2006 Chevrolet Malibu Owner's Manual - Page 285

2006 Chevrolet Malibu Manual

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Section 5 Service and Appearance Care 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 5-1 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

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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
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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)
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5-23
Automatic Transaxle Fluid (3.9L V6 Engine)
.....
5-24
Engine Coolant
.............................................
5-26
Coolant Surge Tank Pressure Cap
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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)
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5-37
Windshield Washer Fluid
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5-38
Brakes
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5-39
Battery
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5-42
Jump Starting
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5-43
Bulb Replacement
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5-47
Halogen Bulbs
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5-47
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal, and
Parking Lamps
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5-48
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
Back-up Lamps
.........................................
5-50
Replacement Bulbs
.......................................
5-51
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
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5-52
Tires
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5-54
Tire Sidewall Labeling
...................................
5-56
Tire Terminology and Definitions
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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
5-1