2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU Owners Manual

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Infotainment System 7-1
Infotainment
System
Introduction
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
Theft-Deterrent Feature . . . . . . . 7-2
Overview (Radio with CD) . . . . . 7-2
Overview (Radio with CD andTouchscreen) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9
Radio
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-14
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-19
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-20
Backglass Antenna . . . . . . . . . . 7-21
Satellite Radio Antenna . . . . . . 7-21
Audio Players
CD Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-22
MP3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-24
Auxiliary Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-25
Phone
Bluetooth (Overview) . . . . . . . . 7-35
Bluetooth (Infotainment Controls) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-36
Bluetooth (Voice Recognition) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-40
Introduction
Infotainment
Determine which radio the vehicle
has. For radios without connectivity,
read the following pages to become
familiar with its features. For radios
with connectivity, see the
infotainment manual.
{WARNING
Taking your eyes off the road for
extended periods could cause a
crash resulting in injury or death
to you or others. Do not give
extended attention to infotainment
tasks while driving.
This system provides access to
many audio and non-audio listings.

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To minimize taking your eyes off the
road while driving, do the following
while the vehicle is parked:
.Become familiar with the
operation and controls of the
audio system.
.Set up the tone, speaker
adjustments, and preset radio
stations.
See Defensive Driving on page 9‑2.
Notice: Contact your dealer
before adding any equipment.
Adding audio or communication
equipment could interfere with
the operation of the engine, radio,
or other systems, and could
damage them. Follow federal
rules covering mobile radio and
telephone equipment. Notice:
The chime signals related
to safety belts, parking brake, and
other functions of your vehicle
operate through the radio/
entertainment system. If that
equipment is replaced or
additional equipment is added
to your vehicle, the chimes
may not work. Make sure that
replacement or additional
equipment is compatible with
your vehicle before installing it.
See Accessories and
Modifications on page 10‑3.
The vehicle has Retained
Accessory Power (RAP). With RAP,
the audio system can be played
even after the ignition is turned off.
See Retained Accessory Power
(RAP) on page 9‑22.
Theft-Deterrent Feature
The theft-deterrent feature works by
learning a portion of the Vehicle
Identification Number (VIN) to
the infotainment system. The
infotainment system does not
operate if it is stolen or moved to a
different vehicle.
Overview (Radio with CD)
Infotainment System Overview
Radio faceplate examples are
provided to help identify buttons and
to help understand the functions of
the radio. Find the faceplate that
best matches the vehicle for a
description.

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Radio with CD
1. VOL/
O(Volume/Power)
.Turns the system on or off
and adjusts the volume.
2. FAV (Favorites)
.Opens the favorites list. 3. CD/AUX
.Selects the CD player or
external audio source.
.Selects a connected
external audio source.4. Buttons 1 to 6
.Saves and selects favorite
stations.
5. RADIO/BAND
.Changes the band while
listening to the radio.
.Selects the radio when
listening to a different audio
source.
6. BACK
/
.Menu: Moves one
level back.
.Character Input: Deletes
the last character.
7. TUNE/MENU
.Radio: Manually selects
radio stations.
.CD: Selects tracks.
8.
Z(CD Eject)
.Removes a disc from the
CD slot.

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9.v/>(Phone/Mute)
.Opens the Phone menu.
.Mutes the audio system.
10.
N(Play/Pause)
.Press to start, pause, and
resume playback. See CD
Player on page 7‑22 and
MP3 on page 7‑24.
11. CD Slot
.Insert a CD.
12.
©SEEK¨
.Press©to seek to the
beginning of the current or
previous track. If the track
has been playing for less
than five seconds, it seeks
the previous track.
If longer than
five seconds, the current
track starts from the
beginning.
.Press and hold©to
quickly reverse through a
track. Release the button
to return to playing speed.
See CD Player on
page 7‑22 andMP3 on
page 7‑24.
.For AM or FM, press©to
seek to the previous
strong station.
.Press¨to seek the next
track.
.Press and hold¨to fast
forward through a track.
.Release¨to return to
playing speed. See CD
Player on page 7‑22 and
MP3 on page 7‑24.
.For AM or FM, press¨to
seek to the next strong
station.
13. CONFIG (Configuration)
.Opens the vehicle
settings menu. 14. TONE
.Press to access the sound
menu screen to adjust
bass, midrange, and
treble. See
AM-FM Radio
on page 7‑14.
15. INFO
.Radio: Shows available
information about the
current station.
.CD: Shows available
information about the
current track.
Configuration Setup Menu
Press the CONFIG button to display
the Configuration menu. The
Configuration menu is used for
changing the settings for the audio,
phone, vehicle configuration, and
time features.
Turn the TUNE/MENU knob to scroll
through the available setup features.
Once the desired feature displays,
press the TUNE/MENU knob or

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Infotainment System 7-5
press the desired feature on the
screen, to display more options
within that feature.
Languages
To change the display language,
seeVehicle Personalization on
page 5‑35.
The vehicle supports English,
French, and Spanish. The default
language is English.
Overview (Radio with CD
and Touchscreen)
The infotainment system is
controlled by using the buttons on
the faceplate and the touchscreen.
See “Touchscreen Buttons” in this
section.
1. VOL/O(Volume/Power)
.Press to turn the system on
and off.
.Turn to adjust the volume.
2. FAV (Favorites)
.Press to display the current
page number above the
preset buttons. The stored stations for each list display
on the touch-sensitive
preset buttons at the
bottom of the screen. The
number of preset favorite
lists can be changed in the
Configuration Menu.

