Door Ajar Reminder; Delayed Locking; Automatic Door Locks; Lockout Protection - Chevrolet 2012 Malibu Owner's Manual

2-8 Keys, Doors, and Windows

Door Ajar Reminder

A chime will sound and the
appropriate door message will
display if one of the doors is not
fully closed. This happens when the
ignition is on and the shift lever is
moved out of P (Park) or N (Neutral).
See Door Ajar Messages on
page 5 25.

Delayed Locking

This feature will delay the actual
locking of the doors and arming of
the theft-deterrent system for
five seconds when the power door
lock switch or remote keyless entry
transmitter is used to lock the
vehicle.
If any door is open when locking the
vehicle, three chimes will sound
signaling that the delayed locking
feature is active. Five seconds after
the last door is closed, all of the
doors will lock. To cancel the delay
and lock the doors immediately,
press the lock button on the remote
keyless entry transmitter or the
power door lock switch a second
time. The theft deterrent system will
arm after 30 seconds.

Automatic Door Locks

The vehicle is programmed to lock
all doors automatically when the
following are met:
All doors are closed.
The ignition is on.
The vehicle is shifted out of
P (Park).
This feature cannot be disabled.
All doors will unlock when the
vehicle is shifted into P (Park).
The power door unlock function can
be programmed through prompts
displayed on the Driver Information
Center (DIC). See Vehicle
Personalization on page 5 29.
I n f o r ma t i o n P r o v i d e d b y :

Lockout Protection

If you press the power door lock
switch when the key is in the
ignition and any door is open, all the
doors will lock and then the driver's
door will unlock. Be sure to remove
the key from the ignition when
locking your vehicle.
If the remote keyless entry
transmitter is used to lock the doors
while the key is in the ignition, a
chime will sound three times. All
doors will then lock.

Safety Locks

The vehicle has rear door security
locks to prevent passengers from
opening the rear doors from the
inside.