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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Interrupt display screen (when the ignition switch or the operation mode is
OFF)
When there is information to be announced, such as lamp reminders, the buzzer
sounds and the multiinformation display switches to the warning display screen.
Refer to the appropriate page and take ...
Fluid type
Use brake fluid conforming to DOT3 or DOT4 from a sealed container. The brake
fluid is hygroscopic.
Too much moisture in the brake fluid will adversely affect the brake system and
clutch system, ...
To turn an airbag off
WARNING
• To reduce risk of serious or fatal injury:
• Always remove the key from the ignition switch before operating a front passenger’s
airbag ON-OFF switch.
Failure to do so could adve ...