park assist MERCEDES-BENZ GT R ROADSTER 2020 Owner's Guide

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Have thedispla yre pair edorreplaced if,for
ex am ple, pixelerro rs consi derablyrestrict its
us e.
Sw itchin gre ar vie wcamer aaut omatic mode
on/ off
The rear vie wcam erais on lyan aid. Itis no ta
subs titutefo ryo ur att entio nto thesur round ings.
The responsibili tyforsaf emaneu vering and
pa rking remains withyo u. Mak esur eth at no
per son s,anim alsorobj ect set c. arein the
maneu vering rang e. Payatt ention toyour sur‐
ro und ingsand beready tobrak eat all times.
Multimedia system:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assist ance
5 Camera &Parkin g5
Auto. RearView Cam. #
Switc hth efunc tion on0073 oroff0053. AT
TENTI ONASSIST Fu
nction ofATTENTI ONASSIST
AT TENTION ASSISTassis tsyouon long,mon oto‐
nous journeys,e.g. onhighw aysand trunk roads.
If AT TENTION ASSISTde tects indicatorsof fati‐ gu
eor incr easing laps es inconce ntration onthe
par tof thedr iver ,it sugg ests taking abr ea k.
AT TENTION ASSISTis onl yan aid. Itcann ot
alw aysde tect fatig ue orlaps es inconce ntration
in tim e.The system isno ta subs titutefo ra we ll-
re sted and attent ive dr iver .On long journeys,
ta ke regular break sin good timethat allo wfor
adeq uatere cup erati on.
Yo ucan choose between twose ttings:
R Standar d:nor mal system sensit ivity.
R Sensitiv e:higher system sensit ivity.The
dr iver iswa rned ear lier and theatt ent ion
le ve lde tected byATTENTION ASSISTis adap‐
te daccor dingly.
If dr ow siness orincr easing lapsesinconcen tra‐
tion arede tected, theATTE NTION ASSIS T:Take
a Break !wa rning appear sin theIns trument Dis‐
pla y.Yo ucan ackn ow ledg eth emessag eand
ta ke abr eak wher enec essar y.Ifyo udo notta ke
a br eak and ATTENTION ASSISTcont inues to
de tect incr easing lapse sin concentr ation, you
will bewarned again afte ra minimu mof
15 minut es. Yo
ucan have thefo llo wing status informat ionfor
AT TENTION ASSISTdispla yedin theassis tance
menu oftheon- boar dcom puter:
R The lengt hof thejour neysince thelas t
br eak .
R The attent ion leve lde term ined byATTENTION
ASS IST.
If AT TENTION ASSISTis unable tocal cul ateth e
att ent ion leve land cannotissue awa rning, the
Sys tem Suspend edmes sage appear s.
If awa rning isgiv en intheIns trument Display,
th emultimedia system offers to sear chfora re st
ar ea. Youcan selectare st area and star tna vig a‐ Dr
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tio
nto this rest area. This function can beact iva‐
te dand deactiv ated inthemultimedia system.
If AT TENTION ASSISTis deactiv ated, theÛ
symbol appearsin theassis tance grap hicin the
Ins trument Displaywhen theengine isrunning .
AT TENTION ASSISTis activ ated aut omaticall y
when theengine isre-sta rted. The lastselect ed
sensit ivityleve lre mains stor ed.
Sy stem limit s
AT TENTION ASSISTis activ ein the37 mph
(60 km/ h)to 124mp h(2 00 km/h) speedra ng e.
The func tional ity ofATTENTION ASSISTis
re strict ed, and warnings maybe dela yedor not
occ uratall inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R Ifyo uha ve been driving forless than appr ox‐
imat ely30 min utes.
R Ifth ero ad con dition ispoor (unevenro ad
sur face orpotholes).
R Ifth er eis ast ro ng side wind.
R Ifyo uadop ta spor tydrivin gst yle (high cor‐
ner ing speeds orhigh ratesof acceler ation).
R Ifth etime hasbeen setincor rectl y. R
Inactiv edr iving situations, ifyo uch ang e
lane sand vary your spee dfreq uen tly.
The ATTENTION ASSISTtir edness oraler tnes s
assessment isdele tedand restar tedwhen con‐
tin uing thejour neyin thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Ifyo uswit choffth eengine.
R Ifyo uunf astenyo ur seat beltandopen the
dr iver's door (e.g.chang ingdriver sor taking
a br ea k).
