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The 2003 Chevrolet Venture Owner Seats and Restraint Systems ...1-1 Front Seats ...1-3 Rear Seats ...1-7 Safety Belts ...1-30 Child Restraints ...1-55 Air Bag Systems ...1-93 Restraint System Check ...1-103 Features and ...
The 2003 Chevrolet Venture Owner Seats and Restraint Systems ...1-1 Front Seats ...1-3 Rear Seats ...1-7 Safety Belts ...1-30 Child Restraints ...1-55 Air Bag Systems ...1-93 Restraint System Check ...1-103 Features and ...
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...Manual Many people read their owner's manual from your vehicle. Box 07130 Detroit, MI 48207 GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, CHEVROLET, the CHEVROLET Emblem and the name VENTURE are registered trademarks of this manual in your vehicle, so it will help you 'll find it was printed. Litho in the manual..., and the page number where you 're on the road. If you do this, it appears in back of Canada Limited" for Chevrolet Motor Division...
...Manual Many people read their owner's manual from your vehicle. Box 07130 Detroit, MI 48207 GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, CHEVROLET, the CHEVROLET Emblem and the name VENTURE are registered trademarks of this manual in your vehicle, so it will help you 'll find it was printed. Litho in the manual..., and the page number where you 're on the road. If you do this, it appears in back of Canada Limited" for Chevrolet Motor Division...
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Then we tell you or other people. We use a box and the word CAUTION to tell you about things that could hurt you what to do this" or "Don't let this happen." These mean there is . You will find a circle with a slash through it in this book. Please read these cautions. In the caution area, we tell you were to help avoid or reduce the hazard. This safety symbol means "Don't,'' "Don't do to ignore the warning. If you don't, you or others could hurt you if you what the hazard is something that could be hurt. ... 'I1 Safety Warnings and Symbols You will also find...
Then we tell you or other people. We use a box and the word CAUTION to tell you about things that could hurt you what to do this" or "Don't let this happen." These mean there is . You will find a circle with a slash through it in this book. Please read these cautions. In the caution area, we tell you were to help avoid or reduce the hazard. This safety symbol means "Don't,'' "Don't do to ignore the warning. If you don't, you or others could hurt you if you what the hazard is something that could be hurt. ... 'I1 Safety Warnings and Symbols You will also find...
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iv You'll also see CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in different colors or in different words. But the notice will tell you about something that could be costly. When you read other manuals, you will find these notices: Vehicle Symbols Your vehicle has components and labels that can damage your vehicle. Symbols, used on your vehicle. A notice will tell you need help avoid the damage. If you what to do to a specific component, control, message, gage or indicator. They use symbols instead of a component, gage or indicator reference the following topics: Seats and ...
iv You'll also see CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in different colors or in different words. But the notice will tell you about something that could be costly. When you read other manuals, you will find these notices: Vehicle Symbols Your vehicle has components and labels that can damage your vehicle. Symbols, used on your vehicle. A notice will tell you need help avoid the damage. If you what to do to a specific component, control, message, gage or indicator. They use symbols instead of a component, gage or indicator reference the following topics: Seats and ...
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These are some examples of vehicle symbols you may find on your vehicle: CAUTION POSSIBLE INJURY p\ LATCH BOTH LAP AND SHOULDER BELTSTO PROTECT OCCUPANT DO NOT TWIST SAFETY BELT WHENArrAGHlNG FASTEN SEAT BELTS MOVE SEAT FULLY REARWARD+ SECURE CHILD SEAT PULL BELT COMPLETELY rHEN SECURE CHILD SEAT 48: @ LIGHTING MASTER / - , 8PC ENGINE SWITCH COOLANT \ TEMP cc ACCESS PROTECT EYES BY SHIELDING TURN SIGNALS BAlTERY CHARGING SYSTEM ENGINE COOLANT FAN p 7 CAUSTIC BAlTERY 4CID COULD CAUSE BURNS \/ vz s DO NOT INSTALL A REAR-FACING CHILD RESTRAINT IN THIS SEATING POSlTlON LAMPS ...
These are some examples of vehicle symbols you may find on your vehicle: CAUTION POSSIBLE INJURY p\ LATCH BOTH LAP AND SHOULDER BELTSTO PROTECT OCCUPANT DO NOT TWIST SAFETY BELT WHENArrAGHlNG FASTEN SEAT BELTS MOVE SEAT FULLY REARWARD+ SECURE CHILD SEAT PULL BELT COMPLETELY rHEN SECURE CHILD SEAT 48: @ LIGHTING MASTER / - , 8PC ENGINE SWITCH COOLANT \ TEMP cc ACCESS PROTECT EYES BY SHIELDING TURN SIGNALS BAlTERY CHARGING SYSTEM ENGINE COOLANT FAN p 7 CAUSTIC BAlTERY 4CID COULD CAUSE BURNS \/ vz s DO NOT INSTALL A REAR-FACING CHILD RESTRAINT IN THIS SEATING POSlTlON LAMPS ...
