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.
See also:
Transmission
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Safe driving techniques
Driving safety and protection against injury cannot be fully ensured. However,
we recommend that you pay extra attention to the following:
Seat belts
Before starting the vehicle, make sure that yo ...
Storage spaces
CAUTION
• Never leave lighters, cans of carbonated drink, and spectacles in the cabin
when parking the vehicle in hot sunshine. The cabin will become extremely hot, so
lighters and other flamm ...