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What do you mean by manually control the O/D?
There is a lock out button on the shifter that allows you to lock it out... Unless I'm on open land, I always keep my OD turned off... it pulls the hills better and gets better gas mileage...


On the 2.8L's although the trans is electronically controlled, it does not use the common (to imports) thumb clicky switch for o/d lockout but rather has a 4-forward-position shifter. 1-2-3-D. by throwing it down to 3, you've got forced 3rd gear at any sane speed. I never find that I have to do that though, as I find the kickdown to be near perfect for my driving style. Jill's XJ transmission has much more sluggish TCM software and I find myself manually selecting 3rd pretty frequently on that thing.