MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN 2019 Owner's Manual

000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifde tection
functi onofActiveDis tan ceAssi st
DIS TRONI Cis impai red
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cdo es not
re act orhas alimit edreact ion:
R when drivin gon adif fere nt lane orwh en
ch ang inglane s
R topedes trians, animals, bicycles orsta‐
tio nar yve hicles, orune xpect edobs tacle s
R tocom plex traf fic condi tions
R tooncom ingvehicles andcrossing traf fic
As are sult, ActiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI Cma ynei ther giv ewa rnings nor
int erve ne insuch situations. 0007
Alw aysobser vethetra ffic con dition s
car efull yand react accordin gly. Oper
ating Activ eDi stance AssistDI ST RO NIC
Re quirement s:
R The vehicle hasbeen star ted.
R The elect ric pa rking brak eis released. R
ESP®
is act ivat ed and isno tint erve ning .
R The trans mis sion isin po sitio n005B.
R Allthedoor sar eclosed.
R Chec kof thera dar sensor system has been
success fullycom pleted(vehicle traveling
fa ster than 12 mp h(20 km/h)).
R Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis no tbein g
used topar kth eve hicle ortoexitfrom a
par kingspace.
R The vehicle does notskid. 0007
Toactiv ate/ deacti vate Activ eDi stance
Ass istDI ST RO NIC :press button 1. 0007
Toactiv ateAc tiv eDi stance Assist
DI ST RO NIC :press rock er switc h3 up(SET
+) or down (SET -),or press rock er switc h4
up. Remo veyour foot from theacceler ator
pedal.
The current spe edisstor ed and maint ained
by theve hicle. Dr
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or
0007
Toactiv ateAc tiv eDi stance Assist
DI ST RO NIC with ast or ed speed :pr ess
ro ck er switc h4 up. Remo veyour foot from
th eacceler ator pedal.
0009 Ifro ck er switc h4 ispressed upagain afte r
act ivatio nwit hast or ed speed, ActiveDis ‐
ta nce AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti vatedwit hth e
speed restriction displ ayed intheins trument
clus ter. 0007
Toacc eptth edisp laye dspe edrestriction
when Activ eDi stance AssistDI ST RO NIC
is ac tiv e:press rock er switc h4 up(RES).
The speed limitdispla yedin theins trument
clus teris ado ptedas thestor ed speed. The
ve hicle adaptsits speed tothat oftheve hicle
in front, butonlyup tothestor ed speed. 0007
Topull away wit hAc tiv eDi stance Assist
DI ST RO NIC :re mo veyour foot from the
br ak epedal andactiv ateAc tiveDis tance
Assi stDIS TRONI C. 0007
Press rock er switc h4 up(RES).
or 0007
Depr esstheacceler ator pedal brief lyand
fi rm ly.
The funct ionsofActiveDis tan ceAssi st
DIS TRONI Cconti nuetobe car ried out. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto Active
Dis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cstill being
act ivat ed when youlea vethedr iver's
seat
If yo ulea vethedr iver's seat while theve hicle
is being brak ed byActiveDis tan ceAssi st
DIS TRONI Conly ,th eve hicle canrollaw ay. 0007
Alw aysdeactiv ateAc tiveDis tance
Assi stDIS TRONI Cand secureth eve hi‐
cle topreve ntitfrom rolling away
bef oreyo ulea vethedr iver's seat. 0007
Todeac tivateAc tiv eDi stance Assist
DI ST RO NIC :press rock er switc h4 down
(CNCL). 0007
Toincr ease/r educespeed:pr ess rock er
switc h3 up/do wntothepr essur epoint .
The stor ed speed isincr eased orreduced by
1 mp h(1 km/h) . or 0007
Press and holdro ck er switc h3 up/do wnto
th epr essur epoint .
The stor ed speed isincr eased orreduced in
incr ement sof 1mp h(1 km/h).
or 0007
Press rock er switc h3 beyond thepr essur e
point .
