Polaris Matryx platform snowmobiles equipped with a 7S display can use the Group Ride feature by RIDE COMMAND. Invite your friends to a group to see their live location on the map of your smartphone, tablet or your vehicle's touchscreen display.
The 7S display requires a GPS lock, indicated by a blue arrow marker (as shown below) before you are able to set up or join a group ride.
There are two ways to set up a group ride: mobile phone or vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) antenna.
Setting Up a Group Ride with a Phone
Group Ride with a mobile phone works within cellular range and requires a tethered mobile phone. There is infinite range between vehicles, and it works with friends using the mobile app.
To set up a group ride using a mobile phone, do the following:
1. From the map menu, tap the GROUP RIDE button.
2. Tap the SETUP MOBILE PHONE GROUP RIDE button on the display screen.
3. Complete all three steps on the screen, in the specified order, to set up a group ride.
- Enable your Bluetooth® tethering in your phone's settings. Tap instruction for more information on how to enable tethering on an iPhone® or Android® phone.
- Connect your phone via Bluetooth®. If your phone is currently connected, you must disconnect and reconnect it.
- Press the LOGIN button to log in to your Polaris account.
Once you've completed all three steps above, your information will be stored (unless cleared manually), and you will not need to log in to your Polaris account again for future group rides.
4. Press the BACK button to go back to the Group Ride screen, and join your group ride.
For vehicles with a V2V antenna and vehicles using a mobile phone-based group ride to join the same group, at least one member of the group must be connected to both the V2V antenna and the mobile phone-based group ride.
Setting Up a Group Ride with V2V
A vehicle-to-vehicle antenna (V2V) works anywhere, with no phone required. It requires an installed V2V antenna, which is standard on model year 2021 and newer snowmobiles with a 7S display. It has a range of more than one mile between vehicles.
Use the following procedure to set up a V2V group ride:
1. From the map menu, tap the GROUP RIDE button.
2. Tap the SETUP V2V GROUP RIDE button on the display screen.
3. Tap the ANTENNA INSTALLED toggle switch to the YES position.
Joining a Ride Group
To join a group, do the following:
1. From the map menu, tap the GROUP RIDE button.
2. Nearby ride groups will display in order of distance.
3. Tap the JOIN button (1) to join a group. Note that you can be active in only one ride group at a time.
Close the popup to show the map view of your chosen ride group. Other riders appear as dots on the map. If a rider is moving, the dot includes a heading arrow pointing in the direction they are riding. The ride group panel on the side of the screen shows the name of the group and lists all group members with their name, icon color, distance and bearing from you to that rider.
The map is set to zoom-to-group. As you ride, it automatically will zoom to keep all riders in view. Tap the zoom control to return to manual zoom mode.
Riding with a Group
1. Tap the handle by the group name (2) to minimize the panel and show more map.
2. After 10 seconds of not interacting with the screen, the map controls will disappear. Tap the screen to make them visible again.
3. Tap on a rider icon in the ride group panel to show that rider relative to your location. If center-on-me is enabled, the display reverts to the centered state after 10 seconds.
Creating a Ride Group
To create a ride group, do the following:
1. On the Group Ride Panel, tap the NEW GROUP button (3) to create a group for others to join.
2. Give the group a name and choose whether a passcode should be required for others to join the group. If the PRIVATE toggle is tapped, you will be prompted to enter a four-digit passcode.
3. After creating a group, the panel closes and shows the new group on the map.
4. If your ride group has been set to private, other riders must enter your chosen passcode to join the group.
5. After a second rider joins, the map will switch to zoom-to-group. As you ride, it automatically will zoom to keep all riders in view. Tap the zoom control to return to manual zoom mode.
Information on how Group Ride works and instructions on how to set up Group Ride using your smartphone or V2V antenna can also be found by tapping the "i" icon beside the title of the Group Ride panel (1) on your display.
For more on the 7S display, refer to the 7S User Guide or your Owner's Manual.
For more information, see you Polaris Dealer. To find a dealer near you, use the Dealer Locator.
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