2014 Suzuki swift 1.2

**ninjababez** · January 13th, 2015 03:43 PM

Originally Posted by red_one

Overdrive ON allows the A/T to select any of the gears available (up to the highest gear) when speed allows. Example, for 4-speed A/T, it means the A/T can select 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th gears.

Overdrive OFF limits the A/T to select the lower gears only (excluding the highest gear). Example, for 4-speed A/T, it means the A/T can select 1st, 2nd, and 3rd gears only.

Overdrive ON ang mas tipid. Can you imagine driving your car in NLEX at 100 km/h using 3rd gear only? Your RPM will be very high and car will consume more fuel.

Just set Overdrive to ON and forget about it.

dont know kung tama itong info pero di ko naman ginagawa kasi di naman confirmed na effective. pag heavy traffic OFF daw ang overdrive or lagay sa 2. pag light traffic at may instance na lalagpas ng 50kph, ON daw overdrive. payo sakin nung nag dedeliver ng suzuki cars from planta to casa.

**Jepster** · January 13th, 2015 04:54 PM

Tama yan paps. That's how all overdrives work.

I only ever switch overdrive off kapag mahabang decline, to slow down from engine break. Nababagalan kase ako sa 2 eh, so off na lang overdrive para 3rd gear lng sya.

**red_one** · January 13th, 2015 05:04 PM

Originally Posted by ninjababez

dont know kung tama itong info pero di ko naman ginagawa kasi di naman confirmed na effective. pag heavy traffic OFF daw ang overdrive or lagay sa 2. pag light traffic at may instance na lalagpas ng 50kph, ON daw overdrive. payo sakin nung nag dedeliver ng suzuki cars from planta to casa.

Hindi mo na need gawin yan bro kasi if stuck ka sa traffic, matic naman na pipiliin ng A/T mo ang 1st at 2nd gears. There is no reason for it to select 3rd or 4th gear dahil mabagal ang takbo mo. ON or OFF man ang Overdrive does not matter so just keep it to ON.

The only time you will need to set the Overdrive to OFF is when the A/T keeps shifting to 3rd and 4th gears alternately during uphill/downhill scenario. Kumbaga pansin mong nalilito ung A/T which gear to use. In this case, set Overdrive to OFF para mag-stick na lang siya sa 3rd gear. Pag patag na yung road, set Overdrive back to ON.

**kai s.** · January 13th, 2015 05:40 PM

Originally Posted by red_one

Hindi mo na need gawin yan bro kasi if stuck ka sa traffic, matic naman na pipiliin ng A/T mo ang 1st at 2nd gears. There is no reason for it to select 3rd or 4th gear dahil mabagal ang takbo mo. ON or OFF man ang Overdrive does not matter so just keep it to ON.

The only time you will need to set the Overdrive to OFF is when the A/T keeps shifting to 3rd and 4th gears alternately during uphill/downhill scenario. Kumbaga pansin mong nalilito ung A/T which gear to use. In this case, set Overdrive to OFF para mag-stick na lang siya sa 3rd gear. Pag patag na yung road, set Overdrive back to ON.

Okay. Noob driver question. I'm almost at 1k on my odo and have never set my overdrive to ON. Planning to break in the car (finally) this long weekend, trip to Subic. Sa expressway ko lang ba i-o-on yung overdrive? Or i-on ko na lang parati, kahit habang nasa city traffic pa?

**red_one** · January 13th, 2015 06:06 PM

Originally Posted by kai s.

Okay. Noob driver question. I'm almost at 1k on my odo and have never set my overdrive to ON. Planning to break in the car (finally) this long weekend, trip to Subic. Sa expressway ko lang ba i-o-on yung overdrive? Or i-on ko na lang parati, kahit habang nasa city traffic pa?

Overdrive should be ON at all times (as already explained above) except when you want to stick to 3rd gear during uphill/downhill scenarios or for engine braking. Hope this is already clear.

