When the cord is pulled the garage door is disengaged from the opener and then free to move along the track on its own.
Garage door pulled red cord.
The opener carriage is the automated mechanism that moves the door along the door rail track.
To engage it remotely press the button on your remote control so that the door will move back into place.
The emergency release cord is the red rope that hangs from the door trolley.
Get a safe ladder with your remote move the belt so that the metal coupler is all the way back.
How to disengage and reengage your garage door opener if you need to open your door manually.
Now pull on the cord and it will snap into place.
You will notice that there is a lever that moves up and down when you pull on the cord.
It s that simpl e.
If door is closed open door all the way.
Mine is a genie but if it s a belt it should work similarly.
If you intend to continue manual operation pull the cord toward the door which will keep it from reconnecting to the carriage.
Now you need to pull back on the release cord.
When the release cord is pulled it disconnects the trolley from the carriage allowing you to manually move the door.
Depending on your model you will have to move the chord to the appropriate location.
You will hear a click.
Through the attachment point the trolley is also connected to the opener carriage.
Which moves the door.
When you pull the red cord toward the garage door it s essential to listen for the click this sound tells you that the spring is no longer extended and the garage door opener is once again engaged.
Once these two parts are separate you can move your garage door manually.
At that point push the button for the operator and when the trolley meets with the carriage the 2 will be connected.
The trolley is connected to the door and moves with the door as it opens and closes.
Then manually move the door so that the realease mechanism is centered on metal coupler.
Pulling the red release cord will disengage the trolley from the opener carriage the part that is moved by the motor along the rail.
You should feel and see the lever attach itself to the automatic door opener.
The trolley sits on the opener carriage.
The purpose of the emergency pull cord on your garage door is to allow you to operate the garage door manually.
To reconnect simply pull the red cord on an angle.
