ExRedRacer

I must be missing something. I followed the instructions for programming the Homelink feature to my garage door opener and it does not work. I tried it 4 times and it never was able to open my door.

I bought an '06 coupe last week and everything works perfectly except for that one feature. Any hints or suggestions on what I may be doing wrong? Has anyone else experienced the same?

Thanks in advance...

And here's the new ride....

Nd4spd2

I just upgraded to a new Vette too and didn't have any problem setting mine up. Do you see your 3 red lights blinking after holding down the outside buttons in the first step? First time I tried it they didn't blink so it didn't work, next time they did and it did.

Topsarge12R

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Flame Red

I believe that 06 came with the real HomeLink and not the newer Lear system. Be thankful, Lear BLOWS!!! There are tons of threads on this forum where people cannot get the Lear to open gates and all Lear can suggest is that you replace your opener or add on a conversion device to the gate. Well, Homeowner ****'s will not permit that.

HomeLink will work with just about everything out there. Make sure you have fresh batteries in the original opener so that the signal is strong. Also, make sure you are using the procedure for HomeLink and not the Lear. I would think your manual would have the correct procedure. I know that some rolling code systems can only learn a fixed number of remotes, so other remotes will drop off and need to be reprogrammed.

Make sure you use the right procedure for the system you have. There are two methods. One for the older remotes that have DIP switches. These are easier to program. The second procedure is for rolling remotes, which are a bit more complex.

It may also help if you are in the garage when you program especially for rolling code systems. It is touch because you have to push a button on the opener to put it in learn mode but you only have a few seconds to get out to the car to push the remote. Another person can help.

I am not sure if the car has to be running with the Homelink or not. I think there is a procedure to have the car forget all the codes HomeLink learned, so you might want to try that first. Also, make sure the visor is not moving when you push the buttons - maybe you are not really pushing all the buttons simultaneously because the visor is moving.

RJRSW

First you have to determine which type your visor is. In my 2007 manual they list both types and separate and different instructions for each. One type has One Triangular LED that looks like a little house surrounding it and the other has Three Round LED's. If your 2006 visor was replaced for some reason it more than likely would be a Lear unit instead of the homelink so it is possible to be different than what it shows in the manual. GM went to the Lear unit sometime during the 2007 production and also used them for any replacements.

ExRedRacer

Mine has the one little triangular red LED. Would that be the "Lear" system?

RJRSW

That is the same visor as in my convert that was an early production 2007 model and these are the instructions I used to program mine and it worked on the first atempt with my craftsman rolling code opener:

"Universal Home
Remote System Operation
(With One Triangular LED)
Your vehicle may have the Universal Home
Remote System. If there is one triangular Light
Emitting Diode (LED) above the Universal
Home Remote buttons, follow the instructions
below. If your vehicle has three round LED above
the Universal Home Remote buttons, follow the
instructions under Universal Home Remote System
Operation (With three round LED).
Do not use the Universal Home Remote with any
garage door opener that does not have the stop
and reverse feature. This includes any garage door
opener model manufactured before April 1, 1982.
If you have a newer garage door opener with rolling
codes, please be sure to follow Steps 6 through 8 to
complete the programming of your Universal Home
Remote Transmitter.
Read the instructions completely before attempting
to program the Universal Home Remote.
Because of the steps involved, it may be helpful to
have another person available to assist you in
the programming steps.
Keep the original hand-held transmitter for use in
other vehicles as well as for future Universal
Home Remote programming. It is also
recommended that upon the sale of the vehicle,
the programmed Universal Home Remote buttons
should be erased for security purposes. See
“Erasing Universal Home Remote Buttons” later in
this section or, for assistance, see Customer
Assistance Offices on page 456.
Be sure that people and objects are clear of the
garage door or gate operator you are
programming. When programming a garage door,
it is advised to park outside of the garage.
It is recommended that a new battery be installed
in your hand-held transmitter for quicker and
more accurate transmission of the radio-frequency
signal.
Programming Universal Home Remote
Follow these steps to program up to three
channels:
1. Press and hold down the two outside
Universal Home Remote buttons, releasing
only when the Universal Home Remote
indicator light begins to flash, after
20 seconds. Do not hold down the buttons for
longer than 30 seconds and do not repeat
this step to program a second and/or
third hand-held transmitter to the remaining
two Universal Home Remote buttons.
2. Position the end of your hand-held transmitter
about 1 to 3 inches (3 to 8 cm) away from the
Universal Home Remote buttons while
keeping the indicator light in view.
3. Simultaneously press and hold both the
desired Universal Home Remote button
and the hand-held transmitter button. Do not
release the buttons until Step 4 has been
completed.
Some entry gates and garage door openers
may require you to substitute Step 3 with
the procedure noted in “Gate Operator and
Canadian Programming” later in this section.
4. The indicator light will flash slowly at first and
then rapidly after Universal Home Remote
successfully receives the frequency signal
from the hand-held transmitter. Release both
buttons.
5. Press and hold the newly-trained Universal
Home Remote button and observe the
indicator light.
If the indicator light stays on continuously,
programming is complete and your device
should activate when the Universal Home
Remote button is pressed and released.
To program the remaining two Universal Home
Remote buttons, begin with Step 2 under
“Programming Universal Home Remote.”
Do not repeat Step 1 as this will erase all of
the programmed channels.
If the indicator light blinks rapidly for
two seconds and then turns to a constant light,
continue with Steps 6 through 8 following to
complete the programming of a rolling-code
equipped device, most commonly, a garage
door opener.
6. Locate in the garage, the garage door opener
receiver (motor-head unit). Locate the “Learn”
or “Smart” button. This can usually be
found where the hanging antenna wire is
attached to the motor-head unit.
7. Firmly press and release the “Learn” or
“Smart” button. The name and color of
the button may vary by manufacturer.
You will have 30 seconds to start Step 8.
8. Return to the vehicle. Firmly press and hold
the programmed Universal Home Remote
button for two seconds, then release it.
Immediately press and hold the same button
a second time for two seconds, then
release it. Immediately, press and hold the
same button a third time for two seconds, then
release.
The Universal Home Remote should now
activate your rolling-code equipped device.
To program the remaining two Universal Home
Remote buttons, begin with Step 2 of
“Programming Universal Home Remote.” You do
not want to repeat Step 1, as this will erase
all previous programming from the Universal Home
Remote buttons.
Gate Operator and Canadian
Programming
Canadian radio-frequency laws require transmitter
signals to time out or quit after several seconds
of transmission. This may not be long enough
for Universal Home Remote to pick up the signal
during programming. Similarly, some U.S. gate
operators are manufactured to time out in
the same manner.
If you live in Canada, or you are having difficulty
programming a gate operator or garage door
opener by using the “Programming Universal
Home Remote” procedures, regardless of where
you live, replace Step 3 under “Programming
Universal Home Remote” with the following:
Continue to press and hold the Universal Home
Remote button while you press and release every
two seconds (cycle) the hand-held transmitter
button until the frequency signal has been
successfully accepted by the Universal Home
Remote. The Universal Home Remote indicator
light will flash slowly at first and then rapidly.
Proceed with Step 4 under “Programming
Universal Home Remote” to complete.
Using Universal Home Remote
Press and hold the appropriate Universal Home
Remote button for at least half of a second.
The indicator light will come on while the signal is
being transmitted."

