1976 W115 240D head unit

[Mikebear79]

Is there a way to tell from the data card which one of these radios came with my car originally? All I know is that it only has one original center dash speaker and no fader knob. Thanks - Mike

[Dr. Sternschnuppe]

Originally Posted by Mikebear79

Is there a way to tell from the data card which one of these radios came with my car originally? All I know is that it only has one original center dash speaker and no fader knob. Thanks - Mike

Yes, it's possible.

But could you attach a photo of the data-card, please? Or write all S.A. codes from the data-card?

[Mikebear79]

Sorry it's upside down. Not sure how to fix that.

[Dr. Sternschnuppe]

Originally Posted by Mikebear79

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Sorry it's upside down. Not sure how to fix that.

It's OK.

Color: 903 - blue
Interior: 162 - blue MB-Tex
Dealer: 705 - USA
S.A. codes:
401 - single seats in front
426 - power steering & automatic transmission with floor shift
467 - central locking system & instruments with lettering in english
491 - US-version
515 - Becker Europa AM/FM (US-version) - "manually tuned radio" on the scheme in the 1st post
524 - paint-coat preservation
570 - front folding armrest
580 - A/C
593 - green heat-insulating glass all round, windshield with tinted strip, rear single sheet glass
621 - elimination of license plates moulding (export lices plates)
636 - elimination of warning triangle
668 - mode of packing VE III
819 - Becker Cassette (stereo tape cassette player) [I'm not sure about code description - ?]

Ciao!

[Mikebear79]

There's two radio codes? That's weird. So it could have had either the base radio or the casette Mexico edition then? I want to say it's the former since it was a more basic setup (no fader, no original power antenna, 1 mono dash speaker, etc).


PS - code 636 blows. :-)

[Dr. Sternschnuppe]

Originally Posted by Mikebear79

There's two radio codes? That's weird. So it could have had either the base radio or the casette Mexico edition then? I want to say it's the former since it was a more basic setup (no fader, no original power antenna, 1 mono dash speaker, etc).

No, there isn't, you car have had 1 radio - Becker Europa, AM/FM, mono (code 515, base (cheaper) radio):


And if I decoded code 819 correctly (I'm not sure), your car have had separate cassette tape player also:

[Mikebear79]

You just blew my mind. I had no idea that they offered a separate casette player. Looks like they also had a mono version as well for the mono head unit that was more for books on tape or recorded lectures. Now I will be scouring the car tomorrow to see if there's any evidence of the tape player being mounted in the glove box or under the dash at some point.