The hardest button to button

Bumpty · Post by **Bumpty** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 1:44 pm

What does the little orange button do?
It's in my 93 liberty wagon, auto, AWD.
It has manual written on it and doesn't really do a lot when it's switched on.

EDIT: Is it standard with these cars, or has a previous owner put it in?

Suba · Post by **Suba** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 1:54 pm

when you have the button set to manual and you put your t bar shifter in a gear other than D it will stay in that gear at allmost any engine rev and wont change , without that button selected and then select a gear it will still change if the trans decides it is required.

Mike.

Matatak · Post by **Matatak** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 2:03 pm

its standard and does wt Suba says

except i noly thought it worked when Tbar was in 2nd or 3rd and kept it out of first gear only being in 2nd if tbar was in 2nd or it wuld let u have 2nd or 3rd when Tbar was in 3rd

if u understand any of that

Subafury · Post by **Subafury** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 2:59 pm

not many of your posts make sense dude lol- maybe proof read your posts first hahah

AndrewT · Post by **AndrewT** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 4:02 pm

Yep definitely standard it's listed in the user manual for my Gen1 Lib.
Although it does kindof look a little like a home mod - generic ****-Smith looking switch isnt it.

**edit....yes he does have a kindof offensive name doesn't he!

AlpineRaven · Post by **AlpineRaven** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 6:49 pm

Its like a gear lock for automatic transmission, to reduce wheel spin.. Is it FWD (or FWD converted to AWD?)?
Cheers
AP

Bumpty · Post by **Bumpty** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 7:11 pm

haha yea the button does look very out of place,

AlpineRaven wrote:Is it FWD (or FWD converted to AWD?)?

umm as far as i know it's AWD, the car has on it "4WD constant" though
(which is weird considering it's meant to be AWD,
a mate told me Suby just changed the 4 to A in later years)

It may of been converted from FWD by a previous owner, how do i tell?

cheers for the prompt replies as well.

Hoekl · Post by **Hoekl** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 7:24 pm

hey bumpty, all the decor on the panels *constand awd on rear doors*, and the *gx awd duco on the tailgate* is a fairly good indicator that its awd:D
Also re: the manual switch, there is a write up on it in the owners manual:) the button is stocko, theres a pic in the manual too:D

vincentvega · Post by **vincentvega** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 10:22 pm

its a snow thing. makes taking off in the snow alot easier without wheelspin

stick in second > takes off in second and stays in second (until you hit high RPM)

stick in 3rd > takes off in second, shifts up to 3rd only (until you hit high RPM)

No effect in 1st or 4th

Matatak · Post by **Matatak** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 10:30 pm

vincentvega wrote:its a snow thing. makes taking off in the snow alot easier without wheelspin

stick in second > takes off in second and stays in second (until you hit high RPM)

stick in 3rd > takes off in second, shifts up to 3rd only (until you hit high RPM)

No effect in 1st or 4th

exactly wt i was tryna ask before only worded alot better (altho i understood my description lol)