Kia Soul: Rear Seat Back Cover Replacement - Rear Seat - Body (Interior and Exterior)Kia Soul: Rear Seat Back Cover Replacement

Kia Soul 2014-2019 PS Service Manual / Body (Interior and Exterior) / Rear Seat / Rear Seat Back Cover Replacement

[LH]
  
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 rear seat back assembly [LH].
(Refer to Rear Seat - "Rear Seat Assembly")
2.
Push the lock pin (B), remove the rear seat headrest (A).

3.
Remove the lock hook (B) and then remove the rear seat armrest (A).
4.
Press the rear seat armrest (A) in the direction of the arrow in the below picture, and then remove it by pulling it up.

  
Rear seat armrest installment
(1)
Install the cap (A) on the side part of the armrest.
[LH]

[RH]

(2)
Put the left side part (A) of the armrest into the hole (B).

(3)
Push the armrest (A) sidewards in the direction of the arrow, and then install it.

5.
Using a screwdriver or remover, remove the rear seat folding bezel (A).

6.
Using a screwdriver or remover, remove the rear seat belt center cover (A).

7.
Using a screwdriver or remover, remove the tether anchor ganish (A).

8.
Using a screwdriver or remover, remove the rear seat back bush hinge (A).

9.
Remove the protector (A) located in the bottom side of the rear seat back.

10.
Zip off the rear seat back cover located in the side (A), and then pull it up.

11.
Pull out the hooks (A) by the rear seat back frame.

12.
Turn the rear seat back cover inside out. Then pull out the headrest guides (A) while pinching both sides of the lower part of the guides, and remove them.

13.
Remove the rear seat back cover (A) from the rear seat back frame (B).

14.
After removing the hog-ring clips (A) on the rear of seat back and remove the rear seat back cover (B).

15.
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).

[RH]
  
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 rear seat back assembly [RH].
(Refer to Rear Seat - "Rear Seat Assembly")
2.
Push the lock pin (B), remove the rear seat headrest (A).

3.
Using a screwdriver or remover, remove the rear seat folding bezel (A).

4.
Using a screwdriver or remover, remove the tether anchor ganish (A).

5.
Using a screwdriver or remover, remove the rear seat back bush hinge (A).

6.
Remove the protector (A) located in the bottom side of the rear seat back.

7.
Zip off the rear seat back cover located in the side (A), and then pull it up.

8.
Pull out the hook (A) by the rear seat back frame.

9.
Turn the rear seat back cover inside out. Then pull out the headrest guides (A) while pinching both sides of the lower part of the guides, and remove them.

10.
Remove the rear seat back cover (A) from the rear seat back frame (B).

11.
After removing the hog-ring clips (A) on the rear of seat back and remove the rear seat back cover (B).

12.
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).

    Rear Seat Back Cover Component Location
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