2005 CHEVROLET VENTURE Owners Manual

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New Vehicle Break-In......................................2-29
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts............6-14
O
Odometer......................................................3-35
Odometers, Dual Trip......................................3-35
Off-Road Recovery..........................................4-12
Oil
Engine.......................................................5-13
Pressure Message.......................................3-49
Older Children, Restraints................................1-48
Online Owner Center........................................ 7-3
OnStar
®System.............................................2-42
Other Warning Devices...................................... 3-6
Outlet Adjustment............................................3-26
Outside
Convex Mirror.............................................2-41
Heated Mirrors............................................2-42
Power Mirrors.............................................2-41
Overhead Console..........................................2-48
Overhead Console Switchbank..........................3-20
Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode.....5-27
Owner Checks and Services.............................. 6-9
Owners, Canadian............................................... ii
P
Park Aid........................................................3-20
Park (P)
Shifting Into................................................2-37
Shifting Out of............................................2-38
Parking
Assist........................................................3-20
Brake........................................................2-36
Over Things That Burn.................................2-39
Passenger Compartment Air Filter.....................3-30
Passing.........................................................4-12
PASS-Key
®III ................................................2-27
PASS-Key®III Operation..................................2-27
PASS-Key®III Security Message.......................3-52
Power
Accessory Outlets........................................3-23
Door Locks.................................................2-10
Electrical System.........................................5-92
Rear Quarter Windows.................................2-24
Retained Accessory (RAP)............................2-31
Six-Way Seats.............................................. 1-4
Sliding Door................................................2-15
Sliding Door Warning Message......................3-50
Steering Fluid.............................................5-34
Windows....................................................2-23
Pretensioners, Safety Belt................................1-47
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.................2-11
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Programming Mode
Entering.....................................................2-55
Exiting.......................................................2-64
Programming the HomeLink
®Transmitter...........2-44
Q
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts.........1-33
R
Radiator Pressure Cap....................................5-25
Radios..........................................................3-56
AM-FM Radio.............................................3-57
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
Radio with Cassette and CD.........................3-84
Radio with CD....................................3-59, 3-69
Radio with Six-Disc CD................................3-94
Rear Seat Audio..............................3-114, 3-116
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..........................................3-118
Understanding Reception............................3-119
Rear Climate Control System...................3-27, 3-29
Rear Hatch Ajar Warning Message....................3-51Rear Reading Lamps......................................3-18
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides......................1-45
Rear Seat Audio (RSA)........................3-114, 3-116
Rear Seat Operation......................................... 1-6
Rear Seat Passengers, Safety Belts..................1-42
Rear Storage Area..........................................2-51
Rearview Mirrors.............................................2-41
Reclining Seatbacks.......................................... 1-4
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.................6-12
Recreational Vehicle Towing.............................4-34
Remote Driver Unlock Control...........................2-59
Remote Keyless Entry System............................ 2-4
Remote Keyless Entry System, Operation............ 2-5
Remote Lock and Unlock Conrmation...............2-60
Removing the Flat Tire and Installing
the Spare Tire.............................................5-73
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...................5-70
Replacement Bulbs.........................................5-51
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government..................................7-11
General Motors...........................................7-11
United States Government............................7-10
Restraint System Check
Checking Your Restraint Systems...................1-88
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash..........................................1-89
Restraint Systems
Checking....................................................1-88
Replacing Parts...........................................1-89
Retained Accessory Power (RAP)......................2-31
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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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Sheet Metal Damage.......................................5-89
Shifting Into Park (P).......................................2-37
Shifting Out of Park (P)...................................2-38
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster...........................1-41
Side Window Latches......................................2-23
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-7
Sliding Door, Power........................................2-15
Sliding Doors, Dual.........................................2-12
Spare Tire
Installing....................................................5-73
Removing...................................................5-70
Storing.......................................................5-80
Specications, Capacities.................................5-99
Speedometer..................................................3-35
Split Bench Seats............................................. 1-8
Starting Your Engine.......................................2-31
Steering........................................................4-10
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio.......................3-118
