Mercedes-Benz 300 SD-TURBO DIESEL 1983 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 6 0 0 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
D
button
FM 98.5 MHz
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through
□
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FM 88.1 -1 0 7 .9 MHz
Press automatic station seeker
bar
down. 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.
Unless the automatic station seeker
bar
8 seconds after pressing the function
control button □
will automatically be deactivated.
AM 1050 KHz
Safety Note
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To avoid distraction of attention from
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the vehicle's operation and the road,
□
EE , 33 3 3 .3 3 it is recommended NOT to perform
any manual tuning 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 E E
through 3 3 for FM or E□
through CD for AM stations.
To store stations in memory
Any FM station frequency dis­
played on the panel can be stored
(up or down) and hold
on any button marked E E 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.
is activated within
the manual tuning
by depressing the button
Radio
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