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09/19/2023

RIDE COMMAND For Your RANGER 150

Your Polaris RANGER 150 youth vehicle features functions like geofencing, engine start passcodes and speed limitation. To utilize these features, download the RIDE COMMAND app on your smartphone. To learn more about RIDE COMMAND, visit the RIDE COMMAND website.

Pair your RANGER 150 EFI with the RIDE COMMAND smartphone app to get unprecedented control over riding safety. 


Adding a RANGER 150 to Your RIDE COMMAND App
1. Enable Bluetooth® on your device.

2. Open the RIDE COMMAND app.

3. Put the vehicle into accessory position by turning the key to the first key position.

4. Tap the MORE button in the lower-right corner of the RIDE COMMAND app. Choose GARAGE.

5. Tap the "+" sign in the upper-right corner of the RIDE COMMAND app.

6. Tap ADD WITH BLUETOOTH. RIDE COMMAND is now scanning for your RANGER 150 EFI. It will show up in the list once it is found.

7. Tap on the discovered RANGER 150 EFI once it shows up in the list.

8. Give your vehicle a name and other optional info shown on your app screen. Tap DONE.

9. A Bluetooth® symbol will illuminate in the upper-left corner of your vehicle's digital gauge when your vehicle is connected. A green arrow will display on the Vehicle Settings screen on the RIDE COMMAND app.


Setting a Passcode
A passcode (four-digit PIN) is required to enable and modify the youth features of your RANGER 150 EFI. To set your PIN, do the following.

1. Enable Bluetooth® on your device.

2. Ensure the RANGER 150 EFI is in your Garage on the RIDE COMMAND app.

3. Put the vehicle into accessory position by turning the key to the first key position.

4. Select VEHICLE SETTINGS from your vehicle's Garage page.

5. Select CREATE PASSCODE.

6. Enter a four-digit passcode. Re-enter the passcode to confirm.

7. Tap the checkmark button in the lower-right-hand corner to continue.

8. You can choose whether the passcode is required to start the engine on your RANGER 150 and set a restart lock delay from the Vehicle Settings menu. These options only become available after the passcode has been created.

9. Tap the circular Bluetooth® icon on the Vehicle Settings page to push those changes to your RANGER 150.

Push changes

10. Follow the same steps to change an existing passcode on your RIDE COMMAND app.


How to Change Your Passcode on Your RANGER 150
To change an existing PIN from your vehicle's digital gauge, do the following:

Setting the PIN process

1. Press and hold the MODE button to enter the Options Menu. Note that “OPTIONS” will display on the screen for 3 seconds before displaying the first menu item.

2. Select YOUTH MENU by pressing the MODE button.

3. Enter the existing PIN. If your PIN is lost or displaced, please contact your Polaris Dealer for assistance.

4. Select CHANGE PIN from the Youth Menu by pressing the MODE button. Reference the above image.

  • (1) Press the MODE button.
  • (2) Toggle the Up/Down buttons to increase/decrease the first digit of the new PIN.
  • (3) With the desired first digit of the new PIN displayed, press the MODE button, which will set the digit and move to the second digit.
  • (4) Toggle the Up/Down buttons to increase/decrease the second digit of the new PIN. Press the MODE button to set the second digit and move on to the third digit.
  • (5) Toggle the Up/Down buttons to increase/decrease the third digit of the new PIN. Press the MODE button to set the third digit and move on to the fourth digit. Toggle the Up/Down buttons to increase/decrease the fourth digit.
  • (6) Press the MODE button to set the fourth digit and exit.

5. To exit the Youth Menu, do one of three things:

  • Select the Exit Menu function from the Youth Menu.
  • Hold the MODE button and exit out of the Youth Menu.
  • Do not press any button for 10 seconds, which will exit out of the Options Menu.


Require Passcode to Start Engine
By activating the passcode protection, you now have control of who operates the vehicle and when the vehicle is operated. When enabled, the passcode must be entered before the engine starts. If your child is out riding, a restart option allows you to restart the vehicle within a predetermined time limit before having to re-enter the passcode. 

You can turn on this option if you want the passcode to be required to start the engine of your RANGER 150. When this option is enabled, the engine will not be allowed to start without entering the passcode on the display in the vehicle.

1. In the RIDE COMMAND app, on the Vehicle Settings screen, turn the Passcode option for "Required to Start Engine" to the on position.

2. Push your changes to your RANGER 150 by tapping the circular Bluetooth® icon.

You also can turn on this feature from the vehicle itself.

Require PIN

To do this on the digital gauge, do the following:

1. Press and hold the MODE button to enter the Options Menu. Note that “OPTIONS” will display on the screen for 3 seconds before displaying the first menu item.

2. Select YOUTH MENU by pressing the MODE button.

3. Enter your PIN.

4. Select REQUIRE PIN TO START from the Youth Menu by pressing the MODE button. Reference the image shown above:

  • (1) Press the MODE button.
  • (2) Toggle the Up and Down buttons to enable or disable requiring the PIN to start the vehicle.
  • (3) With the desired option displayed, press the MODE button, which will set the function and return to the Youth Menu.

