How to use the KERS?

[outdrive]

What will happen if I press the button for KERS? And what does KERS do? How should I use it? Thanks.

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Effectively a 'nitro' button for cars that support it. McLaren P1 and Formula A spring to mind.

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Or is it that your passenger shoots through a hatch in the roof in the Aston Martins? :)

[outdrive]

Is this the electrisity sign bar at the lower right corner of the HUD? If I hit this button for KERS, it acts as nitro?

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Yes, Kinetic Energy Recovery System. Charges a battery either trickle fed from the engine (like Forumla 1?) or under braking (McLaren P1?) which then powers an electrical assist motor which adds power to the main engine system.

And if I'm wrong in any detail, some people will be along to correct me in 5... 4.. 3.. etc :)

[yusupov]

youre wrong, but not sure to what detail :D

i believe the P1 & F1 cars both regenerate under breaking, that was at least originally the idea; the P1 may be more complex.

the F1 car is a 2011 so KERS then does not work like ERS now. it has to be manually engaged with a button (assigned in settings). if you have the HUD up you can see how much charge you have left, iirc you get a full charge each lap.

the in-game P1 is set to 'race' mode so KERS is passive, you dont need to manually activate it, as long as there is charge youll get the extra HP. you can manually activate DRS, which in the mclaren P1 (unlike an F1 car or any race car) you have to hold down to keep it active. even w/ that safety measure be careful w/ this, i really suggest only using it on long straights, IRL apparently any steering input will cancel it but this doesnt happen ingame, so its very easy to send the car into a wall if you use it recklessly.

[yusupov]

oh also re: the F1 car, one of the cockpit MOTEC displays shows kers charge; it starts at 100 & youll see it decrease to 0 as you drive & hold down the button. remember you get it back after the lap so dont worry about being sparing with it.

[outdrive]

Is there a button for DRS in Project CARS? And in which cars we need to manually use the KERS in Project CARS?

[outdrive]

Originally posted by yusupov:

oh also re: the F1 car, one of the cockpit MOTEC displays shows kers charge; it starts at 100 & youll see it decrease to 0 as you drive & hold down the button. remember you get it back after the lap so dont worry about being sparing with it.

Do you mean Formula A in Project CARS? The KERS for this car will only refill when you pass the start line?

[yusupov]

i believe that was the rule at the time, i might be wrong, & even if not its very possible in pCARS it recharges as you drive. i can't recall, ive only driven it once so far.

[outdrive]

You can use KERS in Time Trial mode?

[yusupov]

Originally posted by outdrive:

Is there a button for DRS in Project CARS? And in which cars we need to manually use the KERS in Project CARS?

only F1 (Formula A) i THINK. i havent tried formula B or C, those cars might have something like push to pass which would probably be the same button as KERS.

DRS you should manually assign a button in the configuration, its right there w/ KERS.

[yusupov]

Originally posted by outdrive:

You can use KERS in Time Trial mode?

havent tried it yet, so not sure