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Pair your Garmin Varia device to the Ride with GPS app for continual updates on real-time traffic while navigating a route or recording a ride. Use the on-screen visual alerts as well as audible chimes to add an extra layer of safety to your on-road riding experiences. 

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Download the Ride with GPS mobile app

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The Ride with GPS mobile app works with the Varia RTL515 and RVR315 and RTC715 radar devices. When paired with one of these units over Bluetooth, you'll received both audio and visual radar alerts on your phone as vehicles approach from behind. 

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Pair your Varia Radar

  • Power on the Varia device
  • Open the Ride with GPS app and tap More > Settings
  • Tap Set Up Bluetooth Devices (iOS) or tap Bluetooth and Sensors (Android)
  • Tap Set up Varia Radar (iOS) or tap Varia Radar (Android)

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  • Tap to pair device:
    • If using an iOS device, tap Pair > tap Use to confirm. 
    • If using an Android device, tap Search.

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Ride with Garmin Varia

Once the Garmin Varia is paired, tap Record or Navigate to open the navigation screen. The green Varia vehicle track will appear on the left side of your screen when no cars are approaching from behind.

When a car is approaching at a slow to moderate speed, the track will turn orange, display moving car icons, and sound audible alerts as the vehicle is approaching. After the vehicle has passed you and no others are approaching, you'll get an "all clear" chime, and the track will revert back to green. 

 

 
If a car is approaching you quickly, the vehicle track will change to red and alert you with an audible warning tone. 
 

 

Other Alerts

The vehicle track will turn gray and display a battery icon when your Garmin Varia battery gets low.  
 
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The vehicle track will turn gray, and a magnifying glass icon will appear if the Garmin Varia device has lost bluetooth connection with the app.
 
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FAQs

What should I do if the app doesn't pair with my Varia via Bluetooth? 
  • Confirm your phone's bluetooth is enabled. If your phone's bluetooth is disabled, you'll need to re-enable it and then go through the Varia pairing steps to refresh the connection within the app.
  • Double check that your Varia device isn't paired with any other app or device, including to the Varia app and directly to your phone. Since bluetooth doesn't share very well, you'll want to pair your Varia exclusively to the RWGPS app.
  • In some cases, closing the Varia app on your phone before pairing your Varia with the Ride with GPS app will also help.