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Chevrolet Malibu 2024 User Manual

Chevrolet Malibu 2024
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Chevrolet Malibu Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-
17378019) - 2024 - CRC - 4/17/23
Vehicle Care 219
Vehicle Care
General Information
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
California Perchlorate Materials
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Accessories and Modifications . . . . . . . . . 220
Vehicle Checks
Doing Your Own Service Work . . . . . . . . 220
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Engine Compartment Overview . . . . . . . . 223
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Automatic Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . 226
Engine Air Filter Life System . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Engine Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Battery - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Automatic Transmission Shift Lock
Control Function Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Park Brake and P (Park) Mechanism
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Windshield Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Headlamp Aiming
Front Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Bulb Replacement
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal,
Sidemarker, and Parking Lamps . . . . . . 238
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps, and
Back-Up Lamps (LS and LT) . . . . . . . . . . 239
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps, and
Back-Up Lamps (LT and Premier) . . . . 240
License Plate Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Electrical System
High Voltage Devices and Wiring . . . . . . 241
Electrical System Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Engine Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . 243
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Wheels and Tires
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Low-Profile Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Tire Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Tire Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Tire Terminology and Definitions . . . . . . 252
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Tire Pressure for High-Speed
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Tire Pressure Monitor System . . . . . . . . . 256
Tire Pressure Monitor Operation . . . . . . . 257
Tire Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Tire Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . 261
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Different Size Tires and Wheels . . . . . . . 263
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . . . . . . . 263
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . 264
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Tire Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Tire Sealant and Compressor Kit . . . . . . . 267
Storing the Tire Sealant and
Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Tire Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Compact Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Jump Starting
Jump Starting - North America . . . . . . . . 278
Towing the Vehicle
Transporting a Disabled Vehicle . . . . . . . 280
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Appearance Care
Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289

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BrandChevrolet
ModelMalibu 2024
CategoryAutomobile
LanguageEnglish

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