Acura RL 2005 Owner's Manual

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If you are ever in an
accident that causes the airbags to
deploy, the OnStar system
automatically places a call (provided
the OnStar system and your vehicle’s
electrical system are still intact). The
advisor will attempt to speak to you
to evaluate the situation, and contact
the nearest emergency services
provider.
The OnStar system uses the global
positioning system (GPS) to locate
your vehicle whenever you place a
call. This allows the advisor to
quickly contact the nearest services
without requiring you to provide
detailed directions.
Contact
the OnStar advisor if you need
assistance with a problem (f lat tire,
out of f uel, etc.) while traveling. The
advisor will contact an appropriate
agency to come and assist you.
Contact an
OnStar advisor if you have an
emergency situation. The advisor
will contact the nearest emergency
services provider (ambulance, f ire
department, etc.) and advise them of
your situation.
This indicator shows you the status
of the system.
The system is ready
for use.
Acallisin
progress.
There is a problem
with the system. Press the OnStar
button to contact an advisor. If the
call connects, the advisor will assist
you with verif ying the system’s
operation. If you are not able to
contact an advisor, take your vehicle
to an Acura dealer to have the
system diagnosed.
There is a problem
with the system while a call is in
progress. The
OnStar advisor can help you if you
are ever in a minor accident by
asking you f or inf ormation about the
accident. Complete, detailed
inf ormation will make it easier to
complete accident reports and
insurance claims.
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Roadside Assistance
Emergency Services
System Status Indicator
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µThe OnStar
advisor can give you verbal
directions f rom your current location
to a desired destination.
If you need a ride
(taxi, limousine service, etc.) the
OnStar advisor can make the
arrangements f or you. Use the
OnStar button, or call
(888) 4-ONSTAR.
If you are unable to locate your
vehicleinalargeparkinglotor
parking structure, contact OnStar at
(888) 4-ONSTAR. The advisor will
remotely activate the exterior lights
and the horn, allowing you to locate
your vehicle.
From your computer, you can log
into www. myonstar.com to make
dinner reservations, purchase tickets
to events, send f lowers, etc.
Using
GPS, OnStar can locate your vehicle
almost anywhere. If your vehicle is
ever stolen, contact OnStar at
(888) 4-ONSTAR. The advisor will
put you in contact with the proper
authorities, and assist them with
locating your vehicle. By sending a signal to your
vehicle, the advisor can lock or
unlock your vehicle’s doors. This is
helpfulif youareawayfromyour
vehicle and realize you f orgot to lock
the doors, or if you have locked the
remote or built-in key in your vehicle.
To get OnStar’s assistance, call
(888) 4-ONSTAR (466-7827). The Directions and Connections
Plan provides these additional
f eatures:
The OnStar advisor can
give you inf ormation on nearby
hotels, restaurants, ATMs, hospitals,
gas stations, and many other
services in any area you are traveling.
The advisor can also help you with
hotel or restaurant reservations.
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Directions and Connections Plan
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Route Support
Ride Assist
Misplaced Vehicle Assistance
Online Concierge Services
Stolen Vehicle T racking Remote Door L ocking/Unlocking
Inf ormation and Convenience
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The OnStar Personal Calling plan is
an extra-cost option that gives you
the ability to use your vehicle’s
OnStar system as a hands-f ree
cellular telephone.
To sign up f or Personal Calling,
press the OnStar button in your
vehicle, and notify the advisor that
you’d like to sign up. The advisor will
get all the information needed to set
up your account, and provide you
with your new cellular telephone
number.
You will need to provide a credit card
number, and prepurchase ‘‘units’’ or
minutes of air time (one unit equals
1 minute). You
must use voice commands to give
the OnStar system your calling
inf ormation. To make a phone call:
Press the white phone button.
OnStar will respond with ‘‘OnStar
ready.’’
Say ‘‘Dial.’’
OnStar will respond with ‘‘Phone
number to dial, please.’’
Say the entire number without
pausing.
OnStar will repeat the number.
Say ‘‘Yes’’ to dial the number, or
say ‘‘No’’ to try again.
OnStar will respond with ‘‘Dialing’’
andthenrepeatthecomplete
telephone number. It will then
place the telephone call.
When you have f inished your
conversation, press the white
phone button to hang up. If you make a mistake speaking the
phone number, or the system
responds with the wrong number,
say ‘‘Clear.’’ This will cause the
system to erase the number.
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You can also enter the number one
digit at a time. To make a phone call:
Press the white phone button.
OnStar will respond with ‘‘OnStar
ready.’’
Say ‘‘Digit dial.’’
OnStar will respond with ‘‘First
digit to dial, please.’’
Say the f irst digit of the number.
OnStar will repeat that digit.