5. To exit the Youth Menu, do one of three things:

  • Select the Exit Menu function from the Youth Menu.
  • Hold the MODE button and exit out of the Youth Menu.
  • Do not press any button for 10 seconds, which will exit out of the Options Menu.


Restart Lock Delay
If a passcode is required to start the engine, a restart lock delay also can be enabled. This will allow the RANGER 150 to be restarted without a passcode for a specified period of time. For example: Your RANGER 150 was started with a passcode and, after operating, was turned off or was stalled. A restart lock delay of 10 minutes will allow the engine to be restarted without a passcode for 10 minutes since the time the engine stopped. 

1. in the Vehicle Settings screen on your RIDE COMMAND app, ensure the Passcode option REQUIRED TO START ENGINE is enabled.

2. Tap on RESTART LOCK DELAY.

3. Choose an amount of time for the delay.

4. Push your changes to your RANGER 150 by tapping the circular Bluetooth® icon.

You can also turn on this feature from the vehicle itself.

PIN delay

To do this on the digital gauge, do the following:

1. Press and hold the MODE button to enter the Options Menu. Note that “OPTIONS” will display on the screen for 3 seconds before displaying the first menu item.

2. Select YOUTH MENU by pressing the MODE button.

3. Enter your PIN.

4. Select PIN DELAY from the Youth Menu by pressing the MODE button. Reference the image shown above:

  • (1) Press the MODE button.
  • (2) Toggle the Up and Down buttons to enable or disable PIN delay.
  • (3) With the desired option displayed, press the MODE button, which will set the function and return to the Youth Menu.

5. To exit the Youth Menu, do one of three things:

  • Select the Exit Menu function from the Youth Menu.
  • Hold the MODE button and exit out of the Youth Menu.
  • Do not press any button for 10 seconds, which will exit out of the Options Menu.

Setting a Maximum Speed on the RIDE COMMAND App
Ensure kids are riding at the appropriate speed for their age, experience and terrain by easily setting a max speed right from your RIDE COMMAND app.

This setting will set a maximum vehicle speed and will limit (override) any speed setting for geofences if the geofence speed limit is higher.

1. From the Vehicle Settings page on your RIDE COMMAND app, toggle Maximum Speed Limit to the ON position.

2. Choose the desired maximum speed.

Max speed options

3. Push your changes to your RANGER 150 by tapping the circular Bluetooth® icon.

When a max speed is set, the turtle icon will appear on the vehicle's digital gauge.


Setting a Maximum Speed on Your RANGER 150

Setting the max speed

You also can use your vehicle's digital gauge to set a maximum speed. To do so, follow these steps:

1. Press and hold the MODE button to enter the Options Menu. Note that "OPTIONS" will display on the screen for 3 seconds before showing the first menu item.

2. Select YOUTH MENU by pressing the MODE button.

3. Enter your PIN.

4. Select MAX SPEED from the Youth Menu by pressing the MODE button. Reference the image shown above:

  • (1) Press the MODE button.
  • (2) Toggle the Up/Down buttons to increase or decrease the max speed. The range is 10-29 miles per hour.
  • (3) With the desired max speed displayed, press the MODE button, which will set the max speed and return to the Youth Menu.

5. To exit the Youth Menu, do one of three things:

  • Select the Exit Menu function from the Youth Menu.
  • Hold the MODE button and exit out of the Youth Menu.
  • Do not press any button for 10 seconds, which will exit out of the Options Menu.

Adding a Geofence
Keep your kids in safe parameters by quickly setting and controlling ride boundaries. Set speed limits for within and outside of a geofenced area.

A geofence is a virtual fence that allows you to specify vehicle speeds for inside and outside the area created by a geofence. The inside speed and outside speed can be set individually in any values from 10 to 29 miles per hour. Your RANGER 150 can store three geofences, and only one can be enabled at a time. Note that a geofence is not a replacement for adult supervision. GPS accuracy can vary by region, so make certain to give adequate distance for geofence boundaries to accommodate this variation. A geofence will not stop the vehicle. It will only slow to the adult-entered speed limit.

To create a geofence on your RIDE COMMAND app, do the following:

1. From the Vehicle Settings page, tap ADD AREA SPEED LIMIT.

Add area speed limit

2. Tap NEW AREA at the top of the screen.

3. Tap the "+" icon to start drawing your geofence.

4. Move the map and zoom in or out to find where your first point will be.

5. Tap the map to add your first point.

6. Moving and zooming the map as needed, continue tapping points to draw your geofence. You do not need to tap back on your original point to close the geofence. A line will automatically be drawn from the last point back to the first point, closing the boundary.

7. A geofence cannot cross itself and cannot contain more than 24 points.

8. Tap SAVE when you are done drawing your points.

9. Give your geofence a name.

10. Tap the settings for speed limit inside geofence and speed limit outside geofence, and set the vehicle speed limit for each.

11. Set Area Active to the ON position to enable the geofence. The geofence must be enabled to be enforced by your RANGER 150. Only one geofence can be enabled at a time on the vehicle, and the RIDE COMMAND app will allow you to enable only one at a time as well. 

