Citroen C4 CACTUS RHD 2016 1.G Owner's Manual
Manufacturer: CITROEN, Model Year: 2016, Model line: C4 CACTUS RHD, Model: Citroen C4 CACTUS RHD 2016 1.GPages: 301, PDF Size: 8.14 MB
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Starting
The parking brake must be applied.
F
 Wi
th
 a m
anual
 g
earbox,
 p
lace
 t
he
 g
ear
 le
ver
 i
n
 n
eutral
 t
hen
 d
epress
 t
he
 c
lutch
 pe
dal
 ful
ly.
F
 Wi
th
 a
n
 e
lectronic
 g
earbox,
 p
lace
 t
he
 co
ntrol at N
 t
hen
 p
ress
 t
he
 b
rake
 p
edal
 f i
r m l y.
F
 In
sert
 t
he
 k
ey
 i
nto
 t
he
 i
gnition
 s
witch;
 t
he
 sy
stem
 r
ecognises
 t
he
 c
ode.
F
 Un
lock
 t
he
 s
teering
 c
olumn
 b
y
 s
imultaneously
 tu
rning
 t
he
 s
teering
 a
nd
 t
he
 k
ey.
In
 c
ertain
 c
ases,
 y
ou
 m
ay
 h
ave
 t
o
 a
pply
 mo
re
 f
orce
 t
o
 t
he
 s
teering
 (
wheels
 o
n
 fu
ll
 l
ock,
 f
or
 e
xample).
F
 Wi
th
 a p
etrol
 e
ngine,
 o
perate
 t
he
 s
tarter
 mo
tor
 b
y
 t
urning
 t
he
 k
ey
 t
o
 p
osition
 3
without
 p
ressing
 t
he
 a
ccelerator
 p
edal,
 un
til
 t
he
 e
ngine
 s
tarts.
 O
nce
 t
he
 e
ngine
 i
s
 ru
nning,
 r
elease
 t
he
 k
ey.
Starting-switching off the engine
It has 3 positions:
- po sition 1 (Stop): i
nsert a nd r emovingÂ
t
he
 k
ey,
-
 po
sition
 2
(Ignition on):
 s
teering
 c
olumn
 un
locked,
 i
gnition
 o
n,
 D
iesel
 p
reheating,
 en
gine
 ru
nning,
-
 po
sition
 3
(Starting).
Ignition switch
Switching off the engine leads to a loss of b
raking a ssistance.
Ignition on position (2)
It allows the use of the vehicle's electric equipment o r p ortable d evices t o b e c harged.
Once
 t
he
 s
tate
 o
f
 c
harge
 o
f
 t
he
 b
attery
 d
rops
 to t
he
 r
eserve
 l
evel,
 t
he
 s
ystem
 s
witches
 t
o
 en
ergy
 e
conomy
 m
ode:
 t
he
 p
ower
 s
upply
 i
s
 cu
t
 o
ff
 a
utomatically
 t
o
 p
reserve
 t
he
 r
emaining
 ba
ttery
 c
harge.
Avoid
 a
ttaching
 h
eavy
 o
bjects
 t
o
 t
he
 ke
y,
 w
hich
 w
ould
 w
eigh
 d
own
 o
n
 i
ts
 bl
ade
 i
n
 t
he
 i
gnition
 s
witch
 a
nd
 c
ould
 ca
use
 a m
alfunction.
It
 c
ould
 a
dversely
 a
ffect
 t
he
 d
eployment
 of t
he
 f
ront
 a
irbag.
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F With a Diesel e ngine, t urn t he k ey t o pos
ition 2, i
gnition o n, t o o perate t he engi
ne
 pr
e-heating
 sy
stem.
Wait until this warning lamp goes off in the instrument p anel t hen o perate t he s tarter mo
tor
 b
y
 t
urning
 t
he
 k
ey
 t
o
 p
osition 3
without
 p
ressing
 t
he
 a
ccelerator
 p
edal,
 un
til
 t
he
 e
ngine
 s
tarts.
 O
nce
 t
he
 e
ngine
 i
s
 ru
nning,
 r
elease
 t
he
 k
ey.
