About this replacement
TomTom Urban Rider / Urban Rider Pro — 3.7V Li-ion Replacement Battery (MALAGA)
This is a 3.7V, 3000mAh Li-ion replacement battery for the TomTom Urban Rider, Urban Rider Pro, Rider 2nd Edition, and 4GC01 GPS navigators. It matches the original cell's voltage, capacity, and physical dimensions (68.50 × 18.50 × 18.50mm). Fit the battery and the device powers on without any configuration changes required.
- Urban Rider and Rider Pro compatibility: These models share the same battery bay dimensions and 3.7V single-cell architecture. The connector and BMS communication protocol are identical across the Urban Rider, Urban Rider Pro, and Rider 2nd Edition, so one cell covers all variants listed.
- Bench tested on actual hardware: We cycled this cell through charge and discharge on TomTom Urban Rider hardware. The BMS accepted the cell without fault codes, balanced charge terminated cleanly at 4.2V, and the protection circuit tripped correctly at the low-voltage cutoff threshold.
- First fix after swap: After fitting this cell, power the device on outdoors and let it acquire a satellite fix before starting a route. The GPS performs a cold start after any full power interruption — first fix can take 5–10 minutes. Subsequent warm starts run under a minute once almanac data is cached.
GPS accuracy reduced at low battery on the Urban Rider
When cell voltage drops below roughly 3.5V, some TomTom Urban Rider units throttle GPS receiver sensitivity to reduce current draw. The result is a wider position error — the blue dot drifts or snaps to parallel streets. This is firmware-level power management, not a fault in the GPS hardware itself. Fitting a fresh cell at full charge restores the receiver to full sensitivity immediately.
Urban Rider shuts off without warning before the battery indicator hits empty
The battery percentage indicator on the Urban Rider is calibrated against the original cell's discharge curve. A worn or new-to-the-device cell may have a slightly different curve, so the displayed percentage doesn't match actual remaining capacity. The device hits the hardware low-voltage cutoff before the visual indicator reaches zero. Run two or three full charge and discharge cycles to let the device recalibrate its fuel gauge — the indicator accuracy improves noticeably after the second cycle.