Ford Escape 2013 - Comfort;Convenience; Active Park Assist; Hill Start Assist; Integrated Blind Spot Exterior, Mirrors

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RE&T: 2013 Source Book
Escape
Escape
Comfort/Convenience
2013
Revised April 2012
Key Messages
• Improvedmaterials,finishesandcolorcombinationslooksophisticatedandmodern,andhelpprovidea
quieter interior
• SportseatswithinTitaniummodelsaddpaddedsidebolsterswithcontraststitchingforadistinctiveappearance
• SYNCwithMyFordTouchfeatureseasynavigationforanenhanceduserexperience
• Hands-freepowerliftgateletsownersopenorclosetheliftgatewithagentlekickingmotion under the
centeroftherear bumper
• Built-instorageareas,suchasin-floorcoveredcompartments,storesmalleritemsdiscreetly
Driver Assistance Technologies
Hill Start Assist
• Helpskeepthevehiclefromrollingbackward,making
it easier to pull away when on a slope or hill with a
grade of 5 degrees or more
– System also functions on a downhill slope
• Activatingthesystemissimple
– Press the brake pedal to bring the vehicle to a
complete standstill
– Keep the brake pedal pressed
– If the sensors detect that the vehicle is on a slope,
hill start assist is automatically activated
• Systemutilizesanaccelerometertomeasuretheslope
and longitudinal incline and automatically operates
when a slope of 5 degrees or more is calculated
• Whenhillstartassistisactivated,thebrakepressure
is held in the braking system and the vehicle remains
stationary on the slope for up to three seconds after
the driver releases the brake pedal
• Thebrakesareautomaticallyreleasedoncethe
engine has developed sufficient power to prevent the
vehicle from rolling down the slope
• Hillstartassistwillnotoperatewhentheparking
brake is engaged
• FeaturealsoworksifthevehicleisinReverseand
facing downhill on an incline
Class-exclusive
(1)
Active Park Assist
• Worksinconjunctionwithforwardsensorsand
Reverse Sensing System to help drivers avoid any
obstacle directly in front of or behind the vehicle
• Toactivatethesystem,driverspresstheactivepark
assist button located on the center stack in front of
the gear shifter
• Onceactivated,amessageappearsintheinstrument
cluster LCD screen indicating the system has begun
searching for available parking spaces
– Sensors located in the front fascia “look” for
adequately sized parking spaces on either side
of the road
– The system default is to check the passenger side;
moving the turn signal to the left will change the
scandirectiontothedriver’sside
– System scans the spaces, measuring the size of
the openings
– When an available, adequately sized parking space
is identified, active park assist alerts the driver
to stop by sending a message to the instrument
cluster LCD screen as well as by sounding an
audible chime inside the cabin
• Oncethedriverhasstoppedthevehicle,thedriver
shifts the vehicle into Reverse and lets go of the
steering wheel
• Activeparkassistworksinconjunctionwiththe
electric power-assisted steering (EPAS) to take
control of the steering input while the driver continues
to control the gas, brake and transmission (forward
andReverse),slowlyeasingintotheparkingspace—
helping take the tension out of parallel parking
• Ifadrivermanuallymovesthesteeringwheel,the
active park assist maneuver will automatically cancel
Integrated Blind Spot Exterior Mirrors
• Helpkeepthedriverawareofvehiclesenteringtheir
“blind zone”
• Includeasecondaryconvexmirrorintegratedintothe
traditional exterior sideview mirror design to provide
anoptimizedfieldofviewforthedriver’s“blindzone”
(1) Class is small utilities vs. 2011/2012 competitors.