2005 Chevrolet Malibu Owners Manual

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I Ignition Positions ............................................. 2-21 Infants and Young Children, Restraints ............... 1-34 Inﬂation -- Tire Pressure .................................. 5-52 Instrument Panel Brightness .................................................. 3-19 Cluster ....................................................... 3-32 Overview ..................................................... 3-4 Jump Starting ................................................. 5-35 Keyless Entry System ....................................... 2-4 Keys ............................................................... 2-3 Labelling, Tire Sidewall .................................... 5-47 Lamps Battery Run-Down Protection ......................... 3-20 Cargo ........................................................ 3-20 Dome ........................................................ 3-19 Exterior ...................................................... 3-14 Fog ........................................................... 3-19 Lamps (cont.) Front Reading ............................................. 3-20 Rear Reading ............................................. 3-20 Trunk ......................................................... 3-20 LATCH System Child Restraints ........................................... 1-43 Securing a Child Restraint Designed for the LATCH System ........................................ 1-46 Liftgate .......................................................... 2-14 Light Airbag Readiness ........................................ 3-34 Anti-Lock Brake System Warning ................... 3-37 Brake System Warning ................................. 3-36 Charging System ......................................... 3-35 Cruise Control ............................................. 3-43 Engine Coolant Temperature Warning ............. 3-38 Enhanced Traction System (ETS) Active Light ............................................. 3-38 Enhanced Traction System (ETS) Warning Light .......................................... 3-37 Highbeam On ............................................. 3-43 Malfunction Indicator .................................... 3-39 Oil Pressure ............................................... 3-42 Safety Belt Reminder ................................... 3-34 Security ..................................................... 3-43 Service Vehicle Soon ................................... 3-44 Lighting Entry/Exit ................................................... 3-20 Lockout Protection .......................................... 2-12 Malfunction Indicator Light ................................ 3-39 Manual Lumbar Controls .................................... 1-3 Manual Seats ................................................... 1-2 Map Pocket ................................................... 2-40 Message DIC Warnings and Messages ........................ 3-50 Mirrors Automatic Dimming Rearview ........................ 2-32 Automatic Dimming Rearview with OnStar® ..... 2-33 Manual Rearview Mirror ................................ 2-32 Manual Rearview Mirror with OnStar® ............. 2-32 Outside Convex Mirror ................................. 2-34 Outside Power Heated Mirrors ....................... 2-34 Outside Power Mirrors .................................. 2-33 MyGMLink.com ................................................ 7-3 New Vehicle Break-In ...................................... 2-21 Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts ............ 6-13 Locks Delayed Locking .......................................... 2-11 Door .......................................................... 2-10 Lockout Protection ....................................... 2-12 Power Door ................................................ 2-10 Programmable Automatic Door Locks ............. 2-12 Loss of Control ............................................... 4-14 Lumbar Manual Controls ............................................ 1-3 Maintenance Schedule Additional Required Services ........................... 6-6 At Each Fuel Fill ........................................... 6-8 At Least Once a Month .................................. 6-9 At Least Once a Year .................................... 6-9 Introduction .................................................. 6-2 Maintenance Footnotes .................................. 6-7 Maintenance Record .................................... 6-14 Maintenance Requirements ............................. 6-2 Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts ......... 6-13 Owner Checks and Services ........................... 6-8 Recommended Fluids and Lubricants ............. 6-12 Scheduled Maintenance ................................. 6-4 Using Your ................................................... 6-2 Your Vehicle and the Environment ................... 6-2 O Odometer ...................................................... 3-33 Odometer, Trip ............................................... 3-33 Off-Road Recovery .......................................... 4-12 Oil Engine ....................................................... 5-15 Pressure Light ............................................. 3-42 Older Children, Restraints ................................ 1-32 Online Owner Center ........................................ 7-3 OnStar® System ............................................. 2-34 Other Warning Devices ...................................... 3-6 Outlet Adjustment ............................................ 3-30 Outside Convex Mirror ............................................. 2-34 Power Heated Mirrors .................................. 2-34 Power Mirrors ............................................. 2-33 Owner Checks and Services .............................. 6-8 Owners, Canadian ............................................... ii Park (P) Shifting Into ................................................ 2-28 Shifting Out of ............................................ 2-29 Park (P) Headlamps Off in Park (P) .................. 3-17 Parking Brake ........................................................ 2-27 Over Things That Burn ................................. 2-30 Passing ......................................................... 4-12 PASS-Key® III+ .............................................. 2-19 PASS-Key® III+ Operation ................................ 