Driving Your Probe; Driving With An Automatic Overdrive Transaxle - Ford Probe Owner's Manual

Driving Your Probe

Procedures for driving your vehicle will vary
depending on which type of transaxle your
vehicle has. You may be familiar with the term
"transmission." We use transaxle because it is a
more accurate term for vehicles that have
front-wheel drive.
Your vehicle has one of two types of transaxles:
a manual five-speed overdrive
an automatic four-speed overdrive
Driving with an Automatic
Overdrive Transaxle
Putting Your Vehicle in Gear
The automatic transaxle on your vehicle is an
electrically controlled four speed. The highest
gear is Overdrive. The Overdrive position is
reflected by D in the shift selector indicator.
The automatic transaxle uses the conventional
selector lever, and an Overdrive OFF button. All
normal driving is done with the selector in the
D position.
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