Service And Appearance Care - Chevrolet Malibu 2010 Owner's Manual

Section 6
Service ............................................................6-3
Accessories and Modifications ..........................6-3
California Proposition 65 Warning .....................6-4
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements .....6-4
Doing Your Own Service Work .........................6-4
Adding Equipment to the Outside of the
Vehicle ......................................................6-5
Fuel ................................................................6-5
Gasoline Octane ............................................6-6
Gasoline Specifications ....................................6-6
California Fuel ...............................................6-6
Additives .......................................................6-7
Fuel E85 (85% Ethanol) ..................................6-8
Fuels in Foreign Countries ...............................6-9
Filling the Tank ............................................6-10
Filling a Portable Fuel Container .....................6-12
Checking Things Under
the Hood ....................................................6-12
Hood Release ..............................................6-13
Engine Compartment Overview .......................6-14
Engine Oil ...................................................6-19
Engine Oil Life System ..................................6-22
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................6-24
Automatic Transmission Fluid .........................6-26
Cooling System ............................................6-26
Engine Coolant .............................................6-27
Service and Appearance Care
Engine Overheating .......................................6-31
Overheated Engine Protection
Power Steering Fluid .....................................6-33
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................6-35
Brakes ........................................................6-36
Battery ........................................................6-39
Jump Starting ...............................................6-40
Headlamp Aiming ...........................................6-44
Bulb Replacement ..........................................6-45
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................6-45
Taillamps, Turn Signal, and Stoplamps ............6-45
License Plate Lamp ......................................6-47
Replacement Bulbs .......................................6-47
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............6-48
Tires ..............................................................6-48
Winter Tires .................................................6-50
Tire Sidewall Labeling ...................................6-50
Tire Terminology and Definitions .....................6-53
Inflation - Tire Pressure .................................6-56
High-Speed Operation ...................................6-58
Tire Pressure Monitor System .........................6-58
Tire Pressure Monitor Operation .....................6-59
Tire Inspection and Rotation ...........................6-63
When It Is Time for New Tires .......................6-65
Operating Mode ........................................6-33
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