2003 Chevrolet Malibu Owner's Manual - Page 244

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BRAKE United Canada States With the wrong kind of l.-.d in you. _.-.[e system, your brakes may not work or they well, may not even work all. This could cause a at crash. Always use the propel' brake fluid. Notice: 0 When your brake fluid falls to a low level, your brake warning light will come on. See Brake System Warning Light on page 3-28. What to Add When you do need brake fluid, use only DOT-3 brake fluid. Use new brake fluid from a sealed container only. See Part D: Recommended Fluids and Lubricants on page 6-22. Always clean the brake fluid reservoir cap'afid the area around the cap before removing it. This will help keep dirt from entering the reservoir. Using the wrong fluid can badly damage brake system parts. For example, just a few drops of mineral-based oil, suchas engine oil, in your brake system can damage brake system parts so badly that they'll have to be replaced. Don't let someone put In the wrong kind of fluid. If you spill brake fluid on your vehicle's painted surfaces, the paint finish can be damaged. Be careful not to spill brake fluid on your vehicle. If you do, wash it off immediately. See "Appearance Care" in the Index. 5-35

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BRAKE
United
States
Canada
When
your
brake
fluid
falls
to
a
low
level,
your
brake
warning
light
will
come
on.
See
Brake System Warning
Light
on
page
3-28.
What
to
Add
When
you
do
need
brake
fluid, use only
DOT-3
brake
fluid.
Use
new
brake
fluid
from
a
sealed
container
only.
See
Part
D:
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
on
page
6-22.
Always
clean
the
brake
fluid
reservoir cap’afid the
area
around
the
cap
before
removing
it.
This
will
help
keep
dirt
from
entering
the
reservoir.
With
the
wrong
kind
of
l.-.d
in
you.
_.-.[e
system,
your
brakes
may
not
work
well, or
they
may
not
even
work
at
all.
This
could
cause
a
crash.
Always
use
the
propel‘ brake
fluid.
Notice:
0
Using
the
wrong
fluid
can
badly
damage
brake
system
parts.
For example, just
a
few
drops of
mineral-based
oil,
suchas engine
oil,
in
your
brake
system
can
damage
brake
system
parts
so
badly
that
they’ll
have
to
be
replaced.
Don’t
let
someone
put
In
the
wrong
kind of fluid.
If
you
spill
brake
fluid
on
your
vehicle’s
painted
surfaces,
the
paint
finish
can
be
damaged.
Be
careful
not
to
spill
brake
fluid
on
your
vehicle.
If
you do, wash
it
off
immediately.
See “Appearance Care” in
the
Index.
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