
Driving
topreventthevehiclefromrollingunintentional-
lyandreplacesthehandbrake.
Setting/manuallyreleasingthe parking
brake
>Pullthe©)switchto settheparkingbrake.The
LEDintheswitchturnson.ThePARK(USAmod-
els)(Canada models)indicatorlightalso
turnsonintheinstrumentclusterdisplay.
>Toreleasetheparkingbrakemanually,press
thebrakeoracceleratorpedalwhiletheigni-
tionisswitchedonandpressthe@)switchat
thesametime.The LEDinthebuttonandthe
indicatorlightinthedisplayturnoff.
Releasingtheparking brake automatically
Requirement:
thedriver'sdoormustbeclosed.
>Tostartdrivingandreleasetheparkingbrake
automatically,presstheacceleratorpedalas
usual.
Inadditiontoreleasingtheparkingbrakeauto-
matically,otherconvenienceandsafetyfunctions
are availablewhenyoustartdriving>page57,
Startingtodrive.
Emergencybrakingfunction
Youcan use theemergencybrakingfunctioninan
emergencysituation,orifthestandardbrakes
aremalfunctioningorthepedalisobstructed.
>Pullandholdthe©)switch.
>Assoonasyoureleasethe©)switchoracceler-
ate,thebrakingstops.
Pullingandholdingthe©)switchwhiledriving
thevehicleactivatestheemergencybrakingfunc-
tion.Thehydraulicbrakesystemwillbrakeall
fourwheels.Thebrakingeffectissimilartoheavy
braking>/\.
Toreducetheriskofactivatingtheemergency
brakingbymistake,awarningtone(buzzer)
soundswhenthe©)switchispulled.Emergency
brakingstopsassoonasthe©)switchisreleased
ortheacceleratorpedalispressed.
Parking
>»Pressthebrakepedaltostopthevehicle.
>Pullthe©switchto settheparkingbrake.
56
>Placetheselectorleverinthe“P”position.
>Turn theengineoff>A\.
>Turn thesteeringwheelwhenparkingonin-
clinesso thatthewheelswillrollintothecurb
ifthevehiclestartsmoving.
ZAWARNING
—Ifagearisengagedwhilethevehicleissta-
tionaryandtheengineisrunning,donot
presstheacceleratorpedalinadvertently.
Otherwise,thevehiclewillstarttomoveim-
mediatelyandthiscouldresultinanacci-
dent.
—Emergencybrakingshouldonlybeusedin
anemergency,whenthewhenthestandard
brakepedalismalfunctioningorobstructed.
Duringemergencybraking,yourvehiclewill
brakesimilartoheavybraking.ESC andthe
associatedcomponents(ABS,ASR,EDL)can-
notovercomethelawsofphysics.Incorners
andwhenroadorweatherconditionsare
bad,afullbrakeapplicationcancausethe
vehicletoskidortherearendtoswerve,
whichincreasestheriskofanaccident.
—Ifthepowersupplyfails,youcannotsetthe
parkingbrakeonceitisreleased.Inthis
case,parkthevehicleonlevelgroundand
secureitbyplacingtheselectorleverinthe
Pposition.SeeanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacilityforassis-
tance.
—Ifyouleavethevehicle,switchtheignition
offandtakethevehiclekeywithyou.This
appliesparticularlywhenchildrenremainin
thevehicle.Otherwisechildrencouldstart
theengine,releasetheparkingbrakeorop-
erateelectricalequipmentsuchaspower
windows,whichincreasestheriskofanacci-
dent.
—Nooneshouldremaininthevehiclewhenit
islocked-especiallychildren.Lockeddoors
makeitmoredifficultforemergencywork-
erstogetintothevehicle,whichputslives
atrisk.

Assistsystems
Appliesto:vehicleswithcruisecontrolsystem
ICRUISE|/3)Speedcontrolsystem:currentlyun-
available.Seeowner'smanual
Iftheindicatorlightturnsonandthismessage
appears,thecruisecontrolsystemhasbeendeac-
tivated.Thereisatemporarymalfunction,forex-
amplethebrakesareoverheating.Switchthe
cruisecontrolsystemonagainlater.
