MMI AUDI A3 SEDAN 2017 Owner's Guide

Telephone
automat ica lly re direc ted from the MMI to
your cell phone and yo u can cont in ue the
ca ll on your phone .
- The display of an incom ing phone ca ll in the
Infotainment system d isp lay may still be
v is ible for a few secon ds after a call is an­
swered/igno red depending on the cell
phone in use .
Making an emergency call
App lies to: veh icles w ith telep hone
" Se lect: I M ENU I button> Telephone > left con­
trol button >
Enter number > Enter emergency
c a ll number (for examp le, 911) >
OK .
_& WARNING
-
- Becau se your p ho ne wo rk s wi th r adio s ig­
n als, a connec tion can not be guaranteed un­
der all ci rc u mstances. Do not rely on only
yo ur phone when it comes to essent ia l com ­
mun ication (s uch as a medical eme rgency).
- Always follow the instructions given by the
eme rgency perso nnel d uring an emergency
ca ll and only end the call when they inst ruct
yo u to do so .
(D Tips
Emergency num bers are not the same eve ry ­
w here. Fin d out which eme rgency num ber is
used in yo ur cu rrent locat ion.
Favorites
Applies to: veh icles w ith telep hone
Up to 50 contacts, in addition to the voicemail
number, can be stored in any order in the favor ­
ites list.
" Se lect: I M ENU I button> Telephone > left con-
trol button.
Storing an exist ing phone number a s a
favorite:
- Se lect and confirm Call list /Directory .
-Se lect a contact or phone number from the list.
- Se lect: rig ht contro l button >
Store as favorite.
- E nte r a na me for t he favo rit e o r se le ct a sug-
gest io n.
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- Sele ct an d confirm Save.
Renaming stored favorites
- Select: Favorites > a favorite from th e list .
-Select the right cont rol button > Rename fa-
vorite .
Moving stored favorites
- Select: Fa vorites > a favorite from the list.
- Select the right cont ro l button > Move favorite .
-Sele ct an d confirm t he lo cati on of the se lected
preset .
Deleting a stored favorite
-Sele ct: Favorites > a favorite from the list.
- Select the right cont rol button > Delete favor-
ite > Delete this favorite or Delete all favor­
ites .
Messages
Text messages
Applies to : ce ll ph ones w ith Bluetooth Message Access P rofile
(MAP)
D epending on the cell phone being used and the
cell ph one ne twork con tra ct, you can receive and
send text message s using the MMI.
Requirement
A cell phone must be connected to t he MMI v ia
B luetoot h MAP ( Message Access Profi le)
¢ page 177 .
"Select: !ME NUI button> Telephone > left con­
trol button >
Text message (MyPhone )/Text
message (secondary phone )* .
Write new text message
Se lect and confirm Write new text mess age .
- Using a template :
select an d c onfirm the de­
sire d templa te from the list.
- Writing your own text *: selec t a nd con firm Do
not u se template.
E nter text using the MMI
t o uch con trol pad * or t he letter speller .
- En ter one o r more rec ipien ts.
- Sele ct and confirm
Send .

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In bo x
Disp lays all received text messages.
Sent
Displays all sent text messages .
Outbox
Displays all text messages to be sent.
Draft s
Displays all text messages that have not yet been
sent and stored text messages.
(D} Tips
- Please note that you may have to act ivate
the re ceiving and send ing of text messages
in your cell phone depending on the SIM
card being used (for example, when using a Multi-SIM). You can obtain more informa­
tion from your cell phone service provider or
from your cell phone user guide.
- For more information on supported ce ll
phones, v is it
www.a udiusa .co m/ bluetooth
or contact an author ized Audi dealer or au­
thorized Audi Service Facility.
- You need a cell phone with Message Access
Profile that also supports the sending func­
tion to be able to send text messages
th rough the MMI.
Message options
A pp lies to: ce ll ph ones w it h Bl uetooth Message Access Profil e
( M AP)
... Select : ITELI button> left control button> text
me ssag e ( MyP hon e)/ tex t m essa ge (secondary
phon e)*> lnbox/Sent /Outbox
> right control
button.
