2005 CHEVROLET VENTURE lock

Roadside Assistance Program
As the owner of a new Chevrolet vehicle, you are
automatically enrolled in the Chevrolet Roadside
Assistance program. This value-added service is
intended to provide you with peace of mind as you drive
in the city or travel the open road. Call Chevrolet’s
Roadside Assistance at 1-800-CHEV-USA,
(1-800-243-8872) 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to
speak with a Chevrolet Roadside Assistance
representative.
We will provide the following services during the
Bumper-to-Bumper warranty period, at no expense
to you:
Fuel Delivery:Delivery of enough fuel
($5 maximum) for the customer to get to the
nearest service station.
Lock-out Service (identication required):
Replacement keys or locksmith service will
be covered at no charge if you are unable to gain
entry into your vehicle. Delivery of the replacement
key will be covered within 10 miles (16 km).
Emergency Tow:Tow to the nearest dealership for
warranty service or in the event of a
vehicle-disabling accident. Assistance provided
when the vehicle is mired in sand, mud, or snow.
Flat Tire Change:Installation of a spare tire will be
covered at no charge. The customer is responsible
for the repair or replacement of the tire if not
covered by a warrantable failure.
Jump Start:No-start occurrences which require a
battery jump start will be covered at no charge.
Dealer Locator Service
In many instances, mechanical failures are covered
under Chevrolet’s Bumper-to-Bumper warranty.
However, when other services are utilized, our Roadside
Assistance Representatives will explain any payment
obligations you might incur.
For prompt and efficient assistance when calling, please
provide the following to the Roadside Assistance
Representative:
Your name, home address, and home telephone
number.
Telephone number of your location.
Location of the vehicle.
Model, year, color, and license plate number.
Mileage, Vehicle Identication Number (VIN), and
delivery date of the vehicle.
Description of the problem.
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Additional Program Information
Courtesy Transportation is available during the
Bumper-to-Bumper warranty coverage period, but it is
not part of the New Vehicle Limited Warranty. A
separate booklet entitled “Warranty and Owner
Assistance Information” furnished with each new vehicle
provides detailed warranty coverage information.
Courtesy Transportation is available only at participating
GM dealers and all program options, such as shuttle
service, may not be available at every dealer. Please
contact your GM dealer for specic information
about availability. All Courtesy Transportation
arrangements will be administered by appropriate dealer
personnel.
Canadian Vehicles:For warranty repairs during the
Complete Vehicle Coverage period of the General
Motors of Canada New Vehicle Limited Warranty,
alternative transportation may be available under the
Courtesy Transportation Program. Please consult
your dealer for details.
General Motors reserves the right to unilaterally modify,
change or discontinue Courtesy Transportation at
any time and to resolve all questions of claim eligibility
pursuant to the terms and conditions described
herein at its sole discretion.
Vehicle Data Collection and Event
Data Recorders
Your vehicle, like other modern motor vehicles, has a
number of sophisticated computer systems that monitor
and control several aspects of the vehicle’s performance.
Your vehicle uses on-board vehicle computers to monitor
emission control components to optimize fuel economy,
to monitor conditions for airbag deployment and, if so
equipped, to provide anti-lock braking and to help the
driver control the vehicle in difficult driving situations.
Some information may be stored during regular
operations to facilitate repair of detected malfunctions;
other information is stored only in a crash event by
computer systems, such as those commonly called event
data recorders (EDR).
In a crash event, computer systems, such as the Airbag
Sensing and Diagnostic Module (SDM) in your vehicle
may record information about the condition of the vehicle
and how it was operated, such as data related to engine
speed, brake application, throttle position, vehicle speed,
safety belt usage, airbag readiness, airbag performance,
and the severity of a collision. This information has been
used to improve vehicle crash performance and may be
used to improve crash performance of future vehicles and
driving safety. Unlike the data recorders on many
airplanes, these on-board systems do not record sounds,
such as conversation of vehicle occupants.
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A
Accessory Inator...........................................5-66
Accessory Power Outlets.................................3-23
Additives, Fuel................................................. 5-6
Add-On Electrical Equipment............................5-92
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine.................................5-17
Air Conditioning..............................................3-24
Airbag
Readiness Light..........................................3-38
Airbag Sensing and Diagnostic Module (SDM)...... 7-9
Airbag System................................................1-78
How Does an Airbag Restrain?......................1-85
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..........1-88
What Makes an Airbag Inate?......................1-85
What Will You See After an Airbag Inates?....1-86
When Should an Airbag Inate?....................1-83
Where Are the Airbags?...............................1-81
AM-FM Radio.................................................3-57
Antenna, Fixed Mast......................................3-121
Antenna, XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System . . . 3-121
Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS)........................... 4-6
Anti-Lock Brake, System Warning Light..............3-40
Appearance Care............................................5-83
Aluminum Wheels........................................5-88
Care of Safety Belts and Built-in Child
Restraint Harness.....................................5-86
Chemical Paint Spotting...............................5-89
Child Restraint Pad......................................5-85
Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses....................5-86Appearance Care (cont.)
