85 500SL~Radio Out

I'm a new owner of an '85 500SL, and the radio has not worked since I purchased it. All that appears are dashes across the LCD. I attempted to play a cassette to see if it would work. It accepts it (the tape) and appears to be playing, but no sound. So @ the risk of showing my ignorance in re: these matters... like pulling over and asking for directions... I seek your saged advise.

Or should I not worry about this... take the radio out and upgrade to a CD system?

[SCLJA]

Your car should have a becker 754 or compriable model in it, the problem is usually a dead lithium battery interally mounted in the radio. You can have the radio reset at the dealer but it will go back to the 4 dashes until you have the battery replaced. I am a firm believer in replacing it with an upgraded in dash cd player because even if you fix the battery the 754 probably needs a complete overhaul to be reliable.


Scott@Lajollaaudio

Thanks Scott... I appreciate the info and considering the La Jolla Audio Business you operate, I would say I got some very excellent "saged advice!"