In wintry conditions, the warning lamp can s tay o n f or a l onger p eriod. W hen th
e
 e
ngine
 i
s
 h
ot,
 t
he
 w
arning
 l
amp
 do
es
 n
ot
 c
ome
 o
n. In
 t
emperate
 c
onditions,
 d
o
 n
ot
 l
eave
 th
e
 e
ngine
 a
t
 i
dle
 t
o
 w
arm
 u
p
 b
ut
 m
ove
 of
f
 s
traight
 a
way
 a
nd
 d
rive
 a
t
 m
oderate
 spe
ed.
Never
 l
eave
 t
he
 e
ngine
 r
unning
 i
n
 an e
nclosed
 a
rea
 w
ithout
 a
dequate
 ve
ntilation:
 int
ernal
 co
mbustion
 en
gines
 e
mit
 t
oxic
 e
xhaust
 g
ases,
 su
ch
 a
s
 c
arbon
 m
onoxide.
 D
anger
 o
f
 in
toxication a nd d eath.
In v ery s evere w intry c onditions (t
emperatures
 b
elow
 -
23°C),
 t
o
 e
nsure
 th
e
 c
orrect
 o
peration
 a
nd
 d
urability
 o
f
 th
e
 m
echanical
 c
omponents
 o
f
 y
our
 ve
hicle,
 e
ngine
 a
nd
 g
earbox,
 i
t
 i
s
 ne
cessary
 t
o
 l
eave
 t
he
 e
ngine
 r
unning
 fo
r
 4 m
inutes
 b
efore
 m
oving
 o
ff.
If
 t
he
 e
ngine
 d
oes
 n
ot
 s
tart
 s
traight
 aw
ay,
 s
witch
 o
ff
 t
he
 i
gnition.
 W
ait
 a f
ew
 mo
ments
 b
efore
 o
perating
 t
he
 s
tarter
 mo
tor
 a
gain.
 I
f
 t
he
 e
ngine
 d
oes
 n
ot
 st
art
 a
fter
 s
everal
 a
ttempts,
 d
o
 n
ot
 k
eep
 tr
ying:
 y
ou
 r
isk
 d
amaging
 t
he
 s
tarter
 mo
tor
 o
r
 t
he
 e
ngine.
Contact
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a qu
alified
 wo
rkshop.
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Key left in the "Ignition on" position
If the key has been left in the ignition switch at position 2 (Ignition on) ,
the
 i
gnition
 w
ill
 b
e
 s
witched
 o
ff
 au
tomatically
 a
fter
 o
ne
 h
our.
To
 s
witch
 t
he
 i
gnition
 b
ack
 o
n,
 t
urn
 t
he
 ke
y
 t
o
 p
osition
 1
(Stop),
 t
hen
 b
ack
 t
o
 pos
ition 2 (Ignition on) .
Never
 s
witch
 o
ff
 t
he
 i
gnition
 b
efore
 t
he
 ve
hicle
 i
s
 a
t
 a c
omplete
 s
top.
With
 t
he
 e
ngine
 o
ff,
 t
he
 b
raking
 a
nd
 st
eering
 a
ssistance
 s
ystems
 a
re
 a
lso
 cu
t
 o
ff:
 r
isk
 o
f
 l
oss
 o
f
 c
ontrol
 o
f
 t
he
 ve
hicle.
When
 y
ou
 l
eave
 t
he
 v
ehicle,
 k
eep
 t
he
 ke
y
 w
ith
 y
ou
 a
nd
 l
ock
 t
he
 v
ehicle.
To
 f
acilitate
 u
nlocking
 o
f
 t
he
 s
teering
 co
lumn,
 i
t
 i
s
 r
ecommended
 t
hat
 t
he
 wh
eels
 b
e
 r
eturned
 t
o
 t
he
 s
traight
 a
head
 po
sition
 b
efore
 s
witching
 o
ff
 t
he
 e
ngine.
Switching off
F Stop the v
ehicle.
F Wi th t he e ngine r unning a t i dle, t urn t he k ey to p
osition 1 .
