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Chevrolet Malibu Owner Manual - 2011

Vehicle Care

10-1

Vehicle Care

General Information

General Information . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
California Proposition

65 Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3

California Perchlorate

Materials Requirements . . . . 10-3

Accessories and

Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3

Vehicle Checks

Doing Your Own

Service Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-4

Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-5
Engine Compartment

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-6

Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-9
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . 10-13
Automatic Transmission

Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-14

Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . 10-14
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-16
Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-16
Engine Overheating . . . . . . . . 10-20
Overheated Engine

Protection
Operating Mode . . . . . . . . . . . 10-21

Power Steering Fluid . . . . . . . 10-22
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-23
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-24
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-25
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-26
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . 10-27
Automatic Transmission Shift

Lock Control Function
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-27

Ignition Transmission Lock

Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-28

Park Brake and P (Park)

Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . 10-28

Wiper Blade

Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-29

Headlamp Aiming

Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . 10-29

Bulb Replacement

Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 10-30
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-30
Taillamps, Turn Signal, and

Stoplamps (LS and LT) . . . . 10-30

Taillamps, Turn Signal, and

Stoplamps (LTZ) . . . . . . . . . . 10-32

Back-Up Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-33
License Plate Lamp . . . . . . . . 10-34
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . 10-34

Electrical System

Electrical System

Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-35

Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-35
Engine Compartment Fuse

Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-36

Instrument Panel Fuse

Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-38

Rear Compartment Fuse

Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-40

Wheels and Tires

Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-42
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-43
Low-Profile Tires . . . . . . . . . . . 10-44
Tire Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . 10-44
Tire Designations . . . . . . . . . . . 10-47
Tire Terminology and

Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-48

Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-51
Tire Pressure for High-Speed

Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-52

Tire Pressure Monitor

System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-53

Tire Pressure Monitor

Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-54

Tire Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-57
Tire Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-57

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