What is Ford Pre-Collision Assist with Automatic Emergency Braking?

Watch the video below to learn about Pre-Collision Assist* with Automatic Emergency Braking, a feature designed to help detect and potentially avoid frontal collisions with other vehicles and pedestrians.

Using Pre-Collision Assist with Automatic Emergency Braking 

If a potential collision is detected, an alert sound is emitted and a warning message displays in the message center.
Pre-Collision Alert warning on instrument cluster

If your response is not sufficient, Automatic Emergency Braking will precharge and increase Brake Assist sensitivity to provide full responsiveness when you do brake.

If you do not take corrective action and a collision is imminent, brakes can apply automatically.

Additional Information

How do I adjust the Pre-Collision Assist Alert sensitivity?
What is Post-Collision Braking?


*Feature is available on select vehicles. Features may vary based on model year, trim, options, packages, and supply availability. Use the  to view feature availability on current models. If you have questions or need more information, reference your  or contact your . Pre-Collision Assist with Automatic Emergency Braking can detect pedestrians, but not in all conditions and does not replace safe driving. Driver-assist features are supplemental and do not replace the driver’s attention, judgment, and need to control the vehicle. See  for system limitations.