2024 Kia Soul Warning and Indicator Lights Guide

2024 Kia Soul Warning and Indicator Lights Guide

Many warning and indicator lights on the 2024 Kia Soul are meant to keep drivers aware and safe on the road. These lights are very helpful for keeping an eye on your car because they give you important information like how healthy the engine is and when a system might not be working right. There are the usual icons for important tasks, like engine temperature alerts, seatbelt reminders and tyre pressure monitoring. Advanced features like lane departure warnings and blind-spot recognition are also shown in a way that is easy to understand. With the 2024 Kia Soul‘s warning and alert lights, drivers can stay informed and take action, which makes driving more confident and safe.

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Warning and indicator lights

The warning light and indicator light indicate a situation where the driver should be careful and whether the various functions are activated.

Warning lights

The warning light indicates situations that require the driver to pay attention.

NOTICE

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

Airbag warning light
This warning light appears:

 

• Once you set the ignition switch or ENGINE START/STOP Button to the ON position.
  • It appears for approximately 6 seconds and then goes off.
• When there is a malfunction with the SRS.

In this case, have the vehicle inspected by an authorized Kia dealer.

Seat belt warning light
This warning light informs the driver that the seat belt is not fastened.
For more details, refer to “Seat belts” page 3-19.

Parking brake & brake fluid warning light
This warning light appears:

 

• Once you set the ignition switch or ENGINE START/STOP Button to the ON position.
  • It appears for approximately 3 seconds
  • It remains on if the parking brake is applied.
• When the parking brake is applied.
• When the brake fluid level in the reservoir is low.
  • If the warning light appears with the parking brake is 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 vehicle stopped, check the brake fluid level immediately and add fluid as required (For more details, refer to “Brake fluid” on pages 8-19). Then check all brake components for fluid leaks. If any leak on the brake system is still found, the warning light remains on, or the brakes do not operate properly, do not drive the vehicle.
   In this case, have your vehicle towed to an authorized Kia dealer and inspected.

Dual-diagonal braking system
Your vehicle is equipped with dual dual braking systems. 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, greater pedal pressure is required to stop the vehicle.
Also, the vehicle will require increased stopping distance with only a portion of the brake system working.

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 appears with the parking brake released, it indicates that the brake fluid level is low.
In this case, have your vehicle inspected by an authorized Kia dealer.

Anti-lock brake system (ABS) warning light
This warning light appears:

 

• Once you set the ignition switch or ENGINE START/STOP button to the ON position.
  • It appears for approximately 3 seconds and then goes off.
• When there is a malfunction with the ABS (The normal braking system will still be operational without the assistance of the antilock brake system). In this case, have the vehicle inspected by an authorized Kia dealer.

Electronic Brake Force Distribution (EBD) system warning light
These two warning lights appear at the same time while driving:

 

• When the ABS and regular brake system are not working, have your vehicle inspected by an authorized Kia dealer.

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.
In this case, avoid high-speed driving and abrupt braking.
Have your vehicle inspected by an authorized Kia dealer as soon as possi-ble.

Electric Power Steering (EPS) Warning Light
This warning light appears:

 

• Once you set the ignition switch or ENGINE START/STOP Button to the ON position.
  • It remains on until the vehicle is started.
  • When there is a malfunction with the EPS.
• When there is a malfunction with the EPS.
  In this case, have the vehicle inspected by an authorized Kia dealer.

Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) warning light
This warning light appears:

 

• Once you set the ignition switch or ENGINE START/STOP button to the ON position.
  • It appears for approximately 3 seconds and then goes off.
• When there is a malfunction with the EPB.
  In this case, have the vehicle inspected by an authorized Kia dealer.

NOTICE

Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) warning light
The Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) warning light may appear when the Electronic Stability Control (ESC) Indica-tor Light comes on to indicate that the ESC is not working properly (This does not indicate malfunction of the EPB).

Charging system warning light
This warning light appears:

 

• Once you set the ignition switch or ENGINE START/STOP button to the ON position.
• 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.
   In this case, have the vehicle inspected by an authorized Kia dealer.

Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL)
This warning light appears:

 

• Once you set the ignition switch or ENGINE START/STOP button to the ON position.
  • – It remains on until the engine is started.
• When there is a malfunction with the emission control system.
  In this case, have the vehicle inspected by an authorized Kia dealer.

CAUTION

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

Engine oil pressure warning light
This warning light appears:

 

• Once you set the ignition switch or ENGINE START/STOP Button to the ON position.
  • It remains on until the engine is started.
• When 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 “Checking the engine oil level” on pages 8-15). 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 Kia dealer. Continued driving with the warning light on may cause engine failure.

NOTICE
When engine oil pressure decreases due to insufficient engine oil, etc., the Engine Oil Pressure warning light will appear.

CAUTION

Engine Overheating
Do not continue driving with the engine overheated. Otherwise, the engine may be damaged.

CAUTION

Engine damage
If the engine is not stopped immediately after the engine oil pressure warning light appears and stays on while the engine is running, serious engine damage may result.

Low fuel level warning light
This warning light appears:
When the fuel tank is nearly empty. If the fuel tank is nearly empty: Add fuel as soon as possible.

CAUTION

Low fuel level
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. (if equipped)

Low tyre pressure warning light (if equipped)
This warning light appears:

 

• Once you set the ignition switch or ENGINE START/STOP button to the ON position.
  • It appears for approximately 3 seconds and then goes off.
• When one or more of your tyres are significantly under-inflated. (The location of the underinflated tyres is displayed on the LCD).

For more details, refer to “Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)” on pages 7-8.

This warning light remains on after blinking for approximately 60 seconds or repeats blinking on and off at intervals of approximately 3 seconds:

• When there is a malfunction with the TPMS.
  In this case, have the vehicle inspected by an authorized Kia dealer.

For more details, refer to “Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)” on pages 7-8

WARNING

Low tyre pressure

• Significantly low tyre pressure makes the vehicle unstable and can contribute to loss of vehicle control and increased braking distances.
• Continued driving with low-pressure tyres will cause the tyres to overheat and fail.

WARNING

Safe stopping

• The TPMS cannot alert you about severe and sudden tyre 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.

Master warning light
This warning light informs the driver of the following situations

• Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist malfunction (if equipped)
• Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist sensor blocked (if equipped)
• Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist malfunction (if equipped)
• Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist radar blocked (if equipped)
• LED headlamp malfunction (if equipped)
• Lamp malfunction
• High Beam Assist malfunction (if
• Smart Cruise Control malfunction (if equipped)
• Smart Cruise Control radar blocked (if equipped)

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

LED headlamp warning light
This warning light appears:

 

• Once you set the ENGINE START/STOP button to the ON position.
  • It appears for approximately 3 seconds and then goes off.
• When there is a malfunction with the LED headlamp.

In this case, have the vehicle inspected by an authorized Kia dealer.

This warning light blinks:

• When there is a malfunction with an LED headlamp-related part.

In this case, have the vehicle inspected by an authorized Kia dealer.

CAUTION

LED headlamp warning light
Continuous driving with the LED Headlamp Warning Light on or blinking can reduce LED headlamp (low beam) life.

Forward Safety warning light
This indicator light appears:

 

• Once you set the ENGINE START/ STOP button to the ON position.
  • It appears for approximately 3 seconds and then goes off.
• When FCA is turned off.
• When the radar sensor or cover is blocked with dirt or snow. Check the sensors and cover and clean them by using a soft cloth.
• When there is a malfunction with FCA. If this occurs, have your vehicle inspected by an authorized Kia dealer.

For more details, refer to “Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist (FCA) (Front Camera Only) (if equipped)” on page
6- 4.

Door Ajar Warning Light
This warning light appears: When a door is not closed securely.

 

Liftgate Open Warning Light
This warning light appears: When the liftgate is not closed securely.

 

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Indicator lights

The indicator light indicates whether the various functions are activated.