Always wait f or OnStar to conf irm
the digit bef ore going to the next
digit.
Say the second digit of the number.
OnStar will repeat that digit.
Continue this until you have given
OnStar the complete telephone
number. Then say ‘‘Dial.’’ OnStar will respond with ‘‘Dialing’’
andthenrepeatthecomplete
telephone number. It will then
place the telephone call.
When you have f inished your
conversation, press the white
phone button again to hang up.
If you make a mistake speaking a
digit of the phone number, or the
system responds with the wrong
digit, say ‘‘Clear.’’ This will cause the
system to erase the last digit. If you need to cancel the phone call
attempt bef ore entering the
complete phone number, say ‘‘Cancel.’’
The system will cancel the operation
and return to Ready.
If the system has difficulty
understanding a voice command, it
canrespondwith:
‘‘Pardon’’ The system could not
match your voice command to one it
knows. Repeat the command
distinctly.
‘‘Slower please’’ The system
missed the command because it was
not ready for it, or there was too
much background noise. Repeat the
command after a short pause.
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f eature allows you to access most
voicemail systems and respond to
number requests f rom computer
systems, such as ‘‘Press 1 f or sales;
press 2 f or service.’’ To use the voice
activated keypad during a call, do
this: While in a personal call, press the
Voice Activated Key Pad ( )
button. When someone places a telephone
call to you, the audio system will
mute and you will hear the ring.
Press the white phone button to
answer the call. When you have
completed the call, press the white
phone button again to hang up.
The OnStar system can store up to
twenty 32-digit telephone numbers in
its memory. When you store these
numbers in its memory, you give
each one a name tag. When you want
to place a telephone call, you can
recall the number by giving the
system the name tag.
Continue this until you have given
OnStar the complete number.
Then say ‘‘Send.’’ OnStar will send
the number by dial tones. Say the second digit of the number. OnStar will repeat that digit. OnStar will repeat that digit.
Always wait f or OnStar to conf irm
the digit bef ore going to the next
digit. Say the f irst digit of the number
you want to send. OnStar will respond with ‘‘First
digit to send please.’’
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µYou can also store a telephone
number and its name tag one digit at
a time. To store them in the system:
To store a
telephone number and its name tag
in the system, do this: Press the white phone button.
OnStar will respond with ‘‘OnStar
ready.’’
Say ‘‘Store.’’
OnStar will respond with ‘‘Phone
number to store, please.’’
Say the entire number.
OnStar will repeat the number,
andthensay‘‘YesorNo.’’
Say ‘‘Yes,’’ or say ‘‘No’’ to try again.
OnStar will respond with ‘‘Name
tag, please.’’
Say the name that you want
assigned to that telephone number. Press the white phone button.
OnStar will respond with ‘‘ready.’’
Say ‘‘Digit store.’’
OnStar will respond with ‘‘First
digit to store, please.’’
Say the f irst digit of the number.
OnStar will repeat that digit.
Say the second digit of the number.
OnStar will repeat that digit.
Continue this until you have given
OnStar the complete telephone
number. Then say ‘‘Store.’’
OnStar will respond with ‘‘Name
tag, please.’’
Say the name that you want
assigned to that telephone number.
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Press the Call Answer or Call End
button.
OnStar will respond with ‘‘OnStar
ready.’’
Say ‘‘Delete.’’
Say ‘‘Yes.’’ Say the name tag f or the number
you want to delete.
OnStar will respond with ‘‘Delete name tag , yes or no.’’
OnStar will respond with ‘‘Deleting name tag .’’
To redial
the last telephone number you
called: Press the Call Answer or Call End
button.
OnStar will respond with ‘‘OnStar
ready.’’ Say ‘‘Redial.’’
OnStar will respond with
‘‘Redialing,’’ then place the
telephone call.
OnStar will respond with ‘‘Name
tag, please.’’
To
place a telephone call using a name
tag, do this:
Press the white phone button.
OnStar will respond with ‘‘OnStar
ready.’’
Say ‘‘Call.’’
OnStar will respond with ‘‘Name
tag, please.’’
Say the name tag f or the number
you want to call.
OnStar will respond with ‘‘Callingname tag ,’’ then place the
telephone call.
If you have forgotten what name
tags you have stored, the system will
read them to you. Press the white
phone button. When the system
responds with ‘‘OnStar ready,’’ say
‘‘Directory.’’ The system will then
repeat all stored name tags. To delete
a name tag and telephone number
f rom memory, do this:
By giving the system a security code
that you make up, you can lock out
the personal calling and virtual
advisor capabilities of the system so
unauthorized people cannot make
telephone calls. To turn security on
or of f , do this:Press the white phone button.
OnStar will respond with ‘‘OnStar
ready.’’
Say ‘‘Security.’’
