Garmin Forerunner 255 - Emergency Contacts and Assistance; Live Event Sharing; Adding Emergency Contacts; Requesting Assistance

or social media, allowing them to view
your live data on a web 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 watch is connected to a compatible
Android
™
phone.
Adding Emergency Contacts
Emergency contact phone numbers are used
for the safety and tracking features.
1 From the Garmin Connect app, select
or .
2 Select Safety & Tracking > Safety
Features > Emergency Contacts > Add
Emergency Contacts.
3 Follow the on-screen instructions.
Requesting Assistance
Before you can request assistance, you must
set up the safety and tracking features
(page10).
1 Hold LIGHT.
2 When you feel three vibrations, release the
button to activate the assistance feature.
The countdown screen appears.
TIP: Before the countdown is complete,
you can hold any button to cancel the
message.
Music
On a music watch, you can download audio
content to your watch from your computer or
from a third-party provider, so you can listen
when your phone is not nearby. To listen to
audio content stored on
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