Saturn 2009 ASTRA User Manual download pdf (Page 114)

How OnStar Service Works

The OnStar system can record

and transmit vehicle information.

This information is automatically sent

to an OnStar Call Center when the

OnStar button is pressed, the

emergency button is pressed, or if

the airbags deploy. This information

usually includes the vehicle’s GPS

location and, in the event of a crash,

additional information regarding the

crash that the vehicle was involved

in (e.g. the direction from which

the vehicle was hit). When the

Virtual Advisor feature of OnStar

Hands-Free Calling is used, the

vehicle also sends OnStar the

vehicle’s GPS location so they can

provide services where it is located.

OnStar service cannot work unless

the 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 the vehicle is 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.

Location information about the

vehicle is only available if the GPS

satellite signals are unobstructed

and available.

The 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 at

any particular time or place.

Some examples are damage to

important parts of the vehicle in a

crash, hills, tall buildings, tunnels,

weather or wireless phone network

congestion.

Your Responsibility

Increase the volume of the radio if

the OnStar advisor cannot be heard.

If the light next to the OnStar

buttons is red, the system may not

be functioning properly. Press

the OnStar button and request a

vehicle diagnostic. If the light

appears clear (no light is appearing),

your OnStar subscription has

expired and all services have been

deactivated. Press the OnStar

button to conﬁrm that the OnStar

equipment is active.

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