Comfort and Convenience
Cabin temperature suits nobody universally. One passenger asks for cooler air while another finds the same setting chilly, because clothing, time of day and simple personal tolerance differ from one occupant to the next.
Safety and Driver Assistance
A newly acquired or borrowed car rewards a calm few minutes at the kerb: check how the indicator stalk, gear selector and parking brake behave. Preparation turns a first city trip into ordinary driving rather than improvisation.
Multimedia and Connectivity
Calls arriving mid-journey are common in town, and answering one by hand is both awkward and, in many places, prohibited. Where hands-free calling is supported, the practical gain is keeping both hands where they belong.