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CHEVROLET VENTURE 2005 Owner's Manual (470 pages)

Brand: CHEVROLET | Category: Automobile | Size: 3.09 MB

Section 2 Features and Controls

7
- How to Use this Manual
  2
- Features and Controls
  
  7
  - Table of Contents
    7
- Keys
  
  9
  - Remote Keyless Entry System
    10
  - Remote Keyless Entry System Operation
    11
    
    Remote Alarm
    12
    
    Remote Power Sliding Door Operation
    12
    
    Battery Replacement
    13
- Doors and Locks
  
  14
  - Door Locks
    14
  - Power Door Locks
    16
  - Last Door Closed Locking
    16
  - Programmable Automatic Door Locks
    17
  - Lockout Protection
    17
  - Sliding Door Security Lock
    20
  - Power Sliding Door (Psd)
    21
  - Resetting the Power Sliding Door
    25
- Windows
  
  28
  - Manual Windows
    28
  - Power Windows
    29
  - Side Window Latches
    29
  - Power Rear Quarter Windows
    30
  - Sun Visors
    30
    
    Visor Vanity Mirror
    30
    
    Lighted Vanity Mirror
    30
- Theft-Deterrent Systems
  
  31
  - Content Theft-Deterrent
    31
    
    Arming with Your Key
    32
    
    Disarming with Your Key
    32
  - PASS-Key ® III
    33
- Starting and Operating Your Vehicle
  
  35
  - New Vehicle Break-In
    35
  - Ignition Positions
    36
  - Retained Accessory Power (RAP)
    37
  - Starting Your Engine
    37
  - Engine Coolant Heater
    38
  - Automatic Transaxle Operation
    39
  - Parking Brake
    42
  - Shifting into Park (P)
    43
  - Shifting out of Park (P)
    44
  - Parking over Things that Burn
    45
  - Engine Exhaust
    45
  - Running Your Engine While You Are Parked
    46
- Mirrors
  
  47
  - Manual Rearview Mirror
    47
  - Outside Power Mirrors
    47
  - Outside Convex Mirror
    47
  - Outside Heated Mirrors
    48
- Onstar System
  
  48
- Homelink Transmitter
  
  49
  - Programming the Homelink
    50
    
    Gate Operator and Canadian Programming
    52
    
    Using Homelink
    52
- Storage Areas
  
  53
  - Glove Box
    53
  - Cupholder(S)
    53
  - Compact Overhead Console
    54
  - Overhead Console
    54
  - Garage Door Opener Compartment
    55
  - Front Seat Storage Net
    56
  - Luggage Carrier
    56
  - Rear Storage Area
    57
  - Convenience Net
    58
  - Convenience Center
    59
    
    Replacing the Convenience Center
    60
  - Entering Programming Mode
    61
- Vehicle Personalization
  
  61
Section 3 Instrument Panel

71
- Instrument Panel Overview
  
  74
  - Hazard Warning Flashers
    76
  - Horn
    76
  - Other Warning Devices
    76
  - Tilt Wheel
    76
  - Turn and Lane-Change Signals
    77
  - Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever
    77
  - Flash-To-Pass
    78
  - Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer
    78
  - Windshield Washer
    79
  - Windshield Wipers
    79
  - Cruise Control
    80
  - Daytime Running Lamps/Automatic Headlamp System
    84
  - Exterior Lamps
    84
  - Instrument Panel Brightness
    85
  - Interior Lamps Control
    85
  - Dome Lamp
    86
  - Entry Lighting
    86
  - Interior Lamp Override
    86
  - Delayed Lighting
    87
  - Exit Lighting
    87
  - Cargo Lamp
    88
  - Front Reading Lamps
    88
  - Rear Reading Lamps
    88
  - Battery Run-Down Protection
    89
  - Switchbanks
    89
    
