Chevrolet Malibu 2016 Owner's Manual page 257

256 Driving and Operating
location information. As the object
gets closer, more bars light up and
the bars may change color from
yellow to amber to red.
When an object is first detected in
the rear, one beep will be heard
from the rear. When an object is
very close (<0.6 m (2 ft) in the
vehicle rear, or <0.3 m (1 ft) in the
vehicle front), five beeps will sound
from the front or rear depending on
where the object is detected. Beeps
for Front Parking Assist (FPA) are
higher pitched than for Rear Parking
Assist (RPA).
Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA)
If equipped, when the vehicle is
shifted into R (Reverse), RCTA
displays a red warning triangle with
a left or right pointing arrow on the
RVC screen to warn of traffic
coming from the left or right. This
system detects objects coming from
up to 20 m (65 ft) from the left or
right side of the vehicle. When an
object is detected, three beeps
sound from either the left or right,
depending on the direction of the
detected vehicle.
Turning the Features On or Off
The button on the center
console is used to turn on or off the
Front and Rear Parking Assist and
Rear Cross Traffic Alert at the same
time. The indicator light next to the
button comes on when the features
are on and turns off when the
features have been disabled.
To turn the rear parking assist
symbols or guidance lines on or off,
see Rear Camera under Vehicle
Personalization 0 146.
RCTA can also be turned on or off
through vehicle personalization. See
Collision/Detection Systems under
Vehicle Personalization 0 146.
Automatic Parking
Assist (APA)
If equipped, APA searches for and
steers the vehicle into parallel or
perpendicular parking spots. When
using APA, you must still shift gears,
and control the brakes and
accelerator. The Driver information
Center (DIC) and audible beeps
help to guide parking maneuvers.
Warning
APA does not apply the brakes.
APA may not detect objects in the
parking space, objects that are
soft or narrow, objects high off the
ground such as flatbed trucks,
or objects below ground level
such as large potholes. Always
verify that the parking space is
appropriate for parking a vehicle.
APA does not respond to changes
in the parking space, such as
movement of an adjacent vehicle,
or a person or object entering the
parking space. APA does not
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