MERCEDES-BENZ SLC ROADSTER 2019 Owner's Manual

Acti
veDist ance AssistDIST RONIC dis-
pla ysintheinst rumen tclus ter Disp
laysin thesp eedo meter When
Active Distanc eAs sis tDI ST RONI Cis
act ivat ed, oneor mor eseg men ts0044 intheset
spee dran geligh tup.
If Ac tive Distanc eAs sis tDI ST RONI Cdet ects a
veh iclein fron t,seg men ts0044 from spee dof
th eveh iclein fron t0087 tostore dspee d0043 ligh t
up.
i Fo
rdesi gnreas ons,thespee ddisp layed
on thespee dometer may differ slig htly from
th espee dset forActive Distanc eAs sis t
DI ST RONI C.
Disp laywhen ActiveDist ance Assist
DIST RONIC isdea ctivated 0043
Veh iclein fron t,ifdet ected
0044 Distanc eind icat or,curren tdist anceto the
veh iclein fron t
0087 Specifie dmin imum distanceto theveh icle
in fron t;adj ust able
0085 Your vehicle
X Se lec tth eAss istanceGra phic Ass
istanceGra phicfun ction
usin gth eon -board comput er(Y page 175). Disp
laywhen ActiveDist ance Assist
DIST RONIC isact ivated 0043
Veh iclein fron t,ifdet ected
0044 Specifie dmin imum distanceto theveh icle
in fron t;adj ust able
0087 Your vehicle
0085 Active Distanc eAs sis tDI ST RONI C
X Se lec tth eAss istanceGra phic Ass
istanceGra phicfun ction
usin gth eon -board comput er(Y page 175).
You willinitially see thest ore dspee dfor
appr oximat elyfivesec onds when youactivat e
Ac tive Distanc eAs sis tDI ST RONI C.
Deact ivating Acti veDist ance Assist
DIST RONIC Cruis
eco ntrol lever
The reare several ways todeac tivat eAc tive
Di stanc eAs sis tDI ST RONI C:
X Brief lypre ssthecr uise control leverfor -
ward s0043.
or X Brake ,unl ess theveh icleis stati onary.
When youdeac tivat eAc tive Distanc eAs sis t
DI ST RONI C,theAct ive DistanceAssist Act
ive DistanceAssist
Off Off
message appear son themult ifunction dis-
play forappr oximat elyfivesec onds. Driv
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The
lastspeed stored remains storeduntil
you switch offthe engine.
i Act
ive Distan ceAssist DISTRONIC isnot
deactivated ifyou depress theaccelerator
pedal. Ifyou accelerate toovertak e,Act ive
Distan ceAssist DISTRONIC adjuststhevehi-
cle's speed tothe last speed stored after
you have finished overtaking.
Act ive Distan ceAssist DISTRONIC isautomati-
cally deactivated if:
R you engage theelectric parking brakeorif
the vehicle isautomatically securedwiththe
electric parking brake
R ESP ®
inter venes oryou deactivate ESP®
R the trans mission isin position 005D,005Eor005C
R you pull thecruise controllever towards you
in order topull away andthefront -
passenger doorisopen
R you activate Active Parking Assist
R the vehicle isskidding
If Act ive Distan ceAssist DISTRONIC isdeacti-
vated automatically, youwillhear awarning
ton e.The Active Distance AssistOff Active
Distance AssistOff
message willappear onthe multifunct iondis-
play forapproximately fiveseconds.
Tips fordriving withActive Distance
Assist DISTRONIC General
notes
The following contains description sof cert ain
road andtrafficcondit ionsinwhich youmust
be particularly attentive.Insuch situations,
brake ifnecessary. Active Distan ceAssist
DIS TRONIC willthen bedeactivated.
Cornering, goingintoandcoming outof
a bend The
ability ofAct ive Distan ceAssist
DIS TRONIC todetect vehicles whencornering
is limited. Yourvehicle maybrake unexpect -
edly orlate.
Vehicles traveling onadiffer entline Act
ive Distan ceAssist DISTRONIC maynot
detect vehicles thatarenot driving inthe mid-
dle oftheir lane. Thedistance tothe vehicle in
front willbetoo short.