The follow ing options may be available depend­
ing on the selected menu.
Storing a t ext m essage a s a templ ate
Ten text message templates are stored in the
MMI. You can save up to ten additional tem­
p lates .
l) Not availab le in al l la nguages .
Te le ph on e
- Create a text message .
- Select and confirm
Store a s template .
Resume last text message
The last ed ited text message can be resumed .
Reply*
A reply can be sent for the selected message in
the
Inbo x.
Forward
T he selected text mess age can be forwarded to a
different recipient .
Send again*
The selected text message can be resent.
Delete th is te xt message*
The selected text message can be de leted.
Read out1>
You can have the MM I read an open text mes­
sage.
Text messaging settings*
T o display when a new text message is received,
activate the
Text me ssage not ification s. New
text messages are ind icated w ith an enve lope
l2l
in the Info tainment system disp lay status line.
Connection manager
Refer to ¢ page 242.
Wi-Fi setting s
Refer to¢ page 195.
Telephone settings
Refer to ¢ page 187 .
(D Tips
Messages that are deleted in the MM I are also
deleted in the cell pho ne automatically.
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Telephone
E-mail*
Applies to: cell phones with Bluetooth Message Access Profile
(MAP)
Depending on the type of cell phone being used,
you con receive and send e -mails through the
MMI.
Req uirement: a cell phone must be connected to
the MMI via Bluetooth MAP (Message Access Pro­
fi le)
¢page 177 . You can find out in your cell
phone owner's manual if your cell phone sup­
ports this function.
~ Se lect : I MENU I button >Telephone > left con­
tro l button
> E-mail (MyPhone )/E-mail (se con­
dary phone )*.
Write new e-mail
Select and confirm W rite new e-mail.
- Using a template :
select and confi rm the de­
sired template from the list.
- Writing your own text *: select and confirm Do
not u se t empl ate.
Ente r tex t us ing the MMI
touch contro l pad* or the letter speller.
- Ente r o ne or mo re recipients.
- Se lect and confirm
Send .
Inbo x
All received e -ma ils are d isplayed.
Sent
All sent e-ma ils are d isplayed.
Outbox
All e-mails that wi ll be sent are d isplayed .
Drafts
All saved e-mails that have not been sent yet are
d isp layed.
0 Note
Always follow the information found in ¢ @ in
Wi-Fi hotspot on page 195.
@ Tips
- Fo r more information on supported ce ll
phones, visit
www .audiu sa.com /bluetooth
184 or contact an authorized Audi dea
ler or au ­
thorized Audi Service Facility.
- T o ensure that you r sent e -ma ils are re­
ceived, connect your cell phone to the Wi-Fi
hotspot* in the vehicle so that the e-mai l
app on your ce ll phone continues to have In­
ternet access. If you are still not receiving
e­
ma ils even though you have a successfu l
connect ion, then contact your e-mail service
prov ider or you r cell phone serv ice provider .
Message options
Applies to: cell phones with Bluetooth Message Access Profile
(MAP)
~ Select: ! MENUI button> Telephone > left con­
trol button >
E-m ail (M yPhone )/E-m ail (secon­
dary phone )* > lnbo x/Sent /Ou tbo x
> r ight
cont rol button.
The following options may be available depend­ i ng on the selected menu .
Store as temp late
Ten e-ma il temp lates are stored in the MMI. You
can save up to ten additional templates.
- Create an e-mail.
- Select and confirm
Store a s template .
Resume last edited e-mail
The last e -ma il in progress can be resumed.
R eply *
A reply can be sent for the se lected e-mai l in the
In bo x.
R eply to all*
A reply c an be sent for the se lected e-mai l in the
In bo x and it will be sent to all of the entered re­
cipients .
Forward
The selected e-mail can be forwarded to a d iffer­
ent recipient .
Delete this mess age *
The selected e-mail can be deleted .

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Read out1)
You can have the MMI read an open e-mail.
