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Camaro2LTRSMMissouri · 07-05-2010, 11:42 AM

I lost the link with directions on how to load maps to the vehicle using the computer. Can anyone help me out?

tropick · 07-05-2010, 11:54 AM

www.mapquest.com
enter the address and then select send to onstar

The Viz · 07-05-2010, 12:39 PM

you have to have your onstar account number. Hit the blue button and ask for it before you begin.

FirstCamaro2k10 · 07-05-2010, 12:47 PM

guess yo have to have the Turn by Turn plan to use this???

oldfriend · 07-05-2010, 12:50 PM

WITH A CAR LIKE THIS NO ONE NEEDS GPS ,ON STAR OR MAPS , just keep on driving till you get there!

Patriot · 07-05-2010, 12:53 PM

Mapquest:
get directions..then right click, "send to OnStar"
It will suggest you name it (optional).
Then, the next time you are in your car, click the call button (right side of steering wheel), and when you hear the auto-chick say "Ready", say "Virtual Advisor". It will then inform you you have just added a new destination, or say one of your saved destinations.

InvaderMoose · 07-05-2010, 01:05 PM

I bought a TomTom GPS, because OnStar is the worst thing in the world.

I love it.

ChrisBlair · 07-05-2010, 01:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Viz

[photo of 1968 Lotus 49]

Ah, a '60s F1 fan. Nice photo

Camaro2LTRSMMissouri · 07-05-2010, 01:44 PM

I have a Garmin 265WT but this car came with turn by turn. I think I'll use both.

gahammerle · 07-05-2010, 01:48 PM

You can also send Google Maps to your car now. Go to Google Maps, get your directions, click Send To, select Car, then follow the prompts for your make and Onstar info.

CamaroFTW · 07-05-2010, 02:13 PM

My Onstar couldn't even get the right directions to our house on the way home from the Dealership when I bought the car. It was having me go to some road over 10 miles from my house as I was 2 miles from home. So that was the last time I ever used it. Garmins are much better with what they can all do.

jputer · 07-05-2010, 03:37 PM

I just did a 2790 mile road trip from Apopka, FL to San Antonio, TX and back last week. I used OnStar, my iPhone 3GS and a Magellan Roadmate 1201.

The OnStar service was great! I had no problems at all with the service. On arrival in San Antonio I realized I had given OnStar an incorrect address to my destination and called for an update (at 5PM on a Friday) and had a situation where they said that they did not have enough "bandwidth" to download the "turn by turn" instructions to the vehicle. so they stayed on the line and verbally helped me get to where I needed to be.

I used the iPhone as a back up to the OnStar, just as a double check. The Magellan I used on a side trip to Austin, TX and found it just "adequate" compared to the other devices. My beef with the Magellan is the $80 cost to update the map with no guarantee that the "new road up the street" that has been under construction for 3 years is included in the "update".

Granted, the continued OnStar subscription is more $$ than that. We will make the decision when the renewal period comes up.

LosXC451 · 07-05-2010, 05:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by InvaderMoose

I bought a TomTom GPS, because OnStar is the worst thing in the world.

I love it.

Good to hear I'm not the only one who thought so, I thought I was just bad with directions even with help

Stormyone · 07-05-2010, 05:17 PM

OnStar works great for me....

07-05-2010, 11:42 AM	#1
Camaro2LTRSMMissouri Drives: 2010 Camaro 2LT RS Sunroof Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Show Me State Posts: 64	How to send direction to the car? I lost the link with directions on how to load maps to the vehicle using the computer. Can anyone help me out?

