Body (Interior and Exterior)

Rear Seat Back Cover

19steps
~114min
5/5difficulty
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Components and Component Location

Component Location

1. Rear Seatback Cover [RH] 2. Rear Seatback Cover [LH]

Repair Procedures

Replacement

(Bench type seatback)

  1. Remove the rear seatback assembly.

    (Refer to Rear Seat - "Rear Seat Assembly")

  2. Press the stopper pins and remove the rear seat headrest (A).

  3. Pull out the rear seat headrest guides (A) while pressing both sides of the lower part of the guides, and remove them.

  4. Remove the mounting bolts and screws, then remove the rear armrest (A).

  5. After removing the hook-and-loop fastener (A) and ring clips (B) inside the rear seat cushion trim, remove the seat cushion cover.

    [Front]

    [Rear]

  6. To install, reverse the removal procedure.

(60:40 folding type)

[LH]

  1. Remove the rear seat assembly [LH].

    (Refer to Rear Seat - "Rear Seat Assembly")

  2. Press the stopper pins and remove the rear seat headrest (A).

  3. Using a screwdriver or puller, remove the rear seatback cover (A).

  4. Pull out the rear seat headrest guides (A) while pressing both sides of the lower part of the guides, and remove them.

  5. After removing the hook-and-loop fastener (A) and ring clips (B) inside the rear seat cushion trim, remove the seat cushion cover.

  6. To install, reverse the removal procedure.

[RH]

  1. Remove the rear seat assembly [RH].

    (Refer to Rear Seat - "Rear Seat Assembly")

  2. Remove the rear armrest.

    (Refer to Rear Seat - "Rear Armrest")

  3. Press the stopper pins and remove the rear seat headrest (A).

  4. Using a screwdriver or puller, remove the rear seatback cover (A).

  5. Pull out the rear seat headrest guides (A) while pressing both sides of the lower part of the guides, and remove them.

  6. After removing the hook-and-loop fastener (A) and ring clips (B) inside the rear seat cushion trim, remove the seat cushion cover (C).

  7. To install, reverse the removal procedure.

Test yourself

A quick Kia Forte BD quiz: every answer comes with an explanation and a link to the manual page.