2021 MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS steering

Installin
gand removing the rear ben chseat &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ryas
ar esult of rear ben chseat no tbeing
engaged
If th er ear benc hseat is no tengaged, it may
be flung aroun dduring tra vel. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat ther ear bench
seat is engaged as described. Ke
ep thes eat guide rails and anchora gesint he
ve hicle floor free of dir tand object stoensure
th at ther ear benc hseat engages securely.
If th ei ndicator taboft he seat anchorag eisnot
re tracted int othe seat leg, thes eat is no tcor‐
re ctly engaged. Engag ethe seat again.
Re moving the rear ben chseat
Yo uc an ins tallth er ear benc hseats in thef ace-
to -face position only if thev ehicle floor is equip‐
ped wit hfour seat anchorages on thef irst rear
seat rowor wit haseatrail sy stem. %
In
vehicles wit haseatrail sy stem, car ryout
th er elease, remo vala nd subsequent re-
ins tallation of ther ear benc hseat at the
mar kedatt he mar kedb asic position only
(/ page69). #
Foldther elease handle forr ear seat anchor‐
age 1up. #
Foldther ear benc hseat forw ards at the
upper edg eofthe seat backrest. #
Pull ther elease handle forf ront seat legs 2
up. #
Grasp ther ear benc hseat bythel ow er edge
of thes eat cushion. #
Foldther ear benc hseat forw ards and
re mo veit from seat anchorages 3.
Installing ther ear benc hseat #
Grasp ther ear benc hseat bythel ow er edge
of thes eat cushion. #
Inser tthe rear ben chseat int ofront seat
anchorages 3from abo veatthef ront and
allo wittoe ngage. #
Mak esuret hat ther elease handles forf ront
seat legs 2aref olded down towa rdst he
fl oor of thev ehicle. #
Foldther ear benc hseat bac kintot he seat
position. #
Press ther elease handle forr ear seat anchor‐
age 1down until indicator tabs 4 have
fully retracted int othe rear seat legs.
The rear seat legs of ther ear benc hseat ar ecor‐
re ctly engaged whe nthe seat legs engag eaudibly
and indicator tabs 4 onthes eat legs ar enolon‐
ge rv isible and ha vefully retracted int othe seat
legs. Head
restra ints Ad
justin gthe hea drestraint mechanically &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
adjustin gthe vehicle settings while the
ve hicle is in motion
Yo uc oul dlose control of thev ehicle in the
fo llowing situations in particular:
R Ifyo ua djus tthe driver's seat, theh ead
re stra int ,the steering wheel or them irror
while thev ehicle is in motion
R Ifyo uf asteny our seat belt whilet hevehi‐
cle is in motion 72
Seats and stowage

Ad
justin gheadlam prange #
Turn headlamp rang ea djus ter 1 tothe
re qu ired position. #
Ifth ev ehicle is unladen, select position 005A.
The illumination of ther oad should be 131ft
(40 m) to328 ft(100 m) and lo wbeam mus tnot
blind oncoming traf fic.
Yo uc an use theh eadlam prang eadjus terto
adjus tthe light cone of theh eadlamps to your
ve hicle's load condition. The light cone will
ch ang east he seats ar eoccupied or thec argo
compartmen tisloaded or unloaded. This can
cause visibility conditions todeteriorat eand you
could blind oncoming traf fic. Operating the combinatio
nlight switch 1
High beam
2 Right tur nsignal light
3 Headla mpflashing
4 Leftturns ignal light #
Use thec ombination switc htoactivatethe
desired function.
Switching on high beam #
Switc hont he lowbeam (/ page77). #
Push thec ombination switc hforwa rds 1.
The 0057 indicator lam ponthe instrument
clus terw illl igh tup.
% The high beams witchestothe 0058 position
onl yind arkness and when thee ngine is run‐
ning. #
Toswitc hoff:mo vethec ombination switch
bac ktoi tsstartin gposition.
The 0057 indicator lam ponthe instrument
clus terw illl igh tup.
Headlam pflashing #
Brief lypull thec ombination switc hinthe
direction of ar row3.
