Kia SORENTO Owner's Manual page 336

Driving your vehicle
DBC operation
Mode Indicator light
Standby
Green light
turns on
Activated
Green light
blinks
Green light
turns off
Deactivated
Green light turns on
(maintains standby
mode)
System
malfunction
Yellow light
turns on
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Description
Press the DBC button when the vehicle speed is under
60 km/h (37 mph). The DBC system will turn on and
enter the standby mode. The system does not turn on if
the vehicle speed is over 60 km/h (37 mph).
In the standby mode, the DBC will activate under the following
conditions:
- The hill is steep enough.
- The brake/accelerator pedal is not depressed.
- The vehicle speed is within 4~30 km/h (2~18 mph) range (with-
in 4~8 km/h (2~8 mph) when reversing).
Within the activation speed range 4~30 km/h (2~18 mph), the
driver can control the vehicle speedby depressing the
brake/accelerator pedal.
The DBC will turn off under the following conditions:
- The DBC button is pressed again.
- The vehicle speed is over 60 km/h (37 mph).
The DBC will be deactivated but maintain the standby
mode under the following conditions:
- The hill is not steep enough.
- The vehicle speed is between 30~64 km/h (18~40
mph).
The yellow warning light illuminates when the system
may have malfunctioned or may not work properly dur-
ing the activation. In this case, the DBC system is
deactivated. Have the system checked by a profession-
al workshop. Kia recommends to visit an authorised Kia
dealer/ service partner.
WARNING
If the DBC red indicator light
illuminates, the system may
have overheated or have mal-
functioned. When the warning
light illuminates even though
the DBC system has cooled off,
have the vehicle checked by a
professional workshop as soon
as possible. Kia recommends to
visit an authorised
dealer/service partner.
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