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abdulrahman
#1 Posted : Wednesday, September 12, 2012 10:34:25 AM
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When is the overdrive function lethal in fuel consumption.

My toyota has Overdrive off when I press the button inside and when I press again to push the button out, the "overdrive off" writings dissapear.

I haave all along been confused by this though I drive when the button is pushed out to remove the writtings.

See Baraza JM recommendations;

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c) Overdrive does not affect power, but it reduces fuel consumption by allowing the engine speed to drop without reducing road speed. Very good for economy. Keep it on at all times.





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jimmy1
#2 Posted : Wednesday, September 12, 2012 11:32:41 AM
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the dashboard should be clear when driving i.e you should NOT see "overdrive off" on the dashboard
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bird_man
#3 Posted : Wednesday, September 12, 2012 12:10:45 PM
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To the best of my knowledge,you should drive with OD on (dashboard clear) if you are interested in saving fuel especially if driving at over 80kph.

If you drive the car with overdrive off, it will force the car to stay in the lower gear(gear 1-4),wont go to 5, giving you more power, but will hurt your fuel economy slightly.
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abdulrahman
#4 Posted : Wednesday, September 12, 2012 12:15:59 PM
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Thanks so much.

So the dashboard should be clear of "Overdrive off" writtings. Thats when its on or off
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jaggernaut
#5 Posted : Wednesday, September 12, 2012 12:22:05 PM
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abdulrahman wrote:
Thanks so much.

So the dashboard should be clear of "Overdrive off" writtings. Thats when its on or off

That's when its on.
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GGK
#6 Posted : Wednesday, September 12, 2012 1:01:11 PM
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jaggernaut wrote:
abdulrahman wrote:
Thanks so much.

So the dashboard should be clear of "Overdrive off" writtings. Thats when its on or off

That's when its on.



Confusing .... Any red sign on the dash board should be avoided. I guess "Overdrive-Off" is Red in colour
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abdulrahman
#7 Posted : Wednesday, September 12, 2012 5:11:29 PM
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GGK wrote:
jaggernaut wrote:
abdulrahman wrote:
Thanks so much.

So the dashboard should be clear of "Overdrive off" writtings. Thats when its on or off

That's when its on.



Confusing .... Any red sign on the dash board should be avoided. I guess "Overdrive-Off" is Red in colour



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