lights MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS 2021 MY21 Operator's Manual

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00BB ESP®
OFF →
261
2 0057 Highbeam →
78
3 00E5 ESP®
→
261
4 003E003D Turn signal lights →
78
5 0049 Parking brak e(US Ao nly) →
109
0024 Parking brak e(Canada
only) →
109
6 0027 Brakes (US Aonly) →
261
004D Brakes (Canada only) →
261
7 00CC Powe rsteering →
265
8 00DF ABS →
261
9 003D Powe rsupp ly →
251
A 003E Doors →
265
B 0075 Restra int sy stem →
261 C
00E9 Seat belt →
264
D 00B9 CheckEngine →
265
E 00AC Coolant →
265
F 005E Rear fogl ight →
77
G 005A Foglights →
77
H 0077 Tire pressur emonitoring
sy stem →
268
I 00AD ATTENTION ASSIST →
127
J 00D4 Reser vefuel →
265
K 0058 Lowb eam →
77
L 0060 Parking lamps and
license plat elamp →
77
Cor responding messages may
also be shown on them ulti‐
function displa y. →
235 At
ag lanc e–I ndicator and warning lamps (vehicle swithout steering wheel buttons) 7

1
00BB ESP®
OFF →
261
2 0057 Highbeam →
78
3 003E003D Turn signal lights →
78
4 0027 Brakes (US Aonly) →
261
004D Brakes (Canada only) →
261
5 0049 Parking brak e(US Ao nly) →
109
0024 Parking brak e(Canada
only) →
109
6 003E Doors →
265
7 00DF ABS →
261
8 00E9 Seatbelt →
264
9 00B9 CheckEngine →
265
A 00AC Coolant →
265 B
005E Rear fogl ight →
77
C 005A Foglights →
77
D 0077 Tire pressur emonitoring
sy stem →
268
E 0075 Restra int sy stem →
261
F 00E5 ESP®
→
261
G 00BA Distance warning →
265
H 00D4 Reser vefuel →
265
I 0058 Lowb eam →
77
J 0060 Parking lamps and
license plat elamp →
77
Cor responding messages may
also be shown on them ulti‐
function displa y. →
235 8
Atag lanc e–Indicator and warning lamps (vehicle swiths teering wheel buttons)

Legal
requirement sregarding thed isclosure
of data
If legall yrequired todo so, manufacturer sare,in
individual cases, legall yobliged toprov ide gov‐
ernmental entities ,upon requ esta nd tothe
ex tent requ ired, dat astore dbyt he manufacturer.
Fo re xamp le,this ma ybet he case during the
in ve stigation of acriminal of fense.
Go vernmental entities ar ethemselves, in individ‐
ual cases and within thea pplicable legal frame‐
wo rk,a uthorized toread out dat afromt hevehi‐
cle. In thec ase of an accident ,information that
can help wit haninvestigation can ,therefore, be
ta ke nf romt he airbag contro lunit ,for example.
Operational data in thev ehicle
Thi sisd atar egarding theo peration of thev ehi‐
cle, whic hhaveb een processed bycontrol units.
Thi sincludes thef ollowing data, fore xamp le:
R Vehicle status information suc hasthe speed,
longitudinal acceleration, lateral acceleration,
number of wheel revo lution sorthefast ened
seat belts display
R Ambien tconditions, suc hastemperature,
ra in sensor or dis tance sensor
Generally ,these ar evolatile dat aand will no tbe
st ored be yond thep eriod of operation but will
onl ybep rocessed within thev ehicle itself. Con‐
trol units, vehicle keys fore xamp le, of tenc ontain
da ta memories. Their use permits thet emporary
or permanent documentation of tech nica linfor‐
mation abou tthe vehicle's operating state, com‐
ponent loads, main tenance requirements and
te ch nica leventsorm alfunctions.
Dependin gonthetech nica lequ ipment, thef ol‐
lowing dat aarestored:
R Operating status of sy stem components, such
as fill le vels, tir epressur eorb atterystatus
R Malfunction sorfaults in impor tant sy stem
components, suc haslights or brakes
R System reaction sinspecial drivin gsituations,
suc hasa irbag deploymen torthe inter vention
of stabilit ycontrol sy stems
R Information on events in whic hthe vehicle is
damaged
In cer tain cases ,itmaybe requ ired tostor ed ata
th at wo uld ha veotherwise been temp orar y.This
ma ybet he case if thev ehicle has de tected a
malfunction, fore xamp le.
