Saturn 2007 Ion Owner's Manual page 132

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How OnStar Service Works
In order to provide you with OnStar
your vehicle's OnStar
of recording and transmitting vehicle information.
This information is automatically sent to an
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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
your vehicle also sends OnStar
location so that we can provide you with
location-based services.
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OnStar service cannot work unless your vehicle
is in a place where OnStar
with a wireless service provider for service in that
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area. OnStar service also cannot work unless
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services,
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system has the capability
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Hands-Free Calling,
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your GPS
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has an agreement
you are in a place where the wireless service
provider OnStar
coverage, network capacity and reception when
the service is needed, and technology that is
compatible with the OnStar
services are available everywhere, particularly in
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remote or enclosed areas, or at all times.
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OnStar service that involves location information
about your vehicle cannot work unless GPS
satellite signals are unobstructed and available in
that place as well.
Your vehicle must have a working electrical
system (including adequate battery power) for the
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OnStar equipment to operate. There are other
problems OnStar
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OnStar from providing OnStar
at any particular time or place. Some examples are
damage to important parts of your vehicle in an
accident, hills, tall buildings, tunnels, weather
or wireless phone network congestion.
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has hired for that area has
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service. Not all
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cannot control that may prevent
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service to you