NEW CHARGE PORT LOCKING BEHAVIOR IN 2024.39

Morgan · 2024-12-22T17:10:59+00:00

Now that I've installed the SnapPlate front license plate holder, I finally filled out the EveryAmp review. Here it is. Hope it helps others: Shipped promptly, so the license plate holder arrived well before we picked up the car. Engineered and built VERY precisely to hold the plate very close to the front bumper without scraping. Installation instructions were clear, would have benefited from one more picture showing how to find the center slots in the grille. Grille Depth Adjustment instructions were also clear; with one half-turn adjustment of three screws, the license plate holder fit PERFECTLY in place. Check the EveryAmp web site for photographs of how much their product blocks the front camera image at every setting. After reviewing the photos, I chose the center setting. I find the camera interference at that setting is trivial for me. There's a lot of competition for the front-of-R1 real estate. My understanding is that Rivian's front plate holder requires drilling a hole in a perfectly good vehicle, and can also block a small part of the camera image. Tow hook mounts take a tow hook out of commission, and can block a sensor. EveryAmp's mount is designed to protect the grille by snapping off when attacked by a car-wash brush, so you have to dismount it (relatively easy to do) and remount it before washing. I'm still happy with the EveryAmp product, which we have installed in our R1S and now R1T. Very best wishes!

Rivian Mom

Member

Oct 31, 2024

Earlier this week, I installed the 2024.39 software update on my R1S. Overall I'm pleased with the update and do not have any outstanding issues. However, I noticed that I could no longer unplug the charging port from the vehicle when the charge has completed unless the car is unlocked.

At first I figured this was a weird bug or glitch with my vehicle and maybe it would be resolved in the next update. I decided to investigate this further by checking the latest owner's manual (20241014). I had an older manual (20240722) saved on my PC and the section "Stop a Charge Session" under "Charging" confirms that this change was indeed intentional and is not a bug. I've attached 2 screenshots showing the verbiage change. It looks like now the charge port will only be unlocked when the car itself is unlocked; previously the charge port would unlock after the a charge session has completed regardless of whether or not the car is unlocked.

In certain situations (e.g. charging at home) I prefer the old behavior where the charge port would unlock after charging is completed since it's convenient for me in the morning not to have to unlock the car. In other scenarios (e.g. charging in public) I much prefer the new behavior. Ideally, this behavior be user customizable in the vehicle's settings. For me, I'd benefit from an additional setting like "unlock after charging only when at home." The car already knows about my home location, so I would think an option like this would be easily doable. I guess if I could only choose between the old behavior and the new, I'd take the new behavior for the added security and peace of mind.

What do you guys think about this change?

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