Comfort and Convenience
Seating position is a personal matter: height, arm length and habit all push people towards different settings, and two drivers sharing one car rarely agree on where the seat and mirrors should sit.
Safety and Driver Assistance
Learning where the lights, wipers and demister live while parked is simply cheaper than learning it mid-junction. A few minutes before setting off removes the small hesitations that otherwise arrive at the least convenient moment.
Multimedia and Connectivity
Short urban trips rarely restore much battery, so a phone used for navigation can finish the day lower than it started. Where a charging point is available, keeping a cable to hand matters more than its speed.