The garage door remote and BMW

[///Bruce]

Found an obscure post. Seems the usual instructions are correct. But that's only half of it.

You do the usual clear function. Then hold the remote close. Hit both simultaneously.

BUT, hit the remote a few times lingering as you press. But don't release the BMW button you're teaching.

Now the invisible part 2 instruction set: climb the ladder and hit the learn button there. Run to the X and hit the button you're teaching and depress three times. Why? The system needs to learn how to be a remote first. Then you need to 'marry' your X5 car remote to the base.

That's what's been missing. Hope this helps someone else.