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.

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    Volume control switch
    Push the volume control switch up or down to increase or decrease the volume. Tuning Memory change (radio): Push the tuning switch ( or ) for less than 1.5 seconds to change presets. Seek t ...

    Indicator lights
    Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) indicator light When the ignition switch is placed in the ON position, the light comes on for 2 seconds. Continuously Variable Transmission ( ...

    Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT)
    All-Wheel Drive (AWD) models: Do not tow an AWD vehicle with any of the wheels on the ground. Two-Wheel Drive (2WD) models: To tow a vehicle equipped with a Continuously Variable Transmission ( ...