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• If you turn off the engine of the vehi‐
cle in any of the NORMAL / ECO /
SMART MODE, and restart the en‐
gine, DRIVE MODE will memorize and
return to the previous drive mode
setting. (With exception of SPORT
MODE. If the engine is turned off in
SPORT MODE, DRIVE MODE will be re‐
set to NORMAL MODE).
ECO (Active ECO) mode
• ACTIVE ECO system enhan‐
ces fuel efficiency through
eco control of the engine
and transmission. The ac‐
tual fuel efficiency will de‐
pend on personal driving
style and habits.
• By pressing the DRIVE
MODE button and selecting
ECO MODE, green ECO indi‐
cator light will illuminate.
ECO mode driving
The vehicle engine and transmission will
operate in fuel economy oriented
mode.
ACTIVE ECO MODE system will restrain
fuel economy worsening driving habits,
such as suddenly starts and accelera‐
tions, compare to the NORMAL MODE.
Conditions that limit active ECO
mode
Below are a list of conditions in which
when in ACTIVE ECO MODE, the indica‐
tor light will not change, but the inter‐
nal system may operate differently.
• When engine coolant temperature is
low:
When temperature of the transaxle
oil is below the normal range, the AC‐
TIVE ECO MODE may become tempo‐
rarily unavailable until the transaxle
oil heats up after vehicle ignition.
• When in an uphill gradient:
Since the ACTIVE ECO MODE partially
limits the engine torque, ACTIVE ECO
MODE may become temporarily un‐
available when more torque is essen‐
tial for going uphill.
• When using the manual transmission
operation mode:
If transmission operation is changed
from automatic to manual, vehicle
will reflect it and automatically stop
the ACTIVE ECO MODE.
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Driving your vehicle
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