Key Features

• The available BLIS ® (Blind Spot Information System) with Cross Traffic Alert uses sensors in the rear quarter panels to monitor your blind spots and will illuminate an alert display on the appropriate exterior mirror if another vehicle is detected there before you change lanes. Cross Traffic Alert can detect approaching vehicles while slowly backing up.
• The available, class-exclusive Terrain Management System allows you to easily shift on the fly into one of four settings to match the terrain you're driving in: • Normal ? biases torque to the front wheels and sends it to the rear only as needed • Mud/Ruts ? switches the throttle to a more aggressive mode, limits upshifting and desensitizes stability control allowing the tires to spin as needed • Sand ? the throttle throws maximum torque to the wheels, placing the transmission in lower gears for as long as possible, which allows the wheels to spin aggressively • Grass/Gravel/Snow ? places the throttle in a setting to minimize wheel slip
  
  *Class is three-row Midsize SUVs vs. 2010/2011 competitors.
• The available class-exclusive* Collision Warning with Brake Support utilizes a sensor that scans ahead and detects slower moving traffic. It flashes a warning that appears in your windshield and emits an audible alert if it detects a collision is imminent and pre-charges the brakes for faster response.
  
  *Class is three-row Midsize SUVs vs. 2010/2011 competitors.
• Leather-trimmed heated front bucket seats are standard on the high-end Limited model. The 10-way power driver's seat with memory feature, power lumbar support and recline can be molded to fit your personal taste. The passenger seat adjusts six ways with manual recline and lumbar support. A second row 60/40 split fold-flat bench seat and third row 50/50 split-folding seat round out the package.
• The available rear view camera provides a video image of the area behind your vehicle on the available MyFord Touch™ eight-inch center screen if equipped. It Includes guides that let you align your vehicle with a trailer you want to tow. This can help when hooking up a trailer.
• Unlike other systems that employ imaging devices, available hands-free Active Park Assist uses ultrasonic sensors. It's one of the many revolutionary technology features available in the 2011 Ford Explorer. Simply press a button and the sensors can actually locate a parallel parking space for you. Once activated and with almost no input from you, your Explorer will be parallel parked - nearly three times faster than competitive park assist systems can do it.<
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