Tu rn signal lights #
Toindicate: pushthec ombination switc hin
th er equired direction 2or4 until it
engages. In thec ase of larger steering mo ve‐
ments, thec ombination switc hwill automati‐
cally switc hback. #
Toindicat ebriefl y:tapt he combination
switc hbriefly in ther equired direction 2or
4.T he cor responding tur nsignal lam pwill
fl ash thre et imes. Switching
theh azar dwarnin glight sy stem
on/off &
WARNING Risk of accident du etocon‐
cealed lighting sy stems
If yo uo pen ther ear-end door sby90°,the
re ar lighting ins tallation swill be concealed.
Other road user swillthen no tbea bletosee
th ev ehicle, or will see it only wit hdifficulty.
The refore ,int hese or similar situations, safe‐
guar dthe vehicle in accordance wit hnational
re gulations, e.g. wit hawarning triangle. 78
Light and vision

Switching
ther ear windo wwiperon/off Re
quirements:
R The po wersupp lyhas been switched on. 0047
00E2 Wiping wit hwashe rfluid
0048 00AA Intermittent wiping
0049 005ARear wind owwiper off
004A 00E2 Wiping wit hwashe rfluid #
Movethe 00C5 switchtot he cor responding
position.
The 00C5 symbol will appearont he instru‐
ment clus terw hen ther ear windo wwiper is
swit ched on.
In vehicles wit hsteering-wheel buttons, the
on-boar dcomputer will sho wthe 00C5 sym‐
bol on theAssistance Graphic menu. #
Towipe wit hwasher fluid: push the00C5
switc hbeyond its cur rent position as farasit
willgot owards 0047or004A and hol ditthere. Re
placing the windshiel dwiper blades &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th ew indshield wiper sareswitched on
while wiper blades ar ebeing replaced
If th ew indshield wiper sbegin tomo vewhile
yo ua rechanging thew iper blades, youc an
be trapped bythew iper arm. #
Alwayss witc hoffthew indshield wipers
and thei gnition befor echanging the
wiper blades. *
NO
TEDama getothew indshield or rear
wind owduring wiper blade replacement If
th ew iper ar monthe windshield or rear
wind owisfolded bac kbefor eaw iper blade
has been ins talled, thew indo wmaybe dam‐
aged bythef orce of thei mp act. #
Neverfold thew iper ar monthe wind‐
shield or rear wind owbac kuntil awiper
blade has been ins talled. Keep hold of
th ew iper ar mwhen replacing awiper
blade. *
NO
TEDama getohood or windshield
wiper swhen opening theh ood If
th ew indshield wiper shaveb een folded
bac kfromt he windshield when theh ood is
opened, thew indshield wiper sorthe hood
ma ybed amaged. #
Ensur ethat thew indshield wiper shave
no tb eenf olded bac kfromt he wind‐
shield. Re
moving the wiper blades #
Foldthew iper arms away from thew ind‐
shield. #
Hold thew iper ar mwitho ne hand. With the
ot her hand, tur nthe wiper blade in thed irec‐
tion of ar row1away from thew iper ar mas
fa rasitw illg o. #
Slide catch 2inthed irection of ar row3
until it engages in ther emo valp osition. #
Remo vethew iper blade from thew iper arm
in thed irection of ar row4. 86
Light and vision

Ne
wb rake discs and brakepads
Ne wb rakepads and brak ediscso nly reac ht heir
optimal braking ef fect af teraf ewhundred miles
(a fewh undred kilome ters).
Unti lthen, compensat efor ther educed braking
ef fect by applying greater pressur etothe brake
pedal. Fors afet yr easons, Mercedes-Benz recom‐
mends that youo nlyh aveb rake pads and brake
discs whic hareappr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz
ins talled on your vehicle.
Other brak ediscs or brakepads ma ycompromise
th es afet yofy ourvehicle.
Alw aysr eplace all brak ediscs and brakepads on
an axle at thes ame time. Alw aysi ns tall new
brakepads when replacing brak ediscs.
