Setting the starting gear on BES2

On Bosch BES2, you set the E-14’s starting gear on the bike’s display. How the function works, and how to shift with the E-14: Operating the E-14 with Bosch BES2.

Starting gear

With a starting gear set, when the bike stands still for more than 3 seconds the E-14 shifts back to it by itself — provided you were riding faster than 10 km/h before and your last gear was higher than the starting gear. Keep the load off the pedals for this. The starting gear can be set between 1 and 9; with none set, the function is off. Depending on the bike maker, it comes switched on or off from the factory.

Nyon 2nd generation (BUI350)

With this display the starting gear can, in some situations, set itself to gear 1 — Bosch is aware of the fault. You can avoid it by not charging for more than 12 hours, or by taking the display off before charging. Until there is a fix, it is best to switch the starting gear off, so that an unexpected free pedal stroke does not catch you when setting off.

Intuvia

1. Switch the system on. Hold Reset and i together until Settings appears.
2. Press i until Starting gear appears.
3. Choose the gear with + or – on the control unit — or, to switch it off, step until “- -” appears.
4. To save, hold Reset for about 3 seconds.

Kiox

1. Switch the system on. Use < > to go to the Settings screen and press the select button.
2. With + / – choose My eBike, then eShift, opening each with the select button.
3. If it is off, the select button switches it on (gear 9 by default). To change the gear, choose Setting, pick gear 1–9 with + / – and confirm with the select button.
4. To switch it off, choose Starting gear in the eShift menu and press the select button.

Nyon

1. Switch the system on. On the home screen, push the joystick down and hold it until the menu appears.
2. Step down to My eBike, push the joystick right, step down to eShift (Rohloff) and press the joystick.
3. If the function is off, pressing the joystick switches it on; push right to the + sign and press to raise the gear. If it is on, pressing the joystick on the highlighted “I” switches it off.
4. Press Home to save.

Nyon 2nd generation (BUI350)

1. Switch the system on and tap the Settings icon (cog, top right).
2. Tap My eBike, then — scrolling down — eShift, and finally Starting gear.
3. White background: off; blue background with numbers showing: on. Choose the gear (marked with a tick) and confirm with the arrow at top left or the “X” at top right.