F
 Re
move
 t
he
 k
ey
 f
rom
 t
he
 i
gnition
 s
witch.
F
 To l
ock
 t
he
 s
teering
 c
olumn,
 t
urn
 t
he
 st
eering
 u
ntil
 i
t
 l
ocks.
F
 Ch
eck
 t
hat
 t
he
 p
arking
 b
rake
 i
s
 c
orrectly
 ap
plied,
 p
articularly
 o
n
 s
loping
 g
round.For
 m
ore
 i
nformation,
 r
efer
 t
o
 t
he
 "E
nergy
 e
conomy
 m
ode"
 s
ection.Energy economy mode
After switching off the engine (position 1- Stop), fo
r a m aximum o f 3 0 m inutes y ou c an s till u se fu
nctions
 s
uch
 a
s
 t
he
 a
udio
 a
nd
 t
elematic
 sy
stem,
 t
he
 w
ipers,
 d
ipped
 b
eam
 h
eadlamps,
 co
urtesy
 l
amps,
 .
..
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Driving
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Parking brake
ApplicationRelease
When parking on a slope, direct your wh
eels a gainst t he k erb, a pply t he pa
rking
 b
rake,
 e
ngage
 a g
ear
 a
nd
 sw
itch
 o
ff
 t
he
 i
gnition.
When the vehicle is being driven, if this warning l amp a nd t he S TOP war ning lamp co
me
 o
n,
 a
ccompanied
 b
y
 a
n
 a
udible
 si
gnal
 a
nd
 a m
essage
 i
n
 t
he
 s
creen,
 t
his
 in
dicates
 t
hat
 t
he
 p
arking
 b
rake
 i
s
 s
till
 o
n
 o
r
 ha
s
 n
ot
 b
een
 f
ully
 r
eleased.
F Pull the parking b rake l ever u p t o im
mobilise y our v ehicle. F Pu
ll t he p arking b rake l ever u p s lightly, pr
ess the release button, then lower the
lever
 ful
ly.
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5-speed manual gearbox
Engaging reverse
gear
F Press the c lutch p edal f ully d own.
F Pu sh t he g ear l ever f ully t o t he r ight t hen bac
kwards. Only
 e
ngage
 r
everse
 g
ear
 w
hen
 t
he
 ve
hicle
 i
s
 s
tationary
 w
ith
 t
he
 e
ngine
 a
t
 i
dle.
As
 a s
afety
 p
recaution
 a
nd
 t
o
 f
acilitate
 st
arting
 o
f
 t
he
 e
ngine:
-
 al
ways
 s
elect
 n
eutral,
-
 pr
ess
 t
he
 c
lutch
 p
edal.
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Operation
Gear efficiency indicator
System which reduces fuel consumption by advising the driver to change up, on vehicles fitted with a manual gearbox.
Th e
 s
ystem
 a
dapts
 i
ts
 g
ear
 c
hange
 re
commendation
 a
ccording
 t
o
 t
he
 dr
iving
 c
onditions
 (
slope,
 l
oad, ...)
 a
nd
 th
e
 d
emands
 o
f
 t
he
 d
river
 (
power,
 ac
celeration,
 b
raking, ...).
The
 s
ystem
 n
ever
 s
uggests:
-
 en
gaging
 f
irst
 g
ear,
-
 engag
ing
 re
verse
 gea
r,
-
 en
gaging
 a l
ower
 g
ear.
Example:
-
 Yo
u
 a
re
 i
n
 t
hird
 g
ear.
Depending
 o
n
 t
he
 d
riving
 s
ituation
 a
nd
 y
our
 ve
hicle's
 e
quipment,
 t
he
 s
ystem
 m
ay
 a
dvise
 yo
u
 t
o
 s
kip
 o
ne
 (
or
 m
ore)
 g
ear(s).
 Y
ou
 c
an
 fo
llow
 t
his
 i
nstruction
 w
ithout
 e
ngaging
 t
he
 in
termediate
 ge
ars.
-
 Yo
u
 p
ress
 t
he
 a
ccelerator
 p
edal.
