2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU light

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Lighting 6-5
If the fog lamps are turned on while
the exterior lamp control is in the
AUTO position, the headlamps
come on automatically.
#(Fog Lamps):Press to turn on
or off. An indicator light on the
instrument cluster comes on when
the fog lamps are on.
Some localities have laws that
require the headlamps to be on
along with the fog lamps.
Interior Lighting
Instrument Panel
Illumination Control
The brightness of the instrument
panel lighting and steering wheel
controls can be adjusted.
D(Instrument Panel
Illumination): Move and hold the
thumbwheel up or down to brighten
or dim the lights.
Courtesy Lamps
The courtesy lamps come on
automatically when any door is
opened and the dome lamp is in the
door position.
Dome Lamps
The interior lamps control in the
overhead console controls both the
front and rear interior lamps.

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6-6 Lighting
To operate, press the buttons:
E(Off):Turns the lamps off.
1(Door): Turns the lamps on
when any door is opened.
+(On): Keeps the lamps on all
the time.
Reading Lamps
There are front and rear reading
lamps in the overhead console and
the headliner.
Front Reading Lamps
Rear Reading Lamps
#or$(Reading Lamps): Press
the button near each lamp to turn it
on or off.
Lighting Features
Entry Lighting
The headlamps, taillamps, license
plate lamps, back-up lamps, dome
lamps, and most of the interior
lights turn on briefly when the
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
transmitter
Kbutton is pressed,
or when the door handle is pulled
on a keyless access vehicle. See
Ignition Positions (Key Access) on
page 9‑14 orIgnition Positions
(Keyless Access) on page 9‑16.
After about 30 seconds the exterior
lamps turn off, then the dome
lamps and remaining interior lights
dim to off. Entry lighting can be
disabled manually by changing
the ignition out of the OFF
position, or by pressing the RKE
transmitter
Qbutton.
This feature can be changed. See
Vehicle Personalization on
page 5‑35.

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Lighting 6-7
Exit Lighting
The headlamps, taillamps, parking
lamps, back-up lamps, and license
plate lamps come on at night, or in
areas with limited lighting, when the
key is removed from the ignition.
The dome lamps also come on
when the key is removed from the
ignition. The exterior lights and
dome lamps remain on after the
door is closed for a set amount of
time, then automatically turn off.
For vehicles with keyless access,
the exterior lamps and dome lamps
automatically turn on when a door is
opened after the ignition is turned
off. SeeIgnition Positions (Key
Access) on page 9‑14 orIgnition
Positions (Keyless Access) on
page 9‑16.
The exterior lamps turn off
immediately by turning the exterior
lamps control off.
This feature can be changed. See
Vehicle Personalization on
page 5‑35.
Battery Load
Management
The vehicle has Electric Power
Management (EPM), which
estimates the battery's temperature
and state of charge. It then adjusts
the voltage for best performance
and extended life of the battery.
When the battery's state of charge
is low, the voltage is raised slightly
to quickly bring the charge back up.
When the state of charge is high,
the voltage is lowered slightly to
prevent overcharging. If the vehicle
has a voltage display on the Driver
Information Center (DIC), you may
see the voltage move up or down.
This is normal. If there is a problem,
an alert will be displayed.
The battery can be discharged at
idle if the electrical loads are very
high. This is true for all vehicles.
This is because the generator
(alternator) may not be spinning fast
enough at idle to produce all the
power that is needed for very high
electrical loads. A high electrical load occurs when
several of the following are on, such
as: headlamps, high beams, fog
lamps, rear window defogger,
climate control fan at high speed,
heated seats, engine cooling fans,
trailer loads, and loads plugged into
accessory power outlets.
EPM works to prevent excessive
discharge of the battery. It does this
by balancing the generator's output
and the vehicle's electrical needs.
It can increase engine idle speed to
generate more power, whenever
needed. It can temporarily reduce
the power demands of some
accessories.
Normally, these actions occur in
steps or levels, without being
noticeable. In rare cases at the
highest levels of corrective action,
this action may be noticeable to the
driver. If so, a DIC message might
be displayed and it is recommended
that the driver reduce the electrical
loads as much as possible. See
Battery Voltage and Charging
Messages on page 5‑28.

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6-8 Lighting
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7-6 Infotainment System
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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Infotainment System 7-7
.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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Infotainment System 7-9
Radio Settings
Press the Config button on the
Home Page or the CONFIG button
on the faceplate to enter the menu
options. Turn the TUNE/MENU knob
or press the scroll bar to scroll
through the available options. Press
the TUNE/MENU knob or press
Radio Settings to display the radio
settings menu. Press this feature to
make changes for radio information
displayed, preset pages, and Auto
Volume Control.
The Radio Settings are:
Speed Dependent Volume:Select
OFF, Low, Medium, or High
sensitivity to automatically adjust
the volume to minimize the effects
of unwanted background noise that
can result from changing road
surfaces, driving speeds, or open
windows. This feature works best at
lower volume settings where
background noise is typically louder
than the sound system volume. Startup Volume:
Press to set the
maximum volume level for startup
that will be used even if a higher
volume had been set when the radio
was turned off.
Radio Favorites: Press to select
the number of favorite pages to be
used in the system.
Phone Settings
See Bluetooth (Overview) on
page 7‑35 orBluetooth (Voice
Recognition) on page 7‑40 or
Bluetooth (Infotainment Controls) on
page 7‑36 in the“Phone” section.
Vehicle Settings
SeeVehicle Personalization on
page 5‑35.
Display Settings
Press the Config button on the
Home Page or the CONFIG button
on the faceplate, then select Display
Settings from the list. The following options may display:
Dimming Mode:
Press to change
the screen background. The
Automatic setting adjusts the screen
background automatically
depending on the exterior lighting
conditions.
To change the overall brightness
setting for the display, use the
vehicle interior lighting instrument
panel illumination control.
Operation
Controls (Radio with CD)
The infotainment system is operated
by using the pushbuttons,
multifunction knobs, menus shown
on the display, and steering wheel
controls, if equipped.
Turning the System On or Off
VOL/O(Volume/Power): Press to
turn the system on and off.

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7-10 Infotainment System
Automatic Switch-Off
If the infotainment system has been
turned on after the ignition is turned
off, the system will turn off
automatically after 10 minutes.
Volume Control (Uplevel
Radio)
VOL/O(Volume/Power):Turn to
adjust the volume.
v/>(Phone): For vehicles with
OnStar, press and hold
v/>to
mute the infotainment system. Press
and hold
v/>again, or turn the
VOL/
Oknob to cancel mute.
For vehicles without OnStar®, press
v/>to mute the infotainment
system. Press
v/>again, or turn
the VOL/
Oknob to cancel mute.
Menu System
Controls
The TUNE/MENU knob and the
BACK
/button are used to
navigate the menu system.
TUNE/MENU: Press to:
.Select or activate the highlighted
menu option.
.Confirm a set value.
.Turn a system setting on or off.
Turn to:
.Enter the menu system.
.Highlight a menu option.
.Select a value.
BACK
/: Press to:
.Exit a menu.
.Return from a submenu screen
to the previous menu screen.
.Delete the last character in a
sequence. Selecting a Menu Option
The base radio displays one line of
text at a time.
1. Turn the TUNE/MENU knob to
move the highlighted bar.
2. Press TUNE/MENU to select the highlighted option.
Submenus
An arrow on the right-hand edge of
the menu indicates that it has a
submenu with other options.