What your e-bike screen is telling you
Read your e-bike screen with confidence
This site explains the screen on an e-bike handlebar: the symbols, the assist and battery readouts, the trip numbers and the error codes. It points you to the maker's own manual for the final answer on your model.
All the display notes
- What an E-Bike Display Does and What It Does Not
What the screen on your e-bike handlebar is for, what it reads from the bike, and why it isn't the same part as the controller.
- Display, Controller and Remote: How the Parts Fit Together
Which part of an e-bike is the screen, which is the controller and which is the button pad, and why a code can name any of them.
- Common E-Bike Display Icons and What They Show
Which kinds of symbols appear on an e-bike screen, what each kind usually reports, and why your manual has the last word on yours.
- Reading Assist Level and Battery Charge on the Screen
How the assist setting and battery gauge on an e-bike screen work, and why the battery figure can move up and down while you ride.
- Trip Data: Speed, Distance, Odometer and Range Estimates
Where an e-bike's speed and distance figures come from, what the trip and odometer numbers count, and why a range figure is only an estimate.
- E-Bike Error Codes: How to Look Yours Up
Your e-bike screen shows a code. Here's where makers list what it means, how those lists are laid out, and what to do if yours isn't there.