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Technology in the automotive world is always evolving, improving and continuing to redefine the way your vehicle operates. From Safety features like Blind Spot Monitoring, Lane Keeping and Pre-Collision Assist to Telematics and the connected car, technology features on your Ford car or truck make your driving experience better. To learn what technology is currently available, Dorian Ford has dedicated Technology Experts to show you what technology is fitted to your vehicle and how easy the technology is to use.

If you have any questions about the features and options in your Ford car, truck, or SUV, please fill out the form below or give us a call (586)792-4100. We’re also happy to schedule an in-person, one-on-one appointment with you and one of our Technology Experts.  

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Mike Dorian Ford Inc

35900 Gratiot Ave
Clinton Township, MI 48035
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Pre-Collision Assist with Automatic Emergency Braking:

The Pre-Collision Assist feature uses camera technology to detect a potential collision with a vehicle or pedestrian directly in front of yours during day or nighttime driving.* It can help reduce the severity of, and in some cases can eliminate, a frontal collision. If a potential collision is detected, an alert sound is emitted and a warning message displays in the message center. If your response is not sufficient, Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) will precharge and increase brake-assist sensitivity to provide full responsiveness when you do brake. If you don’t take corrective action and a collision is imminent, brakes can apply automatically.

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Rear View Camera:

Backing up is easier when you when you have camera technology to assist you in seeing what's behind your vehicle. Shift into Reverse to activate the Rear View Camera on your center dash display. You not only get a rear visual when you'e slowly backing up, but guidelines help you navigate. Fixed guidelines direct you when you're going straight back. Active guidelines show the path you intend to take when you're backing up on a curve off the straight line. If you're towing a trailer, a center guideline helps you line it up to your trailer hitch. And there are enhanced park aids indicating which side an object is on and how close it is, as well as colored lines showing how close you are moving to an object behind your vehicle.

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The Navigation System with SiriusXM® Traffic and Travel Link® uses Global Positioning System (GPS) technology and 3D mapping. Either before you depart or while on the road, use convenient touchscreen or voice-activated commands to quickly and easily look up addresses to destinations and locate points of interest, while the system provides voice-guided turn-by-turn directions. When Navigation is paired with available SYNC® 3 technology, enjoy pinch-to-zoom functionality for added configurability. What’s more, your previous searches can be saved and later called up.

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Pro Trailer Backup Assist™:

Backing up a trailer involves navigating two vehicles at the same time — the truck going one way and the trailer going in the opposite direction. Whether you’re a novice or a seasoned pro at this often tricky maneuver, available Pro Trailer Backup Assist makes it as easy as turning a knob. After you’ve entered a few measurements into the system, the camera tracks the trailer position while you are backing up and guiding the trailer.
You simply rotate the knob left or right in the direction you want the trailer to go while the system controls the steering wheel.

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Enhanced Active Park Assist:

Available Active Park Assist helps take the anxiety out of parallel parking. Once the system locates a suitable parking space, you shift, accelerate and brake while the system does the steering. It’s that simple. And if your vehicle is equipped with Enhanced Active Park Assist, you also get help getting out of a tight parallel parking spot, as well as assistance in reverse perpendicular parking. And now, on select 2020 Ford models, you can take the ease of this system a major step further. Just about every operation is now done for you. Depressing the Active Park Assist 2.0 button scans for a suitable parking spot. After stopping, you shift into Neutral, release the brake pedal and hold down the park assist button. The system does the rest — steering, shifting, braking and accelerating. Could it get much easier than this?

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Adaptive Cruise Control:

Available on select Ford vehicles is a series of Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) features employing advanced radar and camera technology. ACC lets you set a cruising speed and distance from the vehicle ahead of you. When it slows down, you automatically do too; when traffic picks back up, you resume your preset speed and distance. Then comes ACC with Stop-and-Go, which enables you to come to a complete stop when the vehicle ahead stops. * Now add Lane Centering, which scans the lane markings to help you stay in your lane if the system detects you’re drifting out of it. And that’s not all. Now there’s Intelligent Adaptive Cruise Control, which includes all of these features plus new Speed Sign Recognition that can automatically adjust the set speed of your vehicle to the posted speed limit.

