MasterAce surf owner

[davemoley]

Hello everyone.
I just bought myself a lovely MasterAce surf 8 seater MPV (van), automatic 2L turbo diesel, i believe rear wheel drive. not had it running yet due to dead battery.
I'll have many questions to ask as i can't get hold of any form of user or service manual and i haven't any knowledge of these motors.
Firstly, how can i tell if my van is 4 wheel drive or not and secondly, the gear handle has two buttons, one on the side facing the driver which i believe is to unlock the leaver to enable you to change selection but there is a smaller button with D/D stamped on it facing away from the dash.
Please could someone enlighten me as to what they are for?
Many thanks Dave

[RningOnFumes]

I think the easiest way to tell if any vehicle is capable of 4 wheel drive is to just look for the shaft that goes to the rear axel and the two trans axles for the front..ie take a look under the vehicle. As for your question about the two buttons on the shift lever, one is definitely the release for shifting into a gear and the other looks to be O/D not D/D (take another look).

O/D is for over drive. Fancy term to let you know that your van is using all 4 gears (or three...I forget with the van)...well all that it has. IF it is off, there will be a red light on the dash say something like " O/D OFF" that would mean you are in 3rd gear if you are at the van's cruising speed.

O/D off for hill accent/descent or for extra passing power. You've basically down shifted.
O/D on for fuel efficiency.

Edit:
I add in the other thread you made that you should try www.Amazon.com for those repair manuals. I've found that amazon often has book stores clients who will ship overseas.

[davemoley]

Your most definatelty right, It is O/D and not D/D like i thought. I don't really need to go to 'Specsavers' yet, honest!