There are two shafts in a transmission - an input shaft and an output shaft. The drive ratio is determined by the number of full turns the input shaft makes for each full turn of the output shaft. For example, if it took 1.5 turns of the input shaft for the output shaft to make a full rotation, you'd have a 1.5:1 ratio - this is known as underdrive, or gear reduction. If the input shaft made one complete rotation for each rotation of the output shaft, you would have a 1:1 ratio - this is known as direct drive. When the input shaft makes less than a full rotation for each full rotation of the output shaft, that's overdrive. For example, the fourth (overdrive) gear in a 4L60E transmission has a .70 overdrive ratio (i.e., .7:1), so it would make 7/10th of a complete rotation for each full rotation of the output shaft.
Light being on means overdrive is inactive
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overdrive off
If the overdrive's off light is on that means it's off. If it is off then the overdrive is on.
OD means Overdrive. The light is on because you have disengaged the Overdrive. The button is on the shift lever on the side. Push that button to engage the overdrive.
When the overdrive light blinks that means a malfunction has been detected - get it checked out
it means the overdrive is not on.
overdrive ( the overdrive gear of the transmission that allows the engine to run at a slower RPM when you are on the highway )
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.
There is a problem with the transmission.
It means your imagination is in overdrive.
On a 1998 Ford Explorer, Overdrive Band Failed Off means that the vehicle did not shift into Overdrive properly. The band for this gear should be serviced soon.