Look carefully at the picture and actually use a temperature sensor to connect the voltage and temperature signals simultaneously.
oops! (embarrassed), thanks linqf for quick response. I mistakenly thought that one of the + wires was one that came with the BMV-712. Evidently, neither of those wires are required when the Temp Sensor is used.
Victron temperature sensor disambiguation table - which product supports which sensor
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