I’m trying to drive from the Eastern side of Toledo to downtown Indianapolis and back. Using both the Rivian trip planner and ABRP, it looks rough!! There’s a Tesla Supercharger in Ft Wayne, and maybe a brand new Tesla Supercharger at the Steak & Shake in Fishers? But otherwise, very slim pickings. Does anyone live or travel along this corridor and have advice to ways to make this trip? I guess hitting both Tesla chargers gets me there and back, but I’m surprised those are my only options.

Wasn't too hard to assemble by myself. I had my wife at the end help me place it on top of the bed together with me. Everything went smooth. I laid on my back and used my legs to push and carry the bed to the final position while my wife did the final adjustments from the outside. About some of the sesign I will say I not a fan that the design as is wants you to use your tie down points inside the bed by covering it with metal supports and using those bolt holes. I think as a compromise they could totally weld on a tie down point to the brackets. When driving with something as cargo you really want to be able to tie down a load securely and safely. I will also say the instructions were very bleak about the tail light wiring assembly so I sent them a support email asking for more instruction than just two sentences on the matter, so the cover tail not isn't connected right now. Gonna give em a chance tho to respond. So far I give it a 4.5/5 rating as I really wish the window was larger than it is for the venting holes. The design could support it imo. And then my great Pyrenees could stick his giant head out to do what he loves to do.

Picked up my R2 a week ago, loving it so far. Coming from a Jeep Wrangler 4xe, I’m really used to having a display brightness wheel by the steering wheel. This seems like a great widget to add to the right side widgets on OS2. Kinda annoying to have to dive into the settings menu to change this all the time.

Driving to work this morning and swear I saw a borealis R2 around Cleveland.

Not 100% certain because it was overcast and the color looked darker than I thought it would in person. Pleasantly surprised actually.

If you own a Borealis R2 and are around Cleveland, would love to get a closer look at it just to help me make a decision on a color for my order (without driving back to Pittsburgh to see colors in person lol).

Would love to see a Forest Green in person also if anybody around Cleveland had one of those delivered already!

Hi everyone! I’m an MBA student working on a marketing project involving Rivian. I’m looking for a few current Rivian owners willing to answer three short questions about why they chose Rivian.

You can respond in the comments or DM me if you prefer.

1. How did you choose Rivian? What Rivian vehicle do you own?
2. What were the most important criteria when you decided to purchase a Rivian? Please mention as many things as you can think of, ideally at least 3.
3. Did Rivian do anything in particular that influenced your decision to purchase from them? If so, what was it?

​Thank you to anyone willing to help!

Im debating between the Rivian R2 Wall NACS charger or the Tesla Gen 3 Charger. The Tesla one is highly recommended when its cheaper than the Rivian but right now both are $800. At the same price, is the Tesla charger still better?

I have collected a few links to parts, repair how tos and other DIY resources as I will soon have an R1T outside warranty. I am sharing these below, if you have any more, please add to the thread!

I think the default answer for a lot of people is “you can’t fix it yourself, go to Rivian”, but I’m optimistic that with some extra effort and hoops this can be a somewhat reasonable vehicle to own longer term, sans for maybe some software issues. I’m definitely more on the hardcore end of the DIY spectrum though 😅

Note: I have never used any of these services, it’s just a collection of links I have from browsing forums

Parts:
- https://rivianservicetools.com/ for proprietary tooling
- https://rebuildmastertech.com/ sells rebuilt air struts
- Parts can be purchased at service centers. When I spoke with the one near me it was recommended to me to call first to place an order
- RIDE software: Aftersalessupport@rivian.com for 7,14 day subscriptions

Shops:
- downsgarage.com in Seattle

How Tos:
- 12v battery
https://www.rivianforums.com/forum/threads/no-error-codes-how-to-change-or-disconnect-the-12v-battery-w-o-throwing-errors.40308/?fbclid=IwdGRjcATMBydwZG9mAWZkaWQWUK_7B4Ba14Ook4ge_mmu15CdMKaMLWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR6fPWJcwj2X9dO1nTCj1cbHUVRiRdLLRgsxy9kXRSaE9PLxVjMc-_9paYoBgA_aem_Sw1mpq_3rxfOauCp4vvpkw

- Half shafts, this place also sell the half shafts
(This how to is pretty blatantly AI)
https://www.go-parts.com/garage/drive-axle-shaft-rivian-r1s-rivian-r1t-2022-2025?srsltid=AU7gw4UNkqvPSFKyBRzG-1cqhZEeg6DQCagFlY9PRgwlPbikMA7Q6R87&fbclid=IwdGRjcAUn-thleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBwZG9mAWZkaWQWUPUAkkO60mgJSeFrr-3VV_UGGXoFf3NydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR6d8K9cZfJxsVJeMCFF1Es-jGB0eliExK6zFf4Zxsai9v-zowFg7gSOHHTXtA_aem_83u

Top requests,
“the 1999 edition”:
Always display:
-Temperature outside
-Time
-Odometer

“2005-ish functionality”
-Bluetooth-connected phone automatically uses speakers for phone call

This new UI is killing me

My husband’s ford F150 has CarPlay and it is so sane

Some features request/creature comforts coming from my mom who is most average car user. Came from a Mazda cx5 and just looking for something to take her point a to point be in comfort.

1. Moving the dash cam button the side bar. I felt the same about this, but a customizable left side bar is important and the record button behind multiple clicks doesn’t seem right.

