How to program your garage door opener to your vehicle.
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Now that you have your shiney new car..you want to program your garage door opener to your car. Sounds easy enough. So, you get out your remote control to your garage door opener and, then get your owners manual to your new car. You need to follow the instructions from the manufacturer to be able to program the remote control to the car.
Ok, you have followed the instructions from the car manufacturer and you press the button for the garage door to go up.......and nothing happens. So, then you think you have missed a step on the programing. Well, what most instruction manuals leave out is the step from programing the car/truck/van to the garage door machine itself. On the back side of your garage door opener is a panel called the logic board. The logic board is the computer or brain of the machine. Most new garage door openers now are a mulit-code machine. By that, i mean it uses several signals each time you press the button on your remote control. This is for security, so your code can't be stolen by a code-grabber.
Now, comes the step of programing the vehicle to your garage door opener. Once you have followed the instructions of programing your vehicle, you now have to "teach" the car to the garage door opener. You will need some help doing this. You will have to get someone to press the button in your vehicle and hold it down, while someone else has to press the learn button on the back your your garage door opener mounted on the ceiling. The learn button on the back of your machine will be square if using a liftmaster machine. Craftsman, Liftmaster, Chamberlain are all the same. Their learn buttons are square, and usually are yellow, red/orange, or purple. If using a Genie, it has a button that says "learn button".
The person pushing the button on the machine will only have to push and release the learn button. DO NOT hold this button down. If you do, it erases all of the programing in the machine, and you have to re-program all the remote controls that you have. You will have to read my other hub to find out how to do that. You will probably say a few words you shouldn't either. :-) Programing the vehicle to the machine only takes a second, and when the machine accepts the code, the light bulb on the machine should flash for a brief moment, and you should hear audible click. Yep, it's that easy! I dont know why the auto makers leave that step out. Anyway, i hope this helps, and if you have any questions.. leave them in my comments and i will try to walk you through it. See the photo above and you will see the typical logic board...the square red/orange learn button is easy to see. Just remember to press and release.
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Thank goodness for Google! You're exactly right with our car owners manuals leave out instructions to open the garage door.
Thanks a bunch!
glad to have helped Gregg
We have two differnt makes of cars that have the garage door feature. When we program one car the other car's garage opener quits and vice versa. Any ideas?
It sounds like you have reached the limit of remotes that your machine will hold. What it does after reaching its limit, is drop the last one that was programmed. A liftmaster/Craftsman machine can only contain 5 remote controls...or, 4 remote controld, and one keyless entry. Try erasing the machine..hold down the learn button for about 15 seconds, and try to re-program the 5 remotes. Hope this helps..if not give me a shout!....Joe
Thanks for the suggestion. We will try it tonight. I hope it works so we won't have to fight over who's car gets programmed.
Finally it works!! Thank you.
Thank you so much for your information!!!!!
i have a 2000 land rover dis2 and i just cant get the garage opener work with the built in remote if you can help me out
Tony most car owners manuals leave out one MAJOR step. After you teach your remote controls to your car, you must then teach the car to the opener. Have someone hold down the button in the car that you programmed your remotes to, and then then go to the back of the opener, and press and release the smart button. The smart button is the square or round button locate on the back of the machine where all of the wires are coming in. The lightbulb on the opener wil flash on and then turn off when the remote has been programmed. You will also hear a click when this happens. Hope this helps...Joe
tnx works like a charm
Thanks for this fantastic hub with great suggestions! I will be looking for more of your hubs! Keep up the great work.
You are a genious!
thanks Shannan..dont tell anybody lol Glad i could help :-)
This is great information. I have a question: in your hub about how to reprogram your garage remote you mentioned the security issue of leaving your opener in your vehicle when taking it in for service. If I program my opener to my vehicle, what security measures can I take when my vehicle goes in for service?
If you program your remote control to your vehicle, they wont be able to get into your garage unless they steal your car. That part of the hub is talking about the remotes that can be taken from your sunvisor. Glad you liked the hub.
I don't have a remote but only a keypad outside the garage door. I can't remember how I programmed my former car and just bought a new car. Can I program the car from the keypad or from the unit in the garage that opens and closes the garage door?
Hi Sue..i have never tried using a keypad as a remote. It may work tho..Program the keyad to the car by following the cars manufacturers instructions, then once the car has accepted the program, press and relase the learn button on the back of the garage door opener, then press and hold down the button that u programed in the car. Let me know if it works..i am curious now lol....JOe
Thanks for your quick response, Joe. I'll try that tomorrow and let you know if I have success.
