TX_M3P+
Member
When mine works, I haven't noticed the drop down being an issue or an annoyance with the backup cam.
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Homelink Auto Close
- Thread starter Gasaraki
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The basic problem is GPS lag (which is normal, since GPS can always lag somewhat). When the car is moving TOWARD the garage door, any lag simply places the car a bit closer -- which is not a big deal, so open always works. But when the car is moving AWAY from the garage, any lag may cause the car to be out of range of the garage door opener before it realizes its time to send the command. That's why open is more reliable than close.
RobRain
Member
Been a while since I've used it (still stuck on a different continent, since February), but I've switched off auto after two "failure-to-close" incidents. Since I can't see my garage door quite soon after departure, and since I've got serious bike G.A.S. it's just not worth the risk.
When I leave, mine auto-closes about 85% of the time. Auto open is more reliable at approx 95%. If you are experiencing high unreliability, I'd suggest wiping the HomeLink memory on your car and re-programming it (if you haven't done so already).
Yes. I have stopped using auto close. Since when I leave, the car drops down the garage opener menu for me anyway, it's easy for me to just hit it for it to close. No need for me to worry that it didn't close my garage.
For those with autoclose issues, check your GPS positioning, when it fails to close. Look at the satellite view map or check your car's location on your phone app. Chances are, because your GPS signal in your garage was weakly received, the GPS has mislocated your car elsewhere. With some garages, because of the way they are constructed, mispositioning happens often. With others it only happens when atmospheric conditions are poor. The bottom line is auto close won't work if Homelink thinks your car isn't at home.
TomT
Technical Maven
My success rate is about 98% for both open and close. I also use it to automatically open the gate in to my subdivision and that success rate is near 100%.
boonedocks
MS LR Blk/Blk 19”
A model S owner here but am a victim of the NON Auto Close brigade. Less than 10% of the time it actually works. The rest of the time the Homelink box/icon is displayed but without the Auto Close and feet countdown. The box shows up but junky Auto Closes with countdown on full moons. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.
I know it’s not a huge deal to press the icon but why doesn’t it work?!?
(Did a forum search and found this thread hoping for some resolution)
I know it’s not a huge deal to press the icon but why doesn’t it work?!?
(Did a forum search and found this thread hoping for some resolution)
Knightshade
Well-Known Member
I turned it off- it'd trigger fine but not actually close the door.... I back into the garage so the transmitter is facing away and too far from the receiver by the time it triggers.
Even manually the only time it works to close it (other than turning the car around to point it toward the garage) is if I hit it JUST as my rear wheels clear the lip from garage floor to driveway...there's about a 0.3 second window to get it right and it'll close hitting homelink manually... otherwise- gotta turn the car around for it to work.
Even manually the only time it works to close it (other than turning the car around to point it toward the garage) is if I hit it JUST as my rear wheels clear the lip from garage floor to driveway...there's about a 0.3 second window to get it right and it'll close hitting homelink manually... otherwise- gotta turn the car around for it to work.
boonedocks
MS LR Blk/Blk 19”
Mine works flawlessly if I press it. It opens 100% of the time. Just won’t display the countdown and auto close except rarely
Knightshade
Well-Known Member
Oh mine OPENS 100% of the time from like 20 feet away automatically since I'm approaching it front-forward coming up my driveway....it's closing facing away that's the issue.
Don’t use auto close. You will regret it when it comes crashing down on your car. Be warned.
Brock-WI
Member
We had this issue and turning off the auto close feature, waiting 10 seconds and turning it back on (suggested in some other thread) worked for us and has worked ever since. It didn't make since sometimes it would work and sometimes it wouldn't and I could be 3 times further away than the auto close and hitting the button manually worked every time, so it wasn't a range issue. Not sure if it will work or not but an easy fix if it does work.
