2017 AUDI A4 roof

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Care and cleaning
General information
Regular, proper care helps to maintain your vehi­
cle's value.
It can a lso be a requirement when
submitting warranty claims for corrosion damage
and paint defects on the body.
The required cleaning and care products can be
obtained from an authorized Audi dealer or au ­
thoriz ed Service Facility. Read and follow th e in­
structions for use on the packaging .
A WARNING
-Us ing clean ing and care products incorrectly
can be dangerous to your health.
- Always store clean ing and care products out
of reach of children to reduce the r isk of po i­
soning .
@ For the sake of the environment
- Preferably buy environmentally-friendly
products when buying cleaning agents.
- Do not dispose of leftover cleaning and care
products with household trash.
Car washes
The longer that deposits such as insects, bird
droppings, tree sap or road salt remain on the ve­
h icle, the more the surface can be damaged. High
temperatures such as those caused by sunlight
i ncrease the damag ing effect .
Before washing, r inse off heavy depos its with
p lenty of water.
Stubborn deposits such as bird droppings or tree
sap are best removed with plenty of wate r and a
microfiber cloth.
Also, wash the underside of your vehicle once road sa lt stops being used for the season .
Pressure washers
When washing your ve hicles w ith a pressure
washer, always follow the ope ra ting inst ructions
p rovided w ith the pressure washe r. This is espe­
cially important in regard to the pressure and
spraying distance. Do not aim the spray directly
Ca re and cleaning
at seals on side w indows, doo rs, the hood, the
lu ggage compartment lid or the sunroof* or at
t ires, rubber hoses, insulating material, sensors *
or camera lenses*. Keep a distance of at least 16
in
(40 cm).
Do not remove snow and ice with a pressure
washer.
Never use rota ry nozzles or high pressure noz ­
zles .
T he wate r temperatu re must not be above
140 °F
(60 °() .
Automat ic car washe s
Spray off the vehicle before washing .
Make s ure that the windows and roof * are closed
and the windsh ield wipers are off. Follow instruc­
t ions from the car wash operator, especially if
there are accessories attached to your vehicle.
If possible, use car washes that do not have
brushes.
Washing by hand
Clean the ve hicl e starting from the top and work­
ing down using a soft sponge or cleaning br ush .
U se solvent-free cleaning products.
Washing vehicles with matte finish paint by
hand
To avoid damaging the paint when washing, first
remove d ust and large particles from your vehi­
cle. Insects, grease spots and f ingerprints are
best removed w ith a special cleaner for matte
finish paint.
Apply the product using a microfiber cloth . To
avo id damag ing the pa int surface, do not use too
much pressure .
Rinse the vehicle thorough ly with water. Then
clean using a neutra l shampoo and a soft mic ro­
fiber cloth.
Rinse the ve hicl e thorough ly agai n and let it air
dry. Remove any water residue using a sham my.
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Fuse panel @ (brown)
No . Equipment
2 Mass airflow sensor, camshaft adjustment
3 Exhaust doors, fuel in jectors, radiator inlet
4 Vacuum pump, hot water pump, particu -
late senso r, biodiesel sensor
5 Brake light sensor
6 Engine va lves
7
Heated oxygen sensor, mass airflow sen-
sor
8
Water pump, high pressure pump, high
pressure regulator va lve
9 Hot water pump
10
Oil pressure sensor, oi l temperature sen-
sor
11 Clutch pedal position sensor
12 Engine valves
13 Radiator fan
14 Fuel injectors
15 I gnition coils
16 Fuel pump
Fuse panel @ (red)
No . Equipment
1 Anti-theft alarm system
2 Engine control module
3 Lumbar support
4
Automatic transmission selector mecha-
nism
5 Horn
6 Electromechan ical park ing brake
7 Gateway control module
8 I nterior headl iner lights
10 Airbag control module
11 Electronic Stabilization Control (ESC)
12 Diagnostic connector, light/rain sensor
13 Climate control system
14 Right front door control module
15 A/C compressor
Fuses and bulbs
Fuse panel © (black)
No . Equipment
1 Front seat heating
2 Windshield w ipers
3 L eft head light electronics
4
Panorama glass roof/ sliding/t ilting sun-
roof
5 L eft front door control module
6 Sockets
7 Right rear door control module
9 Right headlight electronics
10
Windshield washer system/headlight
washer system
1 1 Left rear door control module
Fuse panel @ (black)
No . Equipment
1
Seat ventilation, rearv iew mirror, rear cl i-
mate control system controls
2 Gateway , climate control system
3 Sound actuator/exhaust sound tuning
4 Clutch pedal pos ition sensor
s Engine start
8 Homelink
9 Adaptive cruise control
11 Video camera
12 Matrix LED headlight/right LED headlight
13 Matrix LED headlight/left LED headlight
14 Rear window wiper
Fuse panel © (red)
No . Equipment
l Ignition coi ls
2 Natural gas tank valves
5 Engine mount
6 Automat ic transmission
7 Instrument panel
8 Cli mate control system (blower)
10 Dynamic steering
11 Engine start
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Consumer inf orm ation
today's a utomo biles, have steadily re duced the
scope of maintenance and repairs whic h can be
carried out by veh icle owners.
