A control system configured_for mounting in a vehicle and for providing information to a portable electronic device _for processing by the portable electronic device, the control system comprising: a first interface configured for communicating with the portable electronic device; a second interface configured for coupling to an audio input device mounted to the vehicle interior and configured for receiving voice information from a user; a third interface configured for providing display information to an electronic display device mounted to the vehicle interior; a memory device; a processing circuit communicably coupled to the first interface and the memory device, wherein the processing circuit comprises a speech recognition module configured to convert the_voice information received at the second interface into text characters, wherein the processing circuit is configured to: determine the capabilities of the portable electronic device _based on data received from the portable electronic device _via the first interface; determine whether to communicate the information to the portable electronic device _based on the determined capabilities; extract information from the memory device and to provide the information to the first interface so that the first interface communicates the information to the portable electronic device, wherein the information communicated to the portable electronic device _comprises the text characters from the speech recognition module; characterized in that the processing circuit is configured to enter a voice-typing mode of operation, wherein, during the voice-typing mode of operation, the processing circuit is configured to cause the electronic display device to display the text characters from the speech recognition module; and wherein the processing circuit is further configured to magnify a recently converted text character relative to previously converted text characters on the electronic display device. a first interface configured for communicating with the portable electronic device; a second interface configured for coupling to an audio input device mounted to the vehicle interior and configured for receiving voice information from a user; a third interface configured for providing display information to an electronic display device mounted to the vehicle interior; a memory device; a processing circuit communicably coupled to the first interface and the memory device, wherein the processing circuit comprises a speech recognition module configured to convert the_voice information received at the second interface into text characters, wherein the processing circuit is configured to: determine the capabilities of the portable electronic device _based on data received from the portable electronic device _via the first interface; determine whether to communicate the information to the portable electronic device _based on the determined capabilities; extract information from the memory device and to provide the information to the first interface so that the first interface communicates the information to the portable electronic device, wherein the information communicated to the portable electronic device _comprises the text characters from the speech recognition module; characterized in that the processing circuit is configured to enter a voice-typing mode of operation, wherein, during the voice-typing mode of operation, the processing circuit is configured to cause the electronic display device to display the text characters from the speech recognition module; and wherein the processing circuit is further configured to magnify a recently converted text character relative to previously converted text characters on the electronic display device. determine the capabilities of the portable electronic device _based on data received from the portable electronic device _via the first interface; determine whether to communicate the information to the portable electronic device _based on the determined capabilities; extract information from the memory device and to provide the information to the first interface so that the first interface communicates the information to the portable electronic device, wherein the information communicated to the portable electronic device _comprises the text characters from the speech recognition module; characterized in that the processing circuit is configured to enter a voice-typing mode of operation, wherein, during the voice-typing mode of operation, the processing circuit is configured to cause the electronic display device to display the text characters from the speech recognition module; and wherein the processing circuit is further configured to magnify a recently converted text character relative to previously converted text characters on the electronic display device.