Depends on your vehicle type and engine size. For the easiest solution, go to a search engine and type in the make and model of your car and the words "towing capacity".
you should never tow in overdrive. that will kill your transmission. tow in regular drive or 3
change the overdrive sensor should be on the left side of the gear box.
Your vehicle has an overdrive button on the shifter maybe. When you start your vehicle, overdrive is always on. When you tow something, you want the overdrive to be off, otherwise the transmission will run hot and that will lead to bigger problems.
it does only when in drive with the tow/haul button off
Turns the Overdrive on and off. Used for towing because you should never tow with the transmission in overdrive.
I tow an 18.5' Bayliner with a 2004 Grand Cherokee Freedom Edition 4x4 with a 4.7 H.O., tow pkg. and heavy duty cooling pkg. The boat is considerably under the rated tow capacity but I always turn off the overdrive especially going up and down hills. Jeep recommends to do so if you are towing and the overdrive is constantly kicking in and out; if you do not you will burn out the overdrive unit and transmission. Hope this helps.
Yes it's the tow button on the shifter
If you are on a highway maintaining over 45 mph. OK, but If vehicle continually shifts in and out of overdrive you are better off leaving it in 3rd
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Overdrive is mostly used on the highway so that cars can go fast without having to run high RPM (reolutions per minute) which helps your car get better gas milage. But overdrive cannot bet used to tow anything without risking damage to the transmition.