Do we have an official wading depth?

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No, I'm not planning an around the world jaunt. But I did get caught in the wee shower that managed to shut half of Paisley last night.

Now I've taken cars way beyond what was sensible in the past (an Audi S8 that took over a week for the electronics to start working again after a wee dook to just below the air intake). But given we don't have intakes or exhausts, do we have an official scary warning notice?

Obvious precautions apply. Take it slow to avoid damage to the radar unit and keep the pressure on the waterproofing to a minimum. But I'm pretty sure I managed to give the underside a good wash, to at least the bottoms of the doors, with no bright flash, loud bang or zapped pedestrians. Was almost underwhelming ?
 
I understand that the battery and motor are sealed / covered in special sealant like modern phones are these days so are certified to be under 1m of water for 30 mins, so it’s really only the cars own seals and any bung holes that are the weak point.
 
ISTR reading somewhere that up to the depth of the tyre sidewalls was the "official" wading depth, same as most manufacturers, but I think that's just to cover their backs for wet brakes etc.
 
I've been to nearly the top of the tyres. That video uses a baby puddle :-)

I don't recall seeing anything official.
 
I took ours through a flood to waist height (didn't realize how deep it was). The car came to a halt in the middle of the flood and I had to climb through the window to push it out.
The car was then wrote off by the insurance company without even being looked at... Oops!
 
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In the comments attached to the video below, it suggest :-
"Officially, the MG ZS EV can drive through 40 cm high water. I would not go through higher water".
Not sure if this is 100% accurate, but the ZS EV in the video is certainly getting a lengthy soaking alright !.

 
Tonisinstadt said:
I took ours through a flood to waist height (didn't realize how deep it was). The car came to a holt in the middle of the flood and i had to climb through the window to push it out.
The car was then wrote off by the insurance company without even being looked at... Oops!
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50cm is doable, having (stupidly) dismissed a couple of haphazardly placed cones in rural Shropshire in November & came across a flooded dip in the road.

Think Moby’s weight might have helped as I saw a couple of semi-floating ICE cars as I “swam” past.
 
Tonisinstadt said:
I took ours through a flood to waist height (didn't realize how deep it was). The car came to a holt in the middle of the flood and i had to climb through the window to push it out.
The car was then wrote off by the insurance company without even being looked at... Oops!
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EV or ICE?
 

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