is there any way to change the buttonlayout during a race?

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I'm currently doing the 24h le mans race and now that it's dark after 6 hours of driving, I found out, I changed the button layout of my G25 so that I can't turn on headlights for my car :(
is there a way to change the button layout while the race is ongoing?
 
that's already at maximum... at least the track isn't too dark - I would have more problems at Nordschleife, I guess. However, does anyone know, how many hour the night lasts in a 24h race? My lights went on after 5:30 and it was completely dark after around 6 hours...
 
Your headlights should come on automatically, and should default to high-beams. Of course some people find it easier to drive with low-beams on some cars.

Sounds like it worked for you after all.

Could you maybe suspend the race at a pit stop and then change it from the main menu before resuming? I've never suspended a race so I don't know if you even see the main menu or not.
 
Well, the head-lights were indeed switched on automatically, but not the high-beams (that's what I meant)... driving only with low-beams is quite difficult in some parts as you can barely see the dimensions of the road ahead and I got onto the grass a couple of times.
Unfortunately you can't go into the menus when suspending the game - after starting the game again you are thrown right into the race again. Actually that's quite a poor implementation by PD in my opinion and rather looks like a quick&dirty fix than a thought-out implementation.
 
That's too bad. I thought I remembered it not forcing the resume until I entered GT Life when I suspended a championship, but could be mistaken as I only did that once a while ago. So I assumed it would be the same.
 
slyght
I'm currently doing the 24h le mans race and now that it's dark after 6 hours of driving, I found out, I changed the button layout of my G25 so that I can't turn on headlights for my car :(
is there a way to change the button layout while the race is ongoing?
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No. Options for button configuration are only in the options menu, not during any racing.
 
Possibly a bit risky, but what happens if you unplug the usb connector of the wheel? I think it ought to default back to the controller. Maybe you can do this while in the pits, run a few laps with the ds3 and then switch back at the next stop, not forgetting to work the brakes before you hit the first big corner.
 
McSoap-90
Don't you have a DS3 controller where you can change the beam of your lights?
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excellent suggestion... did that to find out that my car (toyota minolta) doesn't support high-beam *sigh*

there was only a bunch of cars that do, right? only premium?
 
SlyckTires
Possibly a bit risky, but what happens if you unplug the usb connector of the wheel? I think it ought to default back to the controller. Maybe you can do this while in the pits, run a few laps with the ds3 and then switch back at the next stop, not forgetting to work the brakes before you hit the first big corner.
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All of the buttons on the controller are active all of the time except for steering. I'm not sure how it works if the controller is set to #2, but if it's #1(as it should be so you can use it for the menus instead of the valuable and often awkward buttons on a wheel) you can just hit any other button on that - unless lights have been unmapped there too. So at least if it's #1 then no need to pull any plugs.

I can't believe I forgot about using the DS3, I always have mine next to me in case I need the RA menu.

Yes, it's only(mostly) premiums that have variable lights. On some standards you can toggle the display on the HUD, but it doesn't do anything else.
 

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