2023 Genesis G70 Warning and Indicator Lights

Vehicles like the 2023 Genesis G70 are outfitted with a complex variety of warning and indicator lights in the technologically cutting-edge and safety-conscious world of automobile engineering. These lights act as your car’s silent communicators, providing important details about all of its systems and operations. Knowing what these lights represent is essential for safe and effective driving, whether it’s a pleasant reminder to buckle up, a warning of potential engine issue, or a signal that your high beams are on.

We shall go into the world of the warning and indicator lights for the 2023 Genesis G70 in this guide. We’ll provide you insights into what each light represents and what actions you should take when it illuminates, from the basic symbols you see while driving every day to the less recognized ones that can require rapid attention. You can make sure your Genesis G70 continues to provide a safe and comfortable driving experience by developing a thorough grasp of these lights.

Warning and Indicator Lights

Information
Make sure that all warning lights are OFF after starting the engine. If any light is still ON, this indicates a situation that needs attention.

Seat belt Warning Light

This warning light informs the driver that the seat belt is not fastened.
For more details, refer to “Seat Belts” section in chapter 3.

Air bag warning light

This warning light illuminates:

• When you set the Engine Start/Stop button to the ON position.
  • – The air bag warning light illuminates for about 6 seconds and then turns off when all checks have been performed.
  • The air bag warning light will remain illuminated if there is a malfunction with the Safety Restraint System (SRS) air bag operation. If this occurs, have the vehicle inspected by an authorized retailer of Genesis Branded products.

Parking brake & Brake fluid warning light

• This warning light illuminates:

• When you set the Engine Start/Stop button to the ON position.
  • The parking brake & brake fluid warning light illuminates for about 3 seconds and will then turn off once the parking brake is released.
• Whenever the parking brake is applied.
  Whenever the brake fluid level in the reservoir is low.
  • If the warning light illuminates with the parking brake released, it indicates the brake fluid level in the reservoir is low.

If the brake fluid level in the reservoir is low:

1. Drive carefully to the nearest safe location and stop your vehicle.
2. With the engine stopped, check the brake fluid level immediately and add fluid as required (For more details, refer to “Brake Fluid” section in chapter 9). After adding brake fluid, check all brake components for fluid leaks. If a brake fluid leak is found, or if the warning light remains on, or if the brakes do not operate properly, do not drive the vehicle. Have the vehicle inspected by an authorized retailer of Genesis Branded products.

Dual-diagonal braking system
Your vehicle is equipped with dual-diagonal braking system. This means you still have braking on two wheels even if one of the dual systems should fail.
With only one of the dual systems working, more than normal pedal travel and greater pedal pressure is required to stop the vehicle.
Also, the vehicle will not stop in as short a distance with only a portion of the brake system working.
If the brakes fail while you are driving, shift to a lower gear for additional engine braking and stop the vehicle as soon as it is safe to do so.

WARNING
Parking Brake & Brake Fluid warning light
Driving the vehicle with a warning light ON is dangerous. If the Parking Brake & Brake Fluid warning light illuminates with the parking brake released, it indicates that the brake fluid level is low.
If this occurs, Have the vehicle inspected by an authorized retailer of Genesis Branded products.

Anti-lock Brake System (ABS) warning light

• This warning light illuminates:

• When you set the Engine Start/Stop button to the ON position.
  • The ABS warning light illuminates for about 3 seconds and then goes off.
• Whenever there is a malfunction with the ABS.
  Note that the hydraulic braking system will still be operational even if there is a malfunction with the ABS.
  If this occurs, have the vehicle inspected by an authorized retailer of Genesis Branded products.

Electronic Brake Force Distribution (EBD) system warning light

When the ABS warning and Parking Brake warning lights are on simultaneously, it may indicate a problem with the Electronic Brake Force Distribution system.
If this occurs, have the vehicle inspected by an authorized retailer of Genesis Branded products.