Thanks to your page I was able to quickly programme my remote garage door opener to my car. It was painless an easy. Regards, HM.
wow... sounds really helpful... i will try it out tomorrow. thankyou so much for the detailed explanation
How close does the vehicle have to be in order to be programmed.I have a 99' gmc sierra and my garage opener is a Liftmaster .I have tried to program but will not work.Even after i read your instructions.When pressing the button in my car,I then had another person press the learn button.Still holding down the button in the car,it does nothing but flash in the car but not my garage door opener,it just flashes for awhile then stops flashing.Does not work...please help
Hi Sha..You first have to program the remote control to your vehicle, then once the remote has been accepted to the vehicle, have someone press and release the learn button while holding down the button on the vehicle. It doesnt really matter how close the vehicle is to the door as long aas the remote will work the opener from the vehicle. If you have the vehicle parked in front of the garage door it should work..let me know if u have more problems..Joe
We all so have two different vehicle. The problem is I program one & the other one quits working. Any ideas.
Hi Linda..you need to clear your board and re program your remotes. What is happening is your program board is full and it is dropping your remote. Your board will only hold 5 remotes total..so if you try to program it 6 times.it will take the last one programed but will erase the next to the last. Hold the smart button down for about 20 seconds, and then program the remotes again..just dont go over 5 times or you will have to erase and start over..let me know if u still have problems...Joe
thanks a bunch... it finally works...
Thanks It Worked it was very simple
Your website was the only thing that worked!! Many thanks... We bought a new (used car) and in trying to set up the garage door opener from the inside of the car I knocked out my other car plus my three hand held remotes and never did get the new car set up. After reading our Hub I realized I had inadvertantly erased all by holding the smart button more then 20 seconds. Then since we purchased the home used don't know how many other remotes there originally were which may have exceeded the max allowable of 5 plus one keyless. Although I still don't under the differnce. Regardless I read the manual in the book and it gave two options but never stated you had to actually do both. Meaning program the remote in the car with the hand held original remote and then hit the smart button. I was trying either on it's own but didn't combine the two until I read your Hub. I was hesitant to try because of knocking everything else out several times, but I gave it a shot.. And to my pleasant surprise combining both worked... Thanks much appreciated.
Glad it worked..i was just guessing....just kidding. :-)...Been doing this for over 25 yrs . Glad i could help
We have a liftmaster garage door opener and just bought 2 universal remotes for our cars. The remotes programmed fine and work well when out of the car but not from inside the car. And the distance is not as far as the original remotes would open from. Suggestions?
Hi Barbara..I dont know on that one unless the frequency is a little different and the car just doesnt recognize it. I dont see why it wouldnt work. Try clearing the memory on the car and trying it again. I will be honest..i have never have much luck with the universal remotes. Good luck with it....Joe
I have an older Stanley garage door opener that does not have a learn button. How do I sync my new 2010 car to this opener. I had no problems with my 2007 car.
You will have to follow the cars manufacturers instructions to program the remote to the car. If it worked on the 2007 it should on the 2010. They can be a pain to program to the car sometimes.
How can I program my keyless remote for my car to open my garage door. would it be the same.
Hi Greg...you should be able to do it...follow the instructions for your vehicle..then when it says to take the remote control and hold down the button until the car accepts it. Of ocurse, you will have to take the keyless off of the door jamb and take it into the vehicle with you. Using a remote is a lot easier.
Wow. I just want to say THANK YOU so much. We recently moved into a new home, and the old owners didn't have the manuals, we couldn't figure out how to do it. Thanks for saving us hours of frustration and time :)
Not a problem..saved you a ton of money on a service call too :-)
Ive tried all of those things you said and I still can not get it to work I have a Wayne dolton 1/3hp chain drive Quantum series 3213 model 3000 can not find the smart or learn button on it.
Hi Ping the learn button i think is on the front by the lightbulbs. It is a small round button. It may be behind the light cover too. I dont work on wayne dalton openers much. Hope this helps. It kinda looks like a small reset button.
Can one program the visor garage opener directly without a remote, as I got a new car and don't know where the remote is?
If yes, how?
Thank you,
Carmi...you will have to use a remote control or a keyless entry..sorry
Thank you.
Thanks a million for this very helpful advice, I'm wondering if its possible to program the Gate to my car as well because it doesn't work either... could there be a learn button somewhere on that device? The gate I speak of is the intrance gate to the gated community I live in.
AJ...You should be able to program the gate if you have more than one button on your cars homelink system. Just find a remote that works the gate and program it to your car like you did the house remote. You will have to use a remote that operates the gate though. Good luck with it.
