ABS MERCEDES-BENZ GLS 2022 Owners Manual

1
003E003D Turn sign allights →
149
2 0075 Restr aint system →
480
3 00BB ESP®
OF F →
491
00E5 ESP®
→
491
4 005E Rear foglam p →
149
5 0057 Highbeam →
149
0058 Lowbea m →
148
0060 Parking lamps →
148
6 ÿ Coolant temp eratur e →
482
7 Coolant temp eratur edispla y →
283
8 0024 Electricpar king brak e(yello w) →
486
9 00C6 Recuper ativeBr ak eSy stem, USAonl y →
486
004D Brak es (yello w), Canada only →
486
A 003D Electricalmalfu nction →
482
B L Distance warning →
489
C 0025 ABS →
491 D
Ù Powe rst eer ing →
481
E 0077 Tire pressur emonit oring system →
493
F 00B6 Reser vefuel with fuel /ller 0aploca tio n
ind icat or →
482
G Fuelleve l →
283
H Electr icpar king brak e(red) →
486
0049 USAonl y
0024 Canada only
I Brak es (red) →
486
0027 USAonl y
004D Canada only
J 00E9 Seatbelt →
480
K 00B9 CheckEngine →
482
L ä Suspension (red) →
489
ä Suspension (yello w) →
489 At
aglan ce–Indi catorand warning lamps
11 11

re
pair scar ried out ataqu ali/ed special -
is two rkshop. &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden tor injurydue
to incor rect modi/cations onelect ronic
com pone ntpar ts
Mo di/cation ofelec tronic compone nts,their
soTw areor wir ing could impair their function
and/or thefunction ofother networke dcom-
ponent partsor saf ety-re leva nt systems .
This canenda nger theoper ating safetyof the
ve hicle. #
Neverta mp erwit hth ewir ing and elec-
tr onic component partsor their soT-
wa re. #
Youshould have all workon electr ical
and electr oniccomponent scar ried out
at aqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. Obser
vethe"On-boar delectr onics" section in
"T ec hnical data". &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk of/redue to0amma ble
mat erial son hotpar tsof theex haus tsy s-
te m
Flammable material suc has lea ves, grass or
twig sma yign ite if th ey come intocont actwith
ho tpar tsof theex haus tsy stem. #
When drivi ng on unpa vedro ads oro.-
ro ad, regula rly ch eckth eve hicle under-
side. #
Remo vetrapp edplants orother 0amma-
ble mat erial, inpar ticu lar. #
Ifth er eis damag e,consult aqu ali/ed
special istwo rkshop immed iately. *
N N
O O
TE TE
Dam ageto theve hicle duetodriv-
ing toofast anddu eto impacts tothe
ve hicle underbod yor suspen sioncompo-
nen ts In
thefo llo wing situations, inpar ticular ,th er e
is arisk ofdamag eto theve hicle:
R The vehicle become sgr ounded, e.g.ona
high curb oran unpavedro ad
R The vehicle isdriven toofast ove ran
obst acle, e.g.acurb, speed bumpor pot-
hole
R Ahea vyobject strikes theunderbody or
suspension components
In situations suchas these, damag eto the
body ,underbody ,suspension component s,
wheels ortires ma yno tbe visible. Compo-
nent sdamag edinthis wa ycan unexpect edly
fa ilor ,in thecase ofan accident, mayno lon-
ge rabsorb there sult ing forc eas intended.
If th eunderbody panelingisdamag ed,0am-
mable materials suchas lea ves, grass ortwig s
can colle ctbetween theunderbody andthe 2626
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alno tes

R
Engi neoilleve l:/ll engine oiltothemaximum
le ve lto ensur efull gradeabi lity(/ page337)
R Tire -cha ngeto ol kit and sparewheel
R Tire sand wheels
% Further informatio nabout special all-terrain
tir es forre tro/tti ngcan beobtained from a
qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop.
O.-r O.-r
oad oad
dr dr
ivi ng ivi
ng
Re ad this section beforedr iving your vehicle o.-
ro ad. Practice bydriving overmor ege ntle o.-road
te rrain /rst.
