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.
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Using the MIVEC engine
The MIVEC engine automatically switches its intake- valve control between a low-speed
mode and a high-speed mode in accordance with driving conditions for maximum engine
performance.
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Dead Lock System
The Dead Lock System helps to prevent theft.
When the keyless entry system or the keyless operation function has been used
to lock all of the doors and rear hatch, the Dead Lock System makes it imp ...
Useful voice commands
Help function
The Bluetooth® 2.0 interface is equipped with a help function.
If you say “Help” when the system is waiting for a voice command input, the system
will tell you a list of the com ...