2017 AUDI A6 emergency towing

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Driving safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Correct passenger seating positions . . . . . 129
Driver 's and front passenger's footwell . . 133
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Sto ring cargo correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Repo rting Safe ty Defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 5
Audi pre sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
P reventative passenge r protect ion . . . . . . 137
Safety b elts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Ge ne ral informa tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Why use safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 0
S afety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
B el t tensione rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 5
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
I m portan t info rm ation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
F ront airbags ... .. .. .... .. . .. .. .. .. . 151
M on itor ing the Advanced Airbag System . 159
Knee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Ch ild safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Ch ild seats . .. ............... .. .. .. . 177
Secur ing ch ild seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
L ATCH system ( lower anchorages and
tethers for chi ldren) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Addit io nal info rmat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Maintenance and Care . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Checking and Filling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Di ese l fue l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 1
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Selective catalytic reduction (Ad Blue/
DEF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Diese l particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
E ng ine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
E ng ine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 1
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
B ra ke flu id . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Ba ttery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Table of contents
Windsh ield washer sys tem . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 08
Service interva l display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Wheels .. .. .. .. .. .... . ..... ... .. .. 210
Wheels and Tires .... .. .. ..... ... .. .. 210
Tire pressure monitoring system . . . . . . . 228
Care and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Genera l information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Ca r washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Cleaning and care information . . . . . . . . . 232
Plac ing your vehicle out of serv ice . . . . . . 235
Do It Yourself . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Emergency assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 236
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
E q uipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Replacing wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Spa re tire 242
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Repla cing fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 4
Dr ive r sid e co ckpit fuse assignment . . . . . 245
F ront passenger si de co ckpit fuse
ass ignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 46
Luggage compartment fuse assignment 246
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Replacing light b ulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Emergency situations . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Genera l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Starting by p ush ing o r towing . . . . . . . . . . 249
Start ing with jumper cab les . . . . . . . . . . . 249
U se of jumpe r cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Tow ing with a tow truck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Raising the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Accessories and Technical Data . 255
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Vehicle spec ificat io ns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Notes about technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Weig hts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Di mens ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
C apaci ties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 57
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Electromechanical
parking brake
Fig . 82 Center co nso le: park ing brake
Your vehicle is equipped with an e lectromechani ­
cal parking brake
¢ fig. 82. The parking brake is
designed to prevent the veh icle from roll ing un­
intentiona lly and replaces the hand brake.
Setting /manually relea sing th e parking
b rake
.. Pull the<®> switch to set the park ing brake. The
LED in the switch illuminates. The -(USA
models)/ . (Canada models) ind icator light al­
so turns on in the instrument cluster display .
.. To release the parking brake manua lly, press
the b rake o r acce lerato r pedal whi le the igni­
t ion is switched on and p ress the© switch at
the same t ime . The L ED in the b utton and the
i ndicator light in the display t urn off .
Releasing the parking brake automatically
Requirement : the driver's door must be closed,
the dr iver's safety be lt must be latched and the
pa rking brake must be set.
"' To start driving and re lease the park ing brake
automatically, press the acce lerato r peda l as
usual.
In addi tion to releasing the parking brake auto­
mat ica lly, other convenience and safety funct ions
are available when you sta rt driving ¢
page 76,
Starting from a stop.
Preventing the automatic parking br ake
release
The vehicle could begin rolling uninte ntiona lly,
depending on the hill or if towing a trail er.
D rivi ng
"'To prevent the parking brake from releasi ng au­
tomatically, pull and hold the<®> switch and
press the accelerator peda l. The pa rking brake
remains set and prevents the vehicle from roll­
ing backward.
"' You can release the<®> switch again once you
are sure t hat you are giving enoug h driving
force to the wheels by press ing the accel erator
pedal.
Emergency braking function
You can use the emergency braking function in an
emergency s ituation, or if the standard brake op­
eration malfunctions or is disabled.
.. Pull and ho ld the(®) switch.
"' As soon as you release the <®> switch or acceler-
ate, the braking stops .
Pull ing and ho ld ing the© switch wh ile driving
the vehicle activates the emergency braking func­
t ion. The vehicle is braked at all four wheels by
activating the hydraulic brake system . The brak­
ing effect is sim ila r to heavy braking ¢_& .
