METHOD FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY PERFORMING VEHICLE AND SMARTPHONE FUNCTIONS USING A HARD KEY ON VEHICLE

A computer-implemented method and computer program product for simultaneously controlling vehicle functions and mobile device functions. The method includes the steps of: (a) connecting a mobile software application to an in-vehicle network; (b) configuring, in the mobile software application, a plurality of user-configurable functions, at least one first user-configurable function being associated with at least one vehicle function of a plurality of vehicle functions and at least one second user-configurable function being associated with an operation external to the vehicle that is performed by the mobile software application; and (c) controlling each of the at least one first and second user-configurable functions simultaneously with a hard key arranged within a vehicle interior. The computer program is configured to perform the aforementioned steps.