Audiactivelaneassist
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiactivelaneassist
Activelaneassistdetectslanemarkerlineswith-
inthelimitsofthesystemusingacamerainthe
windshield.Ifyouareapproachingadetected
lane markerlineanditappearslikelythatyou
willleavethelane,thesystemwillwarnyouwith
correctivesteering.Youcanoverridethissteering
atanytime.Ifyoupassoveraline,thesteering
wheelwillvibratelightly.Inorderforthiswarn-
ingvibrationtooccur,itmustfirstbe switched
onintheInfotainmentsystem.Activelaneassist
isreadyforoperationwhenthelanemarkerline
isdetectedonatleastonesideofthevehicle.
Thesystemisdesignedfordrivingonexpress-
waysandhighwaysandsoitonlyactivatesat
speedsaboveapproximately40mph(65km/h)
(dependingonthemarket).
Appliestovehicleswithsideassist*:Ifyouacti-
vateaturnsignalwhenactivelaneassistisready
anditclassifiesalanechangeascriticalbecause
ofvehiclestravelingalongsideyouorapproach-
ingyou,therewillbenoticeablecorrectivesteer-
ingshortlybeforeyouleavethelane.Thiswillat-
tempttokeepyourvehicleinthelane.
Appliestovehicleswithoutsideassist*:When
thesystemisready,itwillnotwarnyouifyouac-
tivatetheturnsignalbeforecrossingthelane
markerline.Inthiscase,itassumesthatyouare
changinglanesintentionally.
))Thecorrectivesteeringfunctionisnotavailableinallmar-
kets.
68
ZAWARNING
— The systemwarnsthedriverthatthevehicle
isleavingthelaneusingcorrectivesteering.
Thedriverisalwaysresponsibleforkeeping
thevehiclewithinthelane.
— The systemcanassistthedriverinkeeping
thevehicleinthelane,butitdoesnotdrive
byitself.Alwayskeep yourhandsonthe
steeringwheel.
—Correctivesteeringmaynotoccurincertain
situations,suchasduringheavybraking.
—Theremaybecaseswherethecameradoes
notrecognizealllanemarkerlines.Correc-
tivesteeringcanonlytakeplaceontheside
ofthevehiclewherelanemarkerlinesare
detected.
—Otherroadstructuresorobjectscouldpossi-
blybeidentifiedunintentionallyaslane
markerlines.Asaresult,correctivesteering
maybeunexpectedormaynotoccur.
— Thecameraviewcanberestricted,forexam-
plebyvehiclesdrivingaheadorbyrain,
snow,heavyspraylightshiningintothe
cameraorbydirtonthewindow.Thiscan
resultinactivelaneassistnotdetectingthe
lane markerlinesordetectingthemincor-
rectly.
—Incertainsituationswherevisibilityislow,
thevehiclemayswitchinternallyfrom“ear-
ly”to“late”steeringcorrection)).
—Undercertainconditionssuchasrutsinthe
road,aninclinedroadwayorcrosswinds,the
correctivesteeringalonemaynot beenough
tokeepthevehicleinthemiddleofthelane.
—Forsafetyreasons,activelaneassistmust
notbeusedwhentherearepoorroadand/or
weatherconditionssuchasslipperyroads,
fog,gravel,heavyrain,snowandthepoten-
tialforhydroplaning.Usingactivelaneas-
sistundertheseconditionsmayincreasethe
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Assistsystems
Sietemyo)ai
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiactivelaneassist
B8V-0692
Fig.68Turnsignallever:buttonforactivelaneassist
B4H-0312
Fig.69Windshield:camerawindowforactivelaneassist
>Pressthebuttontoswitchthesystemonand
off>fig.68.TheBworindicatorlightinthe
instrumentclusterturnsonoroff.
Indicatorlights
BgReady:theindicatorlightturnsonwhenthe
systemisreadyforuse.Thesystemcannowbe
operated.
Notready:theindicatorlightturnsonifthe
systemisswitchedonbutisinoperable.Thismay
beduetothefollowingreasons:
—Thereisnolane markerline
—Therelevant lane markerlinesarenotdetected
(forexample,markingsinaconstructionzone
orbecausetheyareobstructedbysnow,dirt,
waterorlighting)
—Thevehiclespeedisbelowtheactivationspeed
ofapproximately40mph(65km/h)(thespeed
mayvarydependingonyourcountry).