If yo uu se services, suc hasrepair services and
maintenanc ework, stored operational dat aaswe
ll as thev ehicle identification number can be
re ad out and used. The ycan be read out by
service networ kemp loye es, suc hasworks hops
and manufacturer sorthirdp arties ,suc has
breakdown services. The same is true in thec ase
of wa rrant yclaim sand quality assurance meas‐
ures.
In general ,the readout is per form ed via the
legall yprescribed por tfor thed iagnostics con‐
nection in thev ehicle. The operational dat athat
ar er ead out document tech nica lstatesoft he
ve hicle or of individual components and assis tin
th ed iagnosis of malfunctions, compliance with
wa rrant yobligations and quality impr ovement. To
th at end ,these data, in particular information
about component loads, tech nica levents, mal‐
functions and other faults ma ybetransmit ted
alon gwitht he vehicle identification number to
th em anufacturer .Inaddition, them anufacturer is
subject toproduct liability .For this reason ,the
manufacturer also uses operational dat afromt he
ve hicle, fore xamp le,forr ecalls. These dat acan
also be use dtoexamin ethe cus tomer's warranty
and guarantee claims.
Fa ult memories in thev ehicle can be rese tbya
service outle toratyourrequ estasp artofr epair
or maintenanc ework.
Con venience and inf otainmen tfunctions
Yo uc an stor ec onvenience settings and individual
settings in thev ehicle and chang eorr esetthem
at an ytime.
Dependin gonthevehicle equipment, this
includes thef ollowing settings ,for example:
R Seat and steering wheel positions
R Suspension and climat econt rols ettings
R Individual settings ,suc hasi nterior lighting
Depending on thes elected equipment, youc an
impor tdatai ntov ehicle inf otainment functions
yo urself.
Dependin gonthevehicle equipment, this
includes thef ollowing data, fore xamp le:
R Multimedi adata, suc hasmusic,films or pho‐
to sf or playbac kinanintegratedm ultimedia
sy stem
R Address book dat afor use in an integrated
hands-free sy stem or an integrated navigation
sy stem
R Ente redn avigation destinations
R Dataont he use of Interne tservices General no
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Af
teri nstalling arear ward-facin gchild
re stra int sy stem on thec o-d rive rs eat:
PA SSENGER AIR BAGO FF mus tbelit continu‐
ousl y. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hwhen
using arear ward-facing child restra int
sy stem while thef ront passenger airbag
is enabled
If yo us ecur eac hild in arear ward-facing child
re stra int sy stem on thef ront passenger seat
and theP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FF indicator
lam piso ff,t he front passenger airbag can
deplo yintheeve nt of an accident.
The child could be stru ck bythea irbag.
Alw ayse nsur ethat thef ront passenger airbag
is disabled. The PASSENGER AIR BAGO FF
indicator lam pmustbel it.
NEVE Rusearear ward-facing child restra int
sy stem on aseat wit hanENABLED FRONT
AIRB AG.Thisc an result in theD EATH of or
SERIOUS INJUR YtotheCHILD. When ins
talling achild restra int sy stem on the
co-driver seat, obser vethev ehicle-speci fici nfor‐
mation (/ page39).
Depending on thec hild restra int sy stem and the
st atur eoft hechild, theP ASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF indicator lam pmaybe off. In this case, do
no tins tallth er ear ward-facing child restra int sys‐
te mont he co-driver seat.
Ins tead, install ther ear ward-facing child restra int
sy stem on asuitable rear seat.
