burrellbloke
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I got out my CLIP device yesterday and connected the ancient laptop that the software runs on. I thought that what I would need to do sort out the airbag light after the harnesses had gone in would be obvious.
I connected the laptop and scanned for "all computers" and then checked the errors for the air bags and pretensioners. I had about 3 error codes that were in red. My basic knowledge of CLIP meant that I was aware a red error code could not just be cleared and it had to be coded out. After faffing around with a laptop that weighed three times as much as my MacBook and claimed to have a battery life of 38 minutes after a full charge, but died within 20 minutes, I managed to end up with more error codes than I started with.
I thought that I would just code out all of the airbags, seatbelt and seat sensors. After getting frustrated I left it on Sunday evening and did some research. I stumbled on to this thread: https://clio197.net/threads/disabling-airbags-using-clip.59354/#post-713218 I realised that I could not tell CLIP that a device or circuit was not present if it was actually still connected and was in the car, although I could code out any parts or devices that had been removed.
Tonight I ran an extension lead out to the car to power the laptop I had recently learnt to loathe. After some more educated guess work I was able to code back in some devices I told CLIP were not there when in fact they were still connected to the car. I then coded out the missing parts that had been removed and the airbag light disappeared from the dashboard. The thread I mentioned above was the inspiration I needed to resolve the airbag light issue but I did not have to lock or unlock the airbag computer to make and save the changes I had made.
@PITA had offered to explain to me how to sort out the airbag light on CLIP, or even turn the light off if I travelled up to him, so thank you Craig for the generous offer. One thing I really like about this forum is the real help other members are prepared to give to each other.
The car was taken for a quick test drive to make sure that the seat belt warning alarm did not go off when the car was moving. Thankfully my guesswork on CLIP had been good enough to disable the alarm.
The harness certainly holds you against the chair and will definately be a big help on track. I agree with all the comments that have been made about getting some decent bucket seats to replace the Recaros - they will undoubtedly be a future purchase. I have seen videos of my driving on track where I move around a lot in the seat. I am hoping that I will now be held in place better so I can just finesse the wheel with light touches to drive around the track.
I connected the laptop and scanned for "all computers" and then checked the errors for the air bags and pretensioners. I had about 3 error codes that were in red. My basic knowledge of CLIP meant that I was aware a red error code could not just be cleared and it had to be coded out. After faffing around with a laptop that weighed three times as much as my MacBook and claimed to have a battery life of 38 minutes after a full charge, but died within 20 minutes, I managed to end up with more error codes than I started with.
I thought that I would just code out all of the airbags, seatbelt and seat sensors. After getting frustrated I left it on Sunday evening and did some research. I stumbled on to this thread: https://clio197.net/threads/disabling-airbags-using-clip.59354/#post-713218 I realised that I could not tell CLIP that a device or circuit was not present if it was actually still connected and was in the car, although I could code out any parts or devices that had been removed.
Tonight I ran an extension lead out to the car to power the laptop I had recently learnt to loathe. After some more educated guess work I was able to code back in some devices I told CLIP were not there when in fact they were still connected to the car. I then coded out the missing parts that had been removed and the airbag light disappeared from the dashboard. The thread I mentioned above was the inspiration I needed to resolve the airbag light issue but I did not have to lock or unlock the airbag computer to make and save the changes I had made.
@PITA had offered to explain to me how to sort out the airbag light on CLIP, or even turn the light off if I travelled up to him, so thank you Craig for the generous offer. One thing I really like about this forum is the real help other members are prepared to give to each other.
The car was taken for a quick test drive to make sure that the seat belt warning alarm did not go off when the car was moving. Thankfully my guesswork on CLIP had been good enough to disable the alarm.
The harness certainly holds you against the chair and will definately be a big help on track. I agree with all the comments that have been made about getting some decent bucket seats to replace the Recaros - they will undoubtedly be a future purchase. I have seen videos of my driving on track where I move around a lot in the seat. I am hoping that I will now be held in place better so I can just finesse the wheel with light touches to drive around the track.
