OnStar(R) - System Status Indicator Blinks Red/Green

SOURCE: Acura Service News

TITLE: OnStar System Status Indicator Blinks Red/Green

APPLIES TO: 05 MDX
05 RL

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If you've got a '05 MDX or '05 RL in your shop with an OnStar system status indicator that's alternately blinking red and green, and none of the control panel buttons seem to work, the system is probably in Shipping Mode.

To fix the problem, you need to put the system into Market Mode. Here's how to do it:
1. Turn the ignition switch to ON (II).
2. Press and release the emergency button.
3. Press and release the OnStar button.
4. Press and release the call answer/call end button.
5. Press and release the voice activated keypad button.
6. When you hear Pardon, press and release the call answer/call end button once again. The system is now in Market Mode.
7. Press and release the OnStar button to contact OnStar.
8. When the OnStar agent answers, ask him or her to check if the STID and ESN serial numbers received in the data dump match the VIN.