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The handbook's 'Regenerative braking' and 'energy recovery' passages refer to the electric e-Relay's traction battery ('the energy recovered is then used to recharge the traction battery'), not to the diesel 12 V system.","sources":[{"field_group":"alternator_statement","url":"https://service.citroen.com/ACddb/modeles/jumper/eGuide_jumper_jumper_ed01-21/pdfs/9999_9999_369_en-GB.pdf","document_title":"Citroen Relay / Jumper HANDBOOK (eGuide ed01-21, en-GB, document 9999_9999_369)","document_date":null,"document_edition":"ed01-21","checked":"2026-09-16","evidence":"manufacturer","hosted_by":"manufacturer","absent":true,"note":"Diesel Stop & Start section: 'The Stop & Start function puts the engine ... into standby' with 'some special conditions (battery charge, ...)' as exclusions; no alternator-control wording. Regenerative-braking text applies to the electric version's traction battery only."},{"field_group":"factory_leisure_charging_statement","url":"https://service.citroen.com/ACddb/modeles/jumper/eGuide_jumper_jumper_ed01-21/pdfs/9999_9999_369_en-GB.pdf","document_title":"Citroen Relay / Jumper HANDBOOK (eGuide ed01-21, en-GB, document 9999_9999_369)","document_date":null,"document_edition":"ed01-21","checked":"2026-09-16","evidence":"manufacturer","hosted_by":"manufacturer","absent":true,"note":"No statement about a second, additional or leisure battery found."}],"gaps":["alternator_statement","factory_leisure_charging_statement"],"open_questions":["Could not be read (DNS failure) on 2026-09-16: https://business.citroen.co.uk/commercial-vehicles/vans/citroen-relay/vehicle-handbook; could not be read (403): https://www.citroen.co.uk/models/new-relay-van.html.","The handbook URL was inferred from the ed01-21 French/Spanish paths (same document number 369); it downloaded as a 6.4 MB PDF with an English text layer. Confirm it is the current UK edition."],"changelog":[{"date":"2026-09-16","field":"seed","new":"record created; absence recorded against the Citroen Relay / Jumper handbook eGuide ed01-21 (en-GB)","source_url":"https://service.citroen.com/ACddb/modeles/jumper/eGuide_jumper_jumper_ed01-21/pdfs/9999_9999_369_en-GB.pdf","detected_by":"seed"}],"last_reviewed":"2026-09-16","type":"vehicles","first_checked":"2026-09-16","last_checked":"2026-09-16","age_days":1,"stale":false,"unverified":false,"freshness":"verified","freshness_label":"verified 16 September 2026","absences":[{"gap":"alternator_statement","line":"No published statement on the alternator’s charging behaviour found (checked 16 September 2026).","document_title":"Citroen Relay / Jumper HANDBOOK (eGuide ed01-21, en-GB, document 9999_9999_369)","url":"https://service.citroen.com/ACddb/modeles/jumper/eGuide_jumper_jumper_ed01-21/pdfs/9999_9999_369_en-GB.pdf"},{"gap":"factory_leisure_charging_statement","line":"No published statement on charging a second battery found (checked 16 September 2026).","document_title":"Citroen Relay / Jumper HANDBOOK (eGuide ed01-21, en-GB, document 9999_9999_369)","url":"https://service.citroen.com/ACddb/modeles/jumper/eGuide_jumper_jumper_ed01-21/pdfs/9999_9999_369_en-GB.pdf"}],"absence_by_gap":{"alternator_statement":"No published statement on the alternator’s charging behaviour found (checked 16 September 2026).","factory_leisure_charging_statement":"No published statement on charging a second battery found (checked 16 September 2026)."},"source_hosts":[],"distributor_hosted":false,"evidence_grades":[],"anchor":"#citroen-relay"},{"id":"fiat-ducato-x290","make":"Fiat","model":"Ducato","name":"Fiat Ducato X290 (2014 on, including Series 8 and 9)","generation":"Ducato X290 (2014 on)","official_url":"https://aftersales.fiat.com/eLumData/EN/77/290_DUCATOMY19/77_290_DUCATOMY19_603.85.089_EN_01_12.19_L_LG/77_290_DUCATOMY19_603.85.089_EN_01_12.19_L_LG.pdf","alternator_statement":{"status":"absent","wording":null,"feature_name":null,"applies_to":null},"factory_leisure_charging_statement":{"status":"absent","wording":null},"note":"Fiat's Ducato MY19 Owner Handbook (print code 603.85.089, 12.2019) describes the Start&Stop system and battery recharging but contains no wording about variable-voltage, regenerative or smart alternator control; the word 'alternator' appears only as an instrument-panel item ('Alternator Status'). The handbook's battery note reads: 'The replacement battery should be of the same type (L6 105Ah/850A) and should have the same characteristics.'","sources":[{"field_group":"alternator_statement","url":"https://aftersales.fiat.com/eLumData/EN/77/290_DUCATOMY19/77_290_DUCATOMY19_603.85.089_EN_01_12.19_L_LG/77_290_DUCATOMY19_603.85.089_EN_01_12.19_L_LG.pdf","document_title":"FIAT DUCATO OWNER HANDBOOK (MY19, print 603.85.089, EN, 12.2019)","document_date":"2019-12","document_edition":"603.85.089 EN 01 12.19","checked":"2026-09-16","evidence":"manufacturer","hosted_by":"manufacturer","absent":true,"note":"Full-text search for alternator, regenerative, energy recovery, recuperation, smart and intelligent found no charging-behaviour statement. START&STOP SYSTEM section describes engine stop/restart only."},{"field_group":"factory_leisure_charging_statement","url":"https://aftersales.fiat.com/eLumData/EN/77/290_DUCATOMY19/77_290_DUCATOMY19_603.85.089_EN_01_12.19_L_LG/77_290_DUCATOMY19_603.85.089_EN_01_12.19_L_LG.pdf","document_title":"FIAT DUCATO OWNER HANDBOOK (MY19, print 603.85.089, EN, 12.2019)","document_date":"2019-12","document_edition":"603.85.089 EN 01 12.19","checked":"2026-09-16","evidence":"manufacturer","hosted_by":"manufacturer","absent":true,"note":"The 'auxiliary battery' mentioned in the handbook is the donor battery for jump-starting, not a leisure battery."}],"gaps":["alternator_statement","factory_leisure_charging_statement"],"open_questions":["Fiat publishes a separate Ducato Camper handbook (290_DUCATOCAMPER) in Dutch, German and French on aftersales.fiat.com; no English edition was found on 2026-09-16. It may carry a second-battery charging statement.","Series 8 (2021) and Series 9 handbooks were not read; the MY19 edition was the latest English Ducato handbook found."],"changelog":[{"date":"2026-09-16","field":"seed","new":"record created; absence recorded against the FIAT DUCATO OWNER HANDBOOK MY19 (603.85.089 EN)","source_url":"https://aftersales.fiat.com/eLumData/EN/77/290_DUCATOMY19/77_290_DUCATOMY19_603.85.089_EN_01_12.19_L_LG/77_290_DUCATOMY19_603.85.089_EN_01_12.19_L_LG.pdf","detected_by":"seed"}],"last_reviewed":"2026-09-16","type":"vehicles","first_checked":"2026-09-16","last_checked":"2026-09-16","age_days":1,"stale":false,"unverified":false,"freshness":"verified","freshness_label":"verified 16 September 2026","absences":[{"gap":"alternator_statement","line":"No published statement on the alternator’s charging behaviour found (checked 16 September 2026).","document_title":"FIAT DUCATO OWNER HANDBOOK (MY19, print 603.85.089, EN, 12.2019)","url":"https://aftersales.fiat.com/eLumData/EN/77/290_DUCATOMY19/77_290_DUCATOMY19_603.85.089_EN_01_12.19_L_LG/77_290_DUCATOMY19_603.85.089_EN_01_12.19_L_LG.pdf"},{"gap":"factory_leisure_charging_statement","line":"No published statement on charging a second battery found (checked 16 September 2026).","document_title":"FIAT DUCATO OWNER HANDBOOK (MY19, print 603.85.089, EN, 12.2019)","url":"https://aftersales.fiat.com/eLumData/EN/77/290_DUCATOMY19/77_290_DUCATOMY19_603.85.089_EN_01_12.19_L_LG/77_290_DUCATOMY19_603.85.089_EN_01_12.19_L_LG.pdf"}],"absence_by_gap":{"alternator_statement":"No published statement on the alternator’s charging behaviour found (checked 16 September 2026).","factory_leisure_charging_statement":"No published statement on charging a second battery found (checked 16 September 2026)."