What is Your DS3 Button Map?

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LEFT SIDE
L2: Brake
L1: (RA Function) Show Menu
UP: (RA Function) Select +
DOWN: (RA Function) Select -
LEFT: (RA Function) Adjust -
RIGHT: (RA Function) Adjust +
ANALOG: Steering

RIGHT SIDE
R2: Accelerate
R1: Reverse
TRIANGLE: Shift up
SQUARE: Shift down
O: Change view
X: Horn
R3: Toggle High/Low Beam
ANALOG: left/Right View

This set up seems to work very smoothly for me. I was just curious what yours is. You dont have to post for all of the buttons, just the main ones (gas, brake, steer, shift).
 
Left side:
L1, Rear Veiw.
L2, Brake
L3, Steering
L3 Toggle, Ghost
Up, Windsheild Wipers
Left, High Beams

Right Side:
R1, Hand Brake
R2, Gas
R3, Shift (Press up for up shift, down for down shift. Left and right do nothing.)
Triangle, Reverse
X, Horn.
 
LEFT SIDE
L2: Brake
L1: Look Left
UP: (RA Function) Select +
DOWN: (RA Function) Select -
LEFT: (RA Function) Adjust -
RIGHT: (RA Function) Adjust +
ANALOG: Steering
L3: RA Function Menu

RIGHT SIDE
R2: Accelerate
R1: Look Right
TRIANGLE: Reverse
SQUARE: Wipers
O: Emergency Brake
X: Low/High Beam
R3: Horn
ANALOG: Shift Up/Down

MIDDLE
SELECT: Change View
START: Start
 
Why do people have a button for the windshield wipers? They work on their own when it rains and they stop when it doesn't.

Only time it could possibly be any use is to stop the wipers when you're going through the tunnels at the Eiger Short Track or High Speed Ring, which only takes a few seconds and then you're back out in the rain.
 
Just to take up the space. I didn't have a horn for the longest time either until I decided to just throw it in.
 
Left Analog
⇹ Steering
↓ (reverse)
L3: toggle high/low beam
L2: flappy paddle gearbox
L1: flash beam
↑::bowdown:
↓: look back
→:RA Function Menu
←:wipers

Right Analog
↑ (accelerate)
↓ (brake)
look left ⇹ look right
R3: Horn
R2: flappy paddle gearbox
R1: handbrake
□: RA Function
Δ: RA Function
O: RA Function
×: RA Function
 
The only things i changed were

R2/L2: Gas/brake
D-Pad has horns/wipers
X and Square are Shift up/down

Haven't gotten around to it due to laziness, but i'm going to take out the gas/brake on Right stick~I keep forgetting that i can't rotate the camera with that T_T
 
DaihatsuDriver
Okay, I just learned something new, I had no idea you could look left or right.:dunce:
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Yep! and you can also set it so that when you hit the select button a Bear with chainsaw hands mauls Justin Bieber. GT5 is really the best isnt it?