Af teri nstalling aforwa rd-facin gchild
re stra int sy stem on thec o-d rive rs eat:
depending on thec hild restra int sy stem and the
st atur eoft hechild, PASSENGER AIR BAGO FF
ma ybel it continuousl yorbeoff.A lway so bser ve
th ef ollowing information. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
incor rect positioning of thef orwa rd-
fa cing child restra int sy stem
If yo us ecur eac hild in aforwa rd-facin gchild
re stra int sy stem on thef ront passenger seat
th at is positioned tooc lose tothec ockpit, in
th ee vent of an accident ,the child could:
R com eintoc ontact wi th thevehicle interior
if th eP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FF indicator
lam pisl it,fore xamp le
R bestru ck bythea irbag if theP ASSENGER
AIR BAGO FF indicator lam pisoff. #
Alwaysm ove thef ront passenger seat
as farb ackasp ossible and fully retract
th es eat cushion lengt hadjustment.
While doing so, alw aysm akes uret hat
th es houlder belt stra pisc orrectly
ro uted from thes eat belt outle tofthe
ve hicle tothes houlder belt guide on the
ch ild restra int sy stem. The shoulder belt
st ra pm ustber outed forw ards and
down wardsf romt he seat belt outlet. If
necessar y,adjus tthe seat belt outlet
and thef ront passenger seat accord‐
ingly. #
Alwaysc ompl ywitht he child restra int
sy stem manufacturer's ins tallation
instructions. When ins
talling achild restra int sy stem on the
co-driver seat, obser vethev ehicle-speci fici nfor‐
mation (/ page39).
If ap erson is sitting on thec o-d rive rs eat:
PA SSENGER AIR BAGO FF ma ybelit continuously
or be off, dependin gonthe person's stature.
Ap erson on thec o-driver seat mus talways
obser vethef ollowing information:
R Ifth ec o-driver seat is occupied byan adult or
ap erson wit hastatur ec orresponding tothat
of an adult ,the PASSENGER AIR BAGO FF
indicator lam pmustbeo ff.T his indicates that
th ec o-driver airbag is enabled.
If th eP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FF indicator
lam pisl it continuousl y,an adult or person
wit hab uild cor responding tothat of an adult
should no tuse thec o-driver seat.
Ins tead, they should use arear seat.
R Ifth ec o-driver seat is occupied byap erson
of smaller statur e(e.g. ateenager or small
adult), theP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FF indica‐
to rlamp either lights up continuously or 32
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re
mains off, depending on ther esult of the
classi fication.
- Ifth eP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FF indicator
lam piso ff:m ovet he co-driver seat as far
bac kasp ossible, or thep erson of smaller
st atur eshoul dusearear seat.
- Ifth eP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FF indicator
lam pisl it continuously: thep erson of
smaller statur eshoul dnotuse thec o-
driver seat. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hwhen
th eP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FF indicator
lam pisl it
If th eP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FF indicator
lam premain slit af tert he self-test, thef ront
passenger airbag is disabled.
If th ef ront passenger seat is occupied,
alw ayse nsur ethat:
R The classification of thep erson in the
front passenger seat is cor rect and the
front passenger airbag is enabled or disa‐
ble dina ccordance wit hthe person in the
front passenger seat.
R The person is seated properly wit hacor‐
re ctl yfastened seat belt.
R The front passenger seat has been mo ved
as farb ackasp ossible. Be sur
etoalso obse rvet he following fur ther rela‐
te ds ubjects:
R Child restra int sy stem on thec o-driver seat
(/ page39). Au
tomatic measures af terana ccident
Depending on thet ype and se verity of thea cci‐
dent ,and depending on thev ehicle's equipment,
th ef ollowing measures can be implemented, for
ex ample:
R Activating theh azar dwarning lights
R Triggering an automatic emer gency call
(/ page 187)
R Swit ching of fthe engine
To restar tt he vehicle, switc hthe ignition off
and switc hitbackon( /pag e97). Depend‐
ing on thet ype and se verity of thea ccident ,it
ma ypossible that thev ehicle can no longer
be star ted.
R switching of fthe fuel supply R
Unlocking thev ehicle doors
R Lowe ring thef ront side windo ws
R Switching on thei nterior lighting Safel
ytransporting children in thev ehicle Alw
ayso bser vewhen children ar etrave ling in
th ev ehicle %
Alw
ayso bser vethes afet yn otes releva nt to
th es ituation .Indoing so, youw ill be able to
identify possible risk sa nd avoid dangers
when children ar etrave ling in thev ehicle
(/ page34).
