tow bar MERCEDES-BENZ GLB SUV 2021 Owner's Manual
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Ad
jus tingthe fron tse at elec tric all y 1
Seatba ckrest inc linat ion
2 Seat height
3 Seat cushio ninc linat ion
4 Seat fore -and -aftpos ition #
Save these ttings withth ememor yfunc tion
(/ page10 3). Ad
jus tingthe 4-waylum bar support 1
Higher
2 Softer
3 Lowe r
4 Firmer #
Usingbuttons 1to4 ,adjus tth econ tour
of thebac kres tindividuall yto suit your bac k. Ad
jus tingre ar seats mechanic ally &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nad jus ting theseats
When youadj usta seat ,yo uma ytrap your‐
self orave hicle occupant. #
When adjustingaseat, makesur eth at
no onehas anybody partsinthesw eep
of theseat. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifth eseat
and seat backres tar eno teng aged
The seat andseat backres tcan fold for‐
wa rds.
Ther eis arisk ofthefo llo wing, inpar ticular :
R The vehicle occupant maybe pressed
ag ains tth eseat belt. Theseat beltwill
no tbe able toprotect asintended and
could cause additional injury.
R Ach ild restra int system will nolong erbe
pr oper lysuppor tedor position edand will
no long erfulf illits func tion asintended. Seats
andstow ing 93
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#
Push release knob 1 inthedir ect ion ofthe
ar row and pulloutthehead restra int .
Ins talling #
Insertth ehead restra int suc hth at the
no tches onthebar areon thelef twhen
vie we din thedir ect ion oftra vel. #
Push thehead restra int down untilit
eng ages. #
Foldthere ar seat backres tbac kunt ilit
eng ages. Conf
iguringtheseat settings Multi
media system:
4 © 5
Comfort 5
Seat Comfort
Ad jus tingthe backres tco ntou rin the lumb ar
re gion oftheseat backres t(lum bar) #
Sele ctLumbar . #
Sele ctthese ttings Z forth edesir edseat. #
Adjus tth eair cushions . Ad
jus tingthe backres tsi de bolste rs #
Select SideBol sters . #
Adjus tth eair cushion forth edesir edseat. Selecting
thema ssag epr og ram forthe fron t
se ats Mu
ltimed iasystem:
4 © 5
Comfort 5
Massage #
Select WaveMassage orPulsating Massage. #
Startth epr ogr am forth edesir edseat 0065. #
Tosetth ema ssag eint ensit y:switc hHigh
Inten sityonoroff. Re
setting seat settings Multimedia
system:
4 © 5
Comfort 5
Seat Comfort #
Select 00D1forth edesir edseat. #
Conf irm thepr om pt. Switc
hingtheseat heatingon/of f &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsdue torepeat‐
edl yswitc hingontheseat heating
Re peat edly switc hingontheseat heating can
cause theseat cushion andseat backres t
padding tobecome very hot.
The healt hof per sons withlimit edtemp era‐
tur esensit ivityoralimit edability toreact to
high temp eratur esma ybe affect ed orthey
ma yeve nsu ffer bur n-lik einjur ies. #
Donotre peat edlyswitc hon theseat
heating. To
protect agains tove rheating, theseat heating
ma ybe temp orarily deactiv ated afte rit is
swi tched onrepeat edly.
* NO
TEDama getotheseats caused by
object sor document swhen theseat
heating isswitc hedon When
theseat heating isswitc hedon,over‐
heati ngmayoccur duetoobject sor docu‐ Seats
andstow ing 99
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R
Ifadr iving safetysy stem interve nes, such as
ES P®
,Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stor ActiveBli nd
Spo tAssi st.
R Youha ve adop tedaspor tydriving style wit h
high corner ing speeds orhigh ratesof accel‐
er ation.
R When ESP®
is deactiv ated.
R Ifaloss oftirepr essur eor afa ulty tirehas
been detected and displ ayed.
If yo udeac tivateth eAc tiveLa ne Keeping Assist
wa rning and thelane marking scann otbe clear ly
de tected, itis pos siblethat no lane correcting
br ak eap plica tion take splace (/page22 1).
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Ifth er eis poor visibility ,e.g. due toinsuf fi‐
cie ntillu mina tionofthero ad, ifth er ear e
highly variable shade condition sor inrain,
sno w,fogor hea vyspr ay.
