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YOUR RESEARCHAirbags warning light - delete!
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It turned out to be easy for me on my 2011 Cayman Base.
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had the car inspected yesterday and she passed with flying colors.
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Hi guys, my 2004 GT3 is mostly used for track events, so some years ago we removed all the airbags & fitted a race steering wheel.
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My BMW was just as finicky when things in the car were changed or removed.
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I see the Durmetric is the scanner of choice, but I've used Autel for all my European cars.
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Hi guys, my 2004 GT3 is mostly used for track events, so some years ago we removed all the airbags & fitted a race steering wheel. Rely on the full roll cage, harnesses, HANS and helmets instead.
Unfortunately and out of the blue, I have to take the vehicle for a government licensing inspection, Of course the airbag red light shows up on the instrument panel, plus on start the warning in words comes on.
Needing to temporarily nullify these for the inspection! Have sold off all of the airbag components.... aaargh.
But I've heard there is a clever solution.
An auto electrician can rig up a timer to the airbag light so it stays on for 3 seconds when the car is started, but also stays on permanently when ignition is on and not running.
Anyone have any wisdom or insights re doing this? Many thanks
Probably get the resistor in place to prevent light from coming on. Then you need to use durametric type tool to reset it. I think Gert has a set or you can order them from Amazon.
Don't know if this is the same but I just installed a MOMO wheel and hub adapter on my 996.2. We removed the stock wheel/airbag. I bought the hub adapter from Gert and it came with the required resistor. Wired that in and Voila! No airbag light. had the car inspected yesterday and she passed with flying colors.
I just received a hub(with the airbag resistor) from Gert today.
When I get home, I'll look to see what value the resistor is.
But if you're missing more than just the steering wheel airbag, you might have to experiment with resistors for the other airbags.
At least you'll have a place to start.
I see the Durmetric is the scanner of choice, but I've used Autel for all my European cars. It will clear airbag MIL. This thing has saved me a lot of money in the past. My BMW was just as finicky when things in the car were changed or removed. I'm surprised the GT3 doesn't have a simple menu option for changing out the steering wheel since this is a common track ready car.
Your Autel is probably faster to startup and navigate than Durametric too.
I own the Durametric Professional and a couple of Snap-on scanners.(Ethos Pro and Solus Pro)
When I clear airbags for people(which seems to happen often lately) I grab the Snap-on Ethos Pro.
It is faster to boot up and navigate to the correct menu than Durametric.
Same thing with registering batteries on BMWs, I choose the Snap-on before the Bavarian Technics.(BMW version of Durametric)
I use the Durametric just for the PPI rev-limit and over-rev info.
Other than that it's the newest Snap-on that I grab.
https://www.ebay.com/vod/FetchOrderD...=2454496573017
Took 4 days from germany and worked for the seat belt tensioner issue i had. One of the other ones has pins that just plug into the airbag harness plug but mine were missing so i got this sryle. Fyi the yellow connectors suck, i soldered them in.
All of the air bag components can be coded out with the correct scan tool .No need for resistors. The air bag module stays in place and the air bag light will illuminate for the required bulb test.
Is that true? I have PIWIS 3 and cannot do any coding to the airbag ECU on my 2002 996 Turbo. On the 981 gen cars its certainly possible and instructions are available on Planet9.
It turned out to be easy for me on my 2011 Cayman Base. After shearing off the top of the old indicator with a wood chisel I pushed it down. Then after lifting the shift boor cover I was able to reach in and unplug the old indicator.. Then pushed the wire and connector back up through the opening and connected the new indicator. Pushed the connector into place and all is working and new. Hope this will help others.
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