To reduce the risk of activat ing the emergency
braking by mistake, a warning tone (buz zer)
sounds when the© switch is p ulled . Emergency
braking stops as soon as the© switc h is released
or t he accelerator pedal is pressed.
Parking
.. Press the brake pedal to stop the veh icle.
"' Pull the(®) switch to set the parking brake .
"' Place t he selector lever in t he P position .
"' Tu rn the engine off¢_& .
"' Tur n the steering w heel when par king o n in­
clines so tha t the wheels w ill roll into the curb
if the vehicle st arts moving.
& WARNING
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- Do not press the acce lerator peda l inadver­
tently if a gea r is selected when the vehicle
is stationary and the engine is running. Oth­
erwise, the vehicle will start to move imme­
d iate ly and this could result in a n accide nt.
- Eme rgency brak ing sho uld only be used in
an emergency, when the norma l brake pedal
has fai led or the brake pedal is obstructed . .,.
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The vehicle jack* in your vehicle is mainte­
nance-free.
Replacing wheels
Before changing a wheel
Observe the following precautions for your own
and your passenger's safety when changing a
wheel .
.,. After you experience a tire failure, pull the car
well away from moving traffic and try to reach
level ground before you stop¢,&. .
.,. All passengers should
leave the car and move
to a safe location (for instance, beh ind the
guardrail)¢ ,&..
.. Engage the
parking brake to prevent your vehi­
cle from rolling unintentionally ¢,&. .
.. Move
selector lever to position P ¢ ,&. .
.,. If you are towing a trailer, unhitch the trailer
from your vehicle.
.,. Take the
jack and the spare tire* out of the lug­
gage compartment c:> page 236.
A WARNING
You or your passengers could be inju red wh ile
changing a wheel if you do not follow these
safety precautions:
- If you have a flat tire, move a safe distance
off the road. Turn off the engine, turn the
emergency flashers on and use other warn ­
ing devices to alert other motorists .
- Make sure that passengers wait in a safe
place away from the vehicle and well away
from the road and traffic.
- T o help prevent the vehicle from moving
sudden ly and possibly slipping off the jack,
always fully set the parking brake and block
the wheel diagonally opposite the wheel be­ ing changed. When one front wheel is lifted
off the ground, plac ing the Automatic
Transmission in P (Park) will
not prevent the
vehicle from mov ing.
- Before you change a wheel, be sure the
ground is level and firm. If necessary, use a
sturdy board under the jack .
Emergency assistance
-Always store the vehicle too l kit, the jack
and the replaced tire in the luggage com­
partment
¢page 134.
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Before changing the wheel, you must activate
the jacking mode, so that the automatic con ­
tro ls for the Adaptive Air Suspension* do not
make it more difficult to lift the vehicle with
the jack
c> page 239.
Changing a wheel
When you change a wheel, follow the sequence
described below step-by-step and in exactly that
order .
l. Activate the vehicle jack mode* ¢ page 239 .
2. Remove the decorative wheel cover* or the
wheel bolt caps* . For more details see also
¢ page 238, Decorative wheel covers or
¢ page 238, Wheels with wheel bolt caps .
3. Loosen the wheel bolts¢ page 238 .
4. Locate the proper mounting point for the
jack and align the jack below that point
¢page 239.
5. Raise the car with the jack c> page 239 .
6. Remove the wheel with the flat tire and then
install
the spare ¢ page 241.
7. Tighten all wheel bolts lightly.
8.
Lower the vehicle with the jack .
9 . Use the wheel bolt wrench and
firmly tighten
all wheel bolts
c> page 238.
10. Replace the decorative wheel cover* or the
wheel bolt caps*.
11. Deactivate the vehicle jack mode* in the
MMI:
I CARI function button > ( Car)* systems
control button > Servicing & checks > Air
susp.: jack mode > Off.
The vehicle jack mode* switches off automatica l­
ly at speeds above 6 mph (10 km/h).
A WARNING
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Always read and follow all WARNINGS and in­
formation
¢ .&. in Raising the vehicle on
page 240
and c> page 242 .
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General
This chapter is intended for trained emergency
crews and working personnel who have the nec­
essary tools and equipment to perform these
ope rations.
