Many of the diesel powered ONAN generators do have an alternator to provide 12v to re-charge it's dedicated starting battery,(or to provide 12V to keep the gen running), but the OP's 5K generator does not.
There are valid reasons for some RVs to employ a dedicated battery for the generator.
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