Other vehicles changing lanes Act
ive Distan ceAssist DISTRONIC hasnot
detect edthe vehicle cuttinginyet. Thedis-
tanc eto this vehicle willbetoo short.
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Active
Distance AssistDISTR ONICha snot yet
de tecte dthe vehiclein front onthe edge of
the roadbe cau seofits nar row width. Thedis-
tance tothe vehiclein front willbe too short.
Ob struc tions and stati onary vehic les Active
Distance AssistDISTR ONICdo es not
bra kefor obsta clesor sta tionar yveh icles. If,
for exa mpl e,the detecte dveh icleturn sa cor-
ner and anobsta cle orsta tionar yveh icleis
rev ealed, Active Distance AssistDISTR ONIC
wi llnot brakefor them .
Cro ssingve hic les Active
Distance AssistDISTR ONICma ymis -
take nlydetect vehicles tha tar ecros sing your
la ne.
If yo uacti vate Active Distance Assist
DISTR ONICund erthe followi ng cond itions, the
veh iclecou ldpu llaw ay uni ntenti onally:
R at traf ficlights with cros sing traf fic, for
exa mpl e
R ifther eis aveh iclein front, aftera cros sing,
wi th the HOLD functio nacti vated HOL
Dfun ction
Ge neral notes The
HOLD functio ncan assist the driver inthe
fol lowi ng situa tions:
R Whe npu lling away,esp ecially on stee p
sl op es
R Whe nma neu vering onstee pslop es
R Whe nwa iting intraf fic
The vehicleis kep tsta tionar ywi thou tthe
dri ver having todepre ssthe brakepedal.
The braking effectiscance led and theHOLD
fu nctio nde acti vated when youde pre ssthe
acce lera tor pedalto pullaw ay.
Impo rtant safetynotes G
WA
RNING
If the vehicleis onl ybra ked using the HOLD
fu nctio n,the vehiclema yrol law ay inthe fol-
lo wi ng situa tions when youleav ethe vehi-
cle :
R ifther eis ama lfunctio nin the system or
in the voltag esu pp ly
R ifthe HOLD functio nis de acti vated by
de pre ssing the acce lera tor pedalor bra ke
pe dal,e.g .by aveh icleoccu pant
The reisaris kof an acci dent.
Alw aysde acti vate the HOLD functio nand
sec urethe vehicleag ainst rolling away
be fore youleav eit.
! Whe
nActive Distance AssistDISTR ONIC
or the HOLD functio nis acti vated ,the vehi-
cle brakes automa tically in certa insitua -
tio ns.
To avoid da ma getothe vehicle, de acti vate
Active Distance AssistDISTR ONICand the
HOLD functio nin the followi ng orsimil arsit-
ua tio ns:
R wh en tow ingthe vehicle
R in the carwash
Dea ctiva tingtheHOLD functio n(Y page 152 ). Dri
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Acti
vation cond itions You
canactivat eth eHO LD function ifall ofthe
fol lowin gco nd ition sare fulfilled :
R theveh icleis stati onary.
R theen gin eis run ningor ifit has been auto-
mat icallyswit ched off bytheECO start /
st op fun ction .
R thedri ver 'sdoor isclo sed oryour seatbelt
is fas tene d.
R theelec tric park ingbrak eis rel ease d.
R thetrans mis sion isin pos ition 005B, 005Eor005C.
R Ac tive Distanc eAs sis tDI ST RONI Cis deac ti-
vat ed
Acti vating theHOLD funct ion X
Mak esur eth at theact ivat ion cond ition sare
met .
X De pre ssthebrak epedal .
X Quic klydepr essthebrak epedal further
unt il0043 appear sin themult ifunction dis-
play.
The HOLD function isact ivat ed. You can
rel ease thebrak epedal .
i If
depr essing thebrak epedal thefir st time
does notact ivat eth eHO LD function ,wait
bri eflyand then try again .
Deact ivating theHOLD funct ion The
HOLD function isdeac tivat ed auto mati-
call yif:
R you acceler ate and thetrans mis sion isin
pos ition 005Bor005E.
R you shiftth etrans mis sion topos ition 005D.
