How to enable or disable the throttle on a Ride1Up
Ride1Up models with a thumb throttle (700 Series, LMT'D, Turbo, Core-5, Portola, Revv 1) let you choose in the advanced menu whether it works from PAS 0 or only when pedal assist is active. Roadster and Prodigy have no throttle.
Step by step
- With the display on and the bike stationary, press and hold '+' and '-' together for about 2 seconds to open the settings menu.
- Enter the advanced menu (password 1919 or 0512).
- Find 'Throttle' / 'C4' / 'P-throttle'. Options: 0 = throttle off, 1 = throttle works in PAS 0 only, 2 (or 'All') = throttle works in all levels (default).
- Confirm and exit.
- Throttle cuts at 20 mph on class-3 bikes.
- To physically disable, unplug the 3-pin throttle connector at the handlebar.
Tip: Setting the throttle to 'PAS 0 only' is a good compromise: no surprise surges when you touch it in traffic, still usable from a standstill.
Can't find it?
If there is no throttle entry, your firmware is fixed; unplugging is the only way.
Frequently asked
Throttle does nothing.
Check the setting is not 0, brakes released, display on, plug seated.
Is a throttle legal in the EU?
No above 6 km/h.
Throttle works but assist does not.
Cadence sensor or its magnet ring; the throttle bypasses it.
Manuals and video
Videos found on YouTube and checked automatically; they are other people's work, not ours.
- Ride1Up Turris: 0-20 MPH Throttle Only Test Ebike Escape
- Ride1Up Portola throttle has a secret... Ebikesarehere
Other Ride1Up displays (Turbo, Roadster, 700 series) guides
Ride1Up: switch mph to km/hRide1Up: reset the tripRide1Up: wheel size settingRide1Up: pedal assist levelsRide1Up: display brightnessRide1Up: walk modeRide1Up: lightsRide1Up: speed limit and class 3 setting
Still stuck? Take a photo of the display and show it to a local e-bike workshop. Bring the bike's system name (e.g. Bosch Performance Line CX) and the exact code; that saves diagnostic time and money.