SpyderByte

We have had our 2103 Fusion SE 1.6 Eco for almost 2 months and have put 1700 miles on it. It is limited to 70% city driving, with no more than 1/2 mile between lights, and the rest has been some highway and suburban/country roads. We use "cheap" non-ethanol fuel too. Most of those few weeks have also had to use a mix of A/C or defrost due to changes in the weather in Indiana, and almost no windows open except for the sunroof on occaision. We are sticking at just under 26mpg (25.6 to 25.8) and am very pleased with this result. Can't wait to take it on a trip that keeps us on the interstate for a couple hundred miles at a time, to really test out that mileage.

Yeah, you might have an issue with the mirror wiring...you might want to contact Liftmaster and they usually walk people thru it and can confirm the correct color of the light too. There are issues related to Homelink vs. Car2U (they are competing remote interface companies) but that is only if a the car has lights over each button (on visor type usually), so I am pretty sure it has nothing to do with matching door opener to year of mirror...if you have a Liftmaster with a green, red/orange, or purple learn button it will likely program if the mirror/Homelink is working. Good luck.

I don't have that mirror so I cannot guarentee I am speaking to your model, but I install electric operators for a living, so I will try to advise as best possible. When you hold down the two outside buttons, the green (I have usually only seen a red light on mirrors though, not green) light comes on and stays on for several seconds and should eventually flash slowly...this means that it's memory is cleared. If that works, then the homelink feature should be working...if it never blinks then you have a mirror issue. Assuming it blinked and cleared the memory, you need a working operator remote control to proceed. if so, you hold the remote near the mirror and press and hold the button on the remote (to activate the door...make sure the car and children, etc. are clear of the garage door first) and then press and hold a button of your choice on the mirror at the same time. Then the green light begins flashing slowly and eventually flashes faster indicating it took the code from the remote control. Some times this make take a minute or so to happen, but usually within 10 to 20 seconds...but your fingers are going to go numb if it takes a while. IF the green light went from slow to faster flash, then let go of the remote button and the mirror button. You then need to press the learn button on the back (some are on the front or side) of the motor and then go back to the car and press and release the button you chose on the mirror two or three times...try holding the button down at least a second or two each time. The door should function from the mirror now...if not, then it can be an incompatibility between the motor and the mirror due to age and manufacturer differences. Hope that helps.

I am in the garage door business, so I can speak to this with professional experience. Range differes due to weather, electronic intereference, and other factors. The FCC also put limitations in place over the years due to zero lot line properties as well. A positive side effect is the range limitation to criminal activity thru "grabbing" of codes. Another timing factor is the specific security system employed by the brand of motor, in conjunction with the other factors that limits the range. I tell my customers that you should always be stopped in front of your garage door (so you don't drive thru it) within 25 feet, and that you may need to hold the button for a couple seconds to allow the security (e.g. rolling code technology) to confirm that you, in fact, are using the authorized remote control (be it the car's built-in or a handheld) to activate the door. Pushing the button (remote or built-in) several times is actually just contributing to confusing the security feature of your operator. Push and hold is better than push, push, push. 75 feet is the usual range...anything beyond that is more than you need! It may take a couple seconds to allow the button to activate and approximately 12 seconds for the door to open...but waiting 15 seconds for the door to open completely is not a long time. You also don't risk the chance the door is not open fully and you slide on ice/rain slick asphalt in to the door...we make extra money in the winter from this exact situation. We have seen that some cars develop problems that interfere with the range and operability of the built-in remote, and even interfere with the handhelds...if any part of the cars' technology sends out signals it is not supposed to then the remote operation will not work properly. Always test a handheld remote first, and determine the maximum range with the garge door closed...then pull the vehicle within that range and try the cars' built-in without the vehicle running, and then try it again with the car running and try the handheld too. If there is any inconsistancy with the car on, then you are having issues within the vehicle itself. Try it on different days and you will notice a difference as well...those other factors. Hope that helps.