Pa rking brake &
WARNING Risk of skidding or an acci‐
dent bybraking wit hthe parking brake
If yo uh ave tobrak eyour vehicle wit hthe
parking brake, theb raking dis tance is consid‐
erab lylonger and thew heels ma yloc k. There
is an increased risk of skidding and/or acci‐
dent. #
Only brak ethe vehicle wit hthe parking
brak eift he service brak ehasfailed. #
Inthis case, do no tappl ythe parking
brak ewitht oo muc hforce. #
Ifth ew heels loc k,immediately release
th ep arking brak easmuchasr equired
fo rt he wheels totur na gain. Whe
ndriving on wetroads or dirt-co vereds urfa‐
ces, road salt or dir tmayget intot he parking
brake. This causes cor rosion and areduction of
braking forc e.
In order topreve ntthis, driv ewitht he parking
brak elightl yapplied from time totime.
Whe ndoing so, driv efor ad ista nce of appr ox‐
imatel y300 ftat am aximum speed of 13mph
(20 km/h).
The brak elights do no tlight up when youb rake
th ev ehicle wit hthe parking brake.
Information about driving on wetroads
Note sonh ydroplaning
Hydroplanin gcan occur on ther oad sur face
ab ove acertain wate rleve l. Obser
vethef ollowing no tesint heevent of heavy
ra infall or condition sinwhichh ydroplaning may
occu r:
R Reduce your speed
R Avoid tir eruts
R Avoid sudden steering mo vements
R Brak ecarefully
Note sonc rossing watero nthe roads
Wa tere ntering thev ehicle can damag ethe drive
sy stem, thee lectrical sy stem and thet ransmis‐
sion.
If yo uh ave todriv ethrough water,obser vethe
fo llowing no tes:
R The wate rleve lofs tandin gwater ma ynotbe
abo vethel owe redgeoft he front bumper.
R Youm aydriv enof astert han walkin gpace.
R Vehicles driving in front or approaching from
th eo pposit edirection can creat ewaves,
whic hcan cause them aximum permissible
wate rleve ltobee xceeded.
Af terp assing thro ugh wate r,th eb rake sh avea
re duced braking ef fect. Brak ethe vehicle care‐
fully ,taking in toaccount thet raffic situation,
unti lthe full braking ef fect is restored.
Information about driving in winter
Ve hicles wit hautomatic transmissions ma yroll in
neutra lposition 005Cforo nly ashor ttime. Allowing
th ew heels torollfo rl onger ,e.g. when towing,
causes transmission damage.
If th ev ehicle thre atens toskid, or canno tbestop‐
ped when tr aveling at alow speed, youc an stabi‐
lize thev ehicle using thef ollowing measures:
R Shif tthe automatic transmission toneutral
position 005C.
R Trytom aintain control of thev ehicle using
cor rectiv esteering.
Driv eparticularly carefull yonslipperyroads.
Av oid sudden acceleration, steering and braking
maneuvers.
Ha ve your vehicle winterized at aqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop in good time at theo nse tofw in‐
te r.
Obser vethen otes on sno wchains
(/ page205).
Re gular lych eckt he vehicle and remo vesno wor
ice when tr aveling in wintr yconditions. Driving and parking
101

An accumulation of sno
wand ice ,particularly
when frozen, in thea reaa round thea ir intake,
moving parts, thea xles, and thew heel wells may
cause thef ollowing problems:
R Obstruction of thea ir intake
R Damag etovehicle parts
R Malfunction sdue torestriction of them obility
intended bythed esign (e.g. reduced steering
mo vement)
If th er eisa nydamage, infor maqualified special‐
is tw orks hop.
Information about driving off-road &
WARNING Risk of accident if youdon ot
ke ep toline of fall on inclines
If yo ud rive at an angle or tur nonanincline,
th ev ehicle could slip side ways,tip and roll‐
ove r. #
Alwaysd rive on inclines in thel ine of fall
(straight up or down) and do no tturn. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom accele ra‐
tio nforces during off-road driving
Yo uc oul dbet hrow nfromy our seat, for
ex ample. #
Alwaysw ear your seat belt evenw hen
driving off-road. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryto theh ands
when driving overobstac les
If yo ud rive over obs tacles or in tir eruts ,the
st eering wheel ma ywhip around. #
The steering wheel mus talway sbeh eld
securely wit hbothh ands. #
Alwaysh old thes teering wheel so that
yo ur thumbs ar eonthe outer rimoft he
st eering wheel. #
When driving overobstac les, expect
increased steering forc es at short
notice. &
WARNING Risk offire due toflammable
materials on ho tparts of thee xhau stsys‐
tem
Flammable materia lsuc hasl eaves, grass or
twigs ma yignit eift heyc ome int ocontact
wi th hotp arts of thee xhau stsystem. #
When driving on unpa vedr oads or off-
ro ad, regular lych eckt he vehicle under‐
side. #
Remo vetrappe dplants or other flam‐
mable material, in particular. #
Ifth er eisd amage, consult aqualified
specialis tworks hop immediately. *
NO
TEDama getothev ehicle af terd riving
off-road Fo
reign bodies, suc hasstones and branches,
could become trapped on thev ehicle under‐
side or on wheels and tires while youa redriv‐
ing and caus edamag etothevehicle.
