Kia Sorento 2021 - Page 398

Driving your vehicle
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Drive mode integrated control system (AWD)
dynamic) from the brake pedal or
the steering wheel operation.
䳜 Turning the knob to activate
SMART mode. When SMART mode
is activated, the indicator illumi
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nates on the instrument cluster.
䳜 The vehicle starts in ECO mode,
when the engine was turned OFF
in SMART mode.
䳜 SMART mode automatically con
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trols the vehicle driving, such as
gear shifting patterns, engine
torque, in accordance with the
driver's driving habits.
NOTICE
䳜 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 situ
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ations (i.e., upward/downward
slope, vehicle deceleration/accel
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eration).
䳜 When you dynamically drive the
vehicle in SMART mode by
abruptly decelerating or sharply
curving, the driving mode changes
to SPORT mode. However, it may
adversely affect fuel economy.
Various driving situations, which
you may encounter in SMART mode
䳜 The driving mode automatically
changes to ECO mode after a cer
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tain period of time, when you
gently press the accelerator
pedal. (Your driving is categorised
to be mild.)
䳜 The driving mode automatically
changes from SMART ECO mode
to SMART NORMAL mode after a
certain period of time, when you
sharply or repetitively press the
accelerator pedal.
䳜 The driving mode automatically
changes to SMART COMFORT
mode with the same driving pat
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terns, when the vehicle starts to
drive on an upward slope of a cer
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tain angle. The driving mode
automatically returns to SMART
ECO mode, when the vehicle
enters a levelled road.
䳜 The driving mode automatically
changes to SMART SPORT, when
you abruptly accelerate the vehi
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cle or repetitively operate the
steering wheel. (Your driving is
categorised to be sporty.) In this
mode, your vehicle drives in a
lower gear for abrupt accelerat
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ing/decelerating and increases the
engine brake performance.
䳜 You may still sense the engine
brake performance, even when
you release the accelerator pedal
in SMART SPORT mode. It is
because your vehicle remains to
be in a lower gear over a certain
period of time for next accelera
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tion. Thus, it is a normal driving
situation, not indicating any mal
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function.