Operating the E-14 with Bosch BES2

Switching on and the gear display

Switch the Bosch system on with the power button. To show the gear permanently, press i on the remote or display until the gear appears. In other views it flashes up briefly after each shift.

Shifting with the handlebar button

• + button: one gear up, towards 14;
• – button: one gear down, towards 1;
• M button: no function while riding — it is used for calibration and system functions.

It shifts on the first click. Held down (Multishift), it shifts one gear first, then in threes with pauses of about half a second, all the way to gear 14 or gear 1.

Shifting with the Trigger

• Up: push the + lever with your thumb or pull it with your index finger.
• Down: push the – lever with your thumb.

Each press is one gear; held down, the Trigger also Multishifts in threes.

Careful with fast downshifts

Multishift drops into low gears very fast and pedal resistance suddenly falls away — you can lose your balance and fall. While riding, do not hold – by accident, and do not rest your fingers on the buttons.

Starting gear (Auto-Downshift)

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.

Display by display, step by step — Intuvia, Kiox, Nyon and the 2nd-generation Nyon: Setting the starting gear on BES2.

Cleaning

Before cleaning, switch the system off and remove the battery. Clean connectors only when plugged together. The E-14’s parts are waterproof, so riding in rain is fine; protect them from heavy dirt. Use gentle cleaners, soft brushes or cloths — never solvents, pressure washers or steam cleaners, and never submerge anything. Refit the battery only when the contacts are completely dry.

Power and safety

The E-14 runs on the e-bike battery, only with the system on. When the battery runs flat, motor assistance switches off, but the lights keep working for a while — and so does the E-14.

• Before any work, switch the system off and remove the battery.
• Do not open the E-14’s parts — it voids the warranty and can cause damage.
• Pushing the bike backwards with the system off can switch it on.
• Only disconnect or connect plugs with the system off.

On using the SPEEDHUB: Riding and shifting.