RJC

Dave,

Does the 209 have a seperate amp for AM and FM?

My reason for asking is my radio sounds like all the speakers are slightly blown in AM mode and when in FM they sound great, a stereo expert asked me to see if the car has seperate amps one for am and one for fm, as a defective am amp could be causing this problem.

Also any experiences with this problem?

Regards

mbtech208

Your car has one audio amplifier for AM and FM, located in the right side of the trunk.

RJC

Thank you for the info, I guess the receiver itself is not working in the AM mode correctly??? Have you seen or heard of AM problems lately?

Thanks

mbtech208

I hate to be the one to tell you this, but Mercedes has never gotten AM radio reception down to an art. There may be a malfunction with your radio, and window tinting definitely decreases AM radio reception and sound, but your dealer may tell you it's normal, and I may be inclined to agree.

RJC

Thanks Dave. No window tint. When listening to AM and the announcer is speaking it sounds like my speakers are blown, no static though, FM is perfect. Funny the AM radio in my 01 clk 430 was great but the FM reception was not the best.