....Makes me wonder now if Honda have over designed their system. ....
I agree. Having worked in auto design, albeit many years ago now, I know how engineers can get a bit carried away with stuff. As the old saying goes, just because you can doesn't mean you should. I suspect it's an element of generation trend, the engineers now doing this stuff are from the tech era, they grew up with playstations and PCs and mobiles, so don't really understand the concept of KISS (keep it simple stupid). If there's something I will want to switch on/off regularly, there's nothing better than a good old fashioned switch on the dash, I don't want to be scrolling through menus and find i can't remember whether it's in settings or display or options or ...........
... and I'm from that industry and mildly tech savvy, a lot of folk aren't.
If I can't remember how to alter something, then usually I don't bother.
When I went to view my Jazz I remarked to the sales chap that it was nice to see big round knobs for the heater/ventilation system, .................. he smiled.