1 On your Garmin DriveSmart device, select Apps > Watch 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. Link . 2 Select each type of alert you want to receive on your watch. 3 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. 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. 1 Select Apps > Weather . 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. The device shows the current weather conditions and a forecast for the next several days. 2 Select a day. Setting Up LiveTrack Sharing and Inviting Viewers The first time you use the LiveTrack feature, you must set up the feature and invite viewers.
1 Connect to Smartphone Link ( Pairing with Your Phone and The detailed forecast for that day appears. Connecting to Smartphone Link , page 11 ). 2 On your smartphone, open the Smartphone Link app, and select LiveTrack . 3 Enter a user name, and select Next . 4 Enter one or more contacts to invite. Viewing Weather Near a Different City 1 Select Apps > Weather > Current Location . 2 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. You can enter either the contact name or email address. 5 Select Start LiveTrack . The app starts sharing your LiveTrack data.
Invited viewers receive an email with a link to view your LiveTrack data. 6 Select to share the LiveTrack link using a social network, messaging app, or other sharing app (optional). 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. 1 Select Apps > Weather . 2 If necessary, select a city. 3 Select > Weather Radar .
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. Viewing Weather Alerts Before you can use this feature, you must purchase Advanced Weather service using Smartphone Link. While you are traveling with your device, weather alerts may appear on the map. You can also view a map of weather alerts near your current location or near a selected city. 1 Select Apps > Weather . 2 If necessary, select a city. 3 Select > Weather Alerts . Checking Road Conditions Before you can use this feature, you must purchase Advanced Weather service using Smartphone Link. 1 Select Apps > Weather .
2 If necessary, select a city. 3 Select > Road Conditions . 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. Trip Planner You can use the trip planner to create and save a trip, which you can navigate later. This can be useful for planning a delivery route, a vacation, or a road trip.
You can edit a saved trip to further customize it, including reordering locations, optimizing 16 Using the Apps