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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Turbocharger operation
Caution
► Do not run the engine at high speeds (for example, by revving it or by accelerating
rapidly) immediately after starting it.
► Do not stop the engine immediately after high-s ...
Passenger’s switches
The passenger’s switches can be used to operate the corresponding passenger’s
door windows. Press the switch down for operating the window, and pull up the switch
for closing.
Note
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Starting the engine (diesel-powered vehicles)
1. Fasten the seat belt.
2. Make sure the parking brake is applied.
3. Depress and hold the brake pedal.
4. Fully depress the clutch pedal.
Note
► On vehicles with the Auto Stop & Go ( ...