It is rare for this problem to suddenly appear.
Mercedes garage door opener stopped working.
This type of opener usually requires slightly longer presses before the opener activates.
I used it to program a homelink button went home and put the garage door opener in learning mode by pressing the square program button until the long blue led comes on then used the homelink in the e55 to send a signal to the overhead unit and it learned the signal.
The opener remotely sends an infrared or ir signal to a receiver that triggers a switch promting an electric motor to open or close the garage door.
When this unusual problem occurs it means the up limit switch probably needs to be moved away from the motor unit.
If it happens at all it will usually be noticed when you first install the garage door opener.
Before any garage door remote works correctly.
Hold the buttons pressed for at least 20 seconds.
If you have programmed a garage door opener to your mercedes benz and would like to keep it skip this step press the two buttons on the bottom on the rear view mirror.
What this does is that it will clear all previously programmed garage door from the memory of your mercedes benz.
Check that the antenna on your garage door opener is securely attached and working.
If all above test or check good then reset or reprogram your garage door opener.
Try reprogramming resetting all remote garage door transmitters.
Garage door opens but the motor won t stop running.