2006 Chevrolet Malibu Owners Manual

Six-Way Power Driver .................................... 1-3

Securing a Child Restraint

Rear Seat Position ...................................... 1-51
Right Front Seat Position .............................. 1-53
Security Light ................................................. 3-45
Service ........................................................... 5-3
Accessories and Modifications ......................... 5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside of

Your Vehicle .............................................. 5-5
California Proposition 65 Warning .................... 5-3
Doing Your Own Work ................................... 5-4
Engine Soon Light ....................................... 3-41
Publications Ordering Information ................... 7-15
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle .............. 1-65
Setting the Time

Radios with Radio Data Systems (RDS) ......... 3-55
Radios without Radio Data Systems (RDS) ..... 3-55
Sheet Metal Damage ....................................... 5-96
Shifting Into Park (P) ....................................... 2-34
Shifting Out of Park (P) ................................... 2-35
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster ........................... 1-24
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change .......................... 3-8

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Spare Tire

Compact .................................................... 5-88
Installing .................................................... 5-76
Removing ................................................... 5-73
Storing ....................................... 5-82, 5-84, 5-86
Specifications, Capacities ............................... 5-107
Speedometer .................................................. 3-34
Starting Your Engine ....................................... 2-24
Steering ........................................................ 4-12
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio ............. 3-105, 3-106
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel and

Telescopic Steering Column ............................ 3-6

Storage Areas

Center Console Storage Area ........................ 2-50
Convenience Net ......................................... 2-52
Cupholder(s) ............................................... 2-50
Glove Box .................................................. 2-50
Map Pocket ................................................ 2-50
Rear Compartment Storage Panel/Cover ......... 2-51
Table ......................................................... 2-52
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow ...................... 4-32
Sun Visors ..................................................... 2-18
Sunroof ......................................................... 2-53

Table ............................................................ 2-52
Tachometer .................................................... 3-34
Taillamps

Turn Signal, Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps .... 5-50
TCS Active Light ............................................. 3-38
TCS Warning Light .......................................... 3-38
Telescopic Steering Column, Tilt Wheel ................ 3-6
Theft-Deterrent, Radio .................................... 3-105
Theft-Deterrent Systems ................................... 2-18
Content Theft-Deterrent ................................ 2-18
PASS-Key® III+ ........................................... 2-20
PASS-Key® III+ Operation ............................. 2-21
Throttle, Adjustable .......................................... 2-25
Tilt Wheel and Telescopic Steering Column .......... 3-6
Tires ............................................................. 5-54
Aluminum Wheels, Cleaning .......................... 5-95
Buying New Tires ........................................ 5-64
Chains ....................................................... 5-70
Changing a Flat Tire .................................... 5-72
Cleaning .................................................... 5-95
Compact Spare Tire ..................................... 5-88

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Tires (cont.)

Different Size .............................................. 5-66
If a Tire Goes Flat ....................................... 5-71
Inflation - Tire Pressure ................................ 5-61
Inspection and Rotation ................................ 5-63
Installing the Spare Tire ................................ 5-76
Removing the Flat Tire ................................. 5-76
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools ............... 5-73
Storing a Flat or Spare Tire

and Tools ................................ 5-82, 5-84, 5-86
Tire Sidewall Labeling .................................. 5-56
Tire Terminology and Definitions .................... 5-58
Uniform Tire Quality Grading ......................... 5-66
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance ................. 5-68
Wheel Replacement ..................................... 5-68
When It Is Time for New Tires ...................... 5-64

Recreational Vehicle ..................................... 4-39
Towing a Trailer .......................................... 4-42
Your Vehicle ............................................... 4-39

Control System Active Light .......................... 3-38
Control System (TCS) .................................... 4-9

Towing

Traction

Traction (cont.)

Control System Warning Light ....................... 3-38
Enhanced Traction System (ETS) ................... 4-11
Enhanced Traction System (ETS)

Active Light ............................................. 3-39

Enhanced Traction System (ETS)

Warning Light .......................................... 3-39

Transaxle

Fluid, Automatic .................................. 5-23, 5-24
Transaxle Operation, Automatic ................. 2-27, 2-30
Trip Odometer ................................................ 3-34
Trunk ............................................................ 2-15
Trunk Lamps .................................................. 3-20
Turn and Lane-Change Signals .......................... 3-8
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever ........................... 3-7

Understanding Radio Reception ....................... 3-106
Uniform Tire Quality Grading ............................ 5-66
Universal Home Remote System ....................... 2-46
Operation ................................................... 2-47

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Vehicle

Control ........................................................ 4-5
Damage Warnings ........................................... iv Loading ...................................................... 4-33
Symbols ......................................................... iv

Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data

Recorders .................................................. 7-10

Vehicle Identification

Number (VIN) ............................................. 5-98
Service Parts Identification Label ................... 5-98

Vehicle Personalization

DIC ........................................................... 3-52
Ventilation Adjustment ...................................... 3-31
Visors ........................................................... 2-18

Wheels

Alignment and Tire Balance .......................... 5-68
Different Size .............................................. 5-66
Replacement ............................................... 5-68
Where to Put the Restraint ............................... 1-42
Windows ....................................................... 2-16
Power ........................................................ 2-17

Windshield

Washer ...................................................... 3-10
Washer Fluid .............................................. 5-38
Wiper Blade Replacement ............................. 5-52
Wiper Blades, Cleaning ................................ 5-94
Wiper Fuses ............................................... 5-99
Wipers ......................................................... 3-9
Windshield, Rear Washer/Wiper ........................ 3-10
Winter Driving ................................................ 4-27

Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators ................ 3-32
Warnings

DIC Warnings and Messages ........................ 3-50
Hazard Warning Flashers ............................... 3-6
Other Warning Devices .................................. 3-6
Safety and Symbols ......................................... iii Vehicle Damage .............................................. iv

XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System .............. 3-108

Your Vehicle and the Environment ....................... 6-2

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