I just purchased a house with a garage door opener; however, the previous tenant took the remotes. I do have a keypad outside, but have no idea what the code is to open/shut the door. I want to program my vehicle to open the door. How would I do this?
wltrkelly/// you will first have to program a remote to prgram a remote to your machone before you can program your car.. Let me know the color of your learn button and i can tell you whcih remote will work for your machine...Joe
Genie opener. Homelink in Audi and BMW cars. I can program each, but the second one cancels out the first. Happens no matter which one I program first. I tried programming them both during the same 30 second time interval, but could only get the first to work. Any suggestions?
Mike..sorry i dont know why they wont program. Sometimes they can be a pain, or not program at all. I have a hard time getting a Mercedes to program sometimes. Sorry, i dont have anything to offer on this one.
I have a Genie 1/2 HP Model 2060L I can't seem to get mines programmed to the car. I didn't see a button on my Genie garage door opener. Please help me.. E-mail address----> laprince45@aol.com thanks a lot
Larry..The learn button is on the front of the machine. It is a little round button. Just push it in once while holding the remote button down. That should do it for ya.
I have 2001 tahoe with three buttons I was able to program the left button with the left garage door opener but I can't get the right door to program all the button does when hold down to program it just flashes any ideas
Mike..once you program the remote control to the car..you have to program the car to the machine. Once the remote has been programmed to the car have someone press and release the learn button on the machine and then press and hold down the button on the car. You should hear a click on the machine..and it should be programmed then. Also, if you have tried more than five times to program the remote...the machine will start dropping the other remotes programmed. Erase the board by holding the learn button down for 15 seconds..and then try to program again. Let me know if this works for ya...Joe
How do I program my genie remote when it doen't have a learn button??
Pat..there is a learn button on a Genie opener. It is usually on the front of the machine.. It is a small round button that protudes from the machine. It kinda looks like a reset button..let me know if you have any problems. Joe :-)
Hello,
We have a craftsman 1/2 HP garage door opener purchased in 1999. We recently bought a 2010 Volvo XC90 and are trying to program the door opener to the new vehicle yet it does not pick up the signal. When we press the #1 Homelink button on the Volvo it blinks. We keep it pressed and my husband goes to the door opener and presses the learn button once but nothing happens.....no click ...nothing...please help....thanks
Raul. it sounds either the remote signal was not learned by the car, or, the opener has reached its limit of remotes that can trained to it. The Homelink can be a pain sometimes and will take several tries to get the machine to accept it. I usually have problems trying to program a Mercedes. Try teaching the car again and erase the memory board to start over. Let me know if you have problems. joe
Thanks...worked like a charm!!
Hi, I have a Craftsman remote (for my garage) but my friend has a Chamberlain opener. Can I "teach" her car for my remote and then operate her chamberlain from that? The problem is that she moved into a new place and doesnt have the remote. We would rather not pay 22 bucks for a remote when she intends to use the button on her car.
John...i would need to know what remote you have,, and the color of the learn button on your machine. Look on the remote and see what it says..like LM971 or such. Joe
The remote is a Sears dated 09/07 and the number is TX2028. I am pretty sure her learn button on the Chamberlain is Red but I'll have to check tomorrow. I know from the remotes on sale that they seem to separate them from prior to 2005 and after 2005 I would guess that her place was built prior to 2005 but don't know for sure.
Thanks for your help! It is very much appreciated
John ..Based on what you have told me so far..the remote that you have should work. Just press and release the learn button and hold the button on the remote down..you should hear a click and it will be programmed...Joe
Thanks, I'll try it.
THANKS A MILLION....just got the shiney new car a few days ago....followed owners manual instructions...your right,they leave out the most important step. Followed your instruction and it,s working perfectly. Thanks Again!!!
We just programmed two of our vehicles to our garage door opener. Now, our daughter's remote will not open the garage. Does it need to be reprogrammed?
Tex...You need to erase the baord and start over. Your machine will only accept 5 remotes..after the fifth one..it will start to drop the first ones programmed. Hold the learn button down for about 20 seconds.. then release it..then take a remote control hold the button down on the remote, and press and release the learn button. You will hear a click..it is programmed..do the others like the previous..Hope this helps..Joe
Bought a 2007 Silverado with built in remote. Directions are different depending on wether it has one LED over buttons or 3 LED's Mine has the 3 LED's and instruction say nothing about programing hand held remote to truck buttons, only to program truck buttons to garage door unit using the learn button. I have tried everyway possible. Any advise?
