How to Enable and Customize Power Saving Mode on Garmin Forerunner 970

Accessing and Enabling Power Saving Mode

• 💡 To access the controls menu, press and hold the Light button on your Garmin Forerunner 970.
• 📌 If the Battery Saver icon is not visible, press and hold the Up button, tap 'Add Control', and select 'Battery Saver' from the list.
• ⚡ Once added, select the Battery Saver icon from the controls menu and press the Start button to enable it.
• 🔋 Enabling Battery Saver is indicated by a status change to 'On' and an estimated battery life increase (e.g., from 16 to 21 days).

Understanding Battery Saver Impact

• ⚠️ When enabled, Battery Saver will disable phone connection, heart rate sensors, and change the watch face to a low-power version.
• ⌚ The Power Saving mode watch face is visually distinct and designed to conserve energy.

Customizing Battery Saver Settings

• ⚙️ To customize, navigate to Settings → Watch Settings → Battery Manager (or Power Manager).
• 🔧 Within Battery Manager, you can toggle Battery Saver on/off and edit its behavior.
• 🎛️ Customization options include changing the watch face (or keeping the normal one), and disabling/enabling features like music, phone connection, Wi-Fi, wrist heart rate, always-on display, and brightness.

Disabling Power Saving Mode

• ↩️ To disable Battery Saver, open the controls menu, select the Battery Saver icon, and press the Start button.
• 🏠 Alternatively, you can disable it through the Battery Manager settings.