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Driving your vehicle Drive mode integrated control system
SMART mode
SMART mode selects the
proper driving mode
among ECO, NORMAL, and SPORT by
judging the driver's driving habits (i.e.
Economic or Aggressive (Sportive)) from
the brake pedal depression or the steer
-
ing wheel operation.
僅 Toggle the DRIVE MODE button to
select SMART mode. When SMART
mode is selected, the indicator
appears on the instrument cluster.
僅 SMART mode automatically controls
the vehicle driving, such as gear shift
-
ing patterns and engine torque, in
accordance with the driver's driving
habits.
NOTICE
僅 When you mildly drive the vehicle in
SMART mode, the driving mode
changes to ECO mode to improve fuel
efficiency. However, the actual fuel
efficiency may differ in accordance
with your driving situations (i.e.
upward/downward slope, vehicle
deceleration/acceleration).
僅 When you dynamically drive the vehi
-
cle in SMART mode by abruptly decel -
erating or sharply turning the driving
mode changes to SPORT mode. How -
ever, it may adversely affect fuel
economy.
Various driving situations, which
you may encounter in SMART
mode
僅 The driving mode automatically
changes to ECO mode after a certain
period of time, when you gently
depress the accelerator pedal. (Your
driving is categorized to be eco
-
nomic.)
僅 The driving mode automatically
changes from SMART ECO mode to
SMART COMFORT mode after a cer
-
tain period of time, when you sharply
or repetitively depress the accelerator
pedal.
僅 The driving mode automatically
changes to SMART COMFORT mode
with the same driving patterns, when
the vehicle starts to drive on an
upward slope of a certain angle. The
driving mode automatically returns to
SMART ECO mode, when the vehicle
enters a leveled road.
僅 The driving mode automatically
changes to SMART SPORT, when you
abruptly accelerate the vehicle or
repetitively operate the steering
wheel. (Your driving is categorized to
be sporty.) In this mode, your vehicle
drives in a lower gear for abrupt
accelerating/decelerating and
increases the engine brake perfor
-
mance.
僅 You may still sense the engine brak
-
ing performance, even when you
release the accelerator pedal in
SMART SPORT mode. It is because
your vehicle remains in lower gear
over a certain period of time for next
acceleration. Thus, it is a normal driv
-
ing situation, not indicating any mal -
function.
僅 The driving mode automatically
changes to SMART SPORT mode only
in harsh driving situations. In most of
the normal driving situations, the driv
-
ing mode sets to be either in SMART
ECO mode or in SMART COMFORT
mode.