You're right about Luke not knowing about the force, however the Expanded Universe has no bearing on the designation of the R5 unit. The unit's designation was R5-D4. This was decided by Lucasfilm when the original line of figures was released in 1978. Even though it isn't mentioned in the movie, it's possible a 19 year old Luke could make the mistake of referring to this droid as an R2 unit even though it was of a different make.
Post #593447
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- dg678
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- STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
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