Mercedes-Benz 300 SD Turbo Diesel 1982 Owner's Manual page 38

Radio
An additional fader control, installed
in the center console of the car,
allows fo r distribution of the audio
pow er between the fro n t and rear
speakers.
To adjust the tone characteristic
To set the radio to a " fla t" frequency
response, briefly press both tone
c o n t r o ls ® 1 3 simultaneously.
To produce more bass, press the
bass control only ® . To produce
more treble, press the treble control
only 1 3 -
Note:
Repeated pressing of either the bass
o r treble control will cause the
respective tone control to alternate
between an increasing and decreas­
ing setting.
To select AM or FM
Press any of the buttons marked
H 3 through S 3 to tune the radio to
the FM band.
Press any of the buttons marked
EE1 through Q J to tune the radio to
the AM band.
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To tune to a station
Stations can be tuned in by using
autom atic search, direct frequency
dialing, manual tuning, or by preset
push buttons. The frequency of the
station selected is displayed digitally
on the display panel.
Automatic station search
Switch to the wave band desired by
pressing any of the follow ing buttons:
fo r FM, buttons Q 3 through E Q ■
fo r AM, buttons B f l through E Q .
By pressing the right side of the
station seeker bar I
A U T O M A T IC
searches stations in ascending trans­
m itter frequency sequence, and by
pressing the left side, in descending
transm itter frequency sequence. The
direction of the autom atic search
operation can be reversed by press­
ing either side of the seeker bar
i . For fast approach of a
A U T O M A T IC
station sought, the seeker bar can be
held down.
The radio is programmed to autom ati­
cally search the entire band in three
sensitivity modes. During its first
sweep, only the m ost pow erful sta­
tions received will be selected and
locked in. During the next sweep, the
less powerful and during the third
cycle, also the weak stations will be
locked in.
If the station seeker bar is reactivated
within eight seconds after the radio
selects a station, the autom atic
search will resume in the sensitivity
m ode used last. If eight seconds are
exceeded before reactivating the bar,
the unit will again search fo r the most
powerful stations first.
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