SafetySafety  - 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Review - Reviews - Mitsubishi Lancer

The Lancer comes with seven airbags, including seat-mounted side airbags, side curtain airbags and a knee airbag for the driver — a relative rarity in this segment. ABS is optional on the DE base trim and standard on the ES and GTS.

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has not yet crash tested the new Lancer.

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    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 ...

    During cold weather
    The concentration should be checked before the start of cold weather and anti-freeze added to the system if necessary to prevent damage to engine and radiator due to freezing. ...

    Starting
    Tips for starting • Do not operate the starter motor continuously longer than 10 seconds; doing so could run down the battery. If the engine does not start, turn the ignition switch back to “ ...