Mercedes-Benz 380 SL Owner's Manual page 35

To manually eject the cassette,
push release bar (6). When the
cassette is ejected, the unit will
switch over to radio reception au­
tomatically.
Push button 7 or 8 for fast forward
or rewind of the tape. Briefly
touching the counteracting button
will stop the rewinding process.
Care of the Tape Player
Use only good quality cassettes
with a maximum playing tim e of
45 minutes per side (C 90). " Un­
wound" tapes can be fixed by
rewinding either reel with a pencil
inserted in its hub. The pick-up
head and roller should be cleaned
occasionally to maintain the original
high quality sound reproduction.
Automatic Antenna
The antenna switch can be actuated
with the radio switched on and the
key in steering lock positions " 1" or
2
" " .
• If the antenna switch is in center
position, the antenna extends
automatically to a specific height,
• if the antenna switch is engaged
in the "max." position, the anten­
na extends fully,
• if the antenna switch is engaged
in the "off" position, the antenna
will not extend or will retract
completely.
The height of the antenna can
furthermore be adjusted con­
tinuously by actuating the antenna
switch:
• If the antenna switch is in center
position, the antenna will extend
to a specific height. The antenna
can be further extended or re­
tracted to any height by rocking
the switch (not engaging it).
• If the antenna is to be retracted,
e. g. for playing cassettes, en­
gage switch in "off" position.
When the key is turned to steering
lock position "0" or the radio is
turned off, the antenna will retract
completely.
Radio