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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Coat hook
There is a coat hook on the rear seat assist grip of the driver’s side.
WARNING
• Do not put a hanger or any heavy or pointed object on the coat hook. If
the curtain airbag was activated, a ...
Rear window demister switch
The rear window demister switch can be operated with the ignition switch in the
“ON” position.
Push the switch to turn on the rear window demister. To turn off the demister,
push the switch ...
Seat belt pretensioner system and force limiter system
The driver’s seat and front passenger’s seat each have a seat belt equipped with
a pretensioner system.
Pretensioner system
When the ignition switch or the operation mode is under the followin ...