The air bag on my mercury mountaineer 2010 is on -not flashing, is it safe to drive? can i I check fuse etc?

Air bag there should be more #s or are you counting the air bag flashes?

There is a fault in the airbag system if you have a good scan tool that will read air bag codes if not you might have to take it to a shop and have em pull the codes

B2293

Pinpoint Test H: LFC 19 and 21/DTC B2293 - Restraint System Airbag Status
Normal Operation
The restraints control module (RCM) checks all of the front air bag circuits for faults. If the RCM detects one of the following faults on any of the front air bag circuits, it will store diagnostic trouble code (DTC) B2293 in memory and, depending on the fault, flash either lamp fault code (LFC) 19 or 21 (or higher priority code if one exists) on the air bag indicator.
Fault Conditions
The RCM monitors for the following fault conditions:

• low resistance.
• circuit open.
• circuit short to voltage.
• circuit short to ground.

Possible Causes
A driver air bag status fault can be caused by:

• damaged wiring, terminals, or connectors.
• a faulty clockspring.
• a faulty driver air bag module.
• RCM is faulted.

A passenger air bag status fault can be caused by:

• damaged wiring, terminals, or connectors.
• a faulty passenger air bag module.
• RCM is faulted.

21 Restraint System - Air Bag Status (Passenger Front Air Bag Circuit Fault) Go To Pinpoint Test H .

Something in your air ride system is not functioning properly. Could be one of the air bags (for you suspension not accident bags), air pump leak, line leak, condensation in your air lines, drier....etc. Not a hard thing to track but it will take time and a layout of your air suspension system.

This is probably a seat sensor but it could be the pretensioners or the air bag. When the vehicle is started, there is a sensor test that is run on the SRS (air bag) and if it finds something wrong, the light comes on. Given that this is a life safety device and there are hazardous parts in it, you should take it to a dealer to have it worked on.

your cluster is another name for your insturment panel speedometer etc no it will not hurt your vehicle but your gauges or your warning lights will not work

sounds like a connection at your sensors you could check the connectors however you may want to have this looked at by a garage

The Supplemental Air Bag Restraint System consists of two basic sub-systems:

• Driver side air bag module (043B13) and passenger side air bag module (044A74).
• Electrical system, including RH primary crash front air bag sensor and bracket (14B004) , LH primary crash front air bag sensor and bracket (14B005) , LH kick panel safing rear air bag sensor and bracket (14B007) and air bag diagnostic monitor (14B056) .

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13 Air Bag or Primary Crash Sensor Circuit Shorted to Ground

Inspect air bag sliding contact wiring in steering wheel , driver side air bag module , and passenger side air bag module for damaged, chafed or pinched wires.

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Usually disconnecting the battery for anywhere from 10 - 30 mins resets any codes stored in memory.

Sometimes however it is a specific amount of "key cycling" that is required. eg: Turn key on, then off, then on for X seconds, then off for X seconds, then start engine etc. etc. etc.

If you have disconnected the battery, and there are no codes present but the light still comes on, there could be an issue with your airbag system. Wiring, or something was not done right.

WARNING : If you intend to work on the airbag yourself remember to disconnect battery for at least 45 mins. The air bag requires approx. 20-60 mins (depending on the vehicle, make and model and year) to discharge. If you do not do this you risk deploying the air bag, and that could ****!