HomeLink Garage Door Opening Instructions

twhitestone · Mar 27, 2007

Thank You!

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 Discussion starter · Mar 27, 2007

twhitestone said:
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!

+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!

razahyde · Oct 3, 2008

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 · Oct 3, 2008

Very good post! :M5thumbs: 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 · Oct 3, 2008

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 · Oct 6, 2008

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

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Trojan01 · Oct 10, 2008

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!! :cheers:

Alpine2002 · Apr 6, 2009

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.

gsfent · Oct 11, 2015

Alpine2002 said:
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.

I know this is old, but it worked for me this weekend. M5board does it again.'

I have 2 garages. Some cars work both, but the M5 would never work the second garage. Strange, because both should be on the same code. Even with the "learn" button pushed, no luck. Then I saw this about pushing the homelink button 3 times after the learn button. So I put the second garage opener on "learn" and on the second push of the homelink button, it synched up!

Regards,
Jerry

NJ.M5 · Jul 20, 2009

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

Wi_KeD_M5 · Jul 20, 2009

After 2+ years of owning my car, I finally got this working just last week.

Here is one more configuration that folks may have.

There was one thing that threw my whole programming plan off. Programming the car was a breeze. The M5 manual is actually not that bad.

My program button for the opener was not located on the casing of the motor though. My opener used a remote opener/receiver that was mounted on the wall.

The remote has a panel on it that hides the program button. I had to looked up documentation for my opener/remote on the web and eventually found the documentation on the remote configuration.

Everything went well once that was clear.

matte39m5 · Jul 15, 2010

Awesome post, made clear and simple since my new garage door has a rolling code and about a 75 page manual to go with that.

bmwluvr4evr · Jul 15, 2010

How I hated programming those buttons... When I did it on ///M, I just started pressing buttons randomly, and it worked :eek7:

Bimmerbear · Jul 16, 2010

Thanks for those last two steps! I figured out that our garage door uses rolling code when I tried this the first time and gave up thinking that I could use the home link with it. Apparently not!

FlyBMW · Jun 14, 2011

how do you manage to program outdated BMW Homelink with modern garage openers?

GBPackerfan1963 · Jun 14, 2011

I have rolling codes on my door opener and my HomeLink works great. What are you having issues with?

FlyBMW · Jun 14, 2011

I have a garage opener from Italian company called "Nice". I activate it with its factory IR Remote Control. I want to do it with BMW HomeLink module which I don't have on my Euro-spec car.

I heard that BMW HomeLink system is outdated and won't be able to activate later models of garage openers which work on a different frequency. Is this true? If so, I wonder how everyone here manages to operate their new garage openers with outdated HomeLinks?

GBPackerfan1963 · Jun 14, 2011

Well AFAIK, the HomeLink works on RF (Radio Frequency), not IR. Where is the receiver on this "Nice" opener? It would have to be in plain view for it to work on IR.

FlyBMW · Jun 14, 2011

ooops, sorry. My system is Radio frequency based and I also think it is a rolling code. so still wondering if I should buy the HomeLink. Will I be able to link it with the latest Nice system?

GBPackerfan1963 · Jun 14, 2011

You should be able to. Mine has rolling codes and works flawlessly. Good luck.

Kevin The Clean 1 · Jun 16, 2011

I could never get mine to work/function either. I will have to try this & report back tomorrow... !

Roach · Jun 16, 2011

Has anyone had success programing 2 garage door openers to to homelink? I have a 2 car garage with 2 doors and therefore 2 garage door openers and I would like the capability to open either one from the car via homelink. I have a rolling code Chamberlain garage door opener and have no issues programming 1 door but every time I try and program the 2nd garage door, it affects the first one so I can never open or close 1 door at a time. Thoughts?

GBPackerfan1963 · Jun 17, 2011

Yes, I have both my doors programmed. Strange occurrence you got there. I have one door programmed on button 1 and the other on button 2. One is rolling code the other is not. Are both of yours rolling code?

chowdah · Jun 17, 2011

I have all 3 programmed. I know 2 are rolling code and modern units; can't recall about the 3rd, but I think it is as well. None of these are at the same location, however.

Roach -
Are you saying that if you program button 1 to door A, that works fine, but as soon as you program button 2 to door B:
a) both doors move in concert
b) button 1 + door 1 no longer function

FlyBMW · Jul 22, 2011

I just bought a HomeLink module for my Euro-spec M5. After removing the headliner panel I could not find the wiring and the plug for the Home Link. Any ideas whether it is really there and I should be looking for it or if I made a mistake by ordering it?

CarbonCopy · Jul 22, 2011

I believe the unit is self-contained and all you'd need is power and a ground (are there more than two leads to the plug?). The ground is a brown wire by BMW convention. You could probably tie into any key-powered hot (you don't want the ability of someone opening your garage if car is off and parked outside) which is usually a green-striped wire. There are power sources up there (mirror dimming, and sunroof are two examples). I'd use the mirror dimming lead since it is lower amperage than the sunroof and probably has an appropriate fuse for that circuit (If I remember right this is violet/green). I don't know the specific answer as to whether a factory socket is there. I have retrofitted mirror dimming in modern BMWs so I know with a half hour of online searching, looking at pin-outs on electrical diagrams which are available online and some quick investigation at the headliner, this should be reasonably easy.

desmotesta · Jul 22, 2011

I have tried the above directions over and over and still cannot get the Homelink to work.

I have a similar system in my 2002 A6 and that seems to work just fine.

I dont understand what I might be doing wrong.

RSPDiver · Jul 22, 2011

I screwed it up a couple of times today, too. Then I realized I was skimming the instructions and missing the step of holding the UGDO button down until it went to a rapid flash.

BrendanSC · Jul 22, 2011

Awesome! I thought my homelink was a non-runner and gave up on it, but these instructions worked.

GoodRevrnd · Feb 23, 2013

Thread necro! I can't even get past the step of clearing the codes. When I hold the two outside buttons, nothing happens--no blinky lights to indicate it cleared, nothing. Any ideas? Is this system controlled by the Nav computer, because mine is likely shot from a previous owner's bad jump.

Kevin The Clean 1 · Feb 25, 2013

I've tried this before & it never worked. I guess I could try it again...

caspian65 · Feb 25, 2013

I have 2 liftmaster 3800 garage door openers. Tried the remote to program and it didn't work. Need to get up on a ladder and check for a learn button. Would be nice to have these working.

rvt1000 · Feb 25, 2013

caspian65 said:
I have 2 liftmaster 3800 garage door openers. Tried the remote to program and it didn't work. Need to get up on a ladder and check for a learn button. Would be nice to have these working.

If it is a newer garage opener most cases it will have a learn button, which is very convienent.

A Clear homelink so all codes are wiped
B. Press Learn button on opener (getting up on ladder).
C Press & hold the button you want on homelink to be used to open the door.
D. If you do it right your lights on the garage opener should blink randomly twice or so.

Jahdave · Feb 25, 2013

I tried this yesterday and was not successful. My garage door openers do have learn buttons. I'll give it another go today.

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