airbag light constantly active

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.

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.

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

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

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

No seat airbags prior to 1999.

anorakmark said:

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

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

Seat belt pretensioners??

oldskool said:

Seat belt pretensioners??

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Only fitted when side airbags are fitted.

oldskool said:

Seat belt pretensioners??

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