R . . . J To set the C. SET'will appear. - - . SEEK button unt . . ... a The 1998 Chevrolet Venture Owner's Manual 1-1 2-1 3-1 4- 1 5-1 Seats and Restraint Systems This section tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly. It explains the "SIR' system. also Features and Controls This section explains how to start and operate your vehicle. Comfort Controls and Audio Systems This section tells you how to adjust the ventilation and comfort controls and how to operate your audio system. Your Driving and the Road Here you'll find helpful information and tips about the road and to drive under different conditions. how Problems on the Road This section tells what to do if you have a problem while driving, such as a flat tire or overheated engine, etc. Service and Appearance Care Here the manual tells you how to keep your vehicle running properly and looking good. Maintenance Schedule This section tells you when to perform vehicle maintenance and what fluids and lubricants to use. Customer Assistance Information This section tells you how to contact Chevrolet for assistance and how to get service and owner publications. It also gives you information on "Reporting Safety Defects" page 8- 10. on Index Here's an alphabetical listing of almost every subject this manual. can use it to quickly find in You something you want to read. 6-1 7-1 8-1 9- 1 i 7- I We support voluntary GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, CHEVROLET, the CHEVROLET Emblem and the of name VENTURE are registered trademarks General Motors Corporation. This manual includes the latest information at the time it was printed.We reserve the right to make changes in the product after that time without further notice. For vehicles first sold in Canada, substitute the name "General Motorsof Canada Limited" for Chevrolet Motor Division whenever appears in this manual. it WE SUPPORT VOLUNTARY TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATION THROUGH National Institute for AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE EXCELLENCE For Canadian OwnersWho Prefer a French Language Manual: Please keep this manual in your vehicle, it will be so Aux propribtaires canadiens:Vous pouvez vous there if you ever need it when you're on the road. If you procurer un exemplaire de ce guide en fraqais chez sell the vehicle, please leave this manual in it new so the votre concessionaireou au: owner can use it. DGN Marketing Services Ltd. 1577 Meyerside Dr. Mississauga, OntarioL5T lB9 Litho in U.S.A. Part No. 10285629 B First Edition `Copyright General Motors Corporation 1997 All Rights Reserved The dynamic William C. "Billy" Durant shifted gears from making carriages to making cars, forming half the team that gave birth to Chevrolet. I Louis Chevrolet, the other half of the team, at the wheel of his experimental "Classic Six, which enteredproduction in 1912. That year 2999 vehicles were produced. " t----iii I In 1932 Chevrolet introduced the Synchro-Mesh transmission and ofSered a host o f accessories -- including such niceties as a clock! The legacy of America's favorite sportscar began in 1953, when 319 hand-assembled white Corvettes launched the first use o a f fiberglass body in a production car ------------I I ; : I : I I iv The 1957 Chevy started a romance with the American public -- and was powered by an available fuel-injected V8. I I 60'sautomotive excitement included Chevrolet landmarks like the Corvette Sting Ray, the sporty Camaro, and powerplants like the legendary 327 V8. I Your new Chevrolet continues a tradition of quality and value. V How to Use this Manual Many people read their owner's manual from beginning to end when they first receive theirnew vehicle. If you do this, it will help learn about the features and you controls for your vehicle. In this manual, you'll find that pictures and words work together to explain things quickly. I These mean there is something thatcould hurt you or other people. Index A good place to look what you need is the Index in for back of the manual. It'san alphabetical list of what's in the manual, and the page number where you'll find it. In the caution area, tell you what the hazard is. Then we we tell you what todo to help avoid or reduce the hazard. Please read these cautions. you don't, you or If Ithers could be hurt. You will also find a circle with a slash through it in this book.This safety symbol means "Don't,'' "Don't do this" or "Don't let this happen." Safety Warnings and Symbols You will find a number safety cautionsin this book. of We use a box and the word CAUTION to tell you about things that could hurt you you wereto ignore if the warning. vi Vehicle Damage Warnings Also, in this book you will find these notices: NOTICE: These mean there something that could is damage your vehicle. In the notice area, we tell youabout something that can damage your vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be covered by your warranty, and could it be costly. But the notice will you whatto do to help tell avoid thedamage. When you read other manuals, might see you CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in different colors or in different words. You'll alsosee warning labels on your vehicle. They use the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE. vii Vehicle Symbols These are some of the symbols you may find on your vehicle. For example, these symbols are used on an original battery: CAUTION POSSIBLE INJURY PROTECT EYES BY SHIELDING CAUSTIC FASTEN SEAT BELTS BURNS AVOID SPARKS OR FLAMES SPARK OR FLAME COULD EXPLODE BA'ITERY COOLANT POWER WlNDOW WINDOW DEFOGGER ENGINE OIL PRESSURE FOG LAMPS A These symbols are important for you and your passengers whenever your vehicle is driven: These symbols have todo with your lamps: These symbols are on some of your controls: WINDSHIELD WIPER These symbols are used on warning and indicator lights: Here are some other symbols you may see: Q ,\I/, DOOR LOCK UNLOCK TURN SIGNALS e WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER COOLANT TEMP BAllERY CHARGING SYSTEM I-1 FUSE LIGHTER m BRAKE ()b 0 HORN a cr e, SPEAKER FUEL &0 B VENTILATING FAN ANTI-LOCK BRAKES (@) viii