OpalFrost

Am I supposed to keep overdrive on or off during everyday city driving? I know, it's probably a stupid question, but I've never driven a car with overdrive before

mustangman02232

usually for me less then 50 its off, more then 50 its on

nitrous_bob

in the city use D....on the freeway use OD. you don't want it shifting in and out of OD. it wears VERY fast.

demon_head

+1

wildazme

so whats the answer? on my car there is only one D you have to push a button to turn the od off?

ToplessGT

yeah, turn it off when 50 +

jchittick

Overdrive is pretty much needed only for highway driving. It is like my 5th gear (i drive a manual), i almost never use 5th gear, unless i am on a trip. Even on the interstate, since i am only on the interstate for 10-15 mins at a time.

wildazme

so od comes off for regular stop and go traffic and when racing. on when just cruising on the highway?

TBird232ci

Ford says something to the effect of "if driving 45mph+ for extended periods of time, use OD"

So if youre going to be doing more than 45 for a while, at least say 15 minutes, run overdrive, if youre around the city, keep it in drive

OpalFrost

Got it. Thanks guys