Other highlights include a pop-up roof and roof bed. It has a lightweight aluminum roof shell, triple-layered bellows, and large windows for panoramic views of the surroundings. The roof bed has spring plates, and there are USB-C sockets and LED lights. The roof’s best party trick is that its pop-up mechanism can be controlled from the ground via the tablet-style touch display.
Back inside the cabin, the new electronic parking brake frees up valuable storage space, and there is even space behind the driver and front passenger seat for a removable dry-composting toilet. With so many onboard features, it helps that the new California has a special control unit, with functions managed either via the infotainment system or a smartphone.
The vertical, multifunction tablet is situated on the cupboard at the C-pillar and can be used to view information like freshwater levels, power supply status, or to control lighting. This touch display can also be used as a TV by rotating it 90 degrees and using its articulated arm so that everyone in the passenger compartment can see it at the same time.