R2 Owner's Manual Guide posted!

[Dark-Fx]

Missed this happening in the hectic demo drive scheduling.

https://rivian.com/support/article/r2-owners-guide

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[Mellowyellow]

I love it when they come out with a new bible

 

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

I noticed the Gen 1 manual is also updated for 2026.15. Wonder who's job it is to update the owner's manual for every software release? Just makes me feel old.

 

[mkennedy009]

Read it. Nothing too interesting. The de-icing was interesting.

 

[UnsungZero_OldTimeAdMan]

I noticed the Gen 1 manual is also updated for 2026.15. Wonder who's job it is to update the owner's manual for every software release? Just makes me feel old.

TBH, I wouldn't mind having that job. Structured. Predictable. And based on facts rather than arbitrary opinion.

 

[Dark-Fx]

I noticed the Gen 1 manual is also updated for 2026.15. Wonder who's job it is to update the owner's manual for every software release? Just makes me feel old.

I think it might be automated. Sales guy said the R2 didn't have car wash mode when he was playing around with it last week when they first got it. It had it in the car and it's also in the manual today.

They probably write the documentation for feature xyz and it gets included into the manual when it's included in the software.

 

[Mellowyellow]

I noticed the Gen 1 manual is also updated for 2026.15. Wonder who's job it is to update the owner's manual for every software release? Just makes me feel old.

His initials are A.I.

 

[2xfnord]

His initials are A.I.

There was no A.I. used in the production of the Owners Manual, just a group of good old fashioned human authors and illustrators.

 

[DirkM]

Apologies for the newbie question but I couldn't find anything in the user manual about recording the cameras. Could this be the "future use" of the USB-C in the center glovebox? Or did I simply miss it elsewhere?

 

[godfodder0901]

Apologies for the newbie question but I couldn't find anything in the user manual about recording the cameras. Could this be the "future use" of the USB-C in the center glovebox? Or did I simply miss it elsewhere?

Not in the manual at all...

 

[UnsungZero_OldTimeAdMan]

Apologies for the newbie question but I couldn't find anything in the user manual about recording the cameras. Could this be the "future use" of the USB-C in the center glovebox? Or did I simply miss it elsewhere?

If it’s anything like R1, Gear Guard recordings are saved to internal storage, and can be transferred to external USB-C storage for viewing/transfer elsewhere. 4 year old video on GG:

As for Road Cam: https://stories.rivian.com/software-update-2023-14-0

 

[Dark-Fx]

Apologies for the newbie question but I couldn't find anything in the user manual about recording the cameras. Could this be the "future use" of the USB-C in the center glovebox? Or did I simply miss it elsewhere?

There were some gear guard functions in my demo unit, but it seemed less than the R1 and I didn't really pay attention to it when I was clicking through everything.

 

[Tim-in-CA]

I find it mind boggling that Rivian pulled FM/HD radio from the R2. I wonder what the "savings" was? Without an internet connection and media stored locally on your phone, you are SOL. I wonder how far along congress is on mandating AM radio? They must be getting some revenue stream from the "free" partners that they offer without a paid Connect+ subscription.

 

[DirkM]

Thank you all, at least I know now what it's called.

 

[UnsungZero_OldTimeAdMan]

I find it mind boggling that Rivian pulled FM/HD radio from the R2. I wonder what the "savings" was? Without an internet connection and media stored locally on your phone, you are SOL. I wonder how far along congress is on mandating AM radio?

I don’t listen to radio. Haven’t for ages. And what I did listen to (NPR/Marketplace) has long moved to offering their content in podcast form. I wouldn’t miss FM at all. FM or AM, as long as there are alternative means for emergency broadcasts, I don’t see a problem in them being phased out. And we do have alternatives. Our cellphones is one.

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