Kia EV2: Warning and indicator lights / Warning lights

The warning light indicates situations that require the driver to pay attention while operating the Kia EV2.

NOTE

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.

Power down indicator light

This indicator light illuminates:

• When the high voltage battery level is too low or voltage is decreasing (Output limit occurs when the charge level is insufficient.).

• When the temperature of the high voltage battery is too high or too low.

• When the driving system temperature of your Kia EV2 is overheated and requires protection.

If it illuminates alone, it is not a failure.

• If both Power down indicator light and Service warning light illuminate at the same time, have your vehicle inspected by a professional workshop. Kia recommends visiting an authorised Kia dealer or service partner.

• When the indicator is illuminating, immediately charge the vehicle. The driving speed may be limited and the vehicle may not properly drive uphill.

High voltage battery low level warning light

This indicator light illuminates:

When the high voltage battery level is low in your Kia EV2.

Immediately charge the vehicle. The vehicle can drive an additional 30-40 km.

• The actual distance to empty depends on the driving conditions and external environment.

Air bag warning light

This warning light illuminates:

• Once you set the EV button to the POWER ON position.

  • It illuminates for approximately 6 seconds and then goes off.

• When there is a malfunction with the SRS.

  In this case, have your vehicle inspected by a professional workshop. Kia recommends visiting an authorised Kia dealer or service partner.

Seat belt warning light

This warning light informs the driver that the seat belt is not fastened or misused.

For more details, refer to Seat belts.

Parking brake and brake fluid warning light

This warning light illuminates:

• Once you set the EV button to the POWER ON position.

  • It illuminates 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 illuminates with the parking brake released, it indicates the brake fluid level in 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). 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 the vehicle towed to a professional workshop and inspected. Kia recommends visiting an authorised Kia dealer or service partner.

Dual-diagonal braking system

Your vehicle is equipped with dual-diagonal 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, more than normal pedal travel and greater pedal pressure are 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 whilst you are driving, shift to a lower gear for additional 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.

In this case, have your vehicle inspected by a professional workshop. Kia recommends visiting an authorised Kia dealer or service partner.

Anti-lock Brake System (ABS) warning light

This warning light illuminates:

• Once you set the EV button to the ON position.

  • It illuminates 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 anti-lock brake system).

  In this case, have your vehicle inspected by a professional workshop. Kia recommends visiting an authorised Kia dealer or service partner.

For more information, refer to Anti-lock Brake System (ABS)

Electronic Brake Force Distribution (EBD) system warning light

These two warning lights illuminate at the same time whilst driving:

• When the ABS and regular brake system may not work normally.

In this case, have your vehicle inspected by a professional workshop. Kia recommends visiting an authorised Kia dealer or service partner.

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 a professional workshop. Kia recommends visiting an authorised Kia dealer or service partner.

NOTE

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 MDPS Warning Light may illuminate and the steering effort may increase or decrease.

In this case, have your vehicle inspected by a professional workshop. Kia recommends visiting an authorised Kia dealer or service partner.

Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) warning light

This warning light illuminates:

• Once you set the EV button to the ON position.

  • It illuminates for approximately 3 seconds and then goes off.

• When there is a malfunction with the EPB.

  In this case, have your vehicle inspected by a professional workshop. Kia recommends visiting an authorised Kia dealer or service partner.

For more information, refer to Electronic Parking Brake (EPB)

NOTE

Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) warning light

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

Motor Driven Power Steering (MDPS) warning light

This warning light illuminates:

• Once you set the EV button to the ON position.

  • This indicator light comes on after the EV button is turned to the ON position and then goes out after approximately 3 seconds.

• When there is a malfunction with the MDPS.

  In this case, have your vehicle inspected by a professional workshop. Kia recommends visiting an authorised Kia dealer or service partner.

12 V Battery charging system warning light

This warning light illuminates:

When there is a malfunction with electrical charging system.

If there is a malfunction with electrical charging system:

1. Drive carefully to the nearest safe location and stop your vehicle.

2. Turn the vehicle off and check the electrical charging system components.

If the Charging system warning light remains illuminated whilst driving, have your vehicle inspected by a professional workshop. Kia recommends visiting an authorised Kia dealer or service partner.

SOS warning light : (if equipped)

This warning light illuminates:

• Once you set the EV Button to the ON position.

  • It illuminates for approximately 3 seconds.

• If the red lamp continuously illuminates, the eCall system might be malfunctioning. Have the system inspected by a professional workshop. Kia recommends visiting an authorised Kia dealer or service partner.

For more details, refer to If the vehicle does not start.

Service warning light

This warning light appears:

• When you set the EV button to the ON position.

  • The service warning light appears for approximately 3 seconds and then turns off when all checks have been performed.

