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Overdrive is the normally allowed position
Until you are travelling around 50 MPH / 80 KPH it won't shift into overdrive
anyway
If you are towing something , or driving in hilly country where the transmission is always downshifting , then you can shut the overdrive off and the O/D OFF light will light up in your dash
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When should you turn on the overdrive in a 99 Kia Sephia?
You should leave the car in overdrive at all times, unless driving conditions dictate otherwise. The overdrive is intended to optimize fuel consumption.
How do you reset an anti theft system in a mercury mountaineer?
The easiest way to reset your antitheft system is to remove the fuse. Leave the fuse out for 10 seconds and then replace it to its original slot.
What is over drive light mean?
That means you are either in overdrive or you have a defect in the dash lights that is turning on your overdrive light. Wiki can explain what overdrive is better than I can, but it's not a bad thing. You should probably just leave your vehicle in overdrive for better fuel economy.
What is over drive for in 1998 Mountaineer Are you suppose to keep it in over drive all the time Or only when you are hauling stuff?
Only leave the overdrive on when you are towing a trailer, or if your mountaineer is fully loaded down, or lastly if you are going up a very steep hill. You will know when to use it. If the transmission constantly shifts from the overdrive gear, down, and then back, that is the time to use it. I used mine continuously when towing a loaded down 6x10 trailer through the mountains. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Overdrive is the NORMALLY ALLOWED POSITION , he is referring to the O/D OFF light that appears in the dash when the overdrive is off You DON'T want the transmission shifting into overdrive when you are towing , etcetera so you would see the O/D OFF light in your dash Helpfull
My Ford F-150 automatically defaults to overdrive should I turn this off every time I drive the vehicle?
NO, leave the overdrive on. Only turn it off when pulling a heavy load or in a mountainous area. Overdrive improves your fuel economy.
How fast should you be going before shifting into overdrive in a 95 mercury mystique?
ive had a few different vehicles with the option to turn on/off the overdrive. a few mechanics have told me just to leave the thing in normal drive and don't mess with it. there are very few situations where it needs to be off. it seems to cause more tranny probs by switching it off and on all the time. just put it in D when you start to move and leave OD alone.
Should you keep your car in overdrive?
Overdrive really wont affect you in a town or city, so you can just leave it on. On the highway, it helps reduce the strain on your engine, so just keep it on all the time.
When driving a 2009 Nissan Sentra is it ok to leave the overdrive on all the time?
yes. it will only shift into overdrive when it is needed.
When to use overdrive on 93 Nissan Sentra?
if it is an automatic leave it in overdrive. the transmission knows when to change into the overdrive gear. if it is a manual listen to the motor. if you have in overdrive and it bogs down while accelerating then down shift to a lower gear.
Do you supposed to leave your overdrive on while driving?
Overdrive is the normal position - if you are in hilly areas and find the transmission keeps shifting back and forth between overdrive and drive , you can use the overdrive cancel switch to shut off the overdrive feature and if you are towing something you also want to shut off the overdrive
No overdrive on a 1990 Lincoln town car.?
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.
Leave overdrive when driving Toyota?
It's not recommended to use overdrive on a constant base. It stresses too much the engine as well as transmission.
