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Driving your vehicle
NOTICE
僅 When you mildly drive the vehicle in
SMART mode, the driving mode
changes to NORMAL mode to
improve fuel efficiency. However, the
actual fuel efficiency may differ in
accordance with your driving situa-
tions (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 turning 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 NORMAL mode after a
certain period of time, when you gen-
tly depress the accelerator pedal.
(Your driving is categorized to be eco-
nomic.)
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 depress the accelerator
pedal.
僅 The driving mode automatically
changes to SMART NORMAL 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
Drive mode integrated control system
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 brak-
ing performance, even when you
release the accelerator pedal in
SMART SPORT mode. It is because
your vehicle remains in lower gear
over a certain period of time for next
acceleration. Thus, it is a normal driv-
ing situation, not indicating any mal-
function.
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 NORMAL
mode.
Limitation of SMART mode
The SMART mode may be limited in fol-
lowing situations. (The OFF indicator illu-
minates in those situations.)
僅 Cruise Control is activated:
Cruise Control may deactivate the
SMART mode when the vehicle is con-
trolled by the set speed of Smart
Cruise Control. (SMART mode is not
deactivated just by activating 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 situations.
However, an extremely high/low
transmission oil temperature may
temporarily deactivate the SMART
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