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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    Locking passengers’ windows
    When the lock button C is pushed in, only the driver side window can be opened or closed. Push it in again to cancel. ...

    Compressed Video Files (models with Navigation System)
    Explanation of terms: - DivX DivX refers to the DivXT codec owned by Div, Inc. used for a lossy compression of video based on MPEG-4. - AVI AVI stands for Audio Video Interleave. It is standard ...

    Controls
    Controls 1. Fan control dial 2. Air recirculation button 3. Temperature control dial 4. Air conditioner button 5. Air flow control dial 6. Rear window defroster ...