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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    Tilting the moonroof
    Close the moonroof by pushing the switch toward 2 . Release the switch, then push the switch toward 2 again to tilt the moonroof up. To tilt the moonroof down, push the switch toward 1 . ...

    Initialization
    When the ignition switch is placed in the ON position, NISSAN Voice Recognition is initialized, which takes a few seconds. When completed, the system is ready to accept voice commands. If the swi ...

    Heater operation
    Heating: This mode is used to direct heated air to the foot outlets. 1. Push the air recirculation button to the OFF position. (The indicator light turns off.) 2. Turn the air flow control ...