Backseat Rally Driving Settings: Handling, Assists and Calls

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Adjust handling, brake assistance, and co-driver calls from the Driving settings page. Choose Arcade for drift and steering assistance, or change individual options to suit how you want to drive.

Open Settings → Driving. Handling offers Arcade or Sim, Brake assist offers Auto, On, or Off, and Co-driver calls offers Simple or Full. Change handling between races; you can also press N from the driver's seat. To disable brake assist, select Off. If voice volume is zero, raise it in settings. Turn on the car radio separately by clicking its center-console prompt.

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Open Settings and Choose Driving

  1. Open Settings from the main menu.
  2. Select the Driving tab.
  3. Find the row you want to adjust: Handling, Brake assist, or Co-driver calls.

The three rows keep handling, braking assistance, and call preferences together. Use the options below to find the setting you need.

  • Driving

    Handling
    Arcade / Sim
    Brake assist
    Auto / On / Off
    Co-driver calls
    Simple / Full
Driving settings with Handling, Brake assist, and Co-driver calls options.

Choose Arcade Assistance and Switch Handling

Arcade is a useful starting choice if you want help holding a slide and staying on the road. It includes:

  • Drift assistance that helps hold your slides.
  • Light steering assistance that helps keep the car on the road.
  • Bouncier jumps.

Select Arcade or Sim in the Handling row. Change handling between races, not during a run. From the driver's seat, you can also press N to change handling between races.

For the inputs and technique behind braking, drifting, and recovering the car, see the keyboard controls and driving basics guide.

Brake Assist and Co-driver Call Options

In Settings → Driving, the Brake assist row offers Auto, On, and Off. To turn off brake assist, click Off in that row.

The Co-driver calls row offers Simple and Full. Select your preferred option there. For help interpreting turn direction and severity, use the co-driver turn-call guide. To invite a friend, offer an open seat, or choose an AI partner, follow co-driver setup.

Voice Volume and the Car Radio

Enable sound and voice chat for spoken coordination with your partner. If a notification says your voice volume is 0, open settings and raise the voice volume.

The car radio has its own control on the center console:

  1. Point at the radio unit showing RADIO · OFF.
  2. Click Turn on radio.

Use the voice-volume setting for voice chat and the console interaction to switch on the radio.

Center-console radio with the Turn on radio prompt beside the dashboard.

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