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OnStar 381
OnStar Personal Identification
Number (PIN)
A PIN is needed to access some
OnStar services. The PIN will need
to be changed the first time when
speaking with an Advisor. To
change the OnStar PIN, contact an
OnStar Advisor by pressing
Qor
calling 1-888-4ONSTAR.
Warranty
OnStar equipment may be
warranted as part of the vehicle
warranty.
Languages
The vehicle can be programmed to
respond in multiple languages.
Press
Qand ask for an Advisor.
Advisors are available in English,
Spanish, and French. Available
languages may vary by country.
Potential Issues
OnStar cannot perform Remote
Door Unlock or Stolen Vehicle
Assistance after the vehicle has
been off continuously for five days
without an ignition cycle. If the vehicle has not been started for
five days, OnStar can contact
Roadside Assistance or a locksmith
to help gain access to the vehicle.
Global Positioning
System (GPS)
.
Obstruction of the GPS can
occur in a large city with tall
buildings; in parking garages;
around airports; in tunnels and
underpasses; or in an area with
very dense trees. If GPS signals
are not available, the OnStar
system should still operate to
call OnStar. However, OnStar
could have difficulty identifying
the exact location.
. In emergency situations, OnStar
can use the last stored GPS
location to send to emergency
responders.
A temporary loss of GPS can cause
loss of the ability to send a
Turn-by-Turn Navigation route. The
Advisor may give a verbal route or
may ask for a call back after the
vehicle is driven into an open area.
Cellular and GPS Antennas
Cellular reception is required for
OnStar to send remote signals to
the vehicle. Do not place items over
or near the antenna to prevent
blocking cellular and GPS signal
reception.
Unable to Connect to OnStar
Message
If there is limited cellular coverage
or the cellular network has reached
maximum capacity, this message
may come on. Press
Qto try the
call again or try again after driving a
few miles into another cellular area.
Vehicle and Power Issues
OnStar services require a vehicle
electrical system, wireless service,
and GPS satellite technologies to be
available and operating for features
to function properly. These systems
may not operate if the battery is
discharged or disconnected.
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386 Index
AudioBluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Theft-Deterrent Feature . . . . . . . 151
Automatic Climate Control System . . . . . . . 189
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Automatic Transmission Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Shift Lock Control Function
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Auxiliary Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Axle, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Axle, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
B
Battery Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Voltage and ChargingMessages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Battery - North America . . . . 279, 327
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . 283
Blind Spot Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Bluetooth Overview . . . . . . . . . . . 171, 172, 176 Bluetooth Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Brake
System Warning Light . . . . . . . . .117
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277 Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 211
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286 Center High-MountedStoplamp (CHMSL) and
Cargo Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker, and
Parking Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps, and Back-up
Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
California Fuel Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Perchlorate MaterialsRequirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
California Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . .259, 279, 327
Camera
Rear Vision (RVC) . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . 2
Capacities and Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Carbon Monoxide Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Cargo Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . 3
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . 100
Center High-Mounted
Stoplamp (CHMSL) and
Cargo Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . 115
Check Ignition Transmission Lock . . . 282
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Index 391
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
M
Maintenance
Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Maintenance and Care
Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . 344 Recommended Fluids andLubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . 115
Manual Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Manual Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . 225 Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Messages Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Battery Voltage andCharging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Engine Cooling System . . . . . . . 131
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Fuel System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Key and Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Messages (cont'd)
Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Object Detection System . . . . . 133
Ride Control System . . . . . . . . . . 133
Safety Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Steering System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Vehicle Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Vehicle Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Messaging Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Mirrors Automatic DimmingRearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Blind Spot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Manual Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Mirrors, Interior Rearview . . . . . . . . 38
Monitor System, Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Multi-band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
N
Navigation OnStar®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . 211
O
Object Detection System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Oil Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 267
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Older Children, Restraints . . . . . . . 68
Online Owner Center . . . . . . . . . . . 364
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374
OnStar
®Additional
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
OnStar
®Connections . . . . . . . . . . . 377
OnStar®Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
OnStar®Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
OnStar®Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
OnStar®Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
OnStar®Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
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OrderingService Publications . . . . . . . . . . 370
Outlets Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
P
Pandora Internet Radio . . . . . . . . . 158
Park Shifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Brake and P (Park)Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 282
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . 219
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Passenger Compartment Air Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . 62
Perchlorate Materials Requirements, California . . . . . . 259
Personalization Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Phone Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . 171, 172, 176 Port
USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Power Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Protection, Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . 214
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Pregnancy, Using Safety Belts . . . 55
Privacy
Vehicle Data Recording . . . . . . . 372
Program Courtesy Transportation . . . . . . 367
Proposition
65 Warning,
California . . . . . . . . . . . .259, 279, 327
R
Radio Frequency Statement . . . . 371
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
RadiosAM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Satellite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Rear Seat Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . 240
Rear Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Recognition Voice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Records Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . 330
Reimbursement Program, GM Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Replacement Parts Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . . . 68
Replacing LATCH System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Replacing Safety Belt System
Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Reporting Safety Defects Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 372