Chevrolet 2003 Malibu User Manual

Section
5
Service and Appearance Care
Service ............................................................ 5.3
Doing Your Own Service Work ......................... 5.3
Adding Equipment
to the Outside of
Your Vehicle
.............................................. 5-4
Fuel ............................................................... 5-5
Gasoline Octane ............................................ 5.5
California Fuel ............................................... 5.6
Additives
....................................................... 5.6
Fuels in Foreign Countries
............................... 5.7
Filling Your Tank
............................................ 5-7
Filling a Portable Fuel Container
....................... 5-9
Gasoline Specifications .................................... 5.5
Checking Things Under the Hood .................... 5.10
Hood Release .............................................. 5. 1 0
Engine Compartment Overview ....................... 5.12
Engine Oil
................................................... 5.13
Engine Air CleanedFilter
................................ 5.17
Automatic Transaxle Fluid
.............................. 5.18
Coolant Surge Tank Pressure Cap
.................. 5-22
Engine Overheating
....................................... 5.23
Cooling System
............................................ 5.25
Power Steering Fluid ..................................... 5.32
Windshield Washer Fluid
................................ 5.33
E!?cJIr?E! C!x!2.?.t ............................................. " "-1 9
Brakes ........................................................ 5-34
Battery
........................................................ 5-38
Jump Starting
.............................................. 5-39
Bulb Replacement .......................................... 5.45
Halogen Bulbs .............................................. 5.45
Headlamps
.................................................. 5.45
Front Turn Signal Lamps
............................... 5.47
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
Back-up Lamps
......................................... 5-48
Replacement Bulbs
....................................... 5.50
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL)
......... 5.47
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement .............. 5.51
Tires .............................................................. 5.52
Inflation
- Tire Pressure ................................ 5-53
Tire Inspection and Rotation
........................... 5.54
When It
Is Time for New Tires ....................... 5.55
Buying New Tires ......................................... 5.56
Uniform Tire Quality Grading
.......................... 5.57
vvneei Hiignrnent ana Tire Baiance
3-36
Wheel Replacement ...................................... 5.58
Tire Chains
.................................................. 5.60
If a Tire Goes Flat ........................................ 5.60
Compact Spare Tire
...................................... 5.71
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Changing a Flat Tire ..................................... 5-61
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Chevrolet 2003 Malibu Specifications

General

Brand	Chevrolet
Model	2003 Malibu
Category	Automobile
Language	English