R you apply thebrak esagain withace rtain
amou ntofpre ssur eunt ilHOL D HOL
Ddisap pears
fr om themult ifunction disp lay.
R you secure theveh icleusin gth eelec tric
park ingbrak e.
R you activat eAc tive Distanc eAs sis t
DI ST RONI C. i
Af
tera time, theelec tric park ingbrak e
sec ures theveh icleand reliev es theser vice
brak e.
When theHO LD function isact ivat ed, the
tr ans mis sion isauto maticallyshif tedto pos i-
ti on 005D if:
R thedri ver 'sseat beltisno tfas tene dand the
dri ver 'sdoor isopen
R theen gin eis swit ched off,unl ess itis auto -
mat icallyswit ched off bytheECO start /
st op fun ction .
The electric park ingbrak esec ures theveh icle
auto maticallyifth eHO LD function isact ivat ed
when theveh icleis stati onary and:
R asyst emmalf unction occur s
R thepowe rsupp lyisno tsuf ficien t
If amalf unction intheelec tric park ingbrak e
oc cur s,thetrans mis sion may alsobeshif ted
int opos ition 005Dauto matically. Ada
ptive damp ing system
Gene ralnot es i
Mer
cede s-AMG SLC 43:th eadapt ive
damp ingsyst emiscall edAM GRID ECON-
TROL sports susp ension .
A susp ension withth eadapt ivedamp ingsys-
te m pro vides impr oveddri vin gco mf ort and
co ntinu ously control sth ecali brat ionofthe
damp ers.The damp ingcharac teris tics adapt
to thecur ren toper ating and drivin gsit uati on.
The damp ingistun edindivid ually toeac h
whee land depe ndson :
R your drivin gst yle, e.g. spo rty
R theroad surfaceco nd ition s
R thesele cted drive pro gram (Ypage 124). 152
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Selec
tingtheComfort orEcon omy
drive progra ms In
the Comfort andEcono mydrive programs,
the driving characterist icsofyour vehicle are
more comfort able.Select oneofthese drive
programs ifyou favor amore comfort abledriv-
ing style. Alsoselect thesedriveprograms
when driving fastonstraight roads,e.g.on
straight stretches ofhighway .
In urban traffic andstop-st arttraffic, drivepro-
gram Cis recommen ded.
X Press DYNAMI CSEL ECT button 0043repeat-
edly until theComfort orEcono mydrive
program isselected.
Selec tingSport mode The
firmer settingof the suspension tuningin
the Sport driveprogram ensuresevenbetter
cont actwith theroad. Select thisdrive pro-
gram when employing asporty driving style,
e.g. onwinding countryroads.
X Press DYNAMIC SELECT button 0043asmany
times asnecessary untiltheSport drive
program isselected.
Selec tingSport Plusmode The
firmer suspension settingsinthe Sport
Plus drive program ensureevenbetter contact
with theroad. Select thismode whenemploy-
ing asporty driving style,e.g.onwinding coun-
try roads or,ideall y,when driving onclosed
race circuits.
X Press DYNAMIC SELECT button 0043repeat-
edly until theSport Plusdrive program is
selected. Parking
AssistPARKTRONIC
Import antsafety notes Parking
AssistPARKTRONIC isan electron ic
parking aidwith ultrasound. Itmonitor sthe
area around yourvehicle usingsixsensors in
the front bumper andfour sensors inthe rear
bumper. ParkingAssistPARKTRONIC visually
and audib lyindicates thedistance between
your vehicle andanobject .
Parking AssistPARKTRONIC isonly anaid. Itis
not areplacement foryour atten tiontoyour
immediate surroundings. Youarealwa ys
responsible forsafe maneuvering, parkingand
exiting aparking space.Makesurethatthere
are nopersons, animalsorobject sin the
maneuvering areawhen youaremaneuvering
or parking.
! When
parking, payparticular attentionto
object sabove orbelow thesensors, suchas
flower potsortrailer drawbars.
PARKTRONIC doesnotdetect suchobject s
when theyareinthe immediate vicinityof
the vehicle. Youcould damage thevehicle
or the object s.
The sensors maynotdetect snowandother
object sthat absorb ultrasonic waves.