},"source_hosts":[],"distributor_hosted":false,"evidence_grades":[],"anchor":"#fiat-ducato-x290"},{"id":"ford-transit-2014-on","make":"Ford","model":"Transit","name":"Ford Transit (2014 on)","generation":"Transit fourth generation, Ford code TTS (2014 on)","official_url":"https://www.ford.co.uk/support/vehicle/transit/2022/owner-manuals","alternator_statement":{"status":"published","wording":"The system uses regenerative charging during engine braking. It switches the engine off when your vehicle is coasting at a speed less than the engine stop speed that you have set.","feature_name":"regenerative charging (48 volt mild hybrid system); Ford's fuse table also names a 'Smart regenerative charge inhibit relay'","applies_to":"HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE (MHEV) section - 'Your vehicle has a 48 volt mild hybrid system.' - of the owner's manual for Transit (TTS) Vehicles Built From: 17-01-2022"},"factory_leisure_charging_statement":{"status":"absent","wording":null},"note":"Ford's charging-behaviour wording in this manual is in the mild-hybrid (MHEV) section. The same manual's fuse specification table lists a 20 A 'Smart regenerative charge inhibit relay', which is Ford's own name for the function, but the manual does not otherwise describe how the alternator is controlled on non-hybrid variants. Manuals for builds from 2014 to January 2022 were not read.","sources":[{"field_group":"alternator_statement","url":"https://www.fordservicecontent.com/Ford_Content/Catalog/owner_information/CG3796en-202110-20211109130009.pdf","document_title":"FORD TRANSIT Owner's Manual (CG3796en, Transit (TTS) Vehicles Built From: 17-01-2022)","document_date":"2021-10","document_edition":"CG3796en-202110, First-Printing","checked":"2026-09-16","evidence":"manufacturer","hosted_by":"manufacturer","quote":"The system uses regenerative charging during engine braking. It switches the engine off when your vehicle is coasting at a speed less than the engine stop speed that you have set.","clause":"HYBRID VEHICLE OPERATION - HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE (MHEV) - HOW DOES A HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE WORK","note":"Same section: 'Your vehicle has a 48 volt mild hybrid system.' and 'Regenerative charging results in a greater degree of engine braking.'"},{"field_group":"alternator_statement","url":"https://www.fordservicecontent.com/Ford_Content/Catalog/owner_information/CG3796en-202110-20211109130009.pdf","document_title":"FORD TRANSIT Owner's Manual (CG3796en)","document_date":"2021-10","document_edition":"CG3796en-202110, First-Printing","checked":"2026-09-16","evidence":"manufacturer","hosted_by":"manufacturer","quote":"21 20 A Smart regenerative charge inhibit relay.","clause":"Fuse Specification Chart"},{"field_group":"factory_leisure_charging_statement","url":"https://www.fordservicecontent.com/Ford_Content/Catalog/owner_information/CG3796en-202110-20211109130009.pdf","document_title":"FORD TRANSIT Owner's Manual (CG3796en)","document_date":"2021-10","document_edition":"CG3796en-202110, First-Printing","checked":"2026-09-16","evidence":"manufacturer","hosted_by":"manufacturer","absent":true,"note":"The BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM section concerns the 12V starter battery; no statement about charging a second or leisure battery."}],"gaps":["factory_leisure_charging_statement"],"open_questions":["Could not be read (over 10 MB) on 2026-09-16: https://www.fordservicecontent.com/Ford_Content/Catalog/owner_information/CG3796en-202509-20250922095324.pdf (edition 202509); the 202110 edition was read instead.","Ford owner's manuals for Transit builds from 2014 to January 2022 were not read."],"changelog":[{"date":"2026-09-16","field":"seed","new":"record created from the FORD TRANSIT Owner's Manual CG3796en (edition 202110)","source_url":"https://www.fordservicecontent.com/Ford_Content/Catalog/owner_information/CG3796en-202110-20211109130009.pdf","detected_by":"seed"}],"last_reviewed":"2026-09-16","type":"vehicles","first_checked":"2026-09-16","last_checked":"2026-09-16","age_days":1,"stale":false,"unverified":false,"freshness":"verified","freshness_label":"verified 16 September 2026","absences":[{"gap":"factory_leisure_charging_statement","line":"No published statement on charging a second battery found (checked 16 September 2026).","document_title":"FORD TRANSIT Owner's Manual (CG3796en)","url":"https://www.fordservicecontent.com/Ford_Content/Catalog/owner_information/CG3796en-202110-20211109130009.pdf"}],"absence_by_gap":{"factory_leisure_charging_statement":"No published statement on charging a second battery found (checked 16 September 2026)."},"source_hosts":["fordservicecontent.com"],"distributor_hosted":false,"evidence_grades":["manufacturer"],"anchor":"#ford-transit-2014-on"},{"id":"ford-transit-custom-2013-2023","make":"Ford","model":"Transit Custom","name":"Ford Transit Custom (2013-2023)","generation":"Transit Custom first generation, Ford code TTF (2013-2023)","official_url":"https://www.ford.co.uk/support/vehicle/transit-custom/2022/owner-manuals","alternator_statement":{"status":"published","wording":"Your vehicle has a 48 volt mild hybrid system. The system is designed to help reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions by using regenerative charging and stopping the engine when your vehicle is coasting at a speed of 12 km/h (7 mph).","feature_name":"regenerative charging (48 volt mild hybrid system)","applies_to":"HYBRID VEHICLE OPERATION - MILD HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE (MHEV) section of the owner's manual for Transit Custom (TTF) Kocaeli, Vehicles Built From: 27-01-2020"},"factory_leisure_charging_statement":{"status":"absent","wording":null},"note":"Ford's published charging-behaviour wording in this manual is limited to the mild-hybrid (MHEV) variant. For non-hybrid diesel variants the same manual describes Auto-Start-Stop but states nothing about alternator voltage behaviour, and does not use the phrase 'Smart Regenerative Charging'. Ford manuals for builds before 27-01-2020 were not read.","sources":[{"field_group":"alternator_statement","url":"https://www.fordservicecontent.com/Ford_Content/Catalog/owner_information/CG3763en-201911-20191203133110.pdf","document_title":"FORD TRANSIT CUSTOM Owner's Manual (CG3763en, Transit Custom (TTF) Kocaeli, Vehicles Built From: 27-01-2020)","document_date":"2019-11","document_edition":"CG3763en-201911","checked":"2026-09-16","evidence":"manufacturer","hosted_by":"manufacturer","quote":"Your vehicle has a 48 volt mild hybrid system. The system is designed to help reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions by using regenerative charging and stopping the engine when your vehicle is coasting at a speed of 12 km/h (7 mph).","clause":"Unique Driving Characteristics - HYBRID VEHICLE OPERATION - MILD HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE (MHEV)","note":"Same section: 'Note: Regenerative charging results in a greater degree of engine braking. This is normal.'"