If your door has a lock bar manually slide it to lock.
How to close a garage door from the outside.
If you have a locked garage the house will generally have the clasp side attached to it while the other side where the locking mechanism goes will attach to the garage itself.
It s important to get familiar with the layout of the garage door opener spring mechanism in non emergency situations.
To manually open your garage you will first need to open any latches or locks on the outside that otherwise keep the door shut.
Plus it works with all liftmaster garage door openers made since 1993.
A sensor can tell you if your overhead door is open or closed and a closer will automatically close the garage after a certain amount of time.
Once you ve made it outside pull the door down by hand to close it again.
Most often the cord is located close to the door.
Jerk on the cord using the knob.
We all have those rare or not so rare occasions where we lock ourselves out of our house.
Lift the garage door.
Open or close your garage door without using a remote control or key.
Opening your garage door from the outside.
If you re locked out when the power is out and the garage is your main way of accessing the home it may be possible to release the lever from the outside.
For even more protection consider installing an automatic garage door lock to automatically deadbolt your garage door every time you close it.
This keyless entry opens the door using a private 4 digit code you directly program into the device.
This exterior keypad enables you to open or close your garage door without using a remote control or key.
The lever may be tilted at a 15 degree angle or pointing straight down.