—Thelaneistoonarrowortoowide
—Thecurveistoonarrow
—Thedriver'shandsarenotonthesteering
wheel
@Tips
— Makesurethecamera'sfieldofview
>fig.69isnotobstructedbystickersor
anythingelse.Forinformationoncleaning,
see>page270.
—Incertainmarkets:ifthesystemisswitched
on,itwillswitchonautomaticallyeachtime
theignitionisswitchedon.
Meeeclei
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiactivelaneassist
=z
Ss
Beg
Fig.70Instrument cluster:activelaneassistisswitched
onandreadytoprovidewarnings
Youcancalluptheactivelaneassistdisplayusing
thebuttonsinthemultifunctionsteeringwheel
=>page12.
Activelaneassistisactivated
andreadytoprovidewarnings.
Greenline(s)
Redline(s)
(leftorright)
Activelaneassistwarnsyou
beforeleavingalane>fig.70.
Thesteeringwheelwillalsovi-
bratelightly.
Activelaneassistisactivated,
butisnotreadytoprovide
warnings.
Grayline(s)
MessagesinInfotainmentdisplay
Iftheactivelaneassistswitchesoffautomatical-
ly,theindicatorlightinthedisplayturnsoffand
oneofthefollowingmessagesappears:
Audiactivelaneassist:currentlyunavailable.
Cameraviewrestricted.Seeowner'smanual
Thismessageappearsifthecameraisunableto
detectthelines.Thiscouldhappenif:
69

Assistsystems
areindicatedby thetimetheyenteryour“blind
spot”,
atthelatest.
@®Vehiclesyouarepassing
Ifyouslowlypassavehiclethatsideassisthas
detected(thedifferenceinspeedbetweentheve-
hicleandyourvehicleislessthan9mph(15km/
h)),thedisplayintheexteriormirrorturnsonas
soonasthevehicleentersyourblindspot.
Thedisplaywillnotturnonifyouquicklypassa
vehiclethatsideassisthasdetected(thediffer-
enceinspeedisgreaterthan9mph(15km/h)).
Functionallimitations
Theradarsensorsaredesignedtodetecttheleft
andrightadjacentlaneswhentheroadlanesare
thenormalwidth.Insomesituations,thedisplay
intheexteriormirrormayturnoneventhough
thereisnovehiclelocatedintheareathatiscriti-
calforalanechange.Forexample:
—Ifthelanes arenarroworifyouaredrivingon
theedgeofyourlane.Ifthisisthecase,the
systemmayhavedetectedavehicleinanother
lanethatisnotadjacenttoyourcurrentlane.
—Ifyouaredrivingthroughacurve.Sideassist
mayreacttoavehiclethatisonelaneoverfrom
theadjacentlane.
—Ifsideassistreactstootherobjects(suchas
highordisplacedguardrails).
—Inpoorweatherconditions.Thesideassist
functionsarelimited.
Donotcovertheradarsensors>fig.77with
stickers,deposits,bicyclewheelsorotherob-
jects,becausetheywillimpairthefunction.For
informationoncleaning,see>page270.
ZAWARNING
—Alwayspayattentiontotrafficandtothe
areaaroundyourvehicle.Sideassistcannot
replaceadriver'sattention.Thedriveralone
isalwaysresponsibleforlanechangesand
similardrivingmaneuvers.
—Insomesituations,thesystemmaynot
functionoritsfunctionmaybelimited.For
example:
74
—Ifvehiclesareapproachingorbeingleft
behindveryquickly.Thedisplaymaynot
turnonintime.
—Inpoorweatherconditionssuchasheavy
rain,snoworheavymist.
—Onverywidelanes,intightcurves,orif
thereisariseintheroadsurface.Vehicles
intheadjacentlanemaynot be detected
becausetheyareoutsideofthesensor
range.
()Note
Thesensorscanbedisplacedbyimpactsor
damagetothebumper,wheelhousingand
underbody.Thiscan impair thesystem.Have
anauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilitychecktheirfunction.
