Kia Telluride 2023 Manual page 278

Driving your vehicle
the accelerator pedal (Your driving is
categorized to be mild.).
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 press 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 brake
performance, even when you release
the accelerator pedal in SMART
SPORT mode. It is because your vehi-
cle remains to be in a lower gear over
a certain period of time for next accel-
eration. Thus, it is a normal driving sit-
uation, not indicating any malfunction.
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.
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Drive mode integrated control system (AWD)
Limitation of SMART mode
The SMART mode may be limited in fol-
lowing situations. (The OFF indicator
appears in those situations.)
僅 The driver manually moves the shift
lever: It deactivates SMART mode. The
vehicle moves, as the driver manually
moves the shift lever.
僅 Smart Cruise Control is activated: The
Cruise function may deactivate the
SMART mode. When a higher system
is set by Smart Cruise Control, it starts
to control vehicle speed and deacti-
vates SMART mode. (SMART mode is
not deactivated just by activing Smart
Cruise Control.)
僅 The transmission oil temperature is
either extremely low or extremely
high: The SMART mode can be active
in most of the normal driving situa-
tions. However, an extremely high/
low transmission oil temperature may
temporarily deactivate the SMART
mode, because the transmission con-
dition is out of normal operation con-
dition.
SPORT mode
SPORT mode manages the
driving dynamics by automat-
ically adjusting the steering
effort, and the engine and
transmission control logic for enhanced
driver performance.
僅 When SPORT mode is selected by
turning the knob, the SPORT indicator
(orange color) will appear.
僅 Whenever the engine is restarted, the
Drive Mode will revert back to COM-
FORT mode. If SPORT mode is
desired, re-select SPORT mode from
the knob.
僅 When SPORT mode is activated: