2003 MERCEDES-BENZ M-Class radio

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Radio operation
Automatic seek tuning
Push the joystick to .
The next receivable ascending frequen-
cy is tuned in and begins to play. The
station frequency appears on the
screen.
Push the joystick to .
The next receivable descending fre-
quency is tuned in and begin to play.
The station frequency appears on the
screen.Manual tuning (FM, AM)
Push the joystick to .
The frequency displayed ascends in
increments of 200 kHz (FM) or 10 kHz
(AM). This process begins slowly and
then gradually increases.
Push the joystick to .
The frequency displayed descends in
increments of 200 kHz (FM) or 10 kHz
(AM). This process begins slowly and
then gradually increases.
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The MCS needs about 10 seconds to
seek through the entire band. If you
cannot receive a station, activate an-
other radio function to stop the seek
function.

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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
Inserting
Press .
The control panel opens.
Insert a cassette into the cassette com-
partment.
The control panel closes automatically
after a few seconds.
Make sure that the wider portion of the
tape faces right.Ejecting
Press .
Press to eject the cassette.
Press .
The control panel closes. After the cas-
sette has been ejected, the MCS
switches to the last audio mode.
Inserting or ejecting a tapei
If a cassette is inserted, a cassette icon
will be displayed in the radio and CD
mode.

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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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CD operation
Inserting or ejecting a CD (Single CD play-
er*)
Inserting
Press .
The control panel is lowered.
Insert the CD into the CD slot with the
label side up. The CD will automatically
be fed into the CD player.
The control panel closes automatically
after a few seconds.Ejecting
Press .
Press to eject the CD.
Press .
The control panel is raised. After the
CD has been ejected, the MCS will
switch to the last audio mode.
Inserting or ejecting a CD
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If an audio CD is inserted, an audio CD
icon is displayed when in the radio
or tape mode.
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If the control panel is in the down posi-
tion for more than 20 seconds, two suc-
cessive beeps will be heard.
This will continue at five second inter-
vals until the control panel is returned
to its normal position.
Press to return the control panel
to its closed position.
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A lowered control panel can easily be
damaged. As soon as the CD is ejected,
close the control panel.
Do not place anything on the lowered
control panel.
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If you do not remove an ejected CD, the
CD drive automatically retrieves it after
10 seconds.
The CD drive can read either

Navigation DVDs or

Audio CDs.