Chevrolet 2007 MALIBU Automobile User Manual


 
Service ........................................................ 342
Accessories and Modifications ................... 342
California Proposition 65 Warning .............. 343
Doing Your Own Service Work .................. 343
Adding Equipment to the Outside of
Your Vehicle .......................................... 344
Fuel ............................................................. 344
Gasoline Octane ........................................ 344
Gasoline Specifications .............................. 345
California Fuel ........................................... 345
Additives ................................................... 345
Fuels in Foreign Countries ........................ 346
Filling the Tank ......................................... 347
Filling a Portable Fuel Container ............... 349
Checking Things Under
the Hood .................................................. 350
Hood Release ........................................... 350
Engine Compartment Overview .................. 352
Engine Oil ................................................. 357
Engine Oil Life System .............................. 360
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ............................ 362
Automatic Transaxle Fluid (2.2L L4
and 3.5L V6 Engines) ............................ 363
Automatic Transaxle Fluid
(3.9L V6 Engine) .................................... 364
Engine Coolant .......................................... 367
Coolant Surge Tank Pressure Cap ............ 370
Engine Overheating ................................... 370
Overheated Engine Protection Operating
Mode (3.5L V6 and 3.9L V6 Engines) .... 372
Cooling System ......................................... 373
Power Steering Fluid ................................. 378
Windshield Washer Fluid ........................... 380
Brakes ...................................................... 381
Battery ...................................................... 384
Jump Starting ............................................ 384
Bulb Replacement ....................................... 390
Halogen Bulbs ........................................... 390
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal, and
Parking Lamps ....................................... 390
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
Back-up Lamps ...................................... 392
License Plate Lamp ................................... 394
Replacement Bulbs ................................... 394
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care
339