Hi,

Anyone tried doing much fording in a Yeti. Makes for a great day out if you can find a few and do a tour. I was wondering what real (as opposed to the manual) wading depths were? Is the air intake up high or down low? Electrics?

Hi,

I did some research recently and also checked with Skoda on this. The official water wading depth is around 300 mm (1ft), however they said that the maximum it can take is around 400 mm at dead slow speed, and engine revs above 2000 rpm. The exhaust is at around 380 mm , so there it would get submerged at this level.

The air intake is at the front, at the upper edge of the front grill (roughly around 650 mm), but a large wave break can cause water entry due to the splash.

Additionally, there are a lot of electrics which are placed at around 450 mm (alternator etc), which would get submerged and can get damaged.

So the safe depth is around 300-350 mm, anything more than this will required special precaution.

Regards,

I've certainly done 9" with no problem.

For fords look here:

www.wetroads.co.uk

but check the legality of some of them first. Many are now on RB's which you aren't allowed to drive!

What a great site! Thanks for the link. There are a few challenges in there....... all the 5* Fords, all the Fords in your county, all the Fords in your neighboring counties.......

What a great site! Thanks for the link. There are a few challenges in there....... all the 5* Fords, all the Fords in your county, all the Fords in your neighboring counties.......