Pulling on this rope will put the garage into manual mode so if the door is up it might come crashing down.
Manual override electric garage door.
It will snap under the load.
This manual release handle disengages the trolley from the attachment point to the rail.
This becomes necessary when there is a power failure or for some reason you lose your remote.
On most garage door openers there is a rope with a handle on the end usually red.
Manually move the garage door and return to down position.
If you experience a lose of power while your door is in the up position please call your local overhead door company.
This disengages the electric drive from the door and you can manually open and close it.
Pull the red cord down firmly once to manually release the door s locking mechanism the opener will make a clicking noise.
Step 2 will allow you to freely move the garage door open and close.
Walk over to the door to push it up manually.
Take care when operating the manual release when the door is open as it may.
Do not try to pull the door using the manual release cord.
All electronic or automatic garage doors have a bypass that will allow you to open it manually.