Split-Folding Rear Seats; Performance & Maintenance Features; Tapshift - Chevrolet Malibu 2009 Getting To Know Your

Unlock, Automatic Notification of
Airbag Deployment, and Hands-Free
Calling. In addition, most vehicles can
get driving directions using Turn-by-
Turn Navigation. Press the OnStar but-
ton to ask an OnStar Advisor about the
service plan you have or to upgrade
your plan.
For more information, refer to
your OnStar Owner's Guide, call
1-888-4-ONSTAR (1-888-466-7827),
or visit onstar.com.
See Section 2 of your Owner Manual.

Split-Folding Rear Seats

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Either side of the rear seatback can
be folded for additional cargo space.
When folding the seatback, make sure
the front seat is not reclined or the rear
seatback will not fold down completely.
To fold the rear seatback:
1. Pull up on the seatback release loop
located behind the top of the out-
board side of the seatback to
release the seatback latch.
2. Grip the center top of the seatback
and fold it down.
To unfold the rear seatback, lift up the
seatback; make sure it latches and that
the safety belts are properly stowed
over the seatback in all three positions.
See Section 1 of your Owner Manual.
PERFORMANCE & MAINTENANCE FEATURES
TAPshift (if equipped)
You can enjoy the sporty driving
characteristics provided by a manual
transmission with the TAPshift feature.
To shift gears similar to a manual
transmission:
1. Move the shift lever to Manual (M).
2. Press either of the shift plus (+)
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paddles (A) located on top of the
steering wheel away from you to
upshift, or press either of the backs
of the shift paddles (B) behind the
steering wheel toward you to
downshift.
A
B
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