PERFORMANCE/HANDLING
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Fusion Fusion
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May 2006
First- and Second-row Side Curtain Airbags
Front-seat Side-impact Airbags
Four-wheel Anti-lock Braking System (ABS)
Side Door Intrusion Beams
Class-exclusive Active All-Wheel Drive (AWD)
SAFETY/SECURITY
2007 Fusion
Safety/Security
• Designed to exceed future U.S. government roof-strength
standards, adding even more safety and protection in
certain types of collisions. Fusion’s roof is designed to be
36 percent stronger than the proposed U.S. roof crush
standards that won’t take effect until 2009
• Rear-door child safety locks add to security and peace
of mind by disabling the interior door handles so the rear
doors can’t be opened by a small child sitting in the rear seat
• Energy-absorbing interior panels help dispense and absorb
crash energy away from vehicle occupants
• Emergency glow-in-the-dark interior trunk release handle
permits release of trunk lid from inside
• First- and second-row side curtain airbags are standard
on all Fusion models. This system offers head protection in
side impacts for front and rear outboard-seated passengers.
In the event of a side impact, the side curtain airbags
protect the head of all outboard-seated passengers. The
side curtain airbags will deploy and stay inflated for an
extended period of time, to help protect occupants from
multiple side impacts. Side curtain airbags are located in
the roof side rail behind the headliner and are triggered
independently of the driver and front passenger airbags.
Side curtain airbags will not interfere with a properly
installed child safety seat or booster seat. Combined with
the front-seat side-impact airbags, the side curtain airbags
help provide protection for both head and chest in certain
side-impact collisions
• Front-seat side-impact airbags — In certain types
of crashes, side-impact airbags increase driver and front
passenger protection
• Air curtains feature “roll fold” technology that deploys the
airbags from the headliners alongside the interior panels
and windows. If an occupant’s head is against a window,
the airbag is designed to slide between the glass and the
occupant as it fills
• Personal Safety System
®
tailors the inflation level of the front
passenger airbag based on the weight on the seat, crash
severity and whether the safety belt is being used. On the
driver’s side, deployment is tailored to seat track position,
which considers the driver’s distance from the wheel,
along with crash severity safety belt usage
• Traction Control (requires V-6 and ABS) helps improve
vehicle control on wet or slippery surfaces at all speeds
by controlling engine power to reduce torque to the drive
wheels, which helps prevent excessive wheel spin
• Four-wheel Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) helps drivers
maintain steering control in emergency or hard-braking
situations. When the computer-controlled sensors indicate
wheel lockup during hard braking, the Anti-lock Braking
System electronically “pumps” the brakes several times
per second
• Side door intrusion beams extend across the two
strongest areas of the door frame, helping to protect
against passenger compartment intrusion in certain
side-impact collisions
• Safety through strength and flexibility — Fusion’s B-pillars
are constructed to a thickness of a quarter-inch of steel for a
stronger vehicle top and more flexible bottom. This allows
more efficient energy absorption below occupant level,
while increased steel strength at torso level and above
helps prevent passenger compartment intrusion
• SecuriLock
®
passive anti-theft system uses a specially
coded ignition key with billions of possible codes to
start the vehicle
• Perimeter anti-theft alarm system senses when someone
attempts to open locked doors, hood or trunk
Key Features
NOTE: Feature availability: Latest Dealer Ordering Guide.
• Front-wheel drive with available class-exclusive Active All-Wheel Drive
• Side-impact protection
• Traction control monitors wheel slippage
FUSION
Safety/Security
Class-exclusive Active All-Wheel Drive System (AWD)
Fusion is a front-wheel drive
vehicle with an available Active
All-Wheel Drive System (AWD).
Class-exclusive Active All-Wheel
Drive System enhances the level
of traction and control in all
weather conditions. On the
highway, the vehicle is driven
by the front wheels for good
efficiency. When increased
handling or traction is required,
AWD actively controls power to
all four wheels independently.
This gives Fusion a balanced
level of control.
• Seamless operation with
no switch and totally
transparent operation
• Tuned with an emphasis on
performance while offering
all-weather driving
confidence
• Constantly predicts traction
conditions and delivers
torque to the appropriate
wheel by monitoring:
– Vehicle speed
– Throttle input
– Steering angle
• Helps eliminate torque steer
and helps balance the
vehicle when cornering
• A quarter turn of the slipping
wheel will activate the torque
transfer
• An active on-demand
coupler can deliver the
precise amount of torque
to the rear wheels
• Paired with Traction Control,
AWD can transfer 100
percent of the available
torque side-to-side
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