2002 CHEVROLET VENTURE ignition

1-54 Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle
Air bags affect how your vehicle should be serviced.
There are parts of the air bag systems in several places
around your vehicle. Your dealer and the service manual
have information about servicing your vehicle and the
air bag systems. To purchase a service manual, see
ªService and Owner Publicationsº in the Index.
CAUTION:
For up to 10 seconds after the ignition key is
turned off and the battery is disconnected, an air
bag can still inflate during improper service. You
can be injured if you are close to an air bag when
it inflates. Avoid yellow connectors. They are
probably part of the air bag systems. Be sure to
follow proper service procedures, and make sure
the person performing work for you is qualified
to do so.
The air bag systems do not need regular maintenance.
Safety Belt Pretensioners
Your vehicle has safety belt pretensioners. You'll find
them on the buckle end of the safety belts for the
driver and right front passenger. They help the safety
belts reduce a person's forward movement in a
moderate to severe crash in which the front of the
vehicle hits something.
Pretensioners work only once. If they activate in a crash,
you'll need to get new ones, and probably other new
parts for your safety belt system. See ªReplacing
Restraint System Parts After a Crashº in the Index.
Rear Seat Passengers
It's very important for rear seat passengers to buckle up!
Accident statistics show that unbelted people in the rear
seat are hurt more often in crashes than those who are
wearing safety belts.
Rear passengers who aren't safety belted can be thrown
out of the vehicle in a crash. And they can strike others
in the vehicle who are wearing safety belts.

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Section 2 Features and Controls
Here you can learn about the many standard and optional features on your vehicle, and information on starting,
shifting and braking. Also explained are the instrument panel and the warning systems that tell you if everything is
working properly
-- and what to do if you have a problem.
2
-2 Windows
2
-5 Keys
2-7 Door Locks
2-10 Remote Keyless Entry System (Option)
2-17 Multifunction Alarm Locks and
Lighting Choices
2
-27 Dual Sliding Doors
2
-29 Power Sliding Door (Option)
2
-36 Liftgate
2
-37 Theft
2
-38 Content Theft-Deterrent (Option)
2
-40 PASS-Key
III
2
-43 New Vehicle ªBreak-Inº
2-43 Ignition Positions
2
-45 Starting Your Engine
2
-46 Engine Coolant Heater (If Equipped)
2
-47 Automatic Transaxle Operation
2
-52 Parking Brake
2
-53 Shifting Into PARK (P)2
-56 Shifting Out of PARK (P)
2
-57 Parking Over Things That Burn
2
-57 Engine Exhaust
2
-58 Running Your Engine While You're Parked
2
-59 Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever
2
-67 Exterior Lamps
2-68 Interior Lamps
2-74 Storage Compartments
2-87 Accessory Inflator System (Option)
2
-89 Accessory Power Outlets
2
-90 OnStar
System (If Equipped)
2
-94 HomeLink
Transmitter (Option)
2
-98 The Instrument Panel -- Your
Information System
2
-102 Warning Lights, Gages, Messages
and Indicators
2
-112 Message Center
2-120 Driver Information Center (DIC) (Option)
2-123 Rear Parking Assist (Option)

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Power Windows (Option)If your vehicle has power windows, the switches on the
driver's door armrest control the front windows when
the ignition is in RUN, ACCESSORY or when Retained
Accessory Power (RAP) is active. See ªRetained
Accessory Power (RAP)º in the Index. The left switch
controls the driver's window. The right switch controls
the passenger's window.
The driver's power window switch has two down
positions. The first position lowers the window
normally. The second position activates the
express
-down feature. Push the switch down to
the first position to lower the window normally.
To raise the window, pull up on the front of the switch.
Express
-Down Window
To activate the express
-down feature, push the AUTO
switch all the way down to the second position, then
release it. The window will lower completely. To stop
the window from lowering all the way, pull up on the
front of the switch.

2-4 Side Window Latches
The rear of each side window swings open.
To open, press the latch
forward to release it, then
swing the window outward.
Press the center of the latch
to secure the window in the
open position.
To close, pull the center of the latch forward and then
close the latch. Press the center of the latch to secure the
window in the closed position.
Power Rear Quarter Windows (If Equipped)
This button, located
in the overhead console
switchbank, is used
for opening and closing
the power rear
quarter windows.
Press the textured part of the switch to open the
windows; both windows will open. The windows can be
opened fully or partway depending on how long the
switch is pressed.
Press the part of the switch with the symbol on it to
close both windows. The windows can be closed fully or
partway depending on how long the switch is pressed.
The ignition must be in RUN, ACCESSORY or retained
accessory power (RAP) must be active, to use the power
rear quarter windows. SeeªRetained Accessory Power
(RAP)º in the Index.

