13pin towbar used to charge leisure battery?

[dilemma]

Hi all,

First post and excited to finally join the T6 community rather than lurking in the background!

Just bought a T6.0 with Westfalia towbar installed.

Is there any way to power a leisure battery from the towbar electrics?

I've read on this thread from @catfood12 that there's additional kit that can be purchased from Westfalia to power a second battery (assume if its factory fitted?) via a relay from the starter battery but would this work with a retrofit leisure battery to sit under the drivers seat? Or have I totally misunderstood and would still need DC-DC installation to overcome the bluemotion issue?

13pin Towbar Electrics - charging leisure battery!

Hi All, I’ve just had a towbar fitted to my T6 and during the fitment I had a lengthy conversation with the fitter about leisure battery charging. He was fully NTTA approved so I would say qualified. I mentioned the need for a DC2DC charger on the EU6 ‘Smart Alternator’ vehicles, but he said...

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Total newb to electrics so any help is appreciated!

 

[catfood12]

My post was talking about the 12V on Pin 10 that can provide leisure power to stuff on a trailer/caravan, that can be used to charge a battery in a trailer, not a separate leisure battery in the T6.

 

[Phil_G]

Mine (Hillside Birchover, fitted by Hillside on purchase new) is also a Westfalia removeable, on mine he power pin feeds from the starter battery, theres no connection to the leisure battery. I do use it for low power stuff like LEDs etc but I dont use it for anything that would drain the starter.

 

[catfood12]

Mine (Hillside Birchover, fitted by Hillside on purchase new) is also a Westfalia removeable, on mine he power pin feeds from the starter battery, theres no connection to the leisure battery. I do use it for low power stuff like LEDs etc but I dont use it for anything that would drain the starter.

Yes, pin 10 is a permanent live from the starter battery. Pin 9 is defined as fridge on the 13 pin plug. I'm not sure if it's just an ignition live on the T6, or is meant to be connected to a leisure battery on a T6, as there's the yellow & brown/white leads from the towbar loom that aren't normally connected to anything, and I always wondered if it was for the leisure feed on pin 9. I'll get my meter out if I get a moment.

 

[mmi]

13 pin towing socket

I had a tow bar fitted at vw when I bought my t6 but it was fitted by an outside firm, I have now found that the pin no 10 (fridge ign live) is not working. Would it be ok to put a link wire from pin 9 perm live across to pin 10 , I know that if the fridge is switched on 12v and left on...

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