Garmin Varia Rearview Bike Radar Owners Manual
Varia™ Rearview Bike Radar
Owner’s Manual
November 2015 190-01918-00_0B
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Country restrictions may apply. 010-01509-01 and 010-01509-11 are approved for operation in France and the United Kingdom.
Table of Contents
Introduction.....................................................................1
Getting Started............................................................................1
Tips for Installing the Taillight..................................................... 1
Installing the Universal Mount................................................ 1
Installing the Seat-Post Mount............................................... 1
Turning On the Taillight..........................................................1
Taillight Battery Status LED................................................... 2
Turning Off the Taillight..........................................................2
Installing the Varia RDU Device................................................. 2
Varia RDU Device Overview.................................................. 2
Turning On the Varia RDU Device......................................... 2
Turning Off the Varia RDU Device and Taillight.................... 2
The Varia Taillight and Your Edge 1000....................... 2
Pairing the Taillight with Your Edge 1000................................... 2
Viewing Radar on Your Edge Device.................................... 3
Customizing the Radar Alert Settings with Your Edge
1000....................................................................................... 3
Tone Alerts for Approaching Vehicles................................... 3
Device Information......................................................... 3
Varia RTL and RDU Specifications.............................................3
Radar Detection.......................................................................... 3
Taillight Modes and Intensity...................................................... 3
Charging the Device................................................................... 3
Device Care................................................................................ 3
Cleaning the Device............................................................... 4
Troubleshooting............................................................. 4
Support and Updates.................................................................. 4
Updating the Software Using the Garmin Express
Application............................................................................. 4
Taillight Status LED for Software Updates.............................4
The taillight disconnects from the Edge device.......................... 4
The taillight disconnects from the Varia RDU Device................. 4
The taillight is not responding..................................................... 4
The status LED turns red while charging.................................... 4
Thermal Safety Shutdown.......................................................... 4
Pairing the Taillight with the RDU Device................................... 4
Resetting the Device...................................................................5
Replacement O-rings.................................................................. 5
Getting More Information............................................................ 5
Appendix......................................................................... 5
Software License Agreement......................................................5
Index................................................................................ 6
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