Fo reign bodies could cause thef ollowing
damage:
R Damag ethe suspension, thef uel tankor
th eb rake system
R Cause imbalances and thus vibrations #
Regular lyremo veanyt rapped fore ign
bodies, e.g. stones and branches. #
Afterd riving off-road, checkc arefully
whe ther ther eisa nydamag etothe
ve hicle. #
Ifth er eisd amage, ha vethev ehicle
ch eckedataq ualified specialis twork‐
shop. When driving off-road or on unpa
veds urfaces,
ch eckt he vehicle underside, wheels and tires
re gularly at regular inter vals. In particular,
re mo veanyt rapped fore ign bodies, e.g. stones
and branches.
Obser vethef ollowing no tesr egarding fore ign
bodies of this kind:
R Theym aydamag ethe suspension, thef uel
ta nk or theb rake system.
R Theym aydisturb theb alance and cause
vibrations.
R Theym aybe flung out from thev ehicle when
yo uc ontinue driving.
If th er eisa nydamage, infor maqualified special‐
is tw orks hop.
When driving off-road and on construction sites,
sand, mud and water,also mixed wit hoil, can get
int ot he brakes. This ma ylead toareduction in
braking ef fect or total brak efailure, also as a
re sult of increased wear.T he brakin gcharacteris‐
tics will vary depending on them aterial that has 102
Driving and pa rking

Obser
vethef ollowing points af terd riving off-
ro ad, on con stru ction sites and befor edriving on
publi croads:
R Activat eESP®
(/ page 111 ).
R Clean thee xterio rlighting, particularly the
headlamp sand tail lamps, and checkt hem
fo rd ama ge.
R Clean thef ront and rear licens eplates.
R Clean thew indshield, windo wsand outside
mir rors.
R Clean thes teps, entra nces and grab handles.
Thi sincreases thes afet yofy ourfoot ing.
R Clean thew heels and tires, wheel wells and
th eu nderbody of thev ehicle wit hawater jet.
Thi sincrease sroad adhesion ,especiall yon
we troadw ays.
R Chec kthe wheels and tires and wheel wells
fo rt rapped fore ign object sand remo vethem.
Tr apped fore ign object scan damag ethe
wheels and tires or ma ybeflung out from the
ve hicle when continuing thej ourne y.
R Chec kthe underbody fort rapped branches or
ot her parts of plants and remo vethem.
R Clean theb rake discs, brakepads and axle
joints, particularly af tero peration in sand,
mud, grit and gr avel,wate rors imilarly dirty
conditions.
R Chec kthe entir efloor assembly ,the tires,
wheels, bodywor kstructure, brakes, steering,
suspension and exhaus tsystemf or an ydam‐
age.
R Chec kthe service brak efor operating saf ety,
e.g. car ryout abrake test.
R Ifyo un otices tron gv ibra tions af terd riving
off-road, checkt he wheels and driv etra in for
fo re ign object sagain. Remo veanyforeign
object swhichc an lead toimbalances and
th us caus evibrations .Intheeve nt of damage
to thew heels and thed rive train, visit aquali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop immediately.
Note sond riving in mountainous areas
When driving in mountainous areas, no tethat
engine output, and therefor estart-o ff gradeabil‐
ity ,w ill dec rease wit hincreasin geleva tion.
Obser vethen otes on braking on downhill gradi‐
ents (/ page100).