E-mail settings*
To display when a new e-mail is received, act ivate
the
E-mail notifications . New e-mails are indicat­
ed with an envelope
121 in the Infotainment sys­
tem disp lay status line.
Connection manager
Refer to ¢ page 242 .
Wi-Fi settings
Refer to ¢page 195.
Telephone settings
Refer to¢ page 187.
{]) Tips
-Messages that are deleted in the MMI are
also automatically deleted in the connected
cell phone.
- You cannot read any messages while driv­
ing.
Listening to voicemail
Appl ies to: ve hicles with telep hone
.,. Select: I MENU I button > Telephone > left con­
trol button. Select and confirm
Call list /Direc·
tory /Favorite s
> Voicemail.
- Entering the voicemail number:
enter the de­
s ir ed number. Select and confirm
OK .
-Dialing the voicemail number: select and con­
firm
Voicemail.
@ Tips
- This service must be set up and activated in
advance by the cell phone service provider.
You can obta in more information from your
cell phone service prov ider.
- The voicemail number depends on the cell
phone service provider.
l) Not available in all la ng uages .
Telephone
Directory
Opening the directory
Applies to : veh icles w it h te lepho ne
After connecting the cell phone, the contacts in
it are automatically imported into the MMI.
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~ .· f.
"'
J • Voicema1 l
• Sm,th, John
• Muster, Manfred
• Schmidt, Ralf
Fi g. 181 Directory
Requirement: you must have at least one contact
stored in your cell phone.
.,. Select: !MENUI button> Telephone> left con­
trol button
> Directory .
- Calling a contact :
select and confirm a contact
from the d irectory . The phone numbers for the
selected contact are displayed. To make the
call, select and confirm a phone number.
- Free text search for a contact : see ¢ page 166.
Contacts are displayed in alphabetical order and
can be sorted by first or last name ¢
page 188,
Sort order .
The directory can be opened through the Tele­
phone
menu as well as through the Na vigation*
menu .
(D Tips
-Additiona l information on free text searches
can be found under
¢page 166.
-Check for a possible request to synchronize
on your cell phone. Requests to synchronize
the directory must be confirmed so that
your cell phone contacts can be loaded into
the MMI.
- The contact display in the MMI depends on
the cell phone used. For more information on supported cell phones, visit
www.audiusa.com/bluetooth or contact an .,.
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Telephone
auth orized Audi dea le r or a uthorized Audi
Service Fac ility .
- T he directory from the cell phone that is ac­
tive ly connected will a lways be d isp layed.
- T he cont acts from the ce ll phone m ay not
b e trans ferred in alphabet ica l o rde r. If there
a re too many entries, contacts w ith differ­
ent fi rst lette rs may be missing in the MMI.
- The contacts in the loca l M MI memory are
a lways v is ible and ca n be accessed by other
u se rs.
Free text search for a contact
App lies to: ve hicles w ith telep hone
.,. Se lect : I MENU I button> Telephone > left con­
trol button
> Directory.
.,. T o limit the search , enter the initials of the con­
tact being searched with each init ial sepa ra ted
by a space in t he inpu t field. Enter ad ditiona l
l etters if necess ary .
.,. Se lect an d confirm a con tact from the dire cto ­
ry. The phone numbers for the sele cte d contact
are disp laye d.
.,. To make the call, select and conf irm a phone
number.
(D Tips
- You can scro ll th rough long lists quick ly by
turning the contro l knob q uic kly. The scroll­
i ng speed depends on the n umber of list e n­
tries.
- Additional in format ion on free text searches
can be found under
r=>page 166.
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· Showing contact details*
App lies to: vehicles with telephone
You can show contact details depending on the
vehicle equipment.
Fig. 182 S h owi ng co ntact deta ils
.,. Select: !ME NUI button> Telephone > left con­
trol b utton .
.,. Select and confirm Directory > a contact from
the direc tory.
.,. Sele ct: r ight con trol button> Show contact de ­
tails .
- Calling :
select and confirm the desired te le­
phone number.
