Garage Door Remote Control - Homelink

[Anthony Banos]

Has anybody used this remote control system?


HomeLink. The ultimate home comfort. The first gate- and garage door opener directly integrated into the vehicle?s interior.
HomeLink. The luxury link between car and home.

A smart option that forges the perfect link between the automobile?s interior and the user?s home via the next generation of remote control. HomeLink is the first permanently fitted garage-door opener that translates the last word in comfort into the here and now. Blending harmoniously into the car?s interior design, HomeLink is not only simple to use, but also makes for added security, providing more effective anti-theft protection thanks to permanent installation. HomeLink can only be operated or programmed from inside the car, and only the vehicle user has access to HomeLink?s functions and transmission codes.

HomeLink. Open, Sesame!
Sometimes, it?s not getting ahead that matters, but getting home. That?s why Johnson Controls developed HomeLink. HomeLink is much more than today?s way of opening your garage door. It?s the ideal way to connect your vehicle with your home. For example, HomeLink controls garage doors and property gates at the touch of a button. Additional uses include operating inside and outside lighting or alarm systems.

If only the best will do when it comes to luxury and style, while being right there on thecutting edge of 21st century technology, HomeLink makes the perfect auto optional.HomeLink not only gives drivers a sense of exclusivity as an expression of their luxurious lifestyle - it couldn?t be easier to use. HomeLink is the ideal combination of form and function that makes that welcome-home feeling a built-in feature of your car. More than just a garage-door opener, HomeLink ist the luxury link with your home.

HomeLink. All the facts at a glance.
 The first garage-door opener integrated into the vehicle.
 Seamless integration into the vehicle?s interior - permanent installation effectively prevents theft.
 Control of garage doors, property gates, inside and outside lighting, alarm systems and much more.
 Convenient: that annoying hunt for the remote is a thing of the past. HomeLink is always in the same place.
 Programming in less than 60 seconds - self-learning system recognises the original handheld transmitter?s code.
 HomeLink is compatible with almost all garage door and property gate systems throughout Europe. So it can be widely and extensively used.
 For the highest demands for convenience and style, this high quality accessory is the perfect optional extra.
 As a driver you will experience that special feeling of refined lifestyle and incomparable comfort and convenience.
 In that way HomeLink combines exclusivity and functionality in a most acceptable way.

HomeLink has considerable benefits
HomeLink is always within reach and cannot be lost.

Thanks to HomeLink to you can banish disorder from your vehicle.

The frequency is always retained even when the power connection is interrupted.

Added security: thanks to permanent installation HomeLink provides more effective anti-theft protection.

It dispenses with the continuous requirement for changing batteries because the impulses are sent directly from the vehicle.

 

[BenH]

Garage Door Remote Control

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Or is this not an advert after all?

 

[fuzzer]

Garage Door Remote Control

looks good , when i get my castle with the electric gates to keep out the lesser people , ill get one of these mirrors :d

 

[Koolvin]

Garage Door Remote Control

its not spam, its a OEM option from MB

http://WWW.MBCLUB.CO.UK

 

[BenH]

Garage Door Remote Control

But why the hard sell if it's not an advert? These fora are not intended for advertising - there's enough of that rubbish on the Internet already.

If Anthony Banos wants to post all that garbage with just a question "Has anyone used this" then he should set up a website and point to it.  He's neither saying anything relevant to MB enthusiasts nor asking questions that we might be able to answer. Just posting a load of reasons why we would want a system like this, and if that ain't an advert then I'm curious to know what is.

'Under the line' marketing like this is becoming more intrusive on the Internet. I want to stop it.

Ben

 

[Guy]

Garage Door Remote Control

Anthony,
I've got a remote controlled Henderson garage door, and have recently got info on the mirror from my dealer.
If your system is compatible, the new mirror stores and when pressed transmits the relevant frequency opening the door.
In my case the attraction is that the supplied Henderson remote controller is almost the size of a house brick, and there is nowhere convenient for it to sit in the car - I hate things rattling around.
What I've got is the MB internal infosheet, which tells you how to programme and use the mirror/controller, and has a 3 page compatibility table.
It doesn't tell me the price - and an alternative may be to buy a smaller 'learning' remote.
If you need any more info, let me know.

PS - Ben, I think you're wrong - Anthony may not post regularly, but he has certainly posted several times before....

 

[Anthony Banos]

Garage Door Remote Control

Hi Guy,

I was considering the Henderson Aperto 1000 with the 2X2 button mini transmitter 30m range, but as you mention I rather have an integral control system in the car instead of  the stand alone hand-held control. I have not found feedback  on the HomeLink from a user yet, but I understand they are substantially more pricey than Henderson. I will keep looking in other forums for some positive feedback (and hope they don't get ruffled by the notion of spam!!).

Many thanks for your kind response

 

[Tony Musgrave]

Hi Anthony, I wanted the system you posted information about, so when I ordered my car, I specified the remote controller in the Mirror housing. The Mirror has three buttons for three remotes plus a 'learn' button. I wanted to open the gates to my Castle, the garage door, and the house front door which also has a remote lock. All of the remotes are different frequencies,the Mirror will no seem to accept the learning instructions and I have given up using the Mirror remote, unless some computer Guru can sort it out !!!

Thanks for publishing your article. It didn't seem like 'Spam' to me.

 

[Guy]

Tony,

The mirror remote is only compatible with certain manufacturers remote controls - and you have to keep the learn button depressed for about 30 secs when programming.

Are you sure yours are compatible?

Otherwise get your dealer to sort it out!

 

[Tony Musgrave]

Hi Guy,
Thanks for your prompt reply. The 'castle' gates are by FAAC, the garage door by a German company, the name of which escapes me, and the Front door has got some wierd American lock. I have tried most things but not 'Holding the button for 30 seconds'. I do have an idea that even once the 'Mirror' has learnt the instruction, then the operator must be programmed to recognise the new remote.

I think I will let my Son have a go at It before admitting defeat and calling on the Dealer . Thanks for your comments.

 

[Guy]

Tony,

1 - Compatibility

http://www.eurohomelink.com/english/gettingstarted/compatabilitylist.html

Click on the link for a compatibility list.

2 - Programming

Page 2 of the pdf file for the MB mirror tells you how to programme - click on the link below

http://www.eurohomelink.com/english/gettingstarted/programming.html

Hope this helps - the majority of MB sales people have no idea; you have to find out for yourself!

 

[Tony Musgrave]

Brilliant. Many thanks