R Obser vetheno teson thecr oss-countr yABS
(/ page211).
R Ifnecessar y,select theF orG drive
pr og ram (vehicles withO.-r oadpackage )
bef oredr iving o.-road (/ page190).
R Beforedr ivi ng o.-r oad, shiTthetransf ercase
to theL L
O O
W RAN W
RAN GE GE
o.-road gear (vehicle swit h
O.-r oadpackage )(/ page198 ).
R Select ave hicle leve lsuit able foro.- road ter-
ra in (/ page249). Toavo iddamaging the ve
hicle, makesur eth er eis alw ayssu1cie nt
gr ound clearance.
R Alwayske ep theengine running andingear
when drivi ng on downhil lgr adien tsand
emban kments.Obser vetheno teson drivi ng in
moun tainous terrain.
R Donotdr ive on unkn ownte rrain that isno t
easil yvisi ble and stay on mar kedro utes.
R Alwayske ep thedoor sand windo wsclosed
while theve hicle isin mo tion .
R Deact ivat eAc tiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI C
and cruise control.
R Adaptyo ur driving styleto thete rrain.
R Donotuse theHOLD function onsteep down-
hill oruphill gradien tswit hslipp eryor loose
sur faces.
Dr Dr
iving on sand ivi
ng on sand
When drivi ng on sand, alsoobser vethefo llo wing
inst ruction s:
R Select theF drive pr og ram.
R Sele ctahigher vehicle leve l.
R ShiT toalowe rge ar. R
Drive qu ickl yto ove rcome thero lling resis t-
ance; theve hicle mayot her wise digitselfin.
R Drive in thetrac ks ofother vehicles ifpossi-
ble. Makesur eth at thefo llo wing prereq uisit es
ar eme t:
- The tireru ts areno tto odeep
- The sand is/rm enough
- The ground clearance issu1cient
F F
or or
ding ding
Also obser vethefo llo wing information whenford -
ing:
R V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withAIR BOD h
AIR BOD YC Y
CONTR ONTR
OL: OL:
select the
highe stpossibl eve hicle leve l(/ page249).
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withE- A h
E- ACTIVE BOD CTIVE
BODYC Y
CONTR ONTR
OL: OL:
select thehighest possible vehicle leve l
( / pag e257).
R Drive no faster than 6mp h(1 0km /h).
R Observeth emaximum permissible ford ing
dep th(/ pag e418).
R Switc ho. automatic climatecontr ol
(/ page166). Dr
iving andparking
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r r
ansf ansf
ercase er
case FF
unct ionoft unct
ionofthe tr he
transf ansf
ercase er
case &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofskiddi ngand havin gan
acciden twhen inLO WRAN GEonslipper y
ro ad sur faces
The wheels canblockand thus lose traction
on slipper yro ad sur faces, particul arly in the
fo llo wing situations:
R ifyo ure lease theacceler ator pedal when
th eve hicle isin mo tion .
R ifo.-r oad ABSint erve nes when brak ing. #
Neverselect theLO WRAN GEo.-road
ge ar when drivi ng on slipp eryro ad sur fa-
ces. &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden twhen the
tr ansf ercas eis in neutr alpos ition
The vehicle mayro llawa yun inte ntiona lly if yo u
do notwa ituntil thetransf ercase shiTopera-
tion iscom plete. #
Waituntil thetransf ercase shiTopera-
tion iscom plete. This
functi onisonl yav ailabl ein vehicles withO.-
ro ad pac kage .
ShiT thetransf ercase totheon-r oad position
HIGH RAN HIGH
RANGE GE
orintoth eL L
O O
W RAN W
RAN GE GE
o.-road
ge ar.
Do notswitc ho. theengine during shiT operation
and donotshiT theaut omatic transmission to
ano ther position.