Starting by pushing or
towing
CD Note
Veh icles with an automatic transmission can­
not be started by pushing or towing.
Starting with jumper
cables
If necessary, the engine can be started by con­
necting it to the battery of another vehicle.
If the engine shou ld fail to start because of a dis ­
charged or weak battery, the battery can be con­
nected to the battery of
another vehicle, using a
pair of jumpe r cables to start the engine.
Jumper cables
Use only jumper cables of suffic iently large cross
section
to carry the starter current safely. Refer
to the manufacturer's specifications.
Use only jumper cables with
insulated term inal
clamps which are dis tinct ly marked:
plus (+) cable in most cases colored re d
minus( -) cable
in most cases colored black.
A WARNING
Batteries contain electricity, acid, and gas.
Any of these can cause very serious or fatal in­
jury. Follow the instructions below for safe
handling of your vehicle's battery.
- Always shield your eyes and avo id leaning
over the battery whenever poss ible.
- A dead battery can freeze at temperatures
around 32 °F (0 °C). If the vehicle battery is
frozen, you must thaw it before connecting
the jump start cab les. If you do not, this in-
Emergency situations
creases the risk of an explosion and chemi­
cal burns. After jump starting the vehicle,
drive to an authorized Aud i dealer or author­
ized Audi Service Facility immediately to
have the vehicle battery checked.
- Do not allow battery ac id to contact eyes or
skin . Flush any contacted area with water
immed iately.
- Improper use of a booster battery to start a
veh icle may cause an explosion .
- Veh icle batteries generate explosive gases.
Keep sparks, flame and lighted cigarettes
away from batter ies.
- Do not try to jump start any vehicle with a
low acid level in the battery .
- The voltage of the booster battery must also
have a 12-volt rat ing . The capacity (Ah) of
the booster battery should not be lower
than that of the discharged battery. Use of
batter ies of different voltage or substantial­
ly different "Ah" rating may cause an exp lo­
sion and personal injury.
- Never charge a frozen battery. Gas trapped
in the ice may cause an explosion.
- Never charge or use a battery that has been
frozen . T he battery case may have be weak­
ened.
- Use of batteries of different voltage or sub­
stantially different capacity (Ah) rating may
cause an exp losion and injury . The capacity
(Ah) of the booster battery should not be
lower than that of the discharged battery.
- Before you check anything in the engine
compartment, always read and heed all
WARNINGS
qpage 198.
CD Note
-App lying a higher voltage booster battery
wi ll ca use expensive damage to sensitive
electronic components, such as control
units, relays, radio, etc.
- There must be no electrical contact between
the vehicles as otherwise current could al­
ready start to flow as soon as the positive
(+) terminals are connected.
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-Before you check anything in the engine
compartment, always read and heed all
WARNINGS
o page 198.
(D Note
Improper hook-up of jumper cables can ruin
the generator.
-Always connect POSITIVE( +) to POSITIVE
(+), and NEGATIVE(-) to NEGATIVE(-)
ground post of the battery manager control
unit.
- Check that all screw plugs on the battery
cells are screwed in firmly. If not, t ighten
plugs prior to connecting clamp on negative
battery terminal.
- Please note that the procedure for connect­
ing a jumper cable as described above ap­
plies specifically to the case of your vehicle
being jump started. When you are giv ing a
ju mp start to another vehicle, do
not con­
ne ct the negative( -) cab le to the negative
(-) terminal on the discharged ba ttery @
o fig. 209. Instead, securely connec t the
negative (-) cable to either a solid metal
component that is firm ly bolted to the en­
gine block or to the engine block itself. If
the battery that is be ing charged does not
vent to the outs ide, escaping battery gas
could ignite and explode!
Towing with a tow truck
General hints
Your Audi requires special handling for towing .
The following information is to be used by com­
mercial tow truck operators who know how to op­
erate the ir equipment safely.
-Never tow your Audi. Towing will cause dam­
age to the engine and transmission .
- Never wrap the safety chains or winch cables
around the brake lines.
- To prevent unnecessary damage, your Audi
must be transported with a flat bed truck .
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Emergency situations
tach to the front or rear anchorage
opage251 and opage252.
.&_ WARNING
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A vehicle being towed is not safe for passen-
gers. Never allow anyone to ride in a vehicle
being towed, for any reason.
