2003 Chevrolet Venture Owners Manual

1-27 Removing the Wheel Covers ............................ 5-76

1 -YW 2-60

5-57 5-43

Replacement Bulbs ......................................... Replacing Brake System Parts .......................... Replacing Restraint System Parts After

1-104 1-20 1-24 2-60 1-12 1-28

a Crash .................................................... Replacing the Bucket Seats .............................. Replacing the Captain’s Chairs ......................... Replacing the Convenience Center .................... Replacing the Split Bench Seats ....................... Replacing the Stowable Seat ............................ Reporting Safety Defects 7-9 Canadian Government General Motors ............................................. 7-9 United States Government .............................. 7-8 Reprogramming a Single HomeLink@ Button ....... 2-51 Resetting Defaults ........................................... 2-51 Resetting the Power Sliding Door ...................... 2-21 Restraint System Check ................................... 6-11 Checking Your Restraint Systems ................. 1-1 03 Replacing Restraint System Parts After

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a Crash

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1-104

Restraint Systems

Checking .................................................. Repiacing Parts .........................................

1-1 03 1 0 4 -i Restraints, Head ............................................... 1-6 Retained Accessory Power (RAP) ...................... 2-32 Retro-Active Reset .......................................... 3-39 Right Front Passenger Position, Safety Belts ...... 1-45 Roadside Assistance Program ............................ 7-5 Rocking Your Vehicle To Get It Out ................... 4-31 Running Your Engine While You Are Parked ....... 2-43

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Safety Belt

Safety Belts

Pretensioners .............................................. Reminder Light ............................................ Stowage, Second Row Seat

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1-54 3-40 1-7

Care of Safety Belts and Built-in Child

Restraint Harness .....................................

5-89 1-45, 1-47 Center Passenger Position .................... Driver Position ............................................ 1-36 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly ................ 1-35 Questions and Answers About Safety Belts ..... 1-34 Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children and Small Adults ...................................... 1-52 Rear Seat Passengers 1-48 ................................. Right Front Passenger Position ...................... 1-45 Safety Belt Extender .................................... 1-54 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy .............. 1-44 ...... 1-30 Safety Belts Are for Everyone .......... 4-39 ... .............. Ill ............... 6-5

Safety Chains ................................ Safety Warnings and Symbols ......... Scheduled Maintenance Seats

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......

Bucket Seats, Rear ................................... Captain Chairs ........ ............................. Flip and Fold Feature .................................... Head Restraints ............................................ Manual ........................................................

1-1 5 1-22 1-7 1-6 1-3

Seats (cont.)

Rear Seat Operation ...................................... Reclining Seatbacks ...................................... .................................... Six-Way Power Seats ......................................... Split Bench Seats Stowable Seat

1-7 1-4 1-4 1-8 1-26 Second Row Safety Belt Stowage ....................... 1-7 Securing a Child in the Built-In Child Restraint .... 1-84 Securing a Child Restraint

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Center Seat Position ............................ Designed for Rear Outside Seat Position Right Front Seat Position

the LATCH System

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Security Message, PASS-Key@ Selecting the Fan Speed Service ...........................................................

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Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your

1-75, 1-77 , ....... 1-71 , ....... 1-71 ........... 1-79 ........... 3-56 3-29, 3-32 5-3

Doing Your Own Work ................................... Engine Soon Light ....................................... Publications Ordering Information ..................... Traction System Warning Message

Vehicle ..................................................... 5-4 5-4 3-45 7-9 ................. 3-50 7-9

Service Bulletins ............................................... Service Engine Soon Light

in the United States

or Check Engine Light

in Canada .................. 3-45 Service Manuals ............................................... 7-9 Setting Preset PTYs ........................................ 3-85 Setting Preset Stations ............ 3-63, 3-66, 3-73, 3-82 Setting the Temperature ........................... 3-30, 3-32

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Setting the Time

......... 3-61 Radios with Radio Data Systems (RDS) Radios without Radio Data Systems (RDS) ..... 3-61

Setting the Tone

(Bassnreble) ......................

