R1S Owners Guide Manual Available! ? (August 22, 2022)

[CommodoreAmiga]

No temp controls in the rear, only an indicator. Turns the vents on and off and controls the interior lights in the back. Driver's set temp sets the temp for the back left seat.

Wow, that's misleading and a total waste of a screen. I wonder if quad zone was intended and dropped? Otherwise, I really don't understand the point of the screen.

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[kurtlikevonnegut]

Wow, that's misleading and a total waste of a screen. I wonder if quad zone was intended and dropped? Otherwise, I really don't understand the point of the screen.

It could be that quad is planned but not currently implemented as well.

 

[KeithPleas]

Also disappointing for the kiddos: Four cup holders in total. Zero in the third row.

Argh - another feature I use for our dogs - I keep their water bottles in the holders. Not a deal breaker but...not very thoughtful IMHO.

 

[Tim-in-CA]

Its about EFFING time!

 

[KeithPleas]

Wow, that's misleading and a total waste of a screen. I wonder if quad zone was intended and dropped? Otherwise, I really don't understand the point of the screen.

Well it also turns on/off the courtesy lights in the rear - except they didn't during my First Mile drive and then the entire thing locked up. So...they could have just put a switch on the lights and punted on the entire thing.

I would have made different design decisions.

 

[Tyleem111]

How does it not show an image/diagram of where the air compressor is located??? It just says "rear cargo area". Also I wanted to know if it's possible to drive with the rear upper liftgate open and lower tailgate closed, in the case of hauling long items.

 

[OverZealous]

Besides the climate and lack of 3rd-row cupholders, I discovered another pretty serious flaw:

So you can't leave the lower tailgate down and close the upper liftgate, which means it's a pretty useless feature. Why even bother splitting the tailgate if you can't use the 2 halves independently?

 

[timf]

Besides the climate and lack of 3rd-row cupholders, I discovered another pretty serious flaw:

So you can't leave the lower tailgate down and close the upper liftgate, which means it's a pretty useless feature. Why even bother splitting the tailgate if you can't use the 2 halves independently?

This has been obvious for quite some time, as the only latch point for the liftgate is in the tailgate.

 

[ThatOneGuy]

Besides the climate and lack of 3rd-row cupholders, I discovered another pretty serious flaw:

So you can't leave the lower tailgate down and close the upper liftgate, which means it's a pretty useless feature. Why even bother splitting the tailgate if you can't use the 2 halves independently?

My guess is that the auto open/close is disabled when the tailgate is down to prevent damage to the lift gate in case some large item is on the tailgate itself (tall bike, dresser, etc.). In that case it would be on the drivers discretion whether or not the lift gate can be safely closed and they'll probably have to do so manually.

Edit: per the comment above, I stand corrected.

 

[sevengroove]

Besides the climate and lack of 3rd-row cupholders, I discovered another pretty serious flaw:

So you can't leave the lower tailgate down and close the upper liftgate, which means it's a pretty useless feature. Why even bother splitting the tailgate if you can't use the 2 halves independently?

I think this is specific to closing the upper lift gate. You can still open the lower tail gate while the upper liftgate is closed to achieve the same outcome, right? Edit: I'm not actually sure that's possible after reading the guide.

 

[timf]

I think this is specific to closing the upper lift gate. You can still open the lower tail gate while the upper liftgate is closed to achieve the same outcome, right?

You can't open the tailgate without first opening the liftgate.

 

[sevengroove]

You can't open the tailgate without first opening the liftgate.

Bummer ... ugh.

 

[drivetorun]

Also disappointing for the kiddos: Four cup holders in total. Zero in the third row.

I'm not sure about this. If you look at the USB diagram, it looks like there are some cupholders for the third row molded into the side...

 

[Taycanfrank]

Wait, Rivians are only dual climate zone? Is that a joke?

The rear screen is just a display and doesn't let you adjust rear climate? That's crazy in 2022.

 

[DJG]

Bummer ... ugh.

Isn't that literally how it has to operate? Is there a current example of one that can open without the liftgate? I really don't think it's physically possible.

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