Kia SORENTO HEV 2023 Manual page 343

Driving your vehicle
DBC operation
Mode Indicator light
Standby
appeared
Activated
Temporarily deacti-
vated
appeared
OFF
not appeared
WARNING
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 authorised Kia dealer/
service partner as soon as possible.
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.
Press the DBC button when vehicle speed is under 60 km/h (38 mph). The DBC
system will turn ON and enter the standby mode.
The system does not turn ON if vehicle speed is over 60 km/h (38 mph).
In the standby mode, It enters the operating mode when the following conditions
are met.
僅 The road surface should be more than a certain angle of inclination
僅 The accelerator pedal must not be depressed.
僅 The vehicle speed should be within 4 km/h(2.5 mph) ~ 40 km/h (25 mph)
- 2.5 km/h (1.5 mph) ~ 8 km/h (5 mph) in case of backward movement
blinks
Within operating vehicle speed 4 km/h (2.5 mph) ~ 40 km/h (25 mph), 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 con-
ditions:
僅 The hill is not steep enough.
僅 The accelerator pedal is depressed.
僅 When the vehicle speed is in the range of 40 km/h (25 mph) ~ 60 km/h (38
mph)
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 60
km/h (38 mph)
Brake system
Description
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