User interface system for a vehicle

A method of accessing an electronic application on a portable electronic device through the use of a user interface system on a vehicle, wherein the user interface system includes a display unit configured to display information pertaining to the application, the method comprising:

• receiving, at a conversion engine that is operable with the user interface system, a first data set, wherein the first data set is generated by the portable electronic device and the first data set indicates at least one of an appearance and a function requirement;
• receiving, at the conversion engine, a second data set, wherein the second data set is generated by a vehicle-mounted user interface module;
• generating a third data set based on the first and second data sets through the use of the conversion engine;
• and
• loading the third data set into the user interface module, wherein the third data set enables access to the at least one application and causes the display unit to display the information in accordance with at least one of the appearance and the function requirement.