    Instrument Panel Switchbank
    89
    
    Overhead Console Switchbank
    90
    
    Ultrasonic Rear Parking Assist (URPA)
    90
    
    How the System Works
    92
    
    Accessory Power Outlets
    93
- Climate Controls
  
  94
- Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators
  
  102
  - Instrument Panel Cluster
    103
  - Speedometer and Odometer
    105
  - Dual Trip Odometers
    105
  - Tachometer
    107
  - Safety Belt Reminder Light
    107
  - Airbag Readiness Light
    108
  - Brake System Warning Light
    109
  - Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light
    110
  - Traction Control System (TCS) Warning Light
    110
  - Engine Coolant Temperature Gage
    111
  - Malfunction Indicator Lamp
    112
    
    If the Light Is on Steady
    113
    
    If the Light Is Flashing
    113
  - Highbeam on Light
    115
  - Fuel Gage
    115
- Message Center
  
  116
  - Service Traction System Warning Message
    116
  - Traction Active Message
    117
  - Engine Coolant Temperature Warning Message
    118
  - Charging System Indicator Message
    118
  - Maintenance Schedule
    119
  - Low Oil Pressure Message
    119
  - Change Engine Oil Message
    120
  - Power Sliding Door Warning Message
    120
  - Door Ajar Warning Message
    121
  - Rear Hatch Ajar Warning Message
    121
  - Low Fuel Warning Message
    122
- Driver Information Center (DIC)
  
  123
  - Trip Computer
    125
- Audio System(S)
  
  126
  - Setting the Time for Radios Without Radio Data Systems (RDS)
    126
  - Setting the Time for Radios with Radio Data Systems (RDS)
    126
  - AM-FM Radio
    127
    
    Setting Preset Stations
    128
  - Radio with CD (Base Level)
    129
    
    Playing the Radio
    130
    
    Finding a Station
    131
    
    Rds and XM
    133
    
    Rds Messages
    133
    
    Radio Messages
    134
    
    Playing a CD
    137
  - Radio with CD (MP3)
    139
    
    Using an Mp3 CD
    149
  - Radio with Cassette and CD
    154
    
    Playing a Cassette Tape
    159
    
    Cassette Tape Messages
    161
    
    CD Adapter Kits
    161
  - Radio with Six-Disc CD
    164
    
    Using Song List Mode
    176
  - Entertainment System
    178
    
    Stereo Rca Jacks
    179
    
    Audio Speakers
    180
    
    Video Screen
    180
    
    DVD Player
    181
    
    Remote Control
    182
  - Rear Seat Audio (RSA)
    184
    
    DVD Distortion
    184
    
    Primary Radio Controls
    184
    
    Cleaning the Video Screen
    184
    
    Rear Seat Radio Controls
    185
  - Rear Seat Audio (RSA)
    186
  - Audio Steering Wheel Controls
    188
    
    Rds Radios
    188
  - Radio Reception
    189
  - Care of Your Cassette Tape Player
    190
  - Care of Your CD and DVD Player
    191
  - Care of Your Cds and Dvds
    191
    
    XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System
    191
  - Fixed Mast Antenna
    191
Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems

193
- Seats and Restraint Systems
  
  193
- Front Seats
  
  195
  - Manual Seats
    195
  - Six-Way Power Seats
    196
  - Reclining Seatbacks
    196
  - Head Restraints
    198
- Rear Seats
  
  198
  - Rear Seat Operation
    198
  - Second Row Safety Belt Stowage
    198
  - Flip and Fold Feature
    199
  - Split Bench Seats
    200
    
    Removing the Split Bench Seat
    203
    
    Replacing the Split Bench Seats
    204
  - Bucket Seats
    207
    
    Removing the Bucket Seats
    209
    
    Replacing the Bucket Seats
    211
  - Captain Chairs
    213
  - Stowable Seat
    217
    
    Removing the Stowable Seat
    218
    
    Replacing the Stowable Seat
    219
- Safety Belts
  
  220
  - Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone
    220
  - Why Safety Belts Work
    222
  - Questions and Answers about Safety Belts
    225
  - How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
    226
  - Driver Position
    226
  - Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment
    233
  - Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
    234
  - Right Front Passenger Position
    234
  - Rear Seat Passengers
    234
  - Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children and Small Adults
    237
  - Safety Belt Extender
    239
  - Safety Belt Pretensioners
    239
- Child Restraints
  
