Overdrive use

[Julia]

At the risk of sounding like the sterotypical dumb blonde: please could someone explain the use of the Overdrive button?! Husband and I disagree about when to use overdrive, so we need the arguement settled! Can't find any other posts about it on the forum......... Thanks.

[Paul1566]

Never switch mine off stays on all the time and reduces the engine reving its nuts off gets into top with overdrive and purrs along nicely.....
Unlike the ect button which never gets turned on...

[wiggy]

This is from the hiluxsurf mirror site....http://www.hiluxsurf.eu/faq_interior.htm hope this helps...
if its me and i want to go fast (well ish ) od off and ect on till you get to the speed you were after..........................only drama is that you can almost see the fuel gauge creep towards empty

[Maverick]

Effectivley it's a fourth gear, so mine gets left on all the time.

[Julia]

Thx. All v useful. What about towing (a pony or two!). OD OFF for towing??

[stormforce]

I tow 2.5t and the OD is on all the time apart from going up hills if it starts to struggle a bit

So who one the arguement then

[Julia]

Hubby! Grrr!

[Maverick]

I tow 2.5t and the OD is on all the time apart from going up hills if it starts to struggle a bit

So who one the arguement then

What he said.

Basiclly if it's struggling to hold o/d, or is hunting between 3rd and o/d, switch it off, otherwise let the truck have all it's gears available.

[Maverick]

Hubby! Grrr!

Sorry

Did us men stand together.

[wiggy]

Think so