2014 CHEVROLET MALIBU Owners Manual

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SeeAutomatic Dimming Rearview
Mirror on page 2-20.
Exterior Mirrors
1. Turn the selector switch to L
(Left) or R (Right) to choose the
driver or passenger mirror.
2. Move the control to adjust the mirror.
3. Turn the selector switch to
(to
deselect the mirror.
Steering Wheel
Adjustment
To adjust the steering wheel:
1. Pull the lever down.
2. Move the steering wheel up or down.
3. Pull or push the steering wheel closer or away from you.
4. Push the lever up to lock the steering wheel in place.
Do not adjust the steering wheel
while driving.
Interior Lighting
Dome Lamps
The interior lamps control in the
overhead console controls both the
front and rear interior lamps.
To operate, press the buttons:
E: Turns the lamps off.
1: Turns the lamps on when any
door is opened.
+: Keeps the lamps on all
the time.

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Reading Lamps
There are front and rear reading
lamps in the overhead console and
the headliner.
Front Reading Lamps
Rear Reading Lamps
#or$:Press the button near
each lamp to turn it on or off.
For more information, see
Instrument Panel Illumination
Control on page 6-5.
Exterior Lighting
The exterior lamp control is on the
instrument panel on the left side of
the steering wheel.
O: Turns off the exterior lamps.
The knob returns to the AUTO
position after it is released. Turn
to
Oagain to reactivate the
AUTO mode.

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In Canada, the headlamps will
automatically reactivate once the
vehicle is shifted out of P (Park).
AUTO:Automatically turns the
exterior lamps on and off,
depending on outside lighting.
;: Turns on the parking lamps
including all lamps, except the
headlamps.
2: Turns on the headlamps
together with the parking lamps and
instrument panel lights.
See:
.Exterior Lamp Controls on
page 6-1.
.Daytime Running Lamps (DRL)
on page 6-2.
.Fog Lamps on page 6-4.
Windshield Wiper/Washer
The windshield wiper/washer lever
is on the right side of the steering
column. With the ignition in ACC/
ACCESSORY or ON/RUN, move
the windshield wiper lever to select
the wiper speed.
HI: Use for fast wipes.
LO: Use for slow wipes.
INT: Move the lever up to INT for
intermittent wipes, then turn the
3INT band up for more frequent
wipes or down for less frequent
wipes.
OFF: Use to turn the wipers off.
8:For a single wipe, briefly move
the wiper lever down. For several
wipes, hold the wiper lever down.
n L: Pull the windshield wiper
lever toward you to spray windshield
washer fluid and activate the wipers.
See Windshield Wiper/Washer on
page 5-3.

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Climate Controls
The heating, cooling, and ventilation for the vehicle can be controlled with
this system.
Climate Control System
1. Fan Control
2. Air Conditioning or Comfort/Eco Air Conditioning
3. Air Delivery Modes
4. Defrost
5. Temperature Control 6. Heated Seats (If Equipped)
7. Recirculation
8. Rear Window Defogger

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Dual Automatic Climate Control System
1. Driver and Passenger Temperature Controls
2. Air Conditioning or Comfort/Eco Air Conditioning
3. Air Delivery Modes
4. Defrost
5. AUTO (Automatic Operation)
6. Heated Seats (If Equipped)
7. Recirculation 8. Fan Control
9. Rear Window Defogger
10. SYNC
See
Climate Control Systems on
page 8-1 orDual Automatic Climate
Control System on page 8-4 (If
Equipped).
Transmission
Driver Shift Control (DSC)
DSC allows you to change gears
similar to a manual transmission. To
use this feature:
1. Move the shift lever from D (Drive) rearward to
M (Manual).
2. Press the + (plus) end of the button on the top of the shift
lever to upshift, or push the −
(minus) end of the button to
downshift.
See Manual Mode on page 9-29.

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Vehicle Features
Radio(s)
VOL/O:Press to turn the system
on and off. Turn to increase or
decrease the volume.
RADIO/BAND: Press to choose
between FM, AM, or SiriusXM
®,
if equipped.
TUNE/MENU: Turn to select radio
stations. Press to select a menu.
©SEEK¨: Press to seek the
previous or next station or track.
INFO: Press to show available
information about the current station
or track.
See Overview on page 7-3.
Satellite Radio
If equipped, vehicles with a
SiriusXM®satellite radio tuner and a
valid SiriusXM satellite radio
subscription can receive SiriusXM
programming.
SiriusXM Satellite Radio
Service
SiriusXM is a satellite radio service
based in the 48 contiguous United
States and 10 Canadian provinces.
SiriusXM satellite radio has a wide
variety of programming and
commercial-free music, coast to
coast, and in digital-quality sound.
A fee is required to receive the
SiriusXM service. Refer to:
.www.siriusxm.com or call
1-866-635-2349 (U.S.).
.www.xmradio.ca or call
1-877-209-0079 (Canada).
See Satellite Radio on page 7-11.
Portable Audio Devices
This vehicle may have a 3.5 mm
(1/8 in) auxiliary input and a USB
port in the center console. External
devices such as iPods
®, laptop
computers, MP3 players, and USB
storage devices may be connected.
See Auxiliary Devices on page 7-16.

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Bluetooth®
The Bluetooth®system allows users
with a Bluetooth-enabled mobile
phone to make and receive
hands-free calls using the vehicle
audio system and controls.
The Bluetooth-enabled mobile
phone must be paired with the
in-vehicle Bluetooth system before it
can be used in the vehicle. Not all
phones will support all functions.
See Bluetooth (Overview) on
page 7-21 orBluetooth
(Infotainment Controls) on
page 7-23 orBluetooth (Voice
Recognition) on page 7-26.
Steering Wheel Controls
b/g: Press to interact with the
phone or navigation system.
$/i: Press to mute. Press
again to turn the sound on. Press to
reject an incoming call, or to end a
current call.
_SRC^: Use to select a radio
band or audio source.
Use
_or^to select the next or
previous favorite radio station, CD
track, or MP3 track.
Press SRC to change between
radio and CD.
Press and hold SRC to interact with
the navigation system.
+
x−: Press + to increase or −to
decrease the volume.
See Steering Wheel Controls on
page 5-2.

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Cruise Control
1:Press to turn the cruise control
system on and off. A white indicator
light will turn on or off in the
instrument cluster.
*: Press to disengage cruise
control without erasing the set
speed from memory.
RES/+: Move the thumbwheel up
briefly to make the vehicle resume
to a previously set speed or hold upward to accelerate. If cruise
control is already active, use to
increase vehicle speed.
SET/−:
Move the thumbwheel down
briefly to set the speed and activate
cruise control. If cruise control is
already active, use to decrease
speed.
See Cruise Control on page 9-35.
Infotainment System
See the infotainment manual for
information on the radio, audio
players, phone, navigation system,
and voice or speech recognition.
It also includes information on
settings.
Driver Information
Center (DIC)
The DIC display is in the center of
the instrument cluster. It shows the
status of many vehicle systems. The
controls for the DIC are on the turn
signal lever.
1.SET/CLR: Press to set, or press
and hold to clear, the menu item
displayed.
2.
w/x: Use the band to scroll
through the items in each menu.
3. MENU: Press to display the DIC
menus. This button is also used
to return to or exit the last
screen displayed on the DIC.
See Driver Information Center (DIC)
on page 5-24.
Forward Collision Alert
(FCA) System
For vehicles with FCA, this system
is intended to help avoid or reduce
the harm caused by front-end
crashes. FCA provides a flashing
visual alert and beeps when
approaching a vehicle directly