  240
- Airbag System
  
  270
  - Where Are the Airbags
    273
  - When Should an Airbag Inﬂate
    275
  - How Does an Airbag Restrain
    277
  - What Makes an Airbag Inﬂate
    277
  - What will You See after an Airbag Inﬂates
    278
  - Checking Your Restraint Systems
    280
- Restraint System Check
  
  280
  - Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle
    280
  - Replacing Restraint System Parts after a Crash
    281
Section 4 Driving Your Vehicle

283
- Driving Your Vehicle
  
  283
  - Defensive Driving
    284
  - Drunken Driving
    284
- Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle
  
  284
  - Braking
    287
  - Control of a Vehicle
    287
  - Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS)
    288
  - Braking in Emergencies
    290
  - Traction Control System (TCS)
    290
  - Steering
    292
    
    Steering in Emergencies
    293
  - Off-Road Recovery
    294
  - Passing
    294
  - Loss of Control
    295
  - Driving at Night
    297
  - Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads
    298
    
    Driving through Flowing Water
    300
    
    Some Other Rainy Weather Tips
    300
    
    Driving through Deep Standing Water
    300
  - City Driving
    301
  - Freeway Driving
    302
  - Before Leaving on a Long Trip
    303
  - Highway Hypnosis
    304
  - Hill and Mountain Roads
    304
  - Winter Driving
    306
    
    If You Are Caught in a Blizzard
    308
  - If You Are Stuck: in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow
    310
  - Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It out
    310
  - Loading Your Vehicle
    311
  - Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It out
    311
  - Recreational Vehicle Towing
    316
- Towing
  
  316
  - Towing Your Vehicle
    316
  - Level Control
    317
  - Towing a Trailer
    318
    
    If You Do Decide to Pull a Trailer
    319
    
    Weight of the Trailer
    319
    
    Weight of the Trailer Tongue
    320
    
    Safety Chains
    321
    
    Trailer Brakes
    321
    
    Driving with a Trailer
    322
    
    Following Distance
    323
    
    Making Turns
    323
    
    Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer
    323
    
    Driving on Grades
    324
    
    Parking on Hills
    324
    
    Maintenance When Trailer Towing
    325
    
    Trailer Wiring Harness
    325
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care

327
- Service and Appearance Care
  
  327
  - Service
    329
  - Doing Your Own Service Work
    330
  - Adding Equipment to the Outside of
    331
    
    Your Vehicle
    331
- Fuel
  
  331
  - Gasoline Octane
    331
  - Gasoline Speciﬁcations
    331
  - California Fuel
    332
  - Additives
    332
  - Fuels in Foreign Countries
    333
  - Filling Your Tank
    334
- Checking Things under the Hood
  
  336
  - Hood Release
    337
  - Engine Compartment Overview
    338
  - Engine Oil
    340
  - What Kind of Engine Oil to Use
    341
  - Engine Oil Life System
    343
  - Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    344
  - How to Inspect the Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    345
  - Automatic Transaxle Fluid
    346
  - Engine Coolant
    349
    
    What Engine Coolant to Use
    350
    
    Checking Coolant
    351
  - Radiator Pressure Cap
    352
  - Engine Overheating
    352
  - If no Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    353
  - Overheated Engine Protection
    354
    
    Operating Mode
    354
  - Cooling System
    354
  - How to Add Coolant to the Radiator
    358
  - Power Steering Fluid
    360
  - Windshield Washer Fluid
    361
  - Brakes
    362
  - Brake Wear
    364
  - Battery
    365
  - Replacing Brake System Parts
    365
  - Jump Starting
    366
- Bulb Replacement
  
  371
  - Halogen Bulbs
    371
  - Headlamps
    372
  - Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker and Parking Lamps
    374
  - Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and Back-Up Lamps
    376
  - Replacement Bulbs
    377
- Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
  
