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Old 07-13-2007, 08:21 AM
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Default Re: Why no shift to OD until blue light out?

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Originally Posted by hkiser View Post
It is on page 88. I found it in the manual for an 06 Xb on this site.
Thanks for finding it. It says:
"... If the engine coolant temperature is low, the transmission will not shift into overdrive gear even with the overdrive on."

The effect of this is to keep the RPMs higher in 3rd gear until the engine has reached 137F on the way to full warm up at 185F. I speculate this is either to avoid low RPMs in overdrive with a cold engine, or to hasten warmup for economy, or both. I just wish I could find Scion's own explanation of the purpose of this feature.
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