1. Programming HomeLink®

The following steps show how to program HomeLink®. If you have any questions or are having difficulty programming your HomeLink® buttons, refer to the HomeLink® website or call the HomeLink® customer support toll-free number before going back to the dealer who sold you the car.

Visit the HomeLink® website at: www.homelink.com. At the top of the page, choose your vehicle make. Then you can watch the YouTube video and access additional information on the website.

If you choose to access the website via your cell phone, scan the QR code:

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Or call HomeLink® customer support at 1-800-355-3515

(Please have the vehicle make/model AND the opener device make/model readily available.)

  1. Programming Preparation
    1. When programming a garage door opener, it is advised to park the vehicle outside of the garage.
    2. It is recommended that you place a new battery into the hand-held transmitter of the device being programmed to HomeLink® for quicker training and accurate transmission of the radio-frequency signal.
    3. Press the ENGINE START/STOP button in the ACC position to program HomeLink®.
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  2. Programming a New HomeLink® Button
    1. Press and release the HomeLink® button you would like to program (1, 2, or 3). The HomeLink® indicator light (7) will slowly flash orange. If it does not, perform the steps in the “Erasing HomeLink® Buttons” section, and start over.
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    2. Position the garage door opener remote 1–3 inches (2–8 cm) away from the HomeLink® buttons.
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    3. While the HomeLink® indicator light (7) is flashing orange, press and hold the hand-held remote button. Continue pressing the hand-held remote button until the HomeLink® indicator light (7) changes from orange to green. You may now release the hand-held remote button.
    4. Wait until your garage door comes to a complete stop, regardless of position, before proceeding to the next steps.
    5. Press and release the HomeLink® button you are programming, and observe the indicator light.

      If the indicator light remains solid green, your device should operate when you press the HomeLink® button. At this point, if your device operates, programming is complete.

      If the indicator light rapidly flashes green, firmly press the HomeLink® button, hold it for 2 seconds, and release it up to three times in a row slowly to complete the programming process. Do not press the HomeLink® button rapidly. At this point, if your device operates, programming is complete. If the device does not operate, continue with the next step.

    6. At the garage door opener motor, security gate motor, or other system motor, locate the “Learn,” “Smart,” “Set,” or “Program” button. This can usually be found where the hanging antenna wire (1) is attached to the motor-head unit (see the device’s manual to identify this button). The name and color of the button may vary by manufacturer.
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      A ladder or second person may simplify the following steps.

    7. Firmly press and release the “Learn,” “Smart,” “Set,” or “Program” button. You now have up to 30 seconds to complete the next step.
    8. Return to the vehicle and firmly press the HomeLink® button, hold it for 2 seconds, and release it up to 3 times in a row slowly. Do not press the HomeLink® button rapidly. As soon as you see the garage door start to move, stop pressing any buttons until a few seconds after the garage door has come to a complete stop, regardless of position. At this point, programming is complete and your device should operate when you press and release the HomeLink® button.
Two-Way Communication programming (for select garage door openers)

If your garage door opener has the “ myQ ” logo on its side, your opener has Two-Way Communication capability. HomeLink® has the capability to establish Two-Way Communication with your garage door opener. HomeLink® can receive and display “closing” or “opening” status messages from compatible garage door openers. At any time, HomeLink® can also recall and display the last recorded status communicated by the garage door opener to indicate your garage door being “closed” or “opened.”

To check if your garage door opener is compatible with this feature, refer to www.homelink.com/support. If your garage door opener has this functionality, AND the Two-Way Communication indicators (4), (6) in the mirror appear while the garage door is opening/closing, then no further steps are needed. Two-Way Communication programming is already complete. However, if your garage door opener has this functionality, AND the Two-Way Communication indicators (4), (6) in the mirror DO NOT appear while the garage door is opening/closing, use the following instructions to enable this functionality.

  1. In your vehicle, press and hold the programmed HomeLink® button for 2 seconds, then release it. Confirm that the garage door is moving. AFTER it stops, you will have 1 minute to complete the following steps:

    A ladder or second person may simplify the following steps.

    1. On the garage door opener in your garage, locate the “Learn” button (usually near where the hanging antenna wire is attached to the garage door opener). If you have difficulty locating this button, refer to the device’s owner’s manual.
    2. Press and release the “Learn” button.
    3. A light on your garage door opener may flash, and your Two-Way Communication indicators (4), (6) in your vehicle may flash, confirming completion of the process.
    4. Return to the vehicle and firmly press and release the programmed HomeLink® button to activate your garage door. The Two-Way Communication indicators (4), (6) flash in orange when the door is moving. Do not press any additional buttons until AFTER the garage door has come to a complete stop.

      Your Two-Way Communication programming is now complete.

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      If your garage door opener has Two-Way Communication functionality and the Two-Way Communication programming wasn’t properly completed, HomeLink® may stop operating the garage door shortly after initial programming. This usually happens after the first 10 times you press a programmed HomeLink® button. If you experience this, completing the “Programming a New HomeLink® Button” and “Two-Way Communication programming” procedures will restore door operation.

  2. Canadian Programming

    Canadian radio-frequency laws require transmitter remote signals to “time out” (or quit) after a couple seconds of transmission, which may not be long enough for HomeLink® to pick up the signal during programming.

    If you live in Canada or you are having difficulties programming a gate operator or garage door opener by using the programming procedures, replace “Programming a New HomeLink® Button” step 3 with the following:

    While the HomeLink® indicator light (7) is flashing orange, press and release (“cycle”) your device’s hand-held remote every two seconds until the HomeLink® indicator light (7) changes from orange to green. You may now release the hand-held remote button. Then proceed with “Programming a New HomeLink® Button” step 4.