1. A method implemented by a mobile device associated with a short-range wireless network in a vehicle, the method comprising: identifying, by the mobile device, a paired device within the short-range wireless network, the paired device having access to a vehicle information system; receiving, by the mobile device and from the paired device, vehicle status information from the vehicle information system; determining, by the mobile device, that the vehicle status information triggers a safety mode for the mobile device; and disabling, by the mobile device, particular features or components of the mobile device based on the determining.