The maximu mpermissible trailer loads ar evalid
fo rj ourne ysat ele vations up to1,10 0y ds
(1,000 m) abo vesea le velw ithg radient supto
12 %( / pag e233). Au
tomatic transmission DIREC
TSELECT lever Fu
nction of theD IRECT SELECT le ver &
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
du etoc hildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If ch ildren ar eleftu nsupervised in thev ehi‐
cle, they could, in pa rticular:
R Open doors, thereb yendangering other
persons or road users.
R Getout and be stru ck byoncomin gtraf‐
fi c.
R Ope rate ve hicle equipment and become
trapped, fore xamp le.
In addition ,the children could also se tthe
ve hicle in motion, fore xamp leby:
R Releasing thep arking brake.
R Changing thet ransmission position.
R Startin gthe vehicle. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th eS martK eywit hyou and loc kthe
ve hicle. #
Keep thev ehicle SmartK eyout of reach
of children. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoincor‐
re ct gearshifting
If th ee ngine speed is higher than thei dle
speed and youe ngag ethe transmission posi‐
tion 005Bor005E,t hevehicle ma yaccelerate
sharply. #
Ifyo ue ngag ethe transmission position
005B or005E when thev ehicle is at astand‐
st ill, alw aysd epress theb rake pedal
fi rm lyand do no taccelerat eatthe
same time. *
NO
TETransmission damag eduetoshift‐
ing at high engine speed or when the
ve hicle is rolling Yo
uc an damag ethe automatic transmission
if yo us hiftfrom 005Bto005E ,from 005Eto005B or
directl yto005Dwhen thee ngine speed is too
high or thev ehicle is rolling. 104
Driving and pa rking

Re
strictin gthe shi ftrange Re
quirements:
R Transmission position 005Bis engaged
(/ page105). #
Torestrict th eshiftrange: briefly pull steer‐
ing wheel gearshif tpaddle 1.
The automatic transmissio nshifts tothen ext
lo we rgear ,dependin gonthegear cur rently
engaged .The shi ftrang eisa lsor estricted.
The shif trang eselected is shown in them ulti‐
function displa y.The automatic transmission
shifts onl yasfar as thes elected gear. #
Pull and hold steering wheel gearshif tpaddle
1.
The automatic transmissio nwillch ang etoa
shif trang ewhich allo wseasy acceleration
and deceleration. Todo this, thea utomatic
transmission shifts down one or mor egears
and restricts thes hiftrange.
Th es hift rang es elected is shown in them ulti‐
function displa y.The automatic transmission
shifts onl yasfar as thes elected gear.
% The automatic transmissio
ndoes no tshift
down if youp ullsteering wheel gearshif tpad‐
dle 1whils ttrave ling at tooh igh aspeed.
If th em aximum engine speed fort he restric‐
te ds hiftrang eisr eached and youc ontinue
to depress thea ccelera torp edal, thea uto‐
matic transmission will shif tupautomaticall y.
This pr otects agains tengine overrev. #
Tode-restric tthe shi ftrange: briefly pull
st eering wheel gearshif tpaddle 2.
The automatic transmissio nshifts tothen ext
ge ar up, dependin gonthegear cur rently
engaged .Thisd e-re stricts thes hiftrang eat
th es ame time.
The shif trang eselected is shown in them ulti‐
function displa y.The automatic transmission
shifts onl yasfar as thes elected gear. #
Tode-restric tthe shi ftrange: pull and hold
st eering wheel gearshif tpaddle 2. or #
Engage transmission position 005Bagain
(/ page 105).
The auto matic transmission shifts up one or
mor egear sdepending on theg ear cur rently
engaged .Simultaneously ,the shif trange
re striction is deactivated and thet ransmis‐
sion position appear sinthe multifunction dis‐
play 005B.
Re commended shi ftranges fort he following driv‐
ing conditions:
0049 Use
thee ngine' sbraking ef fect.
0048 Use
thee ngine' sbraking ef fect on downhill
gradients and whe ndriving on steep roads,
in mountainous areas as well as under ardu‐
ous operatin gconditions.