Be diligent
Bear in mind that negligenc ewhen securing a
ch ild in thec hild restra int sy stem ma yhaves eri‐
ous consequences. Alw aysbed iligent and secure
ac hild carefully befor eeachj ourne y.
To impr ovep rotection forc hildren younger than
12 yearso ld or unde r5ft(1.50 m) in height,
Mercedes-Ben zrecommends youo bse rvet he fol‐
lowing information:
R Alwayss ecur ethe child in achild restra int
sy stem suitable fort his Mercedes-Benz vehi‐
cle.
R The child restra int sy stem mus tbeappropri‐
at etot he age, weight and size of thec hild.
R The vehicle seat mus tbesuitable fori ns tal‐
ling achild restra int sy stem.
Ac cident statistic sshowt hat children secured on
th er ear seats ar egenerally safer than children
secured on thef ront seats. Forthis reason,
Mercedes-Ben zstrong lyadvises that youi nstall a
ch ild restra int sy stem on arear seat.
The generic term ch ildrestra int sy stem
The generic term child restra int sy stem is used in
th is se tofO peratin gInstructions .Achild
re stra int sy stem is, fore xamp le:
R ababyc ar seat
R arear ward-facing child seat
R aforwa rd-facin gchild seat
R achild boos ters eat wit habackres tand seat
belt guides
The child restra int sy stem mus tbeappropriat eto
th ea ge,w eight and size of thec hild. Occupant saf
ety33

Arming/disarmin
gATA(Anti- theftA larms ys‐
te m)
Arming #
Close al lthe doors. #
Lockthe vehicle wit hthe key.
Indicator lamp 1intheo verhead cont rol
panel flashes.
Disarming #
Unloc kthe vehicle wit hthe key.
or #
Inser tthe keyintot he ignition loc k.
Indicator lamp 1intheo verhead cont rol
panel goes out.
St opping thea larm #
Press the0036 or0037 button on thek ey.
or #
Inser tthe keyintot he ignition loc k.
The alar mstops. Fu
nction of thet ow -awa ya larm Av
isual and audible ala rmis triggered if thei ncli‐
nation of thev ehicle changes when tow- aw ay
alar misa rmed. This can occur if thev ehicle is
ra ised on one side, fore xamp le. Armin
gand disarmin gthe tow- aw ay alarm Re
quirements:
R The door sareclosed.
R The tailgat eorr ear-end door sareclosed.
Arming #
Lockthe vehicle wit hthe key.
The tow- aw ay alar misa utomaticall yarmed
af te ra bou t50s econds.
Disarming #
Open thev ehicle wit hthe key.
or #
Inser tthe keyintot he ignition loc k.
The tow- aw ay alar misd isarmed.
Deactivating #
Remo vethek eyfrom thei gnition loc k. #
Press button 1.
When theb utton is released, indicator lamp
2 intheb utton lights up fora pproxima tely
th re es econds. #
Lockthe vehicle wit hthe key.
The tow- aw ay alar misd eactivated.
The tow- aw ay alar mremain sdeactivated until
yo ul ockt he vehicle again.
In thef ollowing situations, afalse alar mcan
occur:
R When loading and/or transportin gthe vehicle
on aferry or car transpor ter,fo re xamp le
R When parkin gthe vehicle on amovable sur‐
fa ce, suc hasas plit-levelg arage
Deacti vate thet ow -awa ya larmint hese situa‐
tions. Fu
nction of thei nterior motion sensor Fu
nction
If th ea ctivated interior motion sensor de tects
motion in thev ehicle interior ,avisual and acous‐
tic alar mistriggered. This can happen if some‐
one reaches int othe vehicle interior ,for example. 60
Opening and closing

Ac
tivatin gand deactivatin gthe in terior
motion sensor Re
quirements:
R The side windo wsarec losed.
R The door sareclosed.
R The tailgat eorr ear-end door sareclosed.
Ac tivating #
Makesur ethat no thing (suc hasmascotsor
coat hangers) is hanging on thei nside rear‐
vie wm irro roront he grab handles. This will
pr eve ntfalse alarms. #
Lockthe vehicle wit hthe key.