Also , sa fet y and
en vironmental
concerns place very strict limits
on the nature of repairs and adjustments to en­
g ine and transmission parts wh ich an owner can
perform .
Maintenance, adjustments and repairs usually re­
qu ire special tools, testing devices and other
equ ipment available to specially trained work ­
shop personnel in order to assure proper per­
forma nce, re liability and safety of the veh icle and
its many systems.
Improper maintenance, adjustments and repairs
can impair the operation and reliab ility of your
ve hicle and eve n void your vehicle warranty .
Therefo re, proof of se rvicing in a ccordance w ith
the m aintenance sched ule may be a condition for
up ho ld ing a possible wa rranty claim made within
the wa rranty pe riod.
Above all, ope rational safety can be adversely af­
fected, cre ating unne cessa ry risks fo r you and
your passengers.
I f in doubt about any servicing, have it done by
your author ized Audi dealer or any other properly
eq uipped and qualified workshop . We strongly
urge you to g ive your author ized Audi dealer the
opportunity to perform a ll scheduled mainte ­
nance and necessa ry repairs. Your dealer has the
facilities, origina l parts and tra ined specialists to
keep your veh icle runn ing properly.
P e rforming limited maintenance yourself
The fo llow ing pages describe a limited number of
procedures whic h can be performed on your vehi­
cle with ordinary tools, should the need arise and
tra ined personnel be unava ilable. Before per­
forming any of these procedures, always thor­
ough ly read all of the app licab le text and carefu l­
ly follow the instructions g iven . A lways rigorously
observe the
WARNINGS prov ided .
Befo re yo u check anything in the engine com ­
partment, always read and heed all WARNINGS
c::> & and c::> & in Working in the engine compart­
ment on page 304.
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A WARNING
-
- Ser ious personal in jury may occur as a result
of imp roperly performed maintenance, ad­
justments or repairs .
- Always be extreme ly careful when work ing
on the vehicle . Always follow commonly ac­
cepted safety practices and general com­ mon sense. Never r is k personal in jury.
- Do not attempt any of the mainte nance,
checks or repairs described on the following pages if you are no t fu lly fam iliar with these
or other proce dures with respect to the ve­
hicle, o r are uncert ain how to p ro ceed.
- Do not do any work wi thout the prope r tools
a nd equi pmen t. H ave the necess ary wo rk
done by your authorized Au di dealer or an ­
other properly equipped and qualified work­
shop.
- The engine compartment of any motor vehi ­
cle is a potentially hazardous area . Never
reach into the a rea around or touch the radi­
ator fan. It is temperature controlled and
can switch on suddenly - even when the en­
gine is off and the ignition key has been re­
moved. The rad iator fan switches on auto­
mat ica lly when the coolant reaches a certain
temperature and will con tinue to ru n until
the coolant temperat ure drops.
- Always remove the igni tion key before any­
one gets u nder the vehicle.
- Always support your vehicle with safety
stands if it is necessary to work underneath
the vehicle. The ja ck* s upplied w ith the vehi­
cle is no t ad equate for t his purpose and
could collapse causing se rious personal in ­
jury .
- If you must wor k underne ath the vehicle
with the wheels on t he ground, always make
sure the vehicle is on level ground, that the
wheels a re always sec urely blocked and that
the engine cannot be started.
- Always make sure the transmission se lector
lever (automatic t ransm iss ion) is in P (Park
position) and the park b rake is applied.

Index
F
Factory defa ult settings
Mul ti Med ia Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
230
Fader (sound) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Fasten ing
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
287
Convertible ch ild safety seats . . . . . . . . . . 285
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Fast forward ing/ rew inding (aud io/video
fi le) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
217
Fa stforward ing (a udio/video fi le) ........ 2 17
Fast route 194
Favorites
M edia . .. .. .. ................... ...
220
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Telephone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Fil e formats (media drives) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 1
Foot pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
For the sake of the enviro nment
E nvironmenta lly -fr iendly driv ing . . . . . . . .
73
Leaks. ... .... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. ... 305
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
67
Warm ing up the eng ine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Fr ee text sea rch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Radio . .. .. .. ................... ... 205
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Fr eeze protection
Coolant. ... .... ... . ...... ... .. .. ...
310
Windshield washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 16
Fr eque ncy ba nd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Front airbags
Descr ipt io n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
257
H ow they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Fronta l collisions and the laws of phys ics . . 246
Fr ont se ats
Ad justing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
23 8
Child rest raints in the front seat . . . . . . . . 254
also refer to Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 1
Fue l
Addit ives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
296
B lended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 6
Curre nt cons umption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 6
372
Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Fuel fi ller neck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 12
Fuel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Gasoline addit ives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Octane rat ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Re commendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 96
Sav ing fuel .. .. .. .. .. ............ 73, 121
Fueling
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
12
Fuses
Ass ignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
352
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
G
GALA
refer to Speed-dependent vol ume adjust-
ment ......... .. .. .. ............. ..
