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I have to agree!It seems the major advantage to the Tesla-installed Homelink transmitter is geocoding, i.e., having your garage door open and close based on proximity to something like your garage. If this isn’t a need or even a desire, you might consider just going with the clicker remote that came with the garage opener and clipping it to your sun visor. Cheap at about a 10th the cost of the Tesla unit, reliable, out of the way, easy peasy. And cheap. Did I mention cheap?
That'd be the tie-in of the computer. but definitely true. I entertained buying the module once i found out it was no longer included by default.. but then decided I'd never use the extra feature. With our garage here, I have to get out, and go into the garage first and then keep an eye on the car as it summons its way in (sometimes it requires another try because it gets too close to something inside or won't pull up far enough). Hitting the opener's clicker is easy enough when i'm putting up.It seems the major advantage to the Tesla-installed Homelink transmitter is geocoding, i.e., having your garage door open and close based on proximity to something like your garage. If this isn’t a need or even a desire, you might consider just going with the clicker remote that came with the garage opener and clipping it to your sun visor. Cheap at about a 10th the cost of the Tesla unit, reliable, out of the way, easy peasy. And cheap. Did I mention cheap?
There's a "skip" button that shows up as you approach the activation distance. If you've padlocked the garage door closed, I'd suggest clicking it.Most home garages have a sliding bolt/lock that goes into the rails. They also have a hole for a padlock.
So if you come home with Telsa Homelink....it could attempt to open as you get close to your home. BUT what if you secured your garage door....(NOTE: not in the OP's case but...)
Current place doesn't (old triplex in bay area that has one of those tilt up garage doors that are popular here).. and i've only had 1 place i've lived where the door had those and they actually worked.. the downside i found with it was accidentally forgetting it was on.. I instead now use the 'lock' feature on most garage door openers.. (when the switch is in lock mode, it won't respond.. less chance of accidental damage and the opener still stops the door from physically being opened while engaged)....
Most home garages have a sliding bolt/lock that goes into the rails. They also have a hole for a padlock.
Cross check your apartment's garage door opener brand with HomeLink:So I guess I’ll have to buy the $350 Tesla garage opener, but how can I make sure that my apartments’s garage door is compatible with the Tesla garage opener? Thanks in advance.
I agree it doesn't have the greatest range but Auto-open still opens my door before I reach my house so I'm not sure why that wouldn't work for you. Maybe an antenna extension would help here seeing your opener is pretty old.I have the homelink in my car, it connected no problem with my garage door that is aprox 20 years old.
Also the homelink in the model 3 does not have alot of range.. when I park my car with the rear to the garage door it just wont open the door. So basicly it is useless because I have to back up my car into the garage.
The opener should sense the force holding it closed, and reverse back to closed state. However, if you're going to padlock your garage, you should pull the release that disengages the garage door from the opener. After all, you could forget and push the button on the remote by habit on your way in, and who really wants to count on a failsafe.Most home garages have a sliding bolt/lock that goes into the rails. They also have a hole for a padlock.
So if you come home with Telsa Homelink....it could attempt to open as you get close to your home. BUT what if you secured your garage door....(NOTE: not in the OP's case but...)
Quite agree, I use one of the remotes that came with the opener myself. Not only don't I need the automatic feature, but it seems like a royal pain to have to access the GUI if I need to trigger the remote manually. Like I'm pretty sure that if I come home to find that someone else has the door open, it's gonna close it...then I'm left trying to quickly cancel the close operation. Also, I simply don't TRUST the geofence feature to always work correctly and positively close the door when I leave. I'm the nervous type that pushes the button while I'm backing out of the driveway, and I always check in my rear view to verify it actually closed (and stayed closed) before I drive away.@davewill Correct. We use that for vacations...and we KNOW when it will move up or down for the garages. I feel that the several hundred dollar Homelink that Tesla markets is an easy $35 thing you toss in your front console or on the visor. The times that We would need that isn't worth the hassle.
For vacations, AKA out of the house, the padlock makes sense....we do this a ton. Just wanted to put something out that folks may not encounter.
PERFECT RESPONSE!Quite agree, I use one of the remotes that came with the opener myself. Not only don't I need the automatic feature, but it seems like a royal pain to have to access the GUI if I need to trigger the remote manually. Like I'm pretty sure that if I come home to find that someone else has the door open, it's gonna close it...then I'm left trying to quickly cancel the close operation. Also, I simply don't TRUST the geofence feature to always work correctly and positively close the door when I leave. I'm the nervous type that pushes the button while I'm backing out of the driveway, and I always check in rear view to verify it actually closed (and stayed closed) before I drive away.
OK so a thought here......We used the same homelink opener that came with the house (16 years ago). When we bought the first Tesla Model S in early 2013, (built in Homelink), the unit worked fine - same with the M3 purchased in 2017. First model S replaced in 2018 - things worked same in both cars - perfect.
Then software update last year. Couldn't pair either car - tried everything. Had a Mobile tech last month for another issue; asked about the Homelink. Was told they dropped the older one's communication (garage unit) - different system. Need to upgrade the garage unit.