Home » Chevrolet Manuals » 1998 Chevrolet Venture » Manual Viewer

1998 Chevrolet Venture Owner's Manual - Page 236

1998 Chevrolet Venture Manual

Get 1998 Chevrolet Venture PDF manuals and user guides

View all 1998 Chevrolet Venture manuals

Page 236 highlights

Push these knobs back into their stored positions when Playing a Cassette Tape you're not using them. Your tape playeris built to work best with tapes that are 30 to 45 minutes long on each side. Tapes longer than AUTO TONE: This feature allows youto choose preset that are so thin they may not work well in this player. If bass and treble equalization settings designed for a tapeis inserted when the ignition is on but the radio is country/western, classical, news, rock, pop and jazz A symbol is shown stations. C/W will appear on the display when you first off, the tape will begin playing. tape in the centerof the graphic display whenever a tape is press AUTO TONE. Each time you press it, another inserted. When a tape is active, the tape symbol will be setting will appearon the display. Pressit again after accompanied by a direction arrow. JAZZ appears and the AUTO TONE display will go blank. Tone control will return to the BASS and TREB While the tape is playing, use theVOL, AUTO TONE, knobs. Also, ifyou use the BASS and TREB knobs, BAL, FADE, BASS and TREB controls just as you do control will returnto them and the AUTO TONE for the radio. Other controls may have different display will go blank. Use PUSHBUTTONS to program functions when a tape is inserted. The display will show AUTO TONE. the tape symbol and an arrow to show which side of the Adjusting the Speakers BAL: Press this knob lightly so it extends. Turn the knob to the right for the right speakers and to the leftfor the left speakers. The middle position balances the sound betweenthe speakers. FADE: Press this knob lightly so it extends. Turn the knob to the right to adjust the soundto the front speakers andto the left for the rear speakers.The middle position balances the sound between the speakers. Push theseknobs back into their stored positions when you're not using them. tape is playing. If you hear nothingor hear just a garbled sound, it may not be in squarely. Press EJECT to remove the tape and start over. The player is able to detect a tight or broken tape, and will eject the tape. The radio will go back to playing the last station selected. The player automatically senses the cassette for metal or CrO2 and setsthe pre-emphasis. Anytime a tape is inserted, the top side is selected to play first. 3-17

Section	Page
Table of Contents	6
Seats and Restraint Systems	14
Seats and Seat Controls	15
Rear Seats	19
Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone	48
Here Are Questions Many People Ask About - and the Answers	53
Safety Belts	54
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly	54
Driver Position	54
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy	62
Right Front Passenger Position	63
Air Bag Systems	63
Rear Seat Passengers	71
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children and Small Adults	75
Center Passenger Position (Bench Seat)	77
Center Passenger Position (Bucket Seat)	79
Children	81
Built-in Child Restraint	84
Child Restraints	95
Larger Children	111
Safety Belt Extender	114
Checking Your Restraint Systems	114
Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash	115
Features and Controls	118
Keys	119
Door Locks	121
Keyless Entry System	125
Switchbanks	129
Sliding Door	130
Power Sliding Door	131
Liftgate	137
Theft	139
Content Theft-Deterrent	140
New Vehicle “Break-In”	142
Ignition Positions	143
Starting Your Engine	144
Engine Coolant Heater	146
Automatic Transaxle Operation	147
Parking Brake	151
Shifting Into PARK (P)	152
Shifting Out of PARK (P)	154
Parking Over Things That Burn	155
Engine Exhaust	155
Running Your Engine While You’re Parked	156
Locks and Lighting Choices	157
Windows	167
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever	170
Exterior Lamps	177
Interior Lamps	178
Mirrors	182
Storage Compartments	183
Sun Visors	195
Accessory Inflator System	195
Accessory Power Outlet	197
Instrument Panel	199
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators	203
Driver Information Center (DIC)	215
Comfort Controls and Audio Systems	220
Comfort Controls	221
Air Conditioning	222
Heating	223
Defogging and Defrosting	223
Rear Window Defogger	224
Rear Climate Control	225
Ventilation System	227
Setting the Clock for Systems without Automatic Tone Control	228
Setting the Clock for Systems with Automatic Tone Control	228
AM-FM Stereo	229
AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape Player	231
AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape Player and Automatic Tone Control	234
AM-FM Stereo with Compact Disc Player and Automatic Tone Control	238
Rear Seat Audio	242
Remote Compact Disc Player	244
Theft-Deterrent Feature	245
Understanding Radio Reception	248
Tips About Your Audio System	248
Care of Your Cassette Tape Player	249
Care of Your Compact Discs	250
Care of Your Compact Disc Player	251
Integrated Windshield Antenna	251
Your Driving and the Road	254
Defensive Driving	255
Drunken Driving	256
Control of a Vehicle	259
Braking	259
Steering	264
Off-Road Recovery	266
Passing	266
Loss of Control	268
Driving at Night	269
Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads	271
City Driving	274
Freeway Driving	275
Before Leaving on a Long Trip	276
Highway Hypnosis	277
Hill and Mountain Roads	277
Winter Driving	279
Loading Your Vehicle	283
Towing a Trailer	286
Hazard Warning Flashers	299
Other Warning Devices	299
Jump Starting	300
Towing Your Vehicle	305
Engine Overheating	310
If a Tire Goes Flat	321
Air Inflator	321
Changing a Flat Tire	321
Compact Spare Tire	331
If You’re Stuck: In Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow	332
Service and Appearance Care	336
Service	337
Fuel	338
Filling a Portable Fuel Container	342
Checking Things Under the Hood	343
Engine Oil	346
Air Cleaner	350
Passenger Compartment Air Filter Replacement	351
Automatic Transaxle Fluid	353
Engine Coolant	356
Radiator Pressure Cap	359
Windshield Washer Fluid	360
Brakes	361
Battery	365
Bulb Replacement	366
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement	374
Tires	375
Appearance Care	383
Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle	383
Cleaning the Outside of Your Vehicle	387
Underbody Maintenance	389
Chemical Paint Spotting	389
Appearance Care Materials Chart	390
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)	391
Electrical System	392
Replacement Bulbs	399
Capacities and Specifications	400
Engine Specifications	400
Vehicle Dimensions	401
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts	401
Air Conditioning Refrigerants	401
Maintenance Schedule	404
Introduction	405
Your Vehicle and the Environment	405
Part A: Scheduled Maintenance Services	406
Using Your Maintenance Schedule	407
Selecting the Right Schedule	407
Part B: Owner Checks and Services	432
Part C: Periodic Maintenance Inspections	436
Part D: Recommended Fluids and Lubricants	437
Part E: Maintenance Record	439
Customer Assistance Information	444
Customer Satisfaction Procedure	445
Customer Assistance for Text Telephone (TTY) Users	447
Chevrolet Roadside Assistance Program	448
Canadian Roadside Assistance	450
Courtesy Transportation	451
GM Participation in an Alternative Dispute Resolution Program	452
Warranty Information	453
Reporting Safety Defects to the United States Government	453
Reporting Safety Defects to the Canadian Government	454
Reporting Safety Defects to General Motors	454
Ordering Service and Owner Publications in Canada	454

