2018 AUDI A3 SEDAN park assist

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A WARNING
-Read and follow the manufacturer's safety
precautions o n the compressor and in th e
in structions on t he bottle of sealant .
- If a tire pressure of 29 ps i (200 kPA) cannot
r e ached after inflating for 6 minutes, then
the tire is too severely damaged . Do not
continue d riving.
- If the t ire cannot be repaired with the tire
sealant, see an authorized Audi dealer or au­
tho rized Aud i Serv ice Facility for ass istance.
(D Tips
Do not operate the compressor for more than
six m inutes continuously, or it can overheat.
Once the compressor has coo led, you can con­
tinue to use it.
Completing
Applies to: vehicles with tire mobility kit
.,. Affix the st icke r that says "max . S O mph (max .
80 km/h)" that is provided with the tire mobili ­
ty kit within the driver's field of vision .
.,. Stop the vehicle after driving for about 10 mi ­
nutes and check the tire pressure.
.,. If the t ire pressure is lower than 19 ps i (130
kPA), then the tire is too severely damaged. Do
not cont inue driving.
A WARNING
Pay attent ion to the following after repair ing
the ti re:
- Do not drive faster than SO mph (80 km/h) .
- Avoid hard acceleration, brak ing sharp ly,
and fast cornering.
- The veh icle may become more diff icult to
control.
- If the t ire is too severely damaged, see an
authorized Audi dealer or authorized Aud i
Service Facility for assistance .
@ For the sake of the environment
You can give the used t ire sealant bottle to an
author ized Audi dealer or authorized Audi
Serv ice Facility for disposal.
Em ergenc y ass is tanc e
(D Tips
Remember to obtain a new bott le of sealant
from an authorized A udi dealer or authorized
Audi Service Fac ility after repairing a tire.
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 t ire failure, pull the car
we ll away from moving traffic and try to reach
level grou nd befo re yo u stop ¢&, .
.,. All passengers should leave the car and move
t o a safe location ( for ins tance, behind the
gua rdrail) ¢&, .
.,. Engage the pa rking brake to prevent your vehi ­
cle from rolling unintentiona lly ¢
_A .
.,. Move selector le ver to position P ¢ _A .
... Jfyou are towing a trai ler, unhitch the trailer
from your vehicle.
.,. Take the jack ~ page 360 and the sp a re tire
ca:;, page 369 out of the luggage compartment .
A WARNING
You or you r passengers could be injure d while
ch anging a whee l if you do no t follow these
safety precaut ions :
- If you have a fla t tire, move a safe dis tance
off the road. Turn off the eng ine, turn the
emergency flashers on and use other warn ­
ing devices to alert other motorists.
- Make sure that passenge rs wait in a safe
p lace away from the vehicle and well away
from the road and traffic.
- To help preven t the vehicle from moving
suddenly and possib ly slipping off the jack,
always fully set the park ing brake and bloc k
the front and back of the wheel diagonally
opposite the wheel being changed. When
one front wheel is lifted off the ground,
p lacing the Au toma tic Transmission in P
(Park) will
not prevent the vehicle from
mov ing.
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Emergency assistance
Raising the vehicle
The vehicle must be li~ed with the jack first be­
fore the wheel can be removed.
Fig. 288 Sill panels : mark in gs (exa mple)
Fig. 289 Sill : positio nin g th e ve hicle jack
,.. Engage the parking brake to prevent your vehi­
cle from rolling unintentionally.
,.. Move the selector lever to position P.
,.. Find the marking (imprint) on the sill that is
nearest the wheel that will be changed
c> fig . 288 . Behind the marking, there is a lift­
ing point on the sill for the vehicle jack.
,.. Vehicles with a sill: Note the position of the sill
when positioning the vehicle jack
c::> fig. 289.
,.. Place the vehicle jack (vehicle tool kit) on a firm
surface. Use a flat, stable support if necessary.
On a slippery surface such as tile, you should
use a non-slip pad (such as a rubber mat)
c::> ,&..
,.. Turn the vehicle jack located under the lifting
point on the sill to raise the jack until its arm @
c> fig. 289 is located under the designated plas­
tic mount
c::> ,& , c::>G) .
,.. Align the jack so that its arm@ c::> fig. 289 en­
gages in the designated lifting point in the door
sill and the movable base @ lies flat on the
ground. The base @ must be
vertical under the
lifting point @.
366
,.. Wind the jack up further until the flat tire
comes off the ground
c::> ,&. .
Position the vehicle jack only under the designat­
ed lifting points on the sill
c::>fig. 288. There is ex­
actly
one location for each wheel. The jack must
not be positioned at any other location
c::> & c::>(I) .
An unstable surface under the jack can cause the
vehicle to slip off the jack. Always provide a firm
base for the jack on the ground. If necessary
place a sturdy board or similar support under the
jack. On
hard, slippery surfaces (such as tiles)
use a rubber mat or similar to prevent the jack
from slipping
c::> & .
A WARNING -
-You or your passengers could be injured
while changing a wheel if you do not follow
these safety precautions :
-Position the vehicle jack only at the desig­
nated lifting points and align the jack.
Otherwise, the vehicle jack could slip and
cause an injury if it does not have suffi­
cient hold on the vehicle .
-A soft or unstable surface under the jack
may cause the vehicle to slip off the jack.
Always provide a firm base for the jack on
the ground . If necessary, use a sturdy
board under the jack.
-On hard, slippery surface (such as tiles)
use a rubber mat or similar to prevent the
jack from slipping.
-Only raise your vehicle with the vehicle
jack provided by the factory. If you use a
vehicle jack for another vehicle, your vehi­
cle can slide and cause injury.
-Changes in load can affect the height of
the vehicle.
-Never start the engine when the vehicle is
raised, which could cause an accident.
-Support the vehicle securely with appro­
priate stands if work is to be performed
underneath the vehicle; otherwise, there
is a potential risk for injury .
-To help prevent injury to yourself and your
passengers:

