Garmin Edge 540

Extended battery life
The Edge 540 bike computer gets up to 26 hours of battery life in intense mode and up to 42 hours using battery saver mode.

Adaptive coaching
View daily suggested workouts and training prompts on screen; get personalised coaching based on your event that adapts to your current training load and recovery.

Multi-band GNSS
Find your way with multi-band GNSS technology that provides enhanced positioning accuracy.

Climbpro ascent planner
See remaining ascent and grade when climbing so you can gauge your effort with ClimbPro, now available on every ride with no course necessary.

Cycling ability and course demands
Compare your cycling ability to the demands of a specific course and focus your training in the right areas, when paired with your compatible power meter and heart rate monitor.

Power guide
Manage your efforts with the power guide feature, which recommends power targets throughout a course, when paired with your compatible power meter.

Training status
Evaluate your performance indicators to see if you’re training productively.

Heat and altitude acclimation
See how your body is holding up with heat and altitude acclimation.

Grouptrack feature
Check each other’s location with GroupTrack — and track up to 50 riders at once.

Ride-specific routing
Get routing suited to your ride, whether you’re on mountain, gravel or road.

Trendline popularity routing
Your Edge bike computer finds the best route — choosing from roads (and trails) most travelled.

Event goals
Select a race distance and time goal, then receive daily suggested workouts.

Garmin cycle map
Ride with preloaded maps that include worldwide MTB trail data from Trailforks.

Cycling dynamics
Advanced cycling metrics give insight on performance from variable conditions.

MTB dynamics
Track mountain biking metrics such as jump count, jump distance and hang time.

GRIT and FLOW metrics
Grit rates the difficulty of a trail. Flow measures how smoothly you ride it.

Turn-by-turn directions
Stay on track with turn-by-turn directions and alerts.

Back to start
Get back on track — or back to start — if you’re lost or want to go home early.

Nutrition and hydration alerts
Stay fuelled on a ride with notifications when it’s time to hydrate or eat.

Stamina insights
While you ride, get stamina insights so you can keep an eye on how much you have left in the tank.

Compatible with Varia devices
Pair your Edge bike computer with your Varia rearview radar and smart lights to see and be seen.

Incident detection
This feature sends a message with your location to emergency contacts after an on- or off-road incident.

LiveTrack feature
Loved ones can follow your location, when paired with your compatible smartphone.

Bike alarm
A PIN-protected alarm notifies via your compatible smartphone if your bike is moved.

InReach device compatibility
Stay in touch wherever you ride by pairing with your compatible inReach device.

Smart notifications
Receive texts and alerts on your Edge bike computer, when paired with your compatible smartphone.

Smart trainer compatibility
This Edge bike computer can pair with an indoor trainer to track your home rides.

Ebike compatibility
Connect to your eBike that’s compatible with ANT+ technology or SHIMANO STEPS.

Connect IQ  store
Download custom data fields, and get apps and widgets from our Connect IQ Store smartphone app.

Group messaging
Message the pack if you get separated, when paired with your compatible smartphone.

In-ride power compatible (power mount and garmin charge battery pack)	Yes
Dimension	2.3" x 3.4" x 0.8" (57.8 x 85.1 x 19.6 mm)
Color display	Yes
Display size	2.6" (66 mm) diagonal
Display resolution	246 x 322 pixels
Weight	80.3 g
Water rating	IPX7
Battery type	Rechargeable lithium-ion
Battery life	Up to 26 hours
Battery save mode	Yes

Ability to add maps	Yes
Basemap	Preloaded Garmin cycle map
External memory storage	16 GB
Waypoints/favorites/locations	200
Navigation routes	100 courses
History	Up to 200 hours

• GPS
• GLONASS
• Galileo
• Multi-band gnss
• Barometric altimeter
• Magnetometer
• Gyroscope
• Accelerometer
• Ambient light sensor

 

• Connectivity: bluetooth, ant+, wi-fi
• Connect IQ (downloadable watch faces, data fields, widgets and apps)
• On-device connect IQ store    
• Smart notifications
• Text response/reject phone call with text (android only)
• Weather
• Realtime settings sync with Garmin Connect mobile
• Controls smartphone music
• Virb remote
• Smartphone compatibility: iPhone, Android
• Activity tracking: Calories burned, intensity minutes

• Livetrack
• Group livetrack
• Group track
• Rider-to-rider messaging
• Incident detection: Yes (includes off-road)
• Assistance
• Find my edge
• Bike alarm
• Weather alerts
• InReach compatible

• Customizable data pages
• Auto pause
• Interval training
• Advanced workouts
• Downloadable training plans
• Daily workout suggestions: Yes (event specific)
• Primary and secondary workout targets
• Auto lap
• Vo2 max
• Realtime stamina
• Training status
• Training load
• Training load focus
• Cycling ability analysis
• Course demands analysis
• Training effect
• Recovery advisor
• Virtual partner
• Race an activity
• Segments
• Trendline popularity routing
• Auto scroll
• Physio trueup
• Unified training status

• Climbpro: Ascent Planner    
• Climbpro: Courses    
• Climbpro: Free Riding

• Cycle map (routable cycling-specific street map)
• Alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goals including time, distance, heart rate or calories)
• Courses
• Power guide
• Popularity heatmap
• Cycling dynamics compatible
• Mtb dynamics
• Integrated trailforks trail data
• Power meter compatible
• Compatible with Varia radar (rear-facing radar)
• Compatible with Varia radar camera
• Compatible with Varia lights
• Ebike smart range routing

• Edge remote
• Varia remote
• Ant+ electronic shifting
• Shimano di2 synchro shift integration
• Smart trainer control
• Extended display (allows a garmin watch to share data screens on edge)