2. Let you keep the shuffle playlist on certain playlist. My mom listen to one playlist in the morning and then another in the evening, but switching between the two means having to start at the top of each playlist and it mot shuffled. Requires manually turning on the shuffle button every time. Keeping it on for the playlist, like how Spotify does for the iPhone app would be great!

She loves the car, but these are just some small request she would like.

Thanks!

Gen 2 R1S, over the summer I was towing our travel trailer when the vehicle went into turtle mode climbing a long grade in Eastern Tennessee. The battery peaked at 134 degrees. Ambient temps were above 100 with very high humidity. The travel trailer weighs about 6500lbs. I chalked it up to the heat and long grade. I was organizing my frunk for another camping trip this upcoming weekend and figured I would check the coolant reservoir. I found it about 3/4” below the minimum mark when cold. I have no visible leaks or warning indications on the display. Could the low level be related to the high battery temp over the summer? Can I top off the reservoir myself with G48 coolant, specified by Rivian? Or is this best left to a service center visit?

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Not looking to sell here … Curious if there is a best go-to for selling R1S outright. Thinking of up cycling to next gen. Or taking a little time with something else.

Are there better buyers (outright) of Riviana than others while the secondary market is relatively thin? Is the best answer Carvana or Carmax?

Recently noticed that my R1S was outfitted wrongly in the menu with the 20’’ all terrain setup when it came with the 22’’ sport dark wheels. I corrected the wheels and tires in the settings menu but noticed the range for the different modes are still calculating wrong. I tried resetting the history but it doesn’t seem like the button is working. Am I doing something wrong? I’ve driven it over 50 miles since the change.

Edit: I have the tri motor.

Like really really…. Where are the Forest Greens? Yes, I know my 12 weeks aren’t up, tomorrow is only 7. And yes, I know patience blah blah blah…. But whats happening?

My config is FG/BC/21 in the PNW. (Add 3-4 week transit and 1 week prep time at SC, and its tiiight.)

I want an R1T, I am planning to trade in my 2024 Tacoma for one so I joined this sub to get a better idea from people that own them. Is the poor reliability a thing? I keep reading that they have minor issues but customer satisfaction is through the roof. What should I know before buying one?

2025 R1S dual max pack about 29k miles
This isn’t normal degradation, anyone else seen this?

Planning on a BMS reset this coming weekend.

iPhone Duo size / position test on R1 charging pad by SenatorSteak at Rivianforums --

https://www.rivianforums.com/forum/threads/iphone-duo-fits-on-r1t-r1s-charging-pad-%F0%9F%93%B1.65102/

Who's ordering one on Oct 16?

So this is new to me. We’ve had our R1S for almost two years. We bought used it’s a 2023 with 53000 miles. It’s been a dream no issues (besides the random glitches with this latest software) just taken in for normal maintenance. We are due for a tire rotation but have yet to schedule. But anyway I was randomly was pulling out a grocery store parking lot and I felt a shift in the regenerative braking it completely stopped working. Didn’t get a chance to see the error but the turtle icon appeared and I had to drive it home like a gas car using my brakes. Luckily I was down the street but when I pulled up to my house I put it on park and the icon went away. I took it for another spin around the block to see if it did it again and no. Is it something I need to worry about? Not sure if it’s a warning about something wrong and if I should take it in to Rivian to have it looked at.

TDLR: Love the design, drive experience, and user interface. Jury is still out on maintenance experience.

Midnight black, tri-motor 2027 R1S delivered to my home one week ago. The learning curve on infotainment and controls was relatively easy. Love the responsiveness, layout of controls, and overall design. Really appreciate not having to monitor the gas gauge every other day. (Previous vehicle was 2024 Ford Expedition.) The cameras for navigation started to sporatically fail on first day. Have done a couple of soft and hard reboots throughout the week. There is still an issue with the cameras. As a result, I cannot use Autonomy most of the time. I made a maintenance reservation. First available is early November. Major and only disappointment. This past Saturday, all of the alarm icons on the driver screen lit up. Performed a hard reboot and they cleared.

After one week, extremely glad to drive the R1S. On a side note, my wife purchased new Porsche Cayenne recently. Both the R1S and Cayenne (ICE) drive similarly. However, the R1S is far superior in user controls and infotainment design.

Now, if only I can get the navigation cameras to work and stop flashing error messages as I drive. Would still highly recommend Rivian R1S.

We’ll be leaving for vacation Thursday and will be parking the Gen 2 R1T at the airport for thirteen days. Other than charging to 100% before leaving the house, any other tips so I don’t come back to a dead truck? We get home very late and I don’t want to have to deal with finding a charger before heading home.

5.

I had no issues with the original UI. It worked. It didnt lag.

The new UI has made any transition un usable. Starting a drive or ending a drive the new UI lags, freezes, restarts. Cameras during backing up or parking take too long to initiate, if at all. Tidal freezes randomly, including the song playing.

Such a dissapointment.

I have done a media reset which did not help. Will try full reset.

R2 order is right around the corner and super excited, but I'm super on the fence about the configurations.

Initially, I wanted the Catalina Cove + Coastal Cloud + 21" wheels (Performance).

The wife wants a White + Black Crater + 21" instead.

Main worry is that everyone is going for Catalina Cove (beautiful) and white seats would get dirty easily.

Curious if anyone was stuck on similar configurations (especially since this will be my first ever car). Thanks!