Kia Cee'd: Active ECO system / When Active ECO is activated

Kia Cee'd JD Owners Manual / Driving your vehicle / Active ECO system / When Active ECO is activated

The acceleration may slightly be reduced eventhough you depress the accelerator fully.
The air conditioner performance may be limited.
The shift pattern of the automatic transaxle may change.
The engine noise may get louder.

The above situations are normal conditions when the active eco system is activated to improve fuel efficiency.

Active ECO operation

Active ECO helps improve fuel efficiency by controlling the engine and transaxle. But fuel-efficiency can be changed by the driver's driving habits and road conditions. When the Active ECO ...

Limitation of Active ECO operation

If the following conditions occur while Active ECO is operating, the system operation is limited even though there is no change in the ECO indicator. When the coolant temperature is low: ...

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