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 knee airbag system
The driver’s knee airbag is located under the steering wheel.
The driver’s knee airbag is designed to deploy at the same time as the driver’s
front airbag.
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Power type (driver’s side only)
Adjust the seatback angle by operating the switch as indicated by the arrows.
1- To move to forward direction
2- To recline rearward
Note
► To prevent the battery from running down, opera ...
Caution for installing the child restraint on vehicles with a front passenger
airbag
The label shown here is attached on vehicles with a front passenger airbag.
Warning
► Extreme Hazard!
Do not use a rearward facing child restraint on a seat protected by an airbag in
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