Overdrive is the normally allowed position so you don't see the light on If you turn OFF the overdrive , the overdrive off light will light up or if there is a problem the overdrive off light will flash
Overdrive is the normally allowed position . It won't shift into overdrive until the speed is fast enough anyway , but if you are going up and down hills and the transmission keeps downshifting you might as well turn the overdrive feature off until you are out of the hills Just adding to the answer : Also if you are towing something you want to shut off the overdrive
On my 1994 there is a button in the end of the gear shift arm. This turns off the overdrive and the dash says "Overdrive Off" above the odometer and gas mileage messages. Other than that, I don't know.
why does the 1991 Lincoln towncars transmission not have overdrive?Instead of going into overdrive it seems to go into neutral.But if you take it out of overdrive and leave it in drive it never goes into neutral while I'm driving.
Normally the overdrive is allowed , so the overdrive OFF light does not light up When the overdrive is switched off , the overdrive OFF light will light up to let you know that the overdrive has been switched off
There is a button on the end of the gearshift lever...pressing it toggles the "O/D disabled" on and off.
The overdrive is "ON" when the light is "OFF". Notice the light for the overdrive has a slash through it.
If the overdrive's off light is on that means it's off. If it is off then the overdrive is on.
That indicates that the Overdrive ( for the transmission ) has been turned OFF using the transmission control switch on your shift lever ( either push the button again to turn the overdrive on or the next time the vehicle is shut off and then restarted , the normally allowed overdrive position will be enabled and the light will go off )
Overdrive ON is the normal position But if you are towing something or driving in hilly country where the transmission is constantly shifting from overdrive to drive , then you want to switch the overdrive off
If the light says off then your overdrive is turned off, push the button again and the light will turn off and overdrive will be on again.
bad fuse or bad switch