I have got 2006 probox,i want to inquire that O/D in on or off position is more suitable as far as mileage is concerned
leave it on for better economy for every day easy driving.
In tough driving conditions,, rain, snow, bad weather visibilty , need emergency braking?, towing a car, mud, goingup hill, downhill etc..
keep it in off position.
its the switch to deactivate 4th gear in your transmission (it serves the same purpose as 5th gear in a manual). Switch off O/D where you deem that you wont be needing 4th gear and have on and off accelerator usage.
bro i didnt get it clearly what you meant,that button is with gear shaft and when it is presses a light of O/D off appears on car meter,for daily normal driving in isb it should be in which postion off or on
when the light for o/d off comes on it means that your car will use 4 gears .... as the O/D or over drive is off... but when O/D is on the car cant go above third gear while O/D is on the car wont engage 4th gear this is used while climbing and ascending slopes or towing heavy loads
bro you have different version of this button than xulfiqar bhai,thats why i have yet not understood clearly its usage
@haris457,O/D stands for Over Drive button. When O/D is off, vehicle will use up to 3rd gear. At this time, you can see it displaying on your dash board meter. It can be used within city when you don't drive on fast peed. When you are on highways and you have to travel on high speeds then turn on O/D button and now the car can go up to 5th gear.
Drive the car on a Highway in 5th gear and use this button your self, you will understand how it works.
For daily driving you should not use OD, as turning off OD will make the car run in 3rd gear.
O/D off is used on highways etc, to put the car down to 3rd gear from fourth, For overtaking etc.
O/D off keeps ur transmission to goto 1-2-3 gears only which means high revs on third gear and higher fuel consumption (imagine driving on third gear in a manual car)
O/D on (no light) keeps your transmission going to 1-2-3-4 (as required) according to the speed of the car, which means maximum fuel economy.
When "O/D Off" is visible on the speedometer so it means O/D is off or On ?when there's no light on the speedometer for O/D sign so it means car can go upto 4 gears ?
If its visible o/d off its obviously off the goes up to 3 gears. If you cannot see o/d off in the meter overdrive is off the car goes up to 4 gears. Maximum fuel economy is also achieved
i have nissan march 2007 model having o/d function on automatic gear shift .please advise its function suitable for driving.
Zulfiqar bhai is right O/D gear is for shifting up to larger gears for high speeding on motorways you can observe it by your RPM which goes to 2000 from 3000 when you switch on O/D .but cant be used in traffic or inside city because it changes gear shift timing
In my car hijet cargo 2005 modal i do not see od. I need help . my car milage 11 km/L.