6 Car Safety Features You’ll Find on Today’s Ford Vehicles

Modern Ford vehicles are packed with very effective car safety features. These kinds of advanced safety systems have been found to reduce injury-causing accidents by 27% on average, according to insurance claim figures. If you wish to learn more about any of them, don’t hesitate to ask at your nearest Ford dealership.

Auto High-Beam Headlamps

The powerful glare of high-beam headlamps can temporarily blind other drivers, putting both you and them in danger. Poor visibility at night or in fog is also a frequent cause of accidents.

Ford’s Auto High Beam Headlamps mitigate these risks by using a windshield-mounted camera to scan the road ahead. In poor-lighting conditions, it turns on your headlamps to the best-suited level of brightness. It also detects oncoming vehicles and dims your headlamps automatically until the car has passed.

Pre-Collision Assist

Head-on collisions make up a sizable portion of all road accidents and can be extremely dangerous. A large factor in avoiding or reducing the harm of head-on collisions is the driver’s reaction speed.

However fast you are, the computerized system in your Ford is likely to be faster. With Pre-Collision Assist, your car detects potential collisions and gives you an instant warning. If you don’t react immediately, your car can even hit the brakes for you.

Adaptive Cruise Control

Another important way to reduce the risk of rear-end collisions is by keeping a safe distance from the cars in front. Adaptive Cruise Control does this for you: slowing down and accelerating as required to maintain the ideal distance at all times.

Lane-Keeping Assist

With Lane-Keeping Assist, your Ford helps ensure you don’t wander into a neighboring lane in a distracted moment. It monitors the lane markings at all times, and if you start to drift, it vibrates the steering wheel to warn you and also applies a little extra torque to help you steer back into the center of the lane. It can even do this for you: automatically steering you back to safety.

Blind Spot Monitoring

Another common road danger is created by vehicles approaching in either of a driver’s two blind spots. The Blind Spot Information System reduces this risk by monitoring your blind spots with radar and alerting you when another vehicle enters either one.

Cross-Traffic Alert

Every year, half a million accidents in the US are caused by the limited visibility when a car backs out of a driveway or parking spot. The Cross Traffic Alert feature greatly reduces your chance of experiencing a similar crash. When you’re backing up, radar detects oncoming cars and gives you a clear visual and audible alert when needed.

Ask for a Demo at Your Local Ford Dealer

The best way to get to grips with all these sophisticated safety features is to see them in action. If you ask for a demonstration at your nearest dealership, the staff will be happy to oblige.

Visit Cook County Ford today to learn more. Since 1978, we’ve been helping the region’s local Ford owners enjoy a happier, more convenient, safer driving experience.