How to set up your wheel and pedals

NEW by disabling "Steam Input" you can improve the quality of Force Feedback for some wheels

The majority of wheels, wheel bases and pedals will have optimal default profiles designed by the manufacture, ready to race. 

If your hardware does not have a default control scheme make sure to assign one in settings - controls - Wheel & Pedals menu.

Notable controls to map include MFD controls, Speed Limiter and Headlight Pulse.

Be sure to map Wipers, Headlights and Clutch if you choose to not run these automatically in the gameplay settings.

Calibrating Controls

Double check that your peripherals are calibrated correctly

• Set Max Left & Right steering
• Check Throttle, Brake & Clutch inputs reach 100% and 0% correctly

Much like control profiles, the majority of common wheels will have manufacture curated default profiles but feel free to experiment with the FFB settings.

Head to Controls > Wheel & Pedals > Force Feedback

Force Feedback Effects - Turn on FFB

Invert FFB - Some manufacturers wheels (Such as Thrustmaster) may need this option on for correct FFB signal - if incorrectly configured it may feel like the wheel is pulling in the wrong direction

Steering Torque - controls the intensity of the force applied to the steering wheel in relation to the simulated physics of the car

FFB Strength - reduce this for lighter FFB, increase if you need a bit more feel

FFB Smoothing - Higher values for FFB Smoothing will result in a smoother, more dampened force feedback experience, reducing the sharpness of sudden changes in forces and potentially minimizing vibrations or jolts. We recommend keeping this setting lower for better road feel; use smoothing in game vs your driver smoothing, as driver smoothing can add latency

Minimum Steering Torque - adjusts the minimum level of force feedback at lower speeds or under little load. Generally you should not use on direct drive wheelbases

Collision Strength - Affects the intensity when driving into objects/other vehicles

Steering Torque Sensitivity - adjusts the sensitivity of the effects

Constant Steering Force Effect - only necessary for some older wheels to simulate FFB

Troubleshooting

• Check in Windows that your controllers are properly calibrated - Start > type in “Set Up USB Game Controllers” and recalibrate there if necessary
• Try reassigning your axis or buttons in Settings > Controls > Wheel & Pedals > Primary Controls
• Some manufacturers have posted specific advice for Le Mans Ultimate on their forums and other locations
• Try deleting direct input.json, current controls.json, keyboard.json, and gamepad.json. They are located in: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Le Mans Ultimate\UserData\player by default.
• If it seems like your in-game wheel and wheel in your hands don’t match check
  • The steering wheel range in Settings > Controls > Wheel & Pedals > Calibrate is set to the same as your driver settings
  • Steering assist is turned off
• If you get double-shifting when changing gear, you can change “Repeat Shifts” in Settings > Gameplay
  • Note: You may be blocked from downshifting (you will hear a beep) this is due to gearbox protection on the cars to prevent you from over-revving the engine and breaking it
• If all else fails, head to #community-support in Discord where community members and staff (on working days in EU business hours) are happy to help