Garmin has issued a service alert to advise you of time critical safety information:
Products Affected: Garmin G5 Electronic Flight Instruments with software version 7.10 (and earlier) installed in Experimental and Light-Sport Aircraft installed with a backup battery with the ‘Show Battery Status’ configuration set to ‘When Using Battery’ are affected.
NOTE
This Service Alert does not apply to certified G5 installations. Certified G5 installations must follow approved AFMS procedures.
Issue: The G5 will not show the battery status field (or only intermittently show the battery status field) in response to an inoperative battery or battery fault.
Please reference the Aviation Service Alert below for more information.
