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2010 Chevrolet Malibu Owner Manual In Brief ...1-1 Instrument Panel ...1-2 Initial Drive Information ...1-4 Vehicle Features ...1-16 Performance and Maintenance ...1-21 Seats and Restraint System ...2-1 Head Restraints ...2-2 Front Seats ...2-4 Rear Seats ...2-10 Safety Belts ...2-12 Child Restraints ...2-32 Airbag System ...2-58 Restraint System Check ...2-75 Features and Controls ...3-1 Keys ...3-3 Doors and Locks ...3-9 Windows ...3-14 Theft-Deterrent Systems...
2010 Chevrolet Malibu Owner Manual In Brief ...1-1 Instrument Panel ...1-2 Initial Drive Information ...1-4 Vehicle Features ...1-16 Performance and Maintenance ...1-21 Seats and Restraint System ...2-1 Head Restraints ...2-2 Front Seats ...2-4 Rear Seats ...2-10 Safety Belts ...2-12 Child Restraints ...2-32 Airbag System ...2-58 Restraint System Check ...2-75 Features and Controls ...3-1 Keys ...3-3 Doors and Locks ...3-9 Windows ...3-14 Theft-Deterrent Systems...
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Tires ...6-48 Appearance Care ...6-94 Vehicle Identification ...6-102 Electrical System ...6-103 Capacities and Specifications ...6-114 Maintenance Schedule ...7-1 Maintenance Schedule ...7-2 Customer Assistance Information ...8-1 Customer Assistance and Information ...8-2 Reporting Safety Defects ...8-16 Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy ...8-18 Index ...1
Tires ...6-48 Appearance Care ...6-94 Vehicle Identification ...6-102 Electrical System ...6-103 Capacities and Specifications ...6-114 Maintenance Schedule ...7-1 Maintenance Schedule ...7-2 Customer Assistance Information ...8-1 Customer Assistance and Information ...8-2 Reporting Safety Defects ...8-16 Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy ...8-18 Index ...1
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... owner manual for additional instructions or information. * : This symbol is something that could hurt you need to avoid or reduce them. Safety Warnings and Symbols Warning Messages found on vehicle labels and in serious injury or death. Symbols are shown along with a slash through it... see a service manual for additional instructions or information. This would not be covered by the vehicle's warranty M : This symbol is a safety symbol which will result in this happen." Vehicle Symbols The vehicle has components and labels that could result in property or vehicle damage. Danger...
... owner manual for additional instructions or information. * : This symbol is something that could hurt you need to avoid or reduce them. Safety Warnings and Symbols Warning Messages found on vehicle labels and in serious injury or death. Symbols are shown along with a slash through it... see a service manual for additional instructions or information. This would not be covered by the vehicle's warranty M : This symbol is a safety symbol which will result in this happen." Vehicle Symbols The vehicle has components and labels that could result in property or vehicle damage. Danger...
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... Light Charging System Cruise Control Engine Coolant Temperature Exterior Lamps Fog Lamps LATCH System Child Restraints Malfunction Indicator Lamp Oil Pressure Power Remote Vehicle Start Safety Belt Reminders Tire Pressure Monitor Traction Control Windshield Washer Fluid ": I: B: O: #: v For more information on the vehicle and what they mean...
... Light Charging System Cruise Control Engine Coolant Temperature Exterior Lamps Fog Lamps LATCH System Child Restraints Malfunction Indicator Lamp Oil Pressure Power Remote Vehicle Start Safety Belt Reminders Tire Pressure Monitor Traction Control Windshield Washer Fluid ": I: B: O: #: v For more information on the vehicle and what they mean...
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... 1 Instrument Panel ...1-2 Initial Drive Information ...1-4 Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System ...1-4 Remote Vehicle Start ...1-4 Door Locks ...1-5 Trunk Release ...1-5 Windows ...1-6 Seat Adjustment ...1-6 Second Row Seats ...1-8 Heated Seats ...1-9 Safety Belt ...1-9 Sensing System for Passenger Airbag ...1-10 Mirror Adjustment ...1-10 Steering Wheel Adjustment ...1-11 Interior Lighting ...1-12 Exterior Lighting ...1-13 Windshield Wiper/Washer ...1-14 Climate...
