Hyundai Elantra 2019 Owner's Manual page 328

SMART mode (if equipped)
SMART mode selects the
proper driving
among ECO, NORMAL,
and SPORT by judging
the driver's driving habits (i.e.
Economic or Aggressive (Sportive))
from the brake pedal depression or
the steering wheel operation.
• Press the DRIVE MODE button to
select SMART mode. When SMART
mode is selected, the indicator illu-
minates on the instrument cluster.
• Whenever the engine is restarted,
the drive mode remains in SMART
mode.
• SMART mode automatically con-
trols the vehicle driving, such as
gear shifting patterns and engine
torque, in accordance with the dri-
ver's driving habits.
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Information
• When you mildly drive the vehicle
mode
in SMART mode, the driving mode
changes to ECO mode to improve
fuel efficiency. However, the actual
fuel efficiency may differ in accor-
dance with your driving situations
(i.e. upward/downward slope, vehi-
cle deceleration/acceleration).
• When you dynamically drive the
vehicle in SMART mode by abrupt-
ly decelerating or sharply turning
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 gen-
tly depress the accelerator pedal
(Your driving is categorized to be
economic.).
• The driving mode automatically
changes from SMART ECO mode
to SMART NORMAL mode after a
certain period of time, when you
sharply or repetitively depress the
accelerator pedal.
• The driving mode automatically
changes to SMART NORMAL
mode with the same driving pat-
terns, when the vehicle starts to
drive on an upward slope of a cer-
tain angle. The driving mode auto-
matically returns to SMART ECO
mode, when the vehicle enters a
leveled road.
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