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2007 Chevrolet Malibu Owner Manual M
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Seats and Restraint Systems OnStar System ................................... 145
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Universal Home Remote System .......... 148
Front Seats
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Storage Areas ...................................... 159
Rear Seats ............................................. 17
Sunroof ................................................ 162
Safety Belts
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Child Res
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Service and Appearance Care Maintenance Schedule .................. 339 .............................. 457 Service Maintenance Schedule ................................................. 342 .......................... 458 Fuel ...................................................... 344 Customer Assistance Information ............. 477 Checking Things Under Customer Assistance and Information ..... 478 the Hood ........................................... 350 Reporting Safety Defects ...............
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This manual describes features that may be available in this model, but your vehicle may not have all of them. For example, more than one entertainment system may be offered or your vehicle may have been ordered without a front passenger or rear seats. Keep this manual in the vehicle, so it will be there if it is needed while you are on the road. If the GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, vehicle is sold, leave this manual in the vehicle. CHEVROLET, the CHEVROLET Emblem, the MALIBU Emblem, and th
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How to Use This Manual {CAUTION: Many people read the owner manual from beginning to end when they first receive their new vehicle. If this is done, it can help you learn These mean there is something that could about the features and controls for the vehicle. hurt you or other people. Pictures and words work together in the owner manual to explain things. In the caution area, we tell you what the hazard is. Then we tell you what to do to help avoid or Index reduce the hazard. Please read these c
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Vehicle Damage Warnings Vehicle Symbols Also, in this manual you will find these notices: The vehicle has components and labels that use symbols instead of text. Symbols are shown along Notice: These mean there is something with the text describing the operation or that could damage your vehicle. information relating to a specific component, A notice tells about something that can damage control, message, gage, or indicator. the vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be If you need help figurin
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These are some examples of symbols that may be found on the vehicle: 6
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Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems Front Seats ..................................................... 8 Child Restraints ............................................ 44 Older Children ............................................. 44 Manual Seats ................................................ 8 Infants and Young Children ......................... 47 Power Seat ................................................... 9 Child Restraint Systems .............................. 51 Manual Lumbar ........
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Front Seats Manual Seats {CAUTION: You can lose control of the vehicle if you try to adjust a manual driver’s seat while the vehicle is moving. The sudden movement could startle and confuse you, or make you push a pedal when you do not want to. Adjust the driver’s seat only Lift the bar located under the front of the seat to when the vehicle is not moving. unlock it. Slide the seat to where you want it and release the bar. Try to move the seat with your body to be sure the seat is locked in plac
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Power Seat Manual Lumbar If the vehicle has a If your vehicle has this power seat, the control feature, the handle is used to operate it is located on the outboard located on the outboard side of the seat. side of the driver’s seat. To adjust the seat, do any of the following: Move the seat forward or rearward by sliding Move the handle up repeatedly to decrease the control forward or rearward. lumbar support. Move the handle down repeatedly to increase lumbar support. Raise or lower the fro
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Heated Seats Reclining Seatbacks Your vehicle may have heated front seats. The buttons are located {CAUTION: on the outboard side of the driver’s and front passenger’s seats. You can lose control of the vehicle if you try to adjust a manual driver’s seat while the vehicle is moving. The sudden movement could startle and confuse you, or make you push a pedal when you do not want to. Adjust the driver’s seat only when the vehicle is not moving. Press the top of the switch to turn the feature on. T
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The seats have manual reclining seatbacks. The To return the seatback to an upright position, do lever used to operate them is located on the the following: outboard side of the seats. 1. Lift the lever fully without applying pressure to the seatback and the seatback will return to the upright position. Release the lever to lock the seatback in place. 2. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it is locked. To recline the seatback, do the following: 1. Lift the recline lever. 2. Move the seat
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{CAUTION: Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle is in motion can be dangerous. Even if you buckle up, your safety belts cannot do their job when you are reclined like this. The shoulder belt cannot do its job because it will not be against your body. Instead, it will be in front of you. In a crash, you could go into it, receiving neck or other injuries. The lap belt cannot do its job either. In a crash, the belt could go up over your abdomen. The belt forces would be there, not at you
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Pull the restraint up to Head Restraints raise it. To lower the head restraint, press the button, located on the top of the seatback, and push the restraint down. The rear seat head restraints are also adjustable. Adjust the head restraint so that the top of the restraint is at the same height as the top of the occupant’s head. This position reduces the chance of a neck injury in a crash. 13
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Passenger Folding Seatback (Maxx) {CAUTION: Your vehicle may have a passenger folding seatback. This feature allows for more cargo space or allows the seatback to be used as a temporary Things you put on this seatback can table while the vehicle is stopped. strike and injure people in a sudden stop or turn, or in a crash. Remove or secure all items before driving. {CAUTION: If you fold the seatback forward to carry longer objects, such as skis, be sure any such cargo is not near an airbag. In a
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To fold the seatback forward, do the following: 2. If your vehicle has the passenger folding seat without a side impact airbag, press either 1. Make sure the seatback is in the most upright lever located on the back of the seatback and position and locked by using the reclining fold the seatback forward. seatback lever on the outboard side of the seat. If your vehicle has the passenger folding seat See Reclining Seatbacks on page 10. with a side impact airbag, press the lever located on the back
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Power Lift Seat {CAUTION: Your vehicle may have this feature. First move the seat forward or rearward to where you want it. See Manual Seats on page 8. If the seatback is not locked, it could move forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could cause injury to the person sitting there. Always push and pull on the seatback to be sure it is locked. 2. Push and pull the seatback to make sure it is locked into place. 3. Use the reclining seatback lever to adjust the seatback to a comfortable position.
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Notice: Folding a rear seat with the safety Rear Seats belts still fastened may cause damage to the seat or the safety belts. Always unbuckle Rear Seat Operation the safety belts and return them to their normal stowed position before folding a rear seat. Folding the Seatback 2. Once a handle is pulled, the seatback can be Your vehicle has a split folding rear seatback. pushed open through the trunk, or pulled open from inside the vehicle. To fold down the rear seatback on the sedan, do the follo
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Notice: Folding a rear seat with the safety belts still fastened may cause damage to the {CAUTION: seat or the safety belts. Always unbuckle the safety belts and return them to their normal If the seatback is not locked, it could stowed position before folding a rear seat. move forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could cause injury to the person sitting there. Always push and pull on the seatback to be sure it is locked. 2. Once a lever is pulled, the seatback can be pushed into the down pos
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Rear Sliding Seat (MAXX Only) {CAUTION: If your vehicle is the MAXX model your rear seat will slide forward or rearward to allow more cargo space in the rear. A safety belt that is improperly routed, not properly attached, or twisted will not Lift the bar located under the front of the seat to provide the protection needed in a crash. unlock the seat. Slide the seat to where you want it and release the bar. Try to move the seat back The person wearing the belt could be and forth to be sure the s
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Safety Belts {CAUTION: Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone It is extremely dangerous to ride in a This part of the manual tells you how to use cargo area, inside or outside of a vehicle. safety belts properly. It also tells you some things In a collision, people riding in these areas you should not do with safety belts. are more likely to be seriously injured or killed. Do not allow people to ride in any area of your vehicle that is not equipped {CAUTION: with seats and safety belts. Be sure eve
