Keys
Car Controls
| Key | Function |
|---|---|
| Customizable | |
| LEFT MOUSE BUTTON | Throttle |
| RIGHT MOUSE BUTTON | Brake |
| MOVE MOUSE LEFT/RIGHT | Steer |
| S | Shift Up |
| X | Shift Down |
| C | Clutch |
| Q | Handbrake |
| W | Left View |
| E | Right View |
| R | Rear View |
| B | Horn |
| G | Flash Headlights |
| SPACE | Reset Car |
| L | Speed Limiter |
| O | Traction Control |
| I | Ignition |
| Non-customizable | |
| 3 | Turn lights on / off |
| 7 | Left indicator |
| 8 | Right indicator |
| 9 | Hazard lights |
| 0 | Indicators off |
In-Race Car Data
| Key | Function |
|---|---|
| F9* | Toggle Tyre Temperatures, Surface Loads Display and Clutch Temperature |
| F10 | Toggle Damage Display and Clutch Temperature |
| F11 | Toggle Live Settings display |
| F12 | Toggle Pit Instructions (use arrow keys to change pit instructions) |
| F | Toggle Forces view (force vectors on cars and tyres) |
| SHIFT+L | Toggle Suspension View overlay |
Note: F9 is also the default key to turn on/off TrackIR. The result of this conflict is that it stops the key from working in LFS. Changing this key assignment in TrackIR software to something else not used by LFS (e.g. NumPad minus) will restore F9 functionality in LFS.
Game Controls
| Key | Function |
|---|---|
| SHIFT+R | Vote to Restart Race |
| SHIFT+X | Vote to End Race |
| SHIFT+Q | Vote to Qualify |
| SHIFT+J | Join Race |
| SHIFT+P | Enter Garage (aka tele-pit) |
| SHIFT+S | Join Spectators |
| SHIFT+O | Options Screen |
Views
| Key | Function |
|---|---|
| W | Look Left |
| E | Look Right |
| R | Look Behind |
| TAB | Change View to Next Car (Race Order) |
| SHIFT+TAB | Change View to Previous Car (Race Order) |
| HOME | Return View to Own Car |
| CTRL+TAB | Toggle Race Results |
| N | Display Names (Off / Connection List / Names Over Cars) |
| V | Change Camera View |
| SHIFT+U | Free View / AutoX Editor |
| SHIFT+F | Turn Off All Screen Info |
| SHIFT+M | Toggle Mirror On / Off |
| SHIFT+Z | Toggle Mouse cursor On / Off |
| SHIFT+F | Turn Off All Screen Info |
| SHIFT+F1 | Switch to default driver view |
| CTRL+SHIFT | If FPS display is enabled, show current time (and vice versa) |
| 5 | Zoom In |
| 6 | Zoom Out |
Free View / AutoX Editor
| Key | Function |
|---|---|
| D | Distance measurement tool |
| CTRL (hold) | multiple object selection |
Controller / Sound
| Key | Function |
|---|---|
| < | Less Force (English keyboards) |
| , | Less Force (extended keyboards) |
| > | More Force (English keyboards) |
| . | More Force (extended keyboards) |
| SHIFT+A | Car sound editor |
| SHIFT+C | Reinitialize Controllers |
| SHIFT+G | Auto gear shift On / Off |
| SHIFT+H | Change horn type |
| SHIFT+N | Toggle Sound On / Off |
| SHIFT+W | Re-initialise Sound |
| SHIFT+K | Next Track |
| CTRL+C | Clip Mouse to Window |
Replay Controls
| Key | Function |
|---|---|
| 1 | Watch Replay |
| 2 | Save Replay |
| F2 | Reduce Replay Speed |
| F3 | Increase Replay Speed |
| Space | Pause Replay |
| . / , | Frame by Frame |
Note: More replay options pop up when you move your mouse cursor to the bottom of the screen.
Chat Input
| Key | Function |
|---|---|
| T | Open Chat Window |
| F1-F8 | Customizable Messages |
| CTRL+F1-F12 | Customizable Messages |
| ALT+F1-F12 | Customizable Messages |
| H | Toggle Message History (On/Off) |
| - | Toggle Block / Unblock All Chat Messages |
| SHIFT+- | Toggle Block / Unblock All Messages including game messages |
| CTRL+C | Copy Current Text Selection |
| CTRL+V | Paste Current Text Selection |
| CTRL+X | Cut Current Text Selection |
| UP/DOWN ARROW | Scroll Up / Down |
Lobby / Garage
RIGHT MOUSE BTN - Change Value In Steps of 10
Connection List Commands
SS - Send Setup
GREEN S - Save a Setup Sent to You
T - Request Taking Over a Car / Hand Over Your Car
Common
CTRL+RIGHT MOUSE BTN - copy the value of any slider
SHIFT+RIGHT MOUSE BTN - paste the copied slider value
RIGHT MOUSE BUTTON - (on any slider) directly enter a value
CTRL+LEFT MOUSE BTN - (when text dialogue is open) click on the coloured boxes to change the text colour. When the text dialogue is open, the short-cut CTRL+0 (numbers 0-8) can also be used.
Misc
4 - Toggle raceline
P - Pause (Only Single Player)
SHIFT+F5 - Reload current language file (except English)
SHIFT+O - Output car info to RAF folder (in garage)
Graphics
CTRL+S - Save screenshot in LFS-DIR\data\shots
SHIFT+F4 - Switch to windowed mode
SHIFT+F9 - Set screen resolution to 640 x 480 (default, can be customized)
SHIFT+F10 - Set screen resolution to 800 x 600 (default, can be customized)
SHIFT+F11 - Set screen resolution to 1024 x 768 (default, can be customized)
SHIFT+F12 - Set screen resolution to 1280 x 960 (default, can be customized)
LFS World commands in-game
/w COMMAND USERNAME - (eg. /w pb or /w pb johndoeracer)
/ws TRACK CAR COMMAND - (eg. /ws bl1 mrt laps)
pb - personal best on this track with a car
hotlap - (hl) hotlap on this track with a car
wr - world record on this track with a car
laps - (l) laps on this track with a car
tlaps - (tl) total laps
distance - (ds) total distance
win - (1) race wins
second - (2) race seconds
third - (3) race thirds
drags - (dr) total drag races / wins
help - (?) command list and usage
Read more about LFS World SMS-system.
/w msg USERNAME - initiates sending an SMS to another LFS racer
/w txt MESSAGE - adds the text and sends it to the mobile phone
