S60 does not reboot after empty battery

Dear all,

I had my S60 in the drawer for 5 days, after which the battery was empty and watch did not turn on.

I recharged the battery - and now the watch does not boot / power on. The display shows the green triangle sign - thats all. No backlight, no reaction on pressing any button. Same when I connect it to my comupter with Garmin Express. Niente, Nada, Nothing, Nichts!

It's a S60 APAC Premium on Version 4.0.

Any ideas to reanimate the dead body? Is there a way to reset the watch with the buttons / a combination of buttons?

UPDATE: Solved - after consulting the manual (yes, it pays to read the instructions - at least once in a while). I pressed the middle button for 15sec - then the watch powered off and could be started again (without loosing settings or data).

However - not the watch no longer connects with Garmin Express on my Macbook.

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gjs3520 over 5 years ago +8

I had an almost similar issue. After the battery of my Approach S60 went completely empty, it didn't react on a connection to a power outlet. After reading the User Manual (on line) I tried the different…
richardkippin over 4 years ago in reply to gjs3520 +2

Spot on ... Thankyou this worked
Garmin-Rob over 3 years ago in reply to Paddy230764 +2 verified

Paddy230764

I am sorry you are having this issue. It sounds like the watch needs to be serviced. Please reach out to your regional Golf Product Support team. We would be happy to further assist.

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0 1666261 over 3 years ago in reply to gjs3520

Sorry, but what is the “missle” button? Having same problem - dead watch screen; tried all the suggested ideas, but nothing works. Any other suggestions gratefully received.

0 9513528 over 2 years ago in reply to gjs3520

Cheers, this worked

0 6356831 over 2 years ago in reply to gjs3520

This worked perfect….so happy!

0 4563606 over 2 years ago in reply to gjs3520

Thanks so much.. this worked for me also!

0 6512687 over 2 years ago

Hi.. i did try base on your advise... but nothing good comes up... it still giving me a black screen.. i have try several cables and also trying charging with lowest voltage which I watch on youtube. All this happened just because of battery totally 0. Appreciate some advices. Thank you.

0 gjs3520 over 2 years ago in reply to 6512687

hello, check the contacts at back of the watch for usage or damaged contacts. (see my updated, original message)

1. clean the contacts of the watch and also the charging cable
2. connect the charging cable and charge the watch for a certain time, say 30 minutes. (even though you see nothing on the Garmin's screen)
3. only then press and hold the middle button for at least 30 seconds.
4. release the key very briefly and then press it again for a second or so.