an apparatus for operating a vehicle lift comprises at least one lifting assembly , a control unit , and a control pendant . the control pendant is configured to remotely control the motion of the vehicle lift through the control unit . the control pendant is configured to permit the lifting of a vehicle by the push of a single button on the control pendant . to permit lifting of a vehicle with a single button , the control pendant comprises a menu screen and a plurality of menu buttons . the menu screen and the plurality of menu buttons may be used together by a user to select one vehicle profile of a plurality of vehicle profiles . the selected vehicle profile may correspond to the vehicle being lifted . the selected vehicle profile provides specific data with respect to how the at least one lifting assembly should be moved for the particular vehicle being lifted .