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Press this button to contact an
OnStar advisor. You will hear a
chime, f ollowed by the
announcement, ‘‘Connecting to
OnStar.’’ The connection should take
20 to 30 seconds. The advisor will
assist you with any of the services
included in your plan.
Depending on what service you
request, you may need to give your
Personal Identification Number
(PIN) to the advisor. Your PIN is a
number you make up and provide
when you establish your OnStar
service.
If cellular telephone service is not
available in the area you are driving
in, you will hear a f ast busy signal.
The system will retry the connection
several times bef ore returning to the
ready mode.
The OnStar buttons and indicator
are located in the base of the rear
view mirror.
The OnStar
system in your vehicle
gives you access to a wide range of
services and information with the
touch of a button. An OnStar advisor
is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a
week.
Roadside Assistance.
Emergency Services.
Automatic Notif ication of Airbag
Deployment.
Accident Assist.
Remote Door Locking/Unlocking.
Stolen Vehicle Tracking.
Misplaced Vehicle Assistance.
Online Concierge Services.
Route Support.
Ride Assist.
Inf ormation and Convenience
Services.
The Saf e & Sound Plan provides:
The Directions & Connections Plan
provides these additional f eatures:
Personal Concierge Services.
The Luxury & Leisure Plan adds: OnStar Services Button
OnStar Control Panel
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To cancel these retries, press the
Call Answer/End (DOT) button.
A microphone is located in the base
of therearviewmirrorsoyoucan
speak to the advisor without taking
your hands of f the steering wheel or
diverting your attention f rom the
road. The OnStar advisor’s voice
comes f rom the audio system’s
speakers. Use the volume control on
the audio system or on the steering
wheel to adjust the volume.
Press this button to contact an
OnStar advisor only if you have an
emergency situation. You will hear a
tone, f ollowed by the announcement,
‘‘Connecting to OnStar Emergency.’’
Your call is given highest priority. The advisor will ask about the nature
of the emergency, locate your
vehicle, and notif y the appropriate
emergency service agencies.
Press this ‘‘DOT’’ button to end a call
to the OnStar advisor, or to cancel
the call if you should press one of
the other buttons accidentally. If the
OnStar center should call you, press
this button to answer the call.
This button is also used to initiate
the Personal Calling and Virtual
Advisor services, if you have
subscribed.This light shows you the status of
the system.
The system is ready
for use.
Acallisin
progress.
There is a problem in
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
in the system with a call in progress.
If you press this button accidentally,
do not cancel the call. Wait until the
OnStar advisor answers, then explain
your mistake.
Emergency Button Call Answer/End ButtonSolid Green
Blinking Green
Solid Red
Blinking Red System Status L ight
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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
one minute).
You
must use voice commands to give
the OnStar system your calling
inf ormation. To make a phone call:
Press the Call Answer/End
(DOT) Button.
OnStar will respond with ‘‘Ready.’’
Say ‘‘Dial.’’
From your computer, you can log
into www. myonstar.com to make
dinner reservations, purchase tickets
to events, send f lowers, etc.
The Directions & Connections Plan
provides these additional f eatures.
The 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.
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
in. The advisor can also help you
with hotel or restaurant reservations.
The Luxury & Leisure plan provides
all the benefits of the other plans,
and adds:
An OnStar advisor can assist you
with purchasing theater tickets,
airline tickets, rental car reservations
for a vacation, and just about any
other purchase you desire.
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.
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Placing a Telephone Call
Online Concierge Services
Directions & Connections Plan
Features
Route Support
Ride Assist
Inf ormation and Convenience
Services Luxury & Leisure Plan Features
Personal Concierge Services
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twenty 32-digit telephone numbers in
its memory. When you store these
numbers in its memory, you give
each one a nametag. When you want
to place a telephone call, you can
recall the number by giving the
system the nametag. When someone places a telephone
call to you, the audio system will
mute and you will hear the ring.
Press the DOT button to answer the
call. When you have completed the
call, press the DOT button again to
hang up.OnStar will respond with ‘‘Voice
feedback On/Off.’’ Say ‘‘Voice Feedback.’’ OnStar will respond with ‘‘Ready.’’
Press the DOT button.
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 yet ready f or it, or there was too
much background noise. Repeat the
command after a short pause.
With
voice f eedback of f , the system will
respond with a tone rather than
‘‘Ready,’’ or repeating each number
you say. Other responses will still be by voice. To turn voice f eedback on
or of f :
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. When you have f inished your
conversation, press the DOT
button again to hang up. OnStar will respond with ‘‘Dialing’’
andthenrepeatthecomplete
telephone number. It will then
place the telephone call. Continue this until you have given
OnStar the complete telephone
number. Then say ‘‘Dial.’’ OnStar will respond with ‘‘Number
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.
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To store a
telephone number and its nametag in
the system:
Press the DOT button.
OnStar will respond with ‘‘Ready.’’
Say ‘‘Store.’’
OnStar will respond with ‘‘Number
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’’ again.
OnStar will respond with
‘‘Nametag Please.’’ Say the name that you want
assigned to that telephone number.
OnStar will respond with ‘‘Again.’’
Repeat the nametag.
