Garmin INSTINCT E - Adding Emergency Contacts; Adding Contacts; Turning Incident Detection on and off; Requesting Assistance

30 Health and Wellness Settings
name, LiveTrack link, and GPS location (if available)
to your emergency contacts.
Incident detection: When the Instinct E watch detects
an incident during certain outdoor activities, the
watch sends an automated message, LiveTrack link,
and GPS location (if available) to your emergency
contacts.
LiveTrack: Allows friends and family to follow your
races and training activities in real time. You
can invite followers using email 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 .
2 Select Safety & Tracking > Safety Features >
Emergency Contacts > Add Emergency Contacts.
3 Follow the on-screen instructions.
Your emergency contacts receive a notification when
you add them as an emergency contact, and can accept
or decline your request. If a contact declines, you must
choose another emergency contact.
Adding Contacts
You can add up to 50 contacts to the Garmin Connect
app. Contact emails can be used with the LiveTrack
feature. Three of these contacts can be used as
emergency contacts (Adding Emergency Contacts,
page30).
1 From the Garmin Connect app, select .
2 Select Contacts.
3 Follow the on-screen instructions.
After you add contacts, you must sync your data to
apply the changes to your Instinct E device (Using the
Garmin Connect App, page25).
Turning Incident Detection On and Off
CAUTION
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. The Garmin Connect app does
not contact emergency services on your behalf.
NOTICE
Before you can enable incident detection on your
watch, you must set up emergency contacts in the
Garmin Connect app (Adding Emergency Contacts,
page30). 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).
1 Hold MENU.
2 Select Safety > Incident Detection.
3 Select a GPS activity.
NOTE: Incident detection is available only for
certain outdoor activities
When an incident is detected by your Instinct E 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
device 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
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
(Adding Emergency Contacts, page30). 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).
1 Hold CTRL.
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.
Health and Wellness Settings
Hold MENU, and select Health & Wellness.
Heart Rate: Allows you to customize the wrist heart
rate monitor settings (Wrist Heart Rate Monitor
Settings, page18).
Pulse Ox Mode: Allows you to select a pulse
oximeter mode (Setting the Pulse Oximeter Mode,
page19).
Stress Alerts: Notifies you when periods of stress have
drained your Body Battery level.
Rest Alerts: Notifies you after you have a restful period