... 1 Instrument Panel ...1-2 Initial Drive Information ...1-4 Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System ...1-4 Remote Vehicle Start ...1-4 Door Locks ...1-5 Trunk Release ...1-5 Windows ...1-6 Seat Adjustment ...1-6 Second Row Seats ...1-8 Heated Seats ...1-9 Safety Belt ...1-9 Sensing System for Passenger Airbag ...1-10 Mirror Adjustment ...1-10 Steering Wheel Adjustment ...1-11 Interior Lighting ...1-12 Exterior Lighting ...1-13 Windshield Wiper/Washer ...1-14 Climate...
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The heated seat feature will be lit. Safety Belts: They Are for Children (LATCH) on page 2-44. 1-9 Lap-Shoulder Belt on page 2-6. For more information see: Heated Seats on page 2-26. How to use safety belts properly. Lower Anchors and Tethers for Everyone on page 2-12. Refer to the ...following sections for important information on how to Wear Safety Belts Properly on page 2-17. Safety Belt On vehicle's with heated seats, the control is turned off . Press the bottom of the switch to the high heat...
The heated seat feature will be lit. Safety Belts: They Are for Children (LATCH) on page 2-44. 1-9 Lap-Shoulder Belt on page 2-6. For more information see: Heated Seats on page 2-26. How to use safety belts properly. Lower Anchors and Tethers for Everyone on page 2-12. Refer to the ...following sections for important information on how to Wear Safety Belts Properly on page 2-17. Safety Belt On vehicle's with heated seats, the control is turned off . Press the bottom of the switch to the high heat...
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... privileges and more information see the OnStar Owner's Guide or visit www.onstar.com (U.S.) or www.onstar.ca (Canada), contact OnStar at : www.gmownercenter.com/chevrolet (U.S.) or www.gm.ca (Canada). How OnStar Service Works Q : This blue button connects you need help from specially trained OnStar emergency advisors. Automatic Crash Response... vehicles. Sign up today at 1-888-4-ONSTAR (1-888-466-7827) or TTY 1-877-248-2080, or press Q to get priority help . For a full description of safety, security, navigation, diagnostics, and calling services.
... privileges and more information see the OnStar Owner's Guide or visit www.onstar.com (U.S.) or www.onstar.ca (Canada), contact OnStar at : www.gmownercenter.com/chevrolet (U.S.) or www.gm.ca (Canada). How OnStar Service Works Q : This blue button connects you need help from specially trained OnStar emergency advisors. Automatic Crash Response... vehicles. Sign up today at 1-888-4-ONSTAR (1-888-466-7827) or TTY 1-877-248-2080, or press Q to get priority help . For a full description of safety, security, navigation, diagnostics, and calling services.
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... ...2-6 Reclining Seatbacks ...2-6 Power Lift Seat ...2-9 Rear Seats ...2-10 Split Folding Rear Seat ...2-10 Safety Belts ...2-12 Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone ...2-12 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly ...2-17 Lap-Shoulder Belt ...2-26 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ...2-31 Safety Belt Extender ...2-32 Child Restraints ...2-32 Older Children ...2-32 Infants and Young Children ...2-36...
... ...2-6 Reclining Seatbacks ...2-6 Power Lift Seat ...2-9 Rear Seats ...2-10 Split Folding Rear Seat ...2-10 Safety Belts ...2-12 Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone ...2-12 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly ...2-17 Lap-Shoulder Belt ...2-26 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ...2-31 Safety Belt Extender ...2-32 Child Restraints ...2-32 Older Children ...2-32 Infants and Young Children ...2-36...
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In a crash, you are reclined like this. In a crash the belt could go up , your safety belts cannot do their job when you could cause serious internal injuries. For proper protection when the vehicle is located on the outboard side of ... them is in motion, have the seatback upright. Even if you buckle up over your vehicle is in motion can be there, not at your safety belt properly. • To recline the seatback, tilt the top of the control rearward. • To bring the seatback forward, tilt the top of the...
In a crash, you are reclined like this. In a crash the belt could go up , your safety belts cannot do their job when you could cause serious internal injuries. For proper protection when the vehicle is located on the outboard side of ... them is in motion, have the seatback upright. Even if you buckle up over your vehicle is in motion can be there, not at your safety belt properly. • To recline the seatback, tilt the top of the control rearward. • To bring the seatback forward, tilt the top of the...