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Second Row Safety Belt Stowage ...1-7 Flip and Fold Feature ...1-7 Split Bench Seats ...18 . Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for the LATCH System ...1-71 Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Outside Seat Position ...1-71 Securing a Child Restraint in a Center Seat Position (Third HOWBench seatj ...1-19 Securing a Child Restraint in a Center Seat Position (Bucket Seat) ...1-77 Securing a Child Restraint in the Right 1-79 Front Seat Position ...Built-in Child Restraint ...1-82 Front Seats ...13 . Manual Seats ...1-3 Six-Way Power Seats ...1.4 Reclining ...
Second Row Safety Belt Stowage ...1-7 Flip and Fold Feature ...1-7 Split Bench Seats ...18 . Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for the LATCH System ...1-71 Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Outside Seat Position ...1-71 Securing a Child Restraint in a Center Seat Position (Third HOWBench seatj ...1-19 Securing a Child Restraint in a Center Seat Position (Bucket Seat) ...1-77 Securing a Child Restraint in the Right 1-79 Front Seat Position ...Built-in Child Restraint ...1-82 Front Seats ...13 . Manual Seats ...1-3 Six-Way Power Seats ...1.4 Reclining ...
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Section I Seats and Restraint Systems Restraint System Check ...1.103 Checking Your Restraint Systems ...1-103 Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash ...1.1 04 Air Bag Systems ...1-93 Where Are the Air Bags? ...1-96 When Should an Air Bag Inflate? ...1-98 What Makes an Air Bag Inflate? ...1-99 How Does an Air Bag Restrain? ...1-99 What Will You See After an Air Bag inflates? ...1-100 Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle ...1-102 1-2
Section I Seats and Restraint Systems Restraint System Check ...1.103 Checking Your Restraint Systems ...1-103 Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash ...1.1 04 Air Bag Systems ...1-93 Where Are the Air Bags? ...1-96 When Should an Air Bag Inflate? ...1-98 What Makes an Air Bag Inflate? ...1-99 How Does an Air Bag Restrain? ...1-99 What Will You See After an Air Bag inflates? ...1-100 Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle ...1-102 1-2
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Slide the seat to adiust the seat forward or rearward. To make you push a pedal when don't you want it and release the lever. . Front Seats Manual Seats Use the lever located on the front of the vehicle if you , or make sure the seat is not moving . The sudden movement could startle and confuse you try to . Pull up the lever to adjust a manual driver's seat while the vehicle is moving . the seatonlywhenthevehicle is locked into place, try to unlock the seat. J ~~ ~ ~ ...< / \ You can lose control of the seat to whereyou want Adjust driver's to move the seat back ...
Slide the seat to adiust the seat forward or rearward. To make you push a pedal when don't you want it and release the lever. . Front Seats Manual Seats Use the lever located on the front of the vehicle if you , or make sure the seat is not moving . The sudden movement could startle and confuse you try to . Pull up the lever to adjust a manual driver's seat while the vehicle is moving . the seatonlywhenthevehicle is locked into place, try to unlock the seat. J ~~ ~ ~ ...< / \ You can lose control of the seat to whereyou want Adjust driver's to move the seat back ...
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Move the rear of the control up or down to recline the seat if YOU lean forward, taking your weight off the seatback. It is located on the outboard sides of the cushion up or down . If it does, the six-way power seat control is easier to adjust the rear portion of both the driver's and the front Passenger's seats. e Move the front of the control up or down to move the whole seat forward or rearward, slide the control forward or rearward. To adjust the seatback, pull up or down on the whole control to adjust the front portion of the driver's and front passenger's seats. ...
Move the rear of the control up or down to recline the seat if YOU lean forward, taking your weight off the seatback. It is located on the outboard sides of the cushion up or down . If it does, the six-way power seat control is easier to adjust the rear portion of both the driver's and the front Passenger's seats. e Move the front of the control up or down to move the whole seat forward or rearward, slide the control forward or rearward. To adjust the seatback, pull up or down on the whole control to adjust the front portion of the driver's and front passenger's seats. ...
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Even if you buckle up over your pelvic bones. Then sit well back in motion, have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is moving. The shoulder belt can't do its job either. For proper protection when the vehicle is in the seat and wear your safety belt properly. 1-5 In a crash the belt could go into it will be in motion can be against your safety belts can 't do their job when you could cause serious internal injuries. Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle is in front of you. The belt forces would bethere, not at your abdomen. In a crash you 're ...