Se ttin gAT TENTI ONASSIST
Multimedia system:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assist ance
5 ATTE NTION ASSIS T
Se tting options #
Select Standard, SensitiveorOff.
Sugg esting are st area #
Select SuggestRes tArea. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate thefunc tion 0053.
If AT TENTION ASSISTde tects fatig ue or
incr easing lack ofatt ention ,it sugg ests a
re st area inthevicinit y. #
Selec ta sugg estedre st area: youar egui‐
ded totheselect edrest area. Tr
af fic Sign Assis t Fu
nction ofTraf fic Sign Assis t Tr
af fic Sign Assistdetects traf fic sig ns with mul‐
tifunction camera1. Itassi stsyo uby displa y‐
ing detected spe edlimits andovertakin gre stric‐
tions intheins trument cluster. 16
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Since
Traf fic Sign Assistalso uses thedat a
st or ed inthena vig ation system, itcan updat e
th edispla yin thefo llo wing situat ionswithout
de tecting traf fic sig ns:
R Whe nth eve hicle chang esroads, e.g.on a
fr ee wa yen try or exitro ad.
R When avillag eor cityboun darywhic his
st or ed inthedigit almap ispassed.
The camer aalso detects traf fic sig ns with a
re striction indicatedbyan addit ionalsign (e.g.in
we tcond itions ).
% Traf fic sig ns areonly displ aye dwit hth e
re striction indicatedbyan addit ionalsign in
th efo llo wing cases :
R The traffic sig ns mus tbe obs erve dwit h
th ere striction.
R The system isunable tocle arly de term ine
whe ther there striction applies.
Tr af fic Sign Assistisonl yan aid. Thedriver is
re sponsible forke eping asaf edis tance from the
ve hicle infront, forve hicle speed andforbr aking
in good time. Wa
rning when thema xim um permis sible
speed isexc eeded
The system can warnyouif yo uunin tentio nally
ex ceed themaximum permissible speed.Todo
th is, youcan spec ifyinthemultimedia system
by howmuc hth emaximum permissible speed
can beexceed edbef oreawa rning isissued. You
can specify whether thewa rning isto be justa
visual warning oran acous ticone aswell.
Displa yin theIns trum ent Displa y In
stru ment Displa yin theWi descr eenCockpit
1 Perm issible speed
2 Perm issible speedwhenther eis are striction
3 Addition alsign withre striction Tr
af fic Sign Assistisno tav ailable inall coun ‐
tr ies. Ifit is una vailable, display1 issho wnin
th espeedome ter.
% IfTraf fic Sign Assistisunable todeterm ine a
maxim umspeed from anyof theav ailable
sour ces,no spee dlimit isdispla yedin the
ins trumen tclus ter.
Sy stem limit s
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
highl yva riable shade condition sor inrain,
sno w,fogor hea vyspr ay. Dr
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Ifth er eis glar e, e.g .fr om oncom ingtraf fic,
di re ct sunli ght orreflect ions.
R Ifth ewindshield inthear ea ofthemultifunc ‐
tion camer ais dir ty,or ifth ecamer ais fog‐
ge dup, damag edorcovered.
R Ifth etra ffic sign sar ehar dto detect, e.g. due
to dir tor sno w,orbecause they areco vered
or due toinsuf ficie ntlighti ng.
R Ifth einf ormation inthena vig ation system's
digit almap isincor rect or out-of-da te.
R Ifth esigns areambiguous, e.g.traffic sign s
on con stru ction sites orinad jacent lanes.
R Ifyo utur nshar ply, when passin gtraf fic sig ns
ou tsid eth ecamer a'sfield ofvision.
Se tting Traf fic Sign Assis t
Mult imed iasystem:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assist ance
5 Traffic SignAssist
Displa yingdetected traf fic signs inthe
me diadispla y #
Select DisplayinCOM AND. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion. Blind
SpotAssis t Fu
nction ofBlind SpotAssis t
At speeds aboveappr oximat ely18 mp h
(30 km/ h),Blind SpotAss istuses twolat eral,
re ar-facin gra dar sensor sto monit orthear ea up
to 10 ft(3 m) behind your vehicle anddirectl y
ne xt to your vehicle. Below18 mp h(30 km/h),
th esy stem isno tactiv eand vehicles inthemon‐
it or ing rang ear eno tde tected.