Front towing loop
Fig. 210 Front bumper: cover
Fig. 211 Front bu mper: insta lling t he towing loop
The threaded open ing for the towing loop is lo­
cated behind a cover on the right side of the front
bumper .
.,. Remove the towing loop from the vehicle too l
kit
c:::, page 236.
.,. Press the cap inward with brief, forceful pres ­
sure
o fig. 210 . The cap will loosen from the
bumper.
., Tighten the towing loop in the threaded open­
ing until it stops
r:';> fig. 211 and then tighten it
w ith a wheel wrench .
.,. After usi ng, p lace the towing loop back in the
veh icle tool kit . "'
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_& WARNING
If the towing loop is not tightened until it
stops when installing, the threads may be
pulled out when towing the vehicle and that
could cause an accident.
Rear towing loop
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Fig. 212 Re ar bumper : cover
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ig. 213 Re ar bumpe r: in stalli ng the towing loop
The threaded open ing is loca ted in the bumper
on the right rear side .
.,. Remove the towing loop from the vehicle tool
kit
c> page 236 .
.,. Press the cap inward with brief, forceful pres­
sure
c> fig . 212 . The cap will loosen from the
bumper .
.,. Tighten the towing loop in the threaded open­
ing until it stops
c>fig. 213 and then tighten it
with a wheel wrench .
.,. After using, place the towing loop back in the
vehicle tool kit.
8_ WARNING
If the towing loop is not tightened until it
stops when installing, the threads may be
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pulled out when towing the vehicle and that
could cause an accident .
Loading the vehicle onto a flat bed truck
Fig. 214 Vehicle on f lat bed tru ck
Front hook up
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.,. Align the vehicle with the centerl ine of the car
car rier ramp .
.,. Attach the winch hook to the front towline eye
previously installed.
Rear hook up
.,. Align the vehicle wi th the centerl ine of the car
car rier ramp .
.,. Attach the w inch hook to the rear towline eye
previously installed.
@ Tips
Check carefully to make sure the hook-up is
secure before moving the car up the flatbed
truck ramp .

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Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Sport differential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Star button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Start-Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Start/Stop system Engine does not switch off . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Engine starts automatically . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Starting/stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Switching off/on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
START ENGINE STOP button . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Starting (engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70, 73
Steering Electromechanical steering ..... .. ... 123, 0
I ndicator light .. ............. .. .. 15 , 123
L ock ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
also refer to Electromechanical steering . 123
Steering wheel Buttons .. .. .. .. .. .. .... ... .. .. .. .. .. 22
Easy seat entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Manual adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Power adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Shift padd les (automatic transmission) . . . 80
Steering wheel heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Steps for determining correct load limit . . . 224
Stopping (engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71, 73
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Storage hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
S tronic (automatic transmission) . . . . . . . . . 77
Launch control program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Convenience opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Emergency closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Sunshade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46, 47
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Symbo ls
refer to Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
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Tachometer .... ............... .. . 9, 10, 21
Tail lights Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Index
TOI clean diesel
refer to Ad Blue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Technical modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Temperature display
Coo lant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Exterior temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
T ether anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Tether strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Tie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58, 135
Time ......... ... .. .................. 24
tiptronic mode (automatic transmission) . . . 80
t iptronic (automatic transm iss ion) . . . . . . . . 77
Tire pressure (tire pressure monitoring sys ·
tern) .. ... ... .. .. .. ...... ....... .. .. 229
Tires........ ... .. .. ................ . 210
All wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Low aspect ratio tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Service life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Tire pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
T ire pressure monitoring system . . . 228, 229
Tire pressure table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Treadwear indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Unidirectional....................... 212
Uniform tire quality grading . . . . . . . . . . . 227
T ires and wheels
Glossary of tire and loading terminology . 212
T ires and vehicle load limits . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Torn or frayed safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
T owing
Tow trucks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Towing loop .. .. .. .. ............. 251,252
TPMS (tire pressure monitoring system) . . . 229
T railer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Operat ing instruct ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Parking system... .. ................ . 118
Technical requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 , 84
T ransmission malfunction (indicator light) . . 81
Transport Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
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ULSD No . 2 (Diesel fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
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