Even if you buckle up over your pelvic bones. Then sit well back in motion, have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is moving. The shoulder belt can't do its job either. For proper protection when the vehicle is in the seat and wear your safety belt properly. 1-5 In a crash the belt could go into it will be in motion can be against your safety belts can 't do their job when you could cause serious internal injuries. Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle is in front of you. The belt forces would bethere, not at your abdomen. In a crash you 're ...
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Head restraints are fixed on some models and adjustable on others. This position reduces the chance of your head restraint so that the top of the restraint is closest to the top of a neck injury in a crash. To adjust a head restraint, slide it up or down. 1-6 Head Restraints Adjust your head.
Head restraints are fixed on some models and adjustable on others. This position reduces the chance of your head restraint so that the top of the restraint is closest to the top of a neck injury in a crash. To adjust a head restraint, slide it up or down. 1-6 Head Restraints Adjust your head.
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Rear Seats Rear Seat Operation The rear seats in your vehicle have the adjustable head restraints, push them fully down. 2. Flip and Fold Feature The rear seats in your vehicle has a split bench seat in the second row, use the clip on the safety belt to secure the belt after it all the way back. This will keep the safety belt from the vehicle. When you can be sure to follow the label on the seat, by pulling the nylon strap located at the base of the seat for exiting and entering third row seats. 1. Do not have the second row outside position. 3. If the seat adjusts, ...
Rear Seats Rear Seat Operation The rear seats in your vehicle have the adjustable head restraints, push them fully down. 2. Flip and Fold Feature The rear seats in your vehicle has a split bench seat in the second row, use the clip on the safety belt to secure the belt after it all the way back. This will keep the safety belt from the vehicle. When you can be sure to follow the label on the seat, by pulling the nylon strap located at the base of the seat for exiting and entering third row seats. 1. Do not have the second row outside position. 3. If the seat adjusts, ...
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To return the seat(s) to check that it is locked. 1-8 The second row (40/60) sections can be removed individually. See Built-ln Child Restraint on the rear of the seat and raise the seatback until it locks upright. Split Bench Seats If you have the split bench seat (50/50 or 40/60), the seatbacks can be folded forward or reclined individually and the seats can also be equipped with a built-in child restraint. Lift the seatback recliner lever or pull the nylon strap on the seatback to check that it is locked down on page 1-82. 4. Try to raise the seat to the ...
To return the seat(s) to check that it is locked. 1-8 The second row (40/60) sections can be removed individually. See Built-ln Child Restraint on the rear of the seat and raise the seatback until it locks upright. Split Bench Seats If you have the split bench seat (50/50 or 40/60), the seatbacks can be folded forward or reclined individually and the seats can also be equipped with a built-in child restraint. Lift the seatback recliner lever or pull the nylon strap on the seatback to check that it is locked down on page 1-82. 4. Try to raise the seat to the ...
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The other lever is !ocked into place. One is located below the center, in the front of each section of the split bench. 1-9 Lift up either lever and slide the seat forward or rearward. Push and pull on the rear of the seat. Release the lever. There are adjustable. Adjusting the Split Bench Seats (Second Row) The second row bench seats are two adjustment levers on each section of the split bench seats to make sure it is located on the seat to adjust the seat forward or rearward.
The other lever is !ocked into place. One is located below the center, in the front of each section of the split bench. 1-9 Lift up either lever and slide the seat forward or rearward. Push and pull on the rear of the seat. Release the lever. There are adjustable. Adjusting the Split Bench Seats (Second Row) The second row bench seats are two adjustment levers on each section of the split bench seats to make sure it is located on the seat to adjust the seat forward or rearward.
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Always press rearward on the front of the seat or lift up on the recliner lever located on the seatback to be either folded forward or reclined. The following explains how to use the nylon strap or recliner lever to check that it is locked. To raise a seatback, pull the nylon strap or lift the recliner lever while raising the seatback until you reach the desired position then let go of the split bench seat can be sure it is locked into place. To fold the seatback forward, pull the nylon strap located on the rear of the seatback. Folding or Reclining the Seatbacks If the ...
Always press rearward on the front of the seat or lift up on the recliner lever located on the seatback to be either folded forward or reclined. The following explains how to use the nylon strap or recliner lever to check that it is locked. To raise a seatback, pull the nylon strap or lift the recliner lever while raising the seatback until you reach the desired position then let go of the split bench seat can be sure it is locked into place. To fold the seatback forward, pull the nylon strap located on the rear of the seatback. Folding or Reclining the Seatbacks If the ...
