Along with great handling and stylish good looks, a purchase from your Ford dealer will also come with a suite of car safety features. These act as an extra pair of eyes and a helping hand behind the wheel. Here are some ways Ford continues to keep you and your loved ones safe on the road.
5 Car Safety Features To Ask Your Ford Dealer About
1. Lane-Keeping System
Ford’s Co-Pilot360 technology is present in many new and used vehicles now on sale and uses scanners to keep tabs on the road as you drive. One function of these scanners is to recognize your position within the lane markings, ensuring that you won’t drift into traffic during a moment’s inattention.
If the system detects that you’re too close to the line, an alert will show on the instrument cluster display, and the steering will be gently corrected. And it might prompt you to take a break if it notices that you’re repeatedly straying from the center of the lane.
2. Auto High-Beam Headlights
Driving in the dark takes enough concentration, so it’s easy to forget to dim your high beams to avoid dazzling oncoming drivers. But Ford’s intelligent headlights can sense the approach of another car and will switch them automatically. It’s sensitive to lighting, too, and adjusts the headlights to provide the correct illumination in all conditions.
3. Intelligent Adaptive Cruise Control
If your car has adaptive cruise control, speed-sign recognition will adjust your pace automatically, while stop-and-go technology recognizes upcoming traffic and slows the car in preparation. If your Ford has the BlueCruise feature, you’ll benefit from hands-free driving on approved parts of the highway called Blue Zones. This means you’ll be able to sit back and relax on over 130,000 miles of American roads.
4. Blind Spot Information System
Ford BLIS is designed to protect you from being taken by surprise by any vehicle lurking out of sight in an adjacent lane. The system will alert you if there’s a vehicle alongside you and features a cross-traffic alert that activates if someone approaches while you’re reversing out of a parking space. The available trailer coverage system will help augment these features to monitor the traffic near your trailer.
5. Pre-Collision Assist With Automatic Emergency Braking
It’s impossible to guarantee that the unexpected won’t happen while driving, but Ford’s automatic emergency braking system will give you extra protection from a crash. The system will alert you if there are vehicles or pedestrians on the road ahead. It can also apply the brakes if you don’t have time to react.
Ford has been pioneering better safety design since the first national safety forum in 1955, so you couldn’t be in better hands behind the wheel. If you’d like to know more about the cutting-edge tech featured in Ford vehicles, visit us at DARCARS Ford of Lanham and let our friendly sales team show you the latest developments, or check out our model research hub and check out the latest features on the latest Ford models!
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