Manual Venture 1999

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The 1999 Chevrolet Venture Owner’s Manual
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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.

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Features and Controls
This section explains how to start and operate your vehicle.

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Comfort Controls and Audio Systems
This section tells you how to adjust the ventilation andcomfort controls and how to operate your audio system.

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Your Driving and the Road
Here you’ll find helpful information and tips about the road and how to drive under different conditions.

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Problems on the Road
This section tells you what to do if you have a problem while driving, such as a flat tire or overheated engine, etc.

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Service and Appearance Care
Here the manualtells you how to keep your vehicle running properly and looking good.

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Maintenance Schedule
This section tells you when to perform vehicle maintenance and what fluids and lubricants to use.

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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 “ReportingSafety Defects” on page 8-10.

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Index
Here’s an alphabetical listing of almost every subject in 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 time it
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 whenever it appears in this manual.
Please keep this manual in your vehicle, so it will be
there if you everneed 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.

For Canadian Owners Who Prefer a
French Language Manual:
Aux propriétaires canadiens: Vous pouvez vous
procurer un exemplaire de ce guide en français chez
votre concessionaire ou au:
DGN Marketing Services Ltd.
1577 Meyerside Dr.
Mississauga, Ontario L5T 1B9

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Part No. 10418526 B First Edition

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ECopyright General Motors Corporation 1998
All Rights Reserved

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The Heritage of Chevrolet
The dynamic William C. “Billy”
Durant shifted gears from making
carriages to making cars,
forming half the team that gave
birth to Chevrolet.

Welcome to the largest

vehicle backed by a proud

worn the Chevrolet marque.automotive family in the

history of performance and

That kind of reception from

world -- the family of Chevrolet

value. Since the first “Classic

auto owners is unmatched by

owners. You have selected a

Six” rolled off the line in 1912,

any other car manufacturer in

vehicle designed, engineered

more than 110 million

the world.

and crafted by teamwork, a

Chevrolet carsand trucks have

Louis Chevrolet, the other half of the team,
at the wheel of his experimental “Classic
Six,” which entered production in 1912.
That year 2999 vehicles were produced.

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The Chevrolet blend of
value and performance has
become an American

created for the pleasure of the

into each vehicle. It’s not

open road.

surprising that for 80 yearsEvery decade, Chevrolet

America’s automobile.

tradition -- whether bred for

has reinforced its heritage

the racetrack like the legendary

of affordable performance

Corvette and Camaro, or

with quality and value crafted

In 1932 Chevrolet
introduced the
Synchro-Mesh
transmission and
offered a host of
accessories -- including
such niceties as a clock!

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“Genuine...