Mersedes-Benz 280 SE 1978, Owner'S Manual

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Radio
[ % On-Off/Volume
Turn knob (1) clockw ise to switch
radio on and to increase volume.
Green control light on the dial w ill
light up.
Tone
Turn lever (2) clockwise to increase
treble range and counterclockw ise
to increase bass range.
Front-Rear Speaker Balance
This control is installed whenever
the vehicle is equipped with rear
speakers. Turn rearward to in­
crease volume of rear speakers and
forw ard to increase volume of
front speakers.
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Station Tuning
First, select desired band by
pressing one of the AM o r FM
station buttons (3), then tune
manually by turning control knob (4).
For good reception, accurate
manual tuning is im portant.
To preset stations on pushbutton
tuning radios in either the AM or
FM band, pull station buttons (3),
carefully tune in the desired station,
push button slow ly and firm ly all
the way in, then release.
Autom atic station tuning (on signal
seeking radios only) is a ccom pli­
shed by m om entarily depressing the
“ Autom atic T uning" bar (6). The
tuner moves from the left towards
the right side of the dial and stops
whenever a useable station is found.
Operating the autom atic tuning bar
again causes the tuner to resume its
search function. When the end of
the band is reached, the tuner will
autom atically return to the be­
ginning of the band and start the
search operation again.
The position of the search sensitivity
switch (5) determ ines whether the
tuner w ill stop at many or the most
powerful stations only.
Selector stops at every
useable station Position I
“ c o u n try”
Position II Selector stops only at
“ su bu rb ” more powerful stations
Position III Selector stops only at
“ c ity ” the strongest stations