},{"field_group":"factory_leisure_charging_statement","url":"https://www.fordservicecontent.com/Ford_Content/Catalog/owner_information/CG3763en-201911-20191203133110.pdf","document_title":"FORD TRANSIT CUSTOM Owner's Manual (CG3763en)","document_date":"2019-11","document_edition":"CG3763en-201911","checked":"2026-09-16","evidence":"manufacturer","hosted_by":"manufacturer","absent":true,"note":"No statement about charging a second or leisure battery found in the sections searched (alternator, regenerative, battery)."}],"gaps":["factory_leisure_charging_statement"],"open_questions":["Ford owner's manuals for Transit Custom builds from 2013 to January 2020 were not read; they may or may not carry the same wording.","Ford UK marketing copy for Transit Custom quoted in search results ('Smart Regenerative Charging only charges the battery when it needs it...') could not be found on a live ford.co.uk page on 2026-09-16 (performance-efficiency page returned 404)."],"changelog":[{"date":"2026-09-16","field":"seed","new":"record created from the FORD TRANSIT CUSTOM Owner's Manual CG3763en (edition 201911)","source_url":"https://www.fordservicecontent.com/Ford_Content/Catalog/owner_information/CG3763en-201911-20191203133110.pdf","detected_by":"seed"}],"last_reviewed":"2026-09-16","type":"vehicles","first_checked":"2026-09-16","last_checked":"2026-09-16","age_days":1,"stale":false,"unverified":false,"freshness":"verified","freshness_label":"verified 16 September 2026","absences":[{"gap":"factory_leisure_charging_statement","line":"No published statement on charging a second battery found (checked 16 September 2026).","document_title":"FORD TRANSIT CUSTOM Owner's Manual (CG3763en)","url":"https://www.fordservicecontent.com/Ford_Content/Catalog/owner_information/CG3763en-201911-20191203133110.pdf"}],"absence_by_gap":{"factory_leisure_charging_statement":"No published statement on charging a second battery found (checked 16 September 2026)."},"source_hosts":["fordservicecontent.com"],"distributor_hosted":false,"evidence_grades":["manufacturer"],"anchor":"#ford-transit-custom-2013-2023"},{"id":"ford-transit-custom-2023-on","make":"Ford","model":"Transit Custom","name":"Ford Transit Custom (2023 on)","generation":"Tourneo Custom/Transit Custom second generation, Ford code TTU (Vehicles Built From: 12-06-2023)","official_url":"https://www.ford.co.uk/support/vehicle/transit-custom-2024/2024/owner-manuals","alternator_statement":{"status":"absent","wording":null,"feature_name":null,"applies_to":null},"factory_leisure_charging_statement":{"status":"absent","wording":null},"note":"Ford's owner's manual CG3964en (Vehicles Built From: 12-06-2023 Vehicles Built Up To: 22-10-2023) describes Auto-Start-Stop ('The system is designed to help reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions by stopping the engine when it is idling, for example at traffic lights.') but contains no wording about the alternator, regenerative charging or smart charging.","sources":[{"field_group":"alternator_statement","url":"https://www.fordservicecontent.com/Ford_Content/Catalog/owner_information/CG3964en-202304-20230413135509.pdf","document_title":"FORD TOURNEO CUSTOM / TRANSIT CUSTOM Owner's manual (CG3964en, Tourneo Custom/Transit Custom (TTU) Vehicles Built From: 12-06-2023 Vehicles Built Up To: 22-10-2023)","document_date":"2023-04","document_edition":"CG3964en-202304, First-Printing","checked":"2026-09-16","evidence":"manufacturer","hosted_by":"manufacturer","absent":true,"note":"Full-text search of the manual for 'regenerative', 'alternator', 'battery management' and 'smart charg' found no charging-behaviour statement."},{"field_group":"factory_leisure_charging_statement","url":"https://www.fordservicecontent.com/Ford_Content/Catalog/owner_information/CG3964en-202304-20230413135509.pdf","document_title":"FORD TOURNEO CUSTOM / TRANSIT CUSTOM Owner's manual (CG3964en)","document_date":"2023-04","document_edition":"CG3964en-202304, First-Printing","checked":"2026-09-16","evidence":"manufacturer","hosted_by":"manufacturer","absent":true}],"gaps":["alternator_statement","factory_leisure_charging_statement"],"open_questions":["Later editions of the Transit Custom (TTU) manual, and the PHEV variant's manual, were not read on 2026-09-16.","Could not be read (404) on 2026-09-16: https://www.ford.co.uk/vans-and-pickups/transit-custom/features/performance-efficiency; the live https://www.ford.co.uk/vans-and-pickups/transit-custom page carries no charging wording."],"changelog":[{"date":"2026-09-16","field":"seed","new":"record created; absence recorded against the FORD TOURNEO CUSTOM / TRANSIT CUSTOM Owner's manual CG3964en","source_url":"https://www.fordservicecontent.com/Ford_Content/Catalog/owner_information/CG3964en-202304-20230413135509.pdf","detected_by":"seed"}],"last_reviewed":"2026-09-16","type":"vehicles","first_checked":"2026-09-16","last_checked":"2026-09-16","age_days":1,"stale":false,"unverified":false,"freshness":"verified","freshness_label":"verified 16 September 2026","absences":[{"gap":"alternator_statement","line":"No published statement on the alternator’s charging behaviour found (checked 16 September 2026).","document_title":"FORD TOURNEO CUSTOM / TRANSIT CUSTOM Owner's manual (CG3964en, Tourneo Custom/Transit Custom (TTU) Vehicles Built From: 12-06-2023 Vehicles Built Up To: 22-10-2023)","url":"https://www.fordservicecontent.com/Ford_Content/Catalog/owner_information/CG3964en-202304-20230413135509.pdf"},{"gap":"factory_leisure_charging_statement","line":"No published statement on charging a second battery found (checked 16 September 2026).","document_title":"FORD TOURNEO CUSTOM / TRANSIT CUSTOM Owner's manual (CG3964en)","url":"https://www.fordservicecontent.com/Ford_Content/Catalog/owner_information/CG3964en-202304-20230413135509.pdf"}],"absence_by_gap":{"alternator_statement":"No published statement on the alternator’s charging behaviour found (checked 16 September 2026).","factory_leisure_charging_statement":"No published statement on charging a second battery found (checked 16 September 2026)."