233
Garage door opene r (Homelink) . . . . . . . . . . 48
Ga rment hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Gas discharge lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Gener ator (ind icator light) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
G lossary of t ire and loading terminology .. 319
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Va let parking function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
G ross Vehi cle Weight Rating (GVWR) . . . . . 361
H
Handsfree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Head-up Disp lay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
He adli ght range co ntrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Headlight range control sys tem
Ind icator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
35
Head lights
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
338
Head light range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62, 239
Removing and installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Heated
Outs ide mir rors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
54
Rear w indow ... .. .. ... .. .. ..... ... .. . 70
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Washer nozz les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

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Rear lid
Escape latch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
also refer to Luggage compartment lid . . . 43
Rear Seat Entertainment preparation
refer to Audi Entertainment mobile
Rear seats 217
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Rearview camera
refer to Parking systems . . . . . . . . . . 125, 126
Rear window defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Reception area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Recirculation mode (climate control system) 70
Recuperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Fuel filler door emergency release . . . . . . 300
Fuel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Opening the fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Remote control Garage door opener (Homelink) . . . . . . . . . 48
also refer to Remote control key . . . . . . . . 38
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Personali zation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
39
Unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Remote locking/unlocking
Audi connect Vehicle control . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Removing the caps (wheel bolts) . . . . . . . . . 346
Repair manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Repairs Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Replacement key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Replacing Light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . 243, 244
Reset
refer to Restart (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Reset button (trip odometer) . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Resetting the trip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Res idual heat (climate control system) . . . . . 71
Restart
(MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Reverse gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Rewinding (audio/video file) . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Right control button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Index
Rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Ringtone settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Road noise compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Roaming
refer to Data connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Roof Emergency closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Roof load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Route criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Route guidance
refer to Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Running direction (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
s
Safe driving habits
Safety 236
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Cargo .... .. .. .. .. ............... .. 242
Correct seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 7
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Safety be lt height adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Safety belt height adjustment . . . . . . . . . 250
Safety belts worn by pregnant women . . . 250
Safety belt pretensioner Service and disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245, 248
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Danger to passengers who do not wear a
safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Improperly worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Not worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Safety belt pos it ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Securing child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Special considerations for pregnant wom- en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Unfastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Warning/indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Worn properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Safety belt warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
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Index
Safety equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Safety features for occupant restraint and protection . .. .. .... ............... .. .
Safety instructions
f " d t . . b or s1 e cur ain air ags . ....... .. .. .. .
for using child safety seats ........ ... .
for using safety belts ................ .
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System .
Safety systems (indicator light) ... .... .. . .
Saving fuel 236
276
281 247
267
33
Energy consumers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Recuperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Scan (rad io) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20S
Screen refer to Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 15
Screwdriver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
SD card reader (MMI) ........... .. .. ... 210
Search area (point of interest) . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Search function refer to Free text search
Seat adjustment 149,219
H ead restra ints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Seat belts refer to Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Seat heating/ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Seating capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Seating position Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 7
Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
H ow to adjust the front seats . . . . . . . . . . 238
Incorrect seat position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Occupants .. .. .. ............. .... ... 237
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Seats
d " f a JUS ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Correct seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 7
F olding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Security Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Selecting a source (media) ........... ... 217
Select ion menu . ... ............ 13, 143, 147
Selective catalytic reduction refer to Ad Blue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Selective wheel torque contro l . . . . . . . . . . 134
378
Selector lever
Selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Se lf-learning nav igat ion
refer to Personal route assistance . . . . . . 193
Service and disposal Safety belt pretensioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Service interval display. ................ 316
Set Rear (climate control system) . . . . . . . . . 71
Settings Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Map. ..... .. .. .. .. .. ........ ..... .. 198
Media ....... ... ... ............. .. . 220
N . t· av 1ga 10n .. .. .. .. .. ... .......... . .
Radio .... .. .. .. .. .. ............. . .
System (MMI) . ... .. .. .............. . 195
207
229
T elephone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Voice recognition system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Setting the language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Shift paddles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Shortcut keys ..... .. .. ........... 141,147
S ide airbags
Description .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... ... . .
How they work . .. .. .. ............. . .
Side assist .. .. .. .. .. .. ............. . .
Adjusting the brightness ............. .
Cleaning the sensors .. ........ ..... . .
E ·t . x1 warning system . .. ... .. ..... ... . .
Rear cross -traff ic assist ............. . .
Sensor range .. .. .. .. ... .......... . .
Switching on and off . ............... .
also refer to Side assist .............. .
Side curtain airbags .... .............. .
Description .. .. .. .. .. ............. . .
How they work . .. .. .. .. ........... . . 271
273
115
118
338 118
119
116
117
115
274
274
275
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
SiriusXM alert notifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Slid ing/tilting sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Sun shade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Snow cha ins 332
Socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Software update refer to Map update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
refer to System update (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . 232
Software (MMI) License agreement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
ers1on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
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