KayLeadfootCybertruck Driver Tests “Wade Mode” in Grapevine Lake, Test Ends with Bricked Truck & Driver in Jail.
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someguy3Wade Mode is a feature in the Tesla Cybertruck that allows it to drive through shallow water by raising the suspension and pressurizing the battery to protect it from water and debris. It is designed for use in bodies of water up to approximately 32 inches deep at slow speeds of 1-3 mph.
A_norny_mousse32 inches
That’s 81cm. Up to! That means, you need to stay below that. Since no natural body of water has completely even ground this effectively means if deeper than knee-deep you risk your battery exploding.
Something I’m sure any normal truck could handle without an extra mode.
I mean EVs are better of course, but why make a truck that is too low and probably has the battery at the bottom like normal Teslas do… Why, oh why, Elon. Choke on your stupid business decisions and unsold bad quality products.
Normal trucks can wade water as high as their air intake, which usually is above one of the front wheels, inside the fender. You can go a bit above that for short distances if you keep a good momentum and create a wave in front of you, but that’s risky.
Of course modern trucks, having turned from work to luxury vehicles, may have issues.
Not that I know such things but from what I know you don’t want to unless you’ve waterproofed the electrical connections. You might be able to but it will accelerate corrosion.
Old trucks dgaf, 12-24V circuits handled water just fine, after all they already are splash (and pressure wash) proof. And if you don’t have electronic injection, the engine only needs electricity for the starter motor.
Old trucks gaf. Idk why you’d think otherwise. Most plugs are not expected to be submerged. If you go so old that there’s no powertrain electronics (which tends to also predate water resistant electrical connections), water is still going to accelerate corrosion at connections, especially chassis ground taps. Submerging it is how you ask for undiagnosed gremlins. Sounds fine for a trail rig, doesn’t sound fine if you still want your legally mandated lights to function.
Plus, it’s especially problematic when you get water inside the cabin. Tons of unprotected connections in there.
In MY old truck, which I rarely got into the water because the water near where I live would have carried me away, the lowest electrical components in the cabin would have been on top of the center console. Well, if you exclude the courtesy lights in the doors.
And while I didn’t get it in the water often, I knew plenty of people who did, we had a brand fan club.
Unfortunately my offroading days are long behind me, so I don’t know what’s the norm today.
Naw that's pretty standard today, too! I'm in a 2021 Toyota Tacoma, that thing is bomb proof, I could spray a firehose in the main cabin and the worse damage I would do is, IDK, maybe shorting out the cabin light?
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