Ultrasonic sourcessuchasan automatic car
wash, thecompressed-air brakesonatruck
or apneumatic drillcould cause
PARKTRONIC tomalfunction .
PARKTRONIC maynotfunct ioncorrect lyon
uneven terrain.
Parking AssistPARKTRONIC isactivated auto-
matically whenyou:
R switch onthe ignition
R shift thetransm issiontoposition 005B,005Eor
005C
R release theelectric parking brake
Parking AssistPARKTRONIC isdeactivated at
speeds above11mph (18km/h). Itis reacti-
vated atlower speeds. Driving
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eof the senso rs Gen
eral notes
Pa rking AssistPAR KTRONIC doesnot take into
acco untobstacl eslocate d:
R bel ow the dete ction range,such asper sons ,
ani mal sor obje cts
R ab ove thedete ction range,e.g. overhanging
lo ad s,tai lsecti onsorload ing ram psof
trucks 0043
Senso rsinthe front bumpe r,left-ha ndside
(e xamp le)
The sens orsmus tbe free from dirt, ice or
slu sh. The ycan othe rwisenot functi oncor-
rectl y.Clea nthe sens orsregularl y,taki ngcare
not toscra tchordamag ethem (Ypage 250 ).
Rang e Front
sensors Ce
nter Appr
ox.40in(app rox.
100 cm) Co
rners Appr
ox.24in(app rox.
60 cm) Re
ar sens ors Ce
nter Appr
ox.48in(app rox.
120 cm) Co
rners Appr
ox.32in(app rox.
80 cm) Mini
mum distance Ce
nter Appr
ox.8in (app rox.
20 cm) Co
rners Appr
ox.6in (app rox.
15 cm) If
there isan obs tacl ewi thin thisrang e,the
rel eva ntwa rning displ ayslight upand awa rn-
ing tone sounds. Ifthe distance fallsbel ow the
mini mum ,the distance maynolonger be
sho wn. 15
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Warning
displays Warni
ngdisp layforthe front area
0043 Segments onthe left-ha ndside ofthe vehi-
cle
0044 Segments onthe right-ha ndside ofthe
vehicl e
0087 Opera tional readiness segme nts
The warning displaysshow thedista nce
betwe enthe sensors andtheobsta cle.The
wa rning displayforthe front areaisloca tedon
the dashboa rdabo vethe center airvents. The
wa rning displayforthe rear area isloca ted
betwe enthe rollbars .
The warning displayforeach sideofthe vehi-
cle isdivi ded into fiveyellow and tworedseg-
ments. Ifyel low opera tional readiness seg-
ments 0087light up, Parki ngAssist PARKTR ONIC
is opera tional.
The selected transmiss ionposi tion andthe
dire ction inwhi chthe vehicl eis roll ing deter-
mine whichwarning displayisactive whenthe
engine isrunning.
Automati ctransmiss ion: Transmissi
onposi -
tion Warning
display 005B
Front
areaactive 005E,
005Corthe vehi-
cle isroll ing back-
wa rds Rea
rand front areas
active 005D
No
area sactive One
ormore segme ntslight up asthe vehicl e
app roache san obsta cle,depe nding onthe
vehicl e'sdista ncefrom theobsta cle.Inadd i-
tion, warning tones areissu ed.
When thedista ncetothe obsta cleissuffi cient,
you willhea ran intermittent warning tone. The
shorter thedista ncetothe obsta cle,the
shorter thefrequ ency ofthe intermittent warn-
ing tones become s.When theminimu mdis-
tance isreache d,you heara continuou swa rn-
ing tone.
De activati ng/activati ngParking Assist
PARK TRONIC 0043
Deactiva tes/activa tesParki ngAssist
PARKTR ONIC
0044 Indica torlam p
If indica torlam p0044 lights up,Parki ngAssist
PARKTR ONICisdea ctivated. ParkingGuida nce
is als odea ctivated.
i Parki
ngAssist PARKTR ONICisau tomati-
call yactiva tedwhe nyou turn theSmartKey
to posi tion 0048inthe igniti onlock. Driv
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Problems
withParking AssistPARKTRONIC Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions Only
thered segments
in the Parking Assist
PARKTRONIC warning
display sare lit.You also
hear awarning tonefor
approximately twosec-
onds.