3.63. 3.66. 3.73.

....................................... Sheet Metal Damage Shifting Into Park (P) ....................................... Shifting Out of Park (P) ................................... Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster ........................... Side Window Latches ...................................... Skidding ........................................................ Sliding DoorPower .......................................... Sliding Door Delayed Locking ........................... ........................................... Sliding Door Lock Sliding Door Security Lock ............................... Sliding Doors, Dual ......................................... Some Other Rainy Weather Tips ....................... Spare Tire Check ............................................ Special Fabric Cleaning Problems ..................... Specifications, Capacities ............................... Speedometer .................................................. ............................................. Split Bench Seats Starter Switch Check ....................................... Starting Your Engine ....................................... Steering ........................................................ Steering in Emergencies .................................. Steering, Suspension and Front Drive Axle

Boot and Seal

Inspection .............................. Steering Tips ..............................................

3-82 5-91 2-39 2-41 1-38 2-25 4-14 2-1 7 2-13 2-14 2-1 5 2-13 4-19 6-1 1 5-87 5-1 02 3-38 1-8 6-12 2-32 4-1 0 4-1 1

6-15 4-10

Stereo RCA Jacks .......................................... Storage Areas ............................................

3-93 2-52 Compact Overhead Console ...................... 2-52 Convenience Center ..................................... 2-59 Convenience Net ......................................... 2-58 Cupholder(s) ............................................... 2-52 Front Seat Storage Net ................................ 2-55 Glove Box .................................................. 2-52 Luggage Carrier .......................................... 2-56 Overhead Console ....................................... 2-53 Rear Storage Area ....................................... 2-58 Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools ............... 5-81 Storing the Built-In Child Restraint ..................... 1-91 Storing the Spare Tire and Tools ....................... 5-82 Stowable Seat ................................................ 1-26 4-30 Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow ...................... Sun Visors ..................................................... 2-26 Switch banks ................................................... 3-20 3-21 Overhead Console ....................................... 3-21 Switchbanks, Instrument Panel ..........................

Tachometer .................................................... Taillamps

Turn Signal. Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps

TCS Warning Light .......................................... Theft-Eete~~ni, Racfi~ ....................................

3-39

.... 5-56 3-43 3-1 02

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Theft-Deterrent Systems ................................... Content Theft-Deterrent ................................ PASS-Key@ I l l ............................................. PASS-Key@ I l l Operation .............................. Throttle System Inspection ............................... Tilt Wheel ........................................................ Tire Inflation Check ......................................... Tires .....................................................

2-27 2-27 2-29 2-29 6-1 6 3-7 6-10 5-60, 5-91 Buying New Tires ........................................ 5-64 Chains ....................................................... 5-67 Changing a Flat Tire .................................... 5-70 Compact Spare Tire ..................................... 5-85 If a Tire Goes Flat ....................................... 5-69 Inflation -- Tire Pressure ............................... 5-61 Inspection and Rotation ................................ 5-62 Uniform Tire Quality Grading ......................... 5-65 Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance ................. 5-66 Wheel Replacement ..................................... 5-66 When It Is Time for New Tires ...................... 5-63 To Use the Engine Coolant Heater .................... 2-34 Top of the Instrument Panel ......................... 5-88 Top Strap ............................. , ............. 1-66 Top Strap Anchor Location ............................... 1-67 Torque Lock ................................................... 2-41 Total Weight on Your Vehicle’s Tires .................. 4-38 Towing

Recreational Vehicle ..................................... Towing a Trailer ......................................

4-32 4-36

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Towing (cont.)

Traction

Your Vehicle ................

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, ... 4-32

Active Message ....................................... Control System (TCS) .................................... Control System Warning Light Service Traction System Warning Message

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Trailer Brakes ............................................. Trailer Wiring Harness ...... Transaxle

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3-51 4-8 3-43 ..... 3-50 4-39 4-43

Fluid, Automatic ................................

