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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Interior Design & Comfort
Mitsubishi has taken a minimalist approach with the Lancer Sportback's cabin
styling, and some places it works while in others it doesn't. While the
dashboard has an uncluttered, simple look that' ...
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 ...
Interior
1. Electric window control switch
2. Lock switch
3. Electric remote-controlled outside rear-view mirrors switch
4. Central door lock switch
5. Front room & map lamps
6. Sunroof switch
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