Drivers of the Mondeo will benefit from Ford’s commitment to safety with a host of features which enhance the car's Intelligent Protection System (IPS). The IPS includes the latest state-of-the-art front airbags and a driver's knee airbag as well as side-mounted thorax airbags for the front seats plus full length window curtain airbags that protect front and rear passengers.
Other passive safety technologies in Mondeo include:
- Improved driver protection through a horizontally retracting steering column
- Retracting safety pedals
- Optimised airbag deployment
- Enhanced safety belt system with pretensioners for front seat passengers
- Advanced seat design
- Advanced neck injury protection system for front seat passengers
- High-level child protection with ISOFIX
The effectiveness of the Mondeo’s horizontally retracting steering column and knee air bag were acknowledged by Euro NCAP when the performance of the Mondeo was reviewed in detail with Ford engineers.
A number of significant active safety technologies to provide levels of driver control and accident avoidance are available in the Mondeo. In addition to the standard Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) with Electronic Brake force Distribution (EBD) and enhanced Electronic Stability Programme (ESP) system including Electronic Brake Assist (EBA), with Mondeo Ford also has introduced a host of technologies that may significantly improve safety and customer peace of mind, including:
- Optional Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) with Forward Alert (FA) audio and visual collision warning system and collision mitigation by braking
- Optional Interactive Vehicle Dynamics Control (IVDC) active suspension system with Continuously Controlled Damping (CCD)
- Automatic Hazard Warning Lights Activation
- Optional Tyre Pressure Monitoring System and Run Flat tyres
- Highly developed Adaptive Front lighting System (AFS)
- Optional Hill Launch Assist (HLA)
- Standard Ford Easy Fuel capless refuelling system, which prevents accidentally fuelling the vehicle with the wrong type of fuel
