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Push in the overdrive button(located on the gear shift knob - below the shifter button).
I have a 2002 Accent with the overdrive button. The owners manual suggests that the switch should be engaged to have overdrive on all the time. However, I have found that since I do a great deal of stop and go driving the transaxle shifts and performs better with the overdrive off. The car isn't trying to put itself into overdrive every two seconds and makes for a smoother drive. Again this is mostly for heavier stop and go driving.
Overdrive is like 5th gear for cruising in most automatic transmissions, the common place for the on and off button is on the gear selector.
yes i have overdrive button
Just above the panel that contains the radio is a button with a red triangle. The button is rectangular and is just below the heat vent.
overdrive button is located on gear shifter on automatice transmission.
On a Toyota Camry, the overdrive button will be located either on or near the shifter. It will read 'overdrive' or 'O/D.'
When you push the button in, a signal is sent to the PCM to "block" overdrive.When you push the button in, a signal is sent to the PCM to "block" overdrive.
Pressing it will disable the overdrive.
The button does not switch from Overdrive to Automatic. The button just turns the overdrive off. Overdrive is not a separate drive system as your question implies. Normally you leave the car in overdrive mode. That way the transmission shifts into overdrive at highway speeds, thus saving fuel. If you are saying the transmission is stuck in overdrive and it will not disengage then seek out a A/T professional.
It stays on if the a/c setting is at MAX. Turn the setting to normal. A/C will then shut off when a/c button is pushed.
It should indeed stand for Electronic Controlled Transmission. It will basically make the transmission delay shifting until the engine revs higher, giving you a bit more power. There should also be a button on the gear selector itself that probably turns on and off the overdrive, as described below. Of course the problem with running your car in ECT mode, means you will be using more gas. This is either the Overdrive button or the Traction Control button. On this car, I think this stands for Electronic Controlled Transmission, which means it turns the overdrive on an off. While traveling at 50 mph push the button. If you hear and see the engine rpms go up on the tach, this is the overdrive button.