Fuses and bulbs
Fuse ass ignment - interior
ij
::, CX) ID
F ig. 298 Vehicle interior: fuse assignment
No. Equipment
Fl Ad Blue engine components
F2 Seat adjustment
F3 Power top hydraulic pump
F4 Infotainment control panel,
Infotainment
components
FS Gateway
F6 Selector lever (automat ic transm iss ion)
Air conditioning/heating controls, auxiliary
F7 heating, rear window defogger relay, tire pressure monitor
Electromechan ical park ing brake switch,
light switch, rain/light sensor, anti-theft
F8 alarm system,
diagnostic connector, roof
module, emergency call system, head light
range control
F9 Steering col umn sw itch module
FlO Infotainment system display
Fll Left vehicle electrica
l system control mod-
ule
F12 Infotainment components
F13 Driver's side safety belt tensioner
F 14 Heat ing/a ir condit ion ing system blower
372
No . Equipment
FlS Electronic
steering column lock
F16 Infotainment components
Fl7 Instrument cluster
Fl8 Rearview camera
Fl9 Convenience access control module
F20 Engine components
F21 Steering column, steering wheel heating
switch module
F23 Panorama glass
roof/power top control
module, power top latch
F24 R
ight vehicle electrical system control
module
F2S Driver
's side front/rear power windows
F26 Seat heating
F27 Interior
lights
F28 Power top control module
F29 Interior lights
F30 Diagnostic connector
F32 Front camera, parking
system, ACC sensor,
lane change assist
F33 Airbag
Hold assist button, interior sound, revers-
F34 i
ng light sw itch, temperature sensor, neck
heating relay coil and socket relay, power
top operation button
Air quality sensor, automatic dimming
F3S rearview
mirror, diagnostic connector, cen-
ter console power supply
F36 Right
headlight (LED, Matrix LED)
F37 Left headlight (LED, Matrix LED)
F38 High-voltage battery
F39 Passenger
's side front/rear power w in-
dows
F40 Sockets
F41 Passenger's sid e safe ty be lt tens ioner
F42 Central locking area
F43 Sound-amplifier
F44 All wheel drive
F47 Rear window wiper
F48 Outer sound actuator

Index
Audi pre sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130, 133
Aud i Service Repair Manuals and Literature 383
Audi side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Cleaning the sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Rear cross-traffic assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Audi smartphone interface . . . . . . . . . 241, 245
Aud i virtual cockp it
refer to Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
AUTO
Automatic climate control system . . . . . . .
69
Automatic headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Auto Lock (centr al locking system) . . . . . . . . 31
Automatic belt retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Automatic climate control system
refer to Climate control system
(automatic) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
68, 69
Automatic power top
refer to Power top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Emergency mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Hill descent control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Kick -down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
88
Launch control program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Manual shift ing (tiptronic mode) . . . . . . . . 88
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Selector lever emergency re lease . . . . . . . . 90
Selector lever lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Shift padd les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Automatic wipe/wash system . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Auto Safety Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
258
Auxiliary climate contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
AUX input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Average consumption ........... .... . 17, 18
Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 18
B
BACK button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Bag hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
63, 65
Balance (sound) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Bass (sound) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
388
Battery
In the key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
32
also refer to High-voltage battery . . . . . . . 92
also refer to Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Before driv ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Blended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Blower
Automat ic climate control system . . . . . . .
70
Bluetooth
Audio player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
226
Connecting a cell phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Boost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Boost pressure indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Brake assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Electromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . . 81
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Break-in security feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Breaking in
New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
150
New engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
New tires . .... .. .. .. ............. .. 337
Browser
refer to Media center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
Buttons
Control panel (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
154
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . 13, 16
Programming (multifunction steering
wheel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Switching the Infotainment system display
on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
155
C
Cable (USB adapter/AUX connector cable) 229
California Proposition 65 Warning . . . . . . . 319
Battery specific . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Call list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Call options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188

