steering wheel adjustment CHEVROLET MALIBU 2020 Owner's Manual

Chevrolet Malibu Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
13555849) - 2020 - CRC - 8/16/19
6 Introduction
1.Air Vents 0141.
2. Turn Signal Lever. See Turn
and Lane-Change Signals
0 129.
IntelliBeam System Button (If
Equipped). See Exterior Lamp
Controls 0125.
3. Instrument Cluster (Base
Level) 096 or
Instrument Cluster (Uplevel)
0 97.
Driver Information Center (DIC)
(Base Level) 0113 or
Driver Information Center (DIC)
(Uplevel) 0116.
4. Windshield Wiper/Washer 089.
5. Light Sensor. See Automatic
Headlamp System 0128.
6. Infotainment 0133.
7. Climate Control Systems
0134.
Dual Automatic Climate Control
System 0137 (If Equipped).
8. Hazard Warning Flashers
0128. Stop/Start Disable Button (If
Equipped). See
Stop/Start
System 0158.
9. Power Outlets 091.
10. Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control 0170.
Assistance Systems for
Parking or Backing 0183 (If
Equipped).
11. Shift Lever. See Automatic
Transmission 0164.
12. Electric Parking Brake 0168 (If
Equipped).
13. USB Port. See the infotainment manual.
14. ENGINE START/STOP Button. SeeIgnition Positions 0155.
15. Steering Wheel Controls 089.
Driver Information Center
Buttons. See Driver Information
Center (DIC) (Base Level)
0 113 or
Driver Information Center (DIC)
(Uplevel) 0116.
16. Horn 089. 17.
Steering Wheel Adjustment
089 (Out of View).
18. Cruise Control 0172.
Adaptive Cruise Control 0174
(If Equipped).
Heated Steering Wheel 089 (If
Equipped).
Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System 0188 (If Equipped).
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) 0196
(If Equipped).
19. Hood Release. See Hood
0 214.
20. Data Link Connector (Out of View). See Malfunction
Indicator Lamp (Check Engine
Light) 0104.
21. Parking Brake 0167 (If
Equipped).
22. Exterior Lamp Controls 0125.
23. Instrument Panel Illumination
Control 0129.

Chevrolet Malibu Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
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88 Instruments and Controls
Instruments and
Controls
Controls
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . . 89
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . . 89
Heated Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . 89
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . . . 89
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Wireless Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Warning Lights, Gauges, and
Indicators
Warning Lights, Gauges, andIndicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Instrument Cluster (Base Level) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Instrument Cluster (Uplevel) . . . 97
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Fuel Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Engine Coolant Temperature
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . 102
Airbag Readiness Light . . . . . . . 102
Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Charging System Light . . . . . . . 104
Malfunction Indicator Lamp
(Check Engine Light) . . . . . . . . 104
Brake System Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Service Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Antilock Brake System (ABS) Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . 108
Pedestrian Ahead Indicator . . . 108
Traction Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . 109
Traction Control System (TCS)/ StabiliTrak Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning Light
(Uplevel Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Tire Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Engine Oil Pressure Light . . . . . 110
Low Fuel Warning Light (Base Level) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Low Fuel Warning Light
(Uplevel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 112
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . 112
Cruise Control Light . . . . . . . . . . 112
Door Ajar Light (Uplevel) . . . . . 113
Information Displays
Driver Information Center (DIC) (Base Level) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Driver Information Center (DIC) (Uplevel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Vehicle Messages
Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Engine Power Messages . . . . . 120
Vehicle Speed Messages . . . . . 120
Vehicle Personalization
Vehicle Personalization . . . . . . . 120

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Instruments and Controls 89
Controls
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. Pull the lever up to lock the steering wheel in place. Do not adjust the steering wheel
while driving.
Steering Wheel Controls
The infotainment system can be
operated by using the steering
wheel controls. See
“Steering Wheel
Controls” in the infotainment
manual.
Heated Steering Wheel
(: If equipped with a heated
steering wheel, press to turn on or
off. A light on the button displays
when the feature is turned on. The steering wheel takes about
three minutes to reach
maximum heat.
Horn
Pressaon the steering wheel pad
to sound the horn.
Windshield Wiper/Washer
The windshield wiper/washer lever
is on the side of the steering
column. With the ignition on or in
ACC/ACCESSORY, move the
windshield wiper lever to select the
wiper speed.
HI : Use for fast wipes.

Chevrolet Malibu Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
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354 Index
RoofSunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . 318
Running the Vehicle While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
S
Safety Defects ReportingCanadian Government . . . . . . . . 331
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . 325
Sealant Kit, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
How to Wear Seat BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . 53
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . 51
Seats
Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Seats (cont'd)
Heated and Ventilated Front . . . . 41
Heated, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . 36
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . 36
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Securing Child Restraints . . . . 80, 82
Security
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Climate Control System . . . . . . . 134
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 214
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . 315
Maintenance, General
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Parts Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 325
Service Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Services Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . 309 Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Shift Lock Control Function
Check, Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . 193
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Spare Tire
Compact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Special Application Services . . . . 309
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
StabiliTrak
OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Start Assist, Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Stop/Start System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158