Connect GDS to Data Link Connector (DLC).
Warm engine up to normal operating temperature.
Turn "OFF" electrical devices and A/C.
Monitor "BATTERY VOLTAGE" parameter on the GDS.
Specification : 12.5V~14.5V at idle without any load(800RPM)
Fig.1) "BATTERY VOLTAGE" data at idle after warming engine up.
Check if the symptoms listed below occur as checking if battery voltage rises dramatically when turning on the electrical devices.
※ The vehicles with the alternator of over charging efficiency
1. Electrolyte inside battery overflows, check corrosion of battery and around of it.
2. Check if the smell of hydrogen gas which is produced at charging process during engine running state generates excessively.
3. Lamps on cluster, tail lamp and head lamp turn brighter intermittently .