Parking Assist
PARKTRONIC isdeacti-
vated afterapprox-
imately 20seconds and
the indicator lampin
the Parking Assist
PARKTRONIC button
lights up. Parking
AssistPARKTRONIC hasmalfunction edand hasbeen deac-
tivated.
X Ifproblems persist,haveParking AssistPARKTRONIC checkedat
a quali fiedspecialist workshop. Only
thered segments
in the Parking Assist
PARKTRONIC warning
display sare lit.Parking
Assist PARKTRONIC is
deactivated after
approximately fivesec-
onds. The
Parking AssistPARKTRONIC sensorsaredirty orthere isinter-
ferenc e.
X Clean theParking AssistPARKTRONIC sensors(Ypage 250).
X Switch theignition backon. The
problem maybecaused byan extern alsource ofradio orultra-
sound waves.
X Check tosee ifParking AssistPARKTRONIC worksatadifferent
location. Parking
Guidance
Import antsafety notes Parking
Guidanceisan electron icparking aid
with ultrasound. Ultrasoundisused tomeas-
ure theroad onboth sides ofthe vehicle. A
suitable parkingspaceisindicated bythe
parking symbol. Youreceive steering instruc-
tions when parking. Youcanalso stilluse
Parking AssistPARKTRONIC (Ypage 153).
Parking Guidanceisonly anaid. Itis not a
replacement foryour atten tiontoyour immedi-
ate surroundings. Youarealwa ysresponsible
for safe maneuvering, parkingandexiting a
parking space.Makesurethatthere areno
persons, animalsorobject sin the maneuver-
ing area when youaremaneuvering orparking. G
WARNING
If object sare located abovethedetect ion
range, Parking Guidancemay provide steer- ing
instruct ionstoosoon. Youmay cause a
collision asaresult. Thereisarisk ofan
accident.
If object sare located abovethedetect ion
range, stopandswitch offParking Assist.
! If
they cannot beavoided, driveover
obstacles suchascurbs slowly andatan
obtuse angle.Otherwise, youmay damage
the wheels ortires.
When Parking AssistPARKTRONIC isswitched
off, Parking Guidanceisalso unavaila ble.
Parking Guidancemay alsodisplay spaces not
suitable forparking, e.g.:
R where parking orstopping isprohibited
R in front ofdriveways orentr ances andexits
R on unsuitable surfaces 156
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Use
Parking Guidance forparking spaces:
R paral leltothe direction oftravel
R on straight roads,notbends
R that areonthe same levelasthe road, i.e.
not onthe pavement, forexample. Parking
Assist PARKTRONIC maynotdetect flat
curbs
Parking tips:
R on narrow roads,driveasclosely aspossible
past theparking space
R parking spacesthatarelittered orover-
grown mightbeidentified ormeasured
incorrect ly
R parking spacesthatarepartiall yoccupied
by trailer drawba rsmight notbeidentified
as such orbe measured incorrectly
R snowfall orheavy rainmay lead toaparking
space beingmeasured inaccurately
R pay attent iontothe Parking Assist
PARKTRONIC warningmessages duringthe
parking procedure (Ypage 155)
R when transporting aload which protrudes
from yourvehicle, youshould notuse Park-
ing Guidance
R never useParking Guidance withsnow
chains oran emergency sparewheel moun-
ted
R Make surethatthetire pressures arealwa ys
correct .This hasadirect effectonthe steer-
ing characteristics.
R The way your vehicle ispositioned inthe
parking spaceafterparking isdependent on
various factors. Theseinclude theposition
and shape ofthe vehicles parkedinfront
and behind itand theconditions ofthe loca-
tion. Insome cases, Parking Guidance may
guide youtoofarornot farenough intoa
parking space.Insome cases, itmay also
lead youacross oronto thecurb. Ifneces-
sary, cancel theparking procedure with
Parking Guidance. Detec
tingparking spaces 0043
Detect edparking spaceonthe left
0044 Parking symbol
0087 Detect edparking spaceonthe right
Parking Guidance isautomaticall yactivated
when youdrive forwards. Thesystem isopera-
tional atspeeds ofup toapproximately
22 mph (35km/h ).While inoperation, the
system independently locatesandmeasures
parking spacesonboth sides ofthe vehicle.
