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Dave Orton
I was just stating what I read.We must be driving the different Sprinters. My 2014 (and 2010) are as simple as Windows 95.
I leave lights on or doors open all the time. SAM shuts them off in 10 min.
And there is nothing wrong with jump starting it. It has a jump start terminal under the hood.
This urban legend was created because the Sprinter charging system is controlled by the SAM module and it is adjustable.
Given that software logic implementation is as simple as writing a word, it has some additional functions written. Like low voltage alarm, high voltage alarm and a few more cool things.
The only drawback is that the alternator has to be registered on the network in order to talk to the system. It is like exchanging a phone numbers in order to talk to each other.
I also disconnected the ground at the accelerator pedal on my 08 when I installed my vehicle powered inverter. No problem when reconnected. Maybe problem only occurs on newer vehicles?
New vehicles are starting to change when they charge the vehicle battery to conserve fuel. If I understand the idea is to charge when decelerating instead of all the time. Might be interesting to determine how this affects using the alternator to charge house batteries. My personal choice is to avoid the vehicles electrical system for house battery charging.