What about going to Home Depot and buying a separate remote control for the garage door. You can then erase the home link info in the GS and carry the garage door opener with you and use it when needed.

 

Looks like Mile728 beat me too it.

 

I was thinking that also, or what about a keychain opener so its always with you? You can remove the homelink programming in the car by holding the two outer buttons on your mirror for 60 seconds, then program this and keep it on your keychain: https://www.amazon.com/Liftmaster-89.../dp/B0051V41CQ

EDIT* I read through the whole thread and forgot you asked for temporary solution to use on occasion... You can pull the homelink fuse, or maybe run a hidden switch for the fuse to disable/enable homelink. Homelink shouldn't lose its memory when it loses power. Not an easy task but should accomplish what you are trying to do.

-Joe

 

I have Nest cams and Schlage Sense set up around the house but never knew this thing existed. I will definitely look into this so I can close/open the garage remotely. Thanks!

Its a gated community at the Placentia/Brea border so the neighborhood is reasonably decent but I live on a street that ends in a cul de sac so there's little traffic going down my street. Not much breaking in of cars for small items but we did have a few burglaries last year by one guy/group.

Looks like I'll probably end up doing this because the wife is getting fed up with having to use the garage remote lock out button and/or not being able to use hand held remote when taking the kids out for play or biking.

Yes, I'll probably clear the programming and carry a remote since there doesn't seem to be a good method. Although running a electrical disconnect for the homelink ground or power seems like an interesting idea. I think they make ones that are keyed rather than a simple toggle. If I can find one small enough I can put it in one of the empty punch outs on the left knee control panel.


Thanks everyone for your suggestions and input.

 

so here’s a very low teck way to disable your garage door opener. Just install a mechanical on/off timer at your o opener plugin. This will work if you are most concerned about nighttime breakins. All you have to do is set it to go ‘off’ at say midnight and the back on at say 6am. (Of course this is entirely your choice of time...just the opposite of setting a security light to go on.)
Hey it’s easier than diddling with your car wiring.
And yes it’s odd that Lexus apparently keeps Homelink active when the car is off or key not in the immediate vicinity. After all you are only going to push the button when sitting in the driver seat 99% of the time.

 

Good idea on the timer for the garage door. I ended up trading in for a Mercedes. German cars cut power to the homelink when the car is off but when I go back to Lexus I will look in to using a timer. Hopefully Lexus will change the way homelink is powered in future vehicles.

 

You're in a pretty safe area, if you're more in the brea area. It's next to my grad school alma mater csuf.

Homelink probably uses the dome light as the power source so it always has a constant power.

If you're comfortable with doing something like this, you can power the homelink power source to a switching power source, I'd assume the rain sensing sensor or the windshield forward mounted camera that's in the same area are using a switching power source that you can tap into as I highly doubt homelink uses that much amperage. So it's only powered when the car's powered on like the Germans, but since you're already in a MB, always an option if you get back into Lexus.