Cellular Phone: Description and Operation
Onstar SystemDescription
Basic operation:
- OnStar system is activated.
- Data is transmitted to service provider.
- Call center associate makes appropriate response:
- Accident/Emergency notification (Police, Fire and EMS, etc.)
- Airbag deployment (Accident)
- Roadside assistance
- Stolen vehicle tracking
- Remove door lock/unlock command
- Misplaced vehicle (Flashes parking lights/honks horn)
- Route guidance
- Ride Assist
- Concierge services/convenience
Buttons and indicator:
Stolen vehicle tracking:
If the vehicle is stolen, the owner can report it to the call center. They will notify the authorities and track the vehicle location to assist in recovery.
Virtual advisor:
- Virtual advisor setup. A subscriber sets up a personal profile on their home computer through the internet at the OnStar web site.
- Stock portfolio
- Traffic
- Sports
- News
- Weather
- Subscriber calls OnStar call center.
- OnStar receives and processes request.
- Profile accessed for requested information.
- OnStar sends information back to subscriber. A computer voice relays the requested information.
Cellular phone:
The user can make a hands-free cellular phone call with one touch (by pressing the "dot" button), and by using voice recognition commands.
Remote operation:
Vehicle doors can be locked remotely if forgotten or unlocked when keys are accidentally left inside the vehicle. If the vehicle is misplaced in a parking lot, vehicle alert (honks the horn and flashes the parking lights) can be requested remotely.
NOTE: During normal vehicle operation, the system is in high power mode. After the ignition switch is turned OFF the system will go into low power mode for 48 hours, after that the system will switch to sleep mode to conserve battery power. When in low power mode, the system will switch back to the high power mode for 1 minute out of every 10 minutes for a period of 48 hours. Remote operation is only available during the 1 minute period of high power operation. When the system is in sleep mode, remote operation is not possible.
Registering replacement components:
If the OnStar control unit or the OnStar radio frequency modulator unit are replaced, you must call OnStar dealer support by regular telephone and register the new serial number(s). Synchronizing replacement components:
After registering the new serial numbers with OnStar, you need to synchronize the components. Press and hold the DOT button until the OnStar indicator changes from solid green to solid red, and then back to solid green.