- Navigating: to start navigat ion, select and con­
fi rm the desired add ress . Se lect and co nfirm
Start route guidan ce .
Press the right control bu tton to open add itiona l
opt ions for the contact deta ils.
Add destination
To start navigat ion, select and confirm the de­
s ired address. Select and conf irm
Start route
guidance.
Store as favorite
Refer to ¢ page 182, Favorites .
Send text message*
You can send a text message¢ page 182 to the
selec te d c onta ct .
Delete contact
The selected contact can be deleted .
(D Tips
-Contacts edited in the MMI d irectory ca nnot
be automatically updated in the connected
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cell phone. Audi recommends editing cell
p hone contacts d irectly in the ce ll phone .
- Only the con ta cts in the lo ca l M MI memory
ca n be ed ite d or de leted .
Importing and exporting contacts
Applies to: veh icles with telephone
Contac ts in vCard forma t (. v cf) can be impor ted
in to the directory or exported .
Requ irement: an SD car d mus t be inser ted in one
of the SD c ard
readers *¢ page 223 , a USB stor­
a ge devi ce mu st b e connec ted to t he Au di music
inte rface *¢ pa ge 228, or the requirements for
Au di connect Infotainment se rvices * m ust be
met ¢ page 190.
.,. Sele ct: I M ENU I but ton >Telephone > left con­
t ro l butto n >
Directory .
... Se lect : rig ht contro l button > Directory set­
tings .
- Importing contacts from a storage device :
se­
l ect and co nfirm
Import contacts > SD card 1 /
SD card 2 or USB device 1 /USB device 2
> de ­
sired contacts
> Start import .
- Exporting contacts to a storage device :
select
and confirm
Export contacts > SD card 1 /SD
card 2 or USB device 1 /USB device 2
> desired
contacts
> Start export .
- Selecting all contacts at once to import/e x­
port :
select and conf irm Import contacts /Ex­
port contacts > SD card 1 /SD card 2
or USB de­
vice 1 /USB device 2 > All > Start import /Start
export .
0) Tips
-Always rea d the c hapter ¢ pag e 196, Audi
conn ect (Infotainm ent) g eneral informa ­
t ion.
- Fo r additional in forma tion on the myAud i
a ccoun t, v is it
www.audiusa.com/myaudi.
- The im po rt ed contac ts are stored i n the lo­
ca l memory o f the directory.
l) Depe nds on th e co nnect ed cell p ho ne.
Telephone
- A m aximum of 1,0 00 con tacts can be im ­
p orted . Yo u can check the directory memory
capaci ty at any t i me
¢ page 1 88.
- Never save im portant data on memo ry ca rds
or USB storage devices . A udi is not responsi­
ble for damaged o r lost files and media.
- Contacts t hat were down lo ad ed from a ce ll
phone canno t be e xported .
- The re sho uld b e no ot her files o r fo lders o n
the stora ge medium containi ng the contacts
t o be im port ed.
Additional settings
Telephone settings
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
.,. Sele ct: ! ME NUI butto n> Telephone > right con-
t rol butt on >
Telephone settings .
Call options*
Call forwarding :
you can switch the forwarding
of incom ing ca lls to yo ur voicemai l o r to ano ther
phone nu mber on a nd off. Y ou ca n che ck if t he
funct ion is act ivated or deactivated w it h Check
status .
Call waiting :
you are alerted to an incom ing call
dur ing a pho ne c all whe n the func tion is swit ched
on ~-You ca n che ck if the func tion is acti vated
o r d eacti vate d wi th
Check status.
Send own telephone number :
sending your
phone nu mber wi th an out going c all can b e acti­
va ted and de activate d. Wi th t he
Network-de­
pendent
se tting , the se tting li ste d in the con­
t ract w it h t he ce ll phone service p rovider is used.
T he sett ings on ly app ly to the
Telephone men u in
the MMI. Please note that the set tings o n your
ce ll phone w ill apply after disconnecting the
B luetoot h connection. You can c heck if t he f unc­
t ion is activated or deactivated with
Check sta­
tus .
