Requesting Assistance; Starting A Grouptrack Session; Tips For Grouptrack Sessions; Grouptrack Settings - Garmin EPIX GEN 2 Owner's Manual

Requesting Assistance

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 request assistance, you must set up emergency contacts
page 84). 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: 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 pair the watch with a compatible phone
Phone, page 76).
NOTE: Your paired phone must be equipped with a data plan and be in an area of network coverage where data
is available.
These instructions are for starting a GroupTrack session with a epix watch. 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 On the epix watch, hold MENU, and select Safety & Tracking > GroupTrack > Show on Map to enable viewing
connections on the map screen.
2 In the Garmin Connect app, from the settings menu, select Safety & Tracking > LiveTrack >
GroupTrack.
3 Select All Connections or Invite Only and select your connections.
4 Select Start LiveTrack.
5 On the watch, start an outdoor activity.
6 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 epix 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
page 24).

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
(Adding Emergency Contacts,
(Pairing Your
(Adding a Map to an Activity,
> Settings >
85