000 km/120,000 mi
204 000 km/127,500 mi
216 000 km/135,000 mi
228 000 km/142,500 mi
240 000 km/150,000 mi
Rotate tires and perform Required Services.
Check engine oil level and oil life percentage.
Change engine oil and filter, if needed.@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @
Replace passenger compartment air filter. (1)@ @ @ @ @ @
Inspect evaporative control system. (2)@ @ @
Replace engine air cleaner filter. (3)@ @ @
Change automatic transmission fluid.@ @ @
Replace spark plugs. (1.8L Hybrid only.) Inspect
spark plug wires.@
Replace spark plugs. (Except 1.8L Hybrid.)
Inspect spark plug wires.@ @
Drain and fill engine cooling system and Power
Electronics cooling system. (4)@
Visually inspect accessory drive belts. (5)@
Replace brake fluid. (6)
Replace windshield wiper blades. (7)
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @
Replace hood and/or body lift support gas struts.@ @

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338 Service and Maintenance
Recommended Fluids, Lubricants, and Parts
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
Usage Fluid/Lubricant
Automatic Transmission (1.8L and
2.0L Engines)DEXRON-VI Automatic Transmission Fluid.
Automatic Transmission (1.5L Engine) Continuously Variable Ratio Transmission (CVT) Fluid. (GM Part No.
19355873, in Canada 19355874).
Engine Coolant (Except 1.8L Hybrid) 50/50 mixture of clean, drinkable water and use only DEX-COOL Coolant.
Engine Coolant and Power
Electronics Cooling System (1.8L
Hybrid Only)Use Only Premix DEX-COOL Coolant (GM Part No. 12378390, in
Canada 10953456). SeeCooling System (Power Electronics)0253or
Cooling System (Engine)0248.
Engine Oil Engine oil meeting the dexos1 specification of the proper SAE viscosity
grade. ACDelco dexos1 full synthetic is recommended. SeeEngine Oil
0242.
Hood Latch Assembly, Secondary
Latch, Pivots, Spring Anchor, and
Release PawlLubriplate Lubricant Aerosol (GM Part No. 89021668, in
Canada 89021674) or lubricant meeting requirements of NLGI #2 Category
LB or GC-LB.
Hydraulic Brake System DOT 3 Hydraulic Brake Fluid (GM Part No. 19353126, in
Canada 19353127).
Key Lock Cylinders, Hood and Door
HingesMulti-Purpose Lubricant, Superlube (GM Part No. 12346241, in
Canada 10953474).

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344 Technical Data
ApplicationCapacities
Metric English
Wheel Nut Torque 140Y100 lb ft
All capacities are approximate. When adding, be sure to fill to the approximate level, as recommended in this
manual. Recheck fluid level after filling.
Engine Specifications
Engine VIN Code Transmission Spark Plug Gap
1.5L L4 Engine T Automatic 0.60–0.70 mm (0.024–
0.028 in)
1.8L L4 Engine U Automatic 0.65–0.75 mm (0.026–
0.030 in)
2.0L L4 Engine X Automatic 0.75–0.90 mm (0.030–
0.035 in)

