Mercedes-Benz 380 SE 1984 Owner's Manual page 43

Direct frequency dialing
In order to select a station with a known frequency, select the wave band,
press the function button Q
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 - 1600 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 Q .
and then enter the frequency by pressing the
FM 98.5 MHz
EE through m
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EES ' EE!
3 3
FM 88.1 - 107.9 MHz
Press automatic station seeker
bar E S S IE S (up or down) and
hold 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.
Unlesstheautomaticstation seeker
bar I B B 3 is activated within
8 seconds after pressing the func­
tion control button a
tuning will automatically be deacti­
vated.
AM 1050 KHz
Safety Note
Q3 through EES
To avoid distraction of attention from
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the vehicle's operation and the road,
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e e e q e e e q
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 stations
can be stored in memory and
recalled by pressing the appropriate
buttons marked E li through EE
for FM or EZ3 through EES
for AM stations.
To store stations in memory
Any FM station frequency displayed
on the panel can be stored on any
button marked EG through EE
by depressing the button desired
and holding it until the display has
changed from the "old" setting to a
"blank" and then to the new frequ­
ency to be stored.
Radio
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