Kia Sorento 2023 Owner's Manual page 26

Hybrid system overview
Automatic (AUTO) mode - Hybrid (CS)
mode - Electric (CD) mode.
Each time the mode is changed a corre-
sponding LED is displayed on the instru-
ment cluster as follows.
Automatic (AUTO) mode
Type A
OMQ4Q011006N
Type B
OMQ4PH040111L
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Driving the hybrid/plug-in hybrid vehicle
Hybrid (CS) mode
Type A
OMQ4PHQ010046L
Type B
OMQ4PH040110L
Special features
Hybrid vehicles sound different from
gasoline engine vehicles. When the
hybrid system operates, you may hear a
sound from the hybrid battery system
under the passenger side seat floor. If
you apply the accelerator pedal rapidly,
you may hear an unconventional sound.
When you apply the brake pedal, you
may hear a sound from the regenerative
brake system. When the hybrid system
is turned off or on, you may hear a
sound in the engine compartment. If you
depress the brake pedal repeatedly
when the hybrid system is turned on,