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel................................. 3-6
Storage Areas................................................2-47
Convenience Center.....................................2-53
Convenience Net.........................................2-52
Cupholder(s)...............................................2-48
Front Seat Storage Net................................2-50
Glove Box..................................................2-47
Luggage Carrier..........................................2-50
Overhead Console.......................................2-48
Rear Storage Area.......................................2-51
Stowable Seat................................................1-25Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow......................4-28
Sun Visors.....................................................2-24
Switchbanks...................................................3-19
Overhead Console.......................................3-20
Switchbanks, Instrument Panel..........................3-19
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Tachometer....................................................3-37
Taillamps
Turn Signal, Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps....5-50
TCS Warning Light..........................................3-40
Theft-Deterrent, Radio....................................3-118
Theft-Deterrent Systems...................................2-25
Content Theft-Deterrent................................2-25
PASS-Key
®III .............................................2-27
PASS-Key®III Operation..............................2-27
Tilt Wheel........................................................ 3-6
Tires.............................................................5-53
Aluminum Wheels, Cleaning..........................5-88
Buying New Tires........................................5-62
Chains.......................................................5-66
Changing a Flat Tire....................................5-69
Cleaning....................................................5-88
Compact Spare Tire.....................................5-82
If a Tire Goes Flat.......................................5-68
Ination -- Tire Pressure...............................5-59
Inspection and Rotation................................5-60
Installing the Spare Tire................................5-73
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Tires (cont.)
Removing the Flat Tire.................................5-73
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...............5-70
Secondary Latch System..............................5-78
Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools............5-80
Tire Sidewall Labelling..................................5-54
Tire Terminology and Denitions....................5-56
Uniform Tire Quality Grading.........................5-63
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance.................5-64
Wheel Replacement.....................................5-64
When It Is Time for New Tires......................5-61
Top Strap......................................................1-57
Top Strap Anchor Location...............................1-58
Towing
Recreational Vehicle.....................................4-34
Towing a Trailer..........................................4-36
Your Vehicle...............................................4-34
Traction
Active Message...........................................3-47
Control System (TCS).................................... 4-8
Control System Warning Light.......................3-40
Service Traction System Warning Message.....3-46
Transaxle
Fluid, Automatic...........................................5-19
Transaxle Operation, Automatic.........................2-33
Turn and Lane-Change Signals.......................... 3-7
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever........................... 3-7U
Ultrasonic Rear Parking Assist (URPA)...............3-20
Understanding Radio Reception.......................3-119
Uniform Tire Quality Grading............................5-63
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Vehicle
Control........................................................ 4-5
Damage Warnings........................................... iv
Symbols......................................................... iv
Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data
Recorders.................................................... 7-9
Vehicle Identication
Number (VIN).............................................5-91
Service Parts Identication Label...................5-91
Vehicle Personalization....................................2-55
Arming and Disarming the Content
Theft-Deterrent System.............................2-62
Automatic Door Locks..................................2-57
Content Theft-Deterrent System.....................2-61
Delayed Illumination and Exit Lighting.............2-56
Entering Programming Mode.........................2-55
Exiting Programming Mode...........................2-64
Last Door Locking and Lockout Deterrent........2-58
Remote Driver Unlock Control.......................2-59
Remote Lock and Unlock Conrmation...........2-60
Ventilation Adjustment......................................3-26
Visors...........................................................2-24
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Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators................3-32
Warnings
Hazard Warning Flashers............................... 3-6
Other Warning Devices.................................. 3-6
Safety and Symbols......................................... iii
Vehicle Damage.............................................. iv
Wheels
Alignment and Tire Balance..........................5-64
Replacement...............................................5-64
Where to Put the Restraint...............................1-57
Windows.......................................................2-22
Manual......................................................2-22
Power........................................................2-23
Power Rear Quarter.....................................2-24
Side Window Latches...................................2-23Windshield
Backglass, and Wiper Blades, Cleaning..........5-87
Windshield Washer........................................... 3-9
Fluid..........................................................5-35
Windshield Wiper
Blade Replacement......................................5-52
Fuses........................................................5-92
Windshield Wipers......................................... 3-9
Winter Driving................................................4-24
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XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System..............3-121
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Your Vehicle and the Environment....................... 6-2
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