How often do you use the interior bells/whistles?

[Pnasty]

Traction control - daily
driving modes - daily
Gauge colors - Set it how I wanted it and left it
Accelerometer - left up permanently
Other track apps - seldom but sometimes
steering - changes when I put it in sport+ already
pandora app - daily
cooled seats - daily

I can't imagine not having all the creature comforts, it really enhances driving the car daily and makes me love my car that much more. 25x better than my 2011 335i

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[BeauxXL1200]

I put her in Sport mode every time I drive her. I use the heated and cooled seats pretty often and occasionally use the navigation.

 

[ForTehNguyen]

steering mode stays in Sport setting
used to drive mostly in Sport+, but after a tune the normal mode feels good now
use heated seats in the mornings when its cold, in summer used cooled seats all the time
have a good number of wallpapers loaded

 

[wag4513]

I use many of the bells and whistles. I have a USB drive with around 9,000 songs on it plugged into the console plug, an IPhone 6 plugged into the bottom of the center stack. Plus I have an android phone connected by Bluetooth to Sync 3. This gives me 5 music sources plus I listen to audiobooks.

I also use:

The heated seats
Adaptive cruise control
I change the dash and interior color routinely, I have three custom colors, red blue and green. They are toned down slightly, I find the standard colors too intense.
I will also adjust the driving and steering modes.
In addition I back into my garage so I move the passenger mirror in close to thside and angled down make sure I don't scrape the side. Then when I get back in later to go I use the seat memory to reset the mirror.

 

[altjx]

I use the heated seats on a daily basis. I didn't use it or the cooled seats in the first few months of driving it, and then one day I just decided to give it a try. Never felt so damn comfortable driving a day in my life. Now it's going to be a must in every future car.

 

[JGonvardi]

Every time I go for a drive. During warmup, I'll set the cooled/heated seats, climate ctrl, tunes, drive mode to sport plus (prefer the throttle response), on occasion I'll change the gauge/ambient color.

 

[SnoopisTDI]

HVAC and stereo (mostly just listening to pandora via bluetooth) every time I get in the car. Put it in sport mode occasionally (not as much since that bout with vertigo last summer). Steering is almost always in sport.

I switch between oil temp and fuel/trip display quite a bit when temps are cooler. Check tire pressures occasionally - not every time I drive, but maybe a few times a week.

I almost never look at the g meter, and have never used launch control, line lock, etc. I'm sure I'll use the launch control a few times, but not much.

 

[ilkhan]

2000 miles, GT Premium.

I tried the different steering modes and preferred the standard. That may change on a track, but my driving is all street.

I haven't tried the drive modes, beyond playing with it real briefly one day. I'd prefer to stay off the side of the road, for now. I like that I was able to pick the gauge lighting I like, but I dont need to switch between different options.

Generally I get in, maybe change the song streaming from my phone, adjust climate control settings while letting the engine get above 100*, and go.

I do flip between gauge and trip modes on the display quite a bit.

 

[Tb8983]

Hmm I use the seat warmers every time I'm in the car. I hardly ever use the paddle shifters or the toggle switches. 99% of the time I put it in drive and turn on the seat warmers and fiddle with the radio but that's about it

 

[GoBlues38]

10 months and 15,xxx miles.

But this is my 3rd ford sync 2 car, so i have a system

I use voice recognition for all phone calls, all navigation, and switching inputs for audio.

Use the steering wheel joy sticks for most everything else.

As far as the "toggles". yes, I hit spots+ mode almost every time i get in. Dont normally mess with wheel or traction control.

 

[d4rk_hrs]

I use the gas pedal every time I get in it


Seriously, mostly the radio and climate controls on the regular. The other buttons and switches just to see what they do.

It sucks buying a car in the winter time. It has spent more time in the garage then on the road and I haven't had a chance to really test any of it out.

 

[GTP]

I have used more of the toys, more often, than I thought I might. I use voice control for the phone and nav regularly. Really like that. FM, Sirius and CD constantly. Never used AM. Cruise control every drive. Intermittent wipers. Heated seats work great. Cooled seats are meh but I use them and they are better than nothing. Set the interior lights to colors I like, but I only like one color so I have left them alone. I use different computer/gauge modes. Sport+ mode, Rain/Snow mode. MFT HVAC controls when I need to be picky and Auto isn't doing it, mostly when I need defrosting but want heat too.

Yeah, I like having all the toys. I would miss them.

Same here. It feels like I am using all those features about equally. (Well maybe not driving modes, bc I am trying to be careful for now.)

My car needed to be part sports car, part DD, and part luxury/vacation car, so that is why I got Premium, which was a $4000 decision.

 

[Chameleon]

I use the horn the most.

 

[doulos4jc]

Don't have them, didn't want them. The one bell and whistle I do have, traction control, I disable with much frustration every time I start the car.

 

[MagneticA]

The 2 bells and whistles that I use daily and absolutely love are exterior - touching the handle to lock the car and the push button to open the trunk. Although with that said, having driven manuals my whole life - I am very amused that I finally have cruise control.

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