Reaffirmed 2022

1. Scope

This standard prescribes the procedure for conducting waterproofing test on all automotive vehicles with enclosed compartments for carriage of passenger/ goods, by creating test conditions similar to those in rainy seasons to which an automotive vehicle is likely to be exposed to.

NOTE - This standard is not applicable to the part of the vehicle covered with canvas.

2. References

The foltowing terminologies shall be used to differentiate different types of water entry.

2.1 Seepage - Few droplets of water entering the vehicle through any of the doors or glasses and not wetting the floor and.finding its way out along the inner walls.

2.2 Wetness - Wetting of the vehicle trims and walls of the vehicle without formation of the droplets.

2.3 Leakage - Droplets of water entering the vehicle through any of the fittings, doors, windows or glasses, plugs or grommets in floor, etc, in the form of a flow and wetting the floor.