Getting started

How the scooter comes back up after flashing, how to teach in your keycard, and how to confirm that everything is in order.

What happens after flashing

Once Librescoot is installed, the scooter reboots on its own. Boot takes a moment. You'll see a black screen first, then the cluster screen in park mode.

Cluster screen right after boot, with the (P) symbol below the speedometer

The cluster screen in park mode.

Teaching in keycards

After installation the scooter doesn't know any keycards yet. You'll need two cards: a master keycard to teach in further cards, and at least one user card to lock and unlock the scooter. The master keycard itself does not unlock the scooter – tapping it only toggles learning mode on and off. The keycard from your starter kit can be reused as either master or user card; Librescoot reads the same NFC cards as the original firmware, so you don't need a new one. More on Custom keycards.

Right after the first boot the status LED on the right side of the display blinks – the scooter is waiting for a master keycard. Hold the first card onto the card symbol to the left of the display for about a second. The LED briefly lights up, and the card is registered as master.

Now teach in a user card: tap the master keycard again – the LED blinks, learning mode is active. Tap a second, different card – it's stored as a user card. Tap the master keycard once more to leave learning mode.

To unlock the scooter, hold the user card onto the card symbol for about a second. The status LED lights up yellow, then briefly green. The scooter is now unlocked and in park mode.

If the LED blinks red, doesn't react at all, or stays solid yellow, see Troubleshooting.

Quick function check

Before your first ride, take a moment to sanity-check the display and the controls. That way you'll spot any subsystem that didn't come up cleanly after flashing.

Display and status bar

The display should show:

  • The main battery's charge level in the top left of the status bar. With two batteries inserted, two icons appear side by side regardless of whether dual-battery mode is active.
  • The current time at the top center.
  • In the top right, depending on hardware and configuration: cellular reception (only with a SIM card inserted), GPS, Bluetooth, temperature, or the OTA status. Which icons you actually see depends on your setup.
  • A red (P) symbol for the parking brake below the speedometer, indicating park mode.
  • A statistics row at the very bottom with trip duration (DURATION), average speed (AVG), trip distance (TRIP) and total distance (TOTAL).

The full icon legend is on The display (currently only in German).

Checking versions

In park mode, hold both brake levers at the same time for about three seconds. A version box appears in the bottom right of the display, listing the installed components:

  • The MDB is the main computer in the seatbox.
  • The DBC is the dashboard computer behind the handlebar.
  • The nRF is the Bluetooth microcontroller.
  • The ECU is the motor controller.

All four should show a version number. If you see a dash or „unknown" instead, one of the components probably didn't flash successfully. See Troubleshooting in that case.

Handlebar and switches

With a battery inserted and in park mode, you should get the following responses:

  • Pushing the indicator switch left or right blinks the corresponding indicators on the scooter and shows an arrow at the bottom of the display.
  • Pressing the horn produces an audible honk.
  • Pressing the seatbox switch unlatches the seat with an audible click.

If any of these doesn't react, the scooter probably didn't reach full park mode. The battery may be missing, or the internal AUX cell may be flat. More on States and Battery & energy (both currently only in German).

A short test ride

If everything above worked, take two minutes for a short test ride on a quiet bit of ground – an empty parking lot, a calm side street, a courtyard.

Fold the side stand in. The (P) symbol disappears, the scooter switches to drive mode. Apply throttle gently and brake briefly with the front and rear brake while watching the display:

  • The speedometer in the middle shows your current speed.
  • The energy gauge below the speedometer reacts to your inputs: accelerating moves the bar to the right toward DISCHARGE, braking or coasting moves it left toward REGEN. The current power value in kW shows below.

Then stop, fold the side stand out again, and lock the scooter with the keycard.

Cluster in drive mode, speedometer at 38 km/h, energy gauge swinging right

Cluster in drive mode with active energy gauge.

If something doesn't add up

If the first boot doesn't go through, the display stays black, or the maintenance screen comes up persistently, look at Troubleshooting first. The most common symptoms right after flashing are listed there, including what to do if the keycard isn't recognized or the battery doesn't respond.

If that doesn't help, ask in the Discord. There are usually other riders on the same scooter model who've already worked through similar steps.

What's next?

If the first start went through, these are the typical next steps: