specification CHEVROLET MALIBU 2020 Owner's Guide

Chevrolet Malibu Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
13555849) - 2020 - CRC - 8/16/19
318 Technical Data
Engine Specifications
EngineVIN CodeTransmission Spark Plug Gap
1.5L L4 Engine TAutomatic 0.60–0.70 mm (0.024–
0.028 in)
2.0L L4 Engine XAutomatic 0.75–0.90 mm (0.030–
0.035 in)
Spark plug gaps are preset by the manufacturer. Re-gapping the spark plug is not recommended and can damage
the spark plug.
Engine Drive Belt Routing
1.5L L4 Engine
2.0L L4 Engine

Chevrolet Malibu Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
13555849) - 2020 - CRC - 8/16/19
Index 347
Assistance Program,Roadside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Assistance Systems for Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Assistance Systems for Parking and Backing . . . . . . . . . . 183
Auto Stop
Stop/Start System . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Automatic Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Emergency Braking (AEB) . . . . 190
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Automatic Transmission Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Shift Lock Control Function
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
B
BatteryExterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Battery - North America . . . . 232, 286
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . 235 Brake
Parking, Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
System Warning Light . . . . . . . . 106
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230 Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 AutomaticEmergency (AEB) . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Braking System Front Pedestrian (FPB) . . . . . . . 191
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 155
Bulb Replacement Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Headlamps, Front Turn
Signal, Sidemarker, and
Parking Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
License Plate Lamps . . . . . . . . . 240
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps, and
Back-up Lamps . . . . . . . . 239, 240
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
California Perchlorate MaterialsRequirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
California Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . .213, 232, 286, Back Cover
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . 2
Capacities and
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Carbon Monoxide Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Cargo Tie-Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . 2
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . . 86
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Charging
Wireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . 104
Check
Engine Light (MalfunctionIndicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Chevrolet Malibu Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
13555849) - 2020 - CRC - 8/16/19
354 Index
RoofSunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . 318
Running the Vehicle While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
S
Safety Defects ReportingCanadian Government . . . . . . . . 331
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . 325
Sealant Kit, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
How to Wear Seat BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . 53
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . 51
Seats
Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Seats (cont'd)
Heated and Ventilated Front . . . . 41
Heated, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . 36
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . 36
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Securing Child Restraints . . . . 80, 82
Security
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Climate Control System . . . . . . . 134
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 214
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . 315
Maintenance, General
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Parts Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 325
Service Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Services Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . 309 Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Shift Lock Control Function
Check, Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . 193
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Spare Tire
Compact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Special Application Services . . . . 309
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
StabiliTrak
OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Start Assist, Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Stop/Start System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158