Kia CERATO Owner's Manual page 323

SMART mode selects the
proper driving mode among
ECO, COMFORT and SPORT by
judging the driver's driving
habits (i.e. mild or dynamic)
from the brake pedal depres‐
sion or the steering wheel op‐
eration.
• Press the DRIVE MODE button to ac‐
tivate SMART mode. When SMART
mode is activated, the indicator illu‐
minates on the instrument cluster.
• The indicator illuminates in blue,
when the driver's driving is catego‐
rized to be mild. It illuminates in
white, when the driver's driving is
categorized to be normal. It illumi‐
nates in red, when the driver's driving
is categorized to be dynamic during
abrupt braking or sharp curving.
• The vehicle starts in COMFORT mode,
when the engine was turned OFF in
SMART mode.
• SMART mode automatically controls
the vehicle driving, such as gear shift‐
ing patterns, engine torque, riding
quality (if equipped with the electron‐
ic suspension system), and power
distribution (if equipped with the All-
Wheel Drive (AWD) system), in ac‐
cordance 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 ac‐
tual fuel efficiency may differ in
accordance with your driving sit‐
uations (i.e. upward/downward
slope, vehicle deceleration/acceler‐
ation).
• 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 ad‐
versely affect fuel economy.
Various driving situations, which
you may encounter in SMART mode
• The driving mode automatically
changes to ECO mode after a certain
period of time, when you gently de‐
press the accelerator pedal (Your
driving is categorized to be mild.).
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