leaftoy
Member
I do have homelink add-on installed and love everything about it. Especially the auto open. I have set distance to where I have line of sight to garage door, and know how to cancel auto open if I see the door open. And I don't know why other manufacturers haven't moved beyond the standard 3 homelink buttons to something as nice a this.I do not know if you have homelink or what. Let me tell you the range of my Tesla homelink for Auto open is much less than my garage opener. Second, the distance is set by the user. Third, you do NOT have to set it up on Auto open if you do not want to have it auto open. So why are you going on and on by making arguments none of which are valid? I just do not understand. You moved from dangerous to now the distance and then it being on Auto open. If you wish I can post a photo of the options in the home link set up if you wish. I ran it without open for a week before setting it to Auto open. Even then it gives a beep before auto opening in case one wishes not to auto open. Even the mirror folding and opening is an option in the home link set up.
But:
- Unlike other homelink buttons, this one can automatically open/close
- Default distance for auto open may be larger than line of sight for garage door in many situations (curved driveway or curved road in front of the house)
- Homelink signal is a toggle, so if the garage door was open, it could close
- Garage door close protection mechanism is not always fool proof
Yes, you can hit homelink button in your other cars before you see the garage door, but you are doing it voluntarily there. Someone who is not as dialed in as you may not realize that the car is sending a homelink signal to toggle garage door when someone might be standing under it. Yes, the homelink UI pops up few seconds before, but it is on your peripheral vision.