Mercedes-Benz 420 SEL 1988, Owner'S Manual

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Direct frequency tuning
Manual tuning
In order to select a station with a known frequency, select the wave band (AM
or FM), press the function control button and then enter the frequency by
pressing the corresponding pushbuttons.
Example:
FM 98.5 MHz AM 1050 kHz
Press any button marked
through Q ^ | through
Press the function control button
D
a
Enter frequency by pressing
^ ^
When tuning a frequency directly, the pushbutton number 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-numbered digit
following the decimal point.
Broadcasters sometimes may not give their exact frequency but the next
closest whole number.
US radio frequency ranges:
AM 540-1600 kHz
FM 88.1-107.9 MHz
(For fine tuning a station or for manual
tuning)
After selecting the desired AM or FM
wave band, press the manual tuning
button
D
(decreasing station fre­
quency) o r^ J (in c re a s in g station fre­
quency).
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.
Please note: It is recommended that
manual tuning operations be per­
formed by the driver only while the
vehicle is not moving. The driver
should use the automatic station
seeker/scanner or pushbutton tuning
when the vehicle is in motion.
Pushbutton tuning
Six FM stations and four AM stations
can be stored in memory and recalled
by pressing the appropriate buttons
marked Q g l through
for FM or
through for AM stations.