Safety/Security; Advancetrac Electronic Stability Control; Braking System; Tire Pressure Monitoring System (Tpms) - Ford Focus 2012 Owner's Manual

• Strong body structure, with extensive use of ultra-high-strength boron steel, helps protect occupants in
a collision
• Ford Trinity front crash structure and SPACE (Side Protection And Cabin Enhancement) Architecture
help manage crash energy intrusion into the passenger compartment
• 2012 Focus pioneers all-new Ford next-generation airbag technology
• AdvanceTrac electronic stability control is standard on all models
• New driver-assistance technology includes active park assist, Rear View Camera, rain-sensing windshield
wipers and Reverse Sensing System
• 2012 Focus has not been crash tested by NHTSA, so stay tuned to www.safercar.gov for the latest information
AdvanceTrac Electronic Stability Control
• Helps the driver maintain vehicle control in adverse
driving situations or when making evasive maneuvers
on slippery pavement
• Monitors vehicle's cornering behavior with steering
angle, lateral acceleration and yaw rate sensors,
and automatically makes braking and throttle
adjustments to match vehicle's direction to the
driver's intention using Anti-lock Braking System
(ABS) and Traction Control components
• AdvanceTrac automatically activates whenever the
vehicle is started, but may be turned off for certain
situations such as when "rocking" a vehicle stuck in
mud or snow
NOTE: See the Safety section in the Source Book
Appendices or on eSourceBook for more information.
Traction Control
• Included with AdvanceTrac
• Uses engine control to reduce engine power (torque)
to the drive wheels and help maximize available
traction on slippery or loose driving surfaces at
any speed
Anti-lock Braking System (ABS)
• Helps drivers to maintain steering control in
emergency or other hard-braking situations
• Electronically "pumps" the brakes several times
per second when the computer-controlled sensors
indicate wheel lockup during hard braking
May 2011

Safety/Security

Key Messages
Accident Avoidance
Brake Assist
• Recognizes when the brake pedal is applied suddenly
but without enough force to provide full deceleration
• With brake assist, the system engages the
appropriate pressure to maximize vehicle
deceleration and help reduce stopping distances
• Once the driver releases the brake pedal, the vehicle
returns to normal braking mode
Electronic Brakeforce Distribution
• Automatically balances the front-to-rear brakeforce
distribution to help reduce the tendency for
rear-wheel lockup
• Optimizes braking performance according to vehicle
load of passengers and/or cargo
Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)
• Sensor-based system alerts the driver to significant
underinflation in any of the tires, excluding the spare
• Pressure sensors detect actual tire pressure and
activate a warning light in the vehicle's instrument
cluster when a tire is significantly underinflated
NOTE: See the Safety section in the Source Book
Appendices or on eSourceBook for more information.
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