Can I Keep My R1T From Sleeping

[Bryanjaf]

So I live in the middle of nowhere. It's two hours to a Starbucks four to a service center. I knew the risk and am fine with them.

I believe my 12V if fritzing, bricking my truck and needs to be replaced. I've managed to wake the car and its alive. If it is truly a 12V issue, I just need to keep the frunk open for them to do the replacement, assuming they will do it via mobile service. Rivian hasn't gotten on board with this yet. And yes, assuming this is the issue.

If they won't do it as a mobile service, I'd rather drive it to the service center than have it towed. The question is can I keep the truck from going into sleep mode? If I leave it open will that do the trick?

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[ksujeff99]

Buckle the driver and/or passenger seat belts

 

[No_Name5330]

Go into camp mode and toggle the energy management to always on.

 

[f1racer328]

Someone on here or a reddit thread said leaving their tailgate open while camping was a huge battery drain... so that might work too haha. But camp mode always on, and the seatbelt sounds like a better idea.

 

[LivingInKaos]

I'm unclear why you really want to keep the truck from sleeping? They don't need the frunk open if it dies. They can open the frunk from inside the fender well behind the plastic. There's a cable strap release.

 

[Bryanjaf]

I'm unclear why you really want to keep the truck from sleeping? They don't need the frunk open if it dies. They can open the frunk from inside the fender well behind the plastic. There's a cable strap release.

I don't really need to keep it open as long as I can keep it awake. If they don't do this as a mobile, I am going to replace the 12V myself. In the event I could not keep it awake, keeping the frunk open saves me a step that I don't know how to do.

 

[LivingInKaos]

It's pretty simple. You remove the screws holding the fender liner in on the driver's side, pry it away enough to find the cable. You pull on it 2x's and the hood will release.

 

[Ohm Boy]

Coffee. Lots and lots and lots of coffee.

 

[Zoidz]

It seems to me that keeping it awake would very possibly increase the failure likelyhood of the 12 volt battery...

 

[Riviot]

It seems to me that keeping it awake would very possibly increase the failure likelyhood of the 12 volt battery...

I assume his theory is an awake vehicle will keep the DC-DC converter running, but that assumes it only runs when awake.

Infotainment and many others are fed from 12v, regardless of sleep status, right?
It doesn't switch over to 400v or straight from DC-DC when it wakes, right?

 

[Bryanjaf]

It seems to me that keeping it awake would very possibly increase the failure likelyhood of the 12 volt battery...

I think that is correct. That said, it needs to be replaced either way, so if this kills it than it is nothing ventured nothing gained.

 

[whyasky]

My truck doesn't sleep when the power outlets are switched on. No camp mode needed though maybe that decreases the energy consumption as my truck eats 1mi/hr when the outlets are switched on.

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