Garmin Edge 540 Cycling Computer
Product details
- Type Navigation
- Vendor Garmin
- SKU 010-02694-00
- Shipping Weight 12.0 oz

INTRODUCE THE RIDER YOU ARE TODAY TO THE ONE YOU’LL BE TOMORROW
Improve every day with Edge 540, the cycling computer with button controls and Garmin Coach training1 plans. It’s the optimal gear to prepare you for upcoming races or personal milestones.



CRUSH EVERY PART OF TRAINING
PREPARE
TRAINING STATUS
Evaluate your performance indicators to see if you’re training productively1.
HEAT AND ALTITUDE ACCLIMATION
See how your body is holding up with heat and altitude acclimation1.
GROUPRIDE FEATURE
Stay connected on group rides2 with in-ride messaging and live locations, and now — get incident detection alerts3; plus, add fun and competition with in-ride leaderboards for climbs and postride awards.
GROUPTRACK FEATURE
Check each other’s location with GroupTrack — and track up to 50 riders at once3.
RIDE-SPECIFIC ROUTING
Get routing suited to your ride, whether you’re on mountain, gravel or road.
ROAD SURFACE TYPE
See road surface type, including unpaved roads, on the map for more awareness while planning and riding.
TRENDLINE™ POPULARITY ROUTING
Your Edge finds the best route — choosing from roads (and trails) most traveled.
DAILY SUGGESTED WORKOUTS
For training guidance that takes you and your fitness level into account, get daily ride suggestions based on your current training load and VO2 max.
BIKE-SPECIFIC MAPPING
Ride with preloaded maps that include worldwide MTB trail data from Trailforks.
TRAIN AND PERFORM
CYCLING DYNAMICS
Advanced cycling metrics give insight on performance from variable conditions1.
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 fueled on a ride with notifications when it’s time to hydrate or eat.
STAMINA INSIGHTS
While you ride, get stamina insights1 so you can keep an eye on how much you have left in the tank.
CYCLING SAFETY AND AWARENESS
ROAD HAZARD ALERTS
Get alerts for road hazards reported by fellow cyclists, and contribute your own edit2.
COMPATIBILITY WITH VARIA™ DEVICES
Pair your Edge device with your Varia rearview radar and smart lights to see and be seen.
INCIDENT DETECTION
This feature sends a message with your location3 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 device4.
CONNECTIVITY
SMART NOTIFICATIONS
Receive texts and alerts on your Edge cycling computer, when paired with your compatible smartphone.
GARMIN SHARE
Easily follow the same course or workout with your friends. Share saved locations, courses and workouts with other nearby Garmin Share compatible devices.
SMART TRAINER COMPATIBILITY
This Edge can pair with an indoor trainer to track your home rides.
EBIKE COMPATIBILITY
Connect to your eBike that’s compatible with ANT+® technology.
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.
4Active satellite subscription required. Some jurisdictions regulate or prohibit the use of satellite communication devices. It is the responsibility of the user to know and follow all applicable laws in the jurisdictions where the device is intended to be used.
| General | |
|---|---|
| Dimension | 2.3" x 3.4" x 0.8" (57.8 x 85.1 x 19.6 mm) |
| Weight |
80.3 g |
| Water rating | IPX7 |
| Display Type | transflective TFT |
| Display Size | 2.6" (66 mm) diagonal |
| Display resolution | 246 x 322 pixels |
| Color display | yes |
| Battery Type | rechargeable lithium-ion |
| Battery life |
up to 26 hours |
| Battery save mode | yes |
| In-ride power compatible (Power Mount and Garmin Charge battery pack) | yes |
| Maps & Memory | |
|---|---|
| Ability to add maps | yes |
| Wi-Fi® map manager | yes |
| Basemap | yes |
| Integrated TrailForks trail data | yes |
| External memory storage | 16 GB (internal memory only) |
| Waypoints/favorites/locations | 200 |
| Navigation Routes | 100 courses |
| History | up to 200 hours |
| Sensors | |
|---|---|
| GPS | yes |
| GLONASS | yes |
| Galileo | yes |
| Barometric altimeter | yes |
| Gyroscope | yes |
| Accelerometer | yes |
| Ambient light sensor | yes |
| Multi-band GNSS | yes |
| Magnetometer | yes |
| Daily Smart Features | |
|---|---|
| Connectivity | Bluetooth®, ANT+®, Wi-Fi® |
| Connect IQ™ (downloadable watch faces, data fields and apps) | yes |
| On-device Connect IQ™ Store | yes |
| Smart Notifications | yes |
| Text response/reject phone call with text (Android™ only) | yes |
| Weather forecasts | yes |
| Realtime settings sync with Garmin Connect™ mobile | yes |
| Controls smartphone music | yes |
| VIRB® Remote | yes |
| Smart trainer control | yes |
| Smartphone compatibility | iPhone®, Android™ |
| Garmin Share | yes |
| Safety and Tracking Features | |
|---|---|
| Assistance | yes |
| LiveTrack | yes |
| GroupTrack | yes |
| Group Ride (Cycling) | yes |
| GroupRide competitions and awards | yes |
| Rider-to-rider messaging | yes |
| Incident Detection | yes (includes off-road) |
| GroupRide incident detection | yes |
| Community generated hazards reporting | yes |
| Find My Edge® | yes |
| Bike alarm | yes |
| Weather alerts | yes |
| inReach® compatible | yes |
| Activity Tracking Features | |
|---|---|
| Calories burned | yes |
| Intensity minutes | yes |
| Training, Planning and Analysis Features | |
|---|---|
| Customizable data pages | yes |
| Downloadable training plans | yes |
| Daily workout suggestions | yes (event specific) |
| Primary and secondary workout targets | yes |
| Auto Pause® automatic timer halt | yes |
| Interval training | yes |
| Advanced workouts | yes |
| Auto Lap® interval tracking feature | yes |
| Vo2 Max | yes |
| Training status - Cycling | yes |
| Training load - Cycling | yes |
| Training load focus - Cycling | yes |
| Real-time stamina - Cycling | yes |
| Cycling ability analysis | yes |
| Course demands analysis | yes |
| Training effect | yes |
| Recovery advisor | yes |
| Virtual Partner | yes |
| Race an Activity | yes |
| Segments | yes |
| Auto scroll | yes |
| Physio TrueUp | yes |
| Unified training status | yes |
| Outdoor Recreation | |
|---|---|
| ClimbPro Ascent Planner - Cycling | yes |
| ClimbPro - Courses | yes |
| ClimbPro - Free Riding | yes |
| Cycling Features | |
|---|---|
| Courses | yes |
| Alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goals including time, distance, heart rate or calories) | yes |
| FTP (Functional Threshold Power) | yes |
| MTB Dynamics | yes |
| Compatible with Varia™ radar (rear-facing radar) | yes |
| Compatible with Varia Radar Camera | yes |
| Compatible with Varia™ lights | yes |
| Compatible with Varia headlight camera | yes |
| Power meter compatible | yes |
| Power guide | yes |
| TopoActive Maps - Cycling | yes |
| Trendline Popularity Routing - Cycling | yes |
| Popularity heatmap | yes |
| Cycling Dynamics compatible | yes |
| eBike Smart range routing | yes |
| Connectivity | |
|---|---|
| Edge® remote | yes |
| Varia™ remote | yes |
| ANT+™ electronic shifting | yes |
| Shimano Di2 Synchro Shift integration | yes |
| Extended display (allows a Garmin watch to share data screens on Edge®) | yes |
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