1. A method for presenting vehicle information, comprising the steps of: receiving information associated with a functional part of a vehicle; retrieving a model for the vehicle; determining a mode of operation of the functional part based on the model for the vehicle; and presenting the model for the vehicle and the information associated with the mode of operation of the functional part so that a portion of the presented model for the vehicle that corresponds to the functional part is visible and the information is presented with respect to the visible functional part of the presented model.