Emergency
With Automatic Crash Response, the built-in system can automatically connect to help in most crashes, even if help cannot be requested.
Press > to connect to an Emergency Advisor. GPS technology is used to identify the vehicle location and can provide critical information to emergency personnel. The Advisor is also trained to offer critical assistance in emergency situations.
Security
OnStar provides services like Stolen Vehicle Assistance, Remote Ignition Block, and Roadside Assistance, if equipped. OnStar can unlock the vehicle doors remotely, if equipped with automatic door locks, and can help police locate the vehicle if it is stolen.
Navigation
OnStar navigation requires the Directions and Connections service plan.
Press to receive directions or have them sent to the vehicle navigation screen, if equipped.
Destinations can also be forwarded to the vehicle from MapQuest.com.
The OnStar mapping database is continuously updated. For coverage maps, see www.onstar.com (U.S.) or www.onstar.ca (Canada).
Turn-by-Turn Navigation
Using Voice Commands During a Planned Route
Cancel Route
Route Preview
Repeat
Get My Destination
Other Navigation Services Available from OnStar
OnStar eNav: Allows subscribers to send destinations from MapQuest.com to their Turn-by-Turn Navigation or screen-based navigation system. When ready, the directions will be downloaded to the vehicle.
Destination Download: Press , then request the Advisor to download directions to the navigation system in the vehicle.
After the call ends, press the "Go" button on the navigation screen to begin driving directions.
If directions are downloaded to the navigation system, the route can only be canceled through the navigation system.
Destinations can also be downloaded on the go. For information about eNav, Destination Download, and coverage maps see www.onstar.com (U.S.) or www.onstar.ca (Canada).
Connections
OnStar Hands-Free Calling allows calls to be made and received from the vehicle. The vehicle can also be controlled through the OnStar RemoteLink® mobile app. For coverage maps, see www.onstar.com (U.S.) or www.onstar.ca (Canada).
OnStar Mobile App
Download the OnStar RemoteLink mobile app to select Apple®, Android™, and BlackBerry® devices to check vehicle fuel level, oil life, or tire pressure; to start the vehicle (if equipped) or unlock it; or to connect to an OnStar Advisor. For OnStar RemoteLink information and compatibility, see www.onstar.com (U.S.) or www.onstar.ca (Canada).
Hands-Free Calling
Calling 911 Emergency
System responds: "911."
Retrieve My Number
End a Call
Press . System responds: "Call ended."
Store a Name Tag for Speed Dialing
Place a Call Using a Stored Number
Verify Minutes and Expiration
Press and say "Minutes" then "Verify" to check how many minutes remain and their expiration date.
Diagnostics
OnStar Vehicle Diagnostics will perform a vehicle check every month. It will check the engine, transmission, antilock brakes, and major vehicle systems. It also checks the tire pressures, if the vehicle is equipped with the Tire Pressure Monitoring System. If an On-Demand Diagnostics check is needed between e-mails, press , and an Advisor can run a check.
Chevrolet Captiva Owners Manual > Vehicle Checks: Engine Coolant
The cooling system in the vehicle is
filled with DEX-COOL® engine
coolant. This coolant is designed to
remain in the vehicle for 5 years or
240 000 km (150,000 mi), whichever
occurs first, if only DEX-COOL
extended life coolant is added.
The following explains the cooling
system and how t ...