Mike...You will have to get an Owners manual for your truck to read how to program your remote to the vehicle. It varies from Manufacturer to manufacturer..but, once you teach the remote to your truck..all you do is press the learn button on your opener, and then press and hold down the button in the truck. What you are doing basicly, is teaching the truck to the opener. Hope this helps...Joe
Still can't figure out how to teach the remote to the truck. No help in the owners manual. Thanks for your time.
my ex girlfriend has her truck programmed to our garage and now that she is gone I dont want her to have access....do I have to change the whole system?
Larry..no just press and hold the learn button for about 20 seconds. This will erase all access to the machine..then just program the remote that you have. To program the remote..press and release the learn button and then press and hold down the remote button..you should hear a click..its programed//:-)
THANKYOU VERY VERY VERY MUCH
We bought a new home and my car was programmed in my old garage. How can I re-program it with my new garage door. I have Linear garage door opener in my new home.
Thanks
I have a Genie 2060L and I have tried everything! I tried holding the remote to the Homelink..that didn't work. I tried clearing all the remotes by holding down the learn button..and then tried programming the Homelink first...that didn't work! Now what? So frustrating!
Arnel..You will have to teach the linear remote to your car..once the homelink has accepted the remote..then push and release the learn button on the linear machine and then press and hold down the button on the homelink..you are basically teaching the car to the machine..hope this helps...Joe
Kristy..you have to teach the remote to the car..once the car has accepted the code..then press and release the learn button on the machine, and then press and hold down the homelink button.. It should program then..let me know if you still have problems...Joe
I lost the remote for my vacation ham, but the signal is progammed into my car. Can I teach a new remote from the car?
FD..what type of machine do you have..it depends on the manufacturer
If you want to reset your garage door opener, all you have to do is unplug it for a few minutes. Because of this, some of the new high end openers now come with a battery backup. It has to be disconnected to reset the machine's codes.
There is an urban myth that if you try to sync up too many times in a row that the opener's computer will release all the saved codes. That is false information. It clears it's memory after a prolonged power outage or just unplugging it for 5-10 minutes.
The bad news is that while almost every car remote is made by the same company, the instructions from car manuals could not be more different or confusing.
Also, noticed that some of the buttons are better for certain functions like opening Gates, while others are better for garage door openers. Some manuals don't mention that.
A typical 3 button setup uses the 1 or 3 button for a neighborhood hood gate opener. The middle button (2) is usually set for the garage door. Then the last unused button can be reserved for a friend's garage door.
You still have to make the garage door machine "learn" your open code, however, which gives you 30 second from the time you press that red button, to get back to your car and hit press you remote button. Get a friend to help you.
Help?!? I have a universal remote meant for a LiftMaster. I am having a hard time programming it to work, which I need to program the LiftMaster to our cars. Our opener is the 41AC050-2M. The universal remote is the 375LM. This opener has a keypad on the outside of the garage door. Everytime I try to program it to anything, it thinks I am trying to program the keypad. I am able to reprogram the keypad but am unable to program a remote, which I need to get the car remotes to work. Any advice? Thanks!
JT..i have had problems with the universal remotes before. I quit using them and went with the regulat liftmaster or chamberlain remotes. What color is the learn button on your machine?
I will check in the morning - it's either purple or orange. (I don't know because we just moved into this house and there are 2 different garage door openers and one is orange and one is purple. I am pretty sure the one in question is purple, like 95% sure, but I will check in the morning.) I really don't want to buy a regular remote because all I am going to do with it is program our cars!! What a waste.
Purple!
JT..You can use the 371LM, 372LM, or 373 LM remotes. Im not sure if a universal remote will work on the newer machines..i have never tried to program one honestly
Thanks dude, this looks like it'll work on my Craftsman.
both of my remotes are broken for the opener. My opener became unprogramed due to "user error". How do I program my car to open the door without the original remotes?
James ..you will have to use a remote to program the car. The car gets the signal from the remote control. What remote do you have? Or, what color is the learn button?
Just bought new house, no remote to garage. can i setup the car without remote?
Thanks find it right after I commented THX
i bought a new expedition and i have a quantum 3213 garage door opener. i followed all the instructions and it still won't work. help
Kellie..i am not really familiar with the quantum series. If you can get the remote to program to the car..it should work. I dont think you have to prgram the machine to the car. Does the handheld remote open the door ok?
Hi Sweeps Luck,
I have a 2006 Honda Civic. Can my keyless remote for my car be programmed to open my garage door? We have a Craftsman (1/2hp) garage door opener and the learn button is green. The keyless remote for my car can only lock and unlock the car.
