key CHEVROLET MALIBU 2008 6.G Workshop Manual

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Daytime Running Lamps..................................3-14
Defensive Driving............................................. 4-2
Delayed Headlamps........................................3-14
Delayed Locking.............................................2-11
Diesel
Running Out of Fuel....................................2-38
Disc, MP3......................................................3-73
Doing Your Own Service Work........................... 5-4
Dome Lamp ...................................................3-17
Door
Delayed Locking..........................................2-11
Door Ajar Reminder.....................................2-11
Locks........................................................2-10
Power Door Locks.......................................2-11
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.............2-11
Rear Door Security Locks.............................2-12
Driver Information Center (DIC).........................3-46
DIC Operation and Displays..........................3-46
DIC Vehicle Personalization..........................3-53
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-48
Driver Storage Compartment............................2-53
Driving
At Night.....................................................4-15
Before a Long Trip......................................4-16
Defensive..................................................... 4-2Driving (cont.)
Drunken....................................................... 4-2
Highway Hypnosis.......................................4-16
Hill and Mountain Roads..............................4-17
In Rain and on Wet Roads...........................4-15
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out.................4-21
Winter........................................................4-18
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EDR .............................................................7-18
Electrical System
Add-On Equipment......................................5-98
Engine Compartment Fuse Block.................5-102
Fuses........................................................5-99
Instrument Panel Fuse Block.........................5-99
Power Windows and Other Power Options......5-98
Rear Compartment Fuse Block....................5-105
Windshield Wiper Fuses...............................5-98
Electronic Immobilizer
PASS-Key
®III+...........................................2-20
Electronic Immobilizer Operation
PASS-Key
®III+...........................................2-20
Electronic Stability Control................................. 4-8
Electronic Stability Control Indicator Light...........3-39
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Jump Starting.................................................5-43
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Keyless Entry System....................................... 2-4
Keys............................................................... 2-3
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Labeling, Tire Sidewall.....................................5-54
Lamps
Dome ........................................................3-17
Front Reading.............................................3-17
Overhead Console Reading..........................3-17
Rear Reading.............................................3-18
Trunk.........................................................3-18
Lap-Shoulder Belt...........................................1-25
LATCH System
Child Restraints...........................................1-42
License Plate Lamps.......................................5-50
Lift Seat, Power............................................... 1-8
Light
Airbag Readiness........................................3-34
Anti-lock Brake System (ABS) Warning...........3-38
Brake System Warning.................................3-37
Charging System.........................................3-37Light (cont.)
Cruise Control.............................................3-44
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning.............3-40
Highbeam On.............................................3-45
Malfunction Indicator....................................3-41
Oil Pressure...............................................3-44
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator..................3-35
Safety Belt Reminders..................................3-33
Security.....................................................3-44
Tire Pressure..............................................3-41
Lighting
Entry/Exit...................................................3-17
Parade Dimming..........................................3-17
Lights............................................................3-13
Flash-to-Pass............................................... 3-8
High/Low Beam Changer................................ 3-8
On Reminder..............................................3-14
Loading Your Vehicle.......................................4-21
Lockout Protection..........................................2-12
Locks
Delayed Locking..........................................2-11
Door ..........................................................2-10
Lockout Protection
.......................................2-12
Power Door ................................................2-11
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.............2-11
Rear Door Security Locks.............................2-12
Loss of Control...............................................4-13
Lumbar
Manual Controls............................................ 1-3
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Oil, Engine Oil Life System..............................5-22
Older Children, Restraints................................1-31
Online Owner Center........................................ 7-5
OnStar, Privacy..............................................7-19
OnStar
®System, see OnStar®Manual...............2-42
Operation, Universal Home Remote System........2-46
Other Warning Devices...................................... 3-6
Outlet Adjustment............................................3-29
Outlets
Accessory Power.........................................3-19
Outside
Automatic Dimming Mirror.............................2-42
Power Mirrors.............................................2-41
Overhead Console Reading Lamps....................3-17
Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode....5-31
Owner Checks and Services.............................. 6-8
Owners, Canadian............................................... ii
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Paint, Damage...............................................5-95
Panic Brake Assist..........................................4-10
