Kia Forte: Front Seat Back Cover Replacement

Second generation YD (2014-2018) / Kia Forte TD 2014-2018 Service Manual / Body (Interior and Exterior) / Front Seat / Front Seat Back Cover Replacement

•	Put on gloves to protect your hands.

•	When prying with a flat-tip screwdriver, wrap it with protective tape, and apply protective tape around the related parts, to prevent damage.

•	Use a plastic panel removal tool to remove interior trim pieces to protect from marring the surface.

•	Take care not to bend or scratch the trim and panels.

1.	Remove the front seat assembly. (Refer to Front Seat - "Front Seat Assembly")

2.	Remove the front seat shield outer cover. (Refer to Front Seat - "Front Seat Shield Outer Cover")

3.	Remove the front seat shield inner cover. (Refer to Front Seat - "Front Seat Shield Inner Cover")

4.	Remove the front seat lower protector (A).

5.	Disconnect the connectors (A).

6.	Push the lock pin (B), remove the front seat headrest (A).

7.

Remove the front seat folding lever cover.

(2Door type only)

(1)	Remove the front seat folding lever (A).

(2)	Using a screwdriver or remover, remove the front seat folding lever cover (A).

8.

Push the clips (B) from the front seat back board (A).

•	Push the middle area of clip using the flat head screwdriver.

•	Be careful not to damage the clip.

9.	To remove the air ventilation seat back duct (A), widen the both sides of the clips (B) as the direction of the arrow and then pull down the air ventilation seat back duct.

10.	Pull out the protecter (A) by the front seat back frame.

11.	Pull out the front seat lower protector (A).

12.	Remove the front seat side protector (A).

13.	Turn the front seat back cover inside out. Then pull out the headrest guides (A) while pinching both side of the lower part of the guides, and remove them.

14.	Remove the front seat back cover (A) from the front seat back frame.

15.	After removing the hog-ring clips (A) on the front of seat back and remove the front seat back cover (B).

16.

Install in the reverse order of removal.

•	To prevent wrinkles, make sure the material is stretched evenly over the cover (B) before securing the hog-ring clips (A).

•	Replace the hog-ring clips with new ones using special tool (C) (09880-4F000).

Front Seat Back Cover Component Location

1. Front seat back cover ...

Front Seat Cushion Cover Component Location

1. Front seat cushion cover ...

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