Thank you for answering what I hope is not too dumb a question. W
Black roccket. No, you will have to use a remote or a system that is already built into the car like a homelink system..sorry
Hi Sweeps Luck
Thank you. That is what my hubbie told me also.
W
My Genie 1/2 hp garage door opener was not working right. After lubricating the rollers on the door it is operating right now, but the remote and the remote in the car is no longer working. Any ideas?
Phoenix...Either there is something blocking the photo eyes or the remotes have been lost and need to be reprogrammed. Push and release the smart button and hold the button down on the remote control. If this doesnt work..the logic board is bad and needs to be replaced.
Hi Sweeps Luck,
I moved into a new house, I wasn't given remotes for the garage. My 2 cars can be programmed for garage openers. What is the best way to program, do I need to buy new remote and program it first and then program my car?
I have lift master.
Vasu
Hello
I work at a car dealership. I've been trying to program my customer's vehicles to their garage door opener. They have a Volvo XC90 and a Toyota Sequoia. The traditional way of pairing does not seem to work. I even went to their house and I looked for a button on the opener but didn't see one. They have a keypad on the outside of their house that has a number pad and two buttons, one that says SEND and the other says PROG. These customers are near and dear to me and I would love to be able to save the day. Please Help!
Warmly,
Erica
Erica,..if there isnt a learn or smart button on the machine..you will have to make sure that the vehicle is accepting the remotes program..what kind of machine is it? Sounds like a Genie.
Yes, sweeps, it's def. a Genie. What now? Thanks
Erica,..ok it sounds like the car hasnt accepted the remote control. If you were looking for the learn/smart button..it is usually a round black button on the front of the machine under the light cover. Hope this helps.
Hi Sweeps Luck,
I've read like 80% of the comments above and am happy for those that got quick n easy solutions.
But I am getting frustrated with my Controlla-Door garage. The picture that you have at the beginning is exactly like mine. I have this new remote which is supposedly compatible with Controlla-door 4 garages.
I pressed and held the remote button, pressed once on the GREEN 'learn' button and there's a little green light which lights up after doing so. Nothing happens!
My wall button works though. Can't seem to figure it out!
Please help!
Regards,
Jeff.
Jeff, i dont have much faith in those "universal" remotes. Some work and some dont.. The remote you will need could be a 61LM or an 81LM remote. It depends on the yr the machine was built. If you can find the manufatcture date on the board..i will see which one will work on yours. If you look at the picture of the logic board at the top of this post, the far right bottom has the mafgr date on it..this one has 09/06.. Let me know if you have questions...Joe
Hey Sweeps,
Thanks for such a prompt reply! The remote is a Chamberlain remote Model 4333A (with 3 buttons).
The date of the manufacturing date isn't on the Board, however it's a "Controll-A-Door 4".
I'm just absolutely clueless as to what the next step should be..
Thanks again Sweeps!
Cheers,
Jeff.
Thanks so much for explaining the programming sequence...1st program the remote to the car, then the car to the opener. I wasted an hour before that thinking there was something wrong with my 02 mercedes. However, it worked exactly as you described.
THANK YOU SO MUCH! Car companies are dumb for not telling us this. Even the car dealer didnt know why it wasnt working. Thanks for your easy to understand instructions, you saved us a lot of time and money.
Dana..you are welcome..you can send a check to..just kidding..the car mfgrs do kinda leave out a important step lol. Glad i could help..Joe
I have a 2006 honda accord that has a homelink option. I seem to have been able to program the homelink in the car from the handheld remote of my Quantum 3213. When I try to follow the directions from Wayne Dalton to match the car to the motor head it doesn't seem to work. I did see on their web site that not all of their garage doors are homelink capable. That the model numbers need to have a "U" in the model number. What do you know about that? Do I need a Homelink Compatible Transmitter?
Gran..im not sure about that one. That may be the problem. I would make sure the car has accepted the remote..then press and release the learn button on the machine and hold down the homelink button for a few seconds. Check and see on the quantum to see if it has a U in the model number. Sometimes the homelink system has to be programed a few times before it takes the code. They can be a pain in the butt lol....Joe
I just bought a used Saturn Aura XR. I don't think the homelink on the car is going into "programming mode". I've read the instructions and I am able to hold the two outside buttons and get it to flash rapidly, but when I try to program a button with my remote (I have a LiftMaster Pro) the Homelink doesn't ever flash rapidly, just slowly. Am I missing something?