-
 Th
e
 s
ystem
 m
ay
 s
uggest
 t
hat
 y
ou
 e
ngage
 a h
igher
 g
ear.
The
 i
nformation
 a
ppears
 i
n
 t
he
 i
nstrument
 pa
nel
 i
n
 t
he
 f
orm
 o
f
 a
n
 a
rrow,
 a
ccompanied
 b
y
 th
e
 r
ecommended
 g
ear.
On
 c
ertain
 D
iesel
 v
ersions
 w
ith
 m
anual
 ge
arbox,
 t
he
 s
ystem
 m
ay
 s
uggest
 ch
anging
 i
nto
 n
eutral
 (N i
s
 d
isplayed
 i
n
 th
e
 i
nstrument
 p
anel)
 s
o
 t
hat
 t
he
 e
ngine
 ca
n
 g
o
 i
nto
 s
tandby
 (
STOP
 m
ode
 wi
th
 S
top
 & S
tart),
 i
n
 c
ertain
 d
riving
 con
ditions.
The
 g
ear
 e
ngagement
 r
ecommendations
 m
ust
 no
t
 b
e
 c
onsidered
 c
ompulsory.
 I
n
 f
act,
 t
he
 co
nfiguration
 o
f
 t
he
 r
oad,
 t
he
 a
mount
 o
f
 t
raffic
 an
d
 s
afety
 r
emain
 d
etermining
 f
actors
 w
hen
 ch
oosing
 t
he
 b
est
 g
ear.
 T
herefore,
 t
he
 d
river
 re
mains
 r
esponsible
 f
or
 d
eciding
 w
hether
 o
r
 n
ot
 to f
ollow
 t
he
 a
dvice
 g
iven
 b
y
 t
he
 s
ystem.
This
 s
ystem
 c
annot
 b
e
 d
eactivated.
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ETG electronic gearbox
N Neutral: with y our f oot o n t he b rake, p ress th
is c ontrol t o p ut t he g earbox i nto n eutral an
d
 f
or
 s
tarting
 t
he
 e
ngine.
D
 Dr
ive:
 p
ress
 t
his
 c
ontrol
 t
o
 e
ngage
 f
or ward
 dr
ive
 w
ith
 a
utomatic
 o
peration
 o
f
 t
he
 g
ears.
R
 Re
verse:
 w
ith
 y
our
 f
oot
 o
n
 t
he
 b
rake,
 p
ress
 th
is
 c
ontrol
 t
o
 e
ngage
 r
everse.
Control panel
F Press the b ack o f t he p addle t o th
e right o f t he s teering w heel t o cha
nge up.
Steering mounted controls
The steering mounted paddles do not al
low n eutral t o b e s elected, o r r everse ge
ar
 t
o
 b
e
 e
ngaged
 o
r
 d
isengaged.
Five
 o
r
 s
ix-speed
 e
lectronically
 c
ontrolled
 g
earbox
 w
hich
 o
ffers
 t
he
 c
omfort
 o
f
 a
utomatic
 c
ontrol
 o
f
 t
he
 g
ears,
 w
ithout
 a
ny
 a
ction
 b
y
 t
he
 d
river.
You
 c
an
 t
emporarily
 t
ake
 c
ontrol
 o
f
 g
ear
 c
hanges
 a
t
 a
ny
 t
ime,
 u
sing
 t
he
 s
teering
 m
ounted
 c
ontrol
 p
addles.
F
 Pr
ess
 t
he
 b
ack
 o
f
 t
he
 p
addle
 t
o
 th
e left
 o
f
 t
he
 s
teering
 w
heel
 t
o
 cha
nge down
.
Display in the instrument panel
F Place your foot on the brake
w
hen t his w arning l amp f lashes.
N
N
eutral
D
 and 1 2 3 4 5 / 6  Drive (for ward d rive) a nd t he gea
r engag ed.
R
R
everse
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N flashes in the instrument panel, accompanied b y a n a udible s ignal a nd a m
essage
 i
f
 t
he
 c
ontrol
 N
has not been
pressed
 f
or
 s
tarting.
Press control N
 t
o
 s
elect
 n
eutral.
