Here is what is required for turn by turn:


1)Turn by Turn feature only available on Gen 7 or higher VCIM

2)OnStar system must be activated and configured in order to have Turn by Turn services.

3)Vehicle must have Anti-Lock Brakes System to have Turn by Turn feature.

4)Vehicle must be in a cellular market that supports Turn by Turn, Packet Data market.

5)Vehicle must be able to get a GPS location.

 

Funny, dealer up here told me the same thing when wepicked up our SS a couple weeks ago, that Turn by Turn was free for a year...saying that Cadillacs and selected GM models such as the new Malibu and HHR had it for a year.

Of course, the first call into Onstar, and its one free usage.

I didn't complain at the time to Onstar, or, yet to my salesman, and it really doesn't matter because the times I need GPS I have a few options, but sounds like salesman have been misinformed or are reading the memo wrong...that or Onstar hasn't gotten the memo.

 

If your going to get them to make it right, make them do the XM like you initially expected. Then go out an get a Garmin or Tom Tom. Far better than anything Onstar can offer and it can be used in any car.

 

I don't know if I'd go THAT far in praising aftermarket GPS devices. They cannot call for emergency services when you get in a wreck and the airbags deploy, can't run trouble codes on the vehicle when you're in the middle of nowhere, can't unlock your doors if you left the keys inside, and can't help the police track down and even slow the vehicle down if it's stolen. OnStar is a great system for what it is, but aftermarket GPS is more convenient for directions only.

 

See that's another thing the dealer told me Onstar does on our SS...but looking at the Onstar website, it appears only on select 2009 vehicles is this an option.

http://www.onstar.com/us_english/jsp/plans/svs.jsp

 

You're dealer is not on the ball....the stolen vehicle slowdown functionality is not ready yet...no way your SS has it.

You would have stolen vehicle tracking though.

 

Agreed. But the initial post sounded like "turn by turn" was what was being questioned. Thats where a dedicated GPS is superior.

 

Let me guess, You went to Landmark Chevrolet. I mean "Landshark Chevrolet"

 

No, I went to Mac Haik off of I10 and Dairy Ashford.

the two things that I'm upset about are the following:

the xm radio I was told I would have

and the awesome feature of turn by turn navigation.

 

Just as a note. When I got my 08 HHR 2LT a couple weeks ago Onstar sent me a message saying I need to contact them. When I did they gave me a month of turn by turn not just the try once. I live in the DFW area so that may also be a reason for it but maybe they will do that for you too.