R Ifth er eis glar e, e.g .fr om oncom ingtraf fic,
th esun orreflect ions. R
Ifth ewindshield inthear ea ofthemultifunc ‐
tion camer ais dir ty,or ifth ecamer ais fog‐
ge dup, damag edorcovered.
R Ifth er ear eno lane marking s,or several
unc lear lane markingsarepr esen tfo rone
lane, e.g.around roadw orks .
R Ifth elane marking sar ewo rn,dar kor cov‐
er ed.
R Ifth edis tance from theve hicle infront istoo
shor tand thus thelane marking scann otbe
de tected.
R Ifth elane marking sch ang equ ickl y, e.g.
lanes branc hof f,cr oss one another or
mer ge.
R Ifth ero ad isvery nar row and wind ing.
R Vehicl eswith Drivin gAss istanc ePa ck‐
ag e:ifth era dar sensor sin there ar bum per
ar edir tyor coveredin sno wand anobs tacle
is de tected inyour lane ,no lane -cor recting
br ak eap plica tion take splace. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gAc tiv eLan eKe eping
Assis t
Multi media system:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Quick Access
5 Act ive Lane Keeping Assist #
Activateor deacti vate thefunc tion.
Se tting Activ eLan eKe eping Assist
Multi media system:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Assist ance
5 Act ive Lane Keeping Assist
Se tting thesensit ivity
% The availabilit yof this func tion isdepen dent
on thecount ry. #
Select Stand ard,Sensi tiveorOff.
Ac tiv atin gor deac tivatin gthe hapticwarning #
Selec tWarnin g.
Ac tivateor deacti vate thefunc tion. Ve
hicl eto wing instruct ions
The vehicle isno tsuit able forth euse oftow bar
sy stems that areused forflat towing ording hy Dr
iving and parking 22
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to
wing, forex am ple. Attach ing and using tow bar
sy stems canlead todamag eon theve hicle.
When youar eto wing ave hicle withto w bar sys‐
te ms, safedr iving charact eristic scan notbe
guar anteed forth eto wing vehicle ortheto we d
ve hicle. Thevehicle-tr ailercombination may
sw erve from side toside. Complywithth eper‐
mitt edtowing methods (/page29 7) and the
ins truct ions forto wing withbo th axle son the
gr ou nd (/ page 298). 222
Driving andparking
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Obser
vethefo llo wing notesif yo uwa ntto
re place thebatt eryyo urself :
R Alw aysre place afa ulty battery wit habatt ery
whic hmee tsthespecif icvehicle requ ire‐
men ts.
The vehicle iseq uipped withan AGMtech nol ‐
ogy batter y(A bso rbentGlas sMa t).Fullve hi‐
cle funct ionality isonl yguar anteed withan
AG Mbatt ery. Fo rsaf etyre ason s,Mer cedes-
Ben zre comme ndsthat youon lyuse batter‐
ies whichhave been tested and appr ovedfo r
yo ur vehicle byMer cedes-Ben z.
R Use detach able partssuc has vent hos es,
el bo wfitting sor term inal covers from the
batt erywhic his to be replaced.
R Mak esur eth at theve nt hos eis alwa ys con‐
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. To
w star ting ortowing away Pe
rm itted towing methods Pe
rm itted towing methods
Mer cede s-Ben zre comme ndstransp orting your
ve hicle inthecase ofabr eakdo wn,rath er than
to wing itaw ay.
Fo rto wing, useato w rope ortow bar withbo th
axle son thegr ound. Donotuse tow bar sys‐
te ms. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whento wing
wit hsteer ing wheel lock
Yo uwill nolongerbe ableto steer theve hicle
if th esteer ing wheel lockis eng aged. #
Alw aysswitc hon theignition whentow‐
ing theve hicle withato w cable orato w
bar . *
NO
TEDama getotheve hicle duetotow‐
ing away inc orrectl y #
Obs erve theins truction sand noteson
to wing away. Ve
hicl eswith automatic transmiss ion
Bo th axle son
th egr ound Ye
s,maximum 31mile s
(50 km) at31 mp h(5 0km/h)
Fr ont axle
ra ised Ye
s,maximum 31mile s
(50 km) at31 mp h(5 0km/h)
Re ar axle
ra ised Ye
s,maximum 31mile s
(50 km) at31 mp h(5 0km/h) 4MA
TICvehicl es
Bo th axle son
th egr ound Ye
s,maximum 31mile s
(50 km) at31 mp h(5 0km/h)
Fr ont axle
ra ised No
Re ar axle
ra ised No To
tow wit hara ised axle: towing should be
per form ed byato wing company. Br
ea kdo wnassista nce 29
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To
wing theve hicl ewith both axle son the
gr ound #
Obser vetheno teson theper mitt edtowing
me thods (/page29 7). #
Mak esur eth at thebatt eryis con nect edand
ch arge d.