Fabric/Carpet..............................................5-83
Finish Care.................................................5-87
Finish Damage............................................5-89
Glass Surfaces............................................5-85
Instrument Panel.........................................5-85
Interior Plastic Components...........................5-85
Leather......................................................5-85
Sheet Metal Damage...................................5-89
Tires..........................................................5-88
Underbody Maintenance...............................5-89
Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials................5-90
Vinyl..........................................................5-85
Washing Your Vehicle...................................5-86
Weatherstrips..............................................5-86
Windshield, Backglass, and Wiper Blades.......5-87
Arming and Disarming the Content
Theft-Deterrent System.................................2-62
Audio System(s).............................................3-56
AM-FM Radio.............................................3-57
Audio Steering Wheel Controls....................3-118
Care of Your Cassette Tape Player...............3-120
Care of Your CD and DVD Player................3-121
Care of Your CDs and DVDs.......................3-121
Fixed Mast Antenna...................................3-121
Radio with Cassette and CD.........................3-84
Radio with CD....................................3-59, 3-69
Radio with Six-Disc CD................................3-94
Rear Seat Audio (RSA).....................3-114, 3-116
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Audio System(s) (cont.)
Setting the Time for Radios with Radio
Data Systems (RDS)................................3-56
Setting the Time for Radios without
Radio Data Systems (RDS).......................3-56
Theft-Deterrent Feature...............................3-118
Understanding Radio Reception...................3-119
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System...........3-121
Automatic Door Locks.....................................2-57
Automatic Transaxle
Fluid..........................................................5-19
Operation...................................................2-33
B
Battery..........................................................5-39
Run-Down Protection...................................3-19
Before Leaving on a Long Trip.........................4-21
Bench Seat, Split............................................. 1-8
Brake
Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS)........................ 4-6
Emergencies................................................ 4-8
Parking......................................................2-36
System Warning Light..................................3-39
Brakes..........................................................5-36
Braking........................................................... 4-5
Braking in Emergencies..................................... 4-8
Break-In, New Vehicle.....................................2-29
Bucket Seats, Rear.........................................1-15Built-in Child Restraint.....................................1-67
Bulb Replacement...........................................5-45
Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker and
Parking Lamps.........................................5-48
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-45
Headlamps.................................................5-46
Replacement Bulbs......................................5-51
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
Back-up Lamps........................................5-50
Buying New Tires...........................................5-62
C
California Fuel.................................................. 5-6
Canadian Owners................................................ ii
Capacities and Specications............................5-99
Captain Chairs, Rear.......................................1-21
Carbon Monoxide...................2-20, 2-39, 4-24, 4-36
Care of
Safety Belts and Built-in Child
Restraint Harness.....................................5-86
Your Cassette Tape Player..........................3-120
Your CD and DVD Player...........................3-121
Your CDs and DVDs..................................3-121
Cargo Lamp...................................................3-18
Chains, Tire...................................................5-66
Change Engine Oil Message............................3-50
Charging System Indicator Message..................3-48
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Customer Assistance Information (cont.)
Customer Assistance for Text
Telephone (TTY) Users............................... 7-4
Customer Assistance Offices........................... 7-4
Customer Satisfaction Procedure..................... 7-2
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program............... 7-5
Reporting Safety Defects to General Motors....7-11
Reporting Safety Defects to the
Canadian Government..............................7-11
Reporting Safety Defects to the
United States Government.........................7-10
Roadside Assistance Program......................... 7-6
Service Publications Ordering Information........7-11
D
Daytime Running Lamps/Automatic Headlamp
System......................................................3-14
Defensive Driving............................................. 4-2
Delayed Illumination and Exit Lighting................2-56
Delayed Lighting.............................................3-17
Doing Your Own Service Work........................... 5-4
Dome Lamp...................................................3-16
Door
Ajar Warning Message.................................3-51
Dual Sliding Doors.......................................2-12
Last Door Closed Locking.............................2-10
Locks.......................................................... 2-8
Power Door Locks.......................................2-10Door (cont.)
Power Sliding Door......................................2-15
Power Sliding Warning Message....................3-50
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.............2-11
Driver
Position, Safety Belt.....................................1-34
Driver Information Center (DIC).........................3-53
Driving
At Night.....................................................4-15
City...........................................................4-19
Defensive..................................................... 4-2
Drunken....................................................... 4-2
Freeway.....................................................4-20
Hill and Mountain Roads..............................4-22
In Rain and on Wet Roads...........................4-16
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out.................4-29
Winter........................................................4-24
Dual Trip Odometers.......................................3-35
DVD
Entertainment System.................................3-108
E
Electrical System
Add-On Equipment......................................5-92
Fuses and Circuit Breakers...........................5-92
Headlamp Wiring.........................................5-92
Instrument Panel Fuse Block.........................5-93
Power Windows and Other Power Options......5-92
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Electrical System (cont.)