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3.F(Home)
.See“Home Page” following
in this section.
4. SOURCE
.Press to change the audio
sources such as AM-FM
Radio, CD, and AUX.
5.
v/>(Phone/Mute)
.Press to access the Phone
menu. See Bluetooth
(Overview) on page 7‑35 or
Bluetooth (Voice
Recognition) on page 7‑40
or Bluetooth (Infotainment
Controls) on page 7‑36.
Press to mute the audio
system.
6. BACK
/
.Press to return to the
previous screen in a menu.
.If on a page accessed
directly by a faceplate
button or Home Page screen button, pressing
/BACK will go to the
previous menu.
7. TUNE/MENU
.Turn to highlight a feature.
Press to activate the
highlighted feature.
.Turn to manually select a
radio station.
8.
Z(Eject)
.Press to eject a disc from
the CD player. See CD
Player on page 7‑22.
9.
H(Clock)
.Press to set the time.
10.
p/j(Play/Pause)
.Press to start, pause, and
resume playback. See CD
Player on page 7‑22 and
MP3 on page 7‑24.
11. CD Slot 12.
©SEEK¨
.Press©to seek to the
beginning of the current or
previous track. If the track
has been playing for less
than five seconds, it
seeks the previous
track. If longer than
five seconds, the current
track starts from the
beginning.
.Press and hold©to
quickly reverse through a
track. Release the button
to return to playing speed.
See CD Player on
page 7‑22 andMP3 on
page 7‑24.
.For AM or FM, press©to
seek to the previous
strong station.
.Press¨to seek the next
track.
.Press and hold¨to fast
forward through a track.

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.Release¨to return to
playing speed. See CD
Player on page 7‑22 and
MP3 on page 7‑24.
.For AM or FM, press¨to
seek to the next strong
station.
13. CONFIG (Configuration)
.Press to adjust features
for radio, display, phone,
vehicle, and time.
14. TONE
.Press to access the sound
menu screen to adjust
bass, midrange, and
treble. See AM-FM Radio
on page 7‑14.
15. INFO (Information)
.Press to scroll through
station, song, artist, and
album information when
available.
Touchscreen Buttons
Touchscreen buttons are on the
screen and highlighted when a
feature is available. Some toggle
screen buttons highlight when active
and gray out when inactive.
Home Page
The infotainment system displays a
Home Page that makes it easy to
access many of the features.
Back: If on page 2 of the Home
Page, press Back to return to page
1 of the Home Page. If on page 1,
Back serves no function.
Home: While navigating through
other menus, press to go back to
the Home Page to start a different
feature.
Fav: Press to display a page of
stored (favorite) AM or FM stations.
Keep pressing Fav to scroll through
the favorite pages.
The Home Page Menu lists the
options Customize Home Page and
Restore Home Page Defaults. Out of all available Home Page
icons, up to eight icons can be
selected and sorted for the first
Home Page screen.
Home Page Features
Various functions are disabled when
the vehicle is moving.
Press the Now Playing screen
button to display the active source
page. The sources available are
AM, FM, CD, USB/iPod, and AUX.
See
AM-FM Radio on page 7‑14,
CD Player on page 7‑22, and
Auxiliary Devices on page 7‑25.
Press the Phone screen button to
display the Phone main page. See
Bluetooth (Overview) on page 7‑35
or Bluetooth (Voice Recognition) on
page 7‑40 orBluetooth
(Infotainment Controls) on
page 7‑36.

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Press the Config screen button to
display the Configuration Settings
main page. From this display, you
can adjust features such as time
and date, radio, phone, vehicle, and
display.
Press the Tone screen button to
display the Tone main page. Adjust
the tone and speakers by pressing
the screen buttons to change the
levels of sound for treble, midrange,
bass, fade, and balance. See
AM-FM Radio on page 7‑14.
Press the FM screen button to
display the FM main page and play
the current or last tuned FM station.
SeeAM-FM Radio on page 7‑14. Press the AM screen button to
display the AM main page and play
the current or last tuned AM station.
See
AM-FM Radio on page 7‑14.
Press the CD screen button to
display the CD main page and
play the current or last CD track
selected. See CD Player on
page 7‑22.
Press the USB screen button to
display the USB main page and play
the current or last track selected.
See Auxiliary Devices on page 7‑25.
Press the AUX screen button to
access any connected auxiliary
device. See Auxiliary Devices on
page 7‑25.
Language
Select the Language menu and the
following may be displayed:
.English
.French
.Spanish Turn the TUNE/MENU knob to
select the language. Press TUNE/
MENU to confirm and go back to the
last menu.
Time and Date Settings
From the Time and Date Settings
screen button, press to display the
Time and Date Settings menu.
Set Time:
Press + or−to increase
or decrease the Hours and Minutes
displayed on the clock.
Set Date: Press + or−to increase
or decrease the day.
Set Time Format: Press the
12 Hours screen button for standard
time; press the 24 Hours screen
button for military time.
Set Date Format: Depending on
the region, the following date
formats may be available: MM/DD/
YYYY, DD.MM.YYYY, or YYYY/
MM/DD.