ShiT ShiT
r r
ang ang
es es
R HIGH RAN HIGH
RANGE: GE:
Road posit ionforall nor mal on-
ro ad drivi ng situ atio ns
R LO LO
WRAN W
RAN GE: GE:
O.-road gear fordr iving o.-
ro ad, when ford ing and onsteep uphill or
do wnhill inclines
Pr oper tiesoftheLO WRAN GEo.-road gear:
R Reduced maximum permissible speed:
31 mph(5 0km /h)
R Incr ea sedtrac tivepo we r R
Changing thetransmission ratio byafa ct or of
about thre e
R Incr eased drive to rq ue
Do notus eLO WRAN GEinthefo llo wing situa-
tions:
R When driving onpublic roads. Dr
iving and parking
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1
Multifu nctionca mer a
2 Cameras intheoutside mirrors
3 Front radar
4 Front camer a
5 Corner radar s
6 Ultrasonic sensors
7 Rear vie wcamer a &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden tdue torestr ic-
te dde tection perform ance ofvehicle sen-
sor sand camer as
If th ear ea around vehicle senso rsor camer as
is co vered, damag edordirty,cer tain driving
and safetysy stem sca nno tfun ction co rrectl y.
Ther eis arisk ofan acciden t. #
Keep thear ea around vehicle senso rsor
camer asclear ofanyobst ruction sand
clean. #
Have damag eto thebum per,ra diat or
gr ille orstone chipping inthear ea ofthe
fr ont and rear wind owsre pair edata
qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. Pa
rticular ly,ke ep thear eas around thesensor s
and camer asfree ofdir t,ice orslush
(/ page346). Thesensor sand camer asmust
no tbe coveredand thede tection rang es around
th em must bekept free. Donotat ta ch addit ional
licen seplat ebr ac ket,adv ertisem ents, stickers,
fo ils orfoils toprotect against stone chippings in
th ede tection rang eof thesensor sand camer as.
Mak esur eth at ther ear eno ove rhang ingloads
pr otru ding intoth ede tection rang e.
If th er eis damag eto abum perorthera diat or
gr ille, oraTer animpact, have thefunction ofthe
senso rscheckedat aqu ali/ed special istwo rk-
shop. Have damag eor stone chipping inthear ea
of thecamer ason thefront and rear wind ows
re pair edataqua li/ed specialist workshop. OvOv
er er
vie vie
wof dr w
of drivi ng syst ivi
ng systems anddr ems
anddrivi ng safe ivi
ng safety ty
sy st sy
stems ems
R
ABS(A An
ti-loc kB Bra
king S Sys
tem) (/ page211 )
R O.-r oadABS (/page211)
R BAS (B Bra
keA A
ssis tS Sys
tem) (/ page212) R
ESP ®
(E Electr
onicS Sta
bility P Pro
gram)
(/ page212)
R ESP ®
Cr osswin dAssis t(/ page213)
R ESP ®
trailer stabili zation (/ page213 )
R EBD (E E
lect ronic B Bra
keforc eD Distr
ibution)
(/ page215)
R STEER CONTR OL(/ page215 )
R HOL Dfunct ion (/ page215 )
R HillSt artAssis t(/ page216)
R ATTEN TIONASSIS T(/ page216)
R Cruis econt rol(/ page218)
R Tra1c Sign Assis t(/ page238 )
R AIRMATIC (/ page246)
R E-AC TIV EBOD YCO NTR OL(/ page253 )
Dr Dr
ivin g Assi st iv
in g Assi stance pack ance
packag e ag
e
The follo wing functions arepar tof theDr iving
Assist ancePackag e. Cer tain functions areonl y
av ailabl ein some countries. Som efu nct ionsar e
also availabl ewithout theDr iving Assist ance
Pa ckag e, albei twit hre str icte dfun ctionality . 210210
Dr
iving andparking

R
ActiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI C
(/ page220)
R ActiveSpeed LimitAssist(countr y-dependent )
(/ page224)
R Route-based speedadaptation (countr y-
dependent )(/ page225)
R DSR (D Dow
nhillS Sp
eed R Regula
tion)
(/ page227)
R ActiveBr ak eAssi st(/ page233)
R ActiveSt eer ing Assist (countr y-dependent )
(/ page229)
R ActiveEmer gency Stop Assist (countr y-
dependent )(/ page231)
R ActiveLane ChangeAssi st(countr y-depend-
ent) (/page232 )
R ActiveSt op-and-Go Assist(countr y-depend-
ent) (/page226)
R Blin dSpo tAssist andActiveBlind SpotAssi st
wit hex itwa rning (/ page242)
R ActiveLane Keeping Assist (/page244)
P P
ar ar
king P king
Pac k ac
kag e ag
e
R Rear vie wcamer a(/ page261) R
Surround viewcamer a(/ page264)
R Parking Assist PARK TRON IC(/ page267)
R ActivePa rking Assist (/page272) FF
unctions ofABS unctions
ofABS The
Anti-loc kBr ak eSy stem (ABS) regula testh e
br ak epr essur ein critical driving situations:
R Dur ingbraking, forinst ance, atmaximum full-
st op braking orifth er eis insu1c ienttiretrac-
tion, thewheels arepr ev ent edfrom locking.
