Buick 2007 Rendezvous - Manual (Page 146)

OnStar ® Virtual Advisor
OnStar ® Virtual Advisor is a feature of OnStar ®
Hands-Free Calling that uses your minutes
to access location-based weather, local traffic
reports, and stock quotes. By pressing the phone
button and giving a few simple voice commands,
you can browse through the various topics.
See the OnStar
® Owner’s Guide for more
information.
OnStar ® Steering Wheel Controls
Your vehicle may be equipped with a Talk/Mute
button that can be used to interact with OnStar
®
Hands-Free Calling. See Audio Steering Wheel
Controls on page 296 for more information.
On some vehicles, you may have to hold the
button for a few seconds and give the command
“ONSTAR” in order to activate the OnStar
®
Hands-Free Calling feature.
On some vehicles, the mute button can be used to
dial numbers into voicemail systems, or to dial
phone extensions. See the OnStar
® Owner’s
Guide for more information.
How OnStar ® Service Works
In order to provide you with OnStar ® services, your
vehicle’s OnStar ® system has the capability of
recording and transmitting vehicle information. This
information is automatically sent to an OnStar
® Call
Center at the time of an OnStar ® button press,
Emergency button press or if your airbags or AACN
system deploys. The vehicle information usually
includes your GPS location and, in the event of a
crash, additional information regarding the accident
that your vehicle has been involved in (e.g. the
direction from which your vehicle was hit). When
you use the Virtual Advisor feature of OnStar
®
Hands-Free Calling, your vehicle also sends
OnStar
® your GPS location so that we can provide
you with location-based services.
OnStar
® service cannot work unless your vehicle is
in a place where OnStar ® has an agreement with a
wireless service provider for service in that area.
OnStar
® service also cannot work unless you are in
a place where the wireless service provider
OnStar
® has hired for that area has coverage,
network capacity and reception when the service is
needed, and technology that is compatible with the
OnStar
® service. Not all services are available
everywhere, particularly in remote or enclosed
areas, or at all times.
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