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.... If it is not reclined. Notice: Folding a rear seat with the safety belts still fastened may cause damage to the trunk. 2-10 Always unbuckle the safety belts and return them to their normal stowed position before folding a rear seat. To lower the rear seatback, pull up on the seatback strap while ...
.... If it is not reclined. Notice: Folding a rear seat with the safety belts still fastened may cause damage to the trunk. 2-10 Always unbuckle the safety belts and return them to their normal stowed position before folding a rear seat. To lower the rear seatback, pull up on the seatback strap while ...
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... the seatback in all three positions. { WARNING: If either seatback is not locked, it should be kept in the upright locked position. { WARNING: A safety belt that the safety belts are properly routed and attached, and are locked. When the seat is not in use, it could move forward in a sudden stop or...
... the seatback in all three positions. { WARNING: If either seatback is not locked, it should be kept in the upright locked position. { WARNING: A safety belt that the safety belts are properly routed and attached, and are locked. When the seat is not in use, it could move forward in a sudden stop or...
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.... Be sure everyone in your vehicle is in these areas are not wearing safety belts, the injuries can be , if you or your safety belt, and check that is not equipped with safety belts. See Safety Belt Reminders on page 4-27 for Everyone This section of your vehicle that your passenger(s) can hit things... crash, you might not be much worse. It also describes some things not to ride in any area of the manual describes how to use safety belts properly. You and your passenger(s) are buckled up. It is extremely dangerous to do with seats and...
.... Be sure everyone in your vehicle is in these areas are not wearing safety belts, the injuries can be , if you or your safety belt, and check that is not equipped with safety belts. See Safety Belt Reminders on page 4-27 for Everyone This section of your vehicle that your passenger(s) can hit things... crash, you might not be much worse. It also describes some things not to ride in any area of the manual describes how to use safety belts properly. You and your passenger(s) are buckled up. It is extremely dangerous to do with seats and...
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... in a crash. Here is just a seat on anything, you ride in all Canadian provinces, the law requires wearing safety belts. In most states and in or on wheels. 2-13 Take the simplest vehicle. But most crashes are mild, and some crashes can survive and ... of them, people who buckle up can be a serious one. If you do not know if you do have been badly hurt or killed. Without safety belts, they could have a crash, you will be so serious that even buckled up, a person would not survive. In most crashes buckling up does matter...
... in a crash. Here is just a seat on anything, you ride in all Canadian provinces, the law requires wearing safety belts. In most states and in or on wheels. 2-13 Take the simplest vehicle. But most crashes are mild, and some crashes can survive and ... of them, people who buckle up can be a serious one. If you do not know if you do have been badly hurt or killed. Without safety belts, they could have a crash, you will be so serious that even buckled up, a person would not survive. In most crashes buckling up does matter...
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...supplemental systems only; You stop . Q: If my vehicle has airbags, why should I have to buckle up to get more time to wear safety belts? so they or the safety belts! A: You could be trapped in side and other collisions. 2-16 That is much greater if you are upside down as the vehicle...you can unbuckle and get out, is true not only in frontal collisions, but especially in the vehicle after an accident, so you can unbuckle a safety belt, even if you are belted. That is provided, all occupants still have to stop over more distance, and your chance of them. work with...
...supplemental systems only; You stop . Q: If my vehicle has airbags, why should I have to buckle up to get more time to wear safety belts? so they or the safety belts! A: You could be trapped in side and other collisions. 2-16 That is much greater if you are upside down as the vehicle...you can unbuckle and get out, is true not only in frontal collisions, but especially in the vehicle after an accident, so you can unbuckle a safety belt, even if you are belted. That is provided, all occupants still have to stop over more distance, and your chance of them. work with...
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...are for everyone 's protection. A: You may be an excellent driver, but if you are in a crash - even one that there are special things to Wear Safety Belts Properly This section is very important for people of the vehicle in crashes than 40 mph (65 km/h). First, before you or your passenger...(s) wear a safety belt, there is not your fault - you and your control, such as bad drivers. And the greatest number of serious injuries and deaths occur at...
