I set up the HomeLink buttons (in the Ghibli overhead console) for our garage doors today. The Ghibli Owner's manual is slightly incorrect and confusing on the topic so it took me a bit to figure it out.
I thought I would create this post to help clarify a few things.
Please turn to page 123 in the Ghibli Owner's Manual.
See where it says the instrument panel will display "CLEARING CHANNELS" and "CHANNELS CLEARED"? yeah...that doesn't happen.
This YouTube video is more accurate on what actually happens:
Same goes for the next section on the Ghibli Owner's Manual on page 123, "A-Programming a Rolling Code". Nothing shows up on the instrument panel when following those steps, but the video above has it right.
Basically, if you have a HomeLink enabled garage door opener, clear the channels (if desired) then complete these steps:
[DO THESE STEPS WITH YOUR CAR OUT OF THE GARAGE AND NOTHING IN THE WAY OF THE GARAGE DOOR]
1. Hold your old garage door opener remote near the Ghibli overhead console and hold down the remote's garage door button and the Ghibli's overhead console button at the same time. The light in the overhead console should blink slowly then rapidly.
2. Press the Ghibli's overhead console button to see if all is good so far. If the overhead console light blinks rapid then goes solid, step 1 was successful.
3. Go in the garage and press the "Train" button on the garage door opener mounted on your garage ceiling.
4. Within 30 seconds, return to your Ghibli and push the button on the Ghibli's overhead console for 2 seconds. The overhead console light should blink rapidly.
5. Wait a few seconds, then hit the Ghibli's overhead console button to see if your garage door goes up and down.
Works like a charm!
I thought I would create this post to help clarify a few things.
Please turn to page 123 in the Ghibli Owner's Manual.
See where it says the instrument panel will display "CLEARING CHANNELS" and "CHANNELS CLEARED"? yeah...that doesn't happen.
This YouTube video is more accurate on what actually happens:
Same goes for the next section on the Ghibli Owner's Manual on page 123, "A-Programming a Rolling Code". Nothing shows up on the instrument panel when following those steps, but the video above has it right.
Basically, if you have a HomeLink enabled garage door opener, clear the channels (if desired) then complete these steps:
[DO THESE STEPS WITH YOUR CAR OUT OF THE GARAGE AND NOTHING IN THE WAY OF THE GARAGE DOOR]
1. Hold your old garage door opener remote near the Ghibli overhead console and hold down the remote's garage door button and the Ghibli's overhead console button at the same time. The light in the overhead console should blink slowly then rapidly.
2. Press the Ghibli's overhead console button to see if all is good so far. If the overhead console light blinks rapid then goes solid, step 1 was successful.
3. Go in the garage and press the "Train" button on the garage door opener mounted on your garage ceiling.
4. Within 30 seconds, return to your Ghibli and push the button on the Ghibli's overhead console for 2 seconds. The overhead console light should blink rapidly.
5. Wait a few seconds, then hit the Ghibli's overhead console button to see if your garage door goes up and down.
Works like a charm!