Obser vethefo llo wing pointswhen thebatt eryis
disc harged:
R The engin ecann otbe star ted
R The electr icpar king brak ecann otbe
re leased orapplied
R Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
The automatic transmiss ioncanno tbe shif‐
te dto position 005Cor005D
% Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:If
th eaut omatic transmiss ioncann otbe shif‐
te dto position 005C,orthemultifunc tiondis‐
pla yin theins trument clusterdoes notsho w
an ything, have theve hicle transpor tedaw ay
( / pag e299). Atowing vehicle withlifting
eq uipment isrequ ired forve hicle transpor ta‐
tio n. *
NO
TEDama gedue totowing away at
exc essiv elyhigh speeds orove rlong dis‐
ta nces The
drivet ra in could bedamag edwhen tow‐
ing atexc essiv elyhigh speeds orover long
dis tances. #
Atowing speed of30 mph(50 km/h)
mus tno tbe exc eeded. #
Atowing distan ceof30 miles(50 km)
mus tno tbe exc eeded. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whento wing
a ve hicle whichis toohea vy
If ano ther vehicle istow- star tedor towe d
aw ay,its weight mustno texc eed theper mis‐
sible gross mass ofyour ow nve hicle, other‐
wise thefo llo wing could occur:
R The towing eyema ybecome detach ed.
R The vehicle/tr ailercombination may
sw erve oreve nro llo ver. #
Ifano ther vehicle istow- star tedor
to we daw ay,its weight mustno texc eed th
eper missible gross mass ofyour ow n
ve hicle. If
ave hicle mustbe tow- star tedor towe daw ay,
its per missib legross weight mustno texc eed the
per missible gross weight oftheto wing vehicle. #
Information ontheper missible gross mass of
th eve hicle canbefound ontheve hicle iden‐
tif ication plate(/ page339). #
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:Do
no topen thedr iver's door orfront passeng er
door ,ot her wise theaut omatic transmiss ion
aut omaticall yshif tsto position 005D. #
Installth eto wing eye(/ page300). #
Fasten theto w bar .
* NO
TEDama gedue toinc orrect connec‐
tion oftheto w bar #
Onlyconnect theto w rope ortow bar to
th eto wing eyes. #
Deact ivat eth eaut omatic locking mechanism
(/ page70). 298
Breakdo wnassis tance
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#
Donotacti vate theHOLD function. #
Deact ivat eth eto w- aw ay alar m(/ page87 ). #
Deac tivateAc tiveBr ak eAssi st
( / pag e18 1). #
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005C. #
Release theelectr icpar king brak e. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto limi‐
te dsaf ety-re lat ed func tionsdur ing the
to wing proce ss
Saf ety-re lat ed func tionsar elimit edorno lon‐
ge rav ailable inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R The ignit ionisswitc hedoff.
R The brak esy stem orpowe rst eer ing sys‐
te m ismalfu nctioning.
R The ener gysupp lyor theon- boar delectr i‐
cal system ismalfunct ioning.
