New Service Menu coming to make owner DIY repairs & maintenance easier

[captainjp]

Part of the problem might have been if you asked for “break pads” at the auto parts store

With voice to text, I give everyone the benefit of the doubt.

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[iansriv]

With voice to text, I give everyone the benefit of the doubt.

I wish @COdogman was as considerate as you. This was more of a voice (in my head) to text (on my laptop) issue. Btw-all comments are in jest.

 

[COdogman]

With voice to text, I give everyone the benefit of the doubt.

That’s fair. I just couldn’t resist busting @iansriv ‘s chops.. or the chops of his AI voice to text assistant.

 

[Dark-Fx]

College doesn't seem to have helped much.

Next time don't ask for broke pads.

 

[HaveBlue]

We also need an error bypass mode. Like if the parking brake no longer engages the car should still be drivable out of the desert without bricking itself for no reason.

 

[Riviot]

Part of the problem might have been if you asked for “break pads” at the auto parts store

@iansriv looking for pads

In other news, pads are nonreturnable.

Come to think of it, I'm not sure there's any type of pad you should be able to return

 

[hammick]

Im not much of a DIY guy. I was in college when I changed the breaks on my car. I only did that so I could impress the girls living next door.

If you find one that knows how to spell "brakes" she's a keeper

 

[iansriv]

If you find one that knows how to spell "brakes" she's a keeper

I was never into the intellectual type.

 

[kyunam]

I can still put on non-Rivian wipers myself, right?

 

[cwardak]

Access to those items and their diagnostics would be very helpful to many of us that enjoy making our own repairs

I agree with the brakes. But battery and suspension rely heavily on software monitoring and function. So I wouldn’t want to touch them. Also, the suspension in EV‘s is still very new technology and isn’t anything like changing the suspension in an ICE vehicle.

 

[cwardak]

I can still put on non-Rivian wipers myself, right?

Do you mean just the blades? Of course. You can order them and install them. But if you mean the entire wiper mechanism or motor. Again I would say no as you might need to calibrate due the dependency on software to manage the functionality.

 

[UnsungZero_OldTimeAdMan]

I can still put on non-Rivian wipers myself, right?

Do you mean just the blades? Of course. You can order them and install them. But if you mean the entire wiper mechanism or motor. Again I would say no as you might need to calibrate due the dependency on software to manage the functionality.

Replacing wiper arm shouldn't require calibration of any sort. Like any other, it's just a mechanical arm, fixed to a spindle with a hex nut. A mechanic, pro or shade-tree, only need to know how to expose the nut, what size socket and what torque to reinstall. This info would be in the subscription-only ($$$$) third-party service portal.

As for replacing wiper blade, I wasn't sure if it was a joke. But, there's no reason to believe that feature will be taken away. None, whatsoever. Discussion is about another DIY-able item being added to the vehicle settings menu: 12V battery replacement, registering a new one and clearing fault codes (after replacing).

 

[Nixapatfan]

I agree with the brakes. But battery and suspension rely heavily on software monitoring and function. So I wouldn’t want to touch them. Also, the suspension in EV‘s is still very new technology and isn’t anything like changing the suspension in an ICE vehicle.

There is nothing revolutionary about EV suspensions, the only uncommon thing Rivian uses is the kinetic hydraulic sway bars and many of us already figured out how to DIY service that system. All the rest is all similar to ICE cars. Same with the 12v battery only issue with replacing it is resetting the warning light and finding a battery that fits.

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