If Bli nd Spo tAssi stisact ivat ed, thewa rning
lam pin theoutside mirrorlig hts upyello wat
speeds ofup to18 mp h(30 km/h). Atspeeds
abo veappr oximat ely18 mp h(30 km/h), the
wa rning lam pgoes outand BlindSpo tAss istis
opera tional.
If ave hicle isde tected within themonit oring
ra ng eat spe edsab ove 18mp h(30 km/h), the
wa rning lam pin theoutside mirrorlig hts upred.
If ave hicle isde tected clos eto your vehicle in
th elat eral monit oring rang eand youswit chon
th etur nsignal indicat orinthecor responding
dir ection, awa rning tone sou nds once andthe
wa rning lam pin theoutside mirrorflashes red. If
th etur nsignal indicat orremains switchedon,all ot
her detected vehicles areindicat edonlyby the
fl ashin gof there dwa rning lam p.
If yo uove rtak eave hicle quickl y, no warning is
giv en. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite Blind
Spo tAssi st
Bli nd Spo tAssi stdoes notre act tovehicles
appr oaching andovertakin gyo uat agr ea tly
di ffer ent speed.
As are sult, Blind SpotAssis tcanno twa rn
dr iver sin this situat ion. #
Alw ayspa ycar eful attention tothetra f‐
fi c situ ation and maintain asaf edis‐
ta nce attheside oftheve hicle. Blind
SpotAssis tis onl yan aid. Itma yfa ilto
de tect some vehicles andisno ta subs titutefo r
att ent ive dr ivin g.Alw aysensur eth at ther eis suf‐
fi cie ntdist anc eto theside forot her road user s
and obstacle s. 16
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Sy
stem limit s
The system maybe limit edinthefo llo wing situa‐
tion s:
R The sensorsar edir tyor covered.
R Poor visibility ,e.g. due tofog, hea vyrain,
sno wor spr ay.
R Narrow vehicles, e.g.bicycles, arewit hin the
monit oring rang e.
R Ifth elanes areve ry nar row or very wide,
espec iallyif ve hicles areno tdr iving inthe
middl eof their lane.
Wa rnings maybe issued inerro rwhen driving
close tocrash barrier sor similar solidlanebor‐
der s.Wa rnings maybe interru pte dwhen driving
alongside longvehicles, forex am ple truc ks,fo ra
pr olong edtime.
Blind SpotAssis tis no toper ationa lwhen reve rse
ge ar iseng aged. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gBli nd Spo tAs sist or
Ac tiv eBli nd Spo tAs sist
Multimedia system:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assist ance
5 Blind SpotAssist #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion. Lane
Keeping Assist Fu
nction ofLane Keeping Assist Lan
eKe eping Assistmonit orsth ear ea infront of
yo ur vehicle bymeans ofmultifu nctioncamera
1. Itser vesto protect youag ains tunin tentio n‐ al
ly leav ing your lane .Yo uwill bewarned by
means ofavibr ation inthesteer ing wheel.
Yo uar ewa rned byvibr ation pulses inthesteer‐
ing wheel inthefo llo wing circums tances:
R Lane Keeping Assistde tects lane mar kings .
R Afront whe elpa sse sov er thelane marking s.
Whe ther awa rning isissued andwhen this
occ ursalso depen dson theselect edsensit ivity
se tting (sta nda rdoradap tive).
Lane Keeping Assistcan neither reduce therisk
of an accident ifyo ufa ilto adap tyo ur drivin g
st yle nor override thelaws ofphysics. Itcan not
ta ke intoacc ount road, weather ortraf fic condi ‐
tions .Lane Keeping Assistis onl yan aid. Youar e
re sponsible forth edis tance totheve hicle in
fr ont, forve hicle speed, forbr aking ingood time
and forst ay ing inyour lane .
Lan eKe eping Assistis available inthespeed
ra ng ebe twee n40 mph(60 km/h) and120mp h
(200 km/h). Dr
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Sy
stem limita tions
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
highl yva riable 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 totheve 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 adw ayisvery nar row and wind ing.
Sensi tivity ofLane Keeping Assist
Wi th theSt andar dor Adaptivese tting ,yo ucan
inf luen cewhen thewa rning vibration ofLane
Ke eping Assistta ke splace.
In both theSt andar dand Adaptivese tting s,no
wa rning vibration occursin thefo llo wing situa‐
tion s:
R Youha ve switc hedonthetur nsignal indica‐
to r.
R Adr ivi ng safety system interve nes, such as
AB S,BA Sor ESP ®
.