},"source_hosts":[],"distributor_hosted":false,"evidence_grades":[],"anchor":"#ford-transit-custom-2023-on"},{"id":"mercedes-sprinter-w907","make":"Mercedes-Benz","model":"Sprinter","name":"Mercedes-Benz Sprinter (W907/V907, 2018 on)","generation":"Sprinter 907 (2018 on)","official_url":"https://www.mercedes-benz.co.uk/vans/services/manuals.html/sprinter-commercial-van-2019-06-p907-mbux","alternator_statement":{"status":"absent","wording":null,"feature_name":null,"applies_to":null},"factory_leisure_charging_statement":{"status":"published","wording":"Auxiliary battery for retrofit consumer's vehicle interior. Includes: cut-off relay for auxiliary battery (E36)"},"note":"Mercedes-Benz UK's Sprinter model information and price list (prices effective from August 2018 production) lists alternator options (14 V / 180 A to 14 V / 280 A) and the 'ECO start/stop function' but says nothing about how the alternator's voltage is controlled. It does list a factory auxiliary battery option (code E2I) with a cut-off relay (E36). The UK online operator's manual pages timed out.","sources":[{"field_group":"alternator_statement","url":"https://tools.mercedes-benz.co.uk/current/vans/brochures/full-sprinter-brochure.pdf","document_title":"The Mercedes-Benz Sprinter. Model information & price list. Prices effective from August 2018 production.","document_date":"2018-08","checked":"2026-09-16","evidence":"manufacturer","hosted_by":"manufacturer","absent":true,"note":"Alternator rows read: 'Alternator 14 V / 220 A SH9', 'Alternator 14 V / 230 A M46', 'Alternator 14 V / 250 A M48', 'Alternator 14 V / 280 A M60', 'Alternator 14 V/200 A M61', 'Alternator 14 V / 180 A M40'; 'ECO start/stop function JW0'. No wording on variable-voltage, recuperation or smart charging."},{"field_group":"factory_leisure_charging_statement","url":"https://tools.mercedes-benz.co.uk/current/vans/brochures/full-sprinter-brochure.pdf","document_title":"The Mercedes-Benz Sprinter. Model information & price list. Prices effective from August 2018 production.","document_date":"2018-08","checked":"2026-09-16","evidence":"manufacturer","hosted_by":"manufacturer","quote":"Auxiliary battery for retrofit consumer's vehicle interior. Includes: cut-off relay for auxiliary battery (E36)","clause":"Battery options, code E2I","note":"Also listed: 'Cut-off relay for auxiliary battery E36', 'AGM battery, 12 V 70 Ah ED1', 'Heavy-duty battery (12v 92 aH) ED4'. The list does not describe how the auxiliary battery is charged."}],"gaps":["alternator_statement"],"open_questions":["Could not be read (timeout) on 2026-09-16: https://www.mercedes-benz.co.uk/vans/services/manuals.html/sprinter-commercial-van-2019-06-p907-mbux/eco-startstop-function/eco-startstop-function-operation and https://www.mercedes-benz.co.uk/passengercars/services/manuals.html/sprinter-commercial-van-2025-06-c907-mbux/eco-startstop-function/how-the-eco-startstop-function-operates. The operator's manual may contain 'recuperation' wording.","The price list read is the August 2018 edition; check a current edition for changed battery and alternator option wording."],"changelog":[{"date":"2026-09-16","field":"seed","new":"record created from the Mercedes-Benz UK Sprinter model information & price list (August 2018 production)","source_url":"https://tools.mercedes-benz.co.uk/current/vans/brochures/full-sprinter-brochure.pdf","detected_by":"seed"}],"last_reviewed":"2026-09-16","type":"vehicles","first_checked":"2026-09-16","last_checked":"2026-09-16","age_days":1,"stale":false,"unverified":false,"freshness":"verified","freshness_label":"verified 16 September 2026","absences":[{"gap":"alternator_statement","line":"No published statement on the alternator’s charging behaviour found (checked 16 September 2026).","document_title":"The Mercedes-Benz Sprinter. Model information & price list. Prices effective from August 2018 production.","url":"https://tools.mercedes-benz.co.uk/current/vans/brochures/full-sprinter-brochure.pdf"}],"absence_by_gap":{"alternator_statement":"No published statement on the alternator’s charging behaviour found (checked 16 September 2026)."},"source_hosts":["tools.mercedes-benz.co.uk"],"distributor_hosted":false,"evidence_grades":["manufacturer"],"anchor":"#mercedes-sprinter-w907"},{"id":"mercedes-vito-w447","make":"Mercedes-Benz","model":"Vito","name":"Mercedes-Benz Vito (W447, 2014 on)","generation":"Vito 447 (2014 on)","official_url":"https://www.mercedes-benz.co.uk/passengercars/services/manuals.html/vito-commercial-van-2024-06-c447-mbux","alternator_statement":{"status":"could_not_be_read","wording":null,"feature_name":null,"applies_to":null},"factory_leisure_charging_statement":{"status":"could_not_be_read","wording":null},"note":"No Mercedes-Benz document for the Vito could be read on 2026-09-16: the UK online operator's manual pages timed out and the UK Vito brochure URL returned an XML error document. This record is a could-not-read placeholder, not a checked absence.","sources":[{"field_group":"record","url":"https://www.mercedes-benz.co.uk/passengercars/services/manuals.html/vito-commercial-van-2024-06-c447-mbux","document_title":"Manufacturer page attempted","checked":"2026-09-16","evidence":"unverified","absent":false,"quote":"Could not be read on 2026-09-16."}],"gaps":[],"open_questions":["Could not be read (timeout) on 2026-09-16: https://www.mercedes-benz.co.uk/passengercars/services/manuals.html/vito-commercial-van-2024-06-c447-mbux/eco-startstop-function/how-the-eco-startstop-function-operates.","Could not be read (XML error response) on 2026-09-16: https://tools.mercedes-benz.co.uk/current/vans/brochures/full-vito-brochure.pdf.","Mercedes-Benz UK's Vito feature page 'Eco start/stop technology' (https://www.mercedes-benz.co.uk/vans/en/vito-panel-van/features/facelift-optional-equipment-highlights/teaser-group-2/eco-start-stop-technology) appeared in search results but was not fetched; try it first on re-check."],"changelog":[{"date":"2026-09-16","field":"seed","new":"placeholder record created; no Mercedes-Benz Vito document could be read","source_url":null,"detected_by":"seed"}],"last_reviewed":"2026-09-16","type":"vehicles","first_checked":"2026-09-16","last_checked":"2026-09-16","age_days":1,"stale":false,"unverified":false,"freshness":"verified","freshness_label":"verified 16 September 2026","absences":[],"absence_by_gap":{},"source_hosts":["mercedes-benz.co.uk"],"distributor_hosted":false,"evidence_grades":["unverified"],"anchor":"#mercedes-vito-w447"},{"id":"nissan-nv200","make":"Nissan","model":"NV200","name":"Nissan NV200","generation":"NV200 (M20, 2009 on; UK van brochure read)","official_url":"https://www.nissan-cdn.net/content/dam/Nissan/gb/brochures/Vehicles/Nissan_NV200_VAN_UK.pdf","alternator_statement":{"status":"absent","wording":null,"feature_name":null,"applies_to":null},"factory_leisure_charging_statement":{"status":"absent","wording":null},"note":"Nissan's UK NV200 van brochure gives alternator and 12 V battery capacities in its technical specifications table and explains diesel particulate filter 'REGENERATION', but says nothing about how the alternator's output voltage is controlled. Nissan UK no longer lists the NV200 and does not host its owner's manual publicly.","sources":[{"field_group":"alternator_statement","url":"https://www.nissan-cdn.net/content/dam/Nissan/gb/brochures/Vehicles/Nissan_NV200_VAN_UK.pdf","document_title":"NISSAN NV200 (UK van brochure: Introduction | Performance indicators | ... | Technical specifications | Price list)","document_date":null,"checked":"2026-09-16","evidence":"manufacturer","hosted_by":"manufacturer","absent":true,"note":"Technical specification rows read: 'Battery 12v' and 'Alternator' capacity figures only. The only 'regeneration' wording concerns the DPF ('This reduction is called REGENERATION and is carried out by the vehicle's electronic control system which raises the exhaust gas temperatures during normal driving.')