I normally leave it on.
I turn it off when:
I'm in the city but getting to the 35-40 range before having to slow
down
When I hit traffic on my commute home (lots of speed up/down)
When I'm getting on the highway leaving downtown in rush hour so that I
have that extra "punch" due to staying in the power band. Some of those
merges and lane changes can get hairy
In hilly territory. This is to prevent it from having to shift too
much, which will cause the tranny to build up more heat.
Turning off O/D will also unlock the TQ converter.
As was mentioned elsewhere, don't use OD while towing, but since it's an
R/T, I doubt you bought it to haul stuff around (other than hauling ass).
However, my father did use O/D on his Durango while hauling his 28' travel
trailer a couple weeks ago without incident, but only while on the
flatlands.
""Dave"" <ded74@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:aak35h$lnq$1@bent.twistedbits.net...
>
> I know I need to sit down and check out the owner's manual, but I'm at
work,
> and it's out in my truck, so I'll ask you guys :) This is the first
> automatic I've ever owned (took a 360 to get me to buy an automatic lol),
so
> I'm new to the whole overdrive on and off thing. I've played with it some
> over the weekend, and I get that it's for highway driving, cause when I
turn
> it off I can feel the change in the shifting, it'll light 'em up in a
> heartbeat with the o/d off :) I'm just wondering if there are any things
I
> should be careful about, like not using it too much, or is it ok to switch
> back and forth regularly? I'm also guessing that having it off is gonna
> kill what little gas mileage I get, right? Thanks.
>
> --
> Dave
> Bensalem, PA
> '02 R/T RC Flame Red
>
> --
> Dave
> Bensalem, PA
> '02 R/T RC Flame Red
>
>
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