Remote vehicle system configuration, control, and telematics

A method of operating a vehicle control system (VCS) installed in a vehicle, the method comprising:

• reading vehicle information that identifies the vehicle from vehicle systems of the vehicle;
• transmitting the vehicle informations using a cellular interface of the VCS to a user mobile device to enable the user mobile device to obtain configuration parameters for installation of the VCS in the vehicle;
• receiving the configuration parameters from the user mobile device;
• storing the configuration parameters received from the user mobile device in the VCS;
• and
• configuring the VCS in accordance with the configuration parameters.

An article of manufacture comprising at least one non-volatile machine-readable storage medium with instructions stored in the at least one non-volatile machine-readable storage medium, the instructions, when executed by a processing module or a vehicle control system (VCS) installed in a vehicle configure the VCS to

• read vehicle data that identifies the vehicle tram vehicle systems of the vehicle;
• transmit the vehicle data using a cellular interface of the VCS to a user mobile device to enable the user mobile device to obtain configuration parameters for installation of the VCS in the vehicle;
• receive the configuration parameters from the user mobile device;
• store the configuration parameters in the VCS;
• and
• configure the VCS in accordance with the configuration parameters