."},{"field_group":"factory_leisure_charging_statement","url":"https://www.nissan-cdn.net/content/dam/Nissan/gb/brochures/Vehicles/Nissan_NV200_VAN_UK.pdf","document_title":"NISSAN NV200 (UK van brochure)","document_date":null,"checked":"2026-09-16","evidence":"manufacturer","hosted_by":"manufacturer","absent":true}],"gaps":["alternator_statement","factory_leisure_charging_statement"],"open_questions":["Nissan's NV200 owner's manual is not publicly hosted on nissan.co.uk (manuals are sold via shop.nissan.co.uk); it was not read.","Could not be read (404) on 2026-09-16: https://www.nissan.co.uk/vehicles/new-vehicles/townstar-van.html (used only to check whether Nissan UK still lists the NV200).","Brochure carries no edition date; record one if found."],"changelog":[{"date":"2026-09-16","field":"seed","new":"record created; absence recorded against the Nissan UK NV200 van brochure","source_url":"https://www.nissan-cdn.net/content/dam/Nissan/gb/brochures/Vehicles/Nissan_NV200_VAN_UK.pdf","detected_by":"seed"}],"last_reviewed":"2026-09-16","type":"vehicles","first_checked":"2026-09-16","last_checked":"2026-09-16","age_days":1,"stale":false,"unverified":false,"freshness":"verified","freshness_label":"verified 16 September 2026","absences":[{"gap":"alternator_statement","line":"No published statement on the alternator’s charging behaviour found (checked 16 September 2026).","document_title":"NISSAN NV200 (UK van brochure: Introduction | Performance indicators | ... | Technical specifications | Price list)","url":"https://www.nissan-cdn.net/content/dam/Nissan/gb/brochures/Vehicles/Nissan_NV200_VAN_UK.pdf"},{"gap":"factory_leisure_charging_statement","line":"No published statement on charging a second battery found (checked 16 September 2026).","document_title":"NISSAN NV200 (UK van brochure)","url":"https://www.nissan-cdn.net/content/dam/Nissan/gb/brochures/Vehicles/Nissan_NV200_VAN_UK.pdf"}],"absence_by_gap":{"alternator_statement":"No published statement on the alternator’s charging behaviour found (checked 16 September 2026).","factory_leisure_charging_statement":"No published statement on charging a second battery found (checked 16 September 2026)."},"source_hosts":[],"distributor_hosted":false,"evidence_grades":[],"anchor":"#nissan-nv200"},{"id":"peugeot-boxer","make":"Peugeot","model":"Boxer","name":"Peugeot Boxer","generation":"Boxer third generation (2006 on, facelifts 2014 and 2024)","official_url":"https://www.peugeot.co.uk/models/new-peugeot-boxer/diesel.html","alternator_statement":{"status":"could_not_be_read","wording":null,"feature_name":null,"applies_to":null},"factory_leisure_charging_statement":{"status":"could_not_be_read","wording":null},"note":"No Peugeot document for the Boxer could be read on 2026-09-16: peugeot.co.uk returned HTTP 403 and the public Service Box handbook portal exposes Boxer PDFs only in other languages at the URLs found (a guessed en_gb URL returned an HTML error page). This record is a could-not-read placeholder, not a checked absence.","sources":[{"field_group":"record","url":"https://www.peugeot.co.uk/models/new-peugeot-boxer/diesel.html","document_title":"Manufacturer page attempted","checked":"2026-09-16","evidence":"unverified","absent":false,"quote":"Could not be read on 2026-09-16."}],"gaps":[],"open_questions":["Could not be read (403) on 2026-09-16: https://www.peugeot.co.uk/models/new-peugeot-boxer/diesel.html","Could not be read (HTML error page, not a PDF) on 2026-09-16: https://public.servicebox.peugeot.com/APddb/modeles/boxer/boxer_boxer/ed01-14/en_gb/boxer_boxer_boxer_ed01-14_en_gb.pdf (URL guessed from the Romanian edition path). Navigate the portal at https://public.servicebox.peugeot.com/APddb/ interactively to find the en-GB Boxer handbook.","The sister Citroen Relay handbook (same Sevel platform) was readable and states nothing about diesel alternator control, but a Citroen document cannot be used for a Peugeot record."],"changelog":[{"date":"2026-09-16","field":"seed","new":"placeholder record created; no Peugeot Boxer document could be read","source_url":null,"detected_by":"seed"}],"last_reviewed":"2026-09-16","type":"vehicles","first_checked":"2026-09-16","last_checked":"2026-09-16","age_days":1,"stale":false,"unverified":false,"freshness":"verified","freshness_label":"verified 16 September 2026","absences":[],"absence_by_gap":{},"source_hosts":["peugeot.co.uk"],"distributor_hosted":false,"evidence_grades":["unverified"],"anchor":"#peugeot-boxer"},{"id":"renault-trafic-x82","make":"Renault","model":"Trafic","name":"Renault Trafic III (X82)","generation":"Trafic III, X82 (2014 on)","official_url":"https://www.user-manual.renault.com/en/content/renault-trafic/driving/starting-stopping-engine/stop-and-start-function","alternator_statement":{"status":"absent","wording":null,"feature_name":null,"applies_to":null},"factory_leisure_charging_statement":{"status":"absent","wording":null},"note":"Renault's online Trafic user manual (user-manual.renault.com) describes the Stop and Start function and the battery. The Stop and Start page lists 'the battery is not sufficiently charged;' as a condition and a '\"Battery charge optimisation\" to prioritise battery charging;' message; the Battery page says 'The charge status of the battery can decrease, especially if you use your vehicle: for short trips; in an urban setting; when the temperature is low; with the vehicle stationary and the engine off.' Neither page describes variable-voltage or regenerative alternator control.","sources":[{"field_group":"alternator_statement","url":"https://www.user-manual.renault.com/en/content/renault-trafic/driving/starting-stopping-engine/stop-and-start-function","document_title":"Stop and Start function - Renault Trafic - user manual (user-manual.renault.com)","document_date":null,"checked":"2026-09-16","evidence":"manufacturer","hosted_by":"manufacturer","absent":true,"note":"Page mentions battery charge only as a Stop and Start condition ('the battery is not sufficiently charged;') and the '\"Battery charge optimisation\" to prioritise battery charging;' message. No alternator, recuperation or regenerative wording (the only 'regenerated' refers to 'the emission control system is being regenerated;')."