The stor ed speed isincr eased orreduced by
5 mp h(1 0 km/h) .
or 0007
Press and hold rock er switc h3 beyond the
pr essur epoint .
The stor ed speed isincr eased orreduced in
incr ement sof 5mp h(1 0 km/h). 0007
Toincr ease orreduce thespecified dis‐
tance from theve hicl ein front :pr ess
ro ck er switc h2 upordown. Fu
nction ofActiv eSpe edLimit Assist 0009
The follo wing function iscoun try- dependen t
and onlyav ailable incon junction withth e
Dr iving Assi stanc ePa ckag e. 18
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If
ach ang ein thespeed limitisde tected and
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti vated,
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cad apts this
ne wspeed asthestor ed speed.
The driven speed isadjus tedwhen theve hicle is
le ve lwit hth etraf fic sig nat thelat est.In the
case ofsig ns indi cati ngentr yint oan urb anarea ,
th espeed isadap tedaccor dingtothespeed
per mitt edwithin theurban area. The speed limit displa
yin theins trument displayis alw aysupda ‐
te dwhen theve hicle isleve lwit hth etra ffic sign .
If th er eis no speed restriction onanunlimited
st re tchof road (e.g.on afree wa y), there com‐
mend edspe edisad op tedas thestor ed speed.
The system uses thespeed stor ed on anunlimi‐
te dstre tchof road asthere comme ndedspeed.
If yo udo notalt er thestor ed speed onanunlimi‐
te dstre tchof road, there comme ndedspeedis
80 mph(1 30 km/h).
If Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cha sbe en
pu tint opa ssi ve mode bypressing theacceler a‐
to rpeda l,onl yspee dlimi tswhi charehigh er
th an these tspeed areadop ted.
Ac tiveSpe edLimi tAssi stisonl yan aid. The
dr iver isresponsible forke eping asaf edis tance
to theve hicle infront, forve hicle speed andfor
br aking ingood time. Themaximum permissible
speed alsodepends onfact or ssu ch asthero ad
sur face and traf fic condi tions.
Sy stem limita tions
Te mp oraryspeed restrictions (e.g.fo ra cer tain
tim eor due towe ather condition s)can notbe
pr oper lyde tected bythesy stem. Themaximum per
missible speedapplying fora ve hicle witha
tr ailer isno tde tected bythesy stem. Inthese sit‐
uations youmus tadj ustyo ur spee dyo urself . 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto Active
Spe edLimi tAssi stadap tingth eve hicle's
speed
The speed adoptedby ActiveSpe edLimi t
Assi stma ybe toohigh orincor rect insome
indi vidualcase s,su ch as:
R Inthewe tor infog
R When towing atrailer 0007
Ensur eth at thedr iven speed complies
wit htraf fic re gulations. 0007
Adjus tth edr iving speed tosuit current
tr af fic and weather condition s. Fu
nction ofrout e-base dspee dadap tation 0009
The follo wing function iscoun try- dependen t
and onlyav ailable incon junction withth e
Dr iving Assi stanc ePa ckag e. Dr
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When
Distance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti ve,th e
function adjuststh espeed depending onthe
ro uteeve nts ahead. Dep endingonthedr ive pr o‐
gr am select ed,theve hicle negotiatesthero ute
eve ntaheadin afue l-saving, com fortable or
dynam icman ner.When thero uteev ent has been
passed, theve hicle acceler ates again tothe
st or ed speed. Thesetdis tan cetotheve hicle in
fr ont, vehicles detected aheadand speedrestric‐
tions aheadar eta ke nint oacco unt.
Ro ute-based speedadj ustm entcan byconf ig‐
ur ed inthemultimedia system
(0013 page18 3).
