Driving your vehicle
Drive mode integrated control system
僅 SMART mode automatically controls
the vehicle driving, such as gear shift
ing patterns and engine torque, in
accordance with the driver's driving
habits.
SMART ECO mode, when the vehicle
enters a leveled road.
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僅 The driving mode automatically
changes to SMART SPORT, when you
abruptly accelerate the vehicle or
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
NOTICE
僅 When you mildly drive the vehicle in
SMART mode, the driving mode
changes to ECO mode to improve fuel
efficiency. However, the actual fuel
efficiency may differ in accordance
with your driving situations (i.e.,
upward/downward slope, vehicle
deceleration/acceleration).
increases the engine brake perfor
mance.
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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
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僅 When you dynamically drive the vehi
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cle in SMART mode by abruptly decel
erating or sharply turning the driving
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over a certain period of time for next
acceleration. Thus, it is a normal driv
mode changes to SPORT mode. How
ever, it may adversely affect fuel
economy.
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ing situation, not indicating any mal
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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 COMFORT
mode.
Various driving situations, which
you may encounter in SMART
mode
僅 The driving mode automatically
changes to ECO mode after a certain
period of time, when you gently
depress the accelerator pedal. (Your
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Limitation of SMART mode
driving is categorized to be eco
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The SMART mode may be limited in fol
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nomic.)
lowing situations. (The OFF indicator illu
minates in those situations.)
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僅 The driving mode automatically
changes from SMART ECO mode to
SMART COMFORT mode after a cer
僅 Cruise Control or Smart Cruise Con
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trol is activated:
tain period of time, when you sharply
Cruise Control or Smart Cruise Con
or repetitively depress the accelerator
pedal.
僅 The driving mode automatically
changes to SMART COMFORT mode
with the same driving patterns, when
the vehicle starts to drive on an
trol may deactivate the SMART mode
when the vehicle is controlled by the
set speed of Cruise Control or Smart
Cruise Control. (SMART mode is not
deactivated just by activating Cruise
Control or Smart Cruise Control.)
upward slope of a certain angle. The
driving mode automatically returns to
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