@Tips
—Ifthewindowglassinthedriver'sdooror
front
passenger'sdoorhasbeentinted,the
displayintheexteriormirrormaybeincor-
rect.
—Foranexplanationonconformitywiththe
FCCregulationsinthe UnitedStatesandthe
IndustryCanadaregulations,see
=>page291.
SyiememeRela
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudisideassist
>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle> leftcontrolbutton>Driveras-
sistance>Audisideassist
Ifthesystemisactivated,thedisplaysintheex-
teriormirrorswillturnonbrieflywhentheigni-
tionisswitchedon.
Adjustingthedisplaybrightness
Appliesto:vehicleswith Audisideassist
ThedisplaybrightnesscanbeadjustedintheIn-
fotainmentsystem.
>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle> leftcontrolbutton>Driveras-
sistance>Audisideassist

Voicerecognitionsystem
Voicerecognitionsystem
Operating
Appliesto:vehicleswithvoicerecognitionsystem
YoucanoperatemanyInfotainmentfunctions
convenientlybyspeaking.
Requirement:theignitionandtheMMImustbe
switched
on.Asystemlanguagesupportedby
thevoicerecognitionsystemmustbeset.There
mustbenophonecallsinprogressandthepark-
ingaidmustnotbeactive.
>Switchingon:brieflypressthe[2]button@)
=>page14,fig.10onthemultifunctionsteer-
ing
wheelandsaythedesiredcommandafter
theBeep.
>Switchingoff:pressandholdthe|™]button.
Or:saythecommandCancel.
>Pausing:saythecommandPause.Toresume,
pressthe|]button.
>Correcting:pressthe[>]buttononetime©
=>page12,fig.6.Or:saythecommandCorrec-
tion.
Inputassistance
Thesystemguidesyouthroughtheinputwith
visualandaudiofeedback.
—Visualinputassistance:afterswitchingon
voicerecognition,adisplaywithaselectionof
possiblecommandsappears.Thecommand
displaycanbe switchedon/offunder[MENU]>
Settings>leftcontrolbutton>MMIsettings>
Speechdialogsystem.
—Audioinputassistance: tohavethepossible
commandsread,pressthe[2]buttononthe
multifunctionsteeringwheelbrieflyandsay
Help.
Forthesystemtounderstandyou:
Speakclearlyanddistinctly atanormalvolume.
Speaklouderwhendrivingfaster.
Emphasizethewordsinthecommandsevenly
anddonotleavelongpauses.
Donotspeakacommandwhenthevoicerecogni-
tionsystemismakinganannouncement.
102
Closethedoors,thewindows,andthesunroof*
toreducebackgroundnoise.Makesurethatpas-
sengersarenot speakingwhenyouaregivinga
voicecommand.
Onlyusethesystemfromthedriver'sseatbe-
causethehands-freemicrophoneisdirectedto-
wardthatseat.
Additionalsettings
See>page174,Voicerecognitionsystem.
ZAWARNING
—Directyourfullattentiontodriving.Asthe
driver,youhavecompleteresponsibilityfor
safetyintraffic.Onlyuse thefunctionsin
suchawaythatyoualwaysmaintaincom-
pletecontroloveryourvehicleinalltraffic
situations.
—Donotuse thevoicerecognitionsystemin
emergenciesbecauseyourvoicemaychange
instressfulsituations.Thesystemmaytake
longertodialthenumberormaynotbe
abletodialitatall.Dialtheemergency
numbermanually.
G)Tips
— Thedialogpauseswhenthereisanincom-
ingphonecallandwillcontinueifyouig-
norethecall.Thedialogendsifyouanswer
thecall.
—Therearenovoiceguidance*promptswhen
adialogisactive.
—Youcanselectan iteminthelistusingei-
therthevoicerecognitionsystemorthe
controlknob.
Commandoverview
information
Appliesto:vehicleswithvoicerecognitionsystem
Thefollowingoverviewsdescribethecommands
thatcan beusedtooperatetheMMIusingthe
voicerecognitionsystem.
Alternativecommandsareseparatedusinga“/”,
forexamplesay:Telephone/(or)Navigation/
(or)Radio.

