New to Ford/Mustang - Dumb things I have noticed

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You have a choice for a blank screen on the left side below the steering wheel you have two buttons one is brightness and one is dimmer. You can turn it all the way off if you wish.
If you don’t like the seatbelt retainer, you don’t have to use your seatbelt.
there may be a way to get rid of your push button start and have a regular ignition switch put in with a key if you find out more convenient
On our 24 GT Mustang, I haven’t noticed any blank buttons. Every button has a function.
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1. That is stupid.
2. I agree this is also stupid, but I personally wouldn't be adjusting my radio if I'm shifting - I don't see the need.
3. Calm screen under display settings.
4. Probably useful for shorter drivers so it doesn't choke them/dig into their neck. Taller drivers like myself and potentially you don't need this.
5. That's because of the removal of the physical button. Cruise activation with one button is convenient IMO, no need to press the set button after enabling - just hold your foot and start. Turning AC off is one extra press but not a terribly bad inconvenience - again, IMO.
6. Admittedly could have better placement, I agree.
7. It's a button that's used for a favorite setting activation. If I were driving an auto I'd set it to track mode exhaust, in a manual I'd set it to rev match - I'd like to stay quiet but I'd probably be turning rev match on/off more often.
8. It's supposed to be for auto stop/start. The early GTs aren't getting it, IIRC.
9. You can close it in most screens. I'd just set mine to the music/nav if it were me.

I agree about the always hot accessory ports (I read that they will turn off when the battery begins to drop, meaning you're likely increasing the degradation of the battery).

I was running into this concern when trying to hardwire a dashcam, but the hard wire cable was bad (eventually, found out so was the cigarette adapter). When I got a new cable, fortunately was able to hard wire successfully so the camera now has the option to stay on in "park mode" or be disabled to turn off immediately when ignition is off.

It seems like a really bad idea to have always hot accessory ('cigarette lighter') ports, especially with no option to change the function in the vehicle's settings. How about adding an "always on" enable/disable?