A method of notifying an emergency responder of a vehicle emergency, the method comprising: establishing a first wireless communication link between a vehicle computing system and a first cellular telephone; monitoring a connection status between the vehicle computing system and the first cellular telephone for the loss of the first wireless communication link and generating an indication to a vehicle occupant if the first wireless communication link is lost; wherein if the connection is lost, a second wireless communication link is automatically established between the vehicle computing system and a second cellular telephone within the vehicle; monitoring for receipt of a vehicle-generated emergency signal indicating an emergency condition associated with the vehicle; and if an emergency signal is received: (a) retrieving a location for the vehicle from a global positioning system; (b) indicating to the occupant of the vehicle that a cellular telephone call to an emergency responder is going to be made to report the emergency and vehicle location; (c) monitoring an input device to determine whether the occupant has cancelled the emergency call; (d) if the occupant has not cancelled the emergency call, activating the cellular telephone to dial a telephone number of an emergency responder; (e) processing data representing the emergency and location of the vehicle into speech signals; and (f) communicating the speech signals to the emergency responder over the active wireless communication link. establishing a first wireless communication link between a vehicle computing system and a first cellular telephone; monitoring a connection status between the vehicle computing system and the first cellular telephone for the loss of the first wireless communication link and generating an indication to a vehicle occupant if the first wireless communication link is lost; wherein if the connection is lost, a second wireless communication link is automatically established between the vehicle computing system and a second cellular telephone within the vehicle; monitoring for receipt of a vehicle-generated emergency signal indicating an emergency condition associated with the vehicle; and if an emergency signal is received: (a) retrieving a location for the vehicle from a global positioning system; (b) indicating to the occupant of the vehicle that a cellular telephone call to an emergency responder is going to be made to report the emergency and vehicle location; (c) monitoring an input device to determine whether the occupant has cancelled the emergency call; (d) if the occupant has not cancelled the emergency call, activating the cellular telephone to dial a telephone number of an emergency responder; (e) processing data representing the emergency and location of the vehicle into speech signals; and (f) communicating the speech signals to the emergency responder over the active wireless communication link. (a) retrieving a location for the vehicle from a global positioning system; (b) indicating to the occupant of the vehicle that a cellular telephone call to an emergency responder is going to be made to report the emergency and vehicle location; (c) monitoring an input device to determine whether the occupant has cancelled the emergency call; (d) if the occupant has not cancelled the emergency call, activating the cellular telephone to dial a telephone number of an emergency responder; (e) processing data representing the emergency and location of the vehicle into speech signals; and (f) communicating the speech signals to the emergency responder over the active wireless communication link.