Parking sensors and assist are part of a driver assist system, using visual, audible, and often haptic cues to help drivers park their vehicles. Basic systems provide predictive guidelines on rearview monitors and sensors to detect objects when they become too close. Advanced parking assist systems can autonomously park a car when the driver activates the function from outside the vehicle.
Power door mirrors are outboard mirrors adjusted by electric controls, usually located on the interior door panel or armrest, enabling the driver to personalize and adjust their side views. Power mirrors can also be preset by electronic memory.
Helpful for alleviating lower-back strain and pain when driving, power lumbar support is a set of moveable bolsters and cushions inside the seat back electronically operated by controls alongside the driver’s seat, door panel, or dash.
Unlike a traditional sunroof, a panoramic sunroof stretches beyond the front-row seats, possibly expanding over the entire roofline.
An outside temperature display tells a driver the ambient air temperature outside the vehicle using exterior sensors which transmit readings to the unit in the dashboard or rearview mirror. This device is essential because its data helps regulate the cabin’s climate control.
Night vision is a safety feature in cars that aids the driver’s vision in low-light conditions beyond the reach of the headlights. Front-facing cameras transmit night vision images of the road ahead to the instrument cluster, head-up display, or infotainment monitor.
Navigation, whether built-in in the infotainment system or streamed through a smartphone app, uses GPS coordinates to provide turn-by-turn directions to guide the driver from Points A to B.
Merino leather seats use Merino sheepskin rather than cowhide to cover seats. Merino leather is a real, full-grain leather considered the finest and softest of all leathers.
Nappa leather seats are covered with premium leather from the skins of calves, kids, or lambs. Nappa leather seats can be constructed of full-grain or top-grain leather. No definitive test exists for Nappa leather, though it’s generally understood to be uncorrected, supple, and high-quality.
Memory seats are driver’s seats where seat positioning can be electronically preset, saved, and recalled for when a particular person sits there. These seats two or more settings, which is handy for shared driving. Most memory-seat systems use a hard button on the door, though some advanced systems use the key fob to trigger adjustments.