Parade Dimming.............................................3-17
Park
Headlamps Off in Park.................................3-14
Shifting Into................................................2-35
Shifting Out of............................................2-37Park Brake....................................................2-34
Parking
Over Things That Burn.................................2-37
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator.....................3-35
Passenger Sensing System..............................1-65
Passing.........................................................4-13
PASS-KEY
®III+ Electronic Immobilizer...............2-20
PASS-Key®III+ Electronic Immobilizer
Operation...................................................2-20
Perchlorate Materials Requirements, California...... 5-4
Power
Door Locks.................................................2-11
Electrical System.........................................5-98
Lift Seat....................................................... 1-8
Outlet 115 Volt Alternating Current.................3-20
Retained Accessory (RAP)............................2-24
Seat............................................................ 1-3
Steering Fluid.............................................5-36
Windows....................................................2-16
Pressure Cap.................................................5-29
Privacy..........................................................7-18
Event Data Recorders..................................7-18
Navigation System.......................................7-19
OnStar.......................................................7-19
Radio Frequency Identication.......................7-19
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.................2-11
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Radio Frequency Identication (RFID), Privacy....7-19
Radio(s)........................................................3-62
Radios
Reception...................................................3-80
Setting the Clock.........................................3-60
Theft-Deterrent............................................3-79
Rear Door Security Locks................................2-12
Rear Reading Lamps......................................3-18
Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming with
OnStar
®and Compass.................................2-39
Rearview Mirrors.............................................2-39
Reclining Seatbacks.......................................... 1-4
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.................6-12
Recreational Vehicle Towing.............................4-26
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System.................. 2-4
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System, Operation . . . 2-5
Remote Vehicle Start........................................ 2-7Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the
Spare Tire..................................................5-81
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...................5-79
Replacement Bulbs.........................................5-51
Replacement Parts, Maintenance......................6-13
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government..................................7-15
General Motors...........................................7-16
United States Government............................7-15
Restraint System Check
Checking the Restraint Systems....................1-72
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash..........................................1-73
Retained Accessory Power (RAP)......................2-24
Roadside
Assistance Program....................................... 7-7
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out....................4-21
Routing, Engine Drive Belt...............................6-14
Running Out of Fuel........................................2-38
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Spare Tire
Compact....................................................5-88
Installing....................................................5-81
Removing...................................................5-79
Storing.......................................................5-87
Specications, Capacities...............................5-108
Speedometer..................................................3-32
Split Folding Rear Seat..................................... 1-9
Start Vehicle, Remote....................................... 2-7
Starting the Engine.........................................2-24
Steering........................................................4-10
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio.........................3-79
Steering Wheel, Tilt and Telescopic..................... 3-7
Storage Areas
Center Console Storage Area........................2-52
Convenience Net.........................................2-53
Cupholders.................................................2-52
Driver Storage Compartment.........................2-53
Front Storage Area......................................2-52
Glove Box..................................................2-52
Instrument Panel Storage Area......................2-52
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or Snow.....................4-20
Sun Visors.....................................................2-18
Sunroof.........................................................2-53T
Tachometer....................................................3-32
Taillamps
Turn Signal, and Stoplamps..........................5-49
Telescopic Wheel.............................................. 3-7
Theft-Deterrent, Radio.....................................3-79
Theft-Deterrent Systems...................................2-18
Content Theft-Deterrent................................2-18
PASS-Key
®III+ Electronic Immobilizer............2-20
PASS-Key®III+ Electronic Immobilizer
Operation................................................2-20
Tilt Wheel........................................................ 3-7
Time, Setting..................................................3-60
Tire
Pressure Light.............................................3-41
Tires.............................................................5-52
Aluminum Wheels, Cleaning..........................5-94
Buying New Tires........................................5-70
Chains.......................................................5-76
Changing a Flat Tire....................................5-78
Cleaning....................................................5-95
Compact Spare Tire.....................................5-88
Different Size..............................................5-72
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