Electronic stability control (ESC) indicator light
This indicator light appears:

 

• Once you set the ignition switch or ENGINE START/STOP Button to the ON position.
  • It appears for approximately 3 seconds and then goes off.
• When there is a malfunction with the ESC system.
  In this case, have the vehicle inspected by an authorized Kia dealer.

This indicator light blinks:
While the ESC is operating.
For more details, refer to “Electronic Stability Control (ESC)” on page 5-28.

Electronic stability control (ESC) OFF indicator light
This indicator light appears:

 

• Once you set the ignition switch or ENGINE START/STOP Button to the ON position.
  • It appears for approximately 3 seconds and then goes off.
• When you deactivate the ESC system by pressing the ESC OFF button.

For more details, refer to “Electronic Stability Control (ESC)” on page 5-28.

Immobilizer indicator light (without smart key) (if equipped)
This indicator light appears:

 

• When the vehicle detects the immobilizer in your key properly while the ignition switch is ON.
  • At this time, you can start the engine.
  • The indicator light goes off after starting the engine.

This indicator light blinks:
When there is a malfunction with the immobilizer system.
In this case, have the vehicle inspected by an authorized Kia dealer.

Immobilizer indicator light (with smart key)
This indicator light appears for up to 30 seconds:

 

• When the vehicle detects the smart key in the vehicle properly while the ENGINE START/STOP button is ACC or ON.
  • At this time, 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.
  • At this time, you can not start the engine.

This indicator light appears for 2 seconds and goes off:

• When the vehicle can not detect the smart key which is in the vehicle while the ENGINE START/STOP Button is ON.
  In this case, have the vehicle inspected by an authorized Kia dealer.

This indicator light blinks:

• When the battery of the smart key is weak.
• When there is a malfunction with the immobilizer system.
  In this case, have your vehicle inspected by an authorized Kia dealer.

Auto stop indicator
This indicator will appear when the engine enters the Idle Stop mode of the ISG (Idle Stop and Go) system.
When the automatic starting occurs, the auto stop indicator on the cluster will blink for 5 seconds.

* For more details, refer to the “ISG (Idle Stop and Go) system” on pages 5-34.

NOTICE
When the engine automatically starts by the ISG system, warning lights (ABS, ESC, ESC OFF, EPS or Parking brake warning light) may turn on for a few sec-onds.
This happens because of the low battery voltage. It does not mean the system is malfunctioning.

Turn signal indicator light
This indicator light blinks:

 

• When you turn the turn signal light on.
  If any of the following occurs, there may be a malfunction with the turn signal system. In this case, have the vehicle inspected by an authorized Kia dealer.
• The indicator light does not blink but appears.
• The indicator light blinks more rapidly.
• The indicator light does not appear at all.

Low beam indicator light
This indicator light appears:

 

• When the headlamps are on.

High beam indicator light
This indicator light appears:

 

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

High Beam Assist indicator light
This indicator light appears:

 

• When the high beam is on with the light switch in the AUTO light position.
• If your vehicle detects oncoming or preceding vehicles, High Beam Assist will switch the high beam to the low beam automatically.

For more details, refer to “High Beam Assist (HBA) (if equipped)” on page 4-70.

Light ON indicator light
This indicator light appears:

 

• When the taillamps or headlamps are on.

Front fog indicator light if equipped)
This indicator light appears:

 

• When the front fog lights are on.

The Lane Safety indicator light
The Lane Safety indicator will appear when you turn Lane Keeping Assist on by pressing and holding the Lane Driv-ing Assist button.
If there is a problem with the function, the yellow Lane Safety indicator will appear.

For more details, refer to “Lane Keeping Assist (LKA) (if equipped)” on pages 6-30.

Cruise Indicator Light (if equipped)
This indicator light appears:

 

• When Cruise Control is enabled.

For more details, refer to “Cruise Con-trol (CC) (if equipped)” on pages 6-65.

SPORT Mode indicator light
This indicator light appears:

 

• When you select “SPORT” mode as drive mode.

For more details, refer to “Cruise Con-trol (CC) (if equipped)” on pages 6-65.

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