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:
Deployment of side air bags
The side air bags ARE DESIGNED TO DEPLOY when...
The side air bags are designed to deploy when the vehicle suffers a moderate
to severe side impact to the middle of the passenger compartment.
Th ...
Seat
1-Front seat
• To adjust forward or backward ®
• To recline the seatback ®
• To adjust seat height (driver’s seat only) ®
• Armrest* ®
• Heated seats* ®
2-Rear seat
• Armre ...
Seat adjustment
Adjust the driver’s seat so that you are comfortable and that you can reach the
pedals, steering wheel, switches etc. while retaining a clear field of vision.
WARNING
(1) If required, always adj ...