Chevrolet Malibu 2016 Owner's Manual page 238

To use this feature:
1. Move the shift lever to L (Low).
2. Press the + (Plus) or
on the shift lever to increase or
decrease the gear range
available.
When you shift from D (Drive) to
L (Low), the transmission will shift to
a pre-determined lower gear range.
The highest gear available for this
pre-determined range is displayed
next to the L in the DIC. See Driver
Information Center (DIC) (Base
Level) 0 131 or Driver Information
Center (DIC) (Uplevel) 0 133. The
number displayed in the DIC is the
highest gear that the transmission
will be allowed to operate in. This
means that all gears below that
number are available. For example,
when 4 (Fourth) is shown next to the
L, 1 (First) through 4 (Fourth) gears
are automatically shifted by the
vehicle. The transmission will not
shift into 5 (Fifth) until the + (Plus)
button is used or you shift back into
D (Drive).
While in L (Low), the transmission
will prevent shifting to a lower gear
range if the engine speed is too
high. You have a brief period of time
to slow the vehicle. If vehicle speed
(Minus) is not reduced within the time
allowed, the lower gear range shift
will not be completed. You must
further slow the vehicle, then press
the (Minus) button to the desired
lower gear range.
Hybrid Low Mode
L2 (Low 2) provides the ability to
slow the vehicle without using the
brakes. L1 (Low 1) provides the
maximum ability to slow the vehicle
without the brakes. Use L (Low)
when descending steep grades or in
Driving and Operating
stop-and-go traffic. When the
battery reaches full charge the
engine may run to maintain braking.
To use this feature:
1. Move the shift lever to L (Low).
The transmission will enter
L2 (Low 2).
2. Press + (Plus) or
the shift lever to shift between
L2 (Low 2) and L1 (Low 1).
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(Minus) on