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Scheme 23
Replacement
| CAUTION | Put on gloves to protect your hands. |
Note. 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.
Scheme 24
Scheme 25
- Using a screwdriver or remover, remove the front door scuff tirm (A). [Front]
- Using a screwdriver or remover, remove the rear door scuff trim (A). [Rear]
- Install in the reverse order of removal. Information Replace any damaged clips.
Scheme 26
| CAUTION | Put on gloves to protect your hands. |
Note. 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.
Scheme 27
- Remove the front door scuff trim. Refer to «DOOR SCUFF TRIM»(/hyundai/santa-fe/iii-2012-2016/remont/exteriorinterior-trim/#interior-trim) .
- Remove the hood latch release handle. Refer to «HOOD LATCH RELEASE HANDLE»(/hyundai/santa-fe/iii-2012-2016/remont/exterior-body-panels/#hood) .
- Slightly remove the front door body side weatherstrip.
- Using a screwdriver or remover, remove the cowl side trim (A).
- Install in the reverse order of removal. Information Replace any damaged clips.
Scheme 28
| CAUTION | Put on gloves to protect your hands. |
Note. 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.
Scheme 29
- Using a screwdriver or remover, remove the front pillar trim (A).
- Install in the reverse order of removal. Information Replace any damaged clips.
Scheme 30
(Driver's)
| CAUTION | Put on gloves to protect your hands. |
Note. 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.
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Scheme 32
- Remove the front door scuff trim. Refer to «DOOR SCUFF TRIM»(/hyundai/santa-fe/iii-2012-2016/remont/exteriorinterior-trim/#interior-trim) .
- Remove the rear door scuff trim. Refer to «DOOR SCUFF TRIM»(/hyundai/santa-fe/iii-2012-2016/remont/exteriorinterior-trim/#interior-trim) .
- Slighty remove the front door body side weatherstrip.
- Slighty remove the rear door body side weatherstrip.
- Remove the seat belt lower anchor cover (A).
- After loosening the mounting bolt, then remove the seat belt lower anchor (B). Tightening torque: 39.2 ~ 53.9 N.m (4.0 ~ 5.5 kgf.m, 28.8 ~ 39.8 lb-ft)
- Using a screwdriver or remover, remove the center pillar lower trim (A).
- Install in the reverse order of removal. Information Replace any damaged clips.
(Passenger's)
| CAUTION | Put on gloves to protect your hands. |
Note. 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.
Scheme 33
Scheme 34
- Remove the front door scuff trim. Refer to «DOOR SCUFF TRIM»(/hyundai/santa-fe/iii-2012-2016/remont/exteriorinterior-trim/#interior-trim) .
- Remove the rear door scuff trim. Refer to «DOOR SCUFF TRIM»(/hyundai/santa-fe/iii-2012-2016/remont/exteriorinterior-trim/#interior-trim) .
- Slighty remove the front door body side weatherstrip.
- Slighty remove the rear door body side weatherstrip.
- To remove the locking mechanism (A), using a (-) driver (B) turn it counter clockwise. from the EFD (Emergency Fastening Device) system (C).
- Using a screwdriver or remover, remove the center pillar lower trim (A).
- Install in the reverse order of removal. Information Replace any damaged clips.
[Center pillar upper trim]
| CAUTION | Put on gloves to protect your hands. |
Note. 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.
Scheme 35
- Remove the center pillar lower trim. Refer to «CENTER PILLAR TRIM»(/hyundai/santa-fe/iii-2012-2016/remont/exteriorinterior-trim/#interior-trim) .
- After loosening the mounting bolt, then remove the center pillar upper trim (A).
- Install in the reverse order of removal. Information Replace any damaged clips.
Scheme 36
| CAUTION | Put on gloves to protect your hands. |
Information
- 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.
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Scheme 38
- After loosening the mounting screws, then remove the luggage floor box (A).
- Using a screwdriver or remover, remove the rear transverse trim (A).
- Install in the reverse order of removal. Information Replace any damaged clips.
Scheme 39
| CAUTION | Put on gloves to protect your hands. |
Note. 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.
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- Push the second row seat towards the front of the vehicle as far as possible.
- Open the folding cable connector cap (A).
- Remove the folding cable connector (A) from the second row seat cable.
- Remove the third row seat. Refer to «REAR SEAT ASSEMBLY»(/hyundai/santa-fe/iii-2012-2016/remont/seats/#rear-seat) .
- Remove the second row seat. Refer to «REAR SEAT ASSEMBLY»(/hyundai/santa-fe/iii-2012-2016/remont/seats/#rear-seat) .
- Remove the rear door scuff trim. Refer to «DOOR SCUFF TRIM»(/hyundai/santa-fe/iii-2012-2016/remont/exteriorinterior-trim/#interior-trim) .
- Remove the rear transverse trim. Refer to «REAR TRANSVERSE TRIM»(/hyundai/santa-fe/iii-2012-2016/remont/exteriorinterior-trim/#interior-trim) .
- Slighty remove the rear door body side weatherstrip.
- Slighty remove the tail gate weatherstrip.
- Remove the second row seat belt lower anchor cover (A).
- After loosening the mounting bolt, then remove the second row seat belt lower anchor (B). Tightening torque: 39.2 ~ 53.9 N.m (4.0 ~ 5.5 kgf.m, 28.8 ~ 39.8 lb-ft)
- After loosening the mounting bolt, then remove the third row seat belt lower anchor (A). Tightening torque: 39.2 ~ 53.9 N.m (4.0 ~ 5.5 kgf.m, 28.8 ~ 39.8 lb-ft)
- Remove the seat remote folding housing (A).
- After loosening the mounting screws, then remove the luggage side trim (A).
- Install in the reverse order of removal. Information Replace any damaged clips.
Scheme 46
| CAUTION | Put on gloves to protect your hands. |
Note. 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.
Scheme 47
- Remove the luggage side trim. Refer to «LUGGAGE SIDE TRIM»(/hyundai/santa-fe/iii-2012-2016/remont/exteriorinterior-trim/#interior-trim) .
- After loosening the mounting bolt, then remove the rear pillar trim (A).
- Install in the reverse order of removal. Information Replace any damaged clips.
See also:
• HOOD LATCH RELEASE HANDLE
• REAR SEAT ASSEMBLY
• DOOR SCUFF TRIM