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Kia Dashboard Warning Light Guide

You’re driving down the road on a sunny day. Everything seems to be running fine and you’re just enjoying a cruise. After all, gas prices aren’t that bad this year, and though it’s been hot, it’s nice to leave the house without a heavy jacket, right? Then in the corner of your vision you see a light illuminate in your gauge cluster for seemingly no reason, and that naturally causes a panic. If you aren’t familiar with the symbol, you might be wondering if you should pull over. Well, we’re here to provide you with a Kia Dashboard Warning Light Guide to help you quickly diagnose the issue and figure out what level of emergency you’re looking at and what might need to be fixed.

List of Kia Dash Lights

Your most common lights are all listed below, and some should look familiar to you. Which lights are a real warning and which are just reminders? There are a few you should be familiar with, such as the cruise control indicator, which simply illuminates to remind you that it is active (and you should press the brakes or deactivate it when coming up on other vehicles) while other lights will warn you when a system is going wrong.

A good rule of thumb is that green lights are reminders that a system is active, yellow lights are a warning (think when your ABS is triggered, it might light up yellow to indicate it was activated, and to watch your driving because conditions are likely slippery), but a red light likely means you are low on an important fluid or that your engine is overheating. If a red light is flashing, you almost always want to pull over.

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We hope you find this quick guide helpful, but there are more details in your owner’s manual. You can also contact us here at our Service Center if you need further diagnosis. We’ll be covering other important maintenance tips here at the Garden Grove Kia Blog, so make sure you stay tuned.