2005 CHEVROLET VENTURE maintenance schedule

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Locks
Automatic Door...........................................2-57
Door........................................................... 2-8
Last Door Closed Locking.............................2-10
Lockout Protection.......................................2-11
Power Door................................................2-10
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.............2-11
Loss of Control...............................................4-13
Low Fuel Warning Message.............................3-52
Low Oil Pressure Message...............................3-49
Luggage Carrier..............................................2-50
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Maintenance Schedule
Additional Required Services........................... 6-6
At Each Fuel Fill........................................... 6-9
At Least Once a Month.................................. 6-9
At Least Once a Year..................................6-10
Introduction.................................................. 6-2
Maintenance Footnotes.................................. 6-7
Maintenance Record....................................6-15
Maintenance Requirements............................. 6-2
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts.........6-14
Owner Checks and Services........................... 6-9
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.............6-12Maintenance Schedule (cont.)
Scheduled Maintenance................................. 6-4
Using Your................................................... 6-3
Your Vehicle and the Environment................... 6-2
Malfunction Indicator Light................................3-42
Manual Seats................................................... 1-3
Manual Windows............................................2-22
Message
Center.......................................................3-46
Change Engine Oil......................................3-50
Charging System Indicator............................3-48
Door Ajar Warning.......................................3-51
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning.............3-48
Low Fuel Warning.......................................3-52
Low Oil Pressure.........................................3-49
PASS-Key®III Security.................................3-52
Power Sliding Door Warning.........................3-50
Rear Hatch Ajar Warning..............................3-51
Service Traction System Warning...................3-46
Traction Active............................................3-47
Mirrors
Manual Rearview Mirror................................2-41
Outside Convex Mirror.................................2-41
Outside Heated Mirrors................................2-42
Outside Power Mirrors..................................2-41
MyGMLink.com................................................ 7-3
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Right Front Passenger Position, Safety Belts......1-42
Roadside
Assistance Program....................................... 7-6
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out....................4-29
Running Your Engine While You Are Parked.......2-40
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Safety Belt
Pretensioners..............................................1-47
Reminder Light............................................3-37
Stowage, Second Row Seat........................... 1-6
Safety Belts
Care of Safety Belts and Built-in Child
Restraint Harness.....................................5-86
Driver Position............................................1-34
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly................1-34
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts.....1-33
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for
Children and Small Adults.........................1-45
Rear Seat Passengers.................................1-42
Right Front Passenger Position......................1-42
Safety Belt Extender....................................1-47
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy.................1-42
Safety Belts Are for Everyone.......................1-28
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster........................1-41
Safety Warnings and Symbols.............................. iii
Scheduled Maintenance..................................... 6-4Seats
Bucket Seats, Rear......................................1-15
Captain Chairs............................................1-21
Flip and Fold Feature.................................... 1-7
Head Restraints............................................ 1-6
Manual........................................................ 1-3
Rear Seat Operation...................................... 1-6
Reclining Seatbacks...................................... 1-4
Six-Way Power Seats.................................... 1-4
Split Bench Seats......................................... 1-8
Stowable Seat............................................1-25
Second Row Safety Belt Stowage....................... 1-6
Secondary Latch System.................................5-78
Securing a Child Restraint
Designed for the LATCH System...................1-62
Rear Seat Position......................................1-62
Right Front Seat Position..............................1-64
Security Message, PASS-Key
®III ......................3-52
Service........................................................... 5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside
of Your Vehicle.......................................... 5-5
Doing Your Own Work................................... 5-4
Engine Soon Light.......................................3-42
Publications Ordering Information...................7-11
Traction System Warning Message.................3-46
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-88
Setting the Time
Radios with Radio Data Systems (RDS).........3-56
Radios without Radio Data Systems (RDS).....3-56
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