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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For cold and snowy weather
Ventilation slots
The ventilation slots in front of the windscreen should be kept clear of leaves
or brushed clear after heavy snowfall, so that the operation of the heating and
ventilation syste ...
Daytime dipper button (meter illumination control)
Each time you press this button, there is a sound and the brightness of the instruments
changes.
NOTE
• You can adjust to 8 different levels for when the position lamps are illuminated
and 8 ...
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 ...