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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Front passenger’s airbag ON-OFF switch
The front passenger’s airbag ON-OFF switch can be used to disable the front passenger’s
airbag. If you have a rearward facing child restraint system that cannot be fitted
to any seat other tha ...
Windscreen wipers
Note
► To ensure a clear rearward view, the rear window wiper will automatically perform
several continuous operations if the gearshift lever or the selector lever is put
in the “R” po ...
Passing acceleration
For quick acceleration when passing, depressing the accelerator pedal all the
way to the floor will cause the transmission to automatically shift from 4th gear
to 3rd gear, from 3rd gear to 2nd ge ...