A vehicle control system comprising: a vehicle controller configured to control operation of a controllable vehicle component of a vehicle; and a portable user device including a display and a camera, wherein the portable user device, while remote from the vehicle, is configured to: provide a live display on the display regarding an area of interest in a field of view of the camera; detect the controllable vehicle component within the live display; provide a control interface on the display for controlling operation of the controllable vehicle component in response to detecting the controllable vehicle component within the live display; receive a user input through the control interface regarding operation of the controllable component; wirelessly connect to the vehicle controller; provide a command to the vehicle controller based on the user input to facilitate remote operation of the controllable vehicle component with the portable user device external to the vehicle; and project an augmented reality display of the controllable vehicle component onto the live display to show an augmented reality position of where the controllable vehicle component should be based on the command relative to an actual position of the controllable vehicle component within the live display. a vehicle controller configured to control operation of a controllable vehicle component of a vehicle; and a portable user device including a display and a camera, wherein the portable user device, while remote from the vehicle, is configured to: provide a live display on the display regarding an area of interest in a field of view of the camera; detect the controllable vehicle component within the live display; provide a control interface on the display for controlling operation of the controllable vehicle component in response to detecting the controllable vehicle component within the live display; receive a user input through the control interface regarding operation of the controllable component; wirelessly connect to the vehicle controller; provide a command to the vehicle controller based on the user input to facilitate remote operation of the controllable vehicle component with the portable user device external to the vehicle; and project an augmented reality display of the controllable vehicle component onto the live display to show an augmented reality position of where the controllable vehicle component should be based on the command relative to an actual position of the controllable vehicle component within the live display. provide a live display on the display regarding an area of interest in a field of view of the camera; detect the controllable vehicle component within the live display; provide a control interface on the display for controlling operation of the controllable vehicle component in response to detecting the controllable vehicle component within the live display; receive a user input through the control interface regarding operation of the controllable component; wirelessly connect to the vehicle controller; provide a command to the vehicle controller based on the user input to facilitate remote operation of the controllable vehicle component with the portable user device external to the vehicle; and project an augmented reality display of the controllable vehicle component onto the live display to show an augmented reality position of where the controllable vehicle component should be based on the command relative to an actual position of the controllable vehicle component within the live display. <EOS>