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      08-13-2014, 06:57 PM   #19
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Originally Posted by kip1 View Post
Just a stupid question, do you need be in front of the door to us it, or should it capture the signal anywhere. When I program it, the light blnks, so it gets a signal, but the door wont move. Frustrating. In the tutorial videos it says that you need to press the button 3 times, but in the owners manual it says you need to press it for three seconds.

I think I can program the car, but I cant get the opener to learn the car. It has a learn button, once the light glows, a second press makes it blink. After multiple times it just doesnt work, and yes it is in the compatible list of homelink.
Internet is wrong. Manual is right. It's just trial and error. Did you wait until it flashed rapidly before letting go?

Here's the part from the manual that you need to follow to the dot:

Hold the hand-held transmitter for the system
to be controlled approx. 1 to 3 in/2.5 to
8 cm away from the buttons on the interior
rearview mirror. The required distance depends
on the manual transmitter.
4. Simultaneously press and hold the button
of the desired function on the hand-held transmitter and the button to be programmed
on the interior rearview mirror. The
LED on the interior rearview mirror will begin
flashing slowly.
5. Release both buttons as soon as the LED
flashes more rapidly
. When the LED is
flashing faster, this indicates that the button
on the interior rearview mirror has been
programmed.
If the LED does not flash faster after at
least 60 seconds, change the distance between
the interior rearview mirror and the
hand-held transmitter and repeat the step.
Several more attempts at different distances
may be necessary. Wait at least
15 seconds between attempts.
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