Match case Limit results 1 per page

Push

these

knobs

back

into

their

stored

positions

when

you’re

not

using

them.

AUTO

TONE:

This feature allows

youto choose

preset

bass

and

treble

equalization

settings

designed

for

country/western,

classical,

news,

rock,

pop

and

jazz

stations.

C/W

will

appear

the

display

when

you

first

press

AUTO

TONE.

Each

time

you

press

it,

another

setting

will

appear on the

display.

Press

it again

after

JAZZ

appears and the

AUTO

TONE

display

will go

blank.

Tone

control

will

return

to the

BASS

and

TREB

knobs.

Also,

you

use the BASS

and

TREB

knobs,

control

will

return

to them

and

the

AUTO

TONE

display

will

blank.

Use

PUSHBUTTONS

program

AUTO

TONE.

Adjusting

the

Speakers

BAL:

Press

this

knob

lightly

extends.

Turn

the

knob

the

right

for the right

speakers and to

the

left for

the left speakers. The middle

position

balances

the

sound

between

the speakers.

FADE:

Press

this

knob

lightly

it extends.

Turn

the

knob to the

right to adjust

the

sound

to the

front

speakers

and to the left for the

rear

speakers. The middle

position

balances

the

sound

between

the speakers.

Push

these

knobs

back into their

stored

positions

when

you’re

not

using

them.

Playing

Cassette

Tape

Your tape

player is built

work

best

with

tapes

that

are

minutes

long

each

side. Tapes

longer

than

that

are

thin

they

may

not

work

well

this

player.

tape

inserted

when

the

ignition

on but the

radio

off,

the

tape

will

begin

playing.

tape symbol is shown

the

center of the

graphic

display

whenever

tape

inserted.

When

tape

active,

the

tape

symbol

will

accompanied

direction

arrow.

While the tape

playing,

use

the

VOL,

AUTO

TONE,

BAL,

FADE,

BASS

and

TREB

controls

just as

you

for the

radio.

Other

controls

may

have

different

functions

when

tape

is inserted.

The

display

will

show

the

tape

symbol

and

arrow

show

which

side

of the

tape

playing.

you hear

nothingor hear just a

garbled

sound,

it may

not

squarely.

Press

EJECT

to remove

the

tape

and

start

over.

The player is able

detect

tight

broken

tape,

and

will

eject

the

tape. The radio

will

back

playing

the

last

station

selected.

The player

automatically

senses

the

cassette

for metal or

CrO2

and

sets

the pre-emphasis.

Anytime

tape

inserted, the top

side

selected

to play

first.

3-17