2005 Chevrolet Malibu Owner's Manual - Page 184

AUTO TONE/AUTO EQ (Automatic Equalization): Press this button to select customized equalization settings designed for country, jazz, talk, pop, rock, and classical. The equalization setting last chosen will appear on the display when you first press this button. Each time this button is pressed, another equalization setting will appear on the display and automatic tone or automatic equalization will switch to that preset equalization setting. To return to the manual mode, press the AUTO TONE or AUTO EQ button until CUSTOM appears on the display. Manually adjust the bass, midrange, and treble using the tone button. Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade) BAL/FADE / S (Balance/Fade): To adjust the balance between the right and the left speakers, push and release this button until BAL appears on the display. Turn the ADJ knob to move the sound toward the right or the left speakers. To adjust the fade, push and release the balance and fade button until FADE appears on the display. Turn the ADJ knob to move the sound toward the front or the rear speakers. To adjust the balance or fade to the middle position, select BAL or FADE. Then press and hold the balance and fade button for more than two seconds. You will hear one beep and the speaker control will be adjusted to the middle position. To adjust both speaker controls to the middle position, push and hold the tone button when no speaker control is displayed. ALL CENTERED will appear on the display and you will hear one beep. The balance and fade will be adjusted to the middle position. 3-72