1. A method for communicating with an occupant of a vehicle, comprising the steps of: coupling the vehicle to a station; transferring information from the station into the vehicle, the transferred information including a date portion; receiving the transferred information and storing the transferred information within the vehicle; automatically comparing, in the vehicle, a current date to the stored date portion; and when the current date is equal to the stored date portion, presenting a message within the vehicle in human perceptible form.