odometer CHEVROLET VENTURE 1998 Owners Manual

Battery Saver
Your vehicle has a feature to help prevent you from
draining the battery, in case you accidentally leave the
interior or underhood lamps
on. If you leave any of
these lamps on while the ignition is
in LOCK or OFF,
they will automatically turn off after 10 minutes. The
lamps won’t come back on again until you:
turn the ignition to RUN or ACCESSORY,
turn the interior lamps dial all the way to the right,
open (or close and reopen) a door that is closed.
Note that if your vehicle has less than 15 miles
(25 km)
on the odometer, the battery saver will turn off the lamps
after only three minutes. then
slightly back to the left; or
Mirrors
Inside Daymight Rearview Mirror
To reduce glare from lights behind you, pull the lever
toward you (to the night position). To return the mirror
to the day position, push the lever away from you.
Power Remote Control Mirrors
The control on the driver’s
door controls both outside
rearview mirrors.
Turn the control to the left to select the driver’s side
rearview mirror,
or to the right to select the passenger’s
side rearview mirror. Then
use the control to adjust each
mirror
so that you can just see the side of your vehicle
when you
are sitting in a comfortable driving position.
If you are not adjusting either mirror, leave the control
in the center off position. This prevents moving the
mirrors accidentally once you have them adjusted.
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Speedometer and Tamper
Resistant
(1 .’ I meter
Your speedometer lets you see your speed in both miles
per hour (mph) and kilometers per hour
(km/h). Your
odometer shows how far your vehicle has been driven,
in either miles (used in the United States) or kilometers
(used in Canada).
Trip Odometer
n
Your vehicle has a tamper-resistant odometer. If you see
silver lines between the numbers, you’ll know that
someone has probably tried to turn it back,
so the
numbers may not be true.
You may wonder what happens if your vehicle needs a
new odometer installed.
If the new one can be set to the The trip odometer can tell you how far your vehicle has
If it can’t, then it’s set at zero and a label must be put on
the driver’s door to show the old mileage reading when right of the temperature gage.
the new odometer was installed.
mileage total
of the
old odometer, then that will be done. been driven Since YOU last Set it to Zero. TO Set it to Zero,
push the reset button which is located above and to the
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NOTICE:
The wrong wheel can also cause problems with
bearing life, brake cooling, speedometer or
odometer calibration, headlamp aim, bumper
height, vehicle ground clearance and tire or tire
chain clearance to the body and chassis.
See “Changing a Flat Tire” in the Index for
more information.
Putting
a used wheel on your vehicle is
dangerous. You can’t know how it’s been used or
how
far it’s been driven. It could fail suddenly
and cause an accident.
If you have to replace a
wheel, use a new GM original equipment wheel.
NOTICE:
Use tire chains only where legal and only when
you must. Use only
SAE Class “S” type chains
that are the proper size for your tires. Install
them on the front tires and tighten them
as
tightly as possible with the ends securely
fastened. Drive slowly and follow the chain
manufacturer’s instructions.
If you can hear the
chains contacting your vehicle, stop and retighten
them.
If the contact continues, slow down until it
stops. Driving
too fast or spinning the wheels
with chains on will damage your vehicle.
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Part E: Maintenance Record
After the scheduled services are performed, record the
date, odometer reading and who performed the service in the boxes provided after the maintenance interval.
Any additional information from “Owner Checks and Services” or “Periodic Maintenance” can be added on
the following record pages. Also, you should retain all
maintenance receipts. Your owner information portfolio
is a convenient place to store them.
