Toyota 2001 Sequoia Owner's Manual page 140

(b) Overdrive switch
You can select either third gear (with
overdrive off) or fourth gear (with over-
drive on) by pushing this switch.
To turn the overdrive off, push the switch.
The "O/D OFF" indicator light should come
on. To turn the overdrive on again, push
the switch again. The "O/D OFF" indicator
light should go off.
Always drive your vehicle with the over-
drive on for better fuel economy and
quieter driving.
If the engine is turned off when the over-
drive is off and restarted, the overdrive
will be on automatically.
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When the cruise control is being used,
even if you downshift the transmission by
pushing and releasing the overdrive
switch, engine braking will not be enabled
because the cruise control is not can-
celled.
For ways to decrease the vehicle speed,
see "Cruise control" on page 147 in this
section.
(c) Normal driving
1. Start the engine as instructed in "How
to start the engine" on page 228 in
Section 3. The transmission must be in
"P" or "N".
When the front drive control lever is in
"L4" (low−speed position, four−wheel
drive), the driving pattern selector setting
has no effect on gear shift timing. (See
"Four−wheel drive system" on page 137 in
this section for information of the front
drive control lever.)
2. With your foot holding down the brake
pedal, shift the selector lever to "D".
When the lever is in the "D" position, the
automatic transmission system will select
the most suitable gear for running condi-
tions such as normal cruising, hill climb-
ing, hard towing, etc.
2001 SEQUOIA (OM34414U)
Always turn the overdrive on for better
fuel economy and quieter driving. If the
engine coolant temperature is low or when
the front drive control lever is in "L4"
(low−speed position, four−wheel drive), the
transmission will not shift into the over-
drive gear even with the overdrive on.
(See "Four−wheel drive system" on page
137 in this section for information of the
front drive control lever.)
CAUTION
Never put your foot on the accelera-
tor pedal while shifting.
3. Release the parking brake and brake
pedal. Depress the accelerator pedal
slowly for smooth starting.
(d) Using engine braking
To use engine braking, you can downshift
the transmission as follows:
Push the overdrive switch. The "O/D
D
OFF" indicator light will come on and
the transmission will downshift to third
gear.