Ro uteeve nts aheadar e:
R Bend s
R T-int ersect ions,tr af fic cir cle sand tollst a‐
tio ns
R Turnsand exits
R Traf fic jams ahead(only with Liv eTr af fic
( 0013 page288))
0009 When theto llst atio nis reac hed, ActiveDis ‐
ta nce AssistDIS TRONI Cad op tsthespeed as
th estor ed speed. Also,
thespeed isreduced ifth etur nsignal to
ch ang elane sis swit ched on and one ofthefo l‐
lo wing situat ionsisde tected:
R Turning offat intersect ions
R Drivin gon slowing- down lanes
R Drivin gon lanes adjacenttoslo wing-do wn
lanes
The driver isresponsible forch oosing theright
speed andobser vingother road user s.This
applies inpar ticular tointersect ions,traf fic cir‐
cle sand traf fic lights, asroute-based speed
adap tatio ndo es notbr ak eth eve hicle toast and‐
st ill.
When routeguidan ceisact ive, thefirs tsp ee d
ad jus tment iscar ried out automaticall y.Ifth e
tur nsigna lind icatoris swi tched on,theselect ed
ro uteis co nfirmed andfurther speed adjustment
is activ ated.
Speed adjustmentis canc eled inthefo llo wing
cases :
R Ifth etur nsignal indicat orisswitc hedoff
bef oreth ero uteeve nt. R
Ifth edr iver depr esses theacceler ator or
br ak epedal during thepr ocess.
Sy stem limita tions
Ro ute-based speedadap tatio ndo es notta ke
ri ght ofwa yre gulations intoaccount .The driver
is responsible forcom plying withro ad traf fic
re gulations anddriving atasuit able speed.
In dif ficul tcondi tions (e.g.uncl earro ads, narrow
lanes, wetro ad sur faces, snowor ice )or whe n
dr ivi ng with atrailer ,th espeed adjustmentmade
by thesy stem mayno talw aysbe suit able. In
th ese situation sth edr iver mus tint erve ne
acco rding ly. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent inspi teof
ro ute-based speedadj ustm ent
Ro ute-based speedadj ustm entmigh tmal‐
fun ction orbe temp orarily una vailable inthe
fo llo wing situat ions:
R Ifmap datais no tup todat eor available
R Ifyo udo notfo llo wtheselect edroute
guidan ce 18
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R
Ifth ese tro uteis re-pl anne d
R Inroad con stru ction area s
R Whe nto wing atrailer
R Inbad weather orroad con dition s
R Ifth eaccelera torpeda lis depr essed 0007
Adjus tth espeed tothetraf fic situ ation. Se
tting rout e-base dspee dadjus tment Re
quirement s:
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti va‐
te d.
Multimedia system:
0018 Vehicle 0019
k Assist ance
0019 Speed Adjustmen t 0007
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion. Ac
tiv eSte ering Assis t Fu
nction ofActiv eSte ering Assis t
0009 ActiveSt eer ing Assis tis count ry-de pende nt
and only available forve hicles withth eDr iv‐
ing Assis tance Packag e.
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis tis oper ational atspeeds
up to130mp h(210 km/h) andhelpsyouto stay
in thecent erofthelane bymeans ofmoder ate
st eer ing interve ntio ns.Itus es theve hicle infront
and thelane markings asare fere nce dependi ng
on thedr iven speed.
When thesy stem isactiv elysteer ing, theè
symbol issho wningreen inthemultifunc tion
displa y.
