Chevrolet 2012 Malibu Owner's Manual page 235

Main-Beam Headlamp (Base)
1. For the driver side bulb, remove
the windscreen washer bottle
filler neck by firmly pulling it
straight up and out of the bottle.
2. Remove the cap from the back
of the headlamp assembly by
turning it anticlockwise.
3. Disconnect the electrical
connector by pressing the
release tab (A) and pulling the
connector from the bulb.
4. Disengage the upper spring
clip end (B) from the bulb by
pressing down and then swing
upwards.
5. Disengage the lower spring
clip end (C) from the bulb by
pressing down and then swing
downwards.
6. Remove the bulb from the lamp
assembly.
7. Install a new bulb in the lamp
assembly.
8. Install the spring clamp.
9. Connect the electrical connector.
10. Replace the cap from the back
of the headlamp assembly by
turning it clockwise.
Vehicle Care
Main/Dipped-Beam
Headlamp (Uplevel)
The main/dipped-beam headlamps
on the uplevel headlamp system are
High Intensity Discharge (HID) and
should be replaced at the dealer.
Front Indicator and Daytime
Running Lamp (DRL)/Position
Lamp (Base and Uplevel)
To replace the front indicator or
DRL/position lamp:
1. For the driver side bulb, remove
the windscreen washer bottle
filler neck by firmly pulling it
straight up and out of the bottle.
2. Remove the bulb socket from
the headlamp assembly by
turning it counterclockwise.
3. Remove the bulb from the
socket.
4. Replace the bulb in the
bulb socket.
5. Install the bulb socket in the
headlamp assembly by turning
it clockwise.
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