Garage Door Opener Works Finally !!!!!
08-07-2004, 11:37 AM
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Garage Door Opener Works Finally !!!!!
I cant remember who posted the following on this forum but it works great. All you guys rock. Damn, you're better than the dealership....Thanks again
The following worked for me after 3 months of trying everything:
The following worked for me after 3 months of trying everything:
You must have a LiftMaster opener with ROLLING CODE, like me. It took me awhile to figure things out, and the MB manual is not entirely clear regarding the need to repeat steps in some systems. OK, here's what I did to make things work:
1) Erase the car's homelink memory by pressing and holding the two outer homelink buttons for at least 20 seconds, then release.
2) Step up onto the ladder. Press and release the learn button once on your garage opener motor. You have 30 seconds to do step 3.
3) Press and hold the homelink button you want AND THEN press and hold the orginal Liftmaster remote button until the garage opener light blinks twice (should blink within 2 seconds of pressing your Liftmaster remote button). Release.
4) Step up onto the ladder again. Press and release the learn button once. Go back to the car.
5) Press and hold the same homelink button as in step 3. Within 2 seconds, you should notice the garage opener light blink twice.
Congratuations, your homelink button has been trained.
1) Erase the car's homelink memory by pressing and holding the two outer homelink buttons for at least 20 seconds, then release.
2) Step up onto the ladder. Press and release the learn button once on your garage opener motor. You have 30 seconds to do step 3.
3) Press and hold the homelink button you want AND THEN press and hold the orginal Liftmaster remote button until the garage opener light blinks twice (should blink within 2 seconds of pressing your Liftmaster remote button). Release.
4) Step up onto the ladder again. Press and release the learn button once. Go back to the car.
5) Press and hold the same homelink button as in step 3. Within 2 seconds, you should notice the garage opener light blink twice.
Congratuations, your homelink button has been trained.
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08-16-2004, 04:45 PM
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There was also a tip in addition to those above. Instead of using a ladder and sprinting back to the vehicle to do the next step, one owner opened his sunroof and programmed the thing in his garage by reaching through the open roof. I'm not about to kneel on my ash leather seats though!! 
08-17-2004, 07:25 AM
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This is good news. Where is the learn button on liftmaster garage opener motor? On the side with the antenna? Did you need to remove the cover to the light to find the learn button? Is the button labeled 'learn'? I cannot locate that button. My liftmaster is 6 months old.
08-17-2004, 10:50 AM
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Originally Posted by slipnby
This is good news. Where is the learn button on liftmaster garage opener motor? On the side with the antenna? Did you need to remove the cover to the light to find the learn button? Is the button labeled 'learn'? I cannot locate that button. My liftmaster is 6 months old.
08-22-2004, 04:38 PM
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03 E320, sport package, moon roof, sound upgrade, brilliant silver, charcoal leather, heated seats..
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Finally, the homelink worked with the liftmaster. The key step was to have the car ignition on. Thanks for the post.
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Thank you!!
Good God! I was at this for hours with no success, and this worked in 2 minutes!! Those Germans make awesome cars, but their owner's manual drafting leaves a lot to be desired. Anyone able to get this programming process out of the owners manual is a better man/woman than me.
Anyhow, thanks for the great advice.
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Anyhow, thanks for the great advice.
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pretty cool that you found this so long after the origional post. Probably the best find I had with my E. They figured it out later on . My R500 was fine. No program issues.
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Lucky for you, I still havent managed to get mine to work...
I've tried everything in the book and had our SA come to our house to test it but to no avail.
I've tried everything in the book and had our SA come to our house to test it but to no avail.
12-04-2006, 09:50 AM
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S550 vs A8L... I'm 43 and never felt comfortable driving my 2000 S430. As we all know on these boards, a car is as much emotion as materialism. The S is a better car in many ways but I feel "right" in the A8L. I am bummed that the new S is more stodgy than the last one. A8L lease is up in a year. I'd like an S but still don't think I'm old enough. Another A8, 7 series may be more up my alley. I'll keep it open. By then the 7 will be retro. To answer your question, the big picture is that my A8L is the 1st car I have had with NO! problems after a year. I love the drive, the gadgets the unique style, the understated elegance( it's not in your face). I have had 4 prior MB's and they all had problems. I swore them out of our life untill we stumbled on a deal for our R500. Happy with it so far. So in the end I will probably go A8L again and then pick up the next gen 7 series.
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Garage door opener for 2003 E500 finally works!!!
