Chevrolet 2006 Malibu, Owner'S Manual

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Service ............................................................5-3
Accessories and Modifications ..........................5-3
California Proposition 65 Warning .....................5-3
Doing Your Own Service Work .........................5-4
Adding Equipment to the Outside
of Your Vehicle ...........................................5-5
Fuel ................................................................5-5
Gasoline Octane ............................................5-5
Gasoline Specifications ....................................5-5
California Fuel ...............................................5-6
Additives .......................................................5-6
Fuels in Foreign Countries ...............................5-7
Filling the Tank ..............................................5-8
Filling a Portable Fuel Container .....................5-10
Checking Things Under the Hood ....................5-10
Hood Release ..............................................5-11
Engine Compartment Overview .......................5-12
Engine Oil ...................................................5-17
Engine Oil Life System ..................................5-20
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-22
Automatic Transaxle Fluid
(2.2L L4 and 3.5L V6 Engines) ...................5-23
Automatic Transaxle Fluid (3.9L V6 Engine) .....5-24
Engine Coolant .............................................5-26
Coolant Surge Tank Pressure Cap ..................5-29
Engine Overheating .......................................5-29
Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode
(3.5L V6 and 3.9L V6 Engines) ......................5-31
Cooling System ............................................5-32
Power Steering Fluid (3.9L V6 Engine) ............5-37
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-38
Brakes ........................................................5-39
Battery ........................................................5-42
Jump Starting ...............................................5-43
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-47
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-47
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal, and
Parking Lamps ..........................................5-48
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
Back-up Lamps .........................................5-50
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-51
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-52
Tires ..............................................................5-54
Tire Sidewall Labeling ...................................5-56
Tire Terminology and Definitions .....................5-58
Inflation - Tire Pressure .................................5-61
Tire Inspection and Rotation ...........................5-63
When It Is Time for New Tires .......................5-64
Buying New Tires .........................................5-64
Different Size Tires and Wheels ......................5-66
Uniform Tire Quality Grading ..........................5-66
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care
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