Rear seat passengers-often children or mature passengers-can be more vulnerable to head, chest and neck injuries. Ford's unique inflatable rear seat belts spread impact forces across more than five times the area than conventional seat belts, reducing pressure on the chest while helping to control head and neck motion. Belt comfort should also help increase usage rates. Studies show inflatable belts to be more comfortable for passengers due to padding.
From the boron front bumper beam through the hydroformed front frame rails and high-strength steel side-impact tubes, Explorer's rigid body structure is designed to provide robust protection for occupants. In the instance of a crash, these elements come together to protect Explorer driver and passengers inside a safety cage of strength.
Standard Explorer safety features include:
- AdvanceTrac with RSC features Curve Control functionality to provide braking--optimized by each individual wheel.
- Second-generation first-row airbags, side seat airbags
- Belt-minder for driver and first-row passenger
- Front-passenger sensing system
- Energy-management system pretensionin for height-adjustable first-row seat belts
- LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren) system for outboard second row positions, for safely securing child safety seats
- SOS Post-Crash Alert System
- Safety Canopy side curtain airbags
- Tire Pressure Monitoring System
Available Explorer safety features include:
- Adaptive cruise control and collision warning with brake support
- BLIS (Blind Spot Information System) with cross-traffic alert
