Hyundai Santa Fe Owner's Manual page 401

Driving your vehicle
SMART mode selects the
proper driving
SMART
among ECO, COMFORT
and SPORT by judging
the driver's driving habits (i.e. mild or
dynamic) from the brake pedal
depression or the steering wheel
operation.
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• Press the DRIVE MODE button to
activate SMART mode. When
SMART mode is activated, the
indicator illuminates on the instru-
ment cluster.
• The vehicle starts in SMART
mode, when the engine was turned
OFF in SMART mode.
• SMART mode automatically con-
trols the vehicle driving, such as
gear shifting patterns, engine
OTM058141L torque, riding quality (if equipped
with the electronic suspension sys-
tem), and power distribution (if
equipped with the Four-Wheel
mode
Drive (4WD) system), in accor-
dance with the driver's driving
habits.
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Information
• 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 accor-
dance with your driving situations
(i.e. upward/downward slope, vehi-
cle deceleration/acceleration).
• When you dynamically drive the
vehicle in SMART mode by abrupt-
ly decelerating or sharply curving,
the driving mode changes to
SPORT mode. However, it may
adversely affect fuel economy.