WARNING
Electronic Brake Force Distribution (EBD) system warning light
When both ABS and Parking Brake & Brake Fluid warning lights are on, the brake system will not work normally and you may experience an unexpected and dangerous situation during sudden braking.
If this occurs, avoid high speed driving and abrupt braking.
Have the vehicle inspected by an authorized retailer of Genesis Branded products as soon as possible.

NOTICE
Electronic Brake Force Distribution (EBD) system warning light When the ABS warning light is on or both ABS and Parking Brake & Brake Fluid warning lights are on, the speedometer, odometer, or tripmeter may not work. Also, the EPS warning light may illuminate and the steering effort may increase or decrease.
If this occurs, have the vehicle inspected by an authorized retailer of Genesis Branded products as soon as possible.

Electric Power Steering (EPS) warning light

This warning light illuminates:

• When you set the Engine Start/Stop button to the ON position.
  • The electric powering steering warning light illuminates for about 3 seconds and then goes off
  • Whenever there is a malfunction with the electric power steering.
  • If this occurs, have the vehicle inspected by an authorized retailer of Genesis Branded products.

Charging system warning light

This warning light illuminates:
When there is a malfunction with either the alternator or electrical charging system.
If there is a malfunction with either the alternator or electrical charging system:

1. Drive carefully to the nearest safe location and stop your vehicle.
2. Turn the engine off and check the alternator drive belt for looseness or breakage.

If the belt is adjusted properly, there may be a problem in the electrical charging system.
If this occurs, have the vehicle inspected by an authorized retailer of Genesis Branded products as soon as possible.

Engine oil pressure warning light

If the engine oil pressure is low:

• Drive carefully to the nearest safe location and stop your vehicle.
  Turn the engine off and check the engine oil level (For more details, refer to “Engine Oil” section in chapter 9). If the level is low, add oil as required.
  If the warning light remains on after adding oil or if oil is not available, have the vehicle inspected by an authorized retailer of Genesis Branded products. (Continued driving with the warning light on may cause engine failure.)

NOTICE
If the engine is not stopped immediately after the Engine Oil Pressure warning light is illuminated while the engine is running, severe damage could result.

Engine coolant temperature warning light (for 8-inch cluster)

The warning light illuminates:
When the temperature of the engine coolant is extremely high.
Do not continue driving with an overheated engine. If your vehicle overheats, refer to “Overheating” section in chapter 8.

NOTICE
If the Engine Coolant Temperature warning light illuminates, it indicates overheating that may damage the engine.

Low fuel level warning light

This warning light illuminates: When the fuel tank is nearly empty. Add fuel as soon as possible.

NOTICE
Driving with the Low Fuel Level warning light on or with the fuel level below “E” can cause the engine to misfire and damage the catalytic converter.

Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL)

This indicator light illuminates:

• When you set the Engine Start/Stop button to the ON position.
  • button to the ON position. illuminates for about 3 seconds and then goes off.
• Whenever there is a malfunction with either the emission control system or the engine or the vehicle powertrain.
  If this occurs, have the vehicle inspected by an authorized retailer of Genesis Branded products.

NOTICE
Driving with the Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) on may cause damage to the emission control system which could affect drivability and/or fuel economy.

NOTICE
If the Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illuminates, potential catalytic converter damage is possible which could result in loss of engine power. If this occurs, have the vehicle inspected by an authorized retailer of Genesis Branded products as soon as possible.

Master warning light
This warning light illuminates:
When there is a malfunction in operation in any of the following systems:

• Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist malfunction (if equipped)
  Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist radar blocked (if equipped)
  Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist malfunction (if equipped)
  Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist radar blocked (if equipped)
  LED headlight malfunction (if equipped)
  High Beam Assist malfunction (if equipped)
  Smart Cruise Control with malfunction (if equipped)
  smart Cruise Control with radar blocked (if equipped)
  =Tire Pressure Monitoring System

(TPMS) malfunction

To identify the details of the warning, look at the LCD display.

