2018 Q7 Homelink pairing with a 2006 Chamberlain Liftmaster 1/hp garage door opener.
02-26-2018, 04:40 PM
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2018 Q7 Homelink pairing with a 2006 Chamberlain Liftmaster 1/hp garage door opener.
My 2018 Q7 can't be paired with my garage door opener. I tried the manue'sl way and also the homelink way on their website. Not working. Called Homelink and they said this is an Audi problem, not homelink. What can I do to program?
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02-26-2018, 05:35 PM
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I just had the exact same problem with my 2015 S7 and my wife’s Infiniti QX50. I was able to get the Audi by following the garage door openers directions however my wife’s Infiniti would not work. I’ve tried it every way I can think. If you do find an answer I would love to know.
02-26-2018, 05:51 PM
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Your garage door opener from 2006 uses a different version of homelink than the current version in the Audi. The Audi's may or may not be backwards compatible. I had the opposite (old car and new opener) and the solution was to use a Homelink Repeater Kit. This may not work in your case, but it is something I'd ask Homelink / Chamberlain about. Call back, the tech person you talked with might not have been trained sufficiently to catch this. If the car's opener is not backwards compatible, they should have a solution, whether the Repeater Kit or something else. You might also ask about the Homelink Compatibility Bridge.
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02-27-2018, 02:28 PM
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Your garage door opener from 2006 uses a different version of homelink than the current version in the Audi. The Audi's may or may not be backwards compatible. I had the opposite (old car and new opener) and the solution was to use a Homelink Repeater Kit. This may not work in your case, but it is something I'd ask Homelink / Chamberlain about. Call back, the tech person you talked with might not have been trained sufficiently to catch this. If the car's opener is not backwards compatible, they should have a solution, whether the Repeater Kit or something else. You might also ask about the Homelink Compatibility Bridge.
Good Luck
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02-27-2018, 04:46 PM
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I'm not sure of the exact date of my two Chamberlain Liftmasters but I believe there are about the same age. Both of them work with the Q7. I just followed the instructions in the manual for linking them.
02-27-2018, 07:53 PM
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Our garage door opener is a Marantec (not a common brand) and it uses a 315 MHz door opener... It seemed to take it a few minutes to program, but after following the instructions, the car finally programmed, and has worked every time.
(FYI... if looking for a new opener, I HIGHLY recommend this opener... Marantec is the most quiet garage door opener I have ever NOT heard.)
(FYI... if looking for a new opener, I HIGHLY recommend this opener... Marantec is the most quiet garage door opener I have ever NOT heard.)
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03-01-2018, 10:29 AM
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Programming my homelink was frustrating using the in-car directions, but I finally got it done. From what I recall, it first asked me to point the handheld transmitter at the rearview mirror and hold the button. After some time it said the process was complete, but nothing happened when I pressed the corresponding homelink button, so it moved onto the next step, which was pressing the "learn" button on the side of the garage door opener motor, then quickly going back to the car and pressing the appropriate button in the car. For one of the doors this worked the first time, but for the other one I had to repeat the process a second time. Make sure you are parked close enough to the motor, either in the garage or outside very close to the door.
03-01-2018, 01:22 PM
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My '16 S6 is seemless to program. Absolutely no luck with the '18 Q7. I thought the same thing...the garage door opener is old. It came with the house when we bought it. Frustrating but no big deal.
03-01-2018, 05:26 PM
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I had a hell of a time programing my wife's 2018 SQ5. Ultimately I had to pull the fuse for side assist to program it. Its a common problem for programing the '18's homelink for doors that have the purple training button.