2-19 Power ............................................................. 1-3 Accessory Outlets ........................................ 3-21 Door Locks ................................................. 2-10 Electrical System ......................................... 5-85 Retained Accessory (RAP) ............................ 2-22 Windows .................................................... 2-16 Pretensioners, Safety Belt ................................ 1-31 Programmable Automatic Door Locks ................. 2-12 Programming the HomeLink® Transmitter ........... 2-36 Questions and Answers About Safety Belts ......... 1-15 Radios .......................................................... 3-52 Care of Your Cassette Tape Player ............... 3-116 Care of Your CD and DVD Player ................ 3-117 Care of Your CDs and DVDs ....................... 3-117 Radio with Cassette and CD ......................... 3-68 Radio with CD .................................... 3-53, 3-58 Radio with Six-Disc CD ................................ 3-81 Rear Seat Audio .............................. 3-111, 3-113 Setting the Time for Radios with Radio Data Systems (RDS) ................................ 3-53 Setting the Time for Radios without Radio Data Systems (RDS) ................................ 3-52 Theft-Deterrent .......................................... 3-114 Understanding Reception ............................ 3-116 Rear Compartment Storage Panel/Cover ............ 2-40 Rear Reading Lamps ...................................... 3-20 Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides ...................... 1-27 Rear Seat Audio (RSA) ........................ 3-111, 3-113 Rear Seat Entertainment System ....................... 3-95 Rear Seat Operation ......................................... 1-8 Rear Seat Passengers, Safety Belts .................. 1-24 Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming .................. 2-32 Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming with OnStar® .............................................. 2-33 10 Rearview Mirror with OnStar® ........................... 2-32 Rearview Mirrors ............................................. 2-32 Reclining Seatbacks .......................................... 1-4 Recommended Fluids and Lubricants ................. 6-12 Recreational Vehicle Towing ............................. 4-35 Remote Keyless Entry System ............................ 2-4 Remote Keyless Entry System, Operation ............ 2-5 Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the Spare Tire .................................................. 5-65 Removing the Spare Tire and Tools ................... 5-63 Replacement Bulbs ......................................... 5-44 Reporting Safety Defects Canadian Government .................................. 7-11 General Motors ........................................... 7-11 United States Government ............................ 7-10 Restraint System Check Checking Your Restraint Systems ................... 1-62 Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash .................................................. 1-63 Restraint Systems Checking .................................................... 1-62 Replacing Parts ........................................... 1-63 Retained Accessory Power (RAP) ...................... 2-22 Right Front Passenger Position, Safety Belts ...... 1-24 Roadside Assistance Program ....................................... 7-6 Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out .................... 4-29 Running Your Engine While You Are Parked ....... 2-31 S Safety Belt Safety Belts Pretensioners .............................................. 1-31 Reminder Light ............................................ 3-34 Care of ...................................................... 5-77 Driver Position ............................................ 1-16 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly ................ 1-16 Questions and Answers About Safety Belts ..... 1-15 Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children and Small Adults ...................................... 1-27 Rear Seat Passengers ................................. 1-24 Right Front Passenger Position ...................... 1-24 Safety Belt Extender .................................... 1-31 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ................. 1-24 Safety Belts Are for Everyone ....................... 1-10 Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster ........................ 1-23 Safety Warnings and Symbols .............................. iii Scheduled Maintenance ..................................... 6-4 Seatback, Folding Passenger ............................. 1-6 Seats Head Restraints ............................................ 1-6 Heated Seats ............................................... 1-4 Manual ........................................................ 1-2 Manual Lumbar ............................................. 1-3 Passenger Folding Seatback ........................... 1-6 Rear Seat Operation ...................................... 1-8 Seats (cont.) Reclining Seatbacks ...................................... 1-4 Six-Way Power Driver .................................... 1-3 Securing a Child Restraint Designed for the LATCH System ................... 1-46 Rear Seat Position ...................................... 1-46 Right Front Seat Position .............................. 1-49 Security Light ................................................. 3-43 Service ........................................................... 5-3 Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your Vehicle .............................................. 5-5 Doing Your Own Work ................................... 5-4 Engine Soon Light ....................................... 3-39 Publications Ordering Information ................... 7-11 Vehicle Soon Light ....................................... 3-44 Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle .............. 1-62 Setting the Time Radios with Radio Data Systems (RDS) ......... 3-53 Radios without Radio Data Systems (RDS) ..... 3-52 Sheet Metal Damage ....................................... 5-81 Shifting Into Park (P) ....................................... 2-28 Shifting Out of Park (P) ................................... 2-29 Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster ........................... 1-23 Signals, Turn and Lane-Change .......................... 