Electronic Parking Brake

(EPB) warning light (if equipped)
This warning light illuminates:

• When you set the Engine Start/Stop  button to the ON position.
• The EPB warning light illuminates for about 3 seconds and then goes off.
  • Whenever there is a malfunction with EPB.
    If this occurs, have the vehicle inspected by an authorized retailer of Genesis Branded products.

Information
The Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) warning light may illuminate when the Electronic Stability Control (ESC) indicator light comes on to indicate that ESC is not working properly. This does not indicate malfunction of EPB.

Low tire pressure warning light

This warning light illuminates:

• When you set the Engine Start/Stop button to the ON position.
  • The low tire pressure warning light illuminates for approximately 3 seconds and then goes off.
  • When one or more of your tires are significantly underinflated. (The location of the underinflated tires are displayed on the LCD display.)

For more details, refer to “Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)” section in chapter 8.
This warning light remains ON after blinking for approximately 60 seconds, or repeatedly blinks ON and OFF in 3 second intervals:
When there is a malfunction with the TPMS.
If this occurs, have the vehicle inspected by an authorized retailer of Genesis Branded products as soon as possible.
For more details, refer to “Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)” section in chapter 8.

WARNING
Safe Stopping

• The TPMS cannot alert you to severe and sudden tire damage caused by external factors.
• If you notice any vehicle instability, immediately take your foot off the accelerator pedal, apply the brakes gradually with light force, and slowly move to a safe position off the road.

Forward Safety warning light(if equipped)

This warning light illuminates:

• When you set the Engine Start/Stop button to the ON position.
  • The Forward Safety warning light illuminates for approximately 3 seconds and then goes off.
• Whenever there is a malfunction with Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist.

If this occurs, have the vehicle inspected by an authorized retailer of Genesis Branded products.

For more details, refer to “Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist (FCA)” section in chapter 7.

Lane Safety indicator light(if equipped)

This indicator light illuminates:

• [Green] Lane Keeping Assist operating conditions are satisfied.
  [Gray] Lane Keeping Assist operating conditions are not satisfied.
  [Yellow] Whenever there is a malfunction with Lane Keeping Assist.
  If this occurs, have the vehicle inspected by an authorized retailer of Genesis Branded products.

For more details, refer to “Lane Keeping Assist (LKA)” section in chapter 7.

All Wheel Drive (AWD) warning light (if equipped)

This warning light illuminates:
Whenever there is a malfunction with the AWD system.
If this occurs, have the vehicle inspected by an authorized retailer of Genesis Branded products.
For more details, refer to “All Wheel Drive (AWD)” section in chapter 6.

LED headlight warning light (if equipped)

This warning light illuminates:

• When you set the Engine Start/Stop button to the ON position.
  • The LED headlight warning light illuminates for approximately 3 seconds and then goes off.
  • Whenever there is a malfunction with the LED headlight.
    If this occurs, have the vehicle inspected by an authorized retailer of Genesis Branded products.

This warning light blinks:
Whenever there is a malfunction with a LED headlight related part.
If this occurs, have the vehicle inspected by an authorized retailer of Genesis Branded products.

NOTICE
Continuous driving with the LED Headlight warning light on or blinking can reduce LED headlight life.

Icy road warning light(if equipped)

This warning light is to warn the driver the road may be icy.
When the temperature on the outside temperature gauge is approximately below 40°F (4°C), the Icy Road warning light and Outside Temperature Gauge blinks and then illuminates. Also, the warning chime sounds 1 time.
You can activate or deactivate Icy Road Warning function from the Settings menu in the infotainment system screen. Select:

• See additional information in supplied Infotainment Manual.
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• Information
  If the Icy Road warning light appears while driving, you should drive more attentively and safely refraining from over-speeding, rapid acceleration, sudden braking or sharp turning, etc.

