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The Watch Link feature uses your smartphone to send

information from your Garmin DriveSmart device to the Watch

Link app on your compatible Connect IQ watch.

On your smartphone, open the Garmin Connect Mobile app.

Select or to open the menu, depending on your

smartphone operating system.

Select Connect IQ Store.

Search for the Watch Link app, and select Download.

The Connect IQ Watch Link app installs onto your watch.

On your smartphone, open the Smartphone Link app.

Select Watch Link.

TIP: You may have to swipe left or right to find the

Watch Link option.

Select your watch from the list, and select Continue.

When the setup is complete, select OK.

When your phone connects to your Garmin DriveSmart device,

the Watch Link app starts on your watch automatically.

Receiving Driver Alerts on Your Watch

Before you can use this feature, you must set up Watch Link

(Setting Up Watch Link, page 15).

Your compatible Garmin watch can display specified driver

alerts from your Garmin DriveSmart device. You can choose

which alerts appear on your watch.

On your Garmin DriveSmart device, select Apps > Watch

Link.

Select each type of alert you want to receive on your watch.

On your watch, start the Watch Link app, and select Driver

Warnings.

While you are navigating with your Garmin DriveSmart

device, the watch vibrates and displays the specified driver

alerts as they occur.

LiveTrack

NOTICE

Use caution when sharing your location information with others.

The LiveTrack feature lets you share your trip with contacts from

your smartphone and your social networking accounts, such as

Facebook and Twitter. While you are sharing, viewers can track

your current location, recently visited locations, and the path of

your recent travels in real time.

This feature requires a smartphone running the Smartphone

Link app.

Setting Up LiveTrack Sharing and Inviting Viewers

The first time you use the LiveTrack feature, you must set up the

feature and invite viewers.

Connect to Smartphone Link (Pairing with Your Phone and

Connecting to Smartphone Link, page 11).

On your smartphone, open the Smartphone Link app, and

select LiveTrack.

Enter a user name, and select Next.

Enter one or more contacts to invite.

You can enter either the contact name or email address.

Select Start LiveTrack.

The app starts sharing your LiveTrack data. Invited viewers

receive an email with a link to view your LiveTrack data.

Select to share the LiveTrack link using a social network,

messaging app, or other sharing app (optional).

Starting LiveTrack Sharing

NOTICE

Use caution when sharing your location information with others.

Before you can start sharing, you must set up the LiveTrack

feature (Setting Up LiveTrack Sharing and Inviting Viewers,

page 16).

You can start sharing your LiveTrack data using your Garmin

DriveSmart device or the Smartphone Link app.

• On your Garmin DriveSmart device, select Apps >

LiveTrack > Start LiveTrack.

• On your smartphone, open the Smartphone Link app, and

select LiveTrack > Start LiveTrack.

A link to view your LiveTrack data is posted to your enabled

social network accounts, and an email with the link is sent to

your invited contacts. While you are sharing, viewers can click

the link to track your current location, recently visited locations,

and the path of your recent travels in real time.

appears in the Garmin DriveSmart status bar while

LiveTrack sharing is active. The number of invited viewers also

appears.

TIP: By default, the LiveTrack sharing session ends

automatically after 24 hours. In the Smartphone Link app, you

can select LiveTrack > Extend LiveTrack to extend the

duration of the LiveTrack sharing session, or you can stop

sharing at any time.

Stopping LiveTrack Sharing

You can stop LiveTrack sharing at any time using your Garmin

DriveSmart device or the Smartphone Link app.

• On your Garmin DriveSmart device, select Apps >

LiveTrack > Stop LiveTrack.

• On your smartphone, open the Smartphone Link app, and

select LiveTrack > Stop LiveTrack.

Viewers receive a message that the LiveTrack session has

ended, and they can no longer track your location.

Viewing the Weather Forecast

Before you can use this feature, your device must be receiving

weather data. You can connect your device to the Smartphone

Link app to receive weather data (Pairing with Your Phone and

Connecting to Smartphone Link, page 11). In some areas,

product models that include a digital traffic receiver can receive

area weather information from FM radio stations using HD Radio

technology (Traffic, page 14). Weather forecasts are not

available in all areas.

Select Apps > Weather.

The device shows the current weather conditions and a

forecast for the next several days.

Select a day.

The detailed forecast for that day appears.

Viewing Weather Near a Different City

Select Apps > Weather > Current Location.

Select an option:

• To view weather for a favorite city, select a city in the list.

• To add a favorite city, select Add City, and enter a city

name.

Viewing the Weather Radar

Before you can use this feature, you must purchase Advanced

Weather service using Smartphone Link.

You can view an animated, color-coded radar map of current

weather conditions, as well as a weather icon on the map. The

weather icon changes to show weather in the vicinity, such as

rain, snow, and thunderstorms.

Select Apps > Weather.

If necessary, select a city.

Select > Weather Radar.

16 Using the Apps

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