2005 Chevrolet Malibu Owner's Manual - Page 81

Press the top of the switch to unlock all doors and liftgate, if equipped. Press the bottom of the switch to lock all doors and liftgate, if equipped. The rear doors do not have power door lock switches. Rear seat passengers must use the manual lock knob on their doors. Press the driver's power door lock switch or the remote keyless entry transmitter lock button once. With the key removed from the ignition and the driver's door open, the following will occur: • three chimes will sound to signal the delay • all doors will lock and the parking lamps will flash once five seconds after the last door has been closed Door Ajar Reminder If one of the doors is not fully closed while the ignition is on and the shift lever is moved out of PARK (P) or NEUTRAL (N) the following will occur: • the horn will chirp if the horn chirp feature is enabled. See DIC Operation and Displays on page 3-46. If a door is opened before the five seconds has elapsed, the doors will not lock until five seconds after all doors are closed. If the power door lock switch or the transmitter lock button is pressed twice when leaving the vehicle, the doors will lock immediately. If the power door unlock switch or the transmitter unlock button is pressed, the doors will unlock immediately and not lock automatically after the doors are closed. This feature is turned on at the factory but may be turned off through the Driver Information Center (DIC). • a chime will sound • the DOOR AJAR message will display through the Driver Information Center (DIC) until the door is closed. See DIC Warnings and Messages on page 3-50. Delayed Locking This feature allows the driver to delay the locking of the vehicle. It will not operate with the key in the ignition. See Lockout Protection on page 2-12. 2-11