Comfort and Convenience
Preferred cabin temperature varies widely between people: a setting that suits the driver can feel cool to someone in the back. Clothing, habit and the time of day all shift where each person would put it.
Safety and Driver Assistance
Before setting off it helps to know where the essentials sit: lights, wipers, demisting and the hazard switch. Locating them from memory means fewer moments spent looking around when the weather or the traffic changes.
Multimedia and Connectivity
Long trips drain a phone, so keeping it charged matters to anyone using it for navigation. Where a system supports hands-free calls, that is a separate everyday convenience from simply playing music on the move.