Media
Supportedmediaandfileformats
Thefollowingaudio/videofilesaresupportedbytheDVDdrive,theJukebox*,theSDcardreaderand
theconnectionforUSBstoragedevices:
AudiofilesVideofiles*
SupportedSD/SDHC/SDXC/MMCmemorycards:withacapacityupto128GB
mediaDVDdrive:audioCDs(upto80min.)withCDtext(artist,album,song)*,CD-ROMswith
acapacityupto700MB;DVD+R/RW;DVDvideo;DVDaudiowithaudiotracksthatare
compatiblewithaDVDvideoplayer
Audimusicinterface:mobiledevices>page156suchasiPodsandMTPplayers,USB
storagedevicesin“USBDeviceSubclass1and6”thatconformtoUSB2.0:USBsticks,
USBMP3players(Plug-and-Playcapable),externalUSBflashdrivesandharddrives
FilesystemMemorycards:exFAT,FAT,FAT32,NTFS
USBstoragedevices:FAT,FAT32,NTFS
USBstoragedevicepartitions:2perUSBconnection
CD/DVDfilesystems: ISO9660,Joliet,UDF
MetadataAlbumcover:GIF,JPG,PNGwithmax.
800x800px.Thealbumcoverfromthe
mediumorfromGracenoteisdisplayed,
dependingonavailability.
FormatMPEGWindows|MPEGFLACMPEGMPEG4|WindowsMediaVid-
1/2Media2/41/2AVCe09
Layer-3|Audio9(H.264)
and10
Fileexten-|.mp3.wma.m4a;-flac-Mpg;-mp4;.wmy;
sion.m4b;-mpeg.mA4v;.asf
aac-Mov;
avi
Playlists-M3U;.PLS;.WPL;.M3U8;.ASX
Characteris-|uptomaximum320kbit/sand|48kHz uptomaximum2,000kbit/sand
tics48kHzsamplingfrequencies|sampling720x576px.atmaximum25fps
frequency
NumberofDVDdrive*:max.1,000filespermedium
filesJukebox*:approximately10GBstoragespace;max.3,000filescan beimported
USBstoragedevicesandmemorycards:max.10,000filespermedium;max.1,000
filesperplaylist/directory
@Ti—Specialcharacters(suchasthoseinID3tag
ips::::
information)maydisplaydifferentlyormay
notalwaysdisplay,dependingonthesys-
temlanguage.
— ThemediadrivesdonotsupporttheWin-
dowsMediaAudio9Voiceformat.
—ToeeMP3files,abitrateoiatleast—Themanufacturerofthestoragedevicecan
160kbit/sisrecommended.Thedisplayprovideinformationaboutits“USBDevice
showingtheremainingplaytimemaydifferSubclass”.
forMP3fileswithvariablebitrate.
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Media
—SomeMTPplayerfunctionsarenotsupport-
ed,suchasratingmusictracksandvideo
playback.
Appliesto:vehicleswithaCDdrive
ThefollowingaudiofilepropertiesaresupportedbytheCDdrive:
Audiofiles
SupportedAudioCDs(upto80min)withCDtext(artist,album,track)*,CD-ROMswithacapaci-
mediatyofupto700MB
FilesystemCDfilesystem:ISO9660,Joliet,UDF
MetadataAlbumcover:GIF,JPG,PNGwithmax.800x800px.Thealbumcoverfromthemedi-
ummaybedisplayed,dependingonavailability.
FormatMPEG1/2WindowsMediaAu-|MPEG2/4 FLAC
Layer-3dio9and10
Fileextension|.mp3.wma.m4a;flac
-m4b;
aac
Playlists-M3U;.PLS;.WPL;.M3U8;.ASX
Characteristicsuptomaximum320kbit/sand48kHzsamplingfrequencies
48kHzsampling
frequency
Numberof
files
Maximum1,000filespermedium
@)Tips
—TocompressMP3files,abitrateofatleast
160kbit/sisrecommended.Thedisplay
—Specialcharacters(suchasthoseinID3tag
information)maydisplaydifferentlyormay
temlanguage.
showingtheremainingplaytimemaydiffer
forMP3fileswithvariablebitrate.
Troubleshooting
notalwaysdisplay,dependingonthesys-
ProblemSolution
Audimusicinterface*/Bluetoothau-
dioplayer*:mobiledeviceisnotsup-
ported.
