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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Suitability for various seating positions
Key of letters inserted in the above table:
U – Suitable for “universal” category restraints approved for use in this mass
group. UF – Suitable for forward–facing “universal” catego ...
If the warning display appears while driving
1. Stop the vehicle in a safe place and turn off the engine.
2. Wait approximately 30 seconds and then restart the engine to check whether the
warning display goes out; if it then remains off, ther ...
Seat belts
To protect you and your passengers in the event of an accident, it is most important
that the seat belts are worn correctly while driving.
The front seat belts have a pretensioner system.
These be ...