Thanks,
Scott
Scott..The homelink may have already accepted the code. Have you tried to program the homelink to the garage door opener? If not you are missing a step. To program the homelink to the opener..press and relase the learn button on the opener, while someone in the car holding down the homelink button. Hope this works for ya..let me know...Joe
I have an older Sears Craftsman 41A3516-2 garage opener (remote is 139.18718). I was adding a second remote tonight for my wife and it somehow "learned" a neighbor's car remote. I need to clear that code but cannot. I have tried holding the yellow learn button on the main opener unit for over a minute and the LED will not go out!!! Does anyone know how to clear the codes???
I have had to unplug the garage opener for now so the neighbor does not open my garage every time he uses his remote.
Thanks
Joe..unplug the machine for a least a minute. Plug it back in and hold the learn button down for about 20 seconds..it should clear..if not, the logic board is bad and needs to be replaced..as old as that one is//re[lace the unit..the new units will not do what yours is doing now..sorry.
Sweeps..Tried that and the codes will not clear. Everything was working fine and still works fine except my damn neighbor opens my garage door every time they use their car door opener :( I doubt it is the logic board since everything works except clearing the codes.
Thanks for the help. I had my wife in the car holding the button down while I pressed the learn button. No luck. I cleared the codes on the opener and tried again, same deal. I was able to program the two remotes back that came with the house. I tested the remotes after clearing the codes just to make sure they cleared correctly. They did...
On my 2007 Saturn Aura, it says to hold the remote 1-3 inches away from the HomeLink buttons, press and hold the HomeLink button while simultaneously holding the remote button. It will flash slowly at first and then rapidly when it is accepted. I can never get it to flash rapidly. I've held it down for over a minute and it just stops blinking like it gives up...Frustrating. Any ideas? And thank you for the help. It's not often you find someone willing to help a total stranger, on the internet, for free. Much appreciated!
Scott..i think there is a problem with the homelink system. If the machine is working with the remotes..it should accept the other one once the car accepts the remote.
That's what I was thinking too. Since the Homelink doesn't even look to be syncing with the remote itself...I guess I'll call my salesperson and see what she can offer. It's still under warranty so I would think they'd be able to cover it. Thanks again for the help.
I have two garages, and two remotes are programmed to one. I tried programming one to one, but it makes both go up/down. How do I get each to be unique?
Frank..you will have to erase both machines and then reprogram the remotes. Hold down the learn button for about 20 seconds, and then take one remote and hold down the button you want to program to that door. Then press and release the learn button. Do the same for the other remote. Let me know if you have any problems..Joe
Hey sweeps, My wife and I both have Toyotas, one being a Camry (02) and a Prius(05)...we both want to program our cars to open the garages...I get kinda confused reading all these post...can u help??? My garage is a Liftmaster
Cstrasser..take the remote that you want to program to each car. Follow the cars manufaucurers instructions on how to program the remote to the homelink system. After the car accepts the remote control into the homelink...have someone push and release the learn button on the garage opener while someone is in the car pressing the homelink button. You should hear a click on the opener, and the lightbulb should flash once when the car is programmed. Hope this helps..Joe
we only have one remote for some reason, will we be able to program both cars with only one remote?
Hey sweeps, OK I've taken the garage remote and held it close to the button in the car....held down both until the one in my car started blinking. Once it started blinking, i released the remote and had someone press the "learn" button on the garage door motor....and the light blinked but the button doesnt work in my car still? What am I doing wrong?
cstrasser..it sounds like the car still hasnt learned the remote yet. It takes several attempts sometimes. It can be a pain in the butt.
I have a old opener and it only has the DIP switchesmon the back. Will I be able to program my new car to it. I have followed the instructions in my car but I have no
Earn button on the unit
Tmo...You wont need the learn button with your remote..with a dip switch remote..all you have to do is get the car to memorize the remote and it should work. It make take several tries to get the car to accept it...Joe
Hi I have 2003 Acura RL. I am having problem program the remote button on the sun viser to work with my garage door opener. I have a Lift Master opener. First I "trained" the button on my sun viser by holding 2 outside button for 30 seconds until the light flashing rapidly. Then I have someone PRESS and HOLD one of the button on the sun viser and I press the "Red-Train" button on the door opener. NOTHING happens...no light blinking or no click sound. Any suggestion what's wrong or what should I try? Thanks in advance for your help
Ray..if the remote has been learned by the car..it should program to the machine very easily. Its sounds as if the remote hasnt been taught to the car.. They can be a pain, and have to do it several times before the machine will accept it. You will hear a click on the machine when the remote has been accepted..Joe
Thanks Sweeps! It's guys like you who make the internet the wonderful, useful tool that it is. Your instructions for reprogramming the remotes, the cars, and the keypad were flawless. Much appreciated!
Glad i could help Larry.
