Garmin Instinct Crossover Solar - Tactical Edition Owners Manual - Page 74

Safety and Tracking Features, Adding Emergency Contacts, Adding Contacts, Assistance

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Safety and Tracking Features CAUTION The safety and tracking features are supplemental features and 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 To use the safety and tracking features, the Instinct Crossover watch must be connected to the Garmin Connect app using Bluetooth technology. Your paired phone must be equipped with a data plan and be in an area of network coverage where data is available. You can enter emergency contacts in your Garmin Connect account. For more information about safety and tracking features, go to garmin.com/safety. Assistance: Allows you to send a message with your name, LiveTrack link, and GPS location (if available) to your emergency contacts. Incident detection: When the Instinct Crossover watch detects an incident during certain outdoor activities, the watch sends an automated message, LiveTrack link, and GPS location (if available) to your emergency contacts. LiveTrack: Allows friends and family to follow your races and training activities in real time. You can invite followers using email or social media, allowing them to view your live data on a web page. Live Event Sharing: Allows you to send messages to friends and family during an event, providing real-time updates. NOTE: This feature is available only if your watch is connected to a compatible Android phone. Adding Emergency Contacts Emergency contact phone numbers are used for the safety and tracking features. 1 From the Garmin Connect app, select or . 2 Select Safety & Tracking > Safety Features > Emergency Contacts > Add Emergency Contacts. 3 Follow the on-screen instructions. Your emergency contacts receive a notification when you add them as an emergency contact, and can accept or decline your request. If a contact declines, you must choose another emergency contact. Adding Contacts You can add up to 50 contacts to the Garmin Connect app. Contact emails can be used with the LiveTrack feature. Three of these contacts can be used as emergency contacts (Adding Emergency Contacts, page 68). 1 From the Garmin Connect app, select or . 2 Select Contacts. 3 Follow the on-screen instructions. After you add contacts, you must sync your data to apply the changes to your Instinct Crossover device (Using the Garmin Connect App, page 63). 68 Safety and Tracking Features

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Safety and Tracking Features
CAUTION
The safety and tracking features are supplemental features and 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
To use the safety and tracking features, the Instinct Crossover watch must be connected to the Garmin Connect
app using Bluetooth technology. Your paired phone must be equipped with a data plan and be in an area of
network coverage where data is available. You can enter emergency contacts in your Garmin Connect account.
For more information about safety and tracking features, go to
garmin.com/safety
.
Assistance
: Allows you to send a message with your name, LiveTrack link, and GPS location (if available) to
your emergency contacts.
Incident detection
: When the Instinct Crossover watch detects an incident during certain outdoor activities,
the watch sends an automated message, LiveTrack link, and GPS location (if available) to your emergency
contacts.
LiveTrack
: Allows friends and family to follow your races and training activities in real time. You can invite
followers using email or social media, allowing them to view your live data on a web page.
Live Event Sharing
: Allows you to send messages to friends and family during an event, providing real-time
updates.
NOTE:
This feature is available only if your watch is connected to a compatible Android phone.
Adding Emergency Contacts
Emergency contact phone numbers are used for the safety and tracking features.
1
From the Garmin Connect app, select
or
.
2
Select
Safety & Tracking
>
Safety Features
>
Emergency Contacts
>
Add Emergency Contacts
.
3
Follow the on-screen instructions.
Your emergency contacts receive a notification when you add them as an emergency contact, and can accept or
decline your request. If a contact declines, you must choose another emergency contact.
Adding Contacts
You can add up to 50 contacts to the Garmin Connect app. Contact emails can be used with the LiveTrack
feature. Three of these contacts can be used as emergency contacts (
Adding Emergency Contacts
, page 68
).
1
From the Garmin Connect app, select
or
.
2
Select
Contacts
.
3
Follow the on-screen instructions.
After you add contacts, you must sync your data to apply the changes to your Instinct Crossover device (
Using
the Garmin Connect App
, page 63
).
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Safety and Tracking Features