Standard equipment on the XLT includes cloth low-back bucket seats with manual driver lumbar adjustment; 60/40-split folding second-row bench seat with back-rest recline; power windows with one-touch-down driver window; remote entry key fobs; air conditioning; AM/FM/CD/MP3 audio with auxiliary input jack; cargo management system; center console; two 12-volt power points; load-floor tie-down hooks; two-line message center with outside-temperature readout; privacy glass; one-piece liftgate with flip-open rear window; fold-away electric remote exterior mirrors; black roof side rails; 16-inch, painted aluminum wheels with P235/70R16 all-season tires; fog lamps; AdvanceTrac with Roll Stability Control; and a tire pressure monitoring system. XLT options include leather seating surfaces with heated front seats ($995), heated windshield ($300), and navigation ($2,505). The Ironman Package ($1,495) for XLT celebrates Ford's sponsorship of the Ironman World Championship with Ironman logos; 18-inch, machined-aluminum wheels; unique 10-way, leather trimmed, heated front seats; and exclusive Orange Frost paint.
Eddie Bauer adds automatic headlights; exterior mirrors with approach lights; fixed running boards; 17-inch, painted aluminum wheels with all-season tires; second-row dome lights; wood-grain interior accents; overhead console; four-line message center; electrochromic rearview mirror; leather upholstery; 10-way-power seat for the driver; illuminated visor vanity mirrors; keyless entry with keypad; and Safety Canopy.
Limited adds heated exterior mirrors; 18-inch, machined-aluminum wheels with all-season tires; unique interior wood-grain accents; dual-zone electronic climate control; Audiophile AM/FM audio with six-disc, in-dash CD, MP3 playback and subwoofer; auxiliary climate control; unique floor console; Reverse Sensing System; heated seats; leather-wrapped steering wheel with cruise and audio controls; and a third-row manual-folding seat.
Seating choices include a manually folding third-row seat ($845) on XLT and Bauer, standard on Limited. A Power-folding third row is optional on all models. A four-bucket-seat configuration, with comfortable second-row captain's chairs, is available ($795) on Bauer and Limited. The third-row seat comes standard on the Limited, but can be deleted for credit (-$375), providing a flatter cargo floor.
Other options include a power glass sunroof ($850); rear-seat DVD entertainment ($1,295); power adjustable pedals ($150); rear heat and air conditioning ($675), Sirius Satellite Radio ($195); and power-retractable running boards ($695).
Safety features include the same roll stability control system already used by Volvo and Land Rover. It intervenes with throttle and brakes when the computer senses an impending tip over. Other safety features standard on all Explorers are seat-mounted side-impact air bags, adaptive energy-absorbing steering column, and passenger classifier in the front passenger seat. Safety Canopy air bags, standard on Limited and Bauer, are optional ($560) on XLT.
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