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Brief description

Brief description

General

Note

Certain services require that a supplementary subscription has been taken out with OnStar.


OnStar is a telemetry system which is equipped with a mobile phone and GPS receiver that, in conjunction with the other car electronics, facilitates a number of services. The system can:


• Automatically telephone for assistance if the front airbags are activated.

• Assist with navigation to a particular address and inform the driver of the car's position.

• Ring for the police, fire services or send EMS messages if required.

• Give assistance and ring for help if there is a fault in the car, if a tyre is punctured or if the car has run out of petrol

• Make bookings for hotels and restaurants etc.

• Give advice when planning holiday journeys.

• Make personal telephone calls at the press of a button.

• Activate the horn and hazard warning lights if the car should be difficult to locate, e.g. in a large car park.




The system is connected to radio, microphone, control panel, GPS/mobile phone, airbag control module, horn, hazard warning lights and data link connector.

Control module, OnStar

The control module contains a mobile phone as well as a GPS receiver. It is connected to the OIM, radio, microphone, control panel, GPS/mobile phone antenna and data link connector via the car's wiring harness. The control module is equipped with a 12-pin and a 16-pin connector.

Control panel, OnStar

The OnStar control panel is located in the dashboard to the right of the steering wheel and contains three buttons and an indicator lamp. The indicator lamp illuminates with a green or red light to indicate system status. The control panel's 6-pin connector is connected to the OnStar control module's 16-pin connector via the car's wiring harness.

Antenna, mobile telephone/GPS

The antenna for GPS and mobile phone is mounted in the roof on the car.

SRS/Airbag control module

In the event of a front airbag being deployed, the OnStar system will transmit information giving the position of the car to the OnStar Call Center, on condition that a mobile phone connection can be established from the car. The airbag control module is connected to the OnStar control module which sends the message to make the automatic emergency phone call.

Horn

In order to enable the customer to find the car more easily, the OnStar Call Center can control the car's horn remotely on request from the customer.

Hazard warning lights

In order to enable the customer to find the car more easily, the OnStar Call Center can control the car's hazard warning lights remotely on request from the customer. DICE is connected to the control module. The control module activates the car's horn via DICE.

Main unit, audio system

The audio unit reproduces incoming phone audio during phone calls. In the event of a phone call the audio unit switches off the normal audio in the speakers.

SID

The system uses the SID to indicate that the telephone is active. Display information is sent on the bus from the audio system and read by the SID.

Amplifier

The audio system has external amplifiers which can reproduce incoming phone audio during phone calls.

Speakers

The audio system speakers are used to reproduce incoming phone audio during phone calls.

Steering wheel controls

The volume for incoming telephone audio can be regulated with the right-hand steering wheel control.

The switches are connected to the SID which detects their positions and sends information via the bus to the main audio unit.