Enabling DRS

[Alsgren]

I am literally not able to open up my DRS, I have the DRS binded and when using the testing feature it clearly shows I am pressing it, yet when in the car it does abseloutly nothing. I have tried both on my PS5 controller and on my Logitech G29 wheel and non of them work.
Anybody know whats up or a fix?

[lolschrauber]

Might be your controller/wheel. If you brake, DRS turns off. If you have a slight miscalibration that permanently puts the brake above 0% that could be a reason. Had that happen with my wheel in an earlier game.

[Bumblebro]

try out a bit of deadzone on the brake.

As lolschrauber said, it might be your calibrations :0

You can check your throttle and brakes in the settings aswell and see if they go to 0 when you lift off or not. When the brakes for example stay above 0% then you need to add a bit of deadzone or your DRS closes because you are technically braking, even if its just a few percent.

[Derohk]

stupid question but you know it can only be opened at specific points of the tracks and only after multiple laps in a race?

[Ancient Oldie]

Is your button configured to "hold" instead of "toggle"

[Oggmeista]

Do you have the drs set to automatic in the the preferences?......1 control input device not working is strange, 2 and i suspect something is not quite right...alternatively what @Ancient oldie, is suggesting..?...and yes it's use is limited to qualy at 2 DRS activation points, or in race after 3 clear laps when in 1 second range of car in front, or just after passing a lapped car.....no other circumstances allow for it's activaion..

[Alsgren]

Originally posted by lolschrauber:

Might be your controller/wheel. If you brake, DRS turns off. If you have a slight miscalibration that permanently puts the brake above 0% that could be a reason. Had that happen with my wheel in an earlier game.

Originally posted by Bumblebro:

try out a bit of deadzone on the brake.

As lolschrauber said, it might be your calibrations :0

You can check your throttle and brakes in the settings aswell and see if they go to 0 when you lift off or not. When the brakes for example stay above 0% then you need to add a bit of deadzone or your DRS closes because you are technically braking, even if its just a few percent.

Thanks for replying, but it does not seem to affect anything. I have tried to put the deadzone even higher than I already had it, but nothing changed. (I usually use deadzone of 3 just so my foot weight doesnt hit the brake while in straight line). Ive tried unbinding the pit-limiter which was set to the same button, but no change either. I still can not get it to work.

[Bumblebro]

Originally posted by Alsgren:

Originally posted by lolschrauber:

Might be your controller/wheel. If you brake, DRS turns off. If you have a slight miscalibration that permanently puts the brake above 0% that could be a reason. Had that happen with my wheel in an earlier game.

Originally posted by Bumblebro:

try out a bit of deadzone on the brake.

As lolschrauber said, it might be your calibrations :0

You can check your throttle and brakes in the settings aswell and see if they go to 0 when you lift off or not. When the brakes for example stay above 0% then you need to add a bit of deadzone or your DRS closes because you are technically braking, even if its just a few percent.

Thanks for replying, but it does not seem to affect anything. I have tried to put the deadzone even higher than I already had it, but nothing changed. (I usually use deadzone of 3 just so my foot weight doesnt hit the brake while in straight line). Ive tried unbinding the pit-limiter which was set to the same button, but no change either. I still can not get it to work.

You can leave the pit limiter, it's only active in the pit, so either drs or pit limit. They just share the same button to make it easier.

Hope you get your problem solved :/

[lefty1117]

There is a setting which would have the engineers automatically deploy DRS and the overtake system automatically instead of the drivers ... apparently this is how it's done IRL ... I found it was enabled by default and had to disable in order to manually use them. However I have gone back to having DRS automatically managed.

[Alsgren]

Originally posted by lefty1117:

There is a setting which would have the engineers automatically deploy DRS and the overtake system automatically instead of the drivers ... apparently this is how it's done IRL ... I found it was enabled by default and had to disable in order to manually use them. However I have gone back to having DRS automatically managed.

I have already disabled that, no change sadly :(