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Keys
CAUTION:
Leaving children in a vehicle with the ignition
key is dangerous for many reasons. A child or
others could be badly injured or even killed.
They could operate the power windows or other
controls or even make the vehicle move. Don't
leave the keys in a vehicle with children.

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This key can be used for the
ignition as well as all door
locks, the liftgate lock and
the storage compartments.
If you need a new key, contact your dealer, who can
obtain the correct key code.
Your vehicle has the PASS
-Key
III vehicle theft
system. The key has a transponder in the key head that
matches a decoder in the vehicle's steering column. If a
replacement key or any additional key is needed, you
must purchase this key from your dealer. The key will
have PK3 stamped on it. Keep the bar code tag that
came with the original keys. Give this tag to your dealer
if you need a new key made.Any new PASS
-Key III key must be programmed before
it will start your vehicle. See ªPASS
-Key
IIIº in
the Index for more information on programming your
new key.
NOTICE:
Your vehicle has a number of new features that
can help prevent theft. But you can have a lot of
trouble getting into your vehicle if you ever lock
your key inside. You may even have to damage
your vehicle to get in. So be sure you have an
extra key.
If you ever do get locked out of your vehicle, call the
Chevrolet Roadside Assistance center. See ªRoadside
Assistanceº in the Index.
If your is equipped with the OnStar system with an
active subscription and you lock your keys inside the
vehicle, OnStar may be able to send a command to
unlock your vehicle. See ªOnStar

º in the Index for
more information.

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Last Door Closed Locking
The last door closed locking feature will delay the
power locking of the doors and liftgate for up to
five seconds after exiting the vehicle, when the power
door lock switch or the lock button on the remote
keyless entry transmitter is used to lock your vehicle.
To cancel this delay, press the power door lock switch
or the lock button on the remote keyless entry
transmitter a second time immediately.
If any door or the liftgate is open when locking the
vehicle, three chimes will be heard signaling that last
door closed locking is being used. Five seconds after
the last door is closed, all of the doors will lock.
If the ignition is in RUN or ACCESSORY, this feature
will not lock the doors.
To turn the last door closed locking feature off or on, see
ªMultifunction Alarm Locks and Lighting Choicesº in
the Index.
Automatic Door Locks
All of the doors will lock automatically when you move
your shift lever out of PARK (P). All doors will unlock
automatically when the ignition is turned off while the
shift lever is in PARK (P).If someone needs to get out while you are not in
PARK (P), have that person use the manual lever or the
power door lock switch. When the door is closed again,
it will not lock automatically. Use the manual lever or
the power door lock switch to lock the door.
To change the way the automatic door locks operate, see
ªMultifunction Alarm Locks and Lighting Choicesº in
the Index.
With the automatic door locks feature, you can lock or
unlock the doors at any time, either manually or using
the power door lock switches.
Sliding Door Delayed Locking
If either sliding door is open when you use the power
door locks to lock the vehicle, the sliding door that is
open will not lock. Normally the last door closed
locking feature will be used to lock the sliding door after
it has been closed.
When the ignition is on or if the last door closed locking
feature has been overridden or programmed to be off,
the sliding door delayed locking feature will lock your
sliding door for you. Three seconds after either sliding
door is closed, all the doors will lock.

2-10 Lockout Deterrent
The lockout deterrent feature makes it difficult for you
to lock your keys in your vehicle. If the driver's door is
open while the keys are in the ignition, a chime will
sound and you will not be able to use your power door
lock switch to lock the vehicle.
If you don't leave the keys in the ignition or if you
use the manual door lock, you could still lock your keys
in your vehicle. Always remember to take your keys
with you.
To turn this feature off or on, see ªMultifunction Alarm
Locks and Lighting Choicesº in the Index.
Leaving Your Vehicle
If you are leaving the vehicle, take your keys, open your
door and set the locks from the inside. Then get out and
close the door.
Remote Keyless Entry System (Option)
If your vehicle has this
feature, you can lock and
unlock your doors and the
liftgate from about 3 feet
(1 m) up to 30 feet (9 m)
away using the remote
keyless entry transmitter
supplied with your vehicle.
Your remote keyless entry system operates on a radio
frequency subject to Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) Rules and with Industry Canada.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
(1) this device may not cause harmful interference,
and (2) this device must accept any interference
received, including interference that may cause
undesired operation.