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Window Glass: Removal

  1. Disconnect negative battery cable.
  2. Remove door trim. See .
  3. Remove one screw on pull handle bracket.
    Fig 1: Removing Pull Handle Bracket Screw
    G01080077Courtesy of KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.
  4. Remove pull handle bracket.
    Fig 2: Removing Pull Handle Bracket
    G01080078Courtesy of KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.
  5. Peel off plastic door screen carefully by pulling it away gradually from door frame.
  6. Remove glass run channel.
  7. Remove window glass:
    1. Reconnect window operating switch.
    2. Reconnect negative battery cable.
    3. Turn ignition "ON" and position window glass about halfway.
    4. Turn ignition "OFF"
    5. Disconnect negative battery cable.
    6. Remove two glass mounting bolts from power window regulator.
      Fig 3: Removing Glass Mounting Bolts From Regulator
      G01080079Courtesy of KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.
    7. Remove glass carefully. Hold glass from both its inner and outer surfaces. While tilting it toward hinge side of door, pull it out from outside door frame.
      Fig 4: Removing Glass
      G01080080Courtesy of KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.