3-8 Spare Tire Installing .................................................... 5-65 Removing ................................................... 5-63 Storing ....................................................... 5-70 11 Speciﬁcations, Capacities ................................. 5-93 Speedometer .................................................. 3-33 Starting Your Engine ....................................... 2-22 Steering .......................................................... 4-9 Steering Wheel Controls, Audio ....................... 3-115 Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel ................................. 3-6 Storage Areas Center Console Storage Area ........................ 2-40 Cupholder(s) ............................................... 2-39 Glove Box .................................................. 2-39 Map Pocket ................................................ 2-40 Rear Compartment Storage Panel/Cover ......... 2-40 Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow ...................... 4-28 Sun Visors ..................................................... 2-16 Sunroof ......................................................... 2-42 Tachometer .................................................... 3-33 Taillamps Turn Signal, Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps ........................................ 5-42 Theft-Deterrent, Radio .................................... 3-114 Theft-Deterrent Systems ................................... 2-16 Content Theft-Deterrent ................................ 2-17 PASS-Key® III+ ........................................... 2-19 PASS-Key® III+ Operation ............................. 2-19 Throttle, Adjustable .......................................... 2-23 Tilt Wheel ........................................................ 3-6 Tires ............................................................. 5-46 Aluminum Wheels, Cleaning .......................... 5-80 Buying New Tires ........................................ 5-56 Chains ....................................................... 5-60 Changing a Flat Tire .................................... 5-62 Cleaning .................................................... 5-80 Compact Spare Tire ..................................... 5-73 If a Tire Goes Flat ....................................... 5-61 Inﬂation -- Tire Pressure ............................... 5-52 Inspection and Rotation ................................ 5-54 Installing the Spare Tire ................................ 5-65 Removing the Flat Tire ................................. 5-65 Removing the Spare Tire and Tools ............... 5-63 Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools ............ 5-70 Tire Sidewall Labelling .................................. 5-47 Tire Terminology and Deﬁnitions .................... 5-49 Uniform Tire Quality Grading ......................... 5-57 Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance ................. 5-58 Wheel Replacement ..................................... 5-58 When It Is Time for New Tires ...................... 5-55 Top Strap ...................................................... 1-41 Top Strap Anchor Location ............................... 1-43 Towing Recreational Vehicle ..................................... 4-35 Towing a Trailer .......................................... 4-38 Your Vehicle ............................................... 4-35 12 Traction Enhanced Traction System (ETS) .................... 4-8 Enhanced Traction System (ETS) Active Light ............................................. 3-38 Enhanced Traction System (ETS) Warning Light .......................................... 3-37 Transaxle Fluid, Automatic ........................................... 5-21 Transaxle Operation, Automatic ......................... 2-25 Trip Odometer ................................................ 3-33 Trunk ............................................................ 2-13 Trunk Lamps .................................................. 3-20 Turn and Lane-Change Signals .......................... 3-8 Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever ........................... 3-7 Vehicle Control ........................................................ 4-5 Damage Warnings ........................................... iv Service Soon Light ...................................... 3-44 Symbols ......................................................... iv Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data Recorders .................................................... 7-9 Vehicle Identiﬁcation Number (VIN) ............................................. 5-83 Service Parts Identiﬁcation Label ................... 5-84 Ventilation Adjustment ...................................... 3-30 Visors ........................................................... 2-16 Understanding Radio Reception ....................... 3-116 Uniform Tire Quality Grading ............................ 5-57 13 W Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators ................ 3-31 Warnings DIC Warnings and Messages ........................ 3-50 Hazard Warning Flashers ............................... 3-6 Other Warning Devices .................................. 3-6 Safety and Symbols ......................................... iii Vehicle Damage .............................................. iv Wheels Alignment and Tire Balance .......................... 5-58 Replacement ............................................... 5-58 Where to Put the Restraint ............................... 1-41 Windows ....................................................... 2-15 Power ........................................................ 2-16 Windshield Wiper Blades, Cleaning ................................ 5-79 Windshield Washer ......................................... 3-10 Fluid .......................................................... 5-30 Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ...................................... 5-44 Fuses ........................................................ 5-85 Windshield Wipers ......................................... 3-9 Winter Driving ................................................ 4-24 XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System .............. 3-118 Your Vehicle and the Environment ....................... 6-2 14

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2005 Chevrolet Malibu Owners Manual