Readtheinstructionsinthechapter>page156,Multimedia
connections/=>page153,Bluetoothaudioplayer.Youcan
learnaboutsupportedmobiledevicesintheAudidatabasefor
mobiledevicesatwww.audiusa.com/bluetooth.
Audimusicinterface*/AUXinput:the
volumeistoohigh/toolowwhen
startingplaybackthroughtheAUXin-
put.
Adjustthevolumeofthemobiledevicetoapproximately70%
ofthemaximumoutput>page161,Inputlevel.>
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Safedriving
Safedriving
Basics
Safedrivinghabits
Pleaseremember-safetyfirst!
Theindividualsafetyfeaturesofyourvehiclecan
worktogetherasasystemtohelpprotectyou
and
yourpassengersinawiderangeofaccidents.
Thesefeaturescannotworkasasystemifthey
arenot alwayscorrectlyadjustedandcorrectly
used.
Thischaptercontainsimportantinformation,
tips,instructionsandwarningsthatyouneedto
readandobserveforyourownsafety,thesafety
of
yourpassengersandothers.Wehavesummar-
izedherewhatyouneedtoknowaboutsafety
belts,airbags,childrestraintsaswellaschild
safety.Yoursafetyisforusprioritynumber1.Al-
waysobservetheinformationandwarningsin
thissection-foryourownsafetyaswellasthat
ofyourpassengers.
Theinformationinthissectionappliestoall
modelversionsofyourvehicle.Someofthefea-
turesdescribedinthissectionsmaybe standard
equipmentonsomemodels,ormaybeoptional
equipmentonothers.Ifyouarenotsure,ask
yourauthorizedAudidealer.
ZAWARNING
—Alwaysmakesurethatyoufollowthein-
structionsandheedtheWARNINGSinthis
Manual.Itisinyourinterestandinthein-
terestofyourpassengers.
—AlwayskeepthecompleteOwner'sLitera-
tureinyourAudiwhenyoulendorsellyour
vehicleso thatthisimportantinformation
willalways beavailabletothedriverand
passengers.
—AlwayskeeptheOwner'sliteraturehandyso
that
youcanfinditeasilyifyouhaveques-
tions.
Importantthingstodobeforedriving
Safetyiseverybody'sjob!Vehicleandoccupant
safetyalwaysdependsontheinformedandcare-
fuldriver.
Foryoursafetyandthesafety ofyourpassen-
gers,beforedrivingalways:
>Makesurethatalllightsandsignalsareoperat-
ingcorrectly.
>Makesurethatthetirepressureiscorrect.
>Makesurethatallwindowsarecleanandafford
goodvisibility totheoutside.
>Secureallluggageandotheritemscarefully
=>page44,>page43.
>Makesurethatnothingcaninterferewiththe
pedals.
>Adjustfrontseatandmirrorscorrectlyforyour
height.
>Makesuretouse therightchildrestraintcor-
rectlytoprotectchildren>page212,Child
safety.
>Sitproperlyinyourseatandmakesurethat
yourpassengersdothesame©page40,Front
seats.
>Fastenyoursafetybeltandwearitproperly.Al-
soinstructyourpassengerstofastentheirsafe-
tybeltsproperly>page180.
Whatimpairsdrivingsafety?
Safedrivingisdirectlyrelatedtotheconditionof
thevehicle,thedriveraswellasthedriver’sabili-
ty toconcentrateontheroadwithoutbeingdis-
tracted.
Thedriverisresponsibleforthesafetyoftheve-
hicleandallofitsoccupants.Ifyourabilityto
driveisimpaired,safetyrisksforeverybodyinthe
vehicleincreaseand youalsobecomeahazardto
everyoneelseontheroad>/\.Therefore:
>Donotletyourselfbedistractedbypassengers
orbyusinga cellulartelephone.
>NEVERdrivewhenyourdrivingabilityisim-
paired(bymedications,alcohol,drugs,etc.).
>Observealltrafficlaws,rulesoftheroadand
speedlimitsandplaincommonsense.
>ALWAYSadjustyourspeedtoroad,trafficand
weatherconditions.
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>