CarHopper

Friends, haters, lovers...

I have a question. Any of you back into your garage? And if so, do you have any trouble with using the garage door opener on your rear view mirror? I can't get my door to open up while I'm in reverse. Therefore, I drive into my driveway straight, open the door, and back out again just to back into the garage.

One thing, my garage door opener (the actually thing inside the garage) is a bit older and I wonder if it just has a bad time picking up the sensor because of age. I'm about to just download an app on my phone and wire up my garage/house into a smart house so I can open it from my phone until I figure something out.

Thanks

m a x i m u s

I would think the home link is directional, but honestly I've never tried it in reverse. I do, however, have the wifi set up on my garage door and it works like a charm.

Ingenieur

Perhaps it is disabled when the car is in reverse?

SaphGreyC63

Mine works fine reverse or forward.

CarHopper

Yea on my 09 it seemed to work. It also works in reverse because if I pull in the driveway straight and then put the car in reverse I can open it rarely.

It seems as though the door wont even open for me going in straight anymore though. I really don't want to replace the garage door and door opener but this may be an excuse.

jcfay

Mine doesn't work in reverse either. But it works fine when I'm driving up the street to my house, about 150 feet away. So I click it then, and then swing around and reverse it in. Always do. People always comment on it to, like it's weird. I just find it easier. But yes, I've noticed that the transmitter is somewhat directional.

QuartzBlueP31

I back in, but I use the Garage door opener that came with the house. I can not get the one in the car to recognize the opener. I hit the button before I get to the house about 250ft and then its opening when I back in.

CarHopper

I gave my brother the garage door opener. It appears as though I have made a mistake

zcct04

Backed up to the garage door, car still in reverse, hit the button under the mirror and voila - the door opened.

Happily, I didn't give my opener to my brother (what exactly does that mean?)

CarHopper

I only have 1 working garage door opener that came with my house. I programmed my car so it would work with the rear view mirror and then gave the actual opener to my brother for his car.

Time to convert my house into a smart house

jcfay

Ditto. I really want my in car iPod to be able to be automatically updated, while in car, with any playlist or music or podcast updates. It's just plain stupid this tech doesn't exist yet. Every time I pull it out and then attach it to my computer to download new tunes I feel idiotic. Especially when I'm running a Sonos wireless audio system in my house. Garage door openers should be frigging effortless. Anyone know when wifi will be avail on the C63 - is avail on other MBs?

Viper98912

I don't like rich exhaust startup fumes and muffler "startup spit" pointed in toward my house where it can creep into the house and stain my walls, so I always pull in forward

dbldpr

The garage door opener in the garage has an antenna that has to hang down. If it is curled up inside the area where the lights are it does not transmitt the signal out far. Make sure the antenna on the unit is hanging down. If it still does not work I would get a newer garage door opener. I can be 200 feet away from my garage door opener in reverse and press the button and it works great. I have a newer Chamberlein opener about 2 years old. You can also buy a booster for the garage signal that is wired to the opener inside the garage. It has an antenna that is mounted outside the garage. Years ago I bought one and they really do not work well. I would replace the garage door opener inside the garage.

Ingenieur

The antenna thing +1
It's just a wire

Mine works from a good distance
Door is open by the time I arrive and I pull right in

CarHopper

Thanks for this advice! When I painted my walls the antenna was way up. I curled it up and it is in a bad spot. This absolutely makes sense and I bet will fix my issues

CarHopper

Off topic -- how is that Sonos? I'm about to finish my basement and looking for a seriously awesome surround system for about a 500 sq foot room that will make me deaf in roughly 3 years

roadtalontsi

window tint can also have an impact on how well it works. Depending on the type and brand.

I am Jeff

I reverse my car into my garage and it is about 80 feet from the entrance of my driveway. That is about the limit to where I can open the garage door.

CarHopper

So yea, my antenna was tucked away from when I painted my garage and never put it back.

Works much better, but can't seem to find a sweet spot in reverse.