In theAd aptivese tting ,th er ewill also beno
wa rning vibration inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R The vehicle isacceler ated orbrak ed consid‐
er ably .
R Yousteer activ ely, e.g. swerve toavo idan
obs tacle orchang elane quickl y.
R Youcut thecor ner onashar pbend. Ve
hicl eto wing instruct ions
The vehicle isno tsuit able forth euse oftow bar
sy stems that areused forflat towing ording hy
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 (/page32 4) and the
ins truct ions forto wing withbo th axle son the
gr ou nd (/ page 325). 16
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Ins
trum ent Disp layove rview &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto an
ins trumen tdispla ymalf unction
If th eIns trument Displayhas failed ormal‐
func tioned,youma yno tre cogni zefuncti on
re strictions applyi ngtosaf etyre leva nt sys‐
te ms.
The oper ating safetyof your vehicle maybe
im pair ed. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Have theve hicle checkedimmediat ely
at aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. If
th eoper ating safetyof your vehicle is
im pair ed,parkth eve hicle immediat elyand
saf ely. Con tact aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Ins
trument Displayin theWi des cree nCo ck‐
pit 1
Spee dometer
2 Digit alspeedome ter
3 Gear displa y
4 Exam ple: area foradd itional values
5 Coolant temp eratur edispla y
6 Multifunc tiondispla y
7 Fuelleve land fuel filler flap locatio nind ica‐
to r
% Further displa ycont entcan besho wnondis‐
pla y4 foradd itional values (/page17 2). Th
ese gm ents on spee do me ter1 indica tethe
sy stem status forth efo llo wing:
R Cruise control (/ page14 5)
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
(/ page 147)
* NO
TEEngi nedama gedue toexc essiv ely
high engine speeds The
engine willbedamag edifyo udr ive wit h
th eengine intheov errevving rang e. #
Donotdr ive wi th theengine intheove r‐
re vving rang e. The
fuelsu pp lywillbe interru pted toprotect the
engine whenthere dmar kon theta ch ome ter
(o ve rrev ving rang e) isreac hed.
Dur ing norm aloper atingcon dition s,coo lant
te mp eratur edispla y5 mayrise tothere d
mar k. Ins
trument Displayand on-boar dcom puter 16
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Ov
ervie wof displa yson themu ltifunct ion
disp lay 1
Outs idetemp eratur e
2 Time
3 Displa ysection
4 Trans miss ionposit ion
5 Drive pr og ram Fu
rther displa yson themultifunc tiondispla y:
0097 Gear
shiftre comme ndation (/page 126)
é Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cdeac tiva ted
( / pag e16 0)
00B2 Cr
uise contr ol(/ page14 5)
ç ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
(/ page 147)
ê ActiveBr ak eAssi st(/ pag e14 5)
00B0 La
ne Keeping Assist(/ page16 7)
00D6 EC
Ostar t/ stop funct ion
00D9 HOLD
function(/ page15 1)
00CE Ad
aptiveHig hbeam Assis t(/ page97 )
Ve hicl eswith Traf fic Sign Assis t:De tected
ins tructi ons and traf fic sig ns (/ page 164). Ad
jus tingthe inst ru men tlighti ng
Mu ltimed iasystem:
4 Vehicle 5
÷ LightSetting s #
Select Instr.Cluster Lighting. #
Seta br ightn essvalue.
The bright nessof theIns trument Displaywill
be adap ted. Menus
andsubmenu s Calling
upfunctions ontheser vice menu of
th eon-boa rdcom puter On-boar
dcom puter:
4 Service #
Toselect afunction: swipeupwards or
do wn wardson thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol. #
Press thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol.
