Keys

Key Bindings

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+F1	Switch to default driver view
5	Zoom In
6	Zoom Out

Free View / AutoX Editor

Key	Function
D	Distance measurement tool
CTRL (hold)	multiple object selection

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

Key	Function
RIGHT MOUSE BTN	Change Value In Steps of 10

Connection List Commands

Button	Function
SS	Send Setup
GREEN S	Save a Setup Sent to You
T	Request Taking Over a Car or Hand Over Your Car
CTRL+SHIFT	Show usernames instead of player names

Common

Key	Function
CTRL+RIGHT MOUSE BTN	copy the value of any slider
SHIFT+RIGHT MOUSE BTN	paste the copied slider value
RIGHT MOUSE BTN	(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.

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

Misc

Key	Function
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

Key	Function
CTRL+S	Save screenshot in LFS-DIR\data\shots
SHIFT+F4	Toggle between full screen and windowed mode
SHIFT+F9	Set screen resolution to 1024x768 (default, can be customized)
SHIFT+F10	Full screen mode at desktop resolution
SHIFT+F11	Borderless window (single monitor)
SHIFT+F12	Borderless window (multiple monitors)

LFS World commands in-game

Basic usage:

/w COMMAND USERNAME - (eg. /w pb or /w pb johndoeracer)

/ws TRACK CAR COMMAND - (eg. /ws bl1 mrt laps)

Command	Description	Example 1 (core command for own stats, current combo)		Example 2 (someone else's stats, current combo)		Example 3 (/ws for custom combos)
		Usage	Output	Usage	Output	Usage	Output
pb	personal best on this track with this car	/w pb	LFSW - PB on SO4 XRG : 2:04.80 LFSW - Split1 0:34.83 - Split2 1:19.57	/w pb [username]	LFSW - PB for [username] on SO4 XRG : 2:04.08 LFSW - Split1 0:34.48 - Split2 1:18.83	/ws [track] [car] pb [username]	LFSW - PB for [username] on FE4 FOX : 2:17.81 LFSW - Split1 0:48.78 - Split2 1:27.23 - Split3 1:41.14
hotlap hl	hotlap on this track with this car	/w hl	LFSW - hotlap time : 1:24.65	/w hl [username]	LFSW - hotlap time for [username] : 1:31.99	/ws [track] [car] hl [username]	LFSW - hotlap time for [username] : 0:43.90
wr	world record on this track with this car	/w wr	LFSW - WR by [wrholder] : 1:31.52 (21 Oct 2017) LFSW - Split1 0:25.45 - Split2 1:04.04	-	-	/ws [track] [car] wr	LFSW - WR by [wrholder] : 1:04.32 (16 Feb 2016) LFSW - Split1 0:16.53 - Split2 0:44.86
laps l	laps on this track with this car	/w l	LFSW - lapcount on BL2R XRG : 45	/w l [username]	LFSW - lapcount for [username] on BL2R XRG : 140	/ws [track] [car] l [username]	LFSW - lapcount for [username] on RO9 FBM : 79
fuel f	fuel usage on this track with this car	/w f	LFSW - fuel usage on BL2R XRG : 0.99 % per lap	/w f [username]	LFSW - fuel usage for [username] on BL2R XRG : 1.02 % per lap	/ws [track] [car] f [username]	LFSW - fuel usage for [username] on RO9 FBM : 0.81 % per lap
tlaps tl	all-time driven total laps	/w tl	LFSW - laps driven in total : 36143	/w tl [username]	LFSW - laps driven in total for [username] : 47502	-	-
distance ds	all-time driven total distance	/w ds	LFSW - driven distance : 112156 km	/w ds [username]	LFSW - driven distance for [username] : 214291 km	-	-
win 1	all-time race wins	/w 1	LFSW - won races : 459	/w 1 [username]	LFSW - won races for [username] : 395	-	-
second 2	all-time second places	/w 2	LFSW - second positions : 348	/w 2 [username]	LFSW - second positions for [username] : 277	-	-
third 3	all-time third places	/w 3	LFSW - third positions : 257	/w 3 [username]	LFSW - third positions for [username] : 177	-	-
drags dr	all-time total drag races / wins	/w dr	LFSW - drags : 45 drags / wins : 30	/w dr [username]	LFSW - drags for [username] : 25 drags / wins : 11	-	-
finished fin	all-time finishes	/w fin	LFSW - finished races : 3288	/w fin [username]	LFSW - finished races for [username] : 4623	-	-
find	check if someone is online on any host	/w find	LFSW - You are at [servername]	/w find [username]	LFSW - [username] is at [servername]	-	-
help ?	command list and usage	/w ?	CMD = pb,hl,wr,l,tl,ds,f,1,2,3,fin,find EG. /w pb OR /w pb username	-	-	-	-
msg	initiates sending an SMS to another LFS racer	/w msg [username]	-	-	-	-	-
txt [message]	adds the text and sends it to the mobile phone	/w txt [username]	-	-	-	-	-

Read more about LFS World SMS-system.