Isuzu: Honda Passport - "Power" and "Winter" drive switches

Winter makes the transmission start off in 3rd gear.... which is actually
quite bad for it, especially if you gun it real hard.... can cause temps to
get really high really quick. Power mode just extends the shift point...
you'd get the same basic effect by pressing harder on the accelerator.

"ajpdla" <com> wrote in message
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I have owned a 95 Passport for years and never used the Winter switch.
so I looked it up in my manual. This is part of what it says:

The WINTER mode is deacativated when the vehicle reaches approximately
30km or 19 mph, when transmission is shifted into any position other
than D, by pushing the WINTER button again or by turning off the
ignition.

Operation of the WINTER mode should be limited to slippery road
conditions only....

On Mon, 1 Nov 2004 17:30:39 -0600, "Jafir Elkurd"
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"ajpdla" <com> wrote in message news:<supernews.com>... 

53,000 miles on my wife's '96 Passport when it was traded in May. We
NEVER used these buttons, which are adequately explained in others'
postings here. They even quit working for a while, because the wiring
harness to the buttons came loose. The dealer traced that down while
under warranty; it is a miracle that we even noticed.

JM

"ajpdla" <com> wrote in message news:<supernews.com>... 

Whoops, I mean '99 Passport.

JM