Transaxle Operation, Automatic .............. Transfer Case (Power Transfer Unit) Transmission, Transaxle, Transfer Case Unit

... 5-20 ... 2-34 .............. 5-50

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Repair Manual .............................................. Transportation Options ...................................... Trip Computer Turn and Lane-Change Signals .......................... Turn SignaVMultifunction Lever ........................... Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer

...

7-9 7-7 3-60 3-8 3-7 ... 4-41

Underbody Flushing Service .............. Underhood Fuse Block ................................ Understanding Radio Reception ....................... Uniform Tire Quality Grading ............................ United States ...................................................

... 6-14 5-99 3-1 02 5-65 7-3

.............................. Used Replacement Wheels Using Cleaner on Fabric .................................. .......................... Using HomeLinkO Using RDS .................................... Using Song List Mode ..................................... Rear Ustrasonic Parking

5-67 5-87 2-51 3-67, 3-74, 3-83 3-89 3-22

Assist (URPA)

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Vehicle Storage ...................... Ventilation Adjustment ............................... ................................................. Video Screen Vinyl ............................................................. Visor Vanity Mirror .......................................... Visors ...........................................................

............. 5-44 3-28 3-94 5-88 2-26 2-26

Vehicle

Control .................... Damage Warnings .... Loading ....................................... Symbols ..........................................

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Vehicle Identification

..... 4-5 .... IV .... 4-34 .... iv

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Number (VIN) 5-94 Service Parts Identification Label ................... 5-94 2-62

.................................... the Content

Vehicle Personalization Arming and Disarming

Theft-Deterrent System ............................. .................................. .....................

2-70 Automatic Door Locks 2-64 "V I I IU , I I , I I k I C W U L U , , " , 9 - m Pnntnnt Thnft . nntnrrnnt Citrtom Delayed Illumination and Exit Lighting ............. 2-63 Entering Programming Mode 2-63 Exiting Programming Mode 2-71 Last Door Locking and Lockout Deterrent ........ 2-65 Remote Driver Unlock Control ....................... 2-66 Remote Lock and Uniock Coniiri-naiion ~ - 0 7

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I I V J " ' " '

A P

L " V

Warm-up Shift ................................ Warning Lights. Gages and Indicators .... Warnings

..... 2-37 ..... 3-35

Hazard Warning Flashers ............................... Other Warning Devices .................................. Safety and Symbols ......................................... Vehicle Damage ..............................................

3-6 3-6 iii iv Washing Your Vehicle ...................................... 5-90 6-11 Weatherstrip Lubrication ................................... Weight of the Trailer ........................................ 4-37 Weight of the Trailer Tongue ............................. 4-38 ............. 5-16 What Kind of Engine Oil to Use .... ?e ne !!?!it!? Used Qi! ............................. !I\!!-?& 5-18 What to Use ...................................... 5-24, 5-38 Wheels

Alignment and Tire Balance .......................... Replacement ............................................... When to Add Engine Oil ..................................

5-66 5-66 5-15

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Windshield. Backglass and Wiper Blades Windshield Washer ............................ Fluid ............................................. Windshield Washer Fluid Level Check Windshield Wiper

Blade Replacement ......................... Fuses ........................................... Windshield Wipers .............................. Winter Driving ................................... Wiper Blade Check ............................

...

........... 5-91 ............ 3-10 ............ 5-38 ............ 6-10 ............ 5-58 ............ 5-95 ............. 3-9 ............ 4-26 ............ 6-11

Your Vehicle and the Environment ......

............. 6-2

When to Change Engine Oil

(GM Oil Life System) ................................... 5-17 When to Check .............................................. 5-61 When to Check and Change ............................ 5-20 When to Check Power Steering Fluid ................ 5-38 When You Are Ready to Leave After

Parking on a Hill ......................................... Where to Put the Restraint ............................... .................................... Why Safety Belts Work Windows ....................................................... Manual ...................................................... Power ..................................................... Power Rear Quarter .................................. Side Window Latches .....................

4-43 1-65 1-31 2-24 2-24 2-25 2-26 ... 2-25

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