When your vehicle isthen towe daw ay,signif ‐
icant lymor eef fort ma ybe requ ired tosteer
and brak eth an isno rm allyre qu ired. #
Use ato w bar . #
Mak esur eth at thesteer ing wheel can
mo vefreely beforeto wing theve hicle
aw ay. *
NO
TEDama gedue toexcess ive tracti ve
po we r If
yo upull away shar ply, thetractiv epo we r
ma ybe toohigh andtheve hicles couldbe
damag ed. #
Pull away slo wlyand smoo thly. Lo
adi ng the vehicl efo rtr ans port #
Obser vetheno teson towing away
( / pag e298). #
Connec tth eto w bar totheto wing eyein
or der toload theve hicle. #
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005C. %
Ve
hicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
The automatic transmiss ionmaybe locked
in posit ion005Dintheeve ntofdama getothe
electr icalsystem. Toshif tto 005C ,pr ov ide the
on-boar delectr icalsystem withpo we r
( / pag e295). #
Load theve hicle ontoth etra nspor ter. #
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005D. #
Use theelectr icpar king brak eto secur eth e
ve hicle agains tro lling away. #
Onlysecur eth eve hicle bythewheels.
Ve hicl eswith ADSPL US (Adap tiveDam ping
Sy stem PLUS) &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent when
tr ansp orting vehicles withAd aptive
Dam pingSy stem PLUS
When transpor tingvehicles withAd aptive
Dam pingSy stem PLUS, theve hicle/tr ailer
combination maybegin torock and star tto
skid. Br
eakdo wnassis tance 29
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D
Dam pingad just men t........... ................... 198
Dash board
see Cockpit
Data acquisition
Ve hicle .................................................. 30
Data storage
Ele ctroni ccontr oluni ts ............ .............30
Online services ...................................... 32
Ve hicle ............................................. ..... 30
Deactiv atingthealarm(ATA ).................... 86
Dealer ship
see Qualif iedspec ialistwo rkshop
Dec laration ofconf ormity
Wi reless vehicle component s................2 6
Decor ative fo il(cleaning instructions)
.. .................................................................2 79
De finitions (tiresand loading) ............... 322
Des tinat ionentr y.................................... 244
Ent ering aPOI oraddress ............ ........244
De tectin ginat tentiv eness
see ATTENTION ASSIST Diagnos
ticsconnec tion............................2 7
Digita lOp erator' sMa nua l........................ 20
Dingh yto wing
see Tow- bar system
DIRECT SELECT leve r............ ............. ......157
Eng aging drive po sitio n............. .......... 159
Eng aging neu tral ............. .....................158
Eng aging park position .................. ...... 158
Eng aging park position automatic ally .. 158
Eng aging reve rsege ar .................... .....1 58
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>157
Disp lay(Car e)...........................................2 81
Disp lay(MB UXmultim edi asy stem)
Hom escr een .......................................2 31
Disp lay(m ult imedi asy stem) .................2 32
Oper ating ............................................232
Di spla y(on -boar dco mp uter)
Displ ayson themultifunc tiondispla y.. 227
Displa ymessag e.....................................3 50
Ca lling up (on-boa rdcom puter) ..... ......3 50
No tes .................................................. 350 Displa
ymessag es
00B2 ---mp h.....................................3 83
ç ---mp h...................................... 381
006F 2ndSeat Row, Lef tNo tLoc ked .. 361
006F 2ndSeat Row, Right Not
Loc ked ................................................ 362
003D 12VBatt erySee Oper ator's
Manual ................................................ 389
: ActiveHea dlamps Inoperati ve .... 357
é ATTENTION ASSISTInoper ative.. 374
é ATTENTION ASSIST: Take a
Br ea k! <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>........374
: Automatic HeadlampMode
Inoper ative..... ..................................... 356
û BeforeSt artin gth eEn gine,
Tu rn Steer ing Wheel ............................3 60
0027 CheckBrak eFlu idLevel.............3 73
0026 CheckBr ak ePa ds See Oper a‐
to r's Manua l...... ................................... 374 41
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Tr
ans miss ionMalfun ction Stop ........... 366
Displa yon thewindsh ield
see Head- upDis play
Dis tance control
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
DI ST RO NIC
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
Do or
Ch ild sa fety lock (rear door s).......... ...... 62
Loc king(emer gency key) ................ .......7 1
Opening (from theinside) ......................6 8
Un loc kin g(emer gency key) .................... 71
Un loc kin g(fr om theinside) ...................6 8
Door controlpan el.....................................1 6
DO T,Tire Iden tificat ionNumbe r(TI N) ... 318
Do wnhi lldr ivin gass istance
see DSR
Dr aw bar
see Tow- bar system
Dr inking anddriving ................................ 147
Dr ive Awa yAssis t.... ................................ 212 Dr
ive Awa yAssis t
see Protect ion agains tcollision
Dr ive position
Inser ting.......................................... ....1 59
Dr ive pr og ram dis pla y........... ............ ......155
