275 Section 9: Changing Your Settings
Safety assistance
Safety assistance is intended to help users send a quick notice of their approximate location
and visual surroundings to pre‑defined mobile devices of an emergency contact.
During an emergency, all of your pre‑defined ICE (In Case of Emergency) contacts are
notified with a message containing your emergency information.
Important! This feature is only for your convenience and is not intended as, or should it be
treated as, a substitute for emergency calls to the authorities.
1. From the Home screen, tap Apps g Settings g Safety
assistance.
2. Tap OK to enable the Safety assistance feature.
3. When prompted, you must first set up emergency contacts. If you have not already
done so, tap OK.
4. From the Manage primary contacts screen tap Create primary contact g
Create new contact.
5. Enter your emergency contact information and tap Save.
6. From the main Safety assistance screen, the following options are available:
●Emergency mode: Allows you to save power during an emergency by using a
minimal home screen layout and limiting the number of usable apps. Touch and
move the slider to the right to turn it on.
●Send help messages: Helps you send a quick notice of your approximate location
and visual/auditory surroundings to the mobile phone of the Emergency contact
that you have created. Tap the power keys 3 times in a row to send an emergency
message to your emergency contact: You should still make an emergency call to
the appropriate authorities if needed. Touch and move the Send help messages
slider to the right to turn it on. Agree to the terms and conditions and then alter
the following additional options: