Kia Forte: Front Seat Cushion Cover Replacement - Front Seat - Body (Interior and Exterior) - Kia Forte TD 2014-2018 Service ManualKia Forte: Front Seat Cushion Cover Replacement

Second generation YD (2014-2018) / Kia Forte TD 2014-2018 Service Manual / Body (Interior and Exterior) / Front Seat / Front Seat Cushion 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.
To remove the air ventilation seat cushion duct (A), widen the both sides of the clips (B) as the direction of the arrow and then pull down the air ventilation seat cushion duct.

7.
Pull out the protecter(A), and then front seat cushion cover (C) from the front seat cushion frame (B).

8.
Remove the front seat cushion cover (A) from the front seat cushion frame.

9.
After removing the hog-ring clips (A) on the front of seat cushion and remove the front seat cushion cover (B).

10.
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 Cushion Cover Component Location
1. Front seat cushion cover ...

Front Seat Frame Assembly Component Location
1. Front seat back frame assembly 2. Front seat cushion frame assembly ...

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