R Vehicle steer abili tywhile braking isensu red.
If ABS interve nes when brak ing, youwill feel a
pulsing inthebr ak epedal. Thepulsating brak e
pedal canbeanindication ofhazar dous road con-
dit ion sand canserveas are minder totake extra
car ewhi ledriving.
Sy st Sy
stem limits em
limits
R ABS isacti vefrom speed sof appro x.3mp h
(5 km/h ).
R ABS maybe impai redor ma yno tfun ction ifa
malfuncti onhas occur redand theye llo w0025 ABS
warning lamplights upcontinuousl yaTer
th eve hicle isstar ted. FF
unction sof unction
sof O.- r O.-
road oad
ABS ABS
%
O.-road ABSis activ ated aut omati callywhen
yo uselect theF orG drive pr og ram.
O.-r oadABS isspeciall yadap tedfo rdr iving o.-
ro ad:
R The front wheels lockcy clical lydur ing braking.
R The braking distance isshor tened duetothe
diggin g-ine.ect .
Sy st Sy
stem limits em
limits
R O.- road ABSfunct ionsat speeds below
25 mph(4 0km /h).
R IfO. -road ABSint erve nes, theability tostee r
ma ybe restr icte d. Dr
iving andparking
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FF
unction ofB unction
ofBAS AS
&
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofan accident causedbya
malfun ctioninBAS (BrakeAssi stSystem)
If BAS ismalfunctioning, thebr aking distance
in an emer gency brak ing situatio nis
incr eased. #
Dep ress thebr ak epedal withfull forc ein
emer gency brak ing situatio ns.ABS pre-
ve nts thewheels from locking. The
Brak eAssist System (BAS)suppor tsyour
emer gency brak ing situatio nwit hadd itional brak e
fo rc e.
If yo udepr essthebr ak epedal quickl y, BAS is
activ ated:
R BAS automati callyboos tsthebr ak epr essur e.
R BAS canshor tenth ebr aking distance.
R ABS prev ents thewheels from locking.
The brak es will function asusual onceyoure lease
th ebr ak epedal. BASisdeactiv ated. FF
unctions ofESP unctions
ofESP ® ®
&
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofskidding ifESP ®
is
deactiv ated
If yo udeactiv ateESP ®
,ESP ®
canno tcar ryout
ve hicle stabili zation . #
ESP ®
should onlybe deact ivat ed inthe
fo llo wing situations. *
N NO O
TE TE
Mer cedes- AMGvehicles #
Obser vetheno tesin theSupplement.
Yo ucould other wise failto recogn ize
dang ers. The
Electr onicStabili tyProg ram (ESP ®
)can moni-
to rand improv edr iving stability andtraction in
th efo llo wing situations within physical limits:
R When pulling awayon wetor slip peryro ad.
R When braking . If
th eve hicle deviat esfrom thedir ection desired
by thedr iver ,ESP ®
can stabilize theve hicle by
int erve ning inthefo llo wing ways:
R One ormor ewheels arebr ak ed.
R The engineoutput isadap tedaccor dingtothe
situ ation .
ESP ®
is deacti vatedifth e00BB ESP®
OFF warn-
ing lamplights upcontinuousl yin theinst rument
clust er:
R Drivin gst ability willnolong erbe improve d.
R The drive wheels couldspin.
R ETS/4 ETStraction controlissti llactiv e.
