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400A with ST Street and Pilot360+

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Hello all. I am very close to buying an 2021 Explorer ST and I think I found the spec I want, but I have some questions.

Are the cooled seats and memory function part of 401A? I would like these, but they're not a deal breaker.

Does the Co-Pilot 360 Assist+ include lane centering and adaptive cruise control? This is something I want to try, even if I disable it later.

Looks like the 400A is also missing the 110V outlet, but I'm not 100% sure. What else would I be missing by selecting a 400A and not 401A?

The car I am planning to go see has the following spec:
- 400A
- ST Street Pack - a must for me
- Co-Pilot 360 Assist+
- Roof-rack - don't need it, but all of the new ones seem to include it

MSRP: $52.3k. Don't think I'm going to be able to get better pricing in this day and age other than a $500 bonus cash as the only incentive. Might need that cash to add some bracing to the one-bolt rear diff.
 

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400a loses power everything like the fold down seats, steering wheel, b&o sound system, ventilated seats, wireless charging, 110v outlet, heated 2nd row, ambient lighting and some other stuff I put no value in. I ordered a 400a and am only upset there is no b&o sound system as the hiding indicates it has.
 

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400a loses power everything like the fold down seats, steering wheel, b&o sound system, ventilated seats, wireless charging, 110v outlet, heated 2nd row, ambient lighting and some other stuff I put no value in. I ordered a 400a and am only upset there is no b&o sound system as the hiding indicates it has.
Thanks man, very helpful. I went to see it today and ended up taking it home. The lack of wireless charging was a disappointment, but these you have to connect to get Android auto regardless; everything else I didn't care much about. I like the seats on the 400A package more opposed to the perforated leather. Ended up getting 0% financing through Ford, which they're not really advertising but I was happy they offered it. Overall happy with the decision, now I need to figure out how to disable the lane keeping warning "feature," seems to be the only one I can't disable and let me do the driving.
 

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Thanks man, very helpful. I went to see it today and ended up taking it home. The lack of wireless charging was a disappointment, but these you have to connect to get Android auto regardless; everything else I didn't care much about. I like the seats on the 400A package more opposed to the perforated leather. Ended up getting 0% financing through Ford, which they're not really advertising but I was happy they offered it. Overall happy with the decision, now I need to figure out how to disable the lane keeping warning "feature," seems to be the only one I can't disable and let me do the driving.
Check page 261 in the owners manual. That tells how to turn it on or off.
 

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Thanks man, very helpful. I went to see it today and ended up taking it home. The lack of wireless charging was a disappointment, but these you have to connect to get Android auto regardless; everything else I didn't care much about. I like the seats on the 400A package more opposed to the perforated leather. Ended up getting 0% financing through Ford, which they're not really advertising but I was happy they offered it. Overall happy with the decision, now I need to figure out how to disable the lane keeping warning "feature," seems to be the only one I can't disable and let me do the driving.
Awesome! I've only read the order guide about what's different as I'm still impatiently waiting for mine to come and I can't find any pics or videos of a 400a. I love suede and especially suede inserts seats so I was excited to see that they switch to suede when you go to 400a. Are the 2nd and 3rd row full leather? While I would like it if they all match, my kids will just spill back there anyways so all leather is probably better.

I go back and forth if I wanted the 360+ as I'd like the upgraded cruise control but when I ordered it I decided against it. Just a 400a with the ST Street pack and roof rails.
 

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Awesome! I've only read the order guide about what's different as I'm still impatiently waiting for mine to come and I can't find any pics or videos of a 400a. I love suede and especially suede inserts seats so I was excited to see that they switch to suede when you go to 400a. Are the 2nd and 3rd row full leather? While I would like it if they all match, my kids will just spill back there anyways so all leather is probably better.

I go back and forth if I wanted the 360+ as I'd like the upgraded cruise control but when I ordered it I decided against it. Just a 400a with the ST Street pack and roof rails.
I just checked, it's suede inserts for the first and 2nd row (captain's chairs) and the third row is leather/leatherette.

When I drove it home the dealer had every single driving aid enabled, it drove me nuts for the first few minutes until I pulled over and turned everything off. After I became more familiar I turned on the adaptive cruise and lane centering options to try them out and they're pretty cool, but nothing I would use daily since I don't jump on the highway for long. On a long boring drive I would probably use it, but regular cruise control works just fine.

Loving it so far, really happy with the choice. After owning 3 F-150s all with the 2.7 ecoboost, these engines sound much better and pull pretty nicely stock.
 

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