A computer-implemented method comprising: establishing a connection between a mobile device and an in-vehicle information/entertainment system; verbally prompting a user when the user has touch-selected a drive mode user instrumentality to enter drive mode, receiving a communication from the mobile device, the communication being associated with a user input of a first modality type that was received by the mobile device from the user in response to the prompting, the user input of the first modality type comprising voice input comprising a query and being associated with accomplishing a task of playing music, and the communication including a plurality of songs identified by an interaction module of the mobile device as meeting the query; listing the plurality of songs meeting the query; receiving input of a second modality type for selecting a song from the plurality of songs meeting the query, the input of the second modality type comprising a jog dial input received by way of a jog dial associated with the console of the in-vehicle information/entertainment system and being associated with performing the task of playing music; performing the task of playing music; during performance of the task, interrupting the task and presenting a user interface comprising an option selectable via a third modality type comprising touch input on the in-vehicle information/entertainment system associated with a different task when a user's context indicates that performable actions associated with a different task are available for performance; and responsive to receiving selection of the option via the third modality type comprising touch input, performing the different task; wherein three different input modalities are used to engage the in-vehicle information/entertainment system by way of a mobile device. establishing a connection between a mobile device and an in-vehicle information/entertainment system; verbally prompting a user when the user has touch-selected a drive mode user instrumentality to enter drive mode, receiving a communication from the mobile device, the communication being associated with a user input of a first modality type that was received by the mobile device from the user in response to the prompting, the user input of the first modality type comprising voice input comprising a query and being associated with accomplishing a task of playing music, and the communication including a plurality of songs identified by an interaction module of the mobile device as meeting the query; listing the plurality of songs meeting the query; receiving input of a second modality type for selecting a song from the plurality of songs meeting the query, the input of the second modality type comprising a jog dial input received by way of a jog dial associated with the console of the in-vehicle information/entertainment system and being associated with performing the task of playing music; performing the task of playing music; during performance of the task, interrupting the task and presenting a user interface comprising an option selectable via a third modality type comprising touch input on the in-vehicle information/entertainment system associated with a different task when a user's context indicates that performable actions associated with a different task are available for performance; and responsive to receiving selection of the option via the third modality type comprising touch input, performing the different task; wherein three different input modalities are used to engage the in-vehicle information/entertainment system by way of a mobile device. <EOS>