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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Catalytic converter
For ordinary use, there are no particular precautions except that of using unleaded
petrol.
The exhaust gas scavenging devices used with the catalytic converter are extremely
efficient for the re ...
Safety mechanism
If a hand or head is trapped in the closing sunroof, it will re-open automatically.
Nonetheless, make sure that nobody puts their head or hand out of the sunroof
when opening or closing.
The opene ...
Turn-signal lever
1- Turn-signals
When making a normal turn, use position (1). The lever will return automatically
when cornering is completed.
2- Lane-change signals
When moving the lever to (2) slightly to cha ...