Reading Lamps; Lighting Features; Entry Lighting; Exit Lighting - Chevrolet 2012 Malibu Owner's Manual

5-8 Lighting

Reading Lamps

The reading lamps are located in
the overhead console.
or (Reading Lamps): Press
the button near each lamp to turn it
on or off.

Lighting Features

Entry Lighting

The headlamps, tail lamps, number
plate lamps, reversing lamps, dome
lamps, and most of the interior lights
turn on briefly when the Remote
Keyless Entry (RKE)
pressed, or when the door handle is
pulled on a keyless access vehicle.
See Ignition Positions (Key Access)
on page 8‑14 or Ignition Positions
(Keyless Access) on page 8‑16.
After about 30 seconds the exterior
lamps turn off, then the dome lamps
and remaining interior lights dim to
off. Entry lighting can be disabled
manually by changing the ignition
out of the OFF position, or by
Q
pressing the RKE button.
This feature can be changed.
See Vehicle Personalisation on
page 4‑43.

Exit Lighting

The dome lamps come on when the
key is removed from the ignition.
For vehicles with keyless access,
the dome lamps turn on as soon as
the vehicle is turned off.
The headlamps, parking lamps, tail
lamps, reversing lamps, and number
button is
plate lamps come on by doing the
following:
1. Turn off the ignition.
2. Open the driver door.
3. Pull the indicator/lane-change
lever briefly toward you and
release.
4. Close the driver door.
The exterior lamps and interior
lights remain on after the door is
closed for a brief period and then
turn off. If the driver door is not
closed the lights will turn off after
two minutes.
The exit lighting feature can
be changed. See Vehicle
Personalisation on page 4‑43.