OnStar uses several innovative technologies and live advisors to provide you
with a wide range of safety, security, information, and convenience services. If your
airbags deploy, the system is designed to make an automatic call to OnStar
Emergency advisors who can request emergency services be sent to your location. If
you lock your keys in the vehicle, call OnStar at 1-888-4-ONSTAR
and they can send a signal to unlock your doors. If you need roadside assistance,
press the OnStar button and they can contact Roadside Service for you.
OnStar service is provided to you subject to the OnStar Terms and Conditions.
You may cancel your OnStar service at any time by contacting OnStar as provided below.
A complete OnStar Owner's Guide and the OnStar Terms and Conditions are included in
the vehicle's OnStar Subscriber glove box literature. For more information, visit
onstar.com or onstar.ca, contact OnStar at 1-888-4-ONSTAR (1-888-466-7827)
or TTY 1-877-248-2080, or press the OnStar button to speak with
an OnStar advisor 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Not all OnStar features are available on all vehicles. To check if your vehicle
is equipped to provide the services described below, or for a full description of
OnStar services and system limitations, see the OnStar Owner's Guide in your glove
box or visit onstar.com.
OnStar Services
For new vehicles equipped with OnStar, the Safe & Sound Plan, or the Directions &
Connections Plan is included for one year from the date of purchase. You can extend
this plan beyond the first year, or upgrade to the Directions & Connections Plan.
For more information, press the OnStar button to speak with an advisor. Some OnStar
services (such as Remote Door Unlock or Stolen Vehicle Location Assistance) may not
be available until you register with OnStar.
Available Services with Safe & Sound Plan
• | Automatic Notification of Airbag Deployment |
• | Advanced Automatic Crash Notification (AACN) (If equipped) |
• | Link to Emergency Services |
• | Stolen Vehicle Location Assistance |
• | Remote Door Unlock/Vehicle Alert |
• | OnStar Vehicle Diagnostics |
• | OnStar Hands-Free Calling with 30 complimentary minutes |
• | OnStar Virtual Advisor (U.S. Only) |
Available Services included with Directions & Connections Plan
• | All Safe and Sound Plan Services |
• | Driving Directions - Advisor delivered or OnStar Turn-by-Turn
Navigation (If equipped) |
• | Information and Convenience Services |
OnStar Hands-Free Calling
OnStar Hands-Free Calling allows eligible OnStar subscribers to make
and receive calls using voice commands. Hands-Free Calling is fully integrated
into the vehicle, and can be used with OnStar Pre-Paid Minute Packages. Hands-Free
Calling may also be linked to a Verizon Wireless service plan in the U.S. or a Bell
Mobility service plan in Canada, depending on eligibility. To find out more, refer
to the OnStar Owner's Guide in the vehicle's glove box, visit www.onstar.com or www.onstar.ca,
or speak with an OnStar advisor by pressing the OnStar button or calling 1-888-4-ONSTAR
(1-888-466-7827).
OnStar Virtual Advisor
OnStar Virtual Advisor is a feature of OnStar Hands-Free Calling that
uses your minutes to access location-based weather, local traffic reports,
and stock quotes. By pressing the phone button and giving a few simple voice commands,
you can browse through the various topics. See the OnStar Owner's Guide for more information.
(Only available in the continental U.S.)
OnStar Steering Wheel Controls
Your vehicle may have a Talk/Mute button that can be used to interact with OnStar
Hands-Free Calling. See
Audio Steering Wheel Controls
for more information.
On some vehicles, you may have to hold the button for a few seconds and give
the command "ONSTAR" in order to activate the OnStar Hands-Free
Calling feature.
On some vehicles, the mute button can be used to dial numbers into voicemail
systems, or to dial phone extensions. See the OnStar Owner's Guide for more information.
How OnStar Service Works
In order to provide you with OnStar services, your vehicle's OnStar system has
the capability of recording and transmitting vehicle information. This information
is automatically sent to an OnStar Call Center at the time of an OnStar button press,
Emergency button press or if your airbags or AACN system deploys. The vehicle information
usually includes your GPS location and, in the event of a crash, additional information
regarding the accident that your vehicle has been involved in (e.g. the direction
from which your vehicle was hit). When you use the Virtual Advisor feature of OnStar
Hands-Free Calling, your vehicle also sends OnStar your GPS location so that
we can provide you with location-based services.
OnStar service cannot work unless your vehicle is in a place where OnStar has
an agreement with a wireless service provider for service in that area. OnStar service
also cannot work unless you are in a place where the wireless service provider OnStar
has hired for that area has coverage, network capacity and reception when the service
is needed, and technology that is compatible with the OnStar service. Not all services
are available everywhere, particularly in remote or enclosed areas, or at all times.
OnStar service that involves location information about your vehicle cannot
work unless GPS satellite signals are unobstructed and available in that place as
well.
Your vehicle must have a working electrical system (including adequate battery
power) for the OnStar equipment to operate. There are other problems OnStar cannot
control that may prevent OnStar from providing OnStar service to you at any particular
time or place. Some examples are damage to important parts of your vehicle in an accident,
hills, tall buildings, tunnels, weather or wireless phone network congestion.
Your Responsibility
You may need to increase the volume of your radio to hear the OnStar advisor.
If the light next to the OnStar buttons is red, this means that your system is not
functioning properly and should be checked by a dealer. If the light appears clear
(no light is appearing), your OnStar subscription has expired. You can always press
the blue OnStar button to confirm that your OnStar equipment is active.