Maintenance Record
ODOMETER
DATE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED
SERVICED BY READING
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Maintenance Record
ODOMETER
DATE
READING SERVICED BY MAINTENANCE PERFORMED
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LossofControl ................................ 4-15
Low Coolant Warning Light
................. 2.92. 6.23
Low Fuel Warning Light
......................... 2-97
Low Oil Level Light
....................... 2.96. 6.11
Low Traction Light
......................... 2.91. 4.9
Lubricants and Fluids
............................ 7-34
Lubrication Service. Body
........................ 7-30
Luggage Carrier
................................ 2-74
Lumbar Control
................................. 1-6
Maintenance. Normal Replacement Parts
........... 6-66
Maintenance Record
............................ 7-36
Maintenance Schedule
............................ 7- 1
How This Section is Organized ................... 7-3
Long Tiip/Highway Definition
................... 7-6
Long Tripklighway Intervals
..................... 7-6
Owner Checks and Services
..................... 7-29
Periodic Maintenance Inspections
................ 7-33
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
............. 7-34
Scheduled Maintenance Services
.................. 7-4
Short Trip/City Definition
....................... 7-5
Short Trip/City Intervals
........................ 7-5
Your Vehicle and the Environment
................ 7-2
Maintenance. Underbody
......................... 6-54
Maintenance When Trailer Towing
................. 4-41
Malfunction Indicator Lamp
...................... 2-93
Matching Transmitters to
Your Vehicle .............. 2- 10
Mirrors
....................................... 2-65
Convex Outside
.............................. 2-66
Inside Daymight Rearview
..................... 2-65
Power Remote Control
......................... 2-65
Visorvanity
................................. 2-78 Mode Buttons. Climate Control System
. .......... 3-3
Mode
Knob. Climate Control System ................ 3-2
Mountain Roads
................................ 4-24
Multifunction Lever
........................... 2-53
Net. cargo
................................... 2-72
Neutral
....................................... 2-31
New Vehicle “Break-In”
......................... 2-25
Nightvision
................................... 4-17
Odometer
.................................... 2-85
Odometer. Trip
................................. 2-85
Off-RoadRecovery
............................. 4-13
Oil. Engine
............................... 2.95. 6.11
Oil Pressure Light
.............................. 2-95
Overhead Console
.............................. 2-67
Garage
Door Opener Compartment ............... 2-68
Sunglasses Storage Compartment
................ 2-69
Switchb
ank .................................. 2-12
Overheated Engine Protection
..................... 5-13
Overheating Engine
............................. 5-13
Owner Checks and Services
....................... 7-29
Owner Publications, Ordering
..................... 8-12
Paint Spotting. Chemical
........................ 6-54
Park
Automatic Transaxle
.......................... 2-30
Shifting Into
................................. 2-35
Shifting Out of
............................... 2-37
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Taillamp Bulb Replacement ...................... 6-37
TapePlayerCare
............................... 3-30
Temperature Knob. Climate Control System
........... 3-2
Theft
......................................... 2-22
Theft-Deterrent Feature. CD Player
................ 3-26
THEFTLOCK
................................. 3-26
Thermostat
.................................... 6-24
Third Gear
.................................... 2-32
Third Row Solid Bench Seat
...................... 1 - 13
Adjusting ................................... 1-13
Folding the Seatback
.......................... 1 - 13
Removing
................................... 1-14
Replacing
................................... 1 - 16
Tilt Steering Wheel
............................. 2-52
Time. Setting the
................................ 3-9
Tirechains
.................................... 6-47
Tire Loading
................................... 4-30
Tire-Loading Information Label
................... 4-30
Tires
......................................... 6-40
Alignment and Balance
........................ 6-46
BuyingNew
................................. 6-43
Chains
..................................... 6-47
ChangingaFlat
.............................. 5-24
Cleaning
.................................... 6-53
Compact Spare ............................... 5-34
Inflation
.................................... 6-41
Inflation Check ............................... 7-29
Inspection and Rotation
........................ 6-42
Loading
.................................... 4-30
Pressure
.................................... 6-41
Storing
a Flat or Spare ......................... 5-33
TemDerature ................................. 6-45 Treadwe ar
................................... 6-45
Uniform Quality Grading
....................... 6-44
Used Wheel Replacement
...................... 6-47
Wear Indicators
.............................. 6-43
Wheel Replacement
........................... 6-46
When It’s Time for New
....................... 6-43
TopStrap
..................................... 1-88
TorqueLock ................................... 2-37
Torque, Wheel Nut
......................... 5-32, 6-65
Towing a Trailer
................................ 4-33
Towing Your Vehicle
............................. 5-8
Traction Control System .......................... 4-9
Traction Control System Warning Light
........ 2-90, 4-10
Trailer Brakes
..................................... 4-37
Driving on Grades
............................ 4-40
Drivingwith
................................. 4-37
Hitches
..................................... 4-36
Maintenance When Towing
..................... 4-41
ParkingonHills
.............................. 4-40
Safety Chains
................................ 4-37
Tongue Weight
............................... 4-35
Total Weight on Tires
.......................... 4-36
Turnsignals
................................. 4-39
Weight
..................................... 4-34
Towing
..................................... 4-33
Transaxle Fluid, Automatic
....................... 6-18
Transmitters, Keyless Entry
........................ 2-8
Transportation, Courtesy
.......................... 8-8
Trip Computer ................................ 2- 100
Trip Odometer ................................. 2-85
TTYUsers ..................................... 8-4
Turn Signal and Lane Change Signals ............... 2-53 Traciion .................................... 6-45 . 1 .
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