Safety
A 2013 base Lancer with front-wheel drive scores an overall four out of five stars in National Highway Traffic Safety Administration crash tests. The Lancer receives the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's Top Safety Pick designation with its best score, Good, in frontal-offset, side, rear and roof-strength tests.
Standard safety features include front airbags, front-seat-mounted side-impact airbags, side curtain airbags for front and rear occupants, and a driver's knee airbag. See here for a list of standard safety features.
Click here to see how well child-safety seats fit in the Lancer.
See also:
Driver’s seat belt reminder/warning lamp and display
Warning lamp
A tone and warning lamp are used to remind the driver to fasten the seat belt.
If the ignition switch is set to the “ON” position without the driver’s seat
belt being fasten ...
Headlamp flasher
The high-beams flash when the lever is pulled slightly (2), and will go off when
it is released.
When the high-beam is on, the high-beam indication lamp in the instrument cluster
will illuminate. ...
Front room & map lamps
1 (DOOR) - The lamp illuminates when a door or the rear hatch is opened. It goes
off about 15 seconds after the door or rear hatch is closed. However, the lamp goes
off immediately in the follow ...