I know this is an old post but I had to thank you lyrixmajor! The MB manual instructions are written by a 5 year old.
I have a Liftmaster with a rolling code. After hours spent on programming the remote I was ready to give up until I found this post. Worked from the first try. great post, thanks again!!!!!!!
I have a Liftmaster with a rolling code. After hours spent on programming the remote I was ready to give up until I found this post. Worked from the first try. great post, thanks again!!!!!!!
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Reply to an old post (homelink)
[Thank you lyric major, I did used your steps for GL450 and old Craftsman model 139.53990 and it works ][/QUOTE]
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07-17-2021, 11:40 AM
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You have to have a compatible garage door opener for the W211 MB Homelink to work. There are several technologies developed over the years for wireless remote openers. You can tell which technology you have by the color of the learn button or even the color of the antenna.
Yellow = Security+ 2.0 technology
Purple = Security+ 315 MHz technology
Red or Orange = Security+ 390 Mhz Rolling Code technology
Green = Billion Code technology
W211 works with Security+ 390 Mhz Rolling Code technology and Billion Code technology. It won't work natively with Security+ 2.0 technology or Security+ 315 MHz technology. To get your Homelink to work with the newer technologies, you'll need to buy and install a converter in the garage (such as a Homelink RPTR or Liftmaster 850LM or Liftmaster 811LM) that will translate your W211 rolling code to a compatible command for the opener.
Yellow = Security+ 2.0 technology
Purple = Security+ 315 MHz technology
Red or Orange = Security+ 390 Mhz Rolling Code technology
Green = Billion Code technology
W211 works with Security+ 390 Mhz Rolling Code technology and Billion Code technology. It won't work natively with Security+ 2.0 technology or Security+ 315 MHz technology. To get your Homelink to work with the newer technologies, you'll need to buy and install a converter in the garage (such as a Homelink RPTR or Liftmaster 850LM or Liftmaster 811LM) that will translate your W211 rolling code to a compatible command for the opener.
07-17-2021, 08:30 PM
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You have to have a compatible garage door opener for the W211 MB Homelink to work. There are several technologies developed over the years for wireless remote openers. You can tell which technology you have by the color of the learn button or even the color of the antenna.
Yellow = Security+ 2.0 technology
Purple = Security+ 315 MHz technology
Red or Orange = Security+ 390 Mhz Rolling Code technology
Green = Billion Code technology
W211 works with Security+ 390 Mhz Rolling Code technology and Billion Code technology. It won't work natively with Security+ 2.0 technology or Security+ 315 MHz technology. To get your Homelink to work with the newer technologies, you'll need to buy and install a converter in the garage (such as a Homelink RPTR or Liftmaster 850LM or Liftmaster 811LM) that will translate your W211 rolling code to a compatible command for the opener.
Yellow = Security+ 2.0 technology
Purple = Security+ 315 MHz technology
Red or Orange = Security+ 390 Mhz Rolling Code technology
Green = Billion Code technology
W211 works with Security+ 390 Mhz Rolling Code technology and Billion Code technology. It won't work natively with Security+ 2.0 technology or Security+ 315 MHz technology. To get your Homelink to work with the newer technologies, you'll need to buy and install a converter in the garage (such as a Homelink RPTR or Liftmaster 850LM or Liftmaster 811LM) that will translate your W211 rolling code to a compatible command for the opener.
07-17-2021, 10:48 PM
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So, it sounds like your opener is not compatible with earlier remote protocols but compatible with MyQ. Homelink still needs to talk over a compatible protocol and MyQ is not that protocol. The multifunction control panel is not the device with which the Homelink is trying to pair.You'll still need an aftermarket converter.
07-19-2021, 02:26 PM
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I posted this in on thread before but a lot of times what is needed is the homelink bridge.
Copy and Paste from other threads:
-Nigel
Copy and Paste from other threads:
still can't get this to work at all with my liftmasters.
I've done everything here.
I clear out the presets so that then the led flashes rapidly.
I go to my garage door opener since it has the learn button on it. I push it. It lights up orange.
I then go back into the car, push and hold the first button on the left, and hit the remote garage button that's already programmed to the door. Light flashes twice.
I go back to the garage door opener, push the learn button so it lights up orange.
Go back into the car and push the first button on the mirror.... nothing happens. It illuminates in the car but nothing happens to the light inside the garage.
Surely it can't be this difficult. What am I missing?
I've tried the following instructions here, MB command instructions and Liftmaster instructions listed above. Nothing works.
