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1C8060

Bosch eBike 1C8060: Your control unit is not compatible with your ABS.

Verified with sources1 sourceReviewed Aug 23, 2026
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Risk level

High

Professional inspection is recommended.

Urgency

High

Quick answer

Your control unit is not compatible with your ABS. This is why your ABS is not working properly. For 1C8060, Bosch's user step is: Perform a software update in the eBike Flow app. Then restart your eBike. If the problem persists, please contact your specialist dealer. If the same code returns, preserve the display and stop repeating resets.

Safety first

Stop and check this first

  • Assume ABS may be unavailable. Ride only if normal mechanical braking is confirmed and conditions are safe; otherwise do not continue and arrange transport to a specialist.

Safe checks you can perform

  • Preserve the code before changing anything
  • Apply only Bosch's published user step
  • Use recurrence as the stop point

Leave these tasks to a qualified professional

  • Do not attempt this professional task: Measured handoff for 1C8060

What a technician must be able to justify

A technician is coming

These are the steps they must carry out and show you. Tick them as they work: if steps are skipped, do not accept a part swap.

These are not instructions for opening or handling the equipment yourself. They are the checks that should support a technical conclusion.

  1. Measured handoff for 1C8060

    What they doUse the saved timing, system generation and Bosch diagnostics to test ABS in the state that produced 1C8060; verify software, connectors and component values before replacement.

Before accepting a part or repair

Nothing has been shown yet. Do not accept a part swap based on the code alone.

Checks and evidence, step by step

Follow the documented order. An error code identifies the affected system, but it does not prove by itself which part has failed.

  1. 1

    Preserve the code before changing anything

    No special tools

    Procedure

    Photograph 1C8060. Record the eBike model, Bosch system generation if known, battery level, ABS, what stopped working and when the code appeared.

    Assume ABS may be unavailable. Ride only if normal mechanical braking is confirmed and conditions are safe; otherwise do not continue and arrange transport to a specialist.

    Evidence: Bosch eBike Systems — official fault code 1C8060

  2. 2

    Apply only Bosch's published user step

    No special tools

    Procedure

    Perform a software update in the eBike Flow app. Then restart your eBike. If the problem persists, please contact your specialist dealer. Record whether the condition “Your control unit is not compatible with your ABS.” disappears and whether 1C8060 reappears after the exact published step. Do not add an undocumented reset or open a component.

    Assume ABS may be unavailable. Ride only if normal mechanical braking is confirmed and conditions are safe; otherwise do not continue and arrange transport to a specialist.

    Evidence: Bosch eBike Systems — official fault code 1C8060

  3. 3

    Use recurrence as the stop point

    No special tools

    Procedure

    If 1C8060 remains absent, monitor the same function; that does not prove a repair. If “Your control unit is not compatible with your ABS.” or 1C8060 returns, stop the user checks and book a Bosch eBike specialist.

    Assume ABS may be unavailable. Ride only if normal mechanical braking is confirmed and conditions are safe; otherwise do not continue and arrange transport to a specialist.

    Evidence: Bosch eBike Systems — official fault code 1C8060

Where this code applies

A code is meaningful only inside the right product and version context.

Primary scope

System
Electric mobility
Brand
Bosch eBike Systems
Product type
Electric bicycle

Known code variants

  • Bosch 1C8060 bici elettrica
  • Bosch 1C8060 bicicleta eléctrica
  • Bosch 1C8060 E-Bike
  • Bosch 1C8060 eBike
  • Bosch 1C8060 vélo électrique
  • Bosch eBike code 1C8060
  • Bosch eBike error 1C8060
  • Bosch eBike Fehler 1C8060
  • Bosch eBike Fehlercode 1C8060
  • code Bosch eBike 1C8060
  • codice Bosch eBike 1C8060
  • código Bosch eBike 1C8060
  • erreur Bosch eBike 1C8060
  • error Bosch eBike 1C8060
  • errore Bosch eBike 1C8060

What it means

Bosch eBike Systems assigns 1C8060 to ABS with source severity ERROR. It reports the detected state, not proof that one particular part has failed. This is why your ABS is not working properly.

Warnings and stop conditions

  • Highsource verified

    Assume ABS may be unavailable. Ride only if normal mechanical braking is confirmed and conditions are safe; otherwise do not continue and arrange transport to a specialist.

    Evidence: Bosch eBike Systems — official fault code 1C8060

Symptoms and causes

Probable causes · in order

  • What the code establishesConfirmed

    Bosch identifies 1C8060 at ABS: Your control unit is not compatible with your ABS. Keep that meaning scoped to a Bosch eBike system and the exact code shown.

    Evidence: Bosch eBike Systems — official fault code 1C8060

  • What the official step decidesPossible

    If “Your control unit is not compatible with your ABS.” clears after Bosch's exact step, only the current condition has cleared; no failed part has been proved. If 1C8060 returns, the documented user branch is exhausted and the recurrence becomes the evidence for service.

    Evidence: Bosch eBike Systems — official fault code 1C8060

Virtual technician

Does 1C8060 still appear after these checks?

Answer a few questions to narrow down the likely cause and the safest next action. Guidance only - it never replaces a professional.

Sources and technical references

  1. 1

    Bosch eBike Systems — official fault code 1C8060

    Bosch eBike Systems · 2026 · official_doc

Sources: Bosch eBike Systems — official fault code 1C8060reviewed 2026-08-23 · verified

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