KIA Sorento (2011) User Manual

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Driving your vehicle

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NOTICE

• The DBC does not turn ON in the P

(Park) position.

• The DBC may not activate if the ESC

(or BAS) is activated.

• Noise or vibration may occur from the

brakes when the DBC is activated.

• The rear stop light comes on when the

DBC is activated.

• In a very steep hill even though the

brake pedal or accelerator pedal is
depressed the DBC may not deacti-
vate.

• Always turn OFF the DBC on normal

roads. The DBC might activate from
the standby mode when abrupt corn-
ing or driving through speed bumps.

• DBC may activate and cause the

engine to stop in vehicles with manual
transaxle if you drive in 3rd gear (or
above) with DBC on. Do not turn on
DBC when driving in 3rd gear (or
above).

Standby

Press the DBC button when the vehicle speed is under
40 km/h (25 mph). The DBC system will turn ON and
enter the standby mode.

The system does not turn ON if the vehicle speed is
over 40 km/h (25 mph).

In the standby mode, if the vehicle speed is under 35
km/h (22 mph) while driving down a steep hill, the DBC
will activate automatically.

In the activated mode, the DBC will temporarily deacti-
vate under the following conditions:
• The hill is not steep enough.
• The brake pedal or accelerator pedal is depressed.
If the above conditions are gone, the DBC will automat-
ically activate again.

The DBC will turn OFF under the following conditions:

• The DBC button is pressed again.

• The vehicle speed is over 60 km/h (38 mph).

Activated

Temporarily

deactivated

OFF

Mode

Indicator light

Description

blinks

illuminated

not

illuminated

illuminated

WARNING

If the DBC red indicator light illuminates, the system has overheated or some-
thing is wrong. The DBC will not activate. If the DBC red indicator light illu-
minates even though the DBC system has been cooled enough have the sys-
tem checked by an authorized KIA dealer.

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