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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, page11). Your emergency contacts must be able to receive emails
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 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 (Adding Emergency Contacts,
page11). 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.
TIP: You can select before the countdown is complete to cancel the message.
Heart ate Features
The Venu Sq device has a wrist-based heart rate monitor and is also compatible with chest heart rate monitors
(sold separately). You can view heart rate data on the heart rate widget. If both wrist-based heart rate and chest
heart rate data are available when you start an activity, your device uses the chest heart rate data.
12 Heart Rate Features
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