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Old 09-14-2008, 10:09 AM   #17
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Originally Posted by SigurdHoy View Post
...but on level roads I can leave the transmission in D.
Overdrive has been a point of transmission failures with some vehicles. I used to use a Ford truck as a tow vehicle that would shift out of overdrive frequently at highway speed, a sign to me that overdrive towing was a bad idea.

My owner's manual doesn't say anything about having to tow with overdrive turned off. Geoffrey Card, who towed his TM to Alaska and back with a Highlander, told me that he leaves the overdrive setting on except when the engine is under heavier loads (like uphill grades).
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