Mercedes-Benz 300SD 1981 Owner's Manual page 39

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:
Press any button marked
Press the function button
Enter frequency by pressing
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
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 □
FM 98.5 MHz
33
EE
through
D
33 , ED , 33
FM 88.1-107.9 MHz
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
A U T O M A T I C
seconds, the manual tuning mode is
ended automatically.
AM 1050 KHz
Safety Note
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To avoid distraction of attention from
through
the vehicle's operation and the road,
□
EG , EQ, 33 33
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
through
To store stations in memory
Any FM station frequency dis­
played on the panel can be stored
A U T O M A T I C
on any button marked EG through
3 3
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.
Radio
, the station seeker bar
I is not activated within eight
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for FM or
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for AM stations.
by depressing the button