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Rivian safety video. We’ve added an important safety video to YouTube which shows how to get out of the back seats of a Rivian R1S or R1T if the power is lost. See it below — not easy to say the least. These are also known as a manual door release or a manual override. …
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Mechanical door releases. Vehicles with electronic locks and latches lead to the requirement of back-up mechanical door releases, particularly to let occupants out in the event of a power failure or worse. These are also known as a manual door release or a manual override. Electric vehicles (EVs) are often blamed for the use and …
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Inside door handles. There was another mention in the press about flush electronic door handles and that China would be banning them in 2027 (or 2029!). While following up on this, I was struck by the fact that the bulk of the discussion revolves around those handles being difficult to use or failing outright. But …
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Tesla door We’ve now sent a second letter to NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration), this time concerning a Tesla rear door back-up open issue. We did this earlier when we could not figure out how to access Rivian rear door latch mechanical back-up. Regular mail is the only option available in cases such as …
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Windshield defrost These are Windshield Defrost or Defog Indicator symbols. For reasons known only to Rivian, they have decided that a new set of indicators is needed in order to defrost a windshield and, further, that three different colors are required. Before continuing, is one of these truly your symbol?? If yes, read on below. …
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Tailgate and liftgate malfunction These are Tailgate and Liftgate Malfunction Indicator symbols. One or these will be seen when the tailgate or liftgate or both does/do not close properly. They are presented in red as what might be mistaken as tailgate or liftgate ajar indicators with an exclamation point added. The exclamation points are ridiculously …
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Rivian R2 added to Emergency Escape page
Rivian R2. We have updated our Emergency Escape page with the processes necessary to manually open the doors the new Rivian R2 if the power is lost. We will note that Rivian says that in the event of a collision or power loss, the R2’s power supply and distribution systems will continue to support the electronic …
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