If th ede tection oflane mar kings andvehicles
ahead isim pair ed,ActiveSt eer ing Assis t
switc hestopassiv emode. Thesystem prov ides
no suppor tin this case. During thetra nsit ion
fr om activ eto passiv est atus ,th eè symbol is
sho wnasenlar gedand flashes yello w. Once the
sy stem ispassiv e,theè symbol issho wnas
gr ay inthemultifunc tiondispla y. Ste
ering and touc hde tection
The driver isrequ ired tokeep their hands onthe
st eer ing wheel atall times andbeable tointer‐
ve ne atanytime tocor rect thecour seofthe
ve hicle andkeep itin lane. Thedriver mus t
ex pect ach ang efrom active to passiv emode or
vice versaat anytim e. If
th esy stem reac hes asy stem limit ation orthe
dr iver has notst eer edtheve hicle fora consider‐
abl eper iod oftime orhas remo vedth eir hands
fr om thesteer ing wheel, thesy stem will,
depending onthesituation ,aler tth edr iver
eit her withavisual warning oravisual and
acous ticwarning. Disp lay 1 appear sin themul‐
tifun ction displa y. Dr
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If
th edr iver does notst eer theve hicle overa
long period, orhas notta ke nhol dof thesteer ing
wheel, are peat edwarning tone sou nds inad di‐
tio nto thevisual warning mess age(depen ding
on thecount ry).
The warning mess agedoes notappear ordisap‐
pear sif one ofthefo llo wing condition sar eme t:
R The driver steer sth eve hicle.
R The driver presses ast eer ing wheel buttonor
oper ates Touc hCon trol.
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis tis onl yan aid. Thedriver is
re sponsible forth edis tance totheve hicle in
fr ont, forve hicle speed, forbr aking ingood time
and forst ay ing inlane. Beforech ang inglane s,
th edr iver mus tmak esur eth at theneighbor ing
lane isfree (glance over theshoulder).
Sy stem limita tions
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis thas alimit edsteer ing tor‐
qu efo rlat eral gui dance. Insome cases, the
st eer ing interve ntio nis no tsu fficien tto keep the
ve hicle inthelane ortodrive pas tex its. The
system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing instances:
R Insno w,rain, fog, hea vyspr ay,if th er eis
gl ar e, dir ect sunlight ,gr ea tly varying ambien t
light ,re flect ions orstro ng sha dows onthe
ro adw ay.
R Insuf ficie ntroad illumin ation.
R The wind shieldinthear ea ofthecamer ais
dir ty,fo gg ed up, damag edorcovered.
R Absence oflane markings, orseveralunc lear
lane markings, orifth emar king sch ang era p‐
idly .
R The distance totheve hicle infront istoo
small andthelane marking sth us can notbe
de tected.
R The road isnar row and windin g.
R Obs tacle son thelane orprojec ting outinto
th elane.
The system does notpr ov ide assis tance inthe
fo llo wing condition s:
R Ontigh tbends ,int ersect ions,to llst atio ns,
traf fic cir cle sand whentur ning. R
Whe nacti vely ch ang inglane without switch‐
ing onthetur nsignal.
R When thetir epr essur eis toolow. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifAc tive
St eer ing Assis tune xpect edlyst ops func‐
tionin g
If th esy stem limit ations ofActiveSt eer ing
Assis tar ere ac hed ther eis no guar anteethat
th esy stem will remain activeor wil lke ep the
ve hicle inlane. 0007
Alw ayske ep your han dson thesteer ing
wheel andobser vethetra ffic car efull y. 0007
Alw aysst eer theve hicle paying atten‐
tion totraf fic condi tions. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifAc tive
St eer ing Assis tune xpect edlyinterve nes
A ma lfunctio nin thede tection oflane mar k‐
ings andobje ctscan occu r.
This could cause unexpect edsteer ing inter‐
ve ntio n. 18
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0007
Steer accor dingtotraf fic condi tions. Ac
tiv atin gAc tiv eSte ering Assis t
Re quirement s
R ESP®
mus tbe act ivat ed, but notint erve ning .
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti va‐
te d. 0007
Ifindicat orlam p1 isoff:pr ess butt on2. Fu
nction ofActiv eLan eCha ngeAs sist
0009 The follo wing function iscoun try- dependen t
and onlyav ailable incon junction withth e
Dr iving Assi stanc ePa ckag e.