Moving off
F Switch on t he i gnition.
F Se lect n eutral ( control N).  Th
e
 i
ndicator
 l
amp
 f
or
 t
he
 c
ontrol
 c
omes
 o
n.
F
 Pr
ess
 t
he
 b
rake
 p
edal
 f
ully.
F
 St
art
 t
he
 e
ngine. NÂ a
ppears i n t he i nstrument p anel.
F
 Se
lect
 f
or ward
 d
rive
 (
control
 D) o
r
 r
everse
 (c o
ntrol
 R) Th
e
 a
ssociated
 i
ndicator
 l
amp
 c
omes
 o
n
 i
n
 th
e
 c
ontrol
 p
anel.
D
 a
nd
 1
or R
 a
ppear
 i
n
 t
he
 i
nstrument
 pane
l.
Creep function
This function allows the vehicle to be
manoeuvred more e asily a t l ow s peeds ( when pa
rking,
 i
n
 t
raffic
 j
ams...).
After
 p
ressing
 c
ontrol
 D
or R, the vehicle
moves as soon as you take your foot off the
brake pedal ,
 a
t
 l
ow
 s
peed
 a
nd
 w
ith
 t
he
 e
ngine
 at i
dle.
The
 c
reep
 f
unction
 m
ay
 b
e
 t
emporarily
 un
available
 i
f
 t
he
 c
lutch
 t
emperature
 i
s
 to
o
 h
igh
 o
r
 t
he
 s
lope
 t
oo
 s
teep.
Do
 n
ot
 l
eave
 c
hildren
 u
nsupervised
 in
side
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 w
hen
 t
he
 e
ngine
 i
s
 ru
nning.
You
 m
ust
 k
eep
 y
our
 f
oot
 o
n
 t
he
 b
rake
 pe
dal
 w
hile
 s
tarting
 t
he
 e
ngine.
The
 "
Foot
 o
n
 t
he
 b
rake"
 w
arning
 a
nd
 th
e
 a
ssociated
 c
ontrol
 p
anel
 i
ndicator
 la
mp
 f
lash
 i
f
 t
he
 b
rake
 p
edal
 i
s
 n
ot
 pr
essed
 w
hen
 s
tarting
 t
he
 e
ngine.
Press
 f
irmly
 o
n
 t
he
 b
rake
 p
edal. F
 Re
lease
 t
he
 p
arking
 b
rake.
F
 Pr
ogressively
 t
ake
 y
our
 f
oot
 o
ff
 t
he
 b
rake
 peda
l.
 Th
e
 v
ehicle
 m
oves
 o
ff.
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Never select neutral (position N) w hen mov
ing.
Forward drive
F Press control D . Th
e i ndicator l amp i n t he c ontrol c omes o n.
D
 a
nd
 t
he
 g
ear
 e
ngaged
 a
ppear
 i
n
 th
e
 i
nstrument
 p
anel.
The
 g
earbox
 t
hen
 o
perates
 i
n
 a
uto-adaptive
 mo
de,
 w
ithout
 a
ny
 a
ction
 o
n
 t
he
 p
art
 o
f
 t
he
 dr
iver.
 I
t
 c
ontinuously
 s
elects
 t
he
 m
ost
 s
uitable
 ge
ar
 t
aking
 a
ccount
 o
f:
-
 op
timisation
 o
f
 f
uel
 c
onsumption,
-
 dr
iving
 s
tyle,
-
 ro
ad
 c
onditions,
-
 ve
hicle
 l
oad.
For
 o
ptimum
 a
cceleration,
 w
hen
 ove
rtaking
 a
nother
 v
ehicle
 f
or
 e
xample,
 pr
ess
 t
he
 a
ccelerator
 p
edal
 f
ully
 d
own,
 be
yond
 t
he
 p
oint
 o
f
 r
esistance.
Temporary control of gear
changing
You can temporarily take over control of gear changes u sing t he s teering m ounted " +" a nd "-" c
ontrol
 p
addles:
 i
f
 t
he
 e
ngine
 s
peed
 a
llows,
 th
e
 g
ear
 c
hange
 i
s
 c
arried
 o
ut.
This function allows you to anticipate certain
situations
 su
ch
 as ove
rtaking
 an
other
 ve
hicle
 or ap
proaching
 a b
end.
After
 a f
ew
 m
oments
 w
ithout
 a
ny
 a
ction
 o
n
 t
he
 pa
ddles,
 t
he
 g
earbox
 r
esumes
 c
ontrol
 o
f
 g
ear
 chan
ging
 au
tomatically. To
 e
ngage
 r
everse,
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 m
ust
 b
e
 im
mobilised
 w
ith
 y
our
 f
oot
 o
n
 t
he
 b
rake.
F
Pr
ess control R
.
 Th
e
 i
ndicator
 l
amp
 i
n
 t
he
 c
ontrol
 c
omes
 o
n.
Reverse
There is an audible signal on engag
ement of re verse.
If
 r
everse
 g
ear
 i
s
 r
equested
 w
hen
 m
oving,
 th
e
NÂ w
arning
 l
amp
 f
lashes
 a
nd
 t
he
 g
earbox
 go
es
 i
nto
 n
eutral
 a
utomatically.
To
 e
ngage
 r
everse,
 s
top
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 t
hen,
 w
ith
 yo
ur
 f
oot
 o
n
 t
he
 b
rake
 p
edal,
 p
ress
 c
ontrol
 N,
t
hen R .
Do
 n
ot
 p
ress
 t
he
 b
rake
 a
nd
 a
ccelerator
 pe
dals
 a
t
 t
he
 s
ame
 t
ime:
 t
his
 c
ould
 ca
use
 v
ery
 r
apid
 w
ear
 o
f
 t
he
 c
lutch.
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Before switching off the engine:
- pr ess c ontrol N to be in neutral,
or
-Â le
ave
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 i
n
 g
ear;
 i
n
 t
his
 c
ase
 t
he
 ve
hicle
 c
annot
 b
e
 m
oved.
Stopping the vehicle
For all parking situations, you must
appl y the parking brake t o i mmobilise th
e
 v
ehicle.
When
 i
mmobilising
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 w
ith
 th
e
 e
ngine
 r
unning,
 y
ou
 m
ust
 s
elect
 neut
ral
N.
Operating fault
- - - appears in the instrument panel.
F
Pr
ess control N .
F
 Pr
ess
 t
he
 b
rake
 p
edal.
F
 Wa
it
 f
or
 a
round
 3
0
 s
econds
 u
ntil
 N
or a
gear
 a
ppears
 i
n
 t
he
 i
nstrument
 p
anel.
F
Pr
ess control D , then N.
F
 Wi
th
 y
our
 f
oot
 s
till
 o
n
 t
he
 b
rake
 p
edal,
 s
tart
 the engi
ne.
The
 g
earbox
 i
s
 o
perational
 a
gain.
Reinitialisation
(5-speed electronic
gearbox)
Following disconnection of the battery, it is ne
cessary t o r einitialise t he g earbox.
F
 Sw
itch
 o
n
 t
he
 i
gnition.
In
 e
xceptional
 c
ircumstances,
 t
he
 ge
arbox
 m
ay
 n
eed
 a
n
 a
utomatic
 re
initialisation:
 s
tarting
 a
nd
 g
ear
 ch
anging
 a
re
 n
o
 l
onger
 p
ossible.
- - -
 a
ppears
 i
n
 t
he
 i
nstrument
 pane
l.
Follow
 t
he
 p
rocedure
 d
escribed
 a
bove.
Before
 do
ing
 an
ything
 un
der
 th
e
 bo
nnet,
 en
sure that control N
 h
as
 b
een
 p
ressed
 an
d
 t
hat
 t
he
 p
arking
 b
rake
 i
s
 a
pplied. With t
he i gnition o n, i llumination o f th
is w arning l amp, a ccompanied b y an a
udible
 s
ignal
 a
nd
 a m
essage,
 in
dicates
 a g
earbox
 f
ault.
Have
 i
t
 c
hecked
 b
y
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a qu
alified
 wo
rkshop.
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