I recently purchased a Varia 515 but I'm about to return it. As so many have mentioned, the light is just way too intense and blinds my fellow riders and I have had other riders and even a car pull up beside me and shout at me that the light is too bright and is blinding. I actually agree.
I would be happy to turn off the bloody light and just have the radar function on, but there seems to be a defect with the button software as mentioned in the post linked to below -ie. while the light turns off, it also disconnects the device's bluetooth even though the little status LED on the side of the Vario blinks to show that the device is still on.
Am I missing something, or is this product and the product support just sh1t?
https://forums.garmin.com/sports-fitness/cycling/f/varia-series/307794/radar-light-off-radar-on (why was this post locked if the problem has not been fixed?)
It's a shame because the radar actually works quite well but unfortunately I'm very dissatisfied with this product overall given its cost, will be returning it and giving it a negative product review :(
