The 2018 Explorer offers a wide variety of standard and optional features and packages.
2018 Explorer Standard Features
- Interior:
- 12-volt powerpoints (four)
- Audio – AM/FM stereo/ single-CD player with MP3 capability and six speakers
- Automatic headlamps
- Auxiliary rear climate controls
- Power windows and door locks with one-touch-down front window feature
- Seat – 8-way power driver’s
- Seats – first-row buckets with two-way adjustable head restraints
- Seats – second-row 60/40 split fold-flat; third-row 50/50 split fold-flat
- Steering wheel-mounted cruise, audio and five-way controls (two)
- SYNC with 4.2-inch color LCD screen in center stack, and media hub with smart-charging USB port
- Powertrain:
- Engine – 3.5L Ti-VCT V6
- Front-wheel drive
- Hill start assist
- Transmission – 6-speed SelectShift automatic
- Exterior:
- Configurable daytime running lamps
- LED headlamps with halogen reflector high beams
- Mirrors – power, heated sideview with integrated blind spot mirrors
- Roof-rack side rails
- Safety & Security:
- Trailer sway control
- AdvanceTrac with Roll Stability Control and Curve Control
- Airbags – front-passenger knee, front-seat side, and three-row Safety Canopy System with side curtain airbags and rollover sensor
- Anti-Lock Brake System
- Battery saver with headlamps-off delay
- Brakes – four-wheel disc with Illuminated Entry System
- LATCH – Lower Anchors and Tether Anchors for Children
- Personal Safety System for driver and front passenger with dualstage front airbags
- Rearview camera
- SecuriLock Passive
- Anti-Theft System
- SOS Post-Crash Alert System
- Tire pressure monitoring system (excludes spare)
- MyKey
- Remote Keyless Entry System
2018 Explorer Optional Features
- Airbags in second-row console airbags
- Airbags in Second-row outboard inflatable safety belts
- Adaptive cruise control and collision warning with brake support
- Ambient lighting
- Audio – audio system from Sony with Clear Phase and Live Acoustics, HD Radio and 12 speakers
- Audio – Premium system with nine speakers
- Audio – SiriusXM Radio with six-month trial subscription
- Dual Headrest DVD by INVISION
- Dual-zone electronic automatic temperature control
- Engine – 2.3L EcoBoost I-4 with six-speed automatic transmission
- Engine – 3.5L EcoBoost V6 with six-speed SelectShift automatic transmission and paddle shifters
- Enhanced active park assist
- Front 180-degree camera with washer
- Hands-free foot-activated liftgate
- Heated steering wheel
- Intelligent four-wheeldrive with
- Terrain Management System and Hill Descent Control
- Intelligent Access with push-button start
- Lane-keeping system with lanekeeping aid and lane-keeping alert
- Power-tilt/telescoping steering column
- Rain-sensing windshield wipers
- Reverse sensing system
- Seats – second-row bucket
- Seats – Multicontour front
- SYNC 3 with eight-inch color
- LCD capacitive touch screen with AppLink, 911 Assist and two smart-charging USB ports
- Twin-panel moonroof
- Voice-activated navigation system
- Wheels – 20″ polished aluminum
2018 Explorer Optional Packages
- Class II Trailer Tow Prep Package – $395:
- Available on Explorer Base, XLT, and Limited
- For trailers over 2,000 pounds and under 3,000 pounds with 2.3L EcoBoost engine
- Class III Trailer Tow Package – $570
- Required for towing with the Explorer, enabling a towing capacity up to 5,000 pounds, when properly equipped, includes:
- For trailers over 2,000 pounds and under 5,000 pounds with 3.5L and 3.5L EcoBoost V6 engines
- Class III frame-mounted hitch
- Four- and seven-pin trailer connectors
- Engine oil cooler
- Cold Weather Package ($650):
- Heated Front Seats
- Heated Steering Wheel
- Forward Sensing System
- Comfort Package:
- Leather Seating Surfaces
- Heated Front Seats
- Driver-Connect Package:
- SYNC 3 – Enhanced Voice Recognition Communications and Entertainment System
- 8″ LCD Capacitive Touchscreen in Center Stack
- Applink
- 911 Assist
- Apple CarPlay compatibility and Android Auto compatibility
- Two Smart-Charging Multimedia USB Ports
- SYNC Connect:
- Remotely start, lock and unlock vehicle
- Schedule specific times to remotely start vehicle
- Locate parked vehicle
- Check vehicle status
- Wi-Fi hotspot connects up to 10 devices
- Two driver configurable 4.2″ color LCD displays in instrument cluster
- Auto-Dimming Rearview Mirror
- Safe and Smart Package
- Rain-sensing wipers, which turn on automatically upon sensing rain drops
- Auto high-beam headlamps, which automatically turn on the high beams when appropriate in order to help better illuminate the road ahead
- Blindspot information System (BLIS) with cross-traffic alert, which help drivers see what’s in their blind spot
- Lane-Keeping System, which helps detect and alert drivers when the vehicle begins to drift out of the lane
- Adaptive cruise control, which enables the vehicle to modulate its own speed when adaptive cruise control is enabled while braking the vehicle
- Forward collision warning with brake support, which helps notify the driver of an imminent object ahead and automatically apply the brakes when necessary
- XLT Sport Appearance Package ($1,595):
- Metallic-painted grille bars, sideview mirror caps and exterior accent trim
- Explorer badge on the hood
- Black roof-rack side rails
- 20-inch magnetic metallic-painted 10-spoke wheels
- XLT Technology Feature Bundle:
- Voice-Activated Touchscreen Navigation System with SiriusXM Traffic and Travel Link
- Single-CD Player
- Universal Garage Door Opener (UGDO)