Electronic Stability Control (ESC) indicator light(if equipped)
This indicator light illuminates:

• When you set the Engine Start/Stop button to the ON position.
  • The Electronic Stability Control indicator light illuminates for about 3 seconds and then goes off.
• Whenever there is a malfunction with ESC system.
  If this occurs, have the vehicle inspected by an authorized retailer of Genesis Branded products.

This indicator light blinks:

While ESC is operating.
For more details, refer to “Electronic Stability Control (ESC)” section in chapter 6.

Electronic Stability Control (ESC) OFF indicator light(if equipped)

This indicator light illuminates:

• • When you set the Engine Start/Stop button to the ON position.
• The ESC OFF indicator light illuminates for approximately 3 seconds and then goes off.
  • When you deactivate ESC system by pressing the ESC OFF button.
    For more details, refer to “Electronic Stability Control (ESC)” section in chapter 6.

Immobilizer indicator light

This indicator light illuminates for up to 30 seconds:
When the vehicle detects the smart key in the vehicle with the Engine Start/Stop button in the ACC or ON position.

• Once the smart key is detected, you can start the engine.
  The indicator light goes off after starting the engine.

This indicator light blinks for a few seconds:
When the smart key is not in the vehicle.

• If the smart key is not detected, you cannot start the engine.

This indicator light illuminates for 2 seconds and goes off:
If the smart key is in the vehicle and the Engine Start/Stop button is ON, but the vehicle cannot detect the smart key.
If this occurs, have the vehicle inspected by an authorized retailer of Genesis Branded products.
This indicator light blinks:
Whenever there is a malfunction with the immobilizer system.
If this occurs, have the vehicle inspected by an authorized retailer of Genesis Branded products.

Turn signal indicator light

This indicator light blinks:
When you operate the turn signal indicator stalk.
If any of the following occur, there may be a malfunction with the turn signal system.

• The turn signal indicator light illuminates but does not blink
  The turn signal indicator light blinks rapidly
• The turn signal indicator light does not illuminate at all

If any of these conditions occur, have the vehicle inspected by an authorized retailer of Genesis Branded products.

High beam indicator light

This indicator light illuminates:

• When the headlights are on and in the high beam position
  When the turn signal lever is pulled  into the Flash-to-Pass position.

Low beam indicator light

This indicator light illuminates:
When the headlights are on.

Light ON indicator light

This indicator light illuminates:
When the position lamps or headlights are on.

High Beam Assist indicator light

This indicator light illuminates:
When the high-beam is on with the light switch in the AUTO position.

• White: When High Beam Assist is ready to operate.
  Green: When High Beam Assist is operating.

If your vehicle detects oncoming or preceding vehicles, High Beam Assist will switch the high beam to low beam automatically.
For more details, refer to “High Beam Assist (HBA)” section in chapter 5.

AUTO HOLD indicator light(if equipped)
This indicator light illuminates:

• [White] When you activate Auto Hold by pressing the AUTO HOLD switch.
• [Green] When you stop the vehicle completely by depressing the brake pedal with Auto Hold activated.
• [Yellow] Whenever there is a malfunction with the Auto Hold function.
  If this occurs, have the vehicle inspected by an authorized retailer of Genesis Branded products.

For more details, refer to “Electronic Parking Brake (EPB)” section in chapter.

SPORT mode indicator light (if equipped)

This indicator light illuminates
When you select SPORT mode as drive mode.
For more details, refer to “Drive Mode Integrated Control System” in chapter 6.

ECO mode indicator light(if equipped)

This indicator light illuminates
When you select ECO mode as drive mode.
For more details, refer to “Drive Mode Integrated Control System” in chapter 6.

SPORT + mode indicator light (if equipped)
This indicator light illuminates

When you select SPORT+ mode as drive mode.
For more details, refer to “Drive Mode Integrated Control System” in chapter 6.

CUSTOM mode indicator light (if equipped)

This indicator light illuminates
When you select CUSTOM mode as drive mode.
For more details, refer to “Drive Mode Integrated Control System” in chapter.

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