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:
Pretensioner system
The pretensioner system will retract their respective seat belts instantaneously,
thus maximizing the seat belt’s effectiveness, if there is a frontal impact severe
enough to injure the driver a ...
Exterior
The Outlander Sport has a sleek look. There's a little overbite on the
grille, and narrow headlights that make it look menacing. Any parent driving it
would look sporty in the carpool lane.
Pare ...
Hazard warning flasher switch
Use the hazard warning flasher switch when the vehicle has to be parked on the
road for any emergency.
The hazard warning flashers can always be operated, regardless of the ignition
switch positi ...