How do I charge my alternator with auxiliary battery?
You can easily use your alternator to charge your second (auxiliary) battery simply by connecting the positive terminals of both batteries so that they’re in parallel.
What does the auxiliary battery do on a Mercedes?
The most common mode links the two batteries together, taking the load off the main systems battery and charging both batteries. The dual battery system also has two shutdown stages as well as an emergency mode that completely switches all functions from the main battery to the auxiliary battery.
How do I hook up a battery to an alternator?
Turn on battery switch. Install a jumper from pin F in harness plug to B+ terminal on alternator. Note: the alternator charge wire routes direct to the battery and not through any switch connection, the alternator will not operate correctly if not connected direct to battery or directly through the ammeter.
Where is the output wire on an alternator?
P terminal. IGN terminal. Figure 1. For more information on charging the battery, refer to Routine Maintenance. Detach the output wire from the B+ terminal on the alternator. Attach a jumper wire from the EVR wiring harness connector green wire (outside terminal) to.
What happens when the auxiliary battery is shut down?
The dual battery system also has two shutdown stages as well as an emergency mode that completely switches all functions from the main battery to the auxiliary battery. During a stage one shutdown, some of the vehicle’s electronic components stop working.
Turn on battery switch. Install a jumper from pin F in harness plug to B+ terminal on alternator. Note: the alternator charge wire routes direct to the battery and not through any switch connection, the alternator will not operate correctly if not connected direct to battery or directly through the ammeter.
Can a bad car battery cause an alternator to not charge?
In theory a car can run only with the alternator charge, but this can cause heavy voltage spikes and other strange symptoms so this means that a bad car battery can cause an alternator to not charge also. Cars are increasingly coming with modern electronics.
P terminal. IGN terminal. Figure 1. For more information on charging the battery, refer to Routine Maintenance. Detach the output wire from the B+ terminal on the alternator. Attach a jumper wire from the EVR wiring harness connector green wire (outside terminal) to.