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Auto High-Beam Headlamps:

You might not think of manually turning your high beams on or off every time you need to. That’s why the Auto High-Beam Headlamps feature is so helpful — it can do that for you, automatically. This driver-activated system with windshield-mounted camera scans the road at speeds above 25 miles per hour. When you’re on a very dark road with no traffic, the high beams come on. But when a vehicle with headlamps on is approaching up to 2,000 feet or traveling ahead of you with taillamps visible up to 500 feet, the system will dim to low beams to reduce glare and avoid hindering the other motorist.

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BLIS® with Cross-Traffic Alert:

BLIS® (Blind Spot Information System) can alert you to a vehicle detected alongside and difficult to see in a blind spot. The system uses radar sensors on both sides near the rear of the vehicle. When a vehicle is detected in your blind spot, you are alerted with an indicator light in the sideview mirror. The Cross-Traffic Alert feature also uses this radar to help detect traffic behind your vehicle when you’re slowly backing out of a parking spot or driveway. When it detects a vehicle approaching from either side, it flashes an indicator light in the sideview mirrors (same as BLIS) and emits an audible warning. Also, a visual display in the message center indicates from which direction the vehicle is coming.

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Lane-Keeping System:

It happens to the best of drivers. A moment of distraction — and you start drifting. But there’s the available Lane-Keeping System that can assist you when this occurs,* using a camera that scans lane markings on both sides of your vehicle. The system has three modes: Lane-Keeping Aid applies steering torque to direct you back to the center of the lane. Lane-Keeping Alert warns you through steering wheel vibrations that simulate driving over a rumble strip. You can set the system to activate either the Alert or Aid mode, or both. And Driver Alert sends out warnings in the message center when it detects repeated lane drifts — a reminder to pull over and take a break.

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Evasive Steering Assist:

It happens. You come upon a slow or stopped vehicle in your path. And you need to take evasive action. That’s when available Evasive Steering Assist comes into play, employing the camera and radar sensor technology of the available Pre-Collision Assist with Automatic Emergency Braking to detect the vehicle ahead and apply active braking. If the distance to the vehicle ahead of you isn’t too short and a collision can’t be avoided by braking alone, Evasive Steering Assist can help you maneuver around the vehicle by providing additional steering support when the effort you’re applying is not sufficient.

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Hill Descent Control™:

Available Hill Descent Control is essentially a cruise control system that uses traction control technology with anti-lock brakes. This system continually adjusts braking pressure to help control slippage and maintain a constant preset speed while you are going down a steep grade. This capability helps you concentrate on steering since you don’t have to apply the brakes or downshift the transmission. On a downhill grade, Hill Descent Control can maintain a vehicle speed between 2 and 12 mph. Above 20 mph, the system remains activated, but the descent speed cannot be set until you are below 20 mph again.

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FordPass™ FAQs:

  1. Tap “Add Vehicle” on the FordPass Home screen.
  2. Locate your VIN. If you don’t know how, follow the “Where is my VIN?” link for help.
  3. Enter your VIN manually or scan it by tapping on the camera icon.
  4. To scan, center the VIN inside the corners of the green frame. The app will automatically capture it.
  5. Tap “Next” and wait for confirmation.
  6. If the VIN was not captured or entered correctly, try rescanning or manually reentering the VIN.
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How can I lock/unlock my vehicle remotely?
  1. Make sure your vehicle is equipped with FordPass Connect™.
  2. Download the FordPass App and add your vehicle.
  3. On the Move (home) screen, press and hold the lock or unlock button until the circle begins to rotate.
  4. A notification will appear when your doors are successfully locked or unlocked.
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How do I update my member profile?
  1. Tap the Account icon at the bottom of your FordPass™ Home screen.
  2. Tap View & edit profile.
  3. Choose the information you'd like to edit.
  4. Tap the ? or Save to save your changes
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