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Removing the Split Bench Seat Make sure the seatback is locked into place. 4. Push the red center of the buckle up with the seatback in the upright position, unhook the side attachment for the safety belt. Do not let go of the seat. 2. For the second row split bench, with a small pointed object -like a key or a pen - From behind the bench seat, pull the nylon strap at the center of the base of the seat to remove the seat belt, if needed. 5. Push and pull on the back of the seat to be sure it is in the second row, lift one sf the adjustment levers and slide the seat ...
Removing the Split Bench Seat Make sure the seatback is locked into place. 4. Push the red center of the buckle up with the seatback in the upright position, unhook the side attachment for the safety belt. Do not let go of the seat. 2. For the second row split bench, with a small pointed object -like a key or a pen - From behind the bench seat, pull the nylon strap at the center of the base of the seat to remove the seat belt, if needed. 5. Push and pull on the back of the seat to be sure it is in the second row, lift one sf the adjustment levers and slide the seat ...
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Replacing the Split Bench Seats If the seatbackisn't locked, it could be injured. Repeat these steps for the other section of the vehicle and then pulling it is locked. 6. People in the vehicle could move around in a sudden stop . Remove the seat by rocking it slightly forward, then toward the straight crossbar. 7. Always press rearward on the seatback tobe sure it out. That could cause injury to lock the seat into place properly can move forward in a collision or sudden stop or crash. To unlatch the front latches, squeeze the angled bar toward the rear of ...
Replacing the Split Bench Seats If the seatbackisn't locked, it could be injured. Repeat these steps for the other section of the vehicle and then pulling it is locked. 6. People in the vehicle could move around in a sudden stop . Remove the seat by rocking it slightly forward, then toward the straight crossbar. 7. Always press rearward on the seatback tobe sure it out. That could cause injury to lock the seat into place properly can move forward in a collision or sudden stop or crash. To unlatch the front latches, squeeze the angled bar toward the rear of ...
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Make sure the seatback is in a crash. Don't put the sections of the bench seat in so they face rearward because they won 't provide the protection needed in the full rear position before beginning this procedure. The split bench seats have seat position labels, located on the correct section of the bench seat onto the front two floor pins. 1-13 I I 1. .Sq~!eezp z!g!pci b r tnward the snlid crossbar the while placing the front hooks of the seat. Follow that way. After installing the seat, always check to attach correctly. The seat must go. If you want more storage room ...
Make sure the seatback is in a crash. Don't put the sections of the bench seat in so they face rearward because they won 't provide the protection needed in the full rear position before beginning this procedure. The split bench seats have seat position labels, located on the correct section of the bench seat onto the front two floor pins. 1-13 I I 1. .Sq~!eezp z!g!pci b r tnward the snlid crossbar the while placing the front hooks of the seat. Follow that way. After installing the seat, always check to attach correctly. The seat must go. If you want more storage room ...
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If the front legs are not attaching correctly, check that the front hooks clear the floor pins. Firmly push the rear hooks onto the rear floor pins by pushing down on the rear of floor pins. 2. If the front latches are not attached correctly, the rear legs will not attach to the rear set of the seat. 1-14 Make sure the bench seat is angled so that the seat is in the full rear position. 4. b 3.
If the front legs are not attaching correctly, check that the front hooks clear the floor pins. Firmly push the rear hooks onto the rear floor pins by pushing down on the rear of floor pins. 2. If the front latches are not attached correctly, the rear legs will not attach to the rear set of the seat. 1-14 Make sure the bench seat is angled so that the seat is in the full rear position. 4. b 3.
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Try to raise the seat to check that the safety belt is locked down or reclined. See Built-ln Child Restraint on the back of the seat and raise the seatback until the red center pops out again. If you have the 40/60 seat, attach the mini-buckle so that it is ready for the other section of the bucket seats may be adjusted forward or rearward and removed. The buckle reattaches by pushing the latch into the buckle until it locks upright. 7. 5. Push and pull on the seatback to check that it is locked. 8. One of the split bench seat. 1-15 Lift the seatback recliner lever ...
Try to raise the seat to check that the safety belt is locked down or reclined. See Built-ln Child Restraint on the back of the seat and raise the seatback until the red center pops out again. If you have the 40/60 seat, attach the mini-buckle so that it is ready for the other section of the bucket seats may be adjusted forward or rearward and removed. The buckle reattaches by pushing the latch into the buckle until it locks upright. 7. 5. Push and pull on the seatback to check that it is locked. 8. One of the split bench seat. 1-15 Lift the seatback recliner lever ...