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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Lamps (headlamps, fog lamp, etc.) auto- cutout function
► If, while the lamp switch is in the “ ” position, the ignition switch is turned
to the “LOCK” position or “ACC” position, or the key is removed from the ignition
switch, the la ...
Instruments and controls
► When the ignition switch is switched from “ACC” or “LOCK” to “ON”, the mode
setting is automatically switched from manual to auto.
Switching to auto occurs automatically. If swi ...
Damaged paint
Small cracks and scratches in the paint coat should be touched up as soon as
possible with MITSUBISHI touch-up paint to prevent corrosion.
Check body areas facing the road or the tyres carefully fo ...