airbag light constantly active

anorakmark · Mar 28, 2013

Hi all,
just some quick advice if anybody can help.
My son is going to look at a 1997 2.5 DSE on friday, after speaking with the current owner he has informed my son that the airbag light is constantly on.
Can anybody advise me if this is an expensive fix or just a usual Rangie sensors problem?
Thankyou all in advance.

Datatek · Mar 28, 2013

The SRS airbag light? If so it's either been in a shunt and an airbag has fired, or more likely if it has side airbags a dodgy connection under the seats and finally it can be caused by low battery volts. The only way to tell is with diagnostics. In the first case an new SRS ECU is needed, in the latter two, just a diagnostic reset.

martynv8 · Mar 28, 2013

Check the connector under the seat first. It could just have come loose (common problem).

grogblossom · Mar 28, 2013

Then check that both bulbs are working in the instrument cluster..

anorakmark · Mar 28, 2013

Thanks guys, Keith is the connector plug under the drivers or passenger seat, I'm guessing its the drivers side?

wammers · Mar 28, 2013

No seat airbags prior to 1999.

Datatek · Mar 28, 2013

anorakmark said:
Thanks guys, Keith is the connector plug under the drivers or passenger seat, I'm guessing its the drivers side?

Under both but Wammers correctly points out that the car is too early to have side airbags.

oldskool · Mar 28, 2013

Seat belt pretensioners??

Datatek · Mar 28, 2013

oldskool said:
Seat belt pretensioners??

Only fitted when side airbags are fitted.

wammers · Mar 28, 2013

oldskool said:
Seat belt pretensioners??

None of those either. Seat bags pre tensioners 1999 on.

airbag light constantly active

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