Comfort and Convenience
Seating position is personal. Some drivers sit high and close for a clear view of junctions, while others prefer to sit back with arms extended, and cabin temperature divides people just as sharply. These preferences tend to emerge gradually rather than on the first drive.
Safety and Driver Assistance
It is worth finding the essentials while parked: hazard lights, the demister, the headlight switch, the horn. Heavy rain or an unlit junction is a poor moment to start hunting for a control that is needed immediately, and a minute beforehand removes that search.