Day Three, and Homelink Refuses to Work

I also had issues with both of my Prii....Not sure if this will help, but I had to drive the Prius into the garage so that it was directly below the opener. Being outside the garage was too far away.

 

I got my Homelink to work without any problem. One thought is to make sure you are doing the rolling code programming correctly. I find the manual is a little confusing on this issue. It's actually a 2 step process. First you have to train the Homelink to recognize the frequency (exactly like with the non-rolling code). Then once the Homelink is trained to the frequency, you go back and do the Learn function with your opener unit and the assigned Homelink button.

 

On the topic of Homelink, anyone with the base model upgrade their rear view mirror to one with the homelink buttons yet?

 

I know that Dianne at Carson Toyota had it done for a few individuals.

 

I also got tripped up by this - I tried to skip right to using the training button on the opener and couldn't figure out why it wasn't working, until I re-read the manual and realized that you have to program it with a remote transmitter followed by using the training button on the opener.

 

I had originally contemplated doing it, but at this point I think I'm going to skip it. In my 2005, the auto-dimming feature was almost pointless. The headlights of cars behind me were usually obscured by the split in the window, so the dimming function never really worked. So far I haven't really needed to flip the rearview mirror to night mode. I'm just using the homelink remote that came with the garage doors. Clips to the visor just fine.

 

The auto-dimming feature seems to work fine on my Advanced PiP. I am not sure what would be different from your 2005.

 

I have one in my base model, arranged for by Dianne and installed by the same folks who did the leather installation. Mine works fine. I use it to open three different doors at separate locations, so it is more convenient for me than carrying three remotes, and there is no fumbling around in the dark for one.

 

I just sent Erica a msg telling her the manual is deficient when it comes to HomeLink. A local Toyota salesman today told me to just go to HomeLink and download the programming instructions which I did. They say basically what you say above. The instructions in the Plug-In manual don't work, but the ones on HomeLink do work.

 

I upgraded mine myself. I posted the PDF here somewhere (sorry, on iPad). Its also available in the mods and accessories forum. I got a new homelink mirror from a friend. But you can either find a used one on eBay or buy a new one on Amazon. It took about 30 minutes to wire up.

 

The Owner's Manual on pg. 410 is technically correct, but many people (myself included) miss the paragraph above Step 1 that states:

If they just made the above paragraph Step 1, it would avoid a lot of confusion. It's a bit of a technical writing fail and unfortunately has existed since at least 2004.

 

I had this problem with Hyundai's manual and wound up using the instructions on Homelink's website. I ran into an additional problem which you may encounter in that my Genie opener apparently has space for about 10 remotes after which it is full and won't program any more. It is easy to fill up if the procedure you're following is incorrect but does consume a slot in the opener. So there is a process for clearing out all remotes and you have to reprogram each remote you have again. This would be opener dependent.

 

We just got our Prius last night and can't get the Homelink to work. I hope this fixes it!

 

Welcome! Enjoy your new bundle of joy and welcome to the cult, uh, :welcome:club!

 

ClaySacramento is right on the money: I tried for hours to get my rolling code programmed into the Homelink without success by programming the Homelink as rolling code only. Once I went through the non-rolling code programming PLUS the rolling code programming, the Homelink works fine.