Elevation and GPS. Theshrews81 over 5 years ago. I bought the vivoactive 3 last week to replace another garmin that broke. I have to say I am unimpressed. All of the runs I have been on so far have shown no elevation gain (Im in a flat location but not that flat). I have once uploaded adjusted the elevation using garmin connect and strava. Vivoactive 3 Mercedez-Benz Daimler Edition Software Update - 2.80. 920 views. 0 replies. Started over 1 year ago. by Garmin-Zac. Not Answered. I have found several battery drain threads, but I haven't anything exactly with my issues. I can get about 4 - 5 days of battery life with normal use based on my setting, but if I use the GPS it drains significantly with one weird attribute. Case in point, yesterday I played golf for 3.5 hour and the watch started with about 98% battery life. I did notice that the Vivoactive 3 will, when you are working out, show completely different heart rates (I ran for 50 minutes, my HR was 130-140 and the watch was showing 40-60). As a result it is severely underestimating calorie burn as well (50 minute run = 79 calories burned). Phone Compatibility. Garmin Connect. Connect IQ Apps. GPS Smartwatch with Wrist-based Heart Rate. GPS smartwatch with a sunlight-readable, high-resolution color touchscreen. Built-in sports apps include GPS-enabled running, biking, swimming and more — no phone connection required. Find out more by clicking here now. Garmin Vivoactive 3 (Black) at Walmart for $142.99; You can decide before you begin what you want the watch to display as you work out by hitting Settings and then picking from different data The Vivoactive 3 series is classed by Garmin as a "Previous Model" i.e. it's been superseded. Firmware updates to change functionality are highly unlikely to appear. Cancel Thank you so much, luckily I read this as the last time I was unlucky when my HR broke and just gave up and bought the new vivoactive 3M. This time when it broke, I didn't just give when I gave my serial number and it automatically came back with the message that my watch was "no longer in warranty" I proceeded to get in touch with customer service here in the UK via e-mail explaining that I jMRx.