The interior motion sensor is armed af ter
appr oximately 20 seconds.
Deactivating #
Unloc kthe vehicle wit hthe key.
or #
Inser tthe keyintot he ignition loc k.
The interior motion sensor automatically
switches off.
Deactivating #
Remo vethek eyfrom thei gnition loc k. #
Press button 1.
When theb utton is released, indicator lamp
2 intheb utton lights up fora pproxima tely
th re es econds. #
Lockthe vehicle wit hthe key.
The interior motion sensor is deactivated.
The interior motion sensor remains deactivated
until youl ockt he vehicle again. In
thef ollowing situations, afalse alar mcan
occur:
R Ifth er ea repeople or animals remaining
inside
R When transporting thev ehicle on aferry or
car transpor ter,fo re xamp le
Deactivat ethe interior motion sensor in these sit‐
uations. Opening and closing
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Exterior lighting
Information abou
tlighting sy stems and your
re sponsibility The
vehicle's various lighting sy stems ar eonly
aids. The vehicle driver is responsible fora djust‐
ing thev ehicle's lighting tothep reva ilin glight,
visibilit y,statutor ycondition sand traf ficc ondi‐
tions. Light switch
Operating the light switch
0047
0063 Leftstanding lamps
0048 0064 Rightstanding lamps
0049 0060 Parking lamps and license plat eand
instrument lighting
004A 003F Lightsoffand daytime running la mps
0058 With light sensor :automatic driving
light s(prefer redl ight switc hposition)
004B 0058 Lowb eam or high beam 6
005A Front fogl ights
7 005E Rear fogl ight
If yo uh ear awarning tone when exitin gthe vehi‐
cle, thel ights ma ystillbeo n. #
Turn thel ight switc hto003For 0058.
The exterior lighting (e xcep ts tandin gand parking
lamps) will automaticall yswit ch offint hefollow‐
ing cases:
R Ifyo ur emo vethek eyfrom thei gnition loc k.
R Ifyo uo pen thed rive r's door while thek eyis
in position 005Ainthei gnition loc k.
Switching on the daytime running lamps #
Turn thel ight switc hto003For 0058.
Au tomatic drivin glights function
The pa rking lamps, lo wbeam and daytime run‐
ning lights will be switched on au tomatically
depending on thei gnition status and thea mbient
light. &
WARNING Risk of accident whe nthe low
beam is switched of finpoor visibility
When thel ight switc hissetto 0058 ,the low
beam ma ynotbe switched on automaticall yif
th er eisf og, sno worother causes of poor vis‐
ibility suc hasspray. #
In suc hcases, tur nthe light switc hto
0058 . The automatic driving lights ar
eonlyana id.
Re sponsibility forv ehicle lighting restsw ithy ou.
If th ep arking lamps and lo wbeam ha vebeen
switched on, theg reen 0060 (parking lamps) and
0058 (lowb eam) indicator lamps on thei nstru‐
ment clus terw illl igh tup.
Ac tivating/deactivatin gthe fogl ight
Re quirements:
R The light switc hisinthe0058 or0058 posi‐
tion.
R The po wersupply has been switched on.
R Toswitc hont hefogl ight: thev ehicle is
equipped wit hfront fogl amps. #
Toswitc hthe fogl ight on or off: pressthe
005A button. #
Toswitc hthe rear fogl am ponoro ff:
press the005E button.
Compl ywitht he countr y-specific regulations for
usin gthe rear fogl amp. Light and vision
77

Ad
justin gheadlam prange #
Turn headlamp rang ea djus ter 1 tothe
re qu ired position. #
Ifth ev ehicle is unladen, select position 005A.
The illumination of ther oad should be 131ft
(40 m) to328 ft(100 m) and lo wbeam mus tnot
blind oncoming traf fic.
Yo uc an use theh eadlam prang eadjus terto
adjus tthe light cone of theh eadlamps to your
ve hicle's load condition. The light cone will
ch ang east he seats ar eoccupied or thec argo
compartmen tisloaded or unloaded. This can
cause visibility conditions todeteriorat eand you
could blind oncoming traf fic. Operating the combinatio
nlight switch 1
High beam
2 Right tur nsignal light
3 Headla mpflashing
4 Leftturns ignal light #
Use thec ombination switc htoactivatethe
desired function.