Fu nctio nson theServ icemen u:
R Messag ememor y(/ page37 1)
R Tire s:
- Che ckthetir epr essur ewit hth etir epr es‐
sur emonit or(/ page336)
- Restar tth etir epr essur emonit or
(/ page33 7)
R ASSYST PLUS: calluptheser vice duedate
(/ page295) Ins
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Ke
eping theair -water duct free #
Keep thear ea between thehood andthe
winds hieldfree ofdepos its,e.g .ice, snow
and leaves. Cleani
ngand care No
teson washing theve hicl ein acar wash &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
re duced braking effect afte rwa shing the
ve hicle
The braking effect isreduced afte rwa shing
th eve hicle. #
Afterth eve hicle hasbeen washed,
br ak ecar efully whilepaying attention to
th etraf fic condi tions untilth ebr aking
ef fect hasbee nful lyrestor ed. *
NO
TEDama gedue touns uitable car
wa sh #
Beforedr iving intoacar wash mak e
sur eth at thecar wash issuit able for
th eve hicle dimensions. #
Ensur eth er eis suf ficie ntgrou nd clear‐
ance between theunderbody andthe
guide rails ofthecar wash. #
Ensur eth at theclear ance widthof the
car wash, inpar ticular thewidt hof the
guide rails, issuf ficie nt. To
avo iddamag eto your vehicle when usinga
car wash, ensur eth efo llo wing beforehand:
R toavoid possible wateringr ess intheve hicle,
it is prefer able touse carwashes whichallo w
th ehigh-pr essurepr e-clean ingtobe deacti‐
va ted(specif ication forth econ vertible pro‐
gr am).
R itis im per ativ eto avo idasubseq uenthot-
wa xtrea tment.
R remo vetheSmar tKey inorder toensur eth at
th ewind deflect oron thewindshield retracts .R
ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cand the
HOLD functio nar edea ctivated.
R theactiv eaer odynamic profile isfully retrac‐
te d.
R theside windo wsand softto par eclosed
com pletely.
R theblo werfo rth eve ntil ation/he ating is
sw itched off.
R thewindshield wiperswitchis in position 005A.
R theSmar tKey isat amin imum distance of
10 ft(3 m) away from theve hicle, other wise
th etrunk lidcould openunintentionally .
R incar washes withacon veyo rsy stem: neu‐
tra l005C iseng aged.
% Incar washes withacon veyo rsy stem: ifyo u
wo uld liketo lea vetheve hicle while itis
being washed, makesur eth eSmar tKey is
locat edintheve hicle. Theparkposition 005D
is other wise automaticall yeng aged.
% If,afte rth ecar wash, youre mo vethewa x
fr om thewindshield andwiper rubber s,this
will preve ntsme aring and reduce wiper
noise. 302
Maintenanc eand care

0072
Vehicle Ready toDrive Swi tch
th eIgnit ionOffBef oreEx iting .............4 06
0077Wa rning Tire Malfunction ............ 402
0077Wheel Sensor(s)Missing.............4 01
0059 While statio nary,appl yth e
br ak es bef oreoper ating thesof tto p. ...4 12
Dis tance control
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
Di stance recor der
see Trip dis tance
DI ST RO NIC
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
Do or
Loc king (emerg ency key) ................ .......6 2
Opening (from theinside) ......................5 9
Un loc kin g(emer gency key) ...................6 2
Un loc kin g(fr om theinside) ...................5 9
Door controlpan el.....................................1 4
DO T,Tire Iden tificat ionNumbe r(TI N) ... 343
Do ubl e-clutc hfun ction ........... ................125 Dr
ag Race
Se tting ............................................ .....2 18
Dr aw bar
see Tow- bar system
Dr inking anddriving ................................ 112
Dr ink shold er
see Cup holder
Dr ive pos ition
En gaging ..............................................1 25
Dr ive pr og ram dis pla y........... ............ ......122
Dr ive pr og rams
se eDY NA MIC SELE CT
Dr iver's seat
see Seat
Dr iving lights
see Automatic driving lights
Dr ivin gsaf etysy stem .............................1 38
ABS (Anti-loc kBr aking System) ........... 139
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 142
BA S(Br akeAssi stSystem) ............... ... 139
EBD (electr oni cbr ak efo rc edis tribu‐
tion )..................................................... 142
ESP ®
(El ectr onicSt abilit yPr og ram) ..... 140 Ov
ervie w ............................................. 139
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensors.............. 138
Re sponsibili ty...................................... 138
Dr ivin gsy stem
AMG adaptivespor tsuspen sionsys‐
te m ..... ................................................. 157
Dr ivin gsy stem
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
see ATTENTION ASSIST
see Blind SpotAssis t
see Cruise control
see Driving safetysy stem
see HOLD function
see Lane Keeping Assist
see Parking AssistPA RK TRONI C
see Rear vie wcam era
see Traf fic Sign Assist
Dr ivin gtips
AM Gce ramic high-pe rfor mance
com posit ebr ak esy stem ......................1 15
Dr inki ngand drivi ng ............ .................112
Gene raldr ivin gtips .............................. 112
No teson breaking-in ane wvehicle ...... 111 Inde
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