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A dollar coin worked fine for me no issues!You can’t use a coin. Or at least I can’t. The slot for the screwdriver doesn’t cut all the way to the ends, so the slot isn’t long enough to insert a coin.
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A dollar coin worked fine for me no issues!You can’t use a coin. Or at least I can’t. The slot for the screwdriver doesn’t cut all the way to the ends, so the slot isn’t long enough to insert a coin.
Does your cut go all the way to the edges?A dollar coin worked fine for me no issues!
Depending on the cause, it could simply be a software bug that effects everyone but is fairly rare. This was the situation for the Taycan. Owners would randomly have 12V batteries die until Porsche finally figured out a software correction.Well the service technician showed up without any low voltage batteries or parts whatsoever. He is going to try to jump the truck and revive it. This of course is only slightly helpful because although I could move it if he's successful, there is no way I can actually drive it anywhere and risk it dying until an underlying cause is identified and addressed. Much better to have it dead in the driveway than out in the wild somewhere. One Strike for Rivian on Service Appointment #1.
Oh it’s a crazy ass lithium Rivian battery times two. It’s what is under the red covers in the pictures.Just curious, if the batteries are dead, what parts do they need to order? Are they some crazy Rivian only specific shape/size battery I take it or is there something else they're changing out?
Pretty sure they aren't lithium, just SLA.Oh it’s a crazy ass lithium Rivian battery times two. It’s what is under the red covers in the pictures.
The Rivian tech stated lithium so just parroting what was told to me. They are pretty small so I wouldn’t assume a standard battery chemistry.Pretty sure they aren't lithium, just SLA.
Unless they changed them, they appear to be C&D DCS+ VRLA (valve regulated lead acid).The Rivian tech stated lithium so just parroting what was told to me. They are pretty small so I wouldn’t assume a standard battery chemistry.
I hear you. I tell people I'm a beta tester. I'm not butt hurt about the situation and I'm still a Rivian fanboy.....as long as they show up with some batteries in the next week or two. Cross fingers whatever it is turns out to be very uncommon.Odds are your "underlying cause" is a potential issue for every Rivian owner, and I've never had a dead 12V battery yet. You're just another winner of the Rivian early adopter lotto.