What Ford Safety Features Are Standard?

Many Ford vehicles are equipped with the Ford Co-Pilot 360 suite of driver-assistance technologies to help you stay safe behind the wheel. These systems can reduce your accident risk by either alerting you to potential road hazards or taking control of your vehicle in emergencies. They can also make driving easier by reducing fatigue and stress. Check out this detailed guide to learn more about Ford safety features.

Standard Ford Safety Features

Most new Ford vehicles come with the Ford Co-Pilot 360 technology, but they may offer different standard safety features. However, there are five core driver aids that are found in almost every recent Ford model, including:

BLIS With Cross-Traffic Alert

Blind Spot Information System (BLIS) is designed to monitor blind spots to the sides and rear of your vehicle. If it detects a vehicle or motorcycle occupying or entering one of these zones when you activate your turn signal, it will warn you with audio and visual alerts on your side-view mirror.

Using similar technology, Cross-Traffic Alert scans the way behind your vehicle. You'll receive the same alerts if there's a motorist, pedestrian, or stationary object in your path while backing up.

Lane-Keeping System

This system uses cameras mounted on the windshield to track your Ford's position between the lane markings. It alerts you if it senses that you're drifting out of your lane. If this occurs repeatedly, you'll notice a coffee cup icon appearing on your driver information display, letting you know it's time to take a break.

Pre-Collision Assist With Automatic Emergency Braking

Pre-Collision Assist With Automatic Emergency Braking employs radars and cameras to scan the road ahead for vehicles, pedestrians, and obstacles. It will issue alerts on your driver information screen if it spots potential danger in front of you. If you fail to respond to the warnings in time, the system will automatically apply the brakes to stop your car.

Rearview Camera

This driver-aid makes backing up easier and safer by providing you with a live video feed that shows what's behind your car. It also displays dynamic grid lines to help you determine the distances between your vehicle and any obstacles in its path.

Auto High Beam Headlamps

With Auto High Beam Headlamps, you can get better visibility at night without worrying about causing glare to other motorists. This technology can detect oncoming vehicles and toggle between low and high beams to avoid blinding oncoming drivers.

Optional Ford Safety Features

Besides the aforementioned safety features, Ford vehicles also offer an array of advanced driver-assistance systems as options. These features include:

Adaptive Cruise Control With Stop-And-Go

Ford's Adaptive Cruise Control system comprises several features to enhance your safety and driving experience. Stop-and-Go slows and stops your vehicle on busy roads and resumes your preset speed once traffic starts moving again. Lane Centering helps keep you centered in your lane, while Speed Sign Recognition detects the speed limit signs along your route and automatically adjusts your speed accordingly.

Evasive Steering Assist

Evasive Steering Assist warns you when it senses that a vehicle ahead has slowed down or come to a stop. Although it doesn't take over control of the steering wheel, this technology can provide extra steering support to help you avoid a collision.

Hill Descent Control

When you're driving down a steep incline, this system automatically applies the brakes when needed to help you maintain a set speed. It makes it easier to control your vehicle when going downhill.

Active Park Assist

When you enter a parking lot, Active Park Assist starts looking for potential parking spaces large enough for your vehicle. Once it has found a suitable spot, you have to stop your car, shift into neutral, and press and hold the Active Park Assist button. Then, the system will steer you into the spot while you control the accelerator and brakes.

BlueCruise

The BlueCruise system is one of the most advanced driver-assistance technologies in the automotive industry. This semi-autonomous driving technology builds on Adaptive Cruise Control to enable you to drive hands-free on more than 130,000 miles of North American roads. When you're in a Hands-Free Blue Zone, you can sit back and relax as the system steers you along the highway.

BLIS With Trailer Coverage

This technology is designed to help you change lanes safely when towing a trailer. It not only warns you when it detects a motorist in your blind spot, but it also lets you know when there's one alongside your trailer.

Pro-Trailer Backup Assist

Backing up with a trailer is a breeze with Pro-Trailer Backup Assist. All you need to do is turn the knob in the direction you want to move your trailer, and the system will respond accordingly.

Which Ford Models Come With Ford Co-Pilot 360?

Ford Co-Pilot 360 is available on the following Ford vehicles:

• Ford Mustang.
• Ford Escape.
• Ford Bronco.
• Ford Bronco Sport.
• Ford Explorer.
• Ford Edge.
• Ford Expedition.
• Ford Maverick.
• Ford Ranger.
• Ford F-150.
• Ford Mustang Mach-E.
• Ford F-150 Lightning.

Even if you own a Ford model equipped with plenty of safety features, accidents can happen when you least expect them. If you happen to be involved in a crash, consider bringing your vehicle to a Ford-certified collision center for bodywork and other repairs. A certified collision center has all the necessary equipment, expertise, and parts to make your car look like new again. If your vehicle is still operable after the accident, you can use the Ford Pickup & Delivery service to take it to the nearest Ford dealership for repairs.

Experience Ford Safety Features in Albuquerque, New Mexico

Thinking of getting a Ford vehicle with the Co-Pilot 360 system in Rio Rancho, New Mexico? Come on down to Chalmers Ford to check out our awesome Ford inventory. Our dealership offers a comprehensive selection of new and pre-owned Ford vehicles to cater to all kinds of drivers, and many of these models are equipped with advanced safety features. Browse our inventory now and contact us to schedule a test drive.

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