Mercedes-Benz 300 TD-TURBO DIESEL 1982, Owner'S Manual

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Radio
An additional fader control, installed
A. in the center console of the car,
allows for distribution of the audio
power between the front and rear
Wf
speakers.
To adjust the tone characteristic
To set the radio to a "fia t”
frequency response, briefly press
both tone controls D
B
simultaneously.
To produce more bass, press the
bass control only Q . To produce
more treble, press the treble control
only Q .
Note:
Repeated pressing of either the bass
or treble control will cause the
respective tone control to alternate
between an increasing and decreas­
ing setting.
To select AM or FM
Press any of the buttons marked
Q 3 through E D to tune the radio to
the FM band.
Press any of the buttons marked
EZ3 through EZ3 to tune the radio to
the AM band.
To tune to a station
Stations can be tuned in by using
automatic search, direct frequency
dialing, manual tuning, or by preset
push buttons. The frequency of the
station selected is displayed digitally
on the display panel.
Automatic station search
Switch to the wave band desired by
pressing any of the following buttons:
for FM, buttons
CD
through
ED ,
for AM, buttons E S through E H •
By pressing the right side of the
station seeker bar
mu
MMM , the radio
searches stations in ascending trans­
mitter frequency sequence, and by
pressing the left side, in descending
transmitter frequency sequence. The
direction of the automatic search
operation can be reversed by press­
ing either side of the seeker
bar B5JUEDS For fast approach of a
station sought, the seeker bar can be
held down.
The radio is programmed to automati­
cally search the entire band in three
sensitivity modes. During its first
sweep, only the most powerful sta­
tions received will be selected and
locked in. During the next sweep, the
less powerful and during the third
cycle, also the weak stations will be
locked in.
If the station seeker bar is reactivated
within eight seconds after the radio
selects a station, the automatic
search will resume in the sensitivity
mode used last. If eight seconds are
exceeded before reactivating the bar,
the unit will again search for the most
powerful stations first.
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