1998 Chevrolet Venture Owner's Manual - Page 123

You can lock alldoors and the liftgate from the inside of the powerlock switch on either by pressing the rear front door. If your vehicle is equipped with the Content Theft-Deterrent system,the power door lock switchmay cause the system to arm. See "Content Theft-Deterrent" in the Index for more details. Automatic Door Locks All of the doors will lock automatically when you move your shift lever out of PARK (P). All doors will unlock automatically when the ignition is turned off while the shift lever isin PARK (P). You can program the Automatic Door Locks to operate with the remote keyless entry system and to lock and unlock automatically to suit your needs. See "Locks and Lighting Choices"in the Index. With the Automatic Door Locks feature, you can still lock or unlock the doors at any time, either manually or with the power door lock switches. To unlock anydoor or the liftgate from the outside with your key, turn the key tothe unlock position and release. This will only unlock that door or the liftgate. You can unlock all the doors and the liftgate by holding the key cylinder in the unlock position for one second. With power door locks, you can lock all the doors from the outsideby inserting the key and turning the key cylinder to the lock position. With power locks, when the doors are locked, the inside as well as the outside door handle cannot open the doors. This safety feature preventsa door from being accidentally opened from the inside by moving the handle. Last Door Closed Locking The Last Door Closed Locking feature makes it easier to use your power door locks to lock all the doors and the liftgate when leaving your vehicle. When any door or the liftgate is open, the first time To override this safety feature, move the locking lever to you attempt to lock thedoors using the power lock the unlock position on the dooryou want to open. switch or the remote keyless entry transmitter (if in three chimes to signal that When the liftgate has been unlocked with the power door equipped), will result locks, you won't need the key to open it. Simply squeeze Last Door Closed Locking is being used. All doors and the liftgate can be opened for five seconds from the handle above the license plate. This is also if true you the time the last door is closed. use the optional remote keyless entry transmitter. See "Keyless Entry System" later in this section. 2-6