hdff

Did you push the learn button on the garage door? After using your xmitter in the car, push the learn button on the opener and then push the home link button that you trained in the car.. I just programmed an 06 that we just got and had no problems..... Good luck!

txsugar08

I have 2007 vert with home link and my garage opener is a Sears Craftmans. I tried several times programming the unit with no success. I pulled the car inside the garage and tried again and it worked the first time. I guess it was out of range for programming purposes.

B-ZR1

Did you make sure to do the erase procedure first, It probably already has codes stored in it?

2vettes

I was just about to suggest that; it supposedly can't be programmed with new codes if it still has old codes stored.

z06clif

My learn button is in the unit under the light cover. This is the first thing to be done .

Clif

BLK281

Clear any previous programming. This a a MUST do.

I found that the instructions for both the garage door and Homelink were a little off.

On my door, I followed the OM instructions, then pressed the "learn" button on my Garage Opener, returned to the car..pressed the interior Homelink button I wanted to train and waited for the garage door to move.

BUT..that was the issue. The homelink instructions say to hold the button until the garage door starts to move.

The ACTUAL thing that finally worked for me was doing the above steps, but immediately releasing the Homelink button when the GARAGE DOOR LIGHT blinks. Not when the DOOR moves, but when the LIGHT BLINKS.

Allow the door to completely close, then press the Homelink button again. The door should work normally.

Hope this helps.

Vicious Vettes

Lol I was gonna also. I didn't read all the posts but this is true and another thing is to make sure ur pushing the correct button (get ladder) on your garage door box. I programmed a friends in 2 minutes because of.this mistake

Gearhead Jim

The problems you mention with the Lear are real, but the Homelink has its own issues.

We've had Homelink in 3 cars- 2 Toyotas and 1 2006 C6. In each car, the range has been very short; we need to be within two car-lengths of the door before it will work. And it's very sensitive to how long we hold the button. To exaggerate slightly, a 1.0 second push is not long enough, but a 1.2 second push is too long and reverses the door.

We have three old dip-switch openers in our garage, the Lear unit in our 2009 C6 was easily programmed, has three times the range of Homelink, and is much more forgiving of button push time.

I guess there's no such thing as a perfect remote system.

ohmy

The remote in your visor is not compatible with the Garage door opener bc it operates on a different frequency range.... Same for me

For the remote and opener to hear each other, the operating frequency range must be the same on both units. Believe it or not, it's a very common situation, even though you would think that a "universal" remote would be, well, universal.... there are different options to get things working. One is to get a frequency converter, it sits next to the opener and gets a signal from the remote, then it translates that to the frequency of the opener and voila! the door opens...