Ac tiveLa ne Chang eAssi stsuppor tsthedr iver
when chang inglane sby appl ying steer ing torq ue
if th edr iver oper ates atur nsignal.
Assis tance when chang inglane sis prov ided ifall
th efo llo wing condition sar eme t:
R Youar edr ivin gon afree wa yor road with
mult iplelanesin thedir ect ion oftrave l.
R The neigh boring lane issepar ated byabr o‐
ke nlane ma rking.
R Novehicle isde tected intheadjacen tlane.
R The driven speed isbe tween 50mph
(80 km/ h)and 110mp h(1 80 km/h) .
R ActiveLa ne Chang eAssi stisswitc hedonin
th emultimedia system.
R ActiveSt eer ing Assis tis switc hedonand
activ e. If
no vehicle isde tected intheadjacen tlane and
a lane chang eis per mitted, thelane chang e
begin s.This issho wntothedr iver wit hagr een
ar row 2next to thesteer ing wheel symbol.
The Lane Change tothe Left messag ealso
appear s,forex am ple. IfAc tiveLa ne Chang e
Assi sthas been activated withth etur nsignal
indicat orbut alane chang eis no timm ediat ely
poss ible, agr ay arro w 1 appear sne xt to the
st eer ing wheel symbol, whichre mains green.
When thelane chang eassis tance star ts,th etur n
signal indicat orisaut omatic allyactiv ated beside
th edispla yin themultifunc tiondispla y.
If alane chang eis no tposs ible, thear row fades
out afte ra fe w sec ond sand ane wlane chang e Dr
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mus
tbe initia ted. An immediat elane chang eis
on lypo ssible on free wa ysec tion swit hout speed
limi ts.
If th esy stem isim pair ed,ActiveLa ne Chang e
Assi stma ybe canceled .If it is canceled ,th e
Lane Change Cancel edmessag eappe arsin the
multifu nctiondisplay and awa rning tone sou nds. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent from chang ‐
ing lane toan occ upied adjacentlane
Lan eChan geAssi stcanno tal wa ys detect
cle arly ifth eadjacen tlane isfree.
The lane chang emigh tbe init iated although
th eadjacen tlane isno tfr ee. 0007
Beforech ang inglane s,mak esur eth at
th eneighbor inglane isfree and ther eis
no dang ertoother road user s. 0007
Mon itor thelane chang e. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifLane
Ch ang eAssi stune xpectedl yst ops func‐
tionin g
If th esy stem limit ations forLane Change
Assis tha ve been reac hed, ther eis no guar‐
ant eethat thesy stem will remain active.
Lane ChangeAssis tcanno tth en assis tyo u
by appl ying steer ing torq ues . 0007
Alw aysmonit orthelane chang eand
ke ep your han dson thesteer ing wheel.
Obser vethetra ffic con dition sand steer
and/or brak eif neces sary. Sy
stem limita tions
The system limit ations ofActiveSt eer ing Assis t
apply toActiveLa ne Chang eAssi st
( 0013 page18 3).
The system mayalso beimpair edorma yno t
func tion inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R The sensorsin there ar bum peraredir ty,
damag edorcovered, forins tance bya
st icke ror ice and snow.
R The exterior lighting ismalfunct ioning. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gAc tiv eLan eCha nge
As sist
Multimedia system:
0018 Vehicle 0019
k Assist ance 0007
Select LaneChange Assist. 0007
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion.
Fu nction ofActiv eEme rgency Stop Assis t
If th edr iver con tinuall yignor esthevisual or
acous ticwarning toput their hands onthesteer‐
ing wheel, theBeginn ingEmer gencySt op mes‐
sag eappear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.Ifth e
dr iver still does notre spond, ActiveDis tance
Assi stDIS TRONI Creduces thespeed. Thevehi‐
cle isdeceler ated instag es toast ands till.At
speeds below40 mph(6 0km/h) thehazar d
wa rning light sswitc hon aut omat ically.