When driving atspeeds below19mph
(30 km/h), youwillsee parking symbol0044as
a status indicator inthe instrument cluster.
When aparking spacehasbeen detected, an
arrow towards theright 0087orthe left 0043also
appea rs.Parking Guidance onlydispla yspark-
ing spaces onthe front -passenger sideas
standard. Parkingspacesonthe driver's side
are displa yedassoon asthe turn signal onthe
driver's sideisactivated. Topark onthe driv-
er's side, youmust leave thedriver's sideturn
signal switched onuntil youhave engaged
reverse gear.
Parking Guidance willonly detect parking
spaces:
R that areparal leltothe direction oftravel
R that areatleast 5ft (1.5 m)wide
R that areatleast 4.3ft(1.3 m)longer than
your vehicle
A parking spaceisdispla yedwhile youare
driving pastit,and until youareapproximately
50 ft(15 m)awa yfrom it.
Parking Moving
thevehicl einto thestop position
X Stop thevehicle whentheparking space
symbol showsthedesired parking spacein
the instrument cluster.
X Vehicles withmanual transmission: shiftto
reverse gear. Driving
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Vehicles
withautomatic transmission: shift
the transmission toposition 005E.
The multifunction displayshows theBe Be
Aware ofObstacles NeartheVehi‐ Aware
ofObstacles NeartheVehi‐
cle Press 'OK'toConfirm cle
Press 'OK'toConfirm message. X
Press the0076 button onthe multifunction
steering wheeltoconfirm.
The multifunction displayswitches toPark-
ing Guidance.
Depending onyou rdistance fromthepark-
ing space, thePlease DriveBackward Please
DriveBackward
message willappea rin the multifunction dis-
play .
X Ifnecessary, reversetowards theparking
space. Thisisindicated byan arrow pointing
backwards.
Continue backingupuntil youhear atone.
Then stop; thestop position hasbeen
reached. Thearrow iswhite.
The Please SteerWheel tothe Right Please
SteerWheel tothe Right
or Please SteerWheeltothe Left Please
SteerWheeltothe Left
message appearsinthe multifunction dis-
play .
Backing upinto theparking space X
While thevehicle isstationary, turnthe
steering wheelinthe specified direction until
thearrow iswhite andawarning tone
sounds.
X To back upinto aparking space:maintain
the steering wheelangleandback upcare-
fully .
X Stop assoon asyou hear awarning tone.
The vehicle hasreached theposition in
which youneed tocountersteer.
The Please SteerWheeltothe Right Please
SteerWheeltothe Right
or Please SteerWheeltothe Left Please
SteerWheeltothe Left
message appearsinthe multifunction dis-
play .
X To countersteer: whilethe vehicle issta-
tionary, turnthesteering wheelinthe speci-
fied direction untilthearrow iswhite anda
warning tonesounds.
X To back upinto aparking space:maintain
the steering wheelangleandback upcare-
fully .
X Stop assoon asyou hear awarning tone.At
the latest, stopassoon asParking Assist
PARKTRONIC soundsthecontinuous warn-
ing tone.
The Parking Guidance Finished Parking
Guidance Finishedmes-
sage appea rsinthe multifunction display
and atone sounds. Youmay beasked to
steer inadifferent direction andthen
change gear.Inthis case, further displaysin
the multifunction displaywill direct youto
the final position.
X Maneuver ifnecessary.
X Observe thewarning messages displayedby
Parking AssistPARKTRONIC (Ypage 155).
Cance lingParking Guidance X
Press theParking AssistPARKTRONIC but-
ton onthe center console (Ypage 155).
Parking Guidance isimmedia telycanceled
and Parking AssistPARKTRONIC isswitched
off.
Parking Guidance iscanceled automatical lyif
it is no longer possibl eto guid eyou into the
parking space,orifamalfunction occurs.
The parking spacesymbol goesoutand a
warning tonesounds. 158
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