Kia Forte: Warning lights / Charging System Warning Light

Kia Forte 2019-2025 (BD) Owners Manual / Features of your vehicle / Warning lights / Charging System Warning Light

This warning light illuminates:

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.

In this situation, have your vehicle inspected by an authorized Kia dealer as soon as possible.

Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL)
This warning light illuminates: 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 malfun ...

Engine Oil Pressure Warning Light
This warning light illuminates: 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 pr ...

Other information:

Kia Forte 2019-2025 (BD) Owners Manual: Shift lock system


For your safety, the Intelligent Variable Transmission (IVT) has a shift lock system which prevents shifting the transmission from P (Park) into R (Reverse) unless the brake pedal is depressed. To shift the transmission from P (Park) into R (Reverse): 1. Depress and hold the brake peda ...

Kia Forte 2019-2025 (BD) Owners Manual: Headlamp (Low beam) bulb replacement (Headlamp Type A,B)


1. Open the hood. 2. Remove the headlamp bulb cover by turning it counterclockwise. 3. Disconnect the headlamp bulb socket-connector. 4. Remove the bulb-socket from the headlamp assembly by turning the bulb-socket counterclockwise until the tabs on the bulb-socket align with the slo ...

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