Chevrolet 2012 Malibu Owner's Manual page 18

1-12 Keys, Doors, and Windows
Unlock the boot first by pressing
on the instrument panel or RKE
transmitter. Then, press the touch
pad located on the boot to open it.
For vehicles with a key cylinder on
the boot, use the key to unlock it.
Close the boot by pulling on the
handle.
Emergency Boot Release
Handle
Notice: Do not use the
emergency boot release handle
as a tie-down or anchor point
when securing items in the boot
as it could damage the handle.
The emergency boot release
handle is only intended to aid a
person trapped in a latched boot,
enabling them to open the boot
from the inside.
There is a glow-in-the-dark
emergency boot release handle
located inside the boot on the boot
latch. This handle glows following
exposure to light. Pull the release
handle up to open the boot from
the inside.