Step 2 will allow you to freely move the garage door open and close.
Manual override electric garage door.
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.
Once you are done maneuvering your garage door and are ready to re engage the automatic door opener please return the garage door back to the down position.
To manually open most garage doors you simply pull a corded handle that is attached to the door.
Pulling on this rope will put the garage into manual mode so if the door is up it might come crashing down.
Manually move the garage door and return to down position.
It will snap under the load.
Pull the emergency release cord toward the door.
Walk over to the door to push it up manually.
This disengages the electric drive from the door and you can manually open and close it.
Take care when operating the manual release when the door is open as it may.
On most garage door openers there is a rope with a handle on the end usually red.
Pull the red cord down firmly once to manually release the door s locking mechanism the opener will make a clicking noise.