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New navigation function for the Bosch Smart System with Kiox 300 display

02.11.2022
by Rudolf Fischer

The Bosch Smart System just got another 10 IQ points smarter. With the latest software update, a navigation function is now available for all Bosch e-bikes with KIOX 300 display, which should make life even easier for all touring bikers in particular. We have summarized everything you need to know for you.

It’s worth taking a regular look at the eBike Flow app from Bosch. The Bosch team regularly releases software updates that not only make using the clever Bosch Smart System e-bikes easier, but also add many useful features. This year, we were able to enjoy the eBike Lock, a digital locking system for the eBike, the Ride Screen, which, together with the SmartphoneGrip mount, provides well-integrated smartphone navigation, and the improved push-assist with hill-hold function. Particularly pleasing: the updates were previously free of charge and you could also save the trip to the Bosch dealer, the software of the e-bike would be updated via connected smartphone. The latest update brings a navigation function to the small KIOX 300 display. The navigation only works in conjunction with the Bosch eBike Flow app. If you have a route calculated via the app, or select a route from a connected Komoot account, the route is also shown on the display as a simple guidance line. Turn-by-turn directions also appear at the top of the screen before intersections, even when you are not on the navigation screen. The center selection button on the LED remote can be used to switch to a new display that shows the remaining driving time, route and estimated arrival time. The KIOX 300 display does not (yet) offer a complete map view with road and route network.

A look at the home screen of the eBike Flow app is worthwhile. The latest update adds a navigation function to the KIOX 300 display. The update runs over-the-air, the way to the Bosch dealer is not necessary.
No, we’re not flying through the galaxies on our e-bike and have to turn right at Saturn. The KIOX 300 display can only show a minimalistic route and cannot display a complete map of the surroundings. At very unclear street intersections, this can sometimes lead to some confusion.
The new secondary view of the navigation function tells us the estimated time of arrival as well as the remaining distance and travel time.
Via Bosch eBike Flow app, the route ends up on the KIOX 300 display.
The turn-by-turn directions appear on the display while driving, even if you are not in the navigation menu.

In addition to the navigation function, other Quality of Life functions are added to the Smart System. Activity tracking now records the current altitude, ascent and maximum altitude on the display. If the cadence drops too much during relaxed cruising, a message with a shift recommendation flashes up. According to Bosch, this allows you to pedal in an optimal, efficient gear, which helps the motor save power and thus increases the range.

Keep it up! The new software update turns the KIOX 300 display into a handy mini-nav. If you can get by with the most minimal navigation features, you can save yourself a clunky smartphone mount or an additional bike computer on the handlebars. We will continue to keep an eye on the eBike Flow app for you and are eager to learn what Bosch has in store with the next software update.

For more information, visit bosch-ebike.com

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Words: Rudolf Fischer Photos: Mike Hunger

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Rudolf Fischer

In his previous life Rudolf was a dab hand at promoting innovation, putting his brain behind big-ticket patent assessments that easily ran into six-or-seven-plus figures. These days, the self-confessed data nerd’s role as editor at DOWNTOWN and E-MOUNTAINBIKE is no less exciting. Given his specialism in connectivity, Rudolf’s often placed on the front line of future mobility conversations, but he’s also big into testing new bikes–both on the daily as a committed commuter and intensively for our group tests. The business economist graduate is as versatile as a Swiss penknife, and that’s no hyperbole. Away from two wheels, his background in parkour means he’s a master of front, side and backflips, plus he speaks German, English, French, Russian and a touch of Esperanto. Japanese remains woefully unmastered, despite his best home-learning attempts. Good to know: Rudolf’s sharp tongue has made him a figure of fear in the office, where he’s got a reputation for flexing a dry wittiness à la Ricky Gervais... interestingly, he's usually the one laughing hardest.