> 2012 Flex Features: Comfort

Every Flex comes standard with 1st-row bucket seats, 2nd-row 60/40 split bench seat and 3rd-row 50/50 split bench seat for seven-passenger seating. Or go with a six-passenger arrangement by choosing the optional 2nd-row 40/40 bucket seats, which offer an available center console with storage. What's most amazing about Flex isn't the number of passengers it can accommodate. It's the amazing amount of seating room, with best-in-class* legroom for 2nd-row as well as 3rd-row passengers, and sense the open space it provides.

*Class is large crossovers.

Flex comes standard with a fold-flat 3rd-row bench seat. If you prefer, add the available PowerFold™ 3rd-row seat. It easily let's you flip and fold the seat at the touch of a button. With full power assist, this rear seat can slip easily into three useful configurations.
(1) For full seven-passenger seating, keep the seat backs in their normal upright position.
(2) When you need extra space for cargo, lower the seat backs with a simple touch of a button for a flat load floor.
(3) And, with the handy tailgate feature,* you can convert the third-row seat to a rear-facing one for recreational use at a picnic or sporting event with the same simple touch of a button.

*Do not drive vehicle when 3rd-row is in tailgate position.

For extra versality, the Ford Flex includes a folding center armrest with two cupholders. Convenient Autofold function on the 40 section of the armrest that folds down and includes two cupholders.

If you go with the available 2nd-row 40/40 bucket seats, you can also get the optional 2nd-row refrigerated console. Unlike systems that just keep beverages cool, the compressor-driven unit in Flex can chill up to seven 12-oz. cans, four half-liter bottles or two 20-oz. bottles down to 41°F. There's also a freeze mode that'll go down to 23°F. Available on Limited and Titanium models.

Flex provides a lot of places to put your things. A 1st-row console with storage. Integrated 1st- and 2nd-row door storage pockets. Map pockets behind the 1st-row seats. 3rd-row storage in the armrests. A large, lockable glove box. Ten cup and bottle holders as well. What's more, the optional 2nd-row 40/40 bucket seats offer an available center console with storage in the SEL, Limited and Titanium models. Look around the inside of a Flex — yes, Ford designers thought of just about everything.

If you're the kind of person who just can't get enough natural light, the available multi-panel Vista Roof™ will definitely be on your list of must-have features. The Vista Roof™ consists of four skylights covering all three rows of occupants. A power moonroof sits over the 1st row. The 2nd row has two openings. And a larger single skylight is over the 3rd row.

The independent rear suspension is engineered so that the movement, or angle, of one wheel does not directly affect the other. Each wheel functions independently to absorb the effects of bumps and potholes. It's a big reason Flex rides so smoothly and handles so confidently.

The standard first in class* Easy Fuel™ capless fuel filler allows for cleaner hands when filling up. You simply insert the fuel nozzle into the tank to fill up. And because Easy Fuel™ automatically seals after the fuel nozzle is removed, fewer evaporative emissions are released into the environment. No screw cap is required.

*Class is large crossovers.