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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Possible driving speed
Avoid shifting down at high speed, as this may cause excessive engine speed (the
tachometer needle into the red zone) and damage the engine.
Petrol-powered vehicles without MIVEC engine
Use 5 th ...
Tyre inflation pressure
Check the tyre inflation pressure of all the tyres while they are cold: if insufficient
or excessive, adjust to the specified value. After the tyre inflation pressure
has been adjusted, check th ...
Deployment of front air bags
The front air bags ARE DESIGNED TO DEPLOY when...
The front air bags are designed to deploy when the vehicle suffers a moderate
to severe frontal impact. Typical conditions are shown in the illus ...