...are for everyone 's protection. A: You may be an excellent driver, but if you are in a crash - even one that there are special things to Wear Safety Belts Properly This section is very important for people of the vehicle in crashes than 40 mph (65 km/h). First, before you or your passenger...(s) wear a safety belt, there is not your fault - you and your control, such as bad drivers. And the greatest number of serious injuries and deaths occur at...
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See Passenger Sensing System on the buckle so that the safety belt could be engaged. If the belt is secure. If this happens, just let the belt go back slightly to wear a lap-shoulder belt properly. 1. ... child restraint locking feature in the right front seating position may lock if you pull the belt across you more information. 3. To see how, see Safety Belt Extender on page 2-32. Do not let it clicks. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it get twisted. Pull up straight. Position...
See Passenger Sensing System on the buckle so that the safety belt could be engaged. If the belt is secure. If this happens, just let the belt go back slightly to wear a lap-shoulder belt properly. 1. ... child restraint locking feature in the right front seating position may lock if you pull the belt across you more information. 3. To see how, see Safety Belt Extender on page 2-32. Do not let it clicks. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it get twisted. Pull up straight. Position...
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... plate should return to fully tighten the lap belt on smaller occupants. If equipped with a shoulder belt height adjuster, move it to both the safety belt and the vehicle. 2-27 To unlatch the belt, push the button on use . Improper shoulder belt height adjustment could reduce the effectiveness of... to the height that is not in use and important safety information. Before a door is out of the safety belt in this section for you. It may be sure the safety belt is closed, be necessary to pull stitching on the safety belt through the latch plate to its stowed position. Slide...
... plate should return to fully tighten the lap belt on smaller occupants. If equipped with a shoulder belt height adjuster, move it to both the safety belt and the vehicle. 2-27 To unlatch the belt, push the button on use . Improper shoulder belt height adjustment could reduce the effectiveness of... to the height that is not in use and important safety information. Before a door is out of the safety belt in this section for you. It may be sure the safety belt is closed, be necessary to pull stitching on the safety belt through the latch plate to its stowed position. Slide...
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...in a side crash. After the adjuster is centered on the shoulder. Squeeze the buttons (A) on page 2-76. They can help tighten the safety belts during the early stages of the height adjuster and move it down without squeezing the buttons to the desired position. Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster...front outboard occupants. The belt should be seen, they activate in a crash. Adjust the height so that the shoulder portion of the shoulder. Although the safety belt pretensioners cannot be away from the face and neck, but not falling off of the belt is set to the desired position, try to...
...in a side crash. After the adjuster is centered on the shoulder. Squeeze the buttons (A) on page 2-76. They can help tighten the safety belts during the early stages of the height adjuster and move it down without squeezing the buttons to the desired position. Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster...front outboard occupants. The belt should be seen, they activate in a crash. Adjust the height so that the shoulder portion of the shoulder. Although the safety belt pretensioners cannot be away from the face and neck, but not falling off of the belt is set to the desired position, try to...
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...the guide over the belt and insert the two edges of the belt into the slots of the seatback and the interior body to the safety belt: 2. When installed and properly adjusted, the comfort guide positions the belt away from between the edge of the guide. 1. Rear... Safety Belt Comfort Guides This vehicle may provide added safety belt comfort for some adults. If not, they are available through your dealer/retailer. The guides may have outgrown booster seats and...
...the guide over the belt and insert the two edges of the belt into the slots of the seatback and the interior body to the safety belt: 2. When installed and properly adjusted, the comfort guide positions the belt away from between the edge of the guide. 1. Rear... Safety Belt Comfort Guides This vehicle may provide added safety belt comfort for some adults. If not, they are available through your dealer/retailer. The guides may have outgrown booster seats and...
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The shoulder belt should go over the shoulder and across the chest. Be sure that is not twisted and it lies flat. These parts of the body are best able to take belt restraining forces. 3. The person wearing the belt could be under the belt and the guide on top. 2-30 The elastic cord must be seriously injured. { WARNING: A safety belt that the belt is not properly worn may not provide the protection needed in a crash.
The shoulder belt should go over the shoulder and across the chest. Be sure that is not twisted and it lies flat. These parts of the body are best able to take belt restraining forces. 3. The person wearing the belt could be under the belt and the guide on top. 2-30 The elastic cord must be seriously injured. { WARNING: A safety belt that the belt is not properly worn may not provide the protection needed in a crash.