I had to erase all codes in my Overhead Door opener (by pressing the learn button for 20 seconds) because each successive car programming wiped out the previous one, as Sweeps Luck stated above ( I guess I had maxed out my machine). I was worried that if I did erase everything, my handheld remotes would no longer worked. I was right. They didn't. But all I had to do was reprogram each handheld by pressing the learn button on the motor and then pressing the button on the one-button remote. It worked perfectly on both handhelds. Then I went and programmed both cars, according to the owners' manuals. Both programmings worked without wiping out the other one. Thanks Sweeps. What's funny is I called an Overhead Door technician last week describing the problem and he was stumped. He said he had never heard of such a thing and didn't know how to fix it. I guess I should call him back and explain the process to the expert.
Glad it worked out for you Frank. I have been doing this for some time now..(25 yrs) lol. Some things do still stump me, and then i call technical support with the manufacturer.
We can't get our 2 '06 Hondas to talk with the overhead brand opener. After we reset the unit our '99 Accord accepted the codes but the other two still will not. We followed both the overhead manual and the Honda manual. Any ideas? Thanks!
Does the Overhead opener have a smart button?
It has a learning code button, is that similar?
Yes, it is..you may have to teach the car to the machine..after you teach the remote to the car..then press and release the learn button and then press and hold the button in the car..this teaches the car to the machine.. Im not very familiar with the OHD brand of openers..Joe
Hi
I have a liftmaster 1/2 and a volvo s40 2006. All lights flass everyone recognizes everyone, but no click and no door opening.. Pleasssssssseeeeeee Heellllllpppppp!!!!!!!!!!
Now i erased all the codes and when I push the learn button it wont stay on to reprograms the remotes. ahhh helllpppp
Erica..Once you erase the codes... Press and release the learn button and then hold down the remote control button. You should see the light bulb on the machine flash and go off. The remote is programmed. Once the remote is programmed..follow the instructions in the cars manual to program the remote to the car..once the car has learned the remote..then press and release the learn button again and then hold down the button on the homelink in the car to program the car to the machine.
Sweeps...I NEED your help! I have tried everything (except resetting the opener itself) and I still cannot get the home link to work! After I followed the steps to program my visor, it says that when the programmed button is pressed the light should be on continuously. I understand that I will have to train the car to the machine but I can only do that when the visor button is trained! I have been trying this forever and nothing works! I have a Genie 1/2 HP Model 2060L and the remote is the Genie GICT390-3BL 3-Button Remote. Thanks
Cathy..i am sorry..i do not mess with Genie openers very much..i have found that they are hard to find parts for and and are sometimes hard to get programmed. I usually work with Liftmaster/Chamblerlain products.
Hey Sweeps...VERY happy to tell you that my perseverance and bit of tech know how, I was able to get it to work FINALLY! I followed all of your instructions and had to reset the machine itself and after reprogramming everything it worked. Thank you so much. I think you may know more about Genie openers than you think! :)
Hope you can help
I live in a multi unit condo which has a comercial garage door opener which has no access to a learn button. I have and use a visor remote. I now have a new cadillac with a built in remote. Is it possible to program the car's using only the hand held visor remote?
Garrity..yes you can..you will have to follow the cars manufacturing instructions in te owners manual, and use the remote control to terach it to the car..you may have to do it several times to get the car to accept it..Joe
I do not have A remote that opens my Garage door..
Is there any way I can program my 2007 mercedes
to my "overhead " brand Garage door unit without a remote?? Please and thank you..
Cera
No sorry..you will need a remote that is programmed to the machine
We've moved into a different house. The garage has an opener on one side but no keypad or remotes. Can I program a remote from my old house to my car, then the car to the machine or is there no hope?
Okay...Here is my issue. We have a Quantum 3213 with a wired opener and two wireless. Everything was working great until I tried to set up the remote in our Honda Ridgeline. Reading your answers above I can see where I went wrong with the programming but now neither of my wireless remotes work (nor does the pickup). The only manual I could find was for a 3214. it said...
1. Press the PROGRAM Switch button located on the garage door power head unit once. The red PROGRAM STATUS light on the motor power head unit and overhead lamp will turn on and remain lit for one minute, indicating that it is ready to learn the Transmitter.
2. Press the button on the Transmitter you wish to use to operate the door. The PROGRAM STATUS light on the power head will turn on and off three times indicating a successful learn.
