Safety

The Nissan Rogue gets top safety marks. It was named a 2009 Top Safety Pick by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. To receive this award, a car must earn the top rating of Good in frontal, side-impact and rear crash tests. The car also must have stability control. For 2010, the IIHS added a new roof-strength crash test to its Top Safety Pick criteria. The Rogue hasn't undergone this test yet.

Besides stability control, the Rogue also has standard four-wheel-disc antilock brakes with brake assist and traction control. It also comes with six airbags, including side-impact airbags for the front seats and side curtain airbags for both rows.

The Latch connectors are buried in the backseat, but a rear-facing car seat will fit in the second row without any problems. The floppy seat belt receptacles were an issue for both of my boys. My first-grader struggled to find it buried beneath his booster seat, and buckling up was definitely a two-handed job for my third-grader.

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    Interior
    Interior upgrades include white-faced gauges and red-stitched leather on the steering wheel and manual gearshift knob. The new PRO-4X model has a unique interior with custom seating. The center st ...

    Initialization
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    “Phonebook” (phones without automatic phonebook download function)
    NOTE. The “Transfer Entry” command is not available when the vehicle is moving. For phones that do not support automatic download of the phonebook (PBAP Bluetooth profile), the “Phoneb ...