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How Do I Use OnStar?

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Using your OnStar system
Print your OnStar Owner's Guide

Download and print owner's guides.


Not sure which guide is right for you?

Follow these steps to identify your system and determine which guide to use:

Three-button system
  1. Get into your vehicle and push the Hands-Free Calling button.
  2. When the system says "Ready," you say "Dial."
    Note: If your system is active but you don't hear a response when you push the Hands-Free Calling Button, your equipment is not enabled for Hands-Free Calling.
  3. Remember the system response so you can download the correct guide:

*Except: Saab 9-3, 9-5, Pontiac G8 and Vibe, and Saturn Astra, use option #2.


Hands-Free Calling Demos and Downloadable Guides

To find out which type of voice dialing you'll need to use, get into your vehicle and push the Hands-Free Calling Button. When the system says "Ready," say "Dial."

*Except: Saab 9-3, 9-5, Pontiac G8 and Vibe, and Saturn Astra, use option #2.