It says it should appear only when back button is pressed, but this is not the case in version 2016.1.125.
There are some changes in kendo.router.js file in _checkUrl method which I think is not correct. backCalled is always undefined, which means backButtonPressed parameter in trigger method is always true.
if
(
this
.trigger(CHANGE, {
url: current,
backButtonPressed: !backCalled