Disabling the R1T bed escape button?

[Singletracker]

But you can open the tailgate with the entrapment button, that is what the OP is getting at.

Exactly!

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[Blueassassin]

I didn't realize the button was on the non covered beds seems like that's where the cost saving should be and leave the 12v in the frunk.

 

[Singletracker]

The storage latch release button is hidden under the closed tailgate. Open the tailgate and access to the storage area is right there.

 

[zefram47]

But you can open the tailgate with the entrapment button, that is what the OP is getting at.

Yes and I said as much above...but this was just answering that user's question.

 

[jjswan33]

Yes and I said as much above...but this was just answering that user's question.

haha. Well didn’t see the message you quoted, probably for good reason.

 

[Singletracker]

Checking back in on the tailgate emergency release button disconnect. The only good thing about that button is that it saves one from having to walk around the car to release the tailgate with the real button. Anyway, if there is anybody that has first hand experience, not just theories, disabling this stupid release button, I would appreciate hearing about it. I’m sure it’s dead simple, but, with a computer on wheels like the R1T, I am hesitant to start monkeying around with it. TIA

I have a service person showing up at my house in 9 days, to bring me my full size spare. Maybe he can enlighten me on this button issue.

 

[Donald Stanfield]

Checking back in on the tailgate emergency release button disconnect. The only good thing about that button is that it saves one from having to walk around the car to release the tailgate with the real button. Anyway, if there is anybody that has first hand experience, not just theories, disabling this stupid release button, I would appreciate hearing about it. I’m sure it’s dead simple, but, with a computer on wheels like the R1T, I am hesitant to start monkeying around with it. TIA

I have a service person showing up at my house in 9 days, to bring me my full size spare. Maybe he can enlighten me on this button issue.

Doubt Rivian is going to tell you how to disable a safety feature. Other people have told you how though, that you need to get a resistor to give the same resistance the button does and you'll be good.

 

[Apatel323]

If you pry the switch out, you can pull out the white plastic piece. Then reinstall the switch.

 

[Singletracker]

If you pry the switch out, you can pull out the white plastic piece. Then reinstall the switch.

Thanks! I’m assuming no negative effects from this procedure. I’ll give it a try ?

 

[Apatel323]

No issues. The white plastic piece can be reinstalled in the future. When pulling out the switch, be careful the wiring harness doesn’t detach inside the bed panel.

 

[Singletracker]

From the pix it looks like you take the cover off the switch to remove the white piece. Is that piece the actuating button? When removing the switch, are there any retaining tabs that could break and one should be mindful of?

 

[JGard18]

Man, another glaring oversight from the Rivian team here. (almost) None of us have working power tonneau covers, which means this button doesn't even need to exist. If they actually cared, they could easily code things so that emergency release button is non-functional when the powered tonneau is set to open and/or disabled via the in-car settings.

 

[Singletracker]

Definitely should have the ability to disable this button function, without taking the darn thing apart ?

 

[blturner]

Man, another glaring oversight from the Rivian team here. (almost) None of us have working power tonneau covers, which means this button doesn't even need to exist. If they actually cared, they could easily code things so that emergency release button is non-functional when the powered tonneau is set to open and/or disabled via the in-car settings.

The button is there by law. When I asked about it at the service center I was told any space on a vehicle big enough for a person to fit in had to have an escape button. Makes sense. The context in which I asked was, why was there a funky partition in the spare tire storage area? The answer I got was that it kept the space from being big enough for a person so that it did not need an escape button. The reason that other trucks don't have a button is that they don't come from the factory with a cover. The rule does not apply to the aftermarket.
My Chevy Avalanche had glow in the dark levers on the inside of it's cover.

I suspect that it would be illegal for Rivian to disable this button via software. Taking the guts out of the button seems like a pretty good solution for the OP.
I always forget that it serves as a backup release for the other side of the truck. Thanks for reminding me.

 

[JGard18]

The button is there by law. When I asked about it at the service center I was told any space on a vehicle big enough for a person to fit in had to have an escape button. Makes sense. The context in which I asked was, why was there a funky partition in the spare tire storage area? The answer I got was that it kept the space from being big enough for a person so that it did not need an escape button. The reason that other trucks don't have a button is that they don't come from the factory with a cover. The rule does not apply to the aftermarket.
My Chevy Avalanche had glow in the dark levers on the inside of it's cover.

I suspect that it would be illegal for Rivian to disable this button via software. Taking the guts out of the button seems like a pretty good solution for the OP.
I always forget that it serves as a backup release for the other side of the truck. Thanks for reminding me.

Dude. Nobody can be trapped in a space that isn’t enclosed. Disabling it when the cover is open wouldn’t be against any laws

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