Setting An Alert; Routing Settings; Using Climbpro - Garmin Fenix 8 Series Owner's Manual

Setting an Alert

1 From the watch face, press
2 Select Activities, and select an activity.
NOTE: This feature is not available for all activities.
3 Press , and select Activity Options.
4 Select Alerts.
5 Select an option:
• Select Add New to add a new alert for the activity.
• Select the alert name to edit an existing alert.
6 If necessary, select the type of alert.
7 Select a zone, enter the minimum and maximum values, or enter a custom value for the alert.
8 If necessary, turn on the alert.
For event and recurring alerts, a message appears each time you reach the alert value. For range alerts, a
message appears each time you exceed or drop below the specified range (minimum and maximum values).

Routing Settings

You can change the routing settings to customize the way the watch calculates routes for each activity.
NOTE: Not all settings are available for all activity types.
From the watch face, press
Routing.
Activity: Sets an activity for routing. The watch calculates routes optimized for the type of activity you are doing.
Popularity Routing: Calculates routes based on the most popular runs and rides from Garmin Connect.
Courses: Sets how you navigate courses using the watch. Use the Follow Course option to navigate a course
exactly as it appears, without recalculating. Use the Use Map option to navigate a course using routable
maps, and recalculate the route if you stray from the course.
Calculation Method: Sets the calculation method to minimize the time, distance, or ascent in routes.
Avoidances: Sets the road or transportation types to avoid in routes.
Type: Sets the behavior of the pointer that appears during direct routing.

Using ClimbPro

The ClimbPro feature helps you manage your effort for the upcoming climbs on a course. You can view climb
details, including gradient, distance, and elevation gain, before or in real time while following a course. Cycling
climb categories, based on length and gradient, are indicated by color.
1 From the watch face, press
2 Select Activities, and select an activity.
NOTE: This feature is not available for all activities.
3 Press , and select Activity Options.
4 Select ClimbPro > Status > When Navigating.
5 Select an option:
• Select Data Field to customize the data field that appears on the ClimbPro screen.
• Select Alert to set alerts at the start of a climb or at a certain distance from the climb.
• Select Descents to turn descents on or off for running activities.
• Select Climb Detection to choose the types of climbs detected during cycling activities.
6 Review the climbs and course details for the course
7 Start following a saved course
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, select Activities, select an activity, press
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(Using the Saved App,
(Navigating to a Destination,
, and select Activity Options >
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Apps and Activities