Ringtone and volume settings
1>
U sing the Mute telephone function, you can
switch the r ingtone p layback through the M MI
speaker on and off. You can play the r ingtones
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Telephone
using the Ringtone fu nction . Select and confirm
an entry from the list. For the
Ringtone volume/
Message volume
settings, see ¢ page 246 . The
Microphone input level can be adjusted during a
phone call us ing the control knob.
(D Tips
-Several cell phones can be paired to the
MMI, but only two cell phones can be active­
l y connected.
- To delete all paired Bluetooth devices, the
Bluetooth function can be reset to the fac­
tory default
sett ings¢ page 242.
Additional options
... Se lect : I MENU I button> Telephone > right con-
trol button .
Connection manage r
Refer to ¢page 242 .
Bluetooth settings*
Refer to i:::> page 244.
Online settings*
Refer to i:::> page 244 .
Wi-Fi settings*
Refer to¢ page 195, Wi-Fi hotspot.
Directory settings
Applies to: veh icles w ith telephone
... Select : I MENU I button> Telephone > left con­
trol button
> Directory > right control button>
Directory settings.
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Memory capacity
Shows the Memory capacity for the directory.
You can manage up to 17,000 co ntacts with the
directory. You can load up to 4,000 contacts
from your cell phone into each directory. Yo u can
also import up to 1,000 contacts from a storage
device.
Sort order
You can so rt the contacts in your directory alpha­
betically according to
Last name or First name .
Import contacts/Export contacts
Refer to c;, page 187.
Download directory
To update the contacts in the MMI, you can man­
ually download your cell phone contacts . De ­
pending on the ce ll phone, the Bluetooth connec ­
tion may need to be disconnected and reconnect­
ed to update the contacts.
Hide contacts without phone number
When this function is switched on~ , contacts
that do not have any numbers assigned to them
will be grayed out in the directory.

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Troubleshooting
Applies to: ve hicles with telep hone
Problem
Pairing
the cell phone to the MMI
failed.
After pai ring,
not all contact s/no
contacts
are loaded in the MMI.
Certa in
telephone functions are
gr ayed out o r not avai lab le.
Some
telephone function s are
switched off o r not avai lab le, even
tho ugh t he cell phone is support -
ed .
Telephone
Solution
Check if the requirements for pai ring a ce ll phone have been met
<=>page 177.
Or: check if you accidentally declined the pairing setup PIN on
your cell phone . If necessary, repeat the pairing process
<=>page 177.
Avoid using special c haracters in names .
Avoid using contact groups on your cell phone.
The te lephone funct ions depend o n the cell phone service p rovider
and the cell p hone you are using. Yo u ca n ob tain more info rma-
tion from your cell phone se rvice provide r, in your cell phone user
g ui de or in the database for mob ile dev ices at
www.audiusa.com /
bluetooth .
On corporate phones, some Bluetooth setti ngs may not be com-
patib le or the ce ll phone Bluetooth f unct ion may be deactivated.
You c an obtai n more informa tion from yo ur system adm inistrator.
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Audi connect (Infotainm ent )
Audi connect
(Infotainment)
Introduction
Applies to: vehicles w ith Audi connect (Infotainment)
With Audi connect Infotainment services, on line
information is transmitted directly to the vehicle
and then integrated .
A WARNING
To reduce the risk of an accident, only use
Audi connect Infotainment services when
road and traffic cond itions permit. A lways
read and fo llow the notes in
9 page 158,
Traffic safety information.
Setup
Requirements for Audi connect
(Infotainment)
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
The data connection for Audi connect Infota in­
ment services is made thro ugh an embedded SIM
card (eS IM card) that is equipped in the veh icle.
The fo llow ing requ irements must be met to use
the embedded SI M card:
- You have already registered at
www .audiu sa .com /my audi and ass igned ave­
hicle .
- You have also already logged in to your myAud i
account under Audi connect plan for the em­
bedded SIM ca rd and accepted the terms of use
given there. For add it iona l info rmation, co ntact
an a uth orized Aud i de aler or a uth orized Audi
Se rvice Facility .