07-05-2010, 12:39 PM	#3
The Viz Drives: Everything Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Indiana Posts: 2,110	you have to have your onstar account number. Hit the blue button and ask for it before you begin. __________________ "God help the child who grows out of everything"

07-05-2010, 01:05 PM	#7
InvaderMoose Drives: 2010 2SS/RS CGM Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: N/A Posts: 958	I bought a TomTom GPS, because OnStar is the worst thing in the world. I love it. __________________ Engine/Appearance: 530 RWHP Whipple supercharger, Full JBA Exhaust, Ported TB, Cold Air Inductions & ADM Scoop /Complete new paint, 20" Forgestar F14s, Sinister hood, SLP Spoiler, AAC Halos, P13W Fogs

07-05-2010, 01:48 PM	#10
gahammerle Drives: 2010 Camaro LS M6 Inferno Orange Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lebanon, OH Posts: 1,672	You can also send Google Maps to your car now. Go to Google Maps, get your directions, click Send To, select Car, then follow the prompts for your make and Onstar info. __________________ Gordy Injen CAI / Solo Mach-X LLT / Solo High-flow res-cats / Barton short shifter / RX Catch Can / RPI Gills / 35% tint / LED Footwell Lighting Front & Rear / Pedders Street 1 / Pedders steering rack bushing / SS struts / Pfadt drop springs / VMax Ported Throttle Body / Spohn Toe Rods / Spohn Trailing Arms / Trifecta Tune / MACE 25mm Intake Spacers Find me on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/gahammerle

07-05-2010, 03:37 PM	#12
jputer Drives: 2016 1LT Garnet Red Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Zellwood, FL Posts: 126	I just did a 2790 mile road trip from Apopka, FL to San Antonio, TX and back last week. I used OnStar, my iPhone 3GS and a Magellan Roadmate 1201. The OnStar service was great! I had no problems at all with the service. On arrival in San Antonio I realized I had given OnStar an incorrect address to my destination and called for an update (at 5PM on a Friday) and had a situation where they said that they did not have enough "bandwidth" to download the "turn by turn" instructions to the vehicle. so they stayed on the line and verbally helped me get to where I needed to be. I used the iPhone as a back up to the OnStar, just as a double check. The Magellan I used on a side trip to Austin, TX and found it just "adequate" compared to the other devices. My beef with the Magellan is the $80 cost to update the map with no guarantee that the "new road up the street" that has been under construction for 3 years is included in the "update". Granted, the continued OnStar subscription is more $$ than that. We will make the decision when the renewal period comes up. __________________ 2011 1LT/RS Summit White A6

07-05-2010, 11:54 AM	#2
tropick Drives: 2010 camaro Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: california Posts: 43 View My Garage	www.mapquest.com enter the address and then select send to onstar

07-05-2010, 12:47 PM	#4
FirstCamaro2k10 Drives: 2010 Silver Ice Metallic Camaro LS Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Just North of Beaumont, TX Posts: 731 View My Garage	guess yo have to have the Turn by Turn plan to use this???

07-05-2010, 12:50 PM	#5
oldfriend Drives: Fiat 500 E Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: 32.7607/N. 16.95947/W Posts: 7,816 View My Garage	WITH A CAR LIKE THIS NO ONE NEEDS GPS ,ON STAR OR MAPS , just keep on driving till you get there!

07-05-2010, 12:53 PM	#6
Patriot Drives: 2011 LS3/RS on order... .. Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: south Posts: 308	Mapquest: get directions..then right click, "send to OnStar" It will suggest you name it (optional). Then, the next time you are in your car, click the call button (right side of steering wheel), and when you hear the auto-chick say "Ready", say "Virtual Advisor". It will then inform you you have just added a new destination, or say one of your saved destinations.

07-05-2010, 01:44 PM	#9
Camaro2LTRSMMissouri Drives: 2010 Camaro 2LT RS Sunroof Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Show Me State Posts: 64	I have a Garmin 265WT but this car came with turn by turn. I think I'll use both.

07-05-2010, 02:13 PM	#11
CamaroFTW Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS-Rally Yellow Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Palm Bay, FL Posts: 1,284	My Onstar couldn't even get the right directions to our house on the way home from the Dealership when I bought the car. It was having me go to some road over 10 miles from my house as I was 2 miles from home. So that was the last time I ever used it. Garmins are much better with what they can all do.

07-05-2010, 05:17 PM	#14
Stormyone Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS IOM/IOM M6 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 368	OnStar works great for me.... __________________ Life is too short to drive a dull car....

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