Comfort and Convenience
Comfort preferences differ mainly because bodies differ: a seating position that suits a taller driver can feel perched to someone shorter. Sitting in the car yourself remains the most reliable guide.
Safety and Driver Assistance
Finding the wipers, lights and demister controls while parked means less searching later, since weather often changes before there is a convenient moment to look away from the road.
Multimedia and Connectivity
Charging, calls and music are separate needs. A phone low on battery needs power delivery, which not every cable or port provides, regardless of whether audio is already playing through the speakers.