> 2012 Taurus Features: Technology

Receive a six-month trial to SiriusXM* Traffic and SiriusXM Travel Link, bringing live infotainment services to your available voice-activated Navigation System. With Traffic you'll get continuously updated traffic information and traffic-related incidents. Travel Link delivers local fuel prices, weather information, movie listings, sports scores and schedules. On top of all that, the voice-activated Navigation System has a 10GB hard drive so you can store approximately 2,400 songs. Browse your music by using the touch screen or use voice activation to play back a track.34 Learn more about SIRIUSXM Satellite Radio.

*SiriusXM Satellite Radio, Traffic and Travel Link subscriptions sold separately or as a package after trial expires. SiriusXM Traffic and Travel Link service available in select markets. Subscriptions are governed by SiriusXM Customer Agreement; see www.siriusxm.com. Sirius U.S. Satellite Service available in the 48 contiguous U.S.A. and D.C. Sirius, XM and all related marks and logos are trademarks of Sirius XM Radio Inc. and its subsidiaries. **Coming fall 2011.

Technology in Ford Taurus takes a giant step forward with the available adaptive cruise control and Collision Warning with Brake Support. Adaptive cruise control functions just like normal cruise control, but with one exception: When its sensors detect traffic slowing, your vehicle also slows down. When traffic has cleared, your vehicle resumes the preset speed. Collision warning with brake support will alert you if it senses a potential collision with the car in front of you. A “heads-up” display, which simulates brake lights, flashes on the windshield. If you don't react in time, the brakes will precharge and increase brake-assist sensitivity to provide full responsiveness when you brake. Adaptive cruise control and collision warning with brake support are available on Taurus Limited and SHO models.

*Not available with SHO Performance Package.

SYNC®27 is an easy-to-use system that allows you to stay connected to your world. Simply pair your Bluetooth®-enabled phone and your compatible MP3 player or USB drive and SYNC does the rest while you stay focused on driving, including:

• Make hands-free calls
• Control your music with simple voice commands
• Traffic, Directions and Information (if equipped) lets you:
  • Receive traffic alerts, turn-by-turn directions and business search right through your vehicle's stereo
  • Hear your favorite content anytime with personalized news, weather, horoscopes, stocks, movie times and sports
  • Get helpful travel information through touch or voice commands for airlines, rental cars, hotels, taxis, weather and driving directions for your destination
  • Use your laptop or desktop to map out your destination from Google® Maps or MapQuest® and have the directions sent directly to your vehicle's SYNC system
• Vehicle Health Report allows you to receive an online report of your vehicle's diagnostics
• 911 Assist™ can connect you directly to a 911 operator through your paired mobile phone after an accident in which an airbag deploys28

The standard class-exclusive* programmable MyKey® feature employs several innovative tools designed to help parents encourage teenagers to drive safely. Standard settings (that cannot be altered or disabled) include:

• Belt-Minder®, which reminds front passengers to buckle their safety belts, cannot be disabled and will not expire (the audio system also is muted whenever BeltMinder is activated)**
• Low-fuel warnings are displayed in the message center followed by a chime when the distance-to-empty value reaches 75 miles (120 km)
• If equipped, the available Reverse Sensing System, (BLIS®) Blind Spot Information System with cross-traffic alert and forward collision warning cannot be deactivated.
  Optional settings, which can be changed by authorized users, include:
• Limiting the vehicle's maximum speed to 80 mph (130 kmh); visual warnings and chimes are displayed at the vehicle's start to inform the driver that the vehicle speed is limited to 80 mph (130 kmh)
• Should the vehicle speed limit setting be activated, at 75 mph the driver is given an audio warning that the vehicle is approaching the top speed; at 80 mph, the driver is warned that the vehicle has reached the top speed and is encouraged to check his/her speed – and drive safely – via visual warnings and chimes. There are several maximum speed settings available, including 45-, 55 or 65 mph (75, 90, or 105-kmh
• The maximum volume of the audio system is limited to 45 percent.

*Class Is Full-Size Non-Luxury Sedans Vs 2011 Competition.
**The front -passenger seat must be occupied

The available BLIS® (Blind Spot Information System) with cross traffic alert is yet another innovation available on the 2012 Ford Taurus. When a vehicle enters the blind spot zone, an indicator light provides a warning in the outside mirror corresponding to the side from which the vehicle is approaching. The cross traffic alert feature uses blind spot monitoring sensors to audibly and visually alert you to impending traffic while you are slowly backing out of a driveway/parking spot and another vehicle is approaching from either side. BLIS with cross traffic alert is optional on Taurus Limited and SHO models.

Starting your Taurus is a breeze, thanks to Intelligent Access with push-button start. First, make sure the key fob is in your pocket or somewhere in the car (including the trunk). Next, press the brake pedal and then the start button. Just shift into gear and go. Intelligent Access with push-button start is available in Taurus SEL and Limited; standard in Taurus SHO.

With the industry-exclusive SecuriCode™ invisible keyless entry keypad, you don't have to fumble with keys to lock or unlock your car doors. Simply touch the exterior keypad to illuminate, and enter the security code to unlock the doors. If your Taurus is equipped with available Intelligent Access with push-button start, a simple single touch on the keypad is all that's needed (Intelligent Access key must be with you or in your purse).

The rear view camera provides a video image of the area behind your vehicle in the interior rearview mirror (or navigation screen*, if the vehicle is equipped with the available voice-activated touch-screen Navigation System). It's standard on Taurus Limited and SHO models and available on SEL.

*Coming fall 2011.