},{"field_group":"alternator_statement","url":"https://www.user-manual.renault.com/en/content/renault-trafic/maintenance/battery","document_title":"Battery - Renault Trafic - user manual (user-manual.renault.com)","document_date":null,"checked":"2026-09-16","evidence":"manufacturer","hosted_by":"manufacturer","absent":true,"note":"Page states 'The battery is a specific type. Please ensure it is replaced with the same type.' and nothing about alternator charging behaviour."},{"field_group":"factory_leisure_charging_statement","url":"https://www.user-manual.renault.com/en/content/renault-trafic/maintenance/battery","document_title":"Battery - Renault Trafic - user manual (user-manual.renault.com)","document_date":null,"checked":"2026-09-16","evidence":"manufacturer","hosted_by":"manufacturer","absent":true,"note":"No statement about a second or leisure battery."}],"gaps":["alternator_statement","factory_leisure_charging_statement"],"open_questions":["The online manual is served for 'Renault Trafic' without a generation label; confirm it is the X82 (Trafic III) text. The former gb.e-guide.renault.com/eng/Trafic-3-ph2 pages now redirect (301) to user-manual.renault.com."],"changelog":[{"date":"2026-09-16","field":"seed","new":"record created; absence recorded against the Renault Trafic online user manual (Stop and Start function; Battery)","source_url":"https://www.user-manual.renault.com/en/content/renault-trafic/driving/starting-stopping-engine/stop-and-start-function","detected_by":"seed"}],"last_reviewed":"2026-09-16","type":"vehicles","first_checked":"2026-09-16","last_checked":"2026-09-16","age_days":1,"stale":false,"unverified":false,"freshness":"verified","freshness_label":"verified 16 September 2026","absences":[{"gap":"alternator_statement","line":"No published statement on the alternator’s charging behaviour found (checked 16 September 2026).","document_title":"Stop and Start function - Renault Trafic - user manual (user-manual.renault.com)","url":"https://www.user-manual.renault.com/en/content/renault-trafic/driving/starting-stopping-engine/stop-and-start-function"},{"gap":"factory_leisure_charging_statement","line":"No published statement on charging a second battery found (checked 16 September 2026).","document_title":"Battery - Renault Trafic - user manual (user-manual.renault.com)","url":"https://www.user-manual.renault.com/en/content/renault-trafic/maintenance/battery"}],"absence_by_gap":{"alternator_statement":"No published statement on the alternator’s charging behaviour found (checked 16 September 2026).","factory_leisure_charging_statement":"No published statement on charging a second battery found (checked 16 September 2026)."},"source_hosts":[],"distributor_hosted":false,"evidence_grades":[],"anchor":"#renault-trafic-x82"},{"id":"toyota-proace","make":"Toyota","model":"Proace","name":"Toyota Proace","generation":"Proace second generation (2016 on)","official_url":"https://www.toyota.co.uk/new-cars/proace","alternator_statement":{"status":"absent","wording":null,"feature_name":null,"applies_to":null},"factory_leisure_charging_statement":{"status":"absent","wording":null},"note":"Toyota UK's Proace model page and its 2023 Proace price and specification sheet carry no wording about the diesel alternator, regenerative charging or Stop & Start battery management (the page's charging references concern the electric Proace traction battery). Toyota's owner's manual is served only through a VIN-gated finder and was not read.","sources":[{"field_group":"alternator_statement","url":"https://www.toyota.co.uk/new-cars/proace","document_title":"Toyota Proace Medium Van | Electric & Diesel | Toyota UK","document_date":null,"checked":"2026-09-16","evidence":"manufacturer","hosted_by":"manufacturer","absent":true,"note":"No sentence mentions alternator, regenerative braking, energy recovery or Stop & Start for the diesel; charging sentences refer to Proace Electric only."},{"field_group":"alternator_statement","url":"https://media.toyota.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/pdf/221101-Proace.pdf","document_title":"2023 Proace (Toyota UK price and specification sheet, 221101)","document_date":"2022-11","checked":"2026-09-16","evidence":"manufacturer","hosted_by":"manufacturer","absent":true,"note":"Price list only; grades, engines and prices, no charging-system wording."},{"field_group":"factory_leisure_charging_statement","url":"https://www.toyota.co.uk/new-cars/proace","document_title":"Toyota Proace Medium Van | Electric & Diesel | Toyota UK","document_date":null,"checked":"2026-09-16","evidence":"manufacturer","hosted_by":"manufacturer","absent":true,"note":"The 2023 price sheet lists a 'Camper Van - Design (Unconverted)' grade but neither document describes a second battery or its charging."}],"gaps":["alternator_statement","factory_leisure_charging_statement"],"open_questions":["Toyota UK owner's manuals are VIN-gated at https://www.toyota.co.uk/customer/manuals and were not read on 2026-09-16; the Proace manual may carry Stop & Start battery wording."],"changelog":[{"date":"2026-09-16","field":"seed","new":"record created; absence recorded against the Toyota UK Proace page and 2023 price and specification sheet","source_url":"https://www.toyota.co.uk/new-cars/proace","detected_by":"seed"}],"last_reviewed":"2026-09-16","type":"vehicles","first_checked":"2026-09-16","last_checked":"2026-09-16","age_days":1,"stale":false,"unverified":false,"freshness":"verified","freshness_label":"verified 16 September 2026","absences":[{"gap":"alternator_statement","line":"No published statement on the alternator’s charging behaviour found (checked 16 September 2026).","document_title":"Toyota Proace Medium Van | Electric & Diesel | Toyota UK","url":"https://www.toyota.co.uk/new-cars/proace"},{"gap":"factory_leisure_charging_statement","line":"No published statement on charging a second battery found (checked 16 September 2026).","document_title":"Toyota Proace Medium Van | Electric & Diesel | Toyota UK","url":"https://www.toyota.co.uk/new-cars/proace"}],"absence_by_gap":{"alternator_statement":"No published statement on the alternator’s charging behaviour found (checked 16 September 2026).","factory_leisure_charging_statement":"No published statement on charging a second battery found (checked 16 September 2026)."},"source_hosts":[],"distributor_hosted":false,"evidence_grades":[],"anchor":"#toyota-proace"},{"id":"vauxhall-vivaro-c","make":"Vauxhall","model":"Vivaro","name":"Vauxhall Vivaro (2019 on)","generation":"Vivaro C / New Vivaro (2019 on)","official_url":"https://www.vauxhall.co.uk/owners/owners-manuals/vivaro.html","alternator_statement":{"status":"could_not_be_read","wording":null,"feature_name":null,"applies_to":null},"factory_leisure_charging_statement":{"status":"could_not_be_read","wording":null},"note":"Vauxhall's servers returned HTTP 403 to every request on 2026-09-16: the New Vivaro owner's manual PDFs (April 2019 and June 2020 editions), the owners' manuals index page and the Vivaro model page. This record is a could-not-read placeholder, not a checked absence.","sources":[{"field_group":"record","url":"https://www.vauxhall.co.uk/owners/owners-manuals/vivaro.html","document_title":"Manufacturer page attempted","checked":"2026-09-16","evidence":"unverified","absent":false,"quote":"Could not be read on 2026-09-16."