Smart Car Alternator Wiring Diagram

The alternator is the power supply for the vehicle for recovering the start battery from engine start and provide power to vehicle electrical consumers while running.

Smart car alternator wiring diagram. Select cars to narrow search basics bench testing chassis diagnostics coding electrical engine exterior hints tips ice info interior leds misc panels reviews servicing team evil water ingress wheels wiring pinouts x gauge. There are two main types of alternators commonly used in todays vehicles the traditional fixed voltage alternator and the modern smart alternator. Jump to latest follow 1 14 of 14 posts. Evilution the smart car encyclopaedia full of information for fixing and modifying your smart car.

These relays are available on request from bainbridge technologies or your local stockist. However the majority of alternators have three or four terminals which wires connect to. 2009 smart fortwo passion coupe start up exhaust in depth review and test drive duration. If the smart alternator controller detects a system fault the smart charging functionality will be disabled diagnostic trouble codes dtcs set and the engine management and battery warning lights illuminated.

History of smart began somewhere in switzerland where the ceo of swatch nicholas hayek decided to create a vehicle that would carry the company name swatchmobile smart actually stands for swatch mercedes art so he got in touch with volkswagen but the german company struggled with financial problems at. Is there a wiring diagram available. Thanks for the heads up about advice. Points 2 and 3 and 4 are other advice i found.

For this reason smart charge systems notably the ford system can be highly intolerant to any alternator that is not manufactured to the original specifications. Smart car manual pdf wiring diagram above the page fortwo roadster. Checking typical alternator wiring is a moderately easy task. Please see the diagram below to get an idea how to incorporate the automotive relay into your system.

Come join the discussion about performance modifications troubleshooting economy maintenance and more. Hope the video can help others out there. The sense module for the smart alternator can be connected between the battery neg and the chassis. Some modern alternators only have one wire as all the external functions are housed within the alternator and as the alternator is fixed to the car engine this completes the ground circuit.

The alternator was indeed charging the battery giving a steady 14 volts with the engine running but was however taking 046 amps with the engine off.