a Section 1 m 1-2 1-6 1-35 1-40 1-41 1-41 1-49 1-50 1-50 1-58 Seats r--Id RestraintSystems Here you'll find information about the seats in your Chevrolet and how to use your safety belts properly. can also You learn about some things you should not do with air bags and safetybelts. Seats and Seat Controls Rear Seats Safety Belts: They'refor Everyone Here Are Questions Many People Ask About Safety Belts -- and the Answers How to Wear Safety Belts Properly Driver Position Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy Right Front Passenger Position Air Bag Systems Rear Seat Passengers 1-62 1-64 1-66 1-68 1-7 1 1-82 1-98 1-101 1-101 1-102 Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides Children for and Small Adults Center Passenger Position (Bench Seat) Center Passenger Position (Bucket Seat) Children Built-in Child Restraint (Option) Child Restraints Larger Children Safety Belt Extender Checking Your Restraint Systems Replacing RestraintSystem Parts After a Crash 1-1 Seats and Seat Controls This section tells you about the seats -- how to adjust them, take them out, put them back in and fold and unfold them. Driver's 4-Way Manual Seat To raise the seat, pull on the leveron the front right up side of the seat.To lower the seat,push the lever down. I Use the lever on the front leftside of the seat to adjust the seat forwardor backward. Pl up the leveron the front of ul the seat to unlock it. Slide the seat to where want it. you To make sure the seatis locked into place, release the lever and try to move the seatwith your body. You can lose control the vehicleif you tryto of adjust a manual driver's seat while the vehicle is moving. The sudden movement could startle and confuse you,or make you push a pedal when you don't wantto. Adjust the driver's seat only when the vehicle is not moving. 1-2 Driver's 6-Way Power Seat (Option) Folding Driver's Seatback The seatback on the driver's seat foldsforward to put items behindthe seat. Lift the lever and the fold seatback forward. The seatback willlock into place when you push back to it the upright position. A 6 C To adjust the driver'ssix-way power seat: Front Control(A): Raise the front of the seat by holding the switch up. Hold the switch down to lower the front of the seat. Center Control(B): Move the seatforward or rearward by holding the control to front or rear.Raise or lower the the seat by holding the control upor down. Rear Control (C): Raise therear of the seat by holding the switch up. Hold the switch down to lower the rearof the seat. 1-3 Manual Front Passenger Seats To use, pullup the lever on the frontof the seatto unlock it. Reclining Front Seatbacks All front seats recline. To adjust the seatback, is rotate this knob. It easier to recline the seat you if lean forward, taking your weight off the seatback. Slide the seat to where you want To make sure the it. seat is locked into place, release the lever and try to move the seat with your body. 1-4 But don't have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is moving. Sitting ina reclined position when your vehicle is in motioncan be dangerous. Even if you buckle up, your safety belts can't their job when do you're reclined like this. The shoulder belt can't do its because it job won't be against your body. Instead, it will be in front of you. In a crash you couldgo into it, receiving neckor other injuries. The lap belt can't doits job either. In a crash the belt could go up over your abdomen. The belt forces wouldbe there, notat your pelvic bones. This could cause serious internal injuries. For proper protection when the vehicle is in motion, havethe seatback upright. Then sit well backin the seat and wear your safety belt properly. 1-5 Manual Lumbar Control Turn the knob on the inboard sideof the seat to adjust the lower back support. in you the levers and straps, the correct order, can easily remove the seats from your vehicle. When you replace the seats the vehicle, be sure to in follow the labelon the back of the seat for proper location. Follow this diagram when the textin this manual tells you what sets of floor cups to use each seat. for 00 A Head Restraints Head restraints are fixed on some models adjustable and up on others. Slide an adjustable head restraint or down so that the topof the restraintis closest to the top of your ears. This position reduces the chance a neck of injury ina crash. B D H F 0 G 1 I Floor Seat Pin Diagram J Rear Seats Seat Controls The rear seats in your vehicle have levers and straps used to adjust, remove replace the seats. using and By I FI U B 1-6 Second Row Safety Belt Stowage If your vehicle has seats in the third row, there is a sleeve on the second row outside safety beltto store the safety beltwhile entering and exitingthe third row seats. Dump and Stow Feature The rear seats inyour vehicle can be folded forward. Use this feature for exiting and entering third row seats Push adjustable head restraints fully down. Fold the seatback flat on the seat. the seat adjusts, slide itl the If al way back. Release the rear set of hooks from the floor pins; hang on to the straps as the seat folds forward. If your vehicle has bucket seats in the second row, follow this procedure: To store the safety belt, pullthe belt out and slide the moveable sleeve along the belt untilit reaches the patch of Velcro@ on roof. the Simply press the sleeve against the Velcro patch to secure it in place. Do not have thesecond row outside safety belt stored if someone is sitting in the second row outside position. To release the second row outside safety belt, pull the sleeve awayfrom the Velcro patch and the safety use belt as usual. The sleeve should slide freely when not in use. There isalso a clip on the safety belt used to secure the belt after it is disconnected from the mini-buckle. When removing the second row bench seat, secure the loose end of the safety beltin this clip.This will keep the safety belt fi-om dangling and possibly striking something. I I I I I Solid Bench Seat If you have a solid bench seat, the seatback be can folded down.The seat can also be folded forward or removed to provide extra storage space. 1-7 ...