Kia 2020 Telluride Owner's Manual page 333

Driving your vehicle
torque, in accordance with the
driver's driving habits.
NOTICE
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-
ations (i.e., upward/downward
slope, vehicle deceleration/accel-
eration).
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
The driving mode automatically
changes to ECO mode after a cer-
tain period of time, when you
gently press the accelerator pedal
(Your driving is categorized to be
mild.).
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.
The driving mode automatically
changes to SMART COMFORT
mode with the same driving pat-
Drive mode integrated control system (AWD)
terns, when the vehicle starts to
drive on an upward slope of a cer-
tain angle. The driving mode
automatically returns to SMART
ECO mode, when the vehicle
enters a leveled road.
The driving mode automatically
changes to SMART SPORT, when
you abruptly accelerate the vehi-
cle 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 accelerat-
ing/decelerating and increases the
engine brake performance.
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-
tion. Thus, it is a normal driving
situation, not indicating any mal-
function.
The driving mode automatically
changes to SMART SPORT mode
only in harsh driving situations. In
most of the normal driving situa-
tions, the driving mode sets to be
either in SMART ECO mode or in
SMART COMFORT mode.
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