I got a call back today and they said i could drive as long as i keep the battery above 30%. They are coming voia mobile to replace it next monday. Not bad considering the service center is 240 miles away.
I went away for ten days with the R1T PLUGGED in. Came home and went to drive it and the red light with the battery showed up also in my mobile app it showed please replace the battery soon. The truck is only 8 months old. Can i drive it? How long might it last before I get a mobile guy here?
I had the same thing happen to me on my 26 RIT did everything they said. nothing it said on the screen drive mode locked because of the brakes. 2 days later i did the update that was being rolled out and that fixed it. I was planned to have it towed not knowing that the update might fix. They...
Use supercharger.info as a great source. Tesla has chargers all over North and South Dakota. However in S.D. the chargers have lower KW's that Rivian's do not work with any charger lower than 250 kw where all the SD chargers are 120-150. However lots of other choices now. Check them out on...
How do you do the preconditioning if not driving? I normally turn the cabin heat on and turn on the seats etc for 5 -10 minutes if the truck is outside and cold? Just curious. Also never heard of turtle mode?
So far I love it. While not up to Tesla's system yet it is a great next step. Also I find it very helpful while driving at night and quite good on winding roads in the Montana mountains. Yes it is overly conservative on really windy roads but great next step IMO.
So far my gen 2 2026 R1T charging at home fine. I will try at a local supercharger Tesla in a couple of days since taking a trip in Jan and want to be sure.
I took a trip 2 weeks ago to Canada and Lake Louise and stopped to charge in Invermere BC to charge. It was about 15f and when i touched the button to open the port in the Drivers side fender and nothing. Fortunately I opened from the inside and it was fine. But this happened twice in 4 days of...
Reading this forum and all the bitching one would never know that Rivian would be number one. But after owning just about everything on this list over 50 years, Rivian is number 1 in my book.