Your HomeLink offers features like turning on your home’s security system, controlling the external door locks, and turning on and off the outdoor lights and appliances. It can only control the opening and closing of your garage doors when connected to your BMW, though.
Did you realize? There are only three buttons on the rearview mirror that you can use to operate your garage door.
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Owners of BMW, Start Here
Trying to set up your BMW’s HomeLink? The steps you must take to quickly and easily train your HomeLink are explained in the video on the right side of the page. The most frequently required video will start playing immediately, however we have added manufacturer-specific movies below the main player for some garage door openers.
Not a fan of video? By selecting your vehicle’s model name from the list below, you may also get comprehensive instructions tailored to your particular model.
Choose your training films from the list beneath the main video if you are a BMW owner who uses a Genie, Sommer, or an older model of HomeLink (model years 2008 and prior).
Instructions for HOMELINK’s in-car remote programming
The steps below should be followed in order to program a built-in car transmitter to a rolling code garage door opener (Genie rolling code is known as Intellicode, while Liftmaster/Sears is known as Security plus).
- Hold down the two outside buttons at the same time until the in-car LED begins quickly flashing to erase any factory-programmed data from the in-car system. This could take up to a minute (in most circumstances, the car door needs to be closed and/or the key should be on the auxilary).
- Choose which button you want to use as the transmitter for your car’s garage door. Press the garage door remote control and the chosen in-car transmitter button at the same time while holding your transmitter up close to the chosen button. Hold down the buttons until the LED light inside the automobile starts to flash quickly. You are not finished though; the in-car remote transmitter is now set to work with your garage door openers. This in-car transmitter must now become your own transmitter.
- Go to your garage door opener’s Learn Button. The button is typically located close to where the motor head and floppy antenna are attached. When tapped, an indication light that flashes red for Genie appears most frequently beneath the light lens. With Sears or Liftmaster (Chamberlain), it is a red, green, or purple square button with a green, amber, or purple indicator light that is located close to or a part of the terminal screw board. Press this button to learn for a moment. If Genie or another source of light is present, the indicator light will turn on and blink. Go back to the in-car transmitter button you previously programmed for Genie systems, and push it three or four times, or until the door begins to move. Your in-car transmitter should now be connected to your garage door opener. Press and hold the in-car button you preset for Liftmaster, Sears, or Linear Megacode until the garage opener light flashes. Your car’s interior is now configured to open your door.
Near the remote’s battery, these gadgets include internal dip-switches.
- Hold down the two outside buttons at the same time until the in-car LED begins quickly flashing to erase any factory-programmed data from the in-car system. This could take a minute. (In most circumstances, the car door must be closed and the key should be on the auxilary.)
- Press and hold the button on your handheld remote and the button on the in-car remote until the LED on the in-car remote starts to flash quickly. This will allow you to operate your garage door.
- By pushing the door-operating button you selected on the in-car remote, you can test it.
- Your in-car remote is programmed to operate when the door opens.
The BMW HomeLink garage door opener requires programming.
Select the HomeLink button you want to program, then press and release it. There will be an orange flash in the indicator light. Hold the open button on your garage or gate remote while bringing it within 1-2 inches of your BMW HomeLink system. Press the HomeLink button once to confirm after releasing both buttons.
How can I set up the garage door opener on my 2011 BMW?
For someone as smart as you, setting up and carrying out the programming for the BMW garage door opener using the BMW HomeLink setup is a really simple operation! It wouldn’t take more than a couple of your valuable minutes. The HomeLink user handbook has the most precise training instructions, so you might wish to read it. We have you covered if you don’t want to read the lengthy manual or can’t find it, though!
Rearview mirror for a BMW The buttons on the rearview mirror can be used to effortlessly program HomeLink. Any remote-controlled door can be set to respond to these buttons. How to configure a BMW garage door opener is as follows:
- Once inside, lock all of the doors.
- Press the HomeLink button you want to program, then let go of it.
- Wait until the orange flashing indication light appears.
- Hold up your garage or gate remote device between your BMW HomeLink system and a distance of 1-2 inches.
- Next, use your remote to push and hold the “Open” button.
- Hold the remote button down until the HomeLink indicator light on your device turns a strong, solid green.
- You should now let go of both buttons.
- To confirm, press the HomeLink button once.
You should now use the remote to program the BMW garage door opener. You must make sure that the HomeLink configuration is finished and turned on. You may now effortlessly open and close your garage door both with and without the remote by doing this. Here’s how to go about it:
- Find the location of your BMW garage door opener by going into the garage.