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Driving time ... ... .. ..... ... .. .. ... 17 , 18
Dust filter
refer to Pollutant filte r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
DVD dr ive (media dr ives) 224
Dynamic vo lume
refer to System vo lume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
E
E-ma il 184
e-tron
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
also refer to P lug-in hyb rid dr ive . . . . . . . . 92
eco mode (automatic climate control system) .69
E conomical route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
E ff iciency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 9
Electric drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
E le ct ric range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Electromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . . . 81
Electromechanica l steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 1
Elect ronic D ifferent ial Lock (EDL) . . . . . . . . 148
Electronic immob ilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
E lect ronic S tabili zation Control ( ESC) . . . . . 148
Emergency assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
E me rgency flashe rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S 1
Emergency operat ion
Fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Emergency starting .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 375
E m iss ions cont rol system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Energy consumers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
E ne rgy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
E ng ine
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Ju mp starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Ju mp s tarting (plug -in hyb rid drive) . . . . . 102
M essages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Start/Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Starting/stopping (button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Starting/stopping (key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 S
Warm ing up/coo ling down . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
E ng ine compartmen t
Opening/closing the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Overview ..... ... .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 32 1
Safety preca utions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 18
E ng ine data
refer to Spo rt displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Ind ex
Engine oi l
Adding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Chang ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Checking oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Dipst ick .... ... .. .. ................ . 321
Oil change interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
T emperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Enhanced view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Ente ring characte rs/numbers (speller) . . . . 161
Entering letters (speller) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Entertainment sliding menu . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
E nt ry/ exit lig hting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S 1
Entry assistance
refer to Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Environment Proper disposa l of drained engine oil . . . . 324
U nleaded gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
E SC
refer to Electronic Stabilization
Control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
E vent Data Reco rder ( EDR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
E xterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Folding settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Ex terna l voice ope ra tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
F
Factory default sett ings
Mult i Media Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Fader (sound) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 7
F astening
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Convertib le child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . 302
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Fast forwarding/rewind ing (a udio/video
f ile) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Fast forwarding (aud io/video file) . . . . . . . . 232
Fast route 208
Favor ites
Med ia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Nav iga tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
T elep hone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Federal Commun ications Comm iss ion (FCC) 386
File formats (med ia drives) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
391

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Online map update ................... . 214
Onl ine media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Online services
refer to Audi connect (Infotainment) . . . . 190
Opening ..... .. ................ ..... .. 31
Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 34
Fu el filler door ................ ..... . 315
Hood .. .. .. .. ............... .. .. .. . 320
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Panorama glass roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Power top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Opening/closing
refer to Unlocking/locking ..... .. 31, 33, 34
Operating Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . 13, 16
Multi Media Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Voice recognition system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Opt ions menu .. ............. .. 14, 156 , 160
Outside temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Overview (Cockpit) 8
p
Paint damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Paint number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
Panorama glass roof. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
also refer to Convenience opening/closing 40
Parental control
DVD ............................... 235
Parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
C leaning sensors/camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Rearview camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Parking brake
refer to Electromechanical parking brake . 81
Parking lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Parking (automatic transmission) . . . . . . . . . 86
Parts replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385
Pass -through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . . . 281
Pause (audio/video file) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Performance/torque display
refer to Sport displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Personal route assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Index
Phone book
refer to Contacts
186
Physical principles of a frontal col lision . . . 261
Picture format (video) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Playback (media) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Plug-in-Hybrid-Drive High-voltage battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Plug-in hybrid drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
12 volt vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Auxiliary climate control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Boost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Charging clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Charging dock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Charging system PIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Charging the high-voltage battery . . . . . . 106
Charging time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Cleaning the charging system ........ .. 117
Climate control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Coasting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Coo lant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
E-max (power availability) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Efficient driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Ending drive ready mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Energy flow display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Establishing drive ready mode . . . . . . . . . . 94
EV mode/hybrid mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
High-vo ltage battery .............. 92, 115
High-vo ltage system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Inserting the fuel pump nozzle . . . . . . . . . 103
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Jump start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Power meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Range and statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Range disp lay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Recuperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Setting the modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Status dis plays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Switching the ignition on/off . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Tire mobility kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Vehicle sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
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