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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Caution for installing the child restraint on vehicles with a front
passenger airbag
The label shown here is attached on vehicles with a front passenger airbag.
WARNING
• Extreme Hazard! Do not use a rearward facing child restraint on a seat protected
by an airbag in front of ...
Waiting
For short waiting periods, such as at traffic lights, the vehicle can be left
in gear and held stationary with the service brake.
For longer waiting periods with the engine running, the selector le ...
Assist grip
These grips are to support the body by hand while seated in the vehicle.
Caution
► Do not use the assist grips when getting into or out of the vehicle.
The assist grips could detach and ca ...