Chevrolet 2012 Malibu Owner's Manual page 203

Vehicle Care
General Information
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Accessories and
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Vehicle Checks
Doing Your Own
Service Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Engine Compartment
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-11
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . 9-13
Automatic Transmission
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-14
Manual Gearbox Fluid . . . . . . . 9-14
Hydraulic Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-14
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . 9-15
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-17
Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-18
Engine Overheating . . . . . . . . . 9-21
Overheated Engine Protection
Operating Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-22
Power Steering Fluid (2.0L
L4 and 2.4L L4 Engines) . . . 9-23
Power Steering Fluid (3.0L
V6 Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-23
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-24
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-25
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-26
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-27
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . 9-28
Vehicle Care
Automatic Transmission Shift
Lock Control Function
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-29
Ignition Transmission Lock
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-29
Park Brake and P (Park)
Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . 9-30
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . 9-30
Headlamp Aiming
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-31
9-1