  378
- Tires
  
  379
  - Tire Sidewall Labelling
    380
  - Tire Terminology and Deﬁnitions
    382
  - Inﬂation - Tire Pressure
    385
  - Tire Inspection and Rotation
    386
  - When It Is Time for New Tires
    387
  - Buying New Tires
    388
  - Uniform Tire Quality Grading
    389
  - Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance
    390
  - Wheel Replacement
    390
  - Used Replacement Wheels
    391
  - Tire Chains
    392
  - Accessory Inﬂator
    392
  - If a Tire Goes Flat
    394
  - Changing a Flat Tire
    395
  - Removing the Spare Tire and Tools
    396
  - Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the Spare Tire
    399
  - Secondary Latch System
    404
  - Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools
    406
  - Compact Spare Tire
    408
- Appearance Care
  
  409
  - Fabric/Carpet
    409
    
    Special Fabric Cleaning Problems
    410
    
    Using Cleaner on Fabric
    410
  - Child Restraint Pad
    411
  - Glass Surfaces
    411
  - Instrument Panel
    411
  - Interior Plastic Components
    411
  - Leather
    411
  - Vinyl
    411
  - Care of Safety Belts and Built-In Child Restraint Harness
    412
  - Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses
    412
  - Washing Your Vehicle
    412
  - Weatherstrips
    412
  - Finish Care
    413
    
    Windshield, Backglass, and Wiper Blades
    413
    
    Aluminum Wheels
    414
    
    Tires
    414
    
    Sheet Metal Damage
    415
    
    Finish Damage
    415
    
    Underbody Maintenance
    415
    
    Chemical Paint Spotting
    415
    
    Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials
    416
- Vehicle Identiﬁcation
  
  417
  - Vehicle Identiﬁcation Number (VIN)
    417
  - Service Parts Identiﬁcation Label
    417
- Electrical System
  
  418
  - Add-On Electrical Equipment
    418
  - Headlamp Wiring
    418
  - Windshield Wiper Fuses
    418
  - Power Windows and Other Power Options
    418
  - Fuses and Circuit Breakers
    418
  - Instrument Panel Fuse Block
    419
  - Underhood Fuse Block
    422
- Capacities and Speciﬁcations
  
  425
Section 6 Maintenance Schedule

427
- Introduction
  428
- Maintenance Requirements
  428
- Maintenance Schedule
  428
- Your Vehicle and the Environment
  428
- Using Your Maintenance Schedule
  429
- Scheduled Maintenance
  430
- Additional Required Services
  432
- Maintenance Footnotes
  433
- At each Fuel Fill
  435
- At Least Once a Month
  435
- Owner Checks and Services
  435
- At Least Once a Year
  436
- Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
  438
- Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts
  440
- Maintenance Record
  441
Section 7 Customer Assistance and Information

445
- Customer Assistance and Information
  
  445
  - Customer Assistance and Information
    446
  - Online Owner Center
    447
  - Customer Assistance for Text Telephone (TTY) Users
    448
    
    Customer Assistance Offices
    448
  - Disabilities
    449
  - GM Mobility Program for Persons with
    449
  - Roadside Assistance Program
    450
  - Courtesy Transportation
    451
    
    Scheduling Service Appointments
    451
    
    Canadian Roadside Assistance
    451
    
    Transportation Options
    452
  - Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data Recorders
    453
    
    Additional Program Information
    453
- Reporting Safety Defects
  
  454

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Table of Contents

Section 2 Features and Controls

Features and Controls

Keys

Doors and Locks

Windows

Theft-Deterrent Systems

Starting and Operating Your Vehicle

Mirrors

Onstar System

Homelink Transmitter

Storage Areas

Vehicle Personalization

Section 3 Instrument Panel

Instrument Panel Overview

Climate Controls

Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators

Message Center

Driver Information Center (DIC)

Audio System(S)

Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems

Seats and Restraint Systems

Front Seats

Rear Seats

Safety Belts

Child Restraints

Airbag System

Restraint System Check

Section 4 Driving Your Vehicle

Driving Your Vehicle

Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle

Towing

Section 5 Service and Appearance Care

Service and Appearance Care

Fuel

Checking Things under the Hood

Bulb Replacement

Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement

Tires

Appearance Care

Vehicle Identiﬁcation

Electrical System

Capacities and Speciﬁcations

Section 6 Maintenance Schedule

Section 7 Customer Assistance and Information

Customer Assistance and Information

Reporting Safety Defects

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