OnStar 17572 R17 User Manual

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The Safe & Sound Plan includes:OnStar Subscriber Window Stickers Having OnStar can even be a theft deterrent. You’ll fi nd two small OnStar sticke

9TO RECORD: 1. While you’re on the call, push the blue OnStar button . You will hear the system beep (starts recording).2. To stop rec

The Directions & Connections Plan includes:Directions The Directions & Connections Plan gives you all the services included in the Safe &

11Connections Information/Convenience Services You have the ready assistance of Advisors, who can access more than eight million service listings, in

OnStar Turn-by-Turn Navigation OnStar Turn-by-Turn Navigation: Getting Your Planned Route Push the blue button to connect to an OnStar Ad

13 Turn Instructions The OnStar Turn-by-Turn Navigation system can guide you through each turn or driving maneuver you need to make to get to your d

OnStar Turn-by-Turn Navigation Making a Wrong Turn or Making Stops During a Planned Route Because the OnStar Turn-by-Turn Navigation system stores t

15 Arriving at your Destination As you complete your route and reach your destination the system should give you an announcement like, “Your destinat

OnStar Turn-by-Turn Navigation The preview feature on the radio display is intended as a convenient method to allow you to see the nex

17 OnStar Turn-by-Turn Navigation Commands Did you know you can talk to your OnStar Turn-by-Turn Navigation? When-ever you have an active planned ro

Welcome.Congratulations on your purchase of an OnStar-equipped vehicle! With OnStar, you can enjoy the peace of mind that comes with knowing you’re do

OnStar Turn-by-Turn Navigation “Get My Destination”- When Will We Be There? You can get the distance remaining to your destination at any time by pus

19OnStar Turn-by-Turn Navigation Limitations You should always be alert and obey traffi c and roadway laws and instruc-tions regardless of the Turn-by

When to push the emergency button. This is the button to use in an emergency or life-threatening situation. When you push the Emergency button, a high

The Red Emergency Button Pushing the Emergency Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22AMBER Alert Responses . . . . . . .

Emergency Services (Included with every OnStar subscription – a link to all Emergency Services) Pushing the Emergency ButtonThe OnStar buttons are d

Advanced Automatic Crash Notifi cation (AACN) Some vehicles are equipped with AACN. If a vehicle is equipped with AACN, in some collisions where a mod

Hands-Free Calling with the phone button. This section will guide you through the use and features of your OnStar Hands-Free Calling. The CD included

The Black Phone ButtonHow to get your vehicle’s phone number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26How to make a call; answer a call . . . . .

OnStar Hands-Free Calling* Your OnStar system includes access to Hands-Free, voice-activated calling that allows you to make and receive phone calls i

Once you’ve dialed your home phone, you’ll want to store that number so it will be easy to access when you want to call home again. You can store you

THE BLUE BUTTONTHE EMERGENCY BUTTONTHE PHONE BUTTONGENERAL INFORMATION OnStar Owner’s GuideOwner Guides are available in Spanish and French languages.

How to place a call using a stored nametag:To hear a list of your stored nametags, use the Directory command:Common commandsWhen you push the phone b

29 General tips for better speech recognition Whether you are speaking commands or dialing numbers, background noise may confuse the speech recognitio

Steering wheel controls Some vehicles may have a button on the steering wheel or on the instrument panel which, when pushed, engages OnStar Hands-Fre

31Your Subscriber Information Kit includes a CD. Listen to Track 8 to hear how it sounds when you dial into voice-mail systems. 1. Push the phone butt

Using Digit Dial and Digit StoreIf you have diffi culty using the continuous voice dialing method it may help to try use the Digit Dial feature. This

OnStar Hands-Free Calling33 Storing your voice mailbox number and your password together You can store your voice mailbox number and password as a nam

Use Your 30 Complimentary MinutesNew OnStar-equipped vehicles and new OnStar subscriptions come with 30 complimentary minutes for you to use to experi

OnStar Hands-Free Calling35 How to buy more minutes Push the phone button to be connected to an OnStar Advisor who can assist you in purchasing more m

Security Code/locking your system You can set up a four-digit Personal Security Code to ensure that unauthorized people do not use the Hands-Free call

37 OnStar Virtual Advisor You can make your driving time more enjoyable and productive with Virtual Advisor. Virtual Advisor is a feature of OnStar Ha

It begins with the blue button. Push this button now and you’ll be connected to a specially trained OnStar Advisor who can verify all of your account

38Additional Information OnStar.com and MyOnStar.com Your subscriber Web site is a great tool and can be accessed from any computer with Internet acce

39 Keep your credit card on fi le for Automatic Subscription Renewal and Hands-Free Calling minute purchases.For your convenience, OnStar offers the op

40 Potential Issues You May Encounter Some OnStar services are disabled after 48 hours OnStar is powered by your vehicle’s battery. To preserve the ba

41 Your system may be inoperative if cellular signal is marginal or unavailable. Since OnStar uses cellular technology for communication with the OnSt

42 Potential Issues You May EncounterRadio-frequency interference The OnStar system is a radio communications system. The proximity to other radio sig

43 A note about privacy At OnStar, we know you want to protect your privacy, and we take subscriber privacy very seriously. Privacy-sensitive users o

44 Topic Page AccidentAssist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Additio

45 Topic Page Phone calls, make and receive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Phone Number, gett

Contact OnStar at 1.888.4.ONSTAR (1.888.466.7827)Or visit www.onstar.comWrite to OnStar at:OnStar Subscriber ServicesP.O. Box 0217Troy, MI 48099-021

3System StatusTo the right of the OnStar buttons is a System Status light. Your vehicle runs an OnStar systems check every time you start up. This lig

To fi nd out what OnStar can do for you, just push the blue button. Most new vehicles come with one year of OnStar service, available 24/7. There are t

5 The Blue OnStar Button The Safe & Sound Plan (Includes a link to all of the Emergency Services, plus the following services)Roadside Assistan

The Safe & Sound Plan includes:Roadside Assistance No one wants to get stuck on the road with vehicle trouble, but if you do, OnStar can help. •

7 GM Goodwrench On Demand Diagnostics While OnStar Vehicle Diagnostics can check your vehicle automatically every month, you can also request a remote