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OnStar 365
security, or the operation of the
vehicle or the vehicle systems.
Software updates or changes may
affect or erase data or settings that
are stored in the vehicle, such as
OnStar Hands-Free Calling name
tags, saved navigation destinations,
or pre-set radio stations. Neither
OnStar nor GM is responsible for
any affected or erased data or
settings. These updates or changes
may also collect personal
information. Such collection is
described in the OnStar privacy
statement or separately disclosed at
the time of installation. These
updates or changes may also cause
a system to automatically
communicate with GM servers to
collect information about vehicle
system status, identify whether
updates or changes are available,
or deliver updates or changes. An
active OnStar agreement constitutes
consent to these software updates
or changes and agreement that
either OnStar or GM may remotely
deliver them to the vehicle.Privacy
The complete OnStar Privacy
Statement may be found at
www.onstar.com (U.S.),
or www.onstar.ca (Canada). We
recommend that you review it. If you
have any questions, call
1-888-4ONSTAR (1-888-466-7827)
or press
Qto speak with an
Advisor. Users of wireless
communications are cautioned that
the privacy of any information sent
via wireless cellular communications
cannot be assured. Third parties
may unlawfully intercept or access
transmissions and private
communications without consent.
OnStar - Software
Acknowledgements
Certain OnStar components include
libcurl and unzip software and other
third party software. Below are the
notices and licenses associated with
libcurl and unzip and for other third
party software please see http://
opensource.lge.com/index
www.onstar.com/us/en/libcurl:
COPYRIGHT AND PERMISSION
NOTICE
Copyright (c) 1996 - 2010, Daniel
Stenberg, .
All rights reserved.
Permission to use, copy, modify,
and distribute this software for any
purpose with or without fee is
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THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED
“AS IS,”WITHOUT WARRANTY OF
ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT
LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES
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FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
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THIRD PARTY RIGHTS. IN NO
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Assistance Program,
Roadside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Assistance Systems for
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Assistance Systems for
Parking and Backing . . . . . . . . . . 205
Auto Stop
Stop/Start System . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Automatic
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Forward Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Automatic Transmission
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Shift Lock Control Function
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
B
Battery
Exterior Lighting Battery
Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Battery - North America . . . . 257, 312
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . 261Brake
Parking, Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
System Warning Light . . . . . . . . 126
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Regenerative Braking . . . . . . . . . 191
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Automatic Forward . . . . . . . . . . . .211
Braking System
Front Pedestrian (FPB) . . . . . . . 213
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 176
Bulb Replacement
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Headlamps, Front Turn
Signal, Sidemarker, and
Parking Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
License Plate Lamps . . . . . . . . . 266
Taillamps, Turn Signal,
Stoplamps, and
Back-up Lamps . . . . . . . . 264, 266
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
California
Perchlorate Materials
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
California
Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . .234, 257, 312,
Back Cover
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . 2
Capacities and
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Carbon Monoxide
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Cargo
Tie-Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . 3
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . 105
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Charging
Wireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . 124
Check
Engine Light (Malfunction
Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

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Driving
Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . 209
Characteristics and
Towing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
For Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . 28
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 170
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 172
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Dual Automatic Climate
Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
E
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . 189
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . 127
Electrical Equipment,
Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Electrical System
Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 268
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273Electrical System (cont'd)
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Emergency
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
Energy Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Check Light (Malfunction
Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 237
Coolant Temperature
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Coolant Temperature
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . 248, 253
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 184
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Engine Air Filter Life System . . . . 246
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . 358Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Extender, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 147
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . 149
Exterior Lighting Battery
Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
F
Features
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Filter,
Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 150
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Fluid
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 246
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Forward Automatic Braking . . . . . 211
Forward Collision Alert
(FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Frequency Statement
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356

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Restraints
Where to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Reverse Tilt Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Roads
Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Roadside Assistance
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Roof
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . 345
Running the Vehicle While
Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
S
Safety Defects Reporting
Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 357
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Safety Signal
Pedestrian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . 352
Sealant Kit, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66Seat Belts (cont'd)
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
How to Wear Seat Belts
Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . 73
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . 72
Seats
Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Heated and Ventilated Front . . . . 62
Heated, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . 57
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . 57
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Securing Child Restraints . . . 99, 101
Security
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Accessories and
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234Service (cont'd)
Climate Control System . . . . . . . 156
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 235
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . 341
Maintenance, General
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Parts Identification Label . . . . . 342
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 352
Service Electric Parking
Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Services
Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Shift Lock Control Function
Check, Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Shifting
Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . 215
Signals, Turn and
Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Spare Tire
Compact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311
Special Application Services . . . . 334
Specifications and
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119