Turning Incident Detection On and Off
NOTE: Your paired phone must be equipped with a data plan and be in an area of network coverage where data
is available.
Before you can enable incident detection on your watch, you must set up emergency contacts in the Garmin
Connect app (
Adding Emergency Contacts, page 65
). Your emergency contacts must be able to receive emails
or text messages (standard text messaging rates may apply).
1 From the watch face, hold .
2 Select Settings > Safety & Tracking > Incident Detection.
3 Select an activity.
NOTE: Incident detection is available only for certain outdoor activities.
When an incident is detected by your Venu 3 series 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 watch 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. If an emergency calling phone number has been designated, you also have the option to call that
phone number from your watch.
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 (
). 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). If an emergency calling phone number has been
designated, you have the option to call that phone number from your watch.
1 Hold .
2 When you feel three vibrations, release the button to activate the assistance feature.
The countdown screen appears.
3 If necessary, select an option before the countdown is complete:
• To send a customized message with your request, select .
• To call your emergency calling phone number, select .
• To cancel the message, select .
Turning On LiveTrack
Before you can start your first LiveTrack session, you must set up contacts in the Garmin Connect app (
).
1 Hold .
2 Select Settings > Safety & Tracking > LiveTrack.
3 Select Auto Start > On to start a LiveTrack session each time you start an outdoor activity.
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