Garmin fenix 6S - Pro Solar Edition Owners Manual - Page 17

Safety and Tracking Features CAUTION Incident detection and assistance 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. The fēnix device has safety and tracking features that must be set up with the Garmin Connect app. NOTICE To use these features, you must be connected to the Garmin Connect app using Bluetooth technology. You can enter emergency contacts in your Garmin Connect account. For more information about incident detection and assistance, go to garmin.com/safety. Assistance: Allows you to send an automated message with your name, LiveTrack link, and GPS location to your emergency contacts. Incident detection: When the fēnix device detects an incident during an outdoor walk, run, or bike activity, the device sends an automated message, LiveTrack link, and GPS location 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 Garmin Connect tracking 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 device is connected to an Android smartphone. GroupTrack: Allows you to keep track of your connections using LiveTrack directly on screen and in real time. Adding Emergency Contacts Emergency contact phone numbers are used for the incident detection and assistance features. 1 From the Garmin Connect app, select or . 2 Select Safety & Tracking > Incident Detection & Assistance > Add Emergency Contact. 3 Follow the on-screen instructions. 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 11). 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 fēnix device (Manually Syncing Data with Garmin Connect, page 10). Turning Incident Detection On and Off 1 Hold MENU. 2 Select Safety & Tracking > Incident Detection. 3 Select an activity. NOTE: Incident detection is available only for outdoor walk, run, and bike activities. When an incident is detected by your fēnix device with GPS enabled, the Garmin Connect app can send an automated text message and email with your name and GPS location to your emergency contacts. A message appears indicating your contacts will be informed after 30 seconds have elapsed. You can select Cancel before the countdown is complete to cancel the message. Requesting Assistance Before you can request assistance, you must set up emergency contacts (Adding Emergency Contacts, page 11). 1 Hold the LIGHT key. 2 When you feel three vibrations, release the key to activate the assistance feature. The countdown screen appears. TIP: You can select Cancel before the countdown is complete to cancel the message. Starting a GroupTrack Session Before you can start a GroupTrack session, you must have a Garmin Connect account, a compatible smartphone, and the Garmin Connect app. These instructions are for starting a GroupTrack session with fēnix devices. If your connections have other compatible devices, you can see them on the map. The other devices may not be able to display GroupTrack riders on the map. 1 Go outside, and turn on the fēnix device. 2 Pair your smartphone with the fēnix device (Pairing Your Smartphone, page 2). 3 On the fēnix device, hold MENU, and select Safety & Tracking > GroupTrack > Show on Map to enable viewing connections on the map screen. 4 In the Garmin Connect app, from the settings menu, select Safety & Tracking > LiveTrack > GroupTrack. 5 If you have more than one compatible device, select a device for the GroupTrack session. 6 Select Visible to > All Connections. 7 Select Start LiveTrack. 8 On the fēnix device, start an activity. 9 Scroll to the map to view your connections. TIP: From the map, you can hold MENU and select Nearby Connections to view distance, direction, and pace or speed information for other connections in the GroupTrack session. Tips for GroupTrack Sessions The GroupTrack feature allows you to keep track of other connections in your group using LiveTrack directly on the screen. All members of the group must be your connections in your Garmin Connect account. • Start your activity outside using GPS. • Pair your fēnix device with your smartphone using Bluetooth technology. • In the Garmin Connect app, from the settings menu, select Connections to update the list of connections for your GroupTrack session. • Make sure all of your connections pair to their smartphones and start a LiveTrack session in the Garmin Connect app. • Make sure all your connections are in range (40 km or 25 mi.). • During a GroupTrack session, scroll to the map to view your connections (Adding a Map to an Activity, page 31). GroupTrack Settings Hold MENU, and select Safety & Tracking > GroupTrack. Show on Map: Enables you to view connections on the map screen during a GroupTrack session. Activity Types: Allows you to select which activity types appear on the map screen during a GroupTrack session. Safety and Tracking Features 11