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364 ONSTAR
may not work if the OnStar equipment
is not properly installed or it has not
been properly maintained.
If equipment or software is added,
connected, or modified, OnStar
services may not work. Other
problems beyond the control of
OnStar—such as hills, tall buildings,
tunnels, weather, electrical system
design and architecture of the vehicle,
damage to the vehicle in a crash,
or wireless phone network congestion
or jamming —may prevent service.
See Radio Frequency Statement 0353.
Services for People with
Disabilities
Advisors provide services to help with
physical disabilities and medical
conditions.
Press
Qto help:
. Locate a gas station with an
attendant to pump gas.
. Find a hotel, restaurant, etc., that
meets accessibility needs. .
Provide directions to the closest
hospital or pharmacy in urgent
situations.
TTY Users
OnStar has the ability to communicate
to deaf, hard-of-hearing,
or speech-impaired customers while in
the vehicle. The available
dealer-installed TTY system can
provide in-vehicle access to all OnStar
services, except Virtual Advisor and
OnStar Turn-by-Turn Navigation.
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 10 days without an
ignition cycle. If the vehicle has not
been started for 10 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.
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370 INDEX
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . .123, 125
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Compact Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
CompartmentsStorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Compressor Kit, Tire Sealant . . . . . . . 301
Connections
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Control
Traction and ElectronicStability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Coolant Engine Temperature Gauge . . . . . . 129
Engine Temperature WarningLight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168, 173
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Cornering Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Courtesy Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Courtesy Transportation
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Cover Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Cruise Control, Adaptive . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345 Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . . 345
Customer Information Service Publications OrderingInformation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Customer Satisfaction
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
D
Damage Repair, Collision . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Danger, Warning, and Caution . . . . . . . . 3
Data CollectionInfotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Data Recorders, Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . 162
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Diagnostics OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 Door
Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . . . . . 342
Drive Systems All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201, 266
Driver Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . 219
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Driving Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Characteristics andTowing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
For Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 182
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Dual Automatic Climate Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
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T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . . . . 345
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . 48Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279 All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Compact Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286, 288
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Pressure Monitor Operation . . . . . . 289
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . . . . 288
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Sealant and Compressor Kit . . . . . 301
Sealant and Compressor Kit,Storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Terminology and Definitions . . . . 284
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . . 297 Tires (cont'd)
Wheel Alignment and Tire
Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
When It Is Time for New
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Towing Driving Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . . . . . . 247
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Transmission Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 Transportation Program,
Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . 163
U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . . . . 297
Universal Remote System . . . . . . . . . . 156 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
V
Vehicle Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Identification Number (VIN) . . . . . 340
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Vehicle Care Storing the Tire Sealant andCompressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307