Kia Telluride 2023 Owner's Manual page 263

Driving your vehicle
DBC operation
Mode Indicator light
Standby
appeared
Activated
blinks
Temporarily
deactivated
appeared
OFF
not appeared
NOTICE
If the DBC yellow indicator light appears,
the system may have overheated or
have malfunctioned. When the warning
light appears even though the DBC sys-
tem has cooled off, have your vehicle
checked by an authorized Kia dealer as
soon as possible.
Description
Press the DBC button when vehicle speed is under 38 mph (60
km/h). The DBC system will turn ON and enter the standby
mode.
The system does not turn ON if vehicle speed is over 38 mph (60
km/h).
In the standby mode, It enters the operating mode when the fol-
lowing conditions are met.
僅 The road surface should be more than a certain angle of incli-
nation
僅 The accelerator pedal must not be depressed.
僅 The vehicle speed should be within 2.5 mph (4 km/h) ~ 25
mph (40 km/h)
Within operating vehicle speed 2.5 mph (4 km/h) ~ 25 mph (40
km/h), the driver can lower or raise the vehicle speed by stepping
on the brake pedal or accelerator pedal.
In the activated mode, the DBC will temporarily deactivate under
the following conditions:
僅 The hill is not steep enough.
僅 The accelerator pedal is depressed.
僅 When the vehicle speed is in the range of 25 mph (40 km/h) ~
38 mph (60 km/h)
If the above conditions are not met, the DBC will automatically
activate again.
The DBC will turn OFF under the following conditions:
僅 The DBC button is pressed again.
僅 When the accelerator pedal is depressed and the vehicle
speed exceeds 38 mph (60 km/h)
NOTICE
僅 The DBC may not deactivate on steep
inclines even though the brake or
accelerator pedal is depressed.
僅 The DBC does not operate when:
- The gear is in P (Park).
- The ESC is activated.
Brake system
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