Kia Sorento: Seat leather trim and maintenance (if equipped)

• The premium seating surfaces in your Kia Sorento are upholstered with a sophisticated combination of high-grade artificial leather and genuine natural leather. Genuine leather is sourced from authentic hides and undergoes specialized tanning and finishing processes to ensure durability. Because genuine leather is a natural material, individual panels exhibit unique variance in grain texture, thickness, and surface density. Furthermore, natural leather surfaces dynamically respond to environmental changes, meaning subtle natural wrinkles may develop depending on ambient temperature fluctuations and cabin humidity levels.

• The outer seat upholstery construction features engineered stretchable backing material designed to absorb occupant movement, enhance dynamic lumbar support, and improve overall riding comfort.

• The front and second-row seats are anatomically sculpted with raised lateral side bolsters to provide excellent lateral support, stabilizing the driver and passengers during cornering maneuvers and long-distance highway travel.

NOTE

• Clothing belts fitted with metallic buckles, unshielded zippers, metal studs, or key rings can easily scratch, gouge, or permanently tear the delicate top coat of the leather seating fabric.

• Avoid spilling liquids or allowing excessive moisture to absorb into the seat seams. Water and liquid saturation can compromise the structural integrity of genuine leather, leading to hardening, cracking, or surface distortion.

• Traces of bleach, harsh detergent residue, or reactive dyes on clothes can transfer directly onto light-colored upholstery, resulting in permanent staining of the Kia Sorento leather surfaces.

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Natural creasing, surface wear, and subtle stretching around high-use seating zones develop organically over time through standard vehicle operation. These natural character lines do not represent structural defects or material failures and are not covered under the vehicle limited warranty.