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Whether it be electronics, automobiles or medical equipment, the manufacturers should not be able to horde “oem” parts, render your stuff useless if you repair it with aftermarket parts, or hide schematics of their products.
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Could you share how you determined this?
I have a 2016 KIA with a similarly creepy system. The head unit is glued in, so disconnecting the antenna is not an easy task.
Sure thing. I searched Chevy Bolt 2019 owners manual and got This. I then searched OnStar in that manual via Ctrl f and it gave the fuse.
I'd think those steps would be applicable for your car too.
I also found some handy discussions here just from a duck duck go search on disabling OnStar on a bolt https://www.chevybolt.org/threads/fuse-for-onstar.51684/ https://www.mychevybolt.com/threads/disabiling-onstar.5985/ https://www.reddit.com/r/BoltEV/comments/6b09sq/onstar_module_location_disable_onstar_in_bolt_ev/
See what kind of radio you have in there - if it's 3G then you're already set since it's likely been sunsetted.
This applies to 4Runner's but the gist may apply.
2019 and earlier MY have a 3G radio and that's gone. 2020+ have a 4G radio that should be disconnected via phone call first before hardware mods.
Disconnecting the antenna on that vehicle only reduces cellular range but there is also a fuse that can be pulled but that will be very model specific so checking your manual/fusebox/online documentation may help. (in Toyota's the only side effect is loss of microphone use for in-car calls)