Underhood Fuse Block.................................5-96
Windshield Wiper Fuses...............................5-92
Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter.........................................5-17
Battery.......................................................5-39
Change Oil Message...................................3-50
Check and Service Engine Soon Light............3-42
Coolant......................................................5-22
Coolant Heater............................................2-32
Coolant Temperature Gage...........................3-41
Coolant Temperature Warning Message..........3-48
Engine Compartment Overview......................5-12
Exhaust.....................................................2-39
Oil .............................................................5-13
Overheated Protection Operating Mode...........5-27
Overheating................................................5-25
Starting......................................................2-31
Entering Programming Mode............................2-55
Entertainment System....................................3-108
Entry Lighting.................................................3-16
Event Data Recorders (EDR)............................. 7-9
Exit Lighting...................................................3-17
Exiting Programming Mode...............................2-64
Extender, Safety Belt.......................................1-47
Exterior Lamps...............................................3-14F
Filter
Engine Air Cleaner......................................5-17
Finish Damage...............................................5-89
Fixed Mast Antenna.......................................3-121
Flash-to-Pass................................................... 3-8
Flat Tire........................................................5-68
Flat Tire, Changing.........................................5-69
Flat Tire, Storing.............................................5-80
Flip and Fold Rear Seats.................................. 1-7
Fluid
Automatic Transaxle.....................................5-19
Power Steering...........................................5-34
Windshield Washer......................................5-35
Front Reading Lamps......................................3-18
Front Seat Storage Net....................................2-50
Fuel............................................................... 5-5
Additives...................................................... 5-6
California Fuel.............................................. 5-6
Filling a Portable Fuel Container....................5-10
Filling Your Tank........................................... 5-8
Fuels in Foreign Countries.............................. 5-7
Gage.........................................................3-45
Gasoline Octane........................................... 5-5
Gasoline Specications.................................. 5-5
Low Warning Message.................................3-52
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Fuses
Fuses and Circuit Breakers...........................5-92
Instrument Panel Fuse Block.........................5-93
Underhood Fuse Block.................................5-96
Windshield Wiper.........................................5-92
G
Gage
Engine Coolant Temperature.........................3-41
Fuel..........................................................3-45
Speedometer..............................................3-35
Tachometer.................................................3-37
Garage Door Opener.......................................2-43
Gasoline
Octane........................................................ 5-5
Specications............................................... 5-5
Glove Box.....................................................2-47
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program.................. 7-5
H
Hatch Ajar Warning Message............................3-51
Hazard Warning Flashers................................... 3-6
Head Restraints............................................... 1-6
Headlamp Wiring............................................5-92Headlamps....................................................5-46
Bulb Replacement.......................................5-45
Daytime Running Lamps/Automatic
Headlamp System....................................3-14
Flash-to-Pass............................................... 3-8
Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker and
Parking Lamps.........................................5-48
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-45
High/Low Beam Changer................................ 3-8
Heater...........................................................3-24
Highbeam On Light.........................................3-45
Highway Hypnosis...........................................4-22
Hill and Mountain Roads..................................4-22
HomeLink
®Transmitter....................................2-43
HomeLink®Transmitter, Programming................2-44
Hood
Checking Things Under................................5-10
Release.....................................................5-11
Horn............................................................... 3-6
How to Use This Manual...................................... ii
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly...................1-34
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I
Ignition Positions.............................................2-30
Infants and Young Children, Restraints...............1-51
Ination -- Tire Pressure..................................5-59
Instrument Panel
Brightness..................................................3-15
Cluster.......................................................3-33
Overview..................................................... 3-4
Switchbank.................................................3-19
Interior Lamp Override.....................................3-16
Interior Lamps Control.....................................3-15
J
Jump Starting.................................................5-40
K
Keyless Entry System....................................... 2-4
Keys............................................................... 2-3
L
Labelling, Tire Sidewall....................................5-54
Lamps
Battery Run-Down Protection.........................3-19
Cargo........................................................3-18
Dome........................................................3-16Lamps (cont.)
Exterior......................................................3-14
Front Reading.............................................3-18
Interior Control............................................3-15
Interior Override..........................................3-16
Rear Reading.............................................3-18
Last Door Closed Locking................................2-10
Last Door Locking...........................................2-58
LATCH System
Child Restraints...........................................1-60
Securing a Child Restraint Designed
for the LATCH System..............................1-62
Latches, Side Window.....................................2-23
Level Control..................................................4-35
Liftgate..........................................................2-20
Light
Airbag Readiness........................................3-38
Anti-Lock Brake System Warning...................3-40
Brake System Warning.................................3-39
Highbeam On.............................................3-45
Malfunction Indicator....................................3-42
Safety Belt Reminder...................................3-37
TCS Warning Light......................................3-40
Traction Control System (TCS) Warning..........3-40
Lighting
Delayed.....................................................3-17
Entry.........................................................3-16
Exit...........................................................3-17
Lockout Deterrent...........................................2-58
Lockout Protection..........................................2-11
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