Standing water

[TimEd]

Watching the news about hurricane Sally has me thinking about driving through standing water. Does anyone know what depth of water is OK for a MY.

 

[captanzuelo]

 

[Mike_TV]

That's one way to clean out your radiator!

 

[Mike_TV]

Watching the news about hurricane Sally has me thinking about driving through standing water. Does anyone know what depth of water is OK for a MY.

I wouldn't go any deeper than the bottom of the door sills. You generally want to avoid driving through any standing water, especially salt water, but I know it's impossible in certain situations. Hidden stuff in the water and pushing water up and into the brakes, cabin and other hard to reach underside bits can cause issues.

 

[TimEd]

I wouldn't go any deeper than the bottom of the door sills. You generally want to avoid driving through any standing water, especially salt water, but I know it's impossible in certain situations. Hidden stuff in the water and pushing water up and into the brakes, cabin and other hard to reach underside bits can cause issues.

I wouldn't plan too but was just wondering how water proof the battery and electronics are.

 

[quadroplexor]

Should never drive through water like that, you don’t know the depth or debris that might be hiding. But if you must Teslas seem to handle water well compared to other cars and I imagine the extra weight from the batteries helps too.

 

[Electric Steve]

Should never drive through water like that, you don’t know the depth or debris that might be hiding. But if you must Teslas seem to handle water well compared to other cars and I imagine the extra weight from the batteries helps too.

That, and not needing to suck in air to feed an engine.