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Seats and Restraint Systems
This section tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly. It also explains the “SIR’ system.
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 how to drive under different conditions.
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.
Serviceand 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” on page 8- 10.
Index
Here’s an alphabetical listing of almost every subjectin this manual.You can use it to quickly find
something you want to read.
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GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem,
CHEVROLET, the CHEVROLET Emblem and the
name VENTURE are registered trademarks
of
General Motors Corporation.
This manual includes the latest information at the timeit
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 Motors of Canada Limited” for Chevrolet
Motor Division wheneverit appears in this manual.
Please keep this manual in your vehicle, so it will be
there if you ever need it when you’re on the road. If you
sell the vehicle, please leave this manual in it
so the new
owner can use it.
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Part No. 10285629 B First Edition
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The dynamic William C. “Billy”
Durant shifted gears
from making
carriages
to making cars,
forming half the team that gave
birth to Chevrolet.
Louis Chevrolet, the other half
of the team,
at the wheel
of his experimental “Classic
Six, ” which enteredproduction in 191 2.
That year 2999 vehicles were produced.
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In 1932 Chevrolet
introduced the
Synchro-Mesh
transmission and
ofSered a host
of
accessories -- including
such niceties as a clock!
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The legacy of America'sfavorite sportscar I
began in 1953, when 319 hand-assembled ;
white Corvettes :
launchedthe I
first use of a I
fiberglass body in :
a production car
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60’s automotive excitement
included Chevrolet landmarks
like the Corvette Sting Ray,
the sporty Camaro,and
powerplants like the
legendary
327 V8.
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The 1957 Chevy started a romance with the American
public
-- and was powered by an available fuel-injected V8.
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Your new Chevroletcontinues a tradition of quality and value.
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How to Use this Manual
Many people read their owner’s manual frombeginning
to end when they firstreceive their new vehicle. If you
do this, it will helpyou learn about the features and
controls for your vehicle. In this manual, you’ll find
that pictures and words work together to explain
things quickly.
Index
A good place to lookfor what you need is the Index in
back of the manual. It’s
an alphabetical list of what’s in
the manual, and the page number where you’ll find it.
Safety Warnings and Symbols
You will find a numberof safety cautionsin this book.
We use a box and the word CAUTION to tell you
aboutthings that could hurt youif you were
to ignore
the warning.
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These mean there is something that could hurt
you or other people.
In the caution area, we tell you what the hazard is. Then
we tell you what todoto help avoid or reduce the
hazard. Please read these cautions.If you don’t, you or
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’tdo this” or “Don’t
let this happen.”
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Vehicle Damage Warnings
Also, in this book you will find these notices:
NOTICE:
These mean there is something that could
damage
your vehicle.
Inthe notice area, we tell youabout somethingthat
can damageyour vehicle. Many times, thisdamage
would not
be coveredby your warranty, andit could
be costly. But the notice willtell you whatto do to help
avoid thedamage.
When you read other manuals,
you might see
CAUTION
and NOTICE warnings in different colors
or in different words.
You’ll alsosee warning labels on your vehicle.They use
the samewords,CAUTION or NOTICE.
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Vehicle Symbols
These are some of the symbols you may find on your vehicle.
For example,
these symbols
are used on an
original battery:
POSSIBLE A
CAUTION
INJURY
PROTECT
EYES BY
SHIELDING
Q
CAUSTIC
BURNS
AVOID
SPARKS
OR
FLAMES
SPARK
OR ,\I/,
COULD
FLAME
EXPLODE
BA'ITERY
These symbols
are important
for you and
your passengers
whenever your
vehicle is
driven:
DOOR LOCK
UNLOCK
FASTEN
SEAT
BELTS
POWER
WlNDOW
These symbols
have todowith
your lamps:
SIGNALS e
TURN
FOG LAMPS
& 0
These symbols
are on some of
your controls:
WINDSHIELD
WIPER
WINDSHIELD
DEFROSTER
WINDOW
DEFOGGER
VENTILATING
FAN
These symbols
are used on
warning and
indicator lights:
COOLANT -
TEMP -
CHARGING I-1
BAllERY
SYSTEM
BRAKE
(0)
COOLANT
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ENGINEOIL e,
PRESSURE
ANTI-LOCK
(@)
BRAKES
Here are some
other symbols
you may see:
FUSE
LIGHTER m
HORN b
SPEAKER
cr
FUEL B
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a Section 1 Seats r--Id RestraintSystems
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Hereyou’ll find information about theseats in your Chevrolet andhow to use your safety belts properly. You can also
learn aboutsomethings you should
not do with air bags and safety belts.
