Safety
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety gave the Outlander Good overall scores, the highest rating possible, in its frontal-offset and side-impact crash tests. It received an Acceptable rating for its ability to prevent whiplash injuries in rear-end collisions.
Standard safety features include antilock brakes, side-impact airbags for the front seats, side curtain airbags for the first two rows of seats and an electronic stability system. The curtains aren't designed to protect third-row passengers.
For a full list of safety features, check out the Standard Equipment & Specs page.
See also:
Handling of compact discs
► Use only the type of compact discs that have the mark shown in the illustration
below.
(Playback of CD-R or CD-RW discs may cause problems.)
► The use of special shaped, damaged co ...
Active stability control (ASC)
The Active Stability Control (ASC) takes overall control of the anti-lock brake
system, traction control function and stability control function to help maintain
the vehicle’s control and tracti ...
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 ...