Two navigation systems are available with the S-MAX: an advanced navigation system with 5” colour screen and a premium system with a 7” colour touch-screen.

 

The advanced system features a 5” full-colour display with map and turn-by-turn instructions to your destination, as well as the option to play MP3 files directly from your memory card for enhanced sound quality. The system also includes an external AUX jack, SD memory card slot for data exchange and map data, remote audio controls and six speakers.

 

Choose the premium option and you will have a 7” full-colour touch-screen display and easy-to-follow visual with spoken instructions. The system also includes a CD/MP3 audio system, climate control, remote audio controls, an external AUX jack and eight premium speakers. Both systems give local traffic updates and full postcode entry to help find your best route.

Upgrade to a high-performance Sony audio system with a 6-disc in-dash CD autochanger and you get a DAB digital radio, with its wide choice of radio stations. There’s also MP3 playback capability, external AUX jack and a USB port for plugging in your MP3 player.

When you travel in the S-MAX, your individual comfort is always assured. The unique DEATC allows you to set the temperature separately to suit your individual preferences, whether sitting in the driver’s seat, or as a front-seat passenger – with as much as 4º variation between each zone.

EHPAS fitted on the 2.0-litre diesel, means that it has more responsive handling than ever. This speed-sensitive system ensures that the steering becomes lighter at lower speeds for easier manoeuvrability. At higher speeds there is less power assistance, so you can better ‘feel’ the road particularly when you are driving along winding roads.

When the S-MAX earns the maximum 5-star Euro NCAP rating for adult occupant safety, outperforming every other car in its class, you know this is a car that takes safety seriously. Providing the latest in driver and occupant protection technologies, the key element in our passive safety package is the IPS. This includes the following advanced systems, ready to spring into action in a fraction of a second:

• A rigid steel safety cage that works with side impact door beams to minimise the impact of a collision
• Airbags for overall protection, including driver’s and front passenger’s, also front side impact airbags, together with front and second row, side-curtain airbags deployed from the headlining, plus driver’s knee airbag
• 3-point seat belts with pre-tensioners and retractors on front seats
• Height adjustable mounts on front seat belts
• Seat belt reminder system
• An advanced collapsible steering column and retracting pedals that collapse away from the driver to reduce injury in case of impact - Pedal Intrusion Prevention System (PIPS)
• An Advanced Neck Injury Protection System to help the front passenger avoid whiplash
• Passenger airbag deactivation switch – Dealer fitted
• ISOFIX child seat attachments on outer two seats* in the second row.

 

*Note: A child seat should never be placed in the front passenger seat when the Ford vehicle is equipped with an operational front passenger’s airbag. The safest place for children is properly restrained on the second row seats.

S-MAX’s active safety features help provide the safest possible environment for you and your passengers. These features include: Anti-lock braking system (ABS) to help prevent skidding with electronic brake-force distribution (EBD) for more stable braking. Electronic Stability Programme (ESP) with Traction Assist (TA) monitors the rotation of the wheels, as well as the steering wheel angle, yaw angle and sideways movement. If the sensors detect either the front or rear tyres slipping, the onboard computer modifies the engine power and applies the brakes to individual wheels. This keeps them under control and helps keep the vehicle stable.

 

Emergency Brake Assist (EBA) is there to ensure full braking force is available whenever necessary, helping reduce stopping distances in an emergency. To alert other drivers if you do have to brake heavily, the hazard warning lights automatically come on.

 

Tyre Pressure Monitoring  with individual wheel sensors that check the tyre pressure, provide accurate pressure data and alert you before any loss of pressure becomes an issue. Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) with Forward Alert (FA). With ACC you can automatically keep your chosen distance from the car in front. Should the car in front slow down and reduce the gap, your speed drops too. And when traffic speeds up, you automatically return to cruising speed. Meanwhile, FA monitors your distance to the vehicle in front. If you drive too close, a warning noise and flashing light activate.

 

When you fall for something as alluring as the S-MAX, you want to know that it will remain safe and secure when you have to leave it anywhere. That’s why we have incorporated so many security features. The locks are all high-security, anti-burst and shielded with strengthened mountings. And for extra measure, there’s our patented Passive Anti-Theft System (PATS) immobiliser, which disables the engine until your uniquely-coded key is put into the ignition, or is recognised by the sensors.

The S-MAX’s double locking key facility means you can remotely close all the electric windows, as well as deadlocking all the doors. So if an intruder gains entry by breaking the windows, they will be unable to unlock the doors from inside. You can activate double locking simply by pressing the 'lock' button on the key fob twice. You can also open all the windows in your S-MAX, by pressing and holding the 'unlock' button. To close them, simply press and hold the 'lock' button again.