Toyota Land Cruiser 1996 Owner's Manual page 30

When the airbags inflate, they produce a
fairly loud noise and release some smoke
along with the nitrogen gas. This is not
harmful and does not indicate a fire. Be
sure to wash off any residue as soon as
possible to prevent minor skin irritation.
Deployment of the airbags happens in a
fraction of a second, so the airbags must
inflate with considerable force. While the
system is designed to reduce serious inju-
ries, it may also cause minor burns or
abrasions and swellings.
Parts of the airbag module (steering
wheel hub, dashboard) may be hot for
several minutes, but the airbags them-
selves will not be hot. The airbags are de-
signed to inflate only once.
A crash severe enough to inflate the air-
bags may break the windshield as the ve-
hicle buckles. In vehicles with a passen-
ger airbag the windshield may also be
damaged by absorbing some of the force
of the inflating airbag.
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D The SRS airbag system is de-
signed only as a supplement to
the primary protection of the driv-
er and front seat passenger. The
front seat occupants are particu-
larly susceptible to injury if they
do not wear their seat belts; when
sudden braking or a collision oc-
curs, they may be thrown forward.
To obtain a further protection in
an accident, the driver and all pas-
sengers in the vehicle should al-
ways wear their seat belts when
driving. For instructions and pre-
cautions concerning the seat belt
system, see "Seat belts" in this
chapter.
D A baby or small child who is too
small to use a seat belt should be
properly secured in a rear seat us-
ing a child restraint system.
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D Do not use a rear-facing child re-
straint system in the front seat be-
cause the force of the rapid infla-
tion of the passenger airbag may
cause severe injury to the child.
Vehicles with a passenger airbag
display a caution label on the pas-
senger side instrument panel as
shown above to remind you not to
install a rear-facing child restraint
system on the front seat.