Normal operation · Keurig K-Select
Keurig K-Select: The chosen size (and Strong) lit steadily
Brewing, which takes about 1 minute. It is ready for another cup about a minute later.
- Which light
- Cup, drink or strength buttons
- Colour
- Colour not named by the maker
- Steady or flashing
- Steady
What Keurig says to do
- Do not lift the handle during brewing: there is extremely hot water in the pod holder.
From K-Select Use & Care Guide: first brew, Coffee Maker Features (Auto Off, High Altitude Brewing), Descaling and Troubleshooting. This is the K-Select’s pattern; another Keurig machine may use the same light for something else — check the manual for your model.
Other Keurig K-Select lights
Normal operation on other machines
The same need shows up as a different light on each machine — which is why a light cannot be read without the machine.
Sources
Every line on this page comes from Keurig’s own documents, read on the date shown. Nothing is taken from third-party manual sites.
- Keurig: K-Select Use & Care Guide: first brew, Coffee Maker Features (Auto Off, High Altitude Brewing), Descaling and Troubleshooting — K-Select K80 single-serve coffee maker (Canadian guide, EN/FR). dam.keurig.com Checked 2026-09-29.