Editing Mercury Montego (section)

=== Interior ===
[[File:2006 Mercury Montego interior.JPG|left|thumb|Interior]]
Contrasting with both the Grand Marquis and the Sable, the third-generation Montego was available solely in a five-passenger configuration.  As with the Mercury Marauder (and the Grand Marquis LSE), the Montego was fitted with a console-mounted transmission shifter.  As with the Milan, the Montego was fitted with a 60/40 fold-down rear seat.  Along with expanding the 21 cubic-foot trunk space, the folding rear seats (and optional forward-folding front passenger seatback) allowed for objects up to 10 feet in length to be transported inside.         

At its launch, two airbags were standard, with four more available as an option (front-seat airbags and side-curtain)<ref name="montegointro" />   

A design feature of the Montego includes its overall height to add interior space to the vehicle.  To appeal to buyers of both sedans and sport-utility vehicles, Ford raised the viewpoint of the driver.  Marketed as ''Command Seating'', the Montego features high [[H-point]] seating (the location of the occupants hip-point relative to the road or the vehicle floor); its [[H-point]] is closer to the ground than that of a sport utility vehicle, but higher than a typical sedan, easing entry and exit. Also, the distance from the H-point to the floor of the vehicle is reflective of more upright seating. At its press launch, Ford said the Five Hundred's H-point is up to four and a half inches higher than its competitors.  The Montego also features theater seating, where second row seats are higher: in the front row, the distance between the H-point and the heel point, where the occupant's foot touches the floor, is 12.7 inches &mdash; in the second row the distance between the H-point and the heel point is 15.7 inches.