}],"gaps":[],"open_questions":["Could not be read (403) on 2026-09-16: https://www.vauxhall.co.uk/content/dam/vauxhall/Home/PDFs/owners/owners-manuals/new-vivaro/vivaro-owners-manual-june-2020.pdf","Could not be read (403) on 2026-09-16: https://www.vauxhall.co.uk/content/dam/vauxhall/Home/PDFs/owners/owners-manuals/new-vivaro/new-vivaro-owners-manual-april-2019.pdf (not attempted after the June 2020 file was refused; same host).","Could not be read (403) on 2026-09-16: https://www.vauxhall.co.uk/owners/owners-manuals/vivaro.html and https://www.vauxhall.co.uk/vans/vivaro.html.","Do not fill this record from the Peugeot Expert, Citroen Dispatch or Toyota Proace handbooks even though they share the platform; only a Vauxhall document counts."],"changelog":[{"date":"2026-09-16","field":"seed","new":"placeholder record created; every Vauxhall page and PDF returned 403","source_url":null,"detected_by":"seed"}],"last_reviewed":"2026-09-16","type":"vehicles","first_checked":"2026-09-16","last_checked":"2026-09-16","age_days":1,"stale":false,"unverified":false,"freshness":"verified","freshness_label":"verified 16 September 2026","absences":[],"absence_by_gap":{},"source_hosts":["vauxhall.co.uk"],"distributor_hosted":false,"evidence_grades":["unverified"],"anchor":"#vauxhall-vivaro-c"},{"id":"vw-crafter-2017-on","make":"Volkswagen","model":"Crafter","name":"Volkswagen Crafter (2017 on)","generation":"Crafter SY/SZ (2017 on)","official_url":"https://www.volkswagen-vans.co.uk/en/technology/tdi.html","alternator_statement":{"status":"published","wording":"All our Euro 6 TDI and BiTDI engines include efficiency technologies consisting of Start/Stop, low rolling resistance tyres and regenerative braking as standard.","feature_name":"regenerative braking","applies_to":"All our Euro 6 TDI and BiTDI engines (Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles UK TDI technology page; the page names no individual van model)"},"factory_leisure_charging_statement":{"status":"absent","wording":null},"note":"Volkswagen's statement is engine-based and names no model. The Crafter owner's manual is VIN-gated and was not read.","sources":[{"field_group":"alternator_statement","url":"https://www.volkswagen-vans.co.uk/en/technology/tdi.html","document_title":"Volkswagen Van Turbocharged Direct Injection (TDI) | VW Vans","document_date":null,"checked":"2026-09-16","evidence":"manufacturer","hosted_by":"manufacturer","quote":"All our Euro 6 TDI and BiTDI engines include efficiency technologies consisting of Start/Stop, low rolling resistance tyres and regenerative braking as standard."},{"field_group":"factory_leisure_charging_statement","url":"https://www.volkswagen-vans.co.uk/en/technology/tdi.html","document_title":"Volkswagen Van Turbocharged Direct Injection (TDI) | VW Vans","document_date":null,"checked":"2026-09-16","evidence":"manufacturer","hosted_by":"manufacturer","absent":true,"note":"No statement about charging a second or leisure battery. Volkswagen offers a factory second battery on the Crafter but no UK page describing its charging was found."}],"gaps":["factory_leisure_charging_statement"],"open_questions":["Could not be read (404) on 2026-09-16: https://www.volkswagen-vans.co.uk/en/models/crafter.html.","Volkswagen's Crafter owner's manual is VIN-gated and was not read; it may describe the optional second battery and 'recuperation'."],"changelog":[{"date":"2026-09-16","field":"seed","new":"record created from the Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles UK TDI technology page","source_url":"https://www.volkswagen-vans.co.uk/en/technology/tdi.html","detected_by":"seed"}],"last_reviewed":"2026-09-16","type":"vehicles","first_checked":"2026-09-16","last_checked":"2026-09-16","age_days":1,"stale":false,"unverified":false,"freshness":"verified","freshness_label":"verified 16 September 2026","absences":[{"gap":"factory_leisure_charging_statement","line":"No published statement on charging a second battery found (checked 16 September 2026).","document_title":"Volkswagen Van Turbocharged Direct Injection (TDI) | VW Vans","url":"https://www.volkswagen-vans.co.uk/en/technology/tdi.html"}],"absence_by_gap":{"factory_leisure_charging_statement":"No published statement on charging a second battery found (checked 16 September 2026)."},"source_hosts":["volkswagen-vans.co.uk"],"distributor_hosted":false,"evidence_grades":["manufacturer"],"anchor":"#vw-crafter-2017-on"},{"id":"vw-transporter-t5","make":"Volkswagen","model":"Transporter","name":"Volkswagen Transporter T5","generation":"T5 (2003-2015)","official_url":"https://www.volkswagen-vans.co.uk/en/technology/tdi.html","alternator_statement":{"status":"absent","wording":null,"feature_name":null,"applies_to":null},"factory_leisure_charging_statement":{"status":"absent","wording":null},"note":"No Volkswagen publication about the T5's alternator charging behaviour was found. The only Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles UK page describing diesel charging technology refers to Euro 6 TDI and BiTDI engines and does not name the T5. The T5 owner's manual is not publicly hosted by Volkswagen UK.","sources":[{"field_group":"alternator_statement","url":"https://www.volkswagen-vans.co.uk/en/technology/tdi.html","document_title":"Volkswagen Van Turbocharged Direct Injection (TDI) | VW Vans","document_date":null,"checked":"2026-09-16","evidence":"manufacturer","hosted_by":"manufacturer","absent":true,"note":"The page's only charging statement concerns 'All our Euro 6 TDI and BiTDI engines'; it says nothing about earlier engines or the T5."},{"field_group":"factory_leisure_charging_statement","url":"https://www.volkswagen-vans.co.uk/en/technology/tdi.html","document_title":"Volkswagen Van Turbocharged Direct Injection (TDI) | VW Vans","document_date":null,"checked":"2026-09-16","evidence":"manufacturer","hosted_by":"manufacturer","absent":true}],"gaps":["alternator_statement","factory_leisure_charging_statement"],"open_questions":["Volkswagen's T5 owner's manual is not publicly hosted; a printed or VIN-gated copy would need to be checked for any battery-charging wording."],"changelog":[{"date":"2026-09-16","field":"seed","new":"record created; absence recorded against the Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles UK TDI technology page","source_url":"https://www.volkswagen-vans.co.uk/en/technology/tdi.html","detected_by":"seed"}],"last_reviewed":"2026-09-16","type":"vehicles","first_checked":"2026-09-16","last_checked":"2026-09-16","age_days":1,"stale":false,"unverified":false,"freshness":"verified","freshness_label":"verified 16 September 2026","absences":[{"gap":"alternator_statement","line":"No published statement on the alternator’s charging behaviour found (checked 16 September 2026).","document_title":"Volkswagen Van Turbocharged Direct Injection (TDI) | VW Vans","url":"https://www.volkswagen-vans.co.uk/en/technology/tdi.html"},{"gap":"factory_leisure_charging_statement","line":"No published statement on charging a second battery found (checked 16 September 2026).","document_title":"Volkswagen Van Turbocharged Direct Injection (TDI) | VW Vans","url":"https://www.volkswagen-vans.co.uk/en/technology/tdi.html"}],"absence_by_gap":{"alternator_statement":"No published statement on the alternator’s charging behaviour found (checked 16 September 2026).","factory_leisure_charging_statement":"No published statement on charging a second battery found (checked 16 September 2026)."