OnStar will respond with ‘‘Once
more.’’
Repeat the nametag.
To
place a telephone call using a
nametag: OnStar will respond with ‘‘Storing
nametag .’’
Press the DOT button.
OnStar will respond with ‘‘Ready.’’
Say ‘‘Call.’’
OnStar will respond with
‘‘Nametag Please.’’
Say the nametag f or the number
you want to call.
OnStar will respond with ‘‘Calling nametag ,’’ then place the
telephone call. If you have forgotten what nametags
you have stored, the system will read
them to you. Press the DOT button.
When the system responds with
‘‘Ready,’’ say ‘‘Directory.’’
To delete a
nametag and telephone number f rom
memory:
Press the DOT button.
OnStar will respond with ‘‘Ready.’’
Say ‘‘Delete.’’
OnStar will respond with
‘‘Nametag Please.’’
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Say the nametag f or the number
you want to delete.
OnStar will respond with ‘‘Delete
nametag , Yes or No.’’
Say ‘‘Yes.’’
OnStar will respond with ‘‘Deleting nametag .’’
To redial
the last telephone number you
called:
Press the DOT button.
OnStar will respond with ‘‘Ready.’’
Say ‘‘Redial.’’
OnStar will respond with
‘‘Redialing,’’ then place the
telephone call.
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 :
Press the DOT button.
OnStar will respond with ‘‘Ready.’’
Say ‘‘Security.’’
OnStar will respond with ‘‘Enter
f our-digit security code.’’
Say the f irst digit of the code.
OnStar will repeat that digit.
OnStar will repeat that digit. Say the second digit of the code.
Say the third digit of the code.
OnStar will repeat that digit.
Say the f ourth digit of the code.
OnStar will respond with ‘‘Security
code number is now ON/OFF.’’ You must prepurchase units
(minutes) of cellular air time. The
OnStar system tracks how many
units you have remaining.
To f ind out how many units you have
remaining:
Press the DOT button.
OnStar will respond with ‘‘Ready.’’
Say ‘‘Units.’’
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. OnStar will respond with ‘‘Verif y
or add.’’
Say ‘‘Verif y.’’
OnStar will respond with ‘‘You
have number units remaining.’’
Redialing a Number
Security Code K eeping T rack of Units
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Modif ying your car, or installing
some non-Acura accessories, can
make your car unsaf e. Bef ore you
make any modif ications or add any
accessories,besuretoreadthe
f ollowing inf ormation.
Your dealer has Acura accessories
that allow you to personalize your car.
These accessories have been
designed and approved f or your car,
and are covered by warranty.
Non-Acura accessories are usually
designed f or universal applications.
Although aftermarket accessories
may f it on your car, they may not
meet f actory specif ications, and
could adversely af f ect your car’s
handling and stability. (See
‘‘Modif ications’’ on page f or
additional information.)When properly installed, cellular
phones, alarms, two-way radios, and
low-powered audio systems should
not interf ere with your car’s
computer-controlled systems, such
as the SRS and anti-lock brake
system.
If possible, have your dealer inspect
the f inal installation.Have the installer contact your
Acura dealer f or assistance bef ore
installing any electronic accessory. Be sure electronic accessories do
not overload electrical circuits
(see page ). Make sure the accessory does not
obscure any lights, or interf ere
with proper car operation or
perf ormance.
Bef ore installing any accessory: However, if electronic accessories
are improperly installed, or exceed
your car’s electrical system capacity,
they can interfere with the operation
of your car, or even cause the
airbags to deploy.
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A ccessories
A ccessories and Modif ications
Bef ore Driving185
Improper accessories or
modifications can affect your
car’s handling, stability and
performance, and cause a
crash in which you can be hurt
or killed.
Follow all instructions in this
owner’s manual regarding
accessories and modifications.

When you call or write, please give
us this inf ormation:
Acura dealership personnel are
trained prof essionals. They should
be able to answer all your questions.
If you encounter a problem that your
dealership does not solve to your
satisf action, please discuss it with
the dealership’s management. The
Service Manager or General
Manager can help. Almost all
problems are solved in this way.
If you are dissatisf ied with the
decision made by the dealership’s
management, contact the Acura
Customer Relations Of f ice.
U.S. Owners: Vehicle Identif ication Number
(see page )
Name and address of the dealer
who services your vehicle
Date of purchase
Mileage on your vehicle
Your name, address, and tele-
phone number
A detailed description of the
problem
Name of the dealer who sold the
vehicle to you
Canadian Owners: In Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin
Islands:
Vortex Motor Corp.
Bella International
P.O. Box 190816
San Juan, PR 00919-0816
Tel:(787) 250-4327 324
Cust omer Relat ions Inf ormat ion
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CUSTOMER RELATIONS
RELATIONS AVEC LA CLIENTÈLE
Honda Canada Inc.
715 Milner Avenue
Toronto, ON
M1B 2K8
Tel:1-888-9-ACURA-9
Fax:Toll-free 1-877-939-0909
Toronto (416) 287-4776
American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
Acura Client Services
Mail Stop 500-2N-7E
1919 Torrance Blvd.
Torrance, CA 90501-2746
Tel: (800) 382-2238

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