Then you r Audi co nnect Infota inment services are
activated and can be used i n your veh icle.
(D Tips
- After the free subscription has ended or the
data volume has been used up, data pac kets
ca n be purc hased for the use of Audi con­
nect Infota inment serv ices. Yo u can find a d­
dit ional info rmation about fees and p ur­
chasing at www.audiusa .com /myaudi.
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-Read this chapter before operating
~ page 196, Audi connect (Infotainment)
general information.
Configuration through myAudi
Audi connect (Infotainment) configuration
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
Some Audi connect Infotainment services must
be configured through your personal myAudi ac­
count before using them for the first time.
-If you do not have your own myAudi accoun t,
register on line at www .audiusa. com /my audi.
-Add your veh icle to your myAudi account.
- Ac tivate/configu re the A udi connect (Infotai n-
ment) services you would like for your veh icle in
your myA udi account.
- For some Aud i connect Info tainment servi ces,
you may also have to enter your myAudi user
data o r your myAudi P IN when accessing serv­
ices in the MMI to connect your vehicle to
myAudi.
For more info rmation on configuration, go to
www.audiu sa.com /m yaudi .
Logging into myAudi in the vehicle
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
To use some Audi connect Infotainment services
(such as Twitter*), you must first connect your
vehicle to myAudi to transfer your personal set­
tings from your myAudi account .
Fig . 1 83 Logging into myAudi
.,. Select: !MENUI button> Audi connect > right
control button > Log in.
.,. Enter your myAudi user data. Or: enter your
eight-dig it myAudi PIN.

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.. Confirm your entry with OK.
Then you can open your personal sett ings from
your myA udi account in your vehicle.
@ Tips
You can receive your myAud i PIN if you have
set up a myA udi account. For additional infor­
mat ion, see
my.audi usa.com .
Opening Audi connect
(Infotainment)
A ppl ies to: ve hicles with Audi co nnect (Infota inment)
Fig . 184 Aud i co nnect (Infota inment) home page
.. Select: the I MENU ! button > Audi connect .
.. If necessary, confirm the note displayed with
Acce p t.
A list of all of the available Audi connect Infotain­
ment services is shown in the Infotainment sys­
tem
display¢ fig. 184 .
You can a lso filter the Audi connect Infotainment
services by category:
.. Select : I MENU I button > Audi connect > left
contro l button
> for example, N avi gat ion for
the Audi connect Infotainment services in the
navigation
menu ¢ page 193 .
Audi connect
Infotainment services
Basic functions
Ap plies to: ve hicles w ith Audi co nnect (Infot ainment)
If available, funct ions specific to certain services
are in the select ion menu of that particular Aud i
connect Infotainment
service ¢ page 160. The
N ~ 1> Not availab le in all la nguages.
Audi conne ct (Inf otainment )
basic functions are in the corresponding options
menu:
,. Select: ! MENUI button> Audi connect > desired
Audi connect Infotainment service>
right con­
trol button.
Depend ing on the Audi conne ct Infota inment
service selected, the following basic funct ions are
available :
Save as prev iew*
You can save every Aud i connect Infotainment
service as a preview and d isplay it on the Audi
connect (I nfota inment) home
s c ree n@
¢ page 191 , fig . 184.
Show on map
You can show selected contents on the map and
use them for route gu idance .
Lo g in
Refer to ¢ page 190, Logging into myAudi in the
vehicle .
Read out1>
You can allow the MMI to read out the selected
contents.
Calling*
If a phone number was assigned to an e ntry, you
can call the number, for examp le to reserve tick­
ets.
Start route guidance
If a c ity was added to an ent ry, such as for C ity
Ev ent s,
yo u can use it as a navigation dest ina­
t ion. Rou te g uidance sta rts immed iately.
Change sea rch area
The set search area can be changed at any time.
Additional information on search areas can be
found
under ¢ page 203 .
Closin g Audi connect Infotainment ser vices
Regardless of the funct ion selected, you can
close an Audi connect Infotainment service at any
Ill>
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