- Once you’ve found it, click the “Smart” or “Learn” button on the device’s back. Depending on the design, one or both may be present.
- Within 30 seconds, go back to your car and then push and hold the HomeLink button for two seconds.
- Press this button three times more.
Now that your garage door is associated, you can open and close it with either the remote control or the HomeLink system.
Tips and safety measures for programming BMW HomeLink:
- Make sure your space is clear of any big objects or people before you begin programming a BMW garage remote.
- Ensure that your vehicle is not left too far from the garage area.
- To maintain accurate programming, it’s a good idea to always get a new battery for your garage door remote.
- Keep a stepladder nearby if your garage door opener utilizes a rolling code since you might need it to access the “Smart” and “Learn” buttons during the HomeLink garage door setup.
Without a remote, how can I program my garage door opener to my car?
Without a remote control, it is impossible to program a garage door opener. But the buttons on your car’s garage door opener can be reset using your remote transmitter. Alternatively, you can operate the door without a remote by using an electronic keypad.
- Press the program and arrow buttons at the same time on keypads. Before choosing your own, restore the brand’s default code.
- Press the two “end buttons” on control boxes to erase prior settings. Then sync your car’s buttons using the remote control.
Can you program a garage door opener on your own?
Not only is a broken garage door opener inconvenient, but it also puts your house in danger. There is assistance available if you need to learn how to program a garage door opener. You can simply program the opener yourself, or you can consult an expert if you’re having problems. The following information will help you program a garage door opener.
On the Liftmaster garage door opener, where is the Learn button located?
Large, square buttons that are colored red, orange, green, or purple are found on the back panel of your garage door opener, beneath the light lens.
Pressing and immediately releasing your learn button will start the machine in programming mode, allowing you to program a new garage door remote. After that, the light above the button will illuminate for 30 seconds.
Press and hold the learn button on your garage door opener for as long as necessary to clear its memory. After six seconds, the light above the button will illuminate and then switch off. Your garage door opener will be free of all previous keyless entry and remote control connections after the light is turned off.
Why is my garage door opener not working?
If using the remote and wall-mounted panel approach fails to raise or lower your door, there might be an issue with the receiver board in your garage door opener or the control wiring for the system. Follow these procedures to quickly check the wiring on your garage door opener:
- Disconnect the two wires from the motor and unplug the opener.
- Reconnect the power to your device, then program all the remote controls and clean the memory.
- Reconnect the control wiring to the motor after another period of unplugging the device.
- Find the controllers that are installed on the wall and cut the wiring.
- To check your door’s operation, use the remote control for your garage door opener.
The HomeLink transmit button is not visible.
Your HomeLink buttons are normally found in the overhead console, center stack, or mirror of your car, but their exact location depends on the make, model, and year of your vehicle. Please consult your owner’s manual if you are unsure of where your HomeLink is.
Why won’t my HomeLink function?
Interference close to the house or car, the use of stale batteries in the original transmitter during programming, or other factors can affect range.
- Your handheld transmitter needs a fresh battery. More power is drawn from the battery when the HomeLink(r) is being trained than when you press the doorbell button. It can occasionally assist the portable transmitter pick up a better signal and extend its range by replacing the battery.
- Retrain the HomeLink by moving it to various positions and angles. Hold the portable transmitter 3 to 4 inches from the buttons at first, then 5 to 6 and even 6 to 8 inches. This can occasionally aid in obtaining a stronger HomeLink signal.
- Make use of fresh batteries in a second transmitter.
- Adjust the antenna wire that hangs from the motorhead of the garage door opener.
What is rolling code for garage doors?
Every time your garage door opener’s remote control is used, rolling code creates a new security code to ward against intruders. A special algorithm “rolls” the remote control’s code to one of more than 100 billion possible codes when it activates the garage door opener.
How can I tell if my garage door has a rolling code?
Find the manufacturing date on your garage door opener. The model number and the serial number of the device are also listed on the motor box. You can also check to see if the phrases SECURITY+ or Rolling Code are printed on your remote transmitter. If so, be aware that your door opener has rolling code technology incorporated in. This implies that the code on your transmitter changes each time you open or close your garage door. The technology contains a million different coding combinations.
Since 1993, the LiftMasterTM and Chamberlain companies have provided this rolling code system. They began to provide the Security+ System in 1996, and since 2013, they have also provided the MyQ technology Security+2.0, which enables smartphone control of your garage door. The technology is the most useful one yet.