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      05-20-2011, 09:13 PM   #67
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added this to my brother E93 and work like a charm with Marantec M.The angle has to be between the windshield and the rear view mirror. I tried several other location but no luck.
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HELP

my opener doesnt have a learn button

It uses individual dip switches up or down on the receiver. The switches will push up or down with your finger. there are also dip switches on the remote to match the switch placement inside the receiver.

my acura rdx had no issues..took 3 minutes

this is an Allister type IIa system...pretty old

any ideas?

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      06-19-2011, 12:22 PM   #69
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Great thread, finally found the method to make this work with my garage. The car manual sucked.
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HELP

my opener doesnt have a learn button

It uses individual dip switches up or down on the receiver. The switches will push up or down with your finger. there are also dip switches on the remote to match the switch placement inside the receiver.

my acura rdx had no issues..took 3 minutes

this is an Allister type IIa system...pretty old

any ideas?

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According to this you are correct,

http://www.ehow.com/how_8464643_repr...-type-iia.html

I suggest you replace the old thing with a more compatable model.

Additional info, http://homeappliance.manualsonline.c...dThread/853663
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      06-25-2011, 07:40 AM   #71
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great thread, now if we can figure out how to keep it live even when the car is turned off would be great.
You do not want it to work when the car is off. If it did then anybody can break into your car and gain access to your house. Bad enough to have the car broken into but worse when they get into your house.
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      06-25-2011, 11:23 AM   #72
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According to this you are correct,

http://www.ehow.com/how_8464643_repr...-type-iia.html

I suggest you replace the old thing with a more compatable model.

Additional info, http://homeappliance.manualsonline.c...dThread/853663

can you explain why my wife's acura which also uses homelink and we were able to program her car in less than 3 minutes
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      06-25-2011, 12:33 PM   #73
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can you explain why my wife's acura which also uses homelink and we were able to program her car in less than 3 minutes
I believe the difference is the Acura only needs to learn only the remote which the BMW does as well but the the BMW needs to sink with the main receiver utilizing the rolling code sequence from the motor assemby. For the BMW it is a two step process, the Acura is a single step.

This is explained on page 5 of the instructions here,

http://www.eurohomelink.com/PDF-Down...sanleitung.pdf
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      09-17-2011, 09:37 PM   #74
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thanks for your research but you're just referring info you google.....my next post will help others with same problem i had

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I believe the difference is the Acura only needs to learn only the remote which the BMW does as well but the the BMW needs to sink with the main receiver utilizing the rolling code sequence from the motor assemby. For the BMW it is a two step process, the Acura is a single step.

This is explained on page 5 of the instructions here,

http://www.eurohomelink.com/PDF-Down...sanleitung.pdf
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      09-17-2011, 09:45 PM   #75
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if anyone has the opener that doesnt have a learn button but uses individual dip switches up or down on the receiver. The switches will push up or down with your finger. there are also dip switches on the remote to match the switch placement inside......YOU CAN get your homelink to work

first thing you'll need to do is make sure you have a new battery in your remote (this is a must do)

then hold the two outer buttons on the mirror to reset

now choose the button you want to program and hold it and then hold the button on your remote....place the remote on the driver side, one inch away between the windshield and the mirror

you should see the light blink slowly but then changes to blink rapidly...you're done
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if anyone has the opener that doesnt have a learn button but uses individual dip switches up or down on the receiver. The switches will push up or down with your finger. there are also dip switches on the remote to match the switch placement inside......YOU CAN get your homelink to work

first thing you'll need to do is make sure you have a new battery on your remote (this is a must do)

then hold the two outer buttons on the mirror to reset

now choose the button you want to program and hold it and then hold the button on your remote....place the remote on the driver side, one inch away between the windshield and the mirror

you should see the light blink slowly but then changes to blink rapidly...you're done
Even the units that have a "learn button" have the dip switches, they simply set the frequency you want to use. The issue is not just learning the remote, which is easy, but learning the tansmitter from the over head unit itself, it needs to know the manufacturer of the unit before it will work. That is what is missing, the BMW, as indicated in the manual, has to learn the main unit as well as the remote. Two steps, you are simply talking about just one of them, the remote.
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thats why i posted the instructions for those that doesnt have the learn button in the unit....homelink just learns the remote

i got mines to work, so i have first hand experience. i think the main reason i couldnt get it to work before is cuz of the battery in the remote, it needs enough power to transmit the frequency so you must change to a new battery if the bat is old. i did the programming away from home (at work) so this proves that mines only program thru the remote.

like i stated before that our acura rdx was able to program but the bmw couldnt....to me that didnt make any sense so i have tried everything on the net



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Even the units that have a "learn button" have the dip switches, they simply set the frequency you want to use. The issue is not just learning the remote, which is easy, but learning the tansmitter from the over head unit itself, it needs to know the manufacturer of the unit before it will work. That is what is missing, the BMW, as indicated in the manual, has to learn the main unit as well as the remote. Two steps, you are simply talking about just one of them, the remote.
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      09-18-2011, 06:08 PM   #78
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Will this work on front gates? I have a front gate opener but I couldn't find the learn button from the front gate
You will only need to do the "learn" step with rolling code openers. Your front gate probably does not use rolling codes. Once you program the remote to your car's homelink you are done.
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This is AWESOME - I spent 20 minutes last night with no luck. I knew I would find the answers here.

Just did it - took me 3 minutes flat.

As soon as I moved the remote behind the rear view mirror - I found the sweet spot. After that I just followed the rest of the instructions - I'm good to go

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Well somehow after setting up another car to our garage door, the settings on my 335i stopped working. I did a quick google search and this thread came up.

Guess what - I remember this post because I replied back to this a few years ago.

Note to self, for me the "Sweet Spot" is behind the rear view mirror on the right side (opposite side of the three buttons. If you look behind the rear view mirror, you'll see a small square plastic window on the passenger side, that's where I aimed the garage door opener remote).

This way if I ever need to do this again and somehow forget how to, the instructions will always be here. Maybe I'll make a short video of what to do since it will only take 2-3 minutes to complete
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or you could change to a new battery on your device, this will make any spot the sweet spot

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Well somehow after setting up another car to our garage door, the settings on my 335i stopped working. I did a quick google search and this thread came up.

Guess what - I remember this post because I replied back to this a few years ago.

Note to self, for me the "Sweet Spot" is behind the rear view mirror on the right side (opposite side of the three buttons. If you look behind the rear view mirror, you'll see a small square plastic window on the passenger side, that's where I aimed the garage door opener remote).

This way if I ever need to do this again and somehow forget how to, the instructions will always be here. Maybe I'll make a short video of what to do since it will only take 2-3 minutes to complete
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Got my e93 used and without the correct manual. These instructions worked on the first try! Thanks!
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excellent, this worked for my e92 335i, this is just what i needed since I bought the car used and it didn't come w/ a manual.
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Thanks for your detailed steps.It works for E93. The angle must be between the windshield plus the rear view mirror monitor.
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Thanks a lot for this, did it last night and worked first try.
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place the remote on the driver side, one inch away between the windshield and the mirror
This man knows what he's talking about! Thank you!!!!
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it works for me too after reading this thread and realizing that I need to do 5,6,7,8 to make the link completed. Big thanks!!
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This is for Chamberlain garage door openers. Had to have my remote touching car mirror to get Homelink to remember remote code. Once LED flashed, indicating car had learned remote code, pressed the LEARN button on garage door opener and pressed associated button on Homelink and door opener responded. I can now open both garage doors...only took me 3yrs to find this link and figure it out.
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