2015 CHEVROLET MALIBU buttons

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Instruments and Controls 5-41
Reprogramming a Single
Universal Remote System
Button
To reprogram any of the system
buttons:
1. Press and hold any one of thebuttons. Do not release the
button.
2. The indicator light will begin to flash after 20 seconds. Without
releasing the button, proceed
with Step 1 under “Programming
the Universal Remote System.”

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Lighting 6-5
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.
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

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Infotainment System 7-1
Infotainment
System
Introduction
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
Theft-Deterrent Feature . . . . . . . 7-2
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
Radio
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-11
Backglass Antenna . . . . . . . . . . 7-12
Multi-Band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . 7-12
Audio Players
CD Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-13
Auxiliary Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-14
Phone
Bluetooth (Overview) . . . . . . . . 7-19
Bluetooth (InfotainmentControls) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-21
Bluetooth (Voice Recognition) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-24
Introduction
Infotainment
Base radio information is included in
this manual. See the infotainment
manual for information on other
available infotainment systems.
Read the following pages to
become familiar with these features.
{Warning
Taking your eyes off the road for
too long or too often while using
any infotainment feature can
cause a crash. You or others
could be injured or killed. Do not
give extended attention to
infotainment tasks while driving.
Limit your glances at the vehicle
displays and focus your attention
on driving. Use voice commands
whenever possible. The infotainment system has built-in
features intended to help avoid
distraction by disabling some
functions when driving. These
functions may gray out when they
are unavailable. Many infotainment
features are also available through
the instrument cluster and steering
wheel controls.
Before driving:
.Become familiar with the
operation, faceplate buttons, and
screen buttons.
.Set up the audio by presetting
favorite stations, setting the
tone, and adjusting the
speakers.
.Set up phone numbers in
advance so they can be called
easily by pressing a single
button or by using a single voice
command if equipped with
Bluetooth phone capability.
See Defensive Driving on page 9-3.

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7-2 Infotainment System
To play the infotainment system with
the ignition off, seeRetained
Accessory Power (RAP) on
page 9-21.
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
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.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.

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Infotainment System 7-3
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. 9.
v/>(Phone/Mute)
.Opens the Phone menu.
.Mutes the audio system.
10.
w j(Play/Pause)
.Press to start, pause, and
resume playback. See CD
Player on page 7-13.
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 7-13.
.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 7-13.
.For AM or FM, press¨to
seek to the next strong
station.
13. CONFIG (Configuration)
.Opens the
Configuration menu.

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7-4 Infotainment System
14. TONE
.Press to access the Tone
Settings menu to adjust
bass, midrange, and
treble. SeeOperation on
page 7-4.
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 press the desired feature on the
screen, to display more options
within that feature.
Languages
To change the display language,
see
Vehicle Personalization on
page 5-31.
The vehicle supports English,
French, and Spanish. The default
language is English.
Operation
Controls
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. 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
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
®, pressv/>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.

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7-8 Infotainment System
1. Press the CONFIG button.
2. Select Radio Settings.
3. Select Auto Volume.
4. Select the setting.
5. Press the BACK
/button to go
back to the System
Configuration menu.
Maximum Startup Volume
The maximum volume played when
the radio is first turned on can
be set.
1. Press the CONFIG button. 2. Select Radio Settings.
3. Select Maximum Startup
Volume.
4. Select the setting.
5. Press the BACK
/button to go
back to the System
Configuration menu.
Regionalization
RDS stations will broadcast different
programs on different frequencies.
To set the Regional (REG) feature
on or off:
1. Press the CONFIG button.
2. Select Regional (REG).
3. Select On or Off.
4. Press BACK
/to go back to the
previous menu.
Radio
AM-FM Radio
Control Buttons
The buttons used to control the
radio are:
RADIO/BAND: Press to turn the
radio on and choose between AM,
FM, or SiriusXM if equipped.
TUNE/MENU: Press and turn to
navigate the available menus. Turn
to manually change stations.
INFO: Press to display additional
information that may be available for
the current song.
©SEEK¨: Press to search for
stations.
FAV: Press to open the
favorites list.
1 to 6: Press to select preset
stations.

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7-10 Infotainment System
To search for a programming type
determined by station:
1. Turn the TUNE/MENU knob.
2. Select FM category list. A list ofall programming types available
displays.
3. Select the programming type. A list of stations that transmit
programming of the selected
type displays.
4. Select the station. The category lists are updated
when the station lists are
updated.
Updating Station & Category Lists
If stations stored in the station list
can no longer be received:
1. Turn the TUNE/MENU knob.
2. Select Update AM or FM Station List, if the stations stored in the
station list are no longer
received. A station search will be
completed and the first station in
the updated list will play. To cancel the station search, press
TUNE/MENU.
Storing a Station as a Favorite
Stations from all bands can be
stored in any order in the favorite
pages.
Up to six stations can be stored in
each favorite page and the number
of available favorite pages can
be set.
Storing Stations
To store the station to a position in
the list, press the corresponding
button 1 to 6 until a beep is heard.
Retrieving Stations
Press the FAV button to open a
favorite page or to switch to another
favorite page. Briefly press one of
the 1 to 6 buttons to retrieve the
station.
Satellite Radio
SiriusXM®Satellite Radio
Service
If equipped, vehicles with a
SiriusXM satellite radio tuner and a
SiriusXM satellite radio subscription
can receive SiriusXM programming.
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 service fee is required to receive
the SiriusXM service. For more
information, see www.siriusxm.com
or 1-866-635-2349 (U.S.), and
www.xmradio.ca or 1-877-209-0079
(Canada).
When SiriusXM is active, the
channel name and number,
category name, song title, and artist
display on the screen.