Kia Sorento 2023 Manual page 326

Driving your vehicle
efficiency. However, the actual fuel
efficiency may differ in accordance
with your driving situations (i.e.,
upward/downward slope, vehicle
deceleration/acceleration).
僅 When you dynamically drive the vehi-
cle in SMART mode by abruptly decel-
erating or sharply curving, the driving
mode changes to SPORT mode. How-
ever, it may adversely affect fuel
economy.
Various driving situations, which
you may encounter in SMART
mode
僅 The driving mode automatically
changes to ECO mode after a certain
period of time, when you gently press
the accelerator pedal. (Your driving is
categorized to be mild.)
僅 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.
僅 The driving mode automatically
changes to SMART NOMAL 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
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Drive mode integrated control system (AWD)
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 NOMAL
mode.
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 shift the gear. It
deactivates SMART mode.
僅 The cruise control is activated: The
cruise system may deactivate the
SMART mode. When a higher system
is set by the cruise system, it starts to
control vehicle speed and deactivates
SMART mode. (SMART mode is not
deactivated just by activing the cruise
system.)
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.