Mitsubishi Outlander XL. Manual — part 1296

GENERAL INFORMATION

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FEATURES

LIGHT WEIGHT, HIGH RIGIDITY, ANTI-
CORROSIVE

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The application ranges of high-tensile steel panels,
and anti-corrosion steel panels have been
expanded.

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The ring structure for the side structure
reinforcement has been adopted.

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The 3-way support structure for the front frame has
been adopted.

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The strut tower bar has been installed.

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The upper frame to front pillar brace has been
installed.

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The aluminum roof panel has been adopted.

REDUCTION IN VIBRATION AND NOISE

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More sound absorption/insulator and styrene foam
filler have been adopted.

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The closed section roof bow has been adopted.

IMPROVEMENT IN SAFETY

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The one-touch power window (operative after
ignition switch is turned OFF) with safety
mechanism has been installed. <Driver's seat only>

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The direct combination key cylinder and inside lock
cables for the front doors have been adopted to
improve door opening operation upon impact.

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RISE (Reinforced Impact Safety Evolution) has
been adopted for the main body.

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The side door beam has been adopted.

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The crush box structure has been adopted to the
side member front end.

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The shock absorbing hole has been adopted to the
cowl top outer panel.

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The fender padding structure has been adopted.

IMPROVEMENTS IN OPERATION
PERFORMANCE

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The central door locking system which can lock/
unlock all the doors and liftgate has been adopted.

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The override function which allows to open the
driver's door by pulling the driver's inside handle
when all the doors are locked has been adopted.

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Electric liftgate lock release handle that requires
only the slightest operating force has been adopted.

IMPROVEMENTS IN MARKETABILITY AND
APPEARANCE

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By improving the clicking sound when the door latch
and striker are engaged, the door locking sound
quality has been enhanced.

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The high rigidity pressed door has been adopted to
improve the rigidity of the door sash bottom section.

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The privacy glasses for the rear door window glass,
quarter window glass, and liftgate window glass has
been adopted. (Optional for LS, Standard for XLS)

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The headlight support upper panel cover has been
installed to the hood latch front section to deter
thieves.

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The upper/lower split type liftgate has been
adopted.

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The sunroof with safety mechanism has been
installed as an option.

IMPROVEMENTS IN FUNCTIONALITY

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A fuel filler cap holder has been installed to the fuel
door in order to prevent the fuel cap from being left
open.

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The security alarm function has been introduced to
the keyless entry system.

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The selector "P" position-linked door unlocking
function has been introduced to the central door
locking system.

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BODY

GENERAL INFORMATION

MAIN BODY

BODY PANELING

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: High-tensile steel panels (*: Indicates 590MPa-high-tensile steel panels.)

: Anti-corrosion steel panels

(**: Indicates 980MPa-ultra-high-tensile steel panels.)

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MAIN BODY

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RISE (Reinforced Impact Safety Evolution) has
been adopted for the main body in order to improve
all-round impact safety at high level.

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The applications of anti-corrosion steel plates have
been expanded to the hood, doors, inner panel of
the liftgate and reinforcements to improve the anti-
corrosive properties of the main body.

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High-tensile steel panels of 590MPa-grade and
980MPa-grade have been used for some panels to
improve collision safety and reduce weight.

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The sealer application area has been extended to
the entire flange folded edge of the doors, hood, and
liftgate, and the panel joints at the bottom of the front
floor and the rear floor, in order to improve rust
resistance.

BODY SHELL

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IMPACT SAFETY BODY RISE(REINFORCED IMPACT SAFETY EVOLUTION)

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View A

A

B

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B

C

C

D

D

When hood is removed

When hood is removed

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Cowl top
inner panel

Section D - D

Section B - B

Section C - C

Cowl
top
lower
panel

Cowl top
outer
panel

Front sidemember
inner

Dash
crossmember
center

Dash crossmember lower

Front
sidemember
rear

Front bumper
reinforcement
bracket upper

Front bumper
reinforcement
bracket lower

Front sidemember
outer

Front fender

Fender bracket rear

The front and rear structures to absorb high energy,
and the highly tough cabin structure is adopted to

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reduce the risk of passenger injuries at front-, rear-,
and side-impact collisions, secure the space for life
protection, and facilitate rescuing passengers. The
structures also have the following features:

1.

The crush box structure has been adopted to the
front end of the sidemember to improve the
characteristics at a minor frontal collision.

2.

Closed-crosssectional construction has been
used for the front roof rail, the roof bow center and
the rear roof rail to improve vehicle body ridigity
and suppress vibration and noise.

3.

An annular construction has been used for the side
structure reinforcement to improve collision safety
and vehicle body ridigity.

4.

The front frame structure is supported in three
directions by the dash crossmember center, dash
crossmember lower, and front sidemember rear in
order

to

improve

the

frontal

collision

characteristics, and increase the vehicle body
rigidity.

5.

The front sidemember structure has been changed
to a straight frame structure with a hexagon cross
section in order to improve the collision
characteristics.

6.

The padding structure of the fender has been
adopted to efficiently absorb energy upon impact
and improve the pedestrian protection capability.

7.

The impact absorbing opening on the cowl top
outer panel has been added to efficiently absorb
energy upon impact and improve the pedestrian
protection capability.

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