Rivian: Disabling vehicle connectivity limits navigation, safety features, and OTA updates
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Summary
Rivian explains that disabling vehicle connectivity in their EVs limits features like navigation, lane keeping assistance, and over-the-air updates. Canadian vehicles have a toggle in the Data & Privacy settings, while non-Canadian vehicles require a service appointment to disable the eSIM. Disabling connectivity does not cancel Rivian subscriptions like Connect+.
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To disable all cellular connectivity of the vehicle in Canadian vehicles, use the toggle in the 'Data and Privacy' screen of the vehicle's Settings menu.
For non-Canadian vehicles, you may reach out to Rivian Service to request that we disable the eSIM card in the vehicle through a service appointment.
Note that disabling connectivity will have no impact on any Rivian subscriptions you may have (e.g., Connect+) -- those will need to be cancelled separately.
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