Mercedes-Benz 300SD 1981, Owner'S Manual

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Radio
Direct frequency dialing
In order to select a station with a known frequency, select the wave band, press
the function button □ and then enter the frequency by pressing the
corresponding push buttons.
Example: FM 98.5 MHz AM 1050 KHz
Press any button marked
EE
through
33
EZ3
through
33
Press the function button
D
□
Enter frequency by pressing
33 , ED , 33
EG , EQ, 33 33
When dialing a frequency directly, the number of the push buttons is not
displayed on the panel. The wave band is indicated by showing “ MHz” for FM
or “ KHz” for AM.
Note:
All AM stations have allocated frequencies ending with a “ 0” .
All FM stations have allocated frequencies ending with an odd
(uneven) digit after the decimal point.
Broadcasters sometimes may not give their exact frequency but the next
closest even number.
US radio frequency ranges: AM 540 1 600 KHz
FM 88.1 -1 0 7.9 MHz
Manual tuning (used to fine tune a
station or for manual scanning)
After selecting the desired AM or FM
wave band, press the function control
button □
Depress and hold the
(left or right side) button. The
frequency will increase or decrease
respectively in increments of 0.1 MHz
for FM or 1.0 KHz for AM. Release the
button when the desired station is
tuned in.
If, after pressing the function con­
trol Q , the station seeker bar
I is not activated within eight
seconds, the manual tuning mode is
ended automatically.
Safety Note
To avoid distraction of attention from
the vehicle’s operation and the road,
it is recommended NOT to perform
any manual dialing operations by the
driver while the vehicle is in motion.
Use the automatic station search
operation or preset stations instead.
Push button tuning
Six FM stations and four AM sta­
tions can be stored in memory
and recalled by pressing the
appropriate buttons marked EG
through
33
for FM or
EZ3
through
33
for AM stations.
To store stations in memory
Any FM station frequency dis­
played on the panel can be stored
on any button marked EG through
3 3 by depressing the button
desired and holding it until the display
has changed from the “ old” setting to
a “ blank” and then to the new
frequency to be stored.
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