SMART mode

SMART mode selects the proper driving mode among ECO and SPORT by determining your driving habits (i.e. Economic or Aggressive (Sportive)) from the brake pedal depression or the steering wheel operation.

  • Toggle the DRIVE MODE button to select SMART mode. When SMART mode is selected, the indicator appears on the instrument cluster.

  • SMART mode automatically controls the vehicle driving, such as gear shifting patterns and engine torque, according to your driving habits.

  • Whenever the engine is restarted, the Drive Mode will revert back to NORMAL mode. If SMART mode is desired, reselect SMART mode from the DRIVE MODE button.

NOTE

  • 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).

  • When you dynamically drive the vehicle in SMART mode by abruptly decelerating or sharply turning the driving mode changes to SPORT mode. It may adversely affect fuel economy.

Various driving situations, which you may encounter in SMART mode

  • The driving mode automatically changes to ECO mode after a certain period, when you gently depress the accelerator pedal. (Your driving is categorized to be economic.)

  • The driving mode automatically changes to SMART ECO mode after a certain period, when you sharply or repetitively depress the accelerator pedal.

  • The driving mode automatically changes to SMART ECO 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.

  • The driving mode automatically changes to SMART SPORT, when you abruptly accelerate 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 increases the engine brake performance.

  • You may still sense the engine braking 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 until the next acceleration. Thus, it is a normal driving situation, not indicating any malfunction.

  • The driving mode automatically changes to SMART SPORT mode only in harsh driving situations. In most of the normal driving situations, the driving mode sets to be in SMART ECO mode.

Limitation of SMART mode

The SMART mode may be limited in following situations. (The OFF indicator appears in those situations.)

  • Cruise Control or Smart Cruise Control is activated:

    Cruise Control or Smart Cruise Control 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.)

  • 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 mode, because the transmission condition is out of normal operation condition.

Active Snow Mode (ASM): (if equipped)

When the vehicle recognizes frequent wheel slips on low friction roads, ASM improves driving stability by minimizing these wheel slips.

Operating conditions

ASM is activated when all the following conditions are met:

  • Low outside ambient temperature

  • Frequent Electronic Stability Control (ESC) activation due to wheel slip

When operating

The vehicle's acceleration response is reduced, which is like depressing the accelerator pedal slowly.

Non-operating conditions

ASM is deactivated when one of the following conditions or more are met:

  • Increase of outside ambient temperature

  • The accelerator pedal is barely depressed

  • Driving in high speed (e.g. highway driving)

Limitation of SMART mode

The SMART mode may be limited in following situations. (The OFF indicator appears in those situations.)

  • Cruise Control or Smart Cruise Control is activated:

    Cruise Control or Smart Cruise Control 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.)

  • 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 mode, because the transmission condition is out of normal operation condition.