OnStar will respond with ‘‘First
digit of security code, please.’’
Say the f irst digit of the code.
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OnStar will repeat that digit.
Say the second digit of the code.
OnStar will repeat that digit.
Say the third digit of the code.
OnStar will repeat that digit.
Say the f ourth digit of the code.
If you f orget the security code
entered, or someone else enters a
security code unknown to you, you
must contact an OnStar advisor to
reset the code. Press the OnStar
button, or call (888) 4-ONSTAR. You must prepurchase units
(minutes) of cellular air time. The
OnStar system tracks how many
units you have remaining.
OnStar will respond with ‘‘Security
is ON/OFF.’’ To f ind out how many units you have
remaining, do this:
Press the white phone button.
OnStar will respond with ‘‘OnStar
ready.’’
Say ‘‘Units.’’
OnStar will respond with ‘‘Verif y
or add.’’
Say ‘‘Verif y.’’
OnStar will respond with ‘‘You
have number units remaining.’’ To purchase more
units of cellular air time, do this:
Press the white phone button.
OnStar will respond with ‘‘OnStar
ready.’’
Say ‘‘Units.’’
OnStar will respond with ‘‘Verif y
or add.’’
Say ‘‘Add.’’
OnStar will connect you to an
automated system to handle your
purchase.
It is also possible to press the
Onstar button and talk to an
advisor to purchase more air time.
You can also call OnStar at
(888) 4-ONSTAR, or get inf ormation
about your account at the OnStar
web site, www.onstar.com.
K eeping T rack of Units
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When you subscribe to personal
calling, you can also enjoy the
benef its of virtual advisor. This
feature lets you hear information in
your vehicle about weather, sports,
news, and stocks. It is even possible
to have your e-mail read to you.
Although virtual advisor can provide
inf ormation on many subjects, you
can set up a customized prof ile with
OnStar that makes it easier to get
inf ormation about areas that are of
specif ic interest to you. To do this,
you must go to the OnStar web site,
www.onstar.com. This is a secure
site; you will need your account
number and PIN to access your
account inf ormation and to design
your customized prof ile.If you do not have Internet access, a
def ault prof ile can be set up f or you. You make up and provide your
personal identif ication number (PIN)
when you establish your account
with OnStar. You should write down
your PIN, and keep it with you at all
times.
You can change your PIN at any time.
Contact the OnStar advisor by
pressing the OnStar button, or by
calling (888) 4-ONSTAR.
If you f orget your PIN, contact the
OnStar advisor. For security reasons,
your PIN will be mailed to you.
To use the virtual advisor f rom your
vehicle, do this:
Press the white phone button.
OnStar will respond with ‘‘OnStar
ready.’’
Say ‘‘virtual advisor.’’
The system will connect you to the
virtual advisor. The virtual advisor
will prompt you f or the inf ormation
you desire.
If you would like to hear a list of
voice commands that are available,
say ‘‘What are my choices.’’ OnStar
is continually upgrading the system,
so new commands become available.
OnStar Virtual A dvisor
Personal Identif ication Number
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OnStar uses the global positioning
system (GPS) to locate your vehicle
f or f unctions such as route guidance
and roadside assistance. GPS is
af f ected by structures that can
obstruct the signal, such as tunnels,
parking structures, and tall buildings.
It may not be possible f or OnStar to
pinpoint your location if you are in or
near such structures.
OnStar uses cellular technology to
communicate with your vehicle.
Cellular coverage varies by location,
which may af f ect the ability to
establish a connection, or the quality
of the connection.
Onstar has antennas in the rear
window (on each side of the high-
mount brake light) and on the roof
near the high-mount brake light. To
avoid reception problems, do not
cover the window antennas with
metal stickers, and do not cover theroof antenna with cargo or bicycles
on a roof rack.
When you turn of f your vehicle’s
ignition, OnStar goes into low-power
mode. Af ter 48 hours, it switches to
sleep mode to conserve your vehicle’s
battery power. Features such as
remote door unlocking and
misplaced vehicle assistance will not
work af ter your vehicle has been
parked f or more than 48 hours.
OnStar
is a registered trademark of
the OnStar Corporation.
As required by the FCC: This device
complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules.Operation is subject to the f ollowing twoconditions: (1) This device may notcause harmf ul interf erence, and (2) thisdevice must accept any interf erencereceived, including interf erence thatmay cause undesired operation.
Changes or modif ications not expresslyapproved by the party responsible f orcompliance could void the user’sauthority to operate the equipment.
This device complies with IndustryCanada Standard RSS-210. Operation issubject to the f ollowing two conditions:(1) this device may not causeinterf erence, and (2) this device mustaccept any interf erence that may causeundesired operation of the device.System Limitations
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