},"source_hosts":[],"distributor_hosted":false,"evidence_grades":[],"anchor":"#vw-transporter-t5"},{"id":"vw-transporter-t6-1","make":"Volkswagen","model":"Transporter","name":"Volkswagen Transporter T6.1","generation":"T6.1 (2019 on)","official_url":"https://www.volkswagen-vans.co.uk/en/technology/tdi.html","alternator_statement":{"status":"published","wording":"All our Euro 6 TDI and BiTDI engines include efficiency technologies consisting of Start/Stop, low rolling resistance tyres and regenerative braking as standard.","feature_name":"regenerative braking","applies_to":"All our Euro 6 TDI and BiTDI engines (Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles UK TDI technology page; the page names no individual van model)"},"factory_leisure_charging_statement":{"status":"absent","wording":null},"note":"The only Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles UK publication found that describes the diesel charging system is the TDI technology page; it does not use the words alternator, recuperation or smart alternator. The T6.1 owner's manual is served by Volkswagen only through the VIN-gated online manual, so it was not read.","sources":[{"field_group":"alternator_statement","url":"https://www.volkswagen-vans.co.uk/en/technology/tdi.html","document_title":"Volkswagen Van Turbocharged Direct Injection (TDI) | VW Vans","document_date":null,"checked":"2026-09-16","evidence":"manufacturer","hosted_by":"manufacturer","quote":"All our Euro 6 TDI and BiTDI engines include efficiency technologies consisting of Start/Stop, low rolling resistance tyres and regenerative braking as standard."},{"field_group":"factory_leisure_charging_statement","url":"https://www.volkswagen-vans.co.uk/en/technology/tdi.html","document_title":"Volkswagen Van Turbocharged Direct Injection (TDI) | VW Vans","document_date":null,"checked":"2026-09-16","evidence":"manufacturer","hosted_by":"manufacturer","absent":true,"note":"No statement about charging a second or leisure battery."}],"gaps":["factory_leisure_charging_statement"],"open_questions":["Volkswagen's owner's manual for the T6.1 is VIN-gated (myVW / online manual) and was not read on 2026-09-16; it may contain 'recuperation' or 'brake energy recuperation' wording.","Could not be read (404) on 2026-09-16: https://www.volkswagen-vans.co.uk/en/models/transporter-6-1.html."],"changelog":[{"date":"2026-09-16","field":"seed","new":"record created from the Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles UK TDI technology page","source_url":"https://www.volkswagen-vans.co.uk/en/technology/tdi.html","detected_by":"seed"}],"last_reviewed":"2026-09-16","type":"vehicles","first_checked":"2026-09-16","last_checked":"2026-09-16","age_days":1,"stale":false,"unverified":false,"freshness":"verified","freshness_label":"verified 16 September 2026","absences":[{"gap":"factory_leisure_charging_statement","line":"No published statement on charging a second battery found (checked 16 September 2026).","document_title":"Volkswagen Van Turbocharged Direct Injection (TDI) | VW Vans","url":"https://www.volkswagen-vans.co.uk/en/technology/tdi.html"}],"absence_by_gap":{"factory_leisure_charging_statement":"No published statement on charging a second battery found (checked 16 September 2026)."},"source_hosts":["volkswagen-vans.co.uk"],"distributor_hosted":false,"evidence_grades":["manufacturer"],"anchor":"#vw-transporter-t6-1"},{"id":"vw-transporter-t6","make":"Volkswagen","model":"Transporter","name":"Volkswagen Transporter T6","generation":"T6 (2015-2019)","official_url":"https://www.volkswagen-vans.co.uk/en/technology/tdi.html","alternator_statement":{"status":"published","wording":"All our Euro 6 TDI and BiTDI engines include efficiency technologies consisting of Start/Stop, low rolling resistance tyres and regenerative braking as standard.","feature_name":"regenerative braking","applies_to":"All our Euro 6 TDI and BiTDI engines (Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles UK TDI technology page; the page names no individual van model or model year)"},"factory_leisure_charging_statement":{"status":"absent","wording":null},"note":"Volkswagen's statement is engine-based (Euro 6 TDI and BiTDI), not model-based. Whether a given T6 carries a Euro 5 or Euro 6 engine is a matter for the vehicle's own documents; this record asserts nothing about model years. The T6 owner's manual is VIN-gated and was not read.","sources":[{"field_group":"alternator_statement","url":"https://www.volkswagen-vans.co.uk/en/technology/tdi.html","document_title":"Volkswagen Van Turbocharged Direct Injection (TDI) | VW Vans","document_date":null,"checked":"2026-09-16","evidence":"manufacturer","hosted_by":"manufacturer","quote":"All our Euro 6 TDI and BiTDI engines include efficiency technologies consisting of Start/Stop, low rolling resistance tyres and regenerative braking as standard."},{"field_group":"factory_leisure_charging_statement","url":"https://www.volkswagen-vans.co.uk/en/technology/tdi.html","document_title":"Volkswagen Van Turbocharged Direct Injection (TDI) | VW Vans","document_date":null,"checked":"2026-09-16","evidence":"manufacturer","hosted_by":"manufacturer","absent":true,"note":"No statement about charging a second or leisure battery."}],"gaps":["factory_leisure_charging_statement"],"open_questions":["Volkswagen's T6 owner's manual is VIN-gated and was not read on 2026-09-16; it may contain 'recuperation' wording and engine-specific applicability."],"changelog":[{"date":"2026-09-16","field":"seed","new":"record created from the Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles UK TDI technology page","source_url":"https://www.volkswagen-vans.co.uk/en/technology/tdi.html","detected_by":"seed"}],"last_reviewed":"2026-09-16","type":"vehicles","first_checked":"2026-09-16","last_checked":"2026-09-16","age_days":1,"stale":false,"unverified":false,"freshness":"verified","freshness_label":"verified 16 September 2026","absences":[{"gap":"factory_leisure_charging_statement","line":"No published statement on charging a second battery found (checked 16 September 2026).","document_title":"Volkswagen Van Turbocharged Direct Injection (TDI) | VW Vans","url":"https://www.volkswagen-vans.co.uk/en/technology/tdi.html"}],"absence_by_gap":{"factory_leisure_charging_statement":"No published statement on charging a second battery found (checked 16 September 2026)."},"source_hosts":["volkswagen-vans.co.uk"],"distributor_hosted":false,"evidence_grades":["manufacturer"],"anchor":"#vw-transporter-t6"}]}