Ford is at the forefront of technology and safety. There are so many features available on the
Ford line-up that you may have never heard of before or aware of what they
actually do. Today we are going to touch
on a few of these.
ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
Makes using cruise control more effortless. With Adaptive Cruise Control you are able to
set your desired GAP distance, so that when using the cruise control, it will adjust your
speed accordingly without you having to apply the brakes. As with conventional cruise control, when you
do apply the brakes it returns the full control to the driver. (Available on 2015 model Edge, Explorer,
F-150, Flex, Fusion, Mustang and Taurus)
BLIS® (Blind Spot Information System) with CROSS-TRAFFIC
ALERT
You have seen or been a part of a parking lot near
miss. Just pulling out and can’t see
around the vehicle next to you. If you
have BLIS with Cross-Traffic Alert, that won’t be an issue for you any
longer. BLIS alerts when a vehicle enters your blind
spot with an illuminating light in the side mirror while moving forward. Cross-traffic alert is for those parking lot
situations when a vehicle is approaching from the sides when you are in reverse. Cross-traffic alert will illuminate in the
side mirrors and chime inside the vehicle.
(Available on 2015 model Edge,
Escape, Expedition, Explorer, F-150, Flex, Fusion, Mustang and Taurus)
HILL START ASSIST
The need for this feature might not be great in South
Florida, but here in Tennessee it is a beautiful thing. Coming to a 4-way stop on an incline, and
having to move forward when gravity is not in your favor is an unnerving
feeling. With Hill Start Assist you won’t
be gripping the steering wheel quite as tight.
When on a slope the feature is activated. It allows you 2 seconds or more when in
drive, before gravity can affect you, which is plenty of time to go from brake
to gas. The best part is there is
nothing you have to do to activate it, it is there when you need it. (Available on 2015 model Edge, Escape,
Expedition, Explorer, F-150, Super Duty’s, Fiesta, Focus, Fusion, Mustang and
Transit Connect)
If you are in the market for a new car and would like to try
one of these, or the many other safety features which Ford offers, stop in for a
test drive and experience the difference of Ford ingenuity. These features are also available on 2014 models, ask a salesperson for a demonstration.
