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• Verify Bluetooth wireless technology and location services are enabled on your device at all times while using the Garmin eLog adapter. • Verify the Garmin eLog app is running and the Garmin eLog adapter is secured to the vehicle diagnostic port before starting the vehicle (Installation, page 1). • Log in to the Garmin eLog app at the start of each day. • Review and claim all logs recorded for an unidentified driver, if applicable. • At the end of each work day, log out of the Garmin eLog app after turning off the engine. • Certify your records, and submit them to your motor carrier at the end of each day (Certifying Daily Logs, page 3). Starting a Drive Each time you drive your vehicle, you should complete these actions to ensure your hours of service information is recorded correctly. 1 Verify the Garmin eLog adapter is secured to the vehicle diagnostic port. 2 Open the Garmin eLog app, and log in as the driver. 3 Start your vehicle. 4 Before you start driving, change your duty status in the Garmin eLog app. The Garmin eLog adapter syncs with the Garmin eLog app and records ELD Records of Duty Service (RODS) automatically. Garmin eLog App Overview Select to submit a 24-hour log to your motor carrier. A record of your status for the recorded time period. Select to edit status information and adjust the time. Select to view hours of service information. Select to manage trailer and shipment information or to create a driver vehicle inspection report. Select to view inspection reports and transfer reports to a roadside inspector. Select to view additional system settings. Data Retention Notice NOTICE Uninstalling the Garmin eLog app will cause all retained ELD data to be deleted from the mobile device. It is the responsibility of the driver and/or motor carrier to ensure ELD records are retained as required by applicable regulations. Driving in a Team If you are driving in a team, you can switch between active drivers at any time. Each driver must log in to the Garmin eLog app before they can be set as the active driver. The name of the active driver. Select to change duty status. Diagnostic and malfunction indicator. Select to view detailed information about diagnostic or malfunction alerts (Viewing Diagnostics and Malfunctions, page 4). Select to record adverse conditions, create a Records of Duty Status (RODS) report, or log out. Select to view a chart of your hours of service information. Select to view a summary of currently available on-duty hours. Select to review log information. Select to view a full-screen chart of your service hours. Select to review logs for a different day. Select to certify your logs for the selected day. 2 From the Garmin eLog app, select the icon next to the user who should be listed as the active driver. Changing Duty Status For the most accurate records, you must change your duty status in the Garmin eLog app every time you change your driving status, such as when you start driving, take a break, switch drivers, or change the type of driving you are doing. The Garmin eLog adapter automatically switches to driving status when the vehicle's diagnostic port reports a speed greater than or equal to five miles per hour. The vehicle is stopped when the diagnostic port reports a speed of zero miles per hour. NOTE: The vehicle must be stopped to change duty status. You cannot manually change duty status while you are driving. 1 From the Garmin eLog app, select . 2 Select an option: NOTE: The Personal Conveyance and Yard Moves options are available only if the administrator has enabled them for your driver profile (Editing a Driver Profile, page 5). • If you are on duty, select On Duty. • If you are off duty, select Off Duty. • If you are on duty and driving, select Driving. • If you are moving to the sleeper berth, select Sleeper Berth. Starting a Drive

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Verify Bluetooth wireless technology and location services
are enabled on your device at all times while using the
Garmin eLog adapter.
•
Verify the Garmin eLog app is running and the Garmin eLog
adapter is secured to the vehicle diagnostic port before
starting the vehicle (
Installation
, page 1
).
•
Log in to the Garmin eLog app at the start of each day.
•
Review and claim all logs recorded for an unidentified driver,
if applicable.
•
At the end of each work day, log out of the Garmin eLog app
after turning off the engine.
•
Certify your records, and submit them to your motor carrier at
the end of each day (
Certifying Daily Logs
, page 3
).
Starting a Drive
Each time you drive your vehicle, you should complete these
actions to ensure your hours of service information is recorded
correctly.
1
Verify the Garmin eLog adapter is secured to the vehicle
diagnostic port.
2
Open the Garmin eLog app, and log in as the driver.
3
Start your vehicle.
4
Before you start driving, change your duty status in the
Garmin eLog app.
The Garmin eLog adapter syncs with the Garmin eLog app and
records ELD Records of Duty Service (RODS) automatically.
Garmin eLog App Overview
The name of the active driver.
Select to change duty status.
Diagnostic and malfunction indicator. Select to view detailed
information about diagnostic or malfunction alerts (
Viewing
Diagnostics and Malfunctions
, page 4
).
Select to record adverse conditions, create a Records of Duty
Status (RODS) report, or log out.
Select to view a chart of your hours of service information.
Select to view a summary of currently available on-duty hours.
Select to review log information.
Select to view a full-screen chart of your service hours.
Select to review logs for a different day.
Select to certify your logs for the selected day.
Select to submit a 24-hour log to your motor carrier.
A record of your status for the recorded time period. Select to edit
status information and adjust the time.
Select to view hours of service information.
Select to manage trailer and shipment information or to create a
driver vehicle inspection report.
Select to view inspection reports and transfer reports to a roadside
inspector.
Select to view additional system settings.
Data Retention Notice
NOTICE
Uninstalling the Garmin eLog app will cause all retained ELD
data to be deleted from the mobile device. It is the responsibility
of the driver and/or motor carrier to ensure ELD records are
retained as required by applicable regulations.
Driving in a Team
If you are driving in a team, you can switch between active
drivers at any time. Each driver must log in to the Garmin eLog
app before they can be set as the active driver.
From the Garmin eLog app, select the icon
next to the
user who should be listed as the active driver.
Changing Duty Status
For the most accurate records, you must change your duty
status in the Garmin eLog app every time you change your
driving status, such as when you start driving, take a break,
switch drivers, or change the type of driving you are doing. The
Garmin eLog adapter automatically switches to driving status
when the vehicle's diagnostic port reports a speed greater than
or equal to five miles per hour. The vehicle is stopped when the
diagnostic port reports a speed of zero miles per hour.
NOTE:
The vehicle must be stopped to change duty status. You
cannot manually change duty status while you are driving.
1
From the Garmin eLog app, select
.
2
Select an option:
NOTE:
The Personal Conveyance and Yard Moves options
are available only if the administrator has enabled them for
your driver profile (
Editing a Driver Profile
, page 5
).
•
If you are on duty, select
On Duty
.
•
If you are off duty, select
Off Duty
.
•
If you are on duty and driving, select
Driving
.
•
If you are moving to the sleeper berth, select
Sleeper
Berth
.
2
Starting a Drive