Safety
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety gave the Outlander Good overall scores, the highest rating possible, in its frontal-offset and side-impact crash tests. It received an Acceptable rating for its ability to prevent whiplash injuries in rear-end collisions.
Standard safety features include antilock brakes, side-impact airbags for the front seats, side curtain airbags for the first two rows of seats and an electronic stability system. The curtains aren't designed to protect third-row passengers.
For a full list of safety features, check out the Standard Equipment & Specs page.
See also:
Auto–speed (cruise) control*
Auto–speed control is an automatic speed control system to maintain a desired
driving speed of about 40 km/h or more without operating the accelerator pedal.
This feature is especially useful f ...
ASC operation display or ASC OFF display
- ASC operation display/ASC indicator
The display/indicator will blink
when the ASC is operating.
- ASC OFF display/ASC OFF indicator
This display/incicator will turn on
when the ASC is turned o ...
Head restraints
WARNING
(1) The head restraints can only protect you if they are correctly adjusted.
(2) A cushion or similar device should not be placed on the seatback as it may increase
the distance between y ...