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Seats andSeat 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 SeatPassengers
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Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guidesfor Children
and Small Adults
Center Passenger Position (Bench Seat)
Center Passenger Position (BucketSeat)
Children
Built-in Child Restraint (Option)
Child Restraints
Larger Children
Safety Belt Extender
Checking
Your Restraint Systems
Replacing RestraintSystem Parts
After a Crash
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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
Use the lever on the front left side of the seat to adjust the
seat forward
or backward. Pull up the lever on the front of
the seat to unlock it. Slide the seat to where you want it.
To make sure the seat is locked into place, release the
lever and try to move the seat with your body.
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To raise the seat, pullup on the lever on the front right
side
of the seat. To lower the seat, push the lever down.
You can lose control of the vehicle if you tryto
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 want
to. Adjust the driver’s seat only when
the vehicle is not moving.
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Driver’s 6-Way Power Seat (Option)
Folding Driver’s Seatback
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To adjust the driver’ssix-waypower seat:
Front Control (A): Raisethe front of the seat by
holdingthe switchup. Holdthe switchdown
to lower
the front
of the seat.
Center Control (B): Movethe seatforward or rearward
by holding the control tothe front or rear.Raise or lower
the seat byholdingthe control upor down.
Rear Control (C): Raise therear of the seat byholding
the switch up. Hold the switchdown to lowerthe rearof
the seat.
The seatbackon the driver’s
seat foldsforwardto put
items behindthe seat. Lift
the lever andfold the
seatbackforward. The
seatback willlock into place
when you pushit back to
the upright position.
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Manual Front Passenger Seats
To use, pull up the lever on
the front
of the seat to
unlock it.
Slidethe seat to where you want it.
To make sure the
seat is locked into place, release the lever and try to
move the seat with your body.
Reclining Front Seatbacks
All front seats recline.
To adjust the seatback,
rotate this knob. It is easier
to recline the seatif you
lean
forward, taking your
weight
off the seatback.
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But don’t have a seatbackreclined if your vehicle
is moving.
Sitting ina reclined position when your vehicle is
in motioncanbe dangerous.Even
if you buckle
up, your safety belts can’t
do theirjobwhen
you’re reclined like this.
Theshoulderbelt can’t do itsjob because it
won’t beagainstyour body. Instead,it will be in
front
of you. In a crashyou could go intoit,
receiving neckor other injuries.
Thelap belt can’t doitsjob either.
In a crashthe
belt could
go up over your abdomen. The belt
forces would
be there, notatyourpelvic bones.
This could cause seriousinternalinjuries.
For proper protectionwhen the vehicle
is in
motion, havethe seatbackupright.
Then
sit well backinthe seatand wear your safety
belt properly.
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Manual Lumbar Control
Turn the knob on the
inboard side
of the
seat to adjust the lower
back support.
Head Restraints
Head restraints are fixed on some modelsand adjustable
on others. Slide an adjustable head restraint up or down
so that the top of the restraint is closest to the top of
your ears. This position reduces the chance of a neck
injury ina crash.
Rear Seats
Seat Controls
The rear seats in your vehicle have levers and straps
used to adjust, remove
and replace the seats. By using
the levers and straps,
in the correct order,you can easily
remove the seats
from your vehicle.
When you replace the seats
in the vehicle, be sure to
follow the labelon the back of the seat for proper location.
Follow
this diagram when the text in this manual tells you
what sets of floor cups to use for each seat.
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Second Row Safety Belt Stowage
Dump and Stow Feature
If your vehicle has seats in the third row, there is a
sleeve
on the secondrow outside safety belt to store the
safety beltwhileentering and exitingthe third
row seats.
If your vehicle hasbucket seats in the second row,
followthis procedure:
To store the safety belt, pullthe belt out and slide the
moveablesleeve alongthe belt untilit reaches the
patch of Velcro@ onthe roof.
Simplypress the sleeve againstthe Velcro patch to
Do not have thesecondrow outside safety belt storedif
someoneis sitting in thesecondrow outsideposition.
To release the second row outside safety belt, pull the
sleeve awayfrom the Velcro patch and
use the safety
belt
as usual. The sleeve shouldslide freely when not
in use.
secure it in place.
There is
also 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 belt
in this clip. This will keep the safety belt
fi-om dangling and possibly striking something.
The rear seats in
your 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. If the seat adjusts, slide it all the
way back. Release
the rear set of hooks from the floor
pins; hang on to the straps as the seat folds forward.
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Solid Bench Seat
If you have a solid bench seat, the seatbackcanbe
folded down.The seat can also be foldedforward or
removed
to provideextra storage space.
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