% When ESP®
is deactiv ated, youar estill assis -
te dby ESP ®
when braking.
If th e00E5 ESP®
wa rning lamp0as hes inthe
inst rument cluster,one orseveralwheels has
re ac hed itsgrip limit:
R Adaptyo ur driving styleto suit thecur rent
ro ad and weather cond itions.
R Donotdeact ivat eESP ®
. 212212
Dr
iving and parking

R
Donotpolish theve hicle andalloywheels.
R Onlyuse carwashes that cor respond tothe
lat est engineer ingstandar ds.
R Donotuse carwash prog ram wit ha/nal hot
wa xtreatme nt.
R Donotuse pain tclean ers, bu1ng orpoli shing
pr oduct s,glo sspreser vers,e.g .wa x.
In theev ent ofpaintw orkdamag e:
R Alwaysha ve paintw orkre pair scar ried out ata
qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop.
R Mak esur eth era dar sensor sfun ction
(/ page209). NNo o
t t
es on cleaning decor es
on cleaning decorativ ativ
ef e
foils oils
Obser
vetheno teson matt e/nish carein the
ch ap ter"No teson pain twork/mat te/nish paint-
wo rkcar e"(/ page344). Theyalso applyto
matt edecor ativefo ils.
Obser vetheno teson clean ingdecor ativefo ils to
avo idvehicle damag e. Clean
ing Clean
ing
R Forcleaning, useplenty ofwa terand amild
cleaning agent without additiv esorabr asiv e
subst ances, e.g.acar sham pooappr ovedfo r
Mer cedes-Be nz.
R Remo vedirtimmediat ely, wher epossibl e,
whils tav oiding rubbing toohar d.Ther eis oth-
er wise arisk ofdamagi ngthedecor ativefo il
ir re par ably.
R Ifth er eis dir ton the/n ish orifth edecor ative
fo ilis dull: UsethePa int Cleaner recommen -
ded andappr ovedfo rMer cedes-Benz.
R Insect remains: Soakwithinsect remo verand
ri nse o.thetreat edareas aTer wards.
R Birddr oppin gs:Soak withwa terand rinse o.
aT erwa rds.
R Toprev ent waterst ains, drya fo il-wr apped
ve hicle withasoT, absorbe ntclo thaTer every
car wash.
Av Av
oiding damag oiding
damag et e
to t o
the decor he
decor ativ ativ
ef e
foil oil
R The service life and color ofdecor ativefo ils
ar eim pair edby:
- Sunl ight -
Temp eratur e,e.g. hotair blower
- Weather cond itions
- Stone chippings anddirt
- Chemica lcleaning agents
- Oilypr oducts
R Donotuse polish onmatt edecor ativefo il.
Po lishing willhave thee.ect ofshining the
fo il-wr apped surface.
R Donottr eat matt eor stru ctur eddecor ative
fo ils wit hwa x.Pe rm anen tst ains mayoccur .
Scr atches, corrosiv edeposi ts,areas a.ect edby
cor rosion anddamag ecaused byincor rect car e
canno talw aysbe com pletely repair ed. Insuc h
cases, visitaqua li/ed specialist workshop.
Yo ucan obtain mor einf ormation oncar eand
cleaning products from themanuf acturer.
In thecase offoil-wr apped surfaces, optical di.er -
ences mayoccur between thesur faces that we re
no tpr otect edbyadecor ativefo ilaTer remo vinga
decor ativefo il. Maint
enance andcare
345 345

#
When thetir epr essur eis cor rect, unscr ewthe
/lli ng hose from theva lve of thesealed tire. #
Screw theva lve cap ontoth eva lve of the
sealed tire. #
Pullth etir esealant bottle outofthetir ein0 a-
tion compressor .
