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Chevrolet Malibu Limited Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S/Canada-
9086425) - 2016 - crc - 7/30/15
In Brief 5
In Brief
Instrument Panel
Instrument Panel Overview . . . . . . 6
Initial Drive Information
Initial Drive Information . . . . . . . . . . 8
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Second Row Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Heated Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Head Restraint Adjustment . . . . 12
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Passenger Sensing System . . . 13
Mirror Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . . 14
Interior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Exterior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . . . 15
Climate Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Vehicle Features
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Radio(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Portable Audio Devices . . . . . . . . 18
Bluetooth
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . . 19
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . 20
Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Parking Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Universal Remote System . . . . . 21
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Performance and Maintenance
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Tire Pressure Monitor . . . . . . . . . . 23
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . . 23
Driving for Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Roadside Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

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18 In Brief
Vehicle Features
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.
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 0140.
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 0147.
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 0151.
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 (Infotainment
Controls) 0157 orBluetooth (Voice
Recognition) 0161 orBluetooth
(Overview) 0156.

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Steering Wheel Controls
b/g:Press to interact with
OnStar, Bluetooth, or navigation,
if equipped.
$/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, if equipped.
+
x−
:Press + to increase or −to
decrease the volume.
See Steering Wheel Controls 096.
Cruise Control
1:Press to turn the cruise control
on or off. A white indicator comes
on in the instrument cluster.
*: Press to disengage cruise
control without erasing the set
speed from memory.
RES/+ : If there is a set speed in
memory, press the control up briefly
to resume to that speed or hold to
accelerate. If cruise control is
already active, use to increase
vehicle speed.
SET/− :Press the control down
briefly to set the speed and activate
cruise control. If cruise control is
already active, use to decrease
speed.
See Cruise Control 0204.
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.

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Universal Remote SystemProgramming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Universal Remote System Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131Controls
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.
Steering Wheel Controls
For vehicles with audio steering
wheel controls, some audio controls
can be adjusted at the steering
wheel.
b/g(Press to Talk) : For vehicles
with an OnStar, Bluetooth,
or navigation system, press to
interact with those systems. See
Bluetooth (Infotainment Controls)
0 157 orBluetooth (Voice
Recognition) 0161 orBluetooth
(Overview) 0156 andOnStar
Overview 0339.

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$/i(Mute/End Call) :Press to
silence the vehicle speakers only.
Press again to turn the sound on.
For vehicles with OnStar or
Bluetooth systems, press to reject
an incoming call, or to end a
current call.
_SRC^(Thumbwheel Control) :
Use this control 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, if equipped.
+
x− (Volume) : Press + to
increase the volume; press −to
decrease the volume.
Horn
Pressaon the steering wheel pad
to sound the horn.
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/START,
move the windshield wiper lever to
select the wiper speed.
HI : Use for fast wipes.
LO : Use for slow wipes.
INT (Intermittent Wipes) : Move
the lever up to INT for intermittent
wipes, then turn the
xINT band
up for more frequent wipes or down
for less frequent wipes.
OFF : Use to turn the wipers off.
1X (Mist) : For a single wipe, briefly
move the wiper lever down. For
several wipes, hold the wiper
lever down.
{Warning
In freezing weather, do not use
the washer until the windshield is
warmed. Otherwise the washer
fluid can form ice on the
windshield, blocking your vision.
n L(Windshield Washer) : Pull
the windshield wiper lever toward
you to spray washer fluid and
activate the wipers. The wipers will
continue until the lever is released
or the maximum wash time is
reached. When the lever is
released, additional wipes may
occur depending on how long the
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Auto Volume
This feature adjusts 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.
Select Off, Low, Medium, or High.
Gracenote Options
Select and the following may
display:
.Normalization
Normalization
This feature improves voice
recognition and media groupings.
See “CD Player,” “USB,” “Auxiliary
Devices,” and“Bluetooth Audio” in
the infotainment manual.
Select to enable or disable.
XM Channel Art
This feature turns the XM Audio
page background on the XM
Channel display on and off. Select to enable or disable.
Max Startup Volume
This feature sets the maximum
startup volume. If the vehicle is
started and the volume is greater
than this level, the volume is
adjusted to this level.
Press + or
−to increase or
decrease the volume.
Number of Favorites Pages
Press to set the number of favorites
to display.
Select the desired number.
XM Categories
This allows which available XM
Categories are used and displayed.
Press to enable or disable available
categories.
Software Versions Menu
Press to display information about
the system and update software if
available.Phone Settings
Select and the following may
display:
. Bluetooth
Bluetooth
Select and the following may
display:
. Device List
. Pair Device
Device List
Select to connect to a different
phone source, disconnect a phone,
or delete a phone.
Pair Device
Select to pair a new device. See
“Pairing a Phone/Device” in
“Bluetooth” in the infotainment
manual.
Navigation Settings
See “Navigation Settings” in
“Configure Menu” in the
infotainment manual.

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Infotainment System 139
Infotainment
System
Introduction
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Theft-Deterrent Feature . . . . . . 140
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Radio
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Backglass Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Multi-Band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . 149
Audio Players
CD Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Auxiliary Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Phone
Bluetooth (Overview) . . . . . . . . . 156
Bluetooth (InfotainmentControls) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Bluetooth (Voice Recognition) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
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 0177.
To play the infotainment system with
the ignition off, see Retained
Accessory Power (RAP) 0194.

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154 Infotainment System
Connecting a Bluetooth®
Device
Before a Bluetooth device can be
connected to the infotainment
system, it must first be paired to the
system. Bluetooth pairing to the
infotainment system may not be
supported in all vehicles and not all
Bluetooth devices can be paired to
the infotainment system. Before
pairing the Bluetooth device,
become familiar with its user guide
for Bluetooth functions. The system
only connects to Bluetooth devices
that support A2DP (Advanced Audio
Distribution Profile) version 1.2.
A Bluetooth phone with MP3
capability cannot be paired to the
vehicle as a phone and an MP3
player at the same time.
Pairing Information:
.Up to five devices can be paired
to the system.
. The pairing process is disabled
when the vehicle is moving. .
The infotainment system
automatically links with the first
available paired device in the
order the device was paired.
. Only one paired device can be
connected to the infotainment
system at a time.
. Pairing should only need to be
completed once, unless changes
to the pairing information have
been made or the device is
deleted.
Bluetooth Setup Menu
The Bluetooth Setup menu can be
accessed with or without a device
attached to the USB port.
To select the Bluetooth Setup menu
when a device is attached to the
USB port and active: 1. Turn the TUNE/MENU knob while in the iPod, Zune, PFD,
or USB device main menu.
2. Select Bluetooth Music Setup. To select the Bluetooth Music Setup
menu when a device is not attached
to the USB port, or when a device is
attached to the USB port but not
active:
1. Press the CD/AUX button until AUX is the active source.
2. Turn the TUNE/MENU knob.
3. Select Bluetooth Music Setup.
To select the Bluetooth Music Setup
menu when a Bluetooth device is
connected and active: 1. Turn the TUNE/MENU knob.
2. Select Bluetooth Music Setup.
Pairing a Device 1. Select Connect To New Device from the Bluetooth Music
Setup menu.
2. The system asks a series of Yes/No questions to determine
what type of device is being
paired.