12. When your settings are ready, tap the BACK button.

13. Push your changes to your RANGER 150 by tapping the circular Bluetooth® icon.

Geofence

You can apply the same geofence to multiple vehicles under the Areas section.

When a geofence is turned on, the digital gauge on your RANGER 150 will display "OUT GEOFENCE" or "IN GEOFENCE." The turtle icon also will be illuminated to indicate the geofence speed setting is active.


Activating a Geofence and Setting Speed Limits on Your RANGER 150
Once a geofence boundary has been created on the RIDE COMMAND app, the geofence can be turned on and off and the speeds can be changed through the RANGER 150's digital gauge.

Turn on geofence

1. Press and hold the MODE button to enter the Options Menu. "OPTIONS" will display on the screen for 3 seconds before showing the first menu item.

2. Select YOUTH MENU by pressing the MODE button.

3. Enter your PIN.

4. Select GEOFENCE from the Youth Menu by pressing the MODE button. Reference the image shown above.
(1) Press the MODE button.
(2) Toggle the Up/Down buttons to cycle between ON and OFF.
(3) With the desired option displayed, press the MODE button, which will set the function and return to the Youth Menu.

5. To exit the Youth Menu, do one of three things:

  • Select the Exit Menu function from the Youth Menu.
  • Hold the MODE button and exit out of the Youth Menu.
  • Do not press any button for 10 seconds, which will exit out of the Options Menu.

Inside geofence speed

To set the vehicle's speed inside of the geofence from the digital gauge, do the following:

1. Press and hold the MODE button to enter the Options Menu. "OPTIONS" will display on the screen for 3 seconds before showing the first menu item.

2. Select YOUTH MENU by pressing the MODE button.

3. Enter your PIN.

4. Select INSIDE from the Youth Menu by pressing the MODE button. Reference the image shown above.

  • (1) Press the MODE button.
  • (2) Toggle the Up and Down buttons to increase or decrease the inside geofence maximum speed. The range is 10 to 29 mph.
  • (3) With the desired speed displayed, press the MODE button, which will set the inside of the geofence speed and return to the Youth Menu.

5. To exit the Youth Menu, do one of three things:

  • Select the Exit Menu function from the Youth Menu.
  • Hold the MODE button and exit out of the Youth Menu.
  • Do not press any button for 10 seconds, which will exit out of the Options Menu.

Outside of geofence speed

To set the vehicle's speed outside of the geofence from the digital gauge, do the following:

1. Press and hold the MODE button to enter the Options Menu. "OPTIONS" will display on the screen for 3 seconds before showing the first menu item.

2. Select YOUTH MENU by pressing the MODE button.

3. Enter your PIN.

4. Select OUTSIDE from the Youth Menu by pressing the MODE button. Reference the image shown above.

  • (1) Press the MODE button.
  • (2) Toggle the Up and Down buttons to increase or decrease the outside geofence maximum speed. The range is 10 to 29 mph.
  • (3) With the desired speed displayed, press the MODE button, which will set the outside of the geofence speed and return to the Youth Menu.

5. To exit the Youth Menu, do one of three things:

  • Select the Exit Menu function from the Youth Menu.
  • Hold the MODE button and exit out of the Youth Menu.
  • Do not press any button for 10 seconds, which will exit out of the Options Menu.


Deleting a Geofence
1.
From the Vehicle Settings page, tap ADD AREA SPEED LIMIT.

2. Scroll down to your list of geofences.

3. Tap on the one you would like to delete.

4. Tap the DELETE GEOFENCE button.

5. Push your changes to your RANGER 150 by tapping the circular Bluetooth® icon.


Troubleshooting
If you cannot connect to your vehicle:

  • Try turning the vehicle off, waiting 10 seconds and then turning it back on.
  • Ensure Bluetooth® is enabled on your device/phone.
  • In the Ride Command app, try going to the map, waiting 10 seconds and then going back to the Youth screen. This will force a disconnect/reconnect.
  • Try rebooting your device/phone. This will force all Bluetooth® connections to be closed. 
  • If you have multiple RANGER 150 vehicles, make sure the correct one is selected by swiping between them on the Youth screen.

If your geofence doesn't work:

  • Ensure that the desired geofence is active and that your latest settings have been synced to the RANGER 150 EFI. Only one geofence can be active at a time.
  • Geofences are accurate within the precision of the GPS built into the vehicle. This is usually within a couple meters but can vary depending on GPS signal strength. The RANGER 150 EFI only limits speed by limiting the engine, so crossing a geofence from a faster speed to a slower speed may take some time for the vehicle to slow down to the specified geofence speed limit.

If your passcode won't work:

  • Try restarting both the vehicle and your device/phone.
  • If that doesn't work or if you forgot your passcode, take your RANGER 150 to a Polaris Dealer to have the passcode reset.

For more information, see your authorized Polaris Dealer. Find a dealer near you with the Dealer Locator.
More information about your RANGER 150's digital gauge can be found in your Owner's Manual.

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