2003 MERCEDES-BENZ M-Class key

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Radio operation
Station selection using the number keypad
(presets)
FM- and AM-Bands
Press one of the number keys, such as
.
The radio tunes to the frequency as-
signed to that memory location. If you
have not saved a station to the memory
location, the radio does not change fre-
quencies.
F
Weather Band WB
Tune the radio to the selected channel.
The memory preset number appears in
the status line.Station selection using the direct
frequency entry (FM, AM)
Press .
Input line appears in the main radio
menu.
Use the number keys to enter the de-
sired frequency within 8 seconds, e.g.
for 102.7 FM.
The station you have selected begins to
play.
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FM and AM presets are independent.
You can access them only if you are in
the corresponding band.
Saving stations for FM and AM
(
page 36).

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Radio operation
Automatic station scan
The stations on the bands (FM/AM/WB)
can be scanned in succession for
8 seconds each.
Press the softkey “SCAN”.
The scan function will begin. “SCAN” is
highlighted.Weather Band WB
The 7 individual weather channels stored
in memory are scanned in succession.
The scan function stops automatically
when the first station received has been
scanned twice.
Ending the scan function
Press the softkey “SCAN”.
The station selected appears and the
station frequency is displayed.
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If you do not make another entry within
8 seconds, the function cancels.
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A frequency entered outside the allow-
able input range will not be accepted.

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Radio operation
The following memory functions are avail-
able:

Saving FM, AM stations manually
(
page 36)

Saving FM, AM stations automatically
(
page 37)

Selecting a station from the FM/AM
preset menu (
page 37)

Selecting channels from the WB preset
menu (
page 37)Saving stations manually (FM, AM)
In the main radio menu
Select the AM- or the FM-Band
(
page 31).
Press one of the number keys, e.g.
, longer than 2 seconds.
You will hear a confirmation beep.
The radio saves the current station at
the memory preset selected. The mem-
ory preset selected appears in the sta-
tus line, e.g. “FM3”.
Memory functionsi
There are 10 presets available for each
band (FM & AM).
An existing entry is overwritten in the
memory list when a new input is given.
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Two presets available for the FM/AM
wavebands:

Standard FM/AM preset (saving
stations manually)

Auto preset (saving stations auto-
matically).
The standard FM/AM presets are not
affected by the Auto store presets. This
is a second possibility for storing sta-
tions.

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Radio operation
Saving (FM, AM) stations automatically
If the FM/AM main radio menu is dis-
played.
Press the softkey “AUTO” for
longer than two seconds.
The radio stores the 10 strongest sta-
tions. The station frequencies available
will appear in the memory list.
While the stations are being stored
“AUTO STORE IN PROGRESS” ap-
pears in the display.Selecting a (FM, AM) station from the
preset menu
You can view the preset menu with all the
preset positions.
To view the preset menu, press the
softkey “LIST”.
To select a desired station, press one
of the number keys, e.g. .
To exit the preset menu, press the soft-
key “FM” or “AM”.Return to the radio menu
Press the softkey “LIST”.
Selecting channels from the WB preset
The WB menu is displayed:
Press a number key from to
to select the desired weather
band.

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Tape operation
FunctionPage
1Switches the tape opera-
tion on44
2Color screen
3Press to:
Open and close the con-
trol panel
The cassette compart-
ment is located behind
the control panel
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4Press to:
Switch the MCS on and
off
Turn to:
Adjust the volume
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FunctionPage
5Joystick
: Forward music
search
: Reverse music
search
: Fast forward
: Rewind
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6Softkeys
“II”: Pause
“SIDE”: Changing sides
“ ”: Dolby B
“SKIP”: Blank Skip
“ADJ”: Audio adjust-
ment
“SCAN”: Tape scan
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Tape operation
Listening to a cassette
To begin tape playback:

Insert a cassette into the cassette com-
partment. Tape playback will begin au-
tomatically (
page 40).

Press if a cassette has already
been inserted.The telephone and navigation functions
can be used while a tape is playing.
Switch off tape operation
Eject the cassette, switch to the radio
or CD mode or switch off the MCS.
The following screen messages can appear
after is pressed:

“NO TAPE...” - no cassette is inserted.
Insert a cassette.

“TAPE ERROR, TAPE MAY BE TOO
TIGHT” - the cassette cannot be played.
The tape is too tight or is damaged. The
MCS will switch to the radio mode.
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Press the softkey “SIDE”.
The other side of the tape automatical-
ly starts to play. The side selected is
displayed in the main tape menu.
Listening to a cassette
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The cassette side facing upward is con-
sidered SIDE 1.
Error messages
Changing sides
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When the end of the tape has been
reached, the cassette changes sides
automatically.

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Tape operation
When this function is activated, you can
play back the first 8 seconds of each track
in succession.
Activating scan
Press the softkey “SCAN”.Scan begins. “SCAN” is highlighted in
the softkey menu and “SCANNING” is
displayed in the tape menu.
Cancelling scan
Press the highlighted softkey
“SCAN”.
or
Push the joystick in any direction.
Playback resumes with the desired
track.When this function is activated, the unit
skips blank segments longer than 15 sec-
onds. The unit fast forwards to the next
track or side and start playing it.
Starting blank skip
Press the softkey “SKIP”.
Blank skip begins. “SKIP” is highlighted
in the softkey menu. If a blank section
is detected “SKIPPING BLANK SEC-
TION” is displayed in the tape menu.
Tape scan
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The scan function does not work prop-
erly unless there is enough blank tape
(approx. 2 seconds) separating the indi-
vidual tracks.
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At the end of the tape, the tape auto-
matically switches to the other side and
scan stops.
Blank skip

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Tape operation
Cancelling blank skip
Press the highlighted softkey
“SKIP”.
This function provides the optimum play-
back of tapes recorded with Dolby B.Activating Dolby BPress the softkey .
The Dolby B mode is activated when
the is highlighted in the softkey
menu.
Cancelling Dolby B
Press the highlighted softkey
.
Activating pause
Press the softkey “II”.
The tape stops playing and “PAUSE” is
displayed in the tape menu.
Cancelling pause
Press the softkey “PLAY”.
Dolby B (noise reduction)
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The Dolby noise reduction system is
manufactured under license by Dolby
Laboratories Licensing Corporation.
The word Dolby and the double-D sym-
bol are trademarks of Dolby Labo-
ratories Licensing Corporation.
Pause
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The tape stops playing if you send or
receive a phone call.