0047 Use
thee ngine' sbraking ef fect on extreme ly
st eep downhill gradients and on long down‐
hill stre tches. Usin
gkickdown #
Form aximum acceleration: depressthe
accelerator pedal be yond thep ressur epoint. Re
fueling Re
fueling thev ehicle &
WARNING Risk offire or explosion from
fuel
Fu els ar ehighly flammable. #
Fire, open flames ,smokin gand creation
of spar ksmus tbea voided. #
Swit chofft he ignition and, if available,
th es tationar yheater ,befor eand while
re fueling thev ehicle. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom fuels
Fu els ar epoisonous and hazardous to your
health. #
Do no tswa llowf uel or le titcomeinto
con tact wi thskin, eyes or clo thing. #
Do no tinhale fuel vapor. #
Keep children away from fuel. #
Keep door sand windo wsclosed du ring
th er efueling process. 106
Driving and pa rking

Fu
nction of ABS (Anti-loc kBraking Sy stem) AB
Sc ontrols theb rake pressur eincritical situa‐
tions:
R The wheels ar epreve nted from lo cking when
braking, e.g. during maximum full-s topb rak‐
ing or when ther eisi nsufficient tir etraction
R The steerability of thev ehicle in term sof
ph ysical possibilities is ensured when braking
If AB Sinter venes, youw illfeel pulsations in the
brak epedal. The pulsating brak epedal ma ybean
indication of hazardous road condition sand func‐
tions as areminder totake extrac arew hile driv‐
ing. Fu
nction of BAS(Brak eAssis tSystem) BA
Ss uppo rtsy ou wit hadditional braking forc ein
an emer gency braking situation.
If yo ud epress theb rake pedal quickl y,BA Sis
acti vated:
R BASa utom atical lyboosts theb raking forc eof
th eb rakes
R BASc an sho rten theb raking dis tance
R ABS pr events thew heels from locking
When your elease theb rake pedal, theb rakes
function as usual again. BASisd eactivated. Fu
nction of ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Pro‐
gr am) ESP
®
can, within ph ysical limits, monitor and
impr oved riving stabilit yand traction in thef ol‐
lowing situations:
R When driving and pullinga wayonw etor slip‐
pe ry road sur faces
R Whe nbraking
If th ev ehicle is deviating from thed irection
desired bythed rive r,ESP ®
can stabiliz ethe vehi‐
cle byper form ing thef ollowing actions:
R One or mor ewheels ar ebraked
R The engin eoutput is adap teda ccording tothe
situation
% Only use wheels wit
hthe recommended tire
sizes. Only then will ESP ®
function properly. If
the 00E5 warning lam pflashes in thei nstru‐
ment clus ter,one or mor ewheels ha vereached
th eir traction limit:
R Adapty our driving styletos uitthep reva iling
ro ad and weather conditions
R Do no tdeactivat eESP®
unde rany circum‐
st ances
R Only depress thea ccelerator pedal as faras
is necessar ywhen pulling away
If the 00E5 warning lam plight supc ontinuousl y,
ESP ®
is no tavailable due toam alfunction.
Obse rvet he information on warning lamps and
displa ymessages (/ page260).
If the 00BB warning lam pinthe instrument clus‐
te risp ermanently lit, ESP ®
is deactivated.
Obser vethef ollowing points when ESP ®
is deac‐
tivated:
R Vehicle stabilizatio nisdelayeda nd is signifi‐
cantly reduced in thel owe rspeed range
R The driv ewheelsm aystar ttos pin
R Traction control is still active
% If ESP ®
is deactivated, ESP ®
will still support
yo uw hen braking. Swit
ching ESP ®
of foronv iatheo n-boa rd
compu ter( ve hicles withou tsteering wheel
but tons) &
WARNING Risk of skidding if ESP ®
is
deactivated
If yo ud eactivat eESP®
,E SP ®
canno tcarry out
ve hicle stabilization. #
ESP ®
should onl ybedeactivated in the
fo llowing situations. It ma
ybeb esttod eactivat eESP®
in thef ollowing
situations:
R When using sno wchains.
R In deep sno w.
R On sand or gr avel.
Spinnin gthe wheels results in acutting action,
whic henhances traction.
Ad justing setting susing theo n-boar dcomputer is
onl yavailable on vehicles without the00BB but‐
to nont he center console. Driving and parking
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