Assistance
Assistance is a supplemental feature and 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.
Before you can enable the assistance feature on your device, you must set up assistance contact information in the Garmin Connect app. Your paired phone must be equipped with a data plan and be in an area of network coverage where data is available. Your assistance contacts must be able to receive text messages (standard text messaging rates may apply).
When your Edge® bike computer with GPS enabled is connected to the Garmin Connect app, you can send an automated text message with your name and GPS location, if available, to your assistance contacts.
A message appears on your bike computer indicating your contacts will be informed after a countdown has elapsed. If assistance is not needed, you can cancel the message.