According to liftmaster they changed their code to 2.0+ or something like that in 2011. Then on homelink's site they indicate the following:
"If your HomeLink programming was unsuccessful, you may need a HomeLink Compatibility Bridge Kit which will allow your garage door opener to be compatible with HomeLink. Please contact us for more information."
Edit 2:
I called homelink, explained the problem.
He said the homelink in our 2009 is older than the liftmaster technology of the garage openers.
I need the following:
https://www.amazon.com/LiftMaster-85...keywords=855lm
The remote control will talk to the MB homelink and then the homelink in the MB will talk with the repeater which in tern will talk to the on wall control of the liftmaster...
DAMN!
It's cheap at 23 bucks.
Ordered and will report back once I get it.
-Nigel
I've done everything here.
I clear out the presets so that then the led flashes rapidly.
I go to my garage door opener since it has the learn button on it. I push it. It lights up orange.
I then go back into the car, push and hold the first button on the left, and hit the remote garage button that's already programmed to the door. Light flashes twice.
I go back to the garage door opener, push the learn button so it lights up orange.
Go back into the car and push the first button on the mirror.... nothing happens. It illuminates in the car but nothing happens to the light inside the garage.
Surely it can't be this difficult. What am I missing?
I've tried the following instructions here, MB command instructions and Liftmaster instructions listed above. Nothing works.
According to liftmaster they changed their code to 2.0+ or something like that in 2011. Then on homelink's site they indicate the following:
"If your HomeLink programming was unsuccessful, you may need a HomeLink Compatibility Bridge Kit which will allow your garage door opener to be compatible with HomeLink. Please contact us for more information."
Edit 2:
I called homelink, explained the problem.
He said the homelink in our 2009 is older than the liftmaster technology of the garage openers.
I need the following:
https://www.amazon.com/LiftMaster-85...keywords=855lm
The remote control will talk to the MB homelink and then the homelink in the MB will talk with the repeater which in tern will talk to the on wall control of the liftmaster...
DAMN!
It's cheap at 23 bucks.
Ordered and will report back once I get it.
-Nigel
Had the 855LM home link repeater waiting for me.
SUPER easy to make this work with liftmasters or anything that has the newer 2.0+ security.
Kit comes with plug in repeater, and remote. The remote is ONLY used to link up the home link button in the car, that's it. It will not open the garage door.
Steps I followed:
1. Cleared out current home link buttons in car.
2. Hold down first home link button, and repeater opener, led starts flashing slow, then rapidly. Once flashing rapidly let go of both buttons.
3. Plug in repeater to wall outlet. (They say close to garage doors, currently mine is on the back wall until I make an out let in the ceiling.)
4. Go to remote control wall panel and push the learn button.
5. Go back into car and push what ever home link button you want to open the garage door.
6. Garage door light turns on. Push home link button one last time. ( I had to hold hte button down for 1.5 seconds).
7. Door opens or closes depending on where it was. (I had it already opened so it closed).
Do same process for other buttons or if you have multiple garage doors. You can skip step 3 since it's already plugged in.
Tested many times and it works great!
Took literately all of 30 seconds to do with this device!
Hope this helps anyone in the future. It's nice not having to have a garage remote control in the car honestly. Very clean looking and nice that the home link buttons work. This would probably make sense that our 05' clk didn't work with home link because I didn't have this device.
SUPER easy to make this work with liftmasters or anything that has the newer 2.0+ security.
Kit comes with plug in repeater, and remote. The remote is ONLY used to link up the home link button in the car, that's it. It will not open the garage door.
Steps I followed:
1. Cleared out current home link buttons in car.
2. Hold down first home link button, and repeater opener, led starts flashing slow, then rapidly. Once flashing rapidly let go of both buttons.
3. Plug in repeater to wall outlet. (They say close to garage doors, currently mine is on the back wall until I make an out let in the ceiling.)
4. Go to remote control wall panel and push the learn button.
5. Go back into car and push what ever home link button you want to open the garage door.
6. Garage door light turns on. Push home link button one last time. ( I had to hold hte button down for 1.5 seconds).
7. Door opens or closes depending on where it was. (I had it already opened so it closed).
Do same process for other buttons or if you have multiple garage doors. You can skip step 3 since it's already plugged in.
Tested many times and it works great!
Took literately all of 30 seconds to do with this device!
Hope this helps anyone in the future. It's nice not having to have a garage remote control in the car honestly. Very clean looking and nice that the home link buttons work. This would probably make sense that our 05' clk didn't work with home link because I didn't have this device.
-Nigel
