battery charging

I have taken my Nuevo off the road for the winter. I think that the 'on board' charger will only work on the habitation battery  and I am concerned that the vehicle battery will run down. Also there is a level 1 Thatcham alarm fitted to the vehicle. The Peugot handbook advises disconnecting the vehicle battery before charging, but this looks a bit daunting. Any suggestions?

My Nuevo (2006) has a rocker switch on the control panel which switches the charger to either leisure or engine battery. I've now got solar panel on roof and a battery master so both batteries are always topped up and cope easily with the drain the alarm takes.

Hi Geoff, there have been a few threads on here re the use of intelligent chargers for this very purpose. If nothing comes up then a kindly member will no doubt point you in the right direction, as Paul has already  (I like to think of myself as kindly but I don't  have the appropriate knowledge on this one ).

Dont leave it parked up for the winter, it needs to moved to save tyre wear and the engine needs to be run, both more expensive items to consider than the batteries

Thanks for the feedback. I am aware of the switch on the control panel, but I thought it was just for monitoring purposes. As for going out for a run occasionally, unfortunately I have already done a SORN, so it's not taxed. Maybe just running the engine and moving up and down the drive will suffice.  Happy New Year

I know that the ideal is to have a run long enough to get the engine warmed up, but with the amount

of salt on the road after the recent snow here I always think that can do more harm than good.

jeffg wrote: I am aware of the switch on the control panel, but I thought it was just for monitoring purposes.

I first thought that it was used in conjunction with the battery condition switch but was later told that the condition switch only shows the leisure battery regardless of the position of the charger switch.