Gear Lever Button

[jims-terrano]

What's the button that I've found? Besides putting an amber light on next to the speedo cluster it must do something.

It's a factory fit thing on the auto gear selector below the release button there's another button. When I press it there's an amber indicator that says off and what looks like 0/0

Cheers

[solarman216]

Believe it is Over Drive, Briggie and others can confirm as I do not have an Auto, Rick

[Thomas-the-Terrano2]

think if auto will be overdrive.

more modern cars sometimes a snowflake symbol, so can start in 2nd in snow/ice.

[emjaybee]

Originally Posted by jims-terrano

What's the button that I've found? Besides putting an amber light on next to the speedo cluster it must do something.

It's a factory fit thing on the auto gear selector below the release button there's another button. When I press it there's an amber indicator that says off and what looks like 0/0

Cheers

Is it O/O or could it be O/D for overdrive?

[terranosaurusdoug]

Originally Posted by emjaybee

Is it O/O or could it be O/D for overdrive?

oh jim

[macabethiel]

It is the overdrive button as has been said.
If you get up to say 60 mph in top gear and then switch the overdrive to off you will see and feel the revs increase by around 400 rpm.

If there is no change then it is not working, on my r3mR it developed a fault due to the wiring having a break where it comes out of the shift lever and into the loom it is quite a thin pair of cables as I remeber.

It was an easy fix.

[jims-terrano]

Will be going up the A1 tomorrow so will check.

As for the snow flake, have one of those on the sport mode rocker switch, wonder if I'll need it tomorrow

[Blocky10]

Originally Posted by terranosaurusdoug

oh jim

Lol.
Yes it's O/D with glasses and O/O without.
Left in most of the time (light off )

Ian

[jonela]

That's right, Over drive should be on all the time,warning light on cluster to tell you if its off. you only need to turn it off if you need a bit of engine breaking, say on a long hill decent to save the breaks, or on a long hill clime,towing up hill or a long hill ,on any where you may be putting more than normal strain on the auto box.If you turn it off in normal running it will increase fuel consumption by about 1/3 ,John

[briggie]

its overdrive jim , don't turn it off unless you are off roading .... and if you have a little red button at the bottom of your gear selector ....... DONT PRESS IT

[jims-terrano]

Thanks for the replies. Now you tell me Pete, wondered what happened to the wife. One minute she was sat at side of me then next she wasn't, all I did was press the red button.

[macabethiel]

The only time I used the Red Button was when looking to overtake when not on a dual carriageway. I found the higher rpm gave you some good pulling power and once the manoever was complete I would click it back into overdrive. Gave better boost than the eco/power A/T switch that my model had.

[briggie]

the red button at the very bottom of the selector on my mistral , disengaged the gearbox ( for towing I think )

[macabethiel]

Originally Posted by briggie

the red button at the very bottom of the selector on my mistral , disengaged the gearbox ( for towing I think )

My r3mR did not have one of those Briggie but it was mentioned in my old handbook.

Presumably on the Mistral you had it enabled the gearbox to be in neutral and allowed the ignition key to be removed ?

[briggie]

Originally Posted by macabethiel

My r3mR did not have one of those Briggie but it was mentioned in my old handbook.

Presumably on the Mistral you had it enabled the gearbox to be in neutral and allowed the ignition key to be removed ?

I dunno mate , I avoided pressing it