Hyundai Forward Safety warning light
Hyundai’s warning light for Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist (FCA): it comes on when a malfunction is detected in the system.
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How to read it
Hyundai’s 2024 Tucson manual says the Forward Safety warning light comes on for about 3 seconds when the ignition is switched on and then goes off, and comes on whenever a malfunction with Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist is detected. FCA detects a vehicle, a pedestrian or a cyclist ahead, may warn the driver of a possible collision with a message and a warning sound, and may help brake the car to reduce collision speed or avoid a collision.
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Hyundai lights vary by model and year. The owner’s manual for the vehicle says what each light means on it, and a Hyundai dealer or a qualified mechanic can say what it means for a particular car.
What NHTSA calls it
NHTSA calls a system that warns forward collision warning, and one that also brakes automatic emergency braking. NHTSA notes that makers use different names for the same driver assistance technologies.
What the US standard says
NHTSA’s automatic emergency braking standard, FMVSS 127, requires a telltale for the driver when such a system detects a malfunction, or adjusts its performance so that it will no longer meet the standard’s braking requirements.
Other makers’ lights
Toyota calls its light the PCS warning light and Ford the pre-collision assist warning lamp. Hyundai’s master warning light also comes on for an FCA malfunction.
Read next
- Next in Hyundai dashboard symbolsHyundai Lane Safety indicator lightHyundai’s Lane Safety indicator light for Lane Keeping Assist (LKA): green when LKA’s operating conditions are met, white when they aren’t, yellow for a malfunction.
- The same shape in Toyota dashboard symbolsToyota VSC OFF indicatorToyota's indicator that Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) and traction control have been turned off.
More hyundai dashboard symbols
The same shape elsewhere
Browse symbols drawn with curves and waves.
Sources
- 2024 Hyundai Tucson Owner’s Manual, Hyundai Motor America (MyHyundai), Instrument Cluster: Forward Safety warning light, p. 4-15; Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist (FCA), p. 7-5
- Driver Assistance Technologies, U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Collision Intervention: Automatic Emergency Braking; Collision Warning: Forward Collision Warning
- Standard No. 127; Automatic emergency braking systems for light vehicles, 49 CFR 571.127 (FMVSS 127), U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (Electronic Code of Federal Regulations), S5.4.1
Researched, edited and approved by Rory Hansen before publishing. Last reviewed October 9, 2026. How we research
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