Safety

The Sentra received a Good overall rating — the highest possible score — in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's frontal-offset and side-impact crash tests. It received the next-best score, Acceptable, in IIHS' rear-impact whiplash-injury test.

Standard safety features include side-impact airbags for the front seats, side curtain airbags for both rows and active front head restraints. Antilock brakes and an electronic stability system are optional.

Check out the Standard Equipment & Specs page for a full list of safety features.

    See also:

    Fastening the seat belts
    1. Adjust the seat. See “Seats” earlier in this section. 2 Slowly pull the seat belt out of the retractor and insert the tongue into the buckle until you hear and feel the latch engage. & ...

    FM/AM radio with compact disc (CD) player (Type B) (if so equipped)
    Type B 1. MUTE button 2. DISP/TEXT button 3. FM-AM button 4. CD button 5. CD insert slot 6. iPod button 7. AUX button 8. CLOCK button 9. CD eject button 10. TUNE/FF-REW/FOLDE ...

    Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT)
    WARNING: - Do not depress the accelerator pedal while shifting from P (Park) or N (Neutral) to R (Reverse), D (Drive), Ds (Drive Sport) or (M) Manual shift mode. Always depress the brake peda ...