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:
Stability control function
The stability control function is designed to help the driver maintain control
of the vehicle on slippery roads or during rapid steering manoeuvres. It works by
controlling the engine output and b ...
Ignition switch
[For vehicles equipped with keyless operation system]
For information on operations for vehicles equipped with the keyless operation
system, refer to “Keyless operation system: Ignition switch” ...
Engine compartment
Clean the engine compartment at the beginning and end of winter. Pay particular
attention to flanges, crevices and peripheral parts where dust containing road chemicals
and other corrosive materia ...