**romzL** · January 13th, 2015 06:27 PM

Originally Posted by Marvin Dumrigeú

Just got mine after 3 months. Hirap isara yung likod hehe
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akala ko sakin lang yun mahirap isara hehe

noob question din, san ba yung overdrive na yan? first car kaya nangangapa pa talaga.

**ninjababez** · January 13th, 2015 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by red_one

Hindi mo na need gawin yan bro kasi if stuck ka sa traffic, matic naman na pipiliin ng A/T mo ang 1st at 2nd gears. There is no reason for it to select 3rd or 4th gear dahil mabagal ang takbo mo. ON or OFF man ang Overdrive does not matter so just keep it to ON.

The only time you will need to set the Overdrive to OFF is when the A/T keeps shifting to 3rd and 4th gears alternately during uphill/downhill scenario. Kumbaga pansin mong nalilito ung A/T which gear to use. In this case, set Overdrive to OFF para mag-stick na lang siya sa 3rd gear. Pag patag na yung road, set Overdrive back to ON.

thanks bro red

na experience ko yang nalilito between 3rd and 4th gear sa hiway na taas baba, pero di ganun ka inclined.

Originally Posted by romzL

akala ko sakin lang yun mahirap isara hehe

noob question din, san ba yung overdrive na yan? first car kaya nangangapa pa talaga.

ang hirap nga isara ng hatch pero pag sanay ka na madali lang. wag kakalimutan na dapat di kasama ang kamay sa paglapat nya para maiwasan magkadent (though matigas naman yung part na yun ng likod, iwasan nalang natin).
madaling araw ako nag lilinis at nagkakalikot ng auto kaya minsan dyahe sa kapitbahay kasi kailangan malakas ang pag tulak. tinigil ko nalang at ginawang umaga or hapon hehehe

overdrive means the transmission will have the option to select the highest gear (in our case the 4th). as per red_one's advice, wag nalang i-off kung patag naman ang dadaanan. btw ito yung button doon sa gilid ng shift knob.

dati in-off ko sya pag gusto kong mag downshift para umovertake vs. shifting to 2nd gear or 2 (baka masira gearbox). pero na realized ko naman na pwede pala floor nalang accelerator, kusa na mag downshift. may millisecond delay vs. turning off the overdrive pero sanayan lang din naman. subukan mo paglaruan sa sctex bro para malaman mo difference ng bawat isa dyan sa mga sinabi ko, but do not forget to drive carefully ;)

**ninjababez** · January 13th, 2015 08:01 PM

Originally Posted by Jepster

Been here in Suzuki Pasig service center for 2 hours now. They're checking on my swift and why the airbag light isn't turning off. Hindi pa din ata makita why.

If ever they don't fix it, saan ko kaya pwede ipacheck to?

di ba nila check thru computer box? afaik dapat may error yata yan

**ninjababez** · January 13th, 2015 08:12 PM

mga bros, ano nga pala average consumption nyo? both manual and matic tranny.

**red_one** · January 13th, 2015 08:16 PM

Originally Posted by ninjababez

dati in-off ko sya pag gusto kong mag downshift para umovertake vs. shifting to 2nd gear or 2 (baka masira gearbox). pero na realized ko naman na pwede pala floor nalang accelerator, kusa na mag downshift. may millisecond delay vs. turning off the overdrive pero sanayan lang din naman. subukan mo paglaruan sa sctex bro para malaman mo difference ng bawat isa dyan sa mga sinabi ko, but do not forget to drive carefully ;)

Ang tawag dyan ay "Kick-down".

Kick-down / How to overtake?

When driving an automatic, if you need to suddenly accelerate more quickly, for example when overtaking another vehicle, you can use the kick-down device. This feature allows you to over-ride the automatic selection of gears and forces the transmission to stay in lower gears for longer. This gives you a higher degree of acceleration than normal.

To activate kick-down you simply press down hard on the accelerator pedal and keep it fully pressed down until you reach your desired speed. When you reach this speed, ease back off the accelerator and the car will automatically return to normal drive and select the most appropriate gear.

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