Incident Detection; Turning Incident Detection On And Off; Requesting Assistance; Turning On Livetrack - Garmin VENU SQ 2 Owner's Manual

Incident Detection

Incident detection is a supplemental feature available only for certain outdoor activities. Incident detection
should not be relied on as a primary method to obtain emergency assistance.

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,
or text messages (standard text messaging rates may apply).
1 From the watch face, hold
2 Select > 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 Sq 2 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.

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 48). Your emergency contacts must be able to receive emails or text messages (standard text messaging
rates may apply).
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 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
Emergency Contacts, page 48).
1 Hold .
2 Select > Safety & Tracking > LiveTrack.
3 Select Auto Start > On to start a LiveTrack session each time you start an outdoor activity.
Safety and Tracking Features
CAUTION
page 48). Your emergency contacts must be able to receive emails
.
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(Adding Emergency Contacts,
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