Switching on high beam #
Switc hont he lowbeam (/ page77). #
Push thec ombination switc hforwa rds 1.
The 0057 indicator lam ponthe instrument
clus terw illl igh tup.
% The high beams witchestothe 0058 position
onl yind arkness and when thee ngine is run‐
ning. #
Toswitc hoff:mo vethec ombination switch
bac ktoi tsstartin gposition.
The 0057 indicator lam ponthe instrument
clus terw illl igh tup.
Headlam pflashing #
Brief lypull thec ombination switc hinthe
direction of ar row3.
Tu rn signal lights #
Toindicate: pushthec ombination switc hin
th er equired direction 2or4 until it
engages. In thec ase of larger steering mo ve‐
ments, thec ombination switc hwill automati‐
cally switc hback. #
Toindicat ebriefl y:tapt he combination
switc hbriefly in ther equired direction 2or
4.T he cor responding tur nsignal lam pwill
fl ash thre et imes. Switching
theh azar dwarnin glight sy stem
on/off &
WARNING Risk of accident du etocon‐
cealed lighting sy stems
If yo uo pen ther ear-end door sby90°,the
re ar lighting ins tallation swill be concealed.
Other road user swillthen no tbea bletosee
th ev ehicle, or will see it only wit hdifficulty.
The refore ,int hese or similar situations, safe‐
guar dthe vehicle in accordance wit hnational
re gulations, e.g. wit hawarning triangle. 78
Light and vision

#
Press button 1.
If yo uo perat eaturns ignal indicator while the
hazar dwarning light sy stem is switched on, only
th et urns ignal lamps on ther ele vant sid eofthe
ve hicle will light up.
The hazar dwarning light sy stem will switc hon
automaticall yinthefollowing situations:
R The airbag is deplo yed
R The vehicle is heavily braked from aspeed of
mor ethan 45 mph(70 km/h) toas tandstill.
The hazar dwarning light sy stem will automati‐
call yswitc hoffwhen thev ehicle rega ins aspeed
of mor ethan 6mph (1 0km/h) af term aximum
full-s topb raking.
% The hazar
dwarning light sy stem will work
eve nw hent he vehicle has been switched off. Highbeam Assist
Ad
aptiv eHighbeam Assis tfunction &
WARNING Risk of accident despite
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assist
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tdoes no treact to:
R Road user swithout lights, e.g .pedes‐
trians
R Road user swithp oor lighting ,e.g.c yclists
R Road user swhose lighting is obstructed,
e.g .bya barrier
On very rare occasions, Adaptiv eHighbeam
Assis tmayfailto recognize other road users
wit htheir ownlighting, or ma yrecognize
th em tool ate. In
these, or in similar situations, thea uto‐
matic high beam will no tbedeactivated or
will be activated despit ethe presence of
ot her road users. #
Alwayso bser vether oad and traf ficc on‐
ditions carefully and switc hofftheh igh
beam in good time. The
Adaptiv eHighbeam Assis tautomatically
swit ches between thef ollowing settings:
R Lowb eam
R High beam
The sy stem de tects that vehicle lights are
approaching in theo pposit edirection or driving
ahead of thev ehicle.
If yo ur spee disgreater than 19 mp h(30 km/h)
and no other road user saredetected, hig hbeam
will au tomatically be switched on.
If yo ur spee disgreater than 16 mp h(25 km/h),
th eh eadlam prang ewillbec ontrolle dautomati‐
cally depending on thed ista nce from other road
users.
High beam will automaticall ybedeactivated in
th ef ollowing cases:
R Your spee dislowerthan 16mp h(25 km/h).
R Other road user shave been de tected.
R The road is suf ficiently illumina ted.
Sy stem limits
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tcanno ttak et he road,
we ather or traf ficc onditions int oconsideration.
The de tection of obs tacles ma yberestricted if:
R visibility is poo r,e.g. in fog, heavy rain or
sno w.
R thes ensor saredirty or co vered. Light and vision
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