The /lling hosestay son thetir esealant bottle. #
Drive to thenear estquali/ed special istwo rk-
shop andhave thetir e, tiresealant bottle and
/lling hosereplaced ther e. BattBatt
er er
y(v y
(v ehicle) ehicle)
NNo o
t t
es on t es
on the 12 Vbatt he
12 Vbatt ery er
y &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofan accident duetowo rk
car ried out incor rectl yon thebatt ery
Wo rkcar ried out incor rectl yon thebatt ery
can, forex am ple, lead toashor tcir cuit .This
can restr ictfun ctions releva nt forsaf etysy s-
te ms and impair theoper ating safetyof your
ve hicle. Yo
ucould losecontr olof theve hicle inthefo l-
lo wing situations inpar ticular :
R When braking
R Intheev ent ofabr uptst eer ing maneuv ers
and/or whentheve hicle' sspeed isno t
adap tedto thero ad cond itions #
Intheev ent ofashor tcir cuit orasimilar
incident, contactaqu ali/ed special ist
wo rkshop immed iately. #
Donotdr ive on. #
Alwaysha ve workon thebatt erycar ried
out ataqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. R
Further informatio non ABS(/ page211)
R Further informatio non ESP ®
(/ page212)
Fo rsaf etyre asons, Mercedes- Benzre commen ds
th at youonl yuse batteries whic hha ve been tes-
te dand appr ovedfo ryo ur vehicle byMer cedes-
Benz. All
v All
vehi clesex ehicles
excep cep
tv t
vehicles wit ehicles
withalit h
alithium-i onbat- hium-i
onbat-
t t
er y er
y &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofexplosion duetoelec-
tr ost atic charge
Electr ostatic charge can ignite th ehighl y
ex plosiv ega smixtu reinthebatt ery. #
Todisc hargeanyelect rostat ic ch arge
th at ma yha ve built up,touc hth eme tal
ve hicle body beforehandl ingthebatt ery. The
highly0amma blegasmixtu reiscreat edwhile
th ebatt eryis ch argin gand during star tin gassis-
ta nce. &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGDang erofchemical burnsfrom
th ebatt eryacid
Batt eryacid iscaustic. #
Avoid cont actwithth eskin, eyes or
clo thing. #
Donotlean overth ebatt ery. #
Donotinhale batteryga ses. #
Keep childr enawa yfrom thebatt ery. Br
ea kd ow nas sist anc e
357 357

The
vehicle iseq uipp edwithan AGMtech nol-
ogy battery (Absor bentGlass Mat)or alith-
ium -ionbatt ery. Fu llve hicle funct ionalityis
onl yguar anteed withan AGMbat tery or lith-
ium-ion battery. Fo rsaf etyre asons, Mercedes-
Ben zre commen dsthat youonl yuse batteries
whic hha ve been tested andap pro vedfo ryo ur
ve hicle byMer cedes-Be nz.
R Carryove rde tach able parts,suc has vent
hos es,elbo w/tting sor term inal covers from
th ebatt erybeing replaced.
R Mak esur eth at theve nt hos eis alw ayscon-
nect edtotheor iginal opening ontheside of
th ebatt ery.
Ins tallan yex istin gor supplied cellcaps.
Ot her wise, gases orbatt eryacid could
escape. R
Mak esur eth at detach able partsarere con-
nect edinthesame way. TT
o o
w st w
star ar
tin gor to ting
ortowing away wing
away OvOv
er er
vie vie
wof t w
of the per he
per mitt mitt
edto ed
towing met wing
methods (not hods
(not
plug -inh plug
-inhybr ybr
id) id)
*
N NO O
TE TE
Damag efrom automati cbr aking If
one ofthefo llo wing functions isswitc hed
on, theve hicle brak es aut omati callyin cer tain
situations:
R ActiveBr ak eAssi st
R ActiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI C
R HOLD function R
ActivePa rking Assist
To avoid damag eto theve hicle, deactivat e
th ese systems inthefo llo wing orsimilar situa-
tions: #
Duringtowing #
Inacar wash Mer
cedes- Benzre commen dstranspor tingyo ur
ve hicle inthecase ofabr eakdo wn,rather than
to wing itawa y.
Fo rto wing ,use ato w rope ortow bar withbo th
axles onthegr ound. Donotuse tow bar systems.
* N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto theve hicle duetotow-
ing awa yin cor rectl y #
Obser vetheinst ruction sand noteson
to wing away. 362362
Br
eakdo wnassist ance