Mercedes-Benz 300 TD-TURBO DIESEL 1985, Owner'S Manual

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Radio
A fader control, installed in the ce n te r console, allows fo r balancing the sound
level between the fro n t and rear speakers.
To adjust the tone characteristic
To set the radio to a “ fla t” tone setting (bass and treble at mid-range setting),
briefly press both tone controls B O sim ultaneously.
or treble Q ) will begin increasing. It sto p s increasing when the button is
released or when the maximum tone level is reached (approx. 2.5 seconds).
A fte r reaching the maximum tone level, the tone co n tro l will stay at that level
unless the tone button is released and pressed again.
Once the tone button is pressed again the tone level will start decreasing. It will
stop decreasing when the button is released or when the minimum tone level is
reached (approx. 5 seconds).
A fte r reaching the minimum tone level, the tone co n tro l will stay at that level
unless the tone button is released and pressed again. A fte r pressing the tone
button again the tone level will begin to increase and the cycle is repeated.
Note: It takes approx. 5 seconds to go from minim um tone level to maximum
tone level.
To select AM or FM
Press any of the b u tto n s marked
E E through S 3 to tune the radio to
the FM band.
Press any of the b u tto n s marked
F71 through E J to tune the radio to
the AM band.
To tune to a station
S tations can be tuned in by using
autom atic search, d ire ct frequency
dialing, manual tuning, or by preset
push buttons. The frequency of the
station selected is indicated on the
digital display.
Autom atic station search
Switch to the wave band desired by
pressing any of the follow ing b u tto n s :
fo r FM, buttons E E through 0 3 ,
fo r AM, b u ttons E l through EES ■
By pressing the autom atic station
seeker bar upward the
radio will search fo r stations in
ascending frequencies, by pressing
down it will do so in descending fre ­
quencies. The direction of autom atic
searching can be reversed by press­
ing the bar
in the respec­
tive direction. In o rd e r to arrive at a
desired station w ith o u t stopping, the
bar has to be held in the desired
direction.