Kia Carnival KA4 2.2L Diesel SLi (2021-2024) Questions & Answers

Same question here. The Youtube video does not say which country model. Has anyone removed the 2nd row seats in Australia and New Zealand models of Kia Carnival?

Which Carnival model in which country can you remove the 2nd row seats easily and put back easily?

After purchasing our new Kia Carnival, we found out the seats can be removed easily. In fact the same method as the videos online (different countries) except the release wire is under the seat. There is a C clip that holds this wire onto a rod. Just pull off this C shaped clip and PULL the wire. The seat will release and you can lift it from the floor. There are 3 wires to unplug also. These wires are only for telling the driver if the passenger has not put on their seat belt. The wire tuck into the floor. I can provide photos and a small video about where the C clip is located. The seats easily remove just like the videos and our old Carnival. It is called temporary removal of the seats because they can be put back in. Follow the instructions on video to do it properly.

Hi Debro,which country are you in please? I've shown the video to some Kia sellers in New Zealand. But they said that does not work in New Zealand models i.e. EX Model or something.

Hi John, We are in Australia. And we found the same problem, the seller won't tell us/you or perhaps they don't know how the seats come out. WE were originally told there was 4 bolts to remove the seat. This was incorrect. We found out the hard way by paying a wheelchair company who then showed us the mechanism -the C shape clip and wire to pull which is under the seat and the seats come out and go back in the same way as the middle seat (and the same as those videos and older model Kia Carnivals) The middle seat has a cord to pull to release it from the floor. The two outer seats don't have the cord to pull but the mechanism is under the seat. Locate the C shape clamp, unclip it and pull it - the seat then releases from the floor. There are three wires to unplug under the seat, in the new vehicles, the wires are to tell the driver if someone does not have their seat belt on. This is not a safety risk, only a feature. I think the reason they are not installing the cord or giving instructions, is perhaps people don't reinstate the seats properly making a safety risk. There is a green dot to indicate you have reinstated the seat properly. The same instructions as you see on all those videos from other countries. In Australia I am told, taking the seats out and putting them back in is called 'temporary removal' and as long as you can put them back in is it not permanent removal. I have photos to show the C- shape clip located under the seat but i don't know how to attach the photo to this thread. In Australia our models are called S, Si, Sli, and a special edition called SE, and Platinum. I can send you the photo if you give me a contact. Perhaps there is a way to attach it to these threads but I can't see a way. Hope this helps. We love camping in the vehicle so much space.

Thank you so much Debro for such a detailed explanation. Here is my email. southbear123@gmail.com Could you send me the photos please. Your help is greatly appreciated. "Temporary removal", that's exactly what I want. "Need to remove the four bolts", that's what the sellers told me as well.

I have done this to my KA premium and was as described but now the airbag light is lit on the dash mine also has 4 wires to disconnect 3 small and i large does anyone have any ideas please

Take the vehicle to an auto electrician and he will do something called "resistance" to rectify the light coming on. We have 3 plug wires under the seat. But we understand the air bag's are on the sides of the vehicle nothing to do with the seats. So you may have a different matter with the air bag light on the dash. The guy who did our wiring was called the Car Doctor on Gold Coast in Qld, Aust.