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Turning Incident Detection On and Off, Requesting Assistance, Live Event Sharing

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Turning Incident Detection On and Off CAUTION Incident detection is a supplemental feature available only for certain outdoor activities. Incident detection should not be relied on as a primary method to obtain emergency assistance. The Garmin Connect app does not contact emergency services on your behalf. NOTICE Before you can enable incident detection on your watch, you must set up emergency contacts in the Garmin Connect app (Adding Emergency Contacts, page 64). Your paired phone must be equipped with a data plan and be in an area of network coverage where data is available. Your emergency contacts must be able to receive emails or text messages (standard text messaging rates may apply). 1 Hold UP. 2 Select Safety & Tracking > Incident Detection. 3 Select a GPS activity. NOTE: Incident detection is available only for certain outdoor activities. When an incident is detected by your Forerunner watch and your phone is connected, the Garmin Connect app can send an automated text message and email with your name and GPS location (if available) to your emergency contacts. A message appears on your device and paired phone indicating your contacts will be informed after 15 seconds have elapsed. If assistance is not needed, you can cancel the automated emergency message. Requesting Assistance CAUTION Assistance is a supplemental feature and should not be relied upon as a primary method to obtain emergency assistance. The Garmin Connect app does not contact emergency services on your behalf. NOTICE Before you can request assistance, you must set up emergency contacts in the Garmin Connect app (Adding Emergency Contacts, page 64). Your paired phone must be equipped with a data plan and be in an area of network coverage where data is available. Your emergency contacts must be able to receive emails or text messages (standard text messaging rates may apply). 1 Hold LIGHT. 2 When you feel three vibrations, release the button to activate the assistance feature. The countdown screen appears. TIP: Before the countdown is complete, you can hold any button to cancel the message. Live Event Sharing Live event sharing allows you to send messages to friends and family during an event, providing real-time updates including cumulative time and last lap time. Before the event, you can customize the list of recipients and the message content in the Garmin Connect app. Safety and Tracking Features 65

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Turning Incident Detection On and Off
CAUTION
Incident detection is a supplemental feature available only for certain outdoor activities. Incident detection
should not be relied on as a primary method to obtain emergency assistance. The Garmin Connect app does not
contact emergency services on your behalf.
NOTICE
Before you can enable incident detection on your watch, you must set up emergency contacts in the Garmin
Connect app (
Adding Emergency Contacts
, page 64
). Your paired phone must be equipped with a data plan and
be in an area of network coverage where data is available. Your emergency contacts must be able to receive
emails or text messages (standard text messaging rates may apply).
1
Hold
UP
.
2
Select
Safety & Tracking
>
Incident Detection
.
3
Select a GPS activity.
NOTE:
Incident detection is available only for certain outdoor activities.
When an incident is detected by your Forerunner watch and your phone is connected, the Garmin Connect
app can send an automated text message and email with your name and GPS location (if available) to your
emergency contacts. A message appears on your device and paired phone indicating your contacts will be
informed after 15 seconds have elapsed. If assistance is not needed, you can cancel the automated emergency
message.
Requesting Assistance
CAUTION
Assistance is a supplemental feature and should not be relied upon as a primary method to obtain emergency
assistance. The Garmin Connect app does not contact emergency services on your behalf.
NOTICE
Before you can request assistance, you must set up emergency contacts in the Garmin Connect app (
Adding
Emergency Contacts
, page 64
). Your paired phone must be equipped with a data plan and be in an area of
network coverage where data is available. Your emergency contacts must be able to receive emails or text
messages (standard text messaging rates may apply).
1
Hold
LIGHT
.
2
When you feel three vibrations, release the button to activate the assistance feature.
The countdown screen appears.
TIP:
Before the countdown is complete, you can hold any button to cancel the message.
Live Event Sharing
Live event sharing allows you to send messages to friends and family during an event, providing real-time
updates including cumulative time and last lap time. Before the event, you can customize the list of recipients
and the message content in the Garmin Connect app.
Safety and Tracking Features
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