3. Press the same button on the Transmitter once more to confirm operation. The opener will turn on and move the door.
It didn't work. I pushed trhe program button and the red light came on. Then I pushed and held the button on my remote. It's light came on for a second then went blank for about 12 seconds before flashing quickly. But nothing else happens. The flashing stops and the door does not open. I changed the batteries on both. I think I erased the codes from the power head and now I have to get out of the car, walk to my garage, go inside and push the wall button. Can you help?
Richard..it would be best to erase all codes and start over..Hold down the learn button on the power head for about 20 seconds..then press and release the learn button while holding down a button on one of the remotes. The machine can only hold five programs in it, and after that it starts to drop the first one put into the machine..hope this helps...Joe
the trick is, you have to have the garage remote contol extremely close to the rear view mirror.....................
I have a craftman 139.53964SRT and I'm trying to program my 2004 Yukon Denali to the garage opener what should I do. Do I need a universal remote or can I just use the garage opener thats built into the truck
We have about a 9 year old door opener. Is there anyhting we can do to program it into our built in remote in the vehicles. i was told older openers won't program in. Is there any adapter that we could add??
Thank you
some remotes will program to the vehicle..teach the remote to the car and once the car learns the code..it should work...what color is the button on the back of the machine?
I am following the directions for my ford fusion and it tells about the learn button but it still won't work.. any help? linear system if that helps
Robert..you will have to follow the instructions on the car as to how to teach the remote to the car. After the car has learned the remote..then have someone press the learn button on the opener..and then press and hold the button on the car..what you are doing is teaching the car to the machine..let me know if you still have problems//Joe
I have a new 2012 buick... the manual tells me to push the two outside buttons in the car, I did... then I pressed the smart button on the Linear Garage Door opener, the light flashed and the little red led stayed on... I immediately pushed the button I wanted to use in the car and the light on the door opener flashed. 9 times I have done this (insanity defined right?) but the door still won't open. What am I doing wrong?
Rob, the car has not accepted the code...you have to teach the car the remote and then teach the car to the machine. Most cars you hold the two outside buttons down until the light starts flashing fast..then when it starts to flash slow the car has accepted the remote. Then go press the smart button on the machine and then press and hold down the button you programmed on the car..when the lightbulb on the garage door opener flashes on then off..it is programmed. Hope this helps...Joe
Joe,
...frustration...I have the same machine pictured above.
Seems like I have repeated your steps. I have cleared the machine, cleared the car, and can't figure it out. I am trying to program 2 cars. They are both Lexus with homelink. So after I clear the machine, I have no problem re-programming my garage remote back to the garage machine, but I can not get the car to program to the remote or the machine. Any thoughts?
Colby is sounds as if the problem is the car learning the remote. It can be a pain trying to get the car to learn the remote. I have had to try several times especially on a Mercedes. Once the car learns the remote, press and relase the red learn button on your machine while someone presses the button on the homelink. This teaches the car to the machine, Sounds like the garage door opener is working properly since it is accepting the remote signal. Hope this helps
Thanks Joe.
I couldn't figure it out. Lexus came out and did it for me. They had to unplug the garage unit while they programmed the remote to the car, then plugged it back in to program the car to the garage unit. Not sure why, but it worked! Thanks for your response and help.
Colby ..not a problem..some cars can really be a pain in the buttocks as Forrest Gump says..:-)
Just bought a new Toyota Venza and could not connect the homelink to my garage door (Genie). Pulled up your forum and tried it. It worked! You are officially my hero for the day!
Val
Thanks Val..saved ya some money too....it would cost ya about 60.00 or so for a service call just to do that
Hi I have an older model Stanley UT30 B07 I am trying to pair a couple of Liftmaster remotes to it...Where would I find the learn button?
Barry..im not sure about the stanley system..They are no longer made, and i doubt the remotes would work due to the different frequencys used.
I program my car and the handhelds don't work. I reprogram handhelds and car stops working. Only have 2 remotes so no where near 5. What is going on?
Excellent instructions, but I have some updates that were missed that will help those having problems. When training the homelink in my 2011 Camry, I found that I had to do both sets of training. Also, be sure and clear the homelink buttons of any previous training before you start. Follow the manufacturers instructions. In my Camry I have 3 buttons, to clear the memory, I had to press the two outer buttons and hold until the light went out. I programmed the remote to the homelink button and to the machine. When training the button with the remote, hold the homelink button down until after the rapid flashing and the light goes off. When training the homelink to the machine, hesitate after pressing the homelink button 3 times, then press it a 4th time.
Yes every vehicle is different..some can be a pain in the buttocks.
Katherine Baldwin 4 years ago
Thanks for the information. Instructions can be confusing sometimes. You have to wonder sometimes who writes these "how to" manuals that come with vehicles.