• When there is a problem with the vehicle control system or hardware components.

When the warning light appears whilst driving, or does not go OFF after starting the vehicle, have your vehicle inspected by a professional workshop. Kia recommends visiting an authorised Kia dealer or service partner.

Regenerative brake warning light (yellow)

This warning light appears:

When the regenerative brake does not operate and the brake does not perform well. This causes the Brake Warning light (red) and Regenerative Brake Warning Light (yellow) to appear simultaneously.

If this occurs, drive safely and have your vehicle inspected by a professional workshop. Kia recommends visiting an authorised Kia dealer or service partner. The operation of the brake pedal may be more difficult than normal and the braking distance may increase.

Master warning light

This warning light illuminates:

• This warning light informs the driver about the following situations:

  • Driver assistance system malfunction, limitation or radar/camera blockage: (if equipped)

  • LED headlamp malfunction: (if equipped)

  • Lamp malfunction

  • TPMS failure, low tyre pressure, etc.

If the warning situation is solved, the master warning light will turn off automatically.

Low tyre pressure warning light

This warning light illuminates:

• Once you set the EV button to the ON position.

  • It illuminates 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 are displayed on the LCD display).

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

• When there is a malfunction with the TPMS.

  In this case, have your vehicle inspected by a professional workshop. Kia recommends visiting an authorised Kia dealer or service partner.

For more details, refer to Tyre Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS).

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 on low pressure tyres will cause the tyres to overheat and fail.

WARNING

Safe stopping

• The TPMS cannot alert you to 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.

LED Headlamp warning light

This warning light illuminates:

• Once you set the EV button to the ON position.

  • It illuminates for approximately 3 seconds and then goes off.

• When there is a malfunction with the LED headlamp.

In this case, have your vehicle inspected by a professional workshop. Kia recommends visiting an authorised Kia dealer or service partner.

This warning light blinks:

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

In this case, have your vehicle inspected by a professional workshop. Kia recommends visiting an authorised Kia dealer or service partner.

Forward Safety warning light : (if equipped)

This warning light illuminates:

• Yellow: When there is a malfunction with Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist.

In this case, have your vehicle inspected by a professional workshop. Kia recommends visiting an authorised Kia dealer or service partner.

This warning light blinks:

Red: When Forward Safety function is operating.

For more details, refer to Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist (FCA) (Sensor Fusion).

Emergency Steering warning light : (if equipped)

This warning light illuminates:

• When the EV Button is in the ON position. It illuminates for about 3 seconds and then goes off.

• Yellow: When Forward/Side Safety of Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist is deselected, disabled, or a malfunction is detected.

This warning light blinks:

• Red: When Forward/Side Safety function is operating.

For more details, refer to Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist (FCA) (Sensor Fusion).

Inattentive Driving Warning light : (if equipped)

This indicator light illuminates:

• When the EV Button is in the ON position. It illuminates for about 3 seconds and then goes off.

• Yellow: When Driver Attention Warning is disabled or a malfunction is detected. If the yellow indicator light remains on after the front view camera has been uncovered or unblocked, have your vehicle inspected by a professional workshop. Kia recommends visiting an authorised Kia dealer or service partner.

This indicator light blinks:

• Yellow: Driver Attention Warning recommends to take a break.

For more details, refer to Driver Attention Warning (DAW).

Forward Attention Warning light

This warning light illuminates:

• When the EV button is in the POWER ON position. It illuminates for about 3 seconds and then goes off.

• When Forward Attention Warning is disabled or a malfunction is detected. If the warning light remains on after the in-cabin camera has been uncovered or unblocked, have your vehicle inspected by a professional workshop. Kia recommends visiting an authorised Kia dealer or service partner.

This warning light blinks:

• Forward Attention Warning warns the driver to keep eyes on the road.

For more information, refer to the Forward Attention Warning (FAW).

Icy road warning light

This indicator light illuminates:

To warn the driver the road may be icy.

When the outside temperature on the temperature gauge is below 4 °C (40 °F), a single chime sounds, both the outside temperature gauge and Icy Road Warning indicator blink several times, and then they remain illuminated.

You can activate or deactivate the Icy Road Warning function from the Settings menu in the infotainment system. Select Setup>Cluster/Head-Up Display>Cluster>Content Selection>Icy Road Warning.

CAUTION

If the Icy Road warning light appears whilst driving, avoid speeding, rapid acceleration, sudden braking, or sharp turning.

TIP

The infotainment system may change after software updates. For more information, refer to the manual provided in the infotainment system and the quick reference guide.

Door Ajar Warning Light

This warning light illuminates:

When a door is not closed securely.

Tailgate Open Warning Light

This warning light illuminates:

When the tailgate is not closed securely.