Bosch LED Remote Review & Settings

electricbikereview.com/forums... A complete and detailed walkthrough of sensors, buttons, and LED readouts on the Bosch LED Remote for electric bikes. Bosch eBike Systems has launched a new generation of products called "The Smart System" and the LED remote is the main interface for powering on the bike, activating lights, activating walk mode, and selecting from the four levels of pedal assist (ECO, TOUR+, eMTB, and TURBO). There's an ambient light sensor, an anti-lock brake (ABS) icon, a five-LED battery indicator (with blue and white colors to express whether an increment is full or half full for 10% feedback), and a large LED bar with colors that correspond to the different levels of assist. On the base of the button pad, just below the - key, is a USB-C port that is designed for diagnostics only (no USB charging). The LED remote connects to smartphones with Bluetooth Low Energy 5.0 (BLE), and the app is compatible with iOS and Android devices. The rocker buttons are more reliable and satisfying than every other Bosch control pad, in my opinion, and the LED Remote is very adjustable side-to-side making it very easy to reach and press while riding.
0:00 Introduction and other Smart System components
0:21 It offers Bluetooth (BLE), satisfying buttons
0:50 Adjustable mount with horizontal slide
0:59 Power button and ambient light sensor on top
1:17 Battery charge level indicator, 10% increments
1:43 Anti-lock braking system indicator (ABS)
1:51 Unused buttons (left, right, select)
2:07 Primary buttons (+ and -, hold + for lights, hold - for walk-mode)
2:43 Assist levels: OFF, ECO (green), TOUR+ (blue), eMTB (purple), TURBO (red)
3:37 USB-C diagnostics connection (not a charge port)
4:12 Software updates with the eBike Flow app
4:58 Outro and resources (forums, ebike shops, other reviews)

[@Alennovak666]

Is it possible to combine led remote with first kiox ? I really like the led stuff, but i have generation 3 performance and aperently i cant get it on motor but older kiox van go and will function.

[@tdome3000]

Why does this remote need a battery and communicates with Kiox through BT? It's already connected via cable to the motor, and there's a big battery on the bike... This is really silly from Bosch. Also can I monitor the remote's battery level from Kiox or from the flow app?

[@TheJackoelliott]

Can it be connected to older generation 4 motors

[@Lee-ic2yn]

So this remote won't work on a 2022 rail 7?

[@deancade9682]

There is nothing wrong with Bosch prevous switch system so why run it down. You don't ride e bikes looking at pretty lights you ride looking ahead where you are riding to.

[@ElectricBikeReview]

For me, the best part of the new button pad is how the buttons actually feel. They click very consistently compared to all of the previous generations. I also like that the bike can be operated without an LCD, and the color read outs actually work fairly well. I bet they chose the colors based on what most people can see, since many people have some level of color blindness (especially men). All of that said, the Purion is a great display too, it works quite well.