2005 Pontiac Vibe Owner's Manual - Page 94

DRIVE (D): This position is for normal driving. If you need more power for passing, and you are: Overdrive Off Your automatic transaxle has an O/D (overdrive off) button located on the left side of the shift lever. • Going less than about 27 mph (43 km/h), push your accelerator pedal about halfway down. • Going about 29 mph (47 km/h) or more, push your accelerator pedal all the way down. You will shift down to the next gear and have more power. SECOND (2): This position gives you more power than DRIVE (D) but lower fuel economy. You can use SECOND (2) on hills. It can help control your speed as you go down steep mountain roads, but then you would also want to use your brakes off and on. LOW (L): This position gives you even more power than SECOND (2) but lower fuel economy. You can use it on very steep hills, or in deep snow or mud. If the shift lever is put in LOW (L), the transaxle will not shift into low gear until the vehicle is going slow enough. Notice: Spinning the tires or holding the vehicle in one place on a hill using only the accelerator pedal may damage the transaxle. If you are stuck, do not spin the tires. When stopping on a hill, use the brakes to hold the vehicle in place. Press the O/D button to turn off overdrive. A light on the instrument panel cluster will come on when this feature is used. Press the button again to turn overdrive back on. Then the light on the instrument panel cluster will go off. See Overdrive Off Light on page 3-40. When you turn on your vehicle the overdrive will automatically be on until you turn it off. 2-24