Forward-Collision Warning and Blind-Spot Monitoring
Plenty of features are standard for the Pacifica, including a forward-collision warning. This feature alerts you to possible frontal crashes, so you can take steps to avoid them. If you don't react quickly enough, the system applies the brakes to help avoid the collision or lessen its impact.
Another standard feature is blind-spot monitoring with rear cross-traffic alert. This feature sends an alert if you're changing lanes or reversing and a vehicle, pedestrian, or cyclist is in your path. Though visibility in the Pacifica is excellent, it's a large minivan, and having the extra blind-spot protection helps you when maneuvering.
Lane-Departure Warning and Adaptive Cruise Control
The Pacifica includes many features for highway safety. A lane-departure warning is a feature that alerts you if you drift out of your intended lane on the highway. Combined with lane-keep assist, this feature gently guides you back to your lane and works to keep you centered and safe.
Adaptive cruise control is another helpful feature for highway safety. With normal cruise control, you set your cruise speed and have to adjust it as traffic patterns change. With adaptive cruise control, you set your preferred travel distance from the vehicle ahead and the system automatically adjusts your speed to stay with the flow of traffic and maintain a safe distance. This feature not only helps with safety, but it's also more convenient than constantly adjusting and resetting your cruise speed manually.
Additional Safety Features
The Pacifica doesn't stop at these advanced safety features. You'll also have a rearview camera and rear parking sensors, a helpful set of features for crowded parking lots. You could add available front parking sensors and parallel and perpendicular park assist, which give you even more guidance and confidence when parking in lots or on city streets.
Even get the available surround-view parking camera system, which gives you a full view of the entire area around your vehicle for precise parking and easy manicuring out of tight areas. The system is also helpful for spotting obstructions, wildlife, or pedestrians nearby as you park. Other features include rain-sensing windshield wipers, a feature that comes on automatically and adjusts to the rainfall, and automatic high-beam headlights, a feature that turns on in low-light situations.