Can you fine-tune it before tuning it?

Consider the case where you do not know the frequency of a FM station and you need to find out. What would you do?

Step A: Do automatic tuning
Step B: Do fine tuning to get to the exact frequency

This is the most efficient way of doing it.

But what if you Skip Step A and go off to Step B straight away. In that case, you will get the results but GOD knows when.

So can you fine-tune anything even before tuning it?

My guess would be NO. But you guess it. Managers always have a new trick in their bags. He told one of my colleagues that we will fine-tune the design later. My colleagues reaction was: Boss, when did we tune it in the first place?