Dr ive pr og rams
se eDY NA MIC SELE CT
Dr iver's seat
see Seat
Dr iving safetysy stem .............................1 72
ABS (Anti-lock Braki ng System) ........... 173
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 177
BA S(Br akeAssi stSystem) ............... ....1 74
Cameras ........................................ ...... 172
EBD (electr oni cbr ak efo rc edis tribu‐
tion )..................................................... 176
ESP ®
Cr oss wind Assi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 176
Of f-road ABS ........................................1 74
Ov ervie w .......................................... ....1 73
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensors........ ...... 172
Re sponsibili ty...................................... 172
ST EER CONTR OL............. .....................176 Dr
ivin gsy stem
Susp ension withadap tivedam ping
adjus tment .......................................... 198
Dr ivin gsy stem
see 360° Camer a
see ActiveBli nd Spo tAssi st
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
see ActiveEmerg encyStop Assis t
see ActiveLa ne Chang eAssi st
see ActiveLa ne Keeping Assist
see ActivePa rking Assist
see ActiveSpe edLimi tAssi st
see ActiveSt eer ing Assis t
see ATTENTION ASSIST
see Blind SpotAssis t
see Cruise control
see Driving safetysy stem
see DSR
see HOLD function
see Parking AssistPA RK TRONI C
see Rear vie wcam era
see Start-of fassis t
see Traf fic Sign Assist
Dr ivin gtips
Dr ink ing and drivin g.............................1 47 422
Index
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Emer
gency Tensioning Devices
Ac tivati on ........... ...................................36
En gine
ECO star t/ stop funct ion......................1 52
Engine number....... ....... ......................339
St artin g(eme rgency operation
mode) ...... ............................................ 144
St artin g(R emo teOnline) ............... ...... 146
St artin g(sta rt/s topbutt on) ............ .... 144
St artin gassis tance <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> .....295
Swi tching off(s ta rt/s topbutt on) ........ 164
Engine data
Dis playing ............................................ 156
Engine number ........ ................................ 339
Engine oil................ .................................. 274
Ad ditiv es................ ........................ .....3 43
Ca paci ty....... ................................... .... 344
Che cking theoil leve lusing theon-
boar dcom puter ................................... 273
MB-F reigabe orMB- Appr oval ...............3 44
Qua lity .......... ....................................... 344
To pping up............ ...............................2 74
ESC (Electr onicStabil ityContr ol)
see ESP®
(Electr onicStabilit yPr og ram) ESP
®
Cr osswi ndAssis t..... ............................ 176
ESP ®
(Electr onicStabil ityProg ram) ....... 174
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ........... .176
Fu nctio n/no tes .................................... 174
Ext erior light ing
see Ligh ts
Ext erior light ing(Car e)...........................2 80
Ext erior mir rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 135, 136
Anti-g lare mode (automatic) .......... ......1 36
Au tomatic mirrorfo lding function ........ 138
Fo lding in/out .....................................1 35
Oper ating thememor yfunc tion ..........1 03
Pa rking posit ion.............................. .....1 37
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 135 F
Fa tig ue detection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Fi rs t-aid kit(sof tsi ded) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> ...285
Fl at tire <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ......285
Ch ang ingawh eel<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ........329
MOExt endedtires <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ........286 No
tes .................................................. 285
TIREFIT kit...........................................2 87
Flat towing
see Tow- bar system
Floor mats................................................ 124
Fo ilco vering
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensors.............. 172
Fr ee sof tware ............................................ 33
Fr eq uencies
Mobile phone...................................... 338
Tw o-w ayradio ...................................... 338
Fr ont airbag (driver ,fr ont passeng er)...... 41
Fr ont passeng erseat
see Seat
Fu el ...........................................................3 43
Ad ditiv es.............................................3 43
E1 0 ....... ............................................... 342
Fu elreser ve <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 343
Ga sol ine <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 342
Qua lity (gas oline )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 342
Re fuel ing ............................................. 162
Sul fur cont ent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 342
Ta nk cont ent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> ..............343 42
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