diff --git a/AMS_Master_Code/Core/Lib/ADBMS6830B_Driver/Core/Inc/ADBMS_Abstraction.h b/AMS_Master_Code/Core/Lib/ADBMS6830B_Driver/Core/Inc/ADBMS_Abstraction.h
index bb29f60..8eb37b9 100644
--- a/AMS_Master_Code/Core/Lib/ADBMS6830B_Driver/Core/Inc/ADBMS_Abstraction.h
+++ b/AMS_Master_Code/Core/Lib/ADBMS6830B_Driver/Core/Inc/ADBMS_Abstraction.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ HAL_StatusTypeDef amsCellMeasurement(Cell_Module (*module)[N_BMS]);
 HAL_StatusTypeDef amsAuxAndStatusMeasurement(Cell_Module (*module)[N_BMS]);
 
 HAL_StatusTypeDef amsConfigBalancing(const uint32_t channels[static N_BMS], uint8_t dutyCycle);
-HAL_StatusTypeDef amsStartBalancing(uint8_t dutyCycle);
+HAL_StatusTypeDef amsStartBalancing();
 HAL_StatusTypeDef amsStopBalancing();
 
 HAL_StatusTypeDef amsSelfTest();
diff --git a/AMS_Master_Code/Core/Lib/ADBMS6830B_Driver/Core/Inc/ADBMS_LL_Driver.h b/AMS_Master_Code/Core/Lib/ADBMS6830B_Driver/Core/Inc/ADBMS_LL_Driver.h
index 1c4b924..766d944 100644
--- a/AMS_Master_Code/Core/Lib/ADBMS6830B_Driver/Core/Inc/ADBMS_LL_Driver.h
+++ b/AMS_Master_Code/Core/Lib/ADBMS6830B_Driver/Core/Inc/ADBMS_LL_Driver.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ uint8_t adbmsDriverInit(SPI_HandleTypeDef* hspi);
 HAL_StatusTypeDef ___writeCMD(uint16_t command, uint8_t * args, size_t arglen);
 
 [[gnu::access(read_write, 2, 4), gnu::nonnull(2), gnu::always_inline]] //add dummy size variable for bounds checking, should be optimized out
-static inline HAL_StatusTypeDef __writeCMD(uint16_t command, uint8_t * args, size_t arglen, size_t _) {
+static inline HAL_StatusTypeDef __writeCMD(uint16_t command, uint8_t * args, size_t arglen, size_t) {
   return ___writeCMD(command, args, arglen);
 }
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ static inline HAL_StatusTypeDef __writeCMD(uint16_t command, uint8_t * args, siz
 HAL_StatusTypeDef ___readCMD(uint16_t command, uint8_t * buffer, size_t arglen);
 
 [[gnu::access(read_write, 2, 4), gnu::nonnull(2), gnu::always_inline]] //add dummy size variable for bounds checking, should be optimized out
-static inline HAL_StatusTypeDef __readCMD(uint16_t command, uint8_t * buffer, size_t arglen, size_t _) {
+static inline HAL_StatusTypeDef __readCMD(uint16_t command, uint8_t * buffer, size_t arglen, size_t) {
   return ___readCMD(command, buffer, arglen);
 }
 
diff --git a/AMS_Master_Code/Core/Lib/ADBMS6830B_Driver/Core/Src/ADBMS_Abstraction.c b/AMS_Master_Code/Core/Lib/ADBMS6830B_Driver/Core/Src/ADBMS_Abstraction.c
index 1440728..d0611a0 100644
--- a/AMS_Master_Code/Core/Lib/ADBMS6830B_Driver/Core/Src/ADBMS_Abstraction.c
+++ b/AMS_Master_Code/Core/Lib/ADBMS6830B_Driver/Core/Src/ADBMS_Abstraction.c
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ HAL_StatusTypeDef amsConfigBalancing(const uint32_t channels[static N_BMS], uint
     return HAL_OK;
 }
 
-HAL_StatusTypeDef amsStartBalancing(uint8_t dutyCycle) { return writeCMD(UNMUTE, CMD_EMPTY_BUFFER, 0); }
+HAL_StatusTypeDef amsStartBalancing() { return writeCMD(UNMUTE, CMD_EMPTY_BUFFER, 0); }
 
 HAL_StatusTypeDef amsStopBalancing() { return writeCMD(MUTE, CMD_EMPTY_BUFFER, 0); }
 
diff --git a/AMS_Master_Code/Core/Lib/ADBMS6830B_Driver/Core/Src/ADBMS_HighLevel.c b/AMS_Master_Code/Core/Lib/ADBMS6830B_Driver/Core/Src/ADBMS_HighLevel.c
index fc7ca1d..fc81f66 100644
--- a/AMS_Master_Code/Core/Lib/ADBMS6830B_Driver/Core/Src/ADBMS_HighLevel.c
+++ b/AMS_Master_Code/Core/Lib/ADBMS6830B_Driver/Core/Src/ADBMS_HighLevel.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ ADBMS_DetailedStatus AMS_Init(SPI_HandleTypeDef* hspi) {
               numberofCells);
     if (initAMS(hspi) != HAL_OK) {
         debug_log(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "ADBMS6830B HAL - initialization failed");
-        return (ADBMS_DetailedStatus){ADBMS_INTERNAL_BMS_FAULT};
+        return (ADBMS_DetailedStatus){ADBMS_INTERNAL_BMS_FAULT, -1};
     }
 
     pollingTimes = (struct pollingTimes){HAL_GetTick(), HAL_GetTick()};
diff --git a/AMS_Master_Code/STM32-for-VSCode.config.yaml b/AMS_Master_Code/STM32-for-VSCode.config.yaml
index 7e7ba5b..0eedae3 100644
--- a/AMS_Master_Code/STM32-for-VSCode.config.yaml
+++ b/AMS_Master_Code/STM32-for-VSCode.config.yaml
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ asDefinitionsFile:
 # Compiler flags
 cFlags: 
   - -Wall
+  - -Wextra
   - -fdata-sections
   - -ffunction-sections
   - -std=gnu23