When theve hicle isstatio nary,thefo llo wing
act ions arecar ried out :
R The vehicle issecur edwithth eelectr icpar k‐
ing brak e
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis end ed
R The vehicle isunloc ked 18
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Ifpossib le,an emer gency callis place dto
th eMer cedes- Benzemergency callcent er
The driver can cance lth edeceler ationatany
time byper form ing one ofthefo llo wing actions :
R Steer ing
R Braking oracceler ating
R Pressing ast eer ing wheel button
R Oper ating Touc hCon trol
R Activati ng ordeacti vating ActiveDis tance
Assi stDIS TRONI C Ov
erview ofActiv eDi stance Assist
DI ST RO NIC displa ysintheins trum ent clus‐
te r The
assis tance grap hicand thest atus displa y
sho wthest atus ofthefo llo wing functionsin the
ins trumen tclus ter:
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
R Route-based speedadap tatio n
R ActiveSt eer ing Assis t Assis
tantdispla y 1
Route-based speedadap tatio n(ty pe ofroute
eve nt)
2 Vehicle infront
3 Distance indicator
4 Setspe cified dist anc e
5 Own vehicle Ac
tiv eDi stance AssistDI ST RO NIC status dis‐
pla yand route-base dspee dadap tation 1
ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Csel ect ed,
se tsp eci fied distance (numbe rof seg ments
be low theve hicle)
2 ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cde acti va‐
te d, speed stor ed Dr
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3
ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cacti ve,
speed stor ed, novehicle detected (brigh t
ve hicle symbol)
4 ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cacti ve,
speed stor ed, vehicle detected (green vehi‐
cle symbol)
5 ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cand route-
based speedadap tatio nacti ve,speed stor ed
0009 Onhighw aysor high-speed major roads, the
gr een ç vehicle symbol isdispla yedcy cli‐
cally when theve hicle isready topull away.
Speedome ter
The stor ed speed ishighlight edon thespeedom‐
et er.If th espeed oftheve hicle infront orthe
speed adjustment isless than thestor ed speed
due tothero uteeve ntahead, thesegment sin
th espeedome terlig ht up. Activati on ordeacti va‐
tio nof ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C,as
we llas alteration sto thespeed duetomanua lor
au tomatic adoptionofthespeed limit,aredis‐
pla yedin thecon trol feedbac kof themultifunc ‐
tion displa yon asing leline. Ac
tiv eSte ering Assis tst atus displa y 1
Gray steer ing wheel: ActiveSt eer ing Assis t
switc hedonand passiv e
2 Green steer ing wheel: ActiveSt eer ing Assis t
switc hedonand activ e
3 Flashing steer ing wheel: prom pttothedr iver
to act ivel ycon firm ortransition from activ e
to passiv est atus ,sy stem limit ation detected
Dur ing thetransition from theactiv eto passiv e
st atus ,symbo l3 issho wnasenl arge dand
fl ashes yello w. Once thesy stem ispassiv e,sym‐
bol 1issho wnasgray inthemultifunc tiondis‐
pla y. Fu
nction ofHill StartAss ist Hill
StartAs sis tholds theve hicle fora shor t
time when pulling away on ahill under thefo l‐
lo wing condition s:
R Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
The transmis sionisin posi tion 005Bor005E.
R The electricpar king brak eis released.
This gives youen ough timeto mo veyour foot
fr om thebr ak epedal totheaccelera torpeda l
and depr essitbef oreth eve hicle begins toroll
aw ay. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due totheve hicle rolling away
Af tera shor ttime, HillStartAs sis tno longer
holds theve hicle anditcan rollaw ay. 0007
Ther efor e, swif tly mo veyour foot from
th ebr ak epedal totheacceler ator
pedal. Neveratt em pttolea vetheve hi‐
cle ifit is being heldbyHillSt artAs sis t. 18
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