2004 Subaru Outback Owner's Manual - Page 263
2004 Subaru Outback Manual
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Interior equipment OnStar system limitations Complete limitations can be found on the Subscriber Services Agreement at www.onstar.com. An OnStar Service Subscription Agreement is required in order to receive OnStar services, including OnStar Personal Calling and OnStar Virtual Advisor. OnStar services require vehicle electrical system and wireless service to be available and operating for features to function properly. OnStar uses existing emergency service providers as well as wireless and satellite technologies. In order to provide you with excellent service, calls with the OnStar Center may be monitored or recorded. OnStar Service is: available in the 48 contiguous United States, Alaska, Hawaii; available when the vehicle is within the operating range of a cellular provider; subject to limitations caused by atmospheric conditions, such as severe weather or topographical conditions, such as mountainous terrain; subject to cellular carrier equipment limitations. Global positioning locating capabilities will not be available if satellite signals are obstructed. 6-18 OnStar will not function if the vehicle's battery is discharged or disconnected. It may also be inoperative if the vehicle is in an accident and the OnStar or vehicle electrical system components are damaged. OnStar is the communication link between you and existing governmental emergency and roadside service providers. OnStar will receive your call and use reasonable effort to contact an appropriate provider. OnStar cannot promise that the providers will respond in a timely manner or at all. If metallic objects, including roof-mounted accessories or metallic cargo within the accessory, are placed in the immediate vicinity of the OnStar antenna, the antenna's performance will be degraded. This may prevent the OnStar system from functioning properly. Therefore, please use caution when installing roof-top accessories to make certain that metallic accessories or metallic objects are not placed in the immediate vicinity of the antenna.