Dead battery - Is the alternator bad?

[Ian c]

Originally Posted by 3point2

I'm trying to do an initial reading with the car off, earth off, and I'm getting 0 milliamperes across the battery. Am I doing something wrong?

Yeah you don't go across the battery
Go across the battery ground post and the disconnected battery ground cable

[Ian c]

You will also need to pull up the rubber near the hoods latch and use a screwdriver or similar to force the latch lever to the right .
It will fool the car that the hood is shut thus turning off the trunk light and enabling you to lock the car and enable the alarm