1mpowerme

Figured this may be of use to several of us and I'm not sure if a thread was already created under the tips section of this board.

If you have been stuck getting your HomeLink system to work with your garage door opener after following the instructions in the M5 user manual on pages 91 - 93, this thread is for you......

Amazing. Here I have lived for over a year without the convenience of the HomeLink feature which I currently have in two cars now. After gathering the information supplied on this forum, things worked out like a charm and I've got both my garage door openers programmed using positions 1 and 2 on the HomeLink. Since there is some concern about older garage door systems, let me just say that I have a Liftermaster+ series that was installed in 1998.

I went to the HomeLink web site and had to watch the video 8 or so times to get the instructions since you cannot pause it and you have to watch the dreaded introduction over and over where the girl comes home all happy to her automated house and PC, then read the instructions in the M5 manual under "BMW Universal Transmitter" on page 92 and put the two together.

Let's just make this easier shall we? Here are seven steps you can follow to the T......

1. Put your car key in the ignition and turn the ignition to position 2.
2. Press and hold the two outer keys on the HomeLink receiver until the indicator lamp flashes rapidly, then release the keys. The three channel keys are now cleared.
3. Hold the hand-held garage door transmitter toward the HomeLink receiver (no more than 2 inches away), and at the same time press the garage door transmitter key and HomeLink receiver key you wish to program....any one of the three will work. Your garage door will open since you pressed the garage door remote key, but don't worry about it.
4. Release both keys as soon as the indicator lamp on the HomeLink receiver flashes rapidly.
5. Press the programmed key you selected on the HomeLink receiver and the indicator lamp should illuminate solid (if it does you are done), if it blinks rapidly for 2 seconds then goes solid, continue to the next step.
6. This step is for garage door openers with a rolling code feature. Get a step ladder and press the learn or smart button on the garage door opener in your garage.
7. Within 30 seconds, press the programmed key you selected on the HomeLink receiver for 2 seconds and the training is complete. You should now be able to use your HomeLink receiver to open the garage door.

Repeat steps 3 - 7 if you have more than one garage door opener.

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twhitestone

Thanks for your clear instructions. I have had my M5 for almost 2 years and couldn't get this to work... I had given up. After reading your post it took me about 2 minutes to do it. THANKS!

1mpowerme

+1.....My experience was waiting one year and being mildly irritated with the garage remote having to sit in the car. I feel much better now!

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2000 BMW M5
Carbon Black
Black/Aluminum Trim

- Bilstein PSS9 Suspention
- Dinan F&R Tower Struts
- Navigation Upgrade to MKIV Computer and 16:9 Widescreen
- Headlight Upgrade to Hella Headlights w/Angel Eyes and 6000K HIDs
- Fog Light Upgrade with 6000K HIDs
- Tail Light Upgrade with Hella Celis Tail Lights
- BBS RGR Diamondblack Wheels
- Tubi Exhaust
- UUC Short Shifter
- Black Kidney Grills
- Carbon Fiber Roundels on Wheels, Hood and Trunk

razahyde

bump for a great write up and for anyone who has a homelink and has not coded it.

i just picked up one for my 00 M5 and it works like a charm!

TMcNasty

Very good post! Add this to the DIY if you ask me.

With some digging here on M5board and in the manual I pieced it together, but this makes it easier for everyone. The M5 manual really drops the ball on your instruction #6. It's that rolling code part that screws over most people. With the rolling code units you need to train the M5 Homelink with the remote and then let the garage door head unit learn to accept the Homelink as a valid transmitter. It's really a 2 part process.

The M5 manual just overcomplicates that concept and ruins it.

edit: ha just realized this thread is from March '07, but my 2nd sentence above still stands!

razahyde

lol i knew it was from 07 but after searching this was the best write up i found. so i figured this might be of some use to members who have not coded there homelink.

android604

Thanks you guys, freaking genius... board members should write the manual, not German engineers fficeffice" />

Andrew

Trojan01

You rock dude! Thanks for suffering through the video and putting this together. I played with the rolling code thing and gave up. I got it now!!

Alpine2002

FYI, I tried to push the outside buttons, then proceed with programming about four different times. No luck. Tried the learning button on the opener about three times with no luck.

If you read in the M5 Owners manual, it will say to push the button on the Homelink you wish to program three times in succession.

Thus: Grab a stepladder. Push the learning button on the garage door opener (my learning light stayed on for 20 seconds). Within the time the light stays on, push the desired button on the Homelink transmitter three times in a row. Should now be programmed if the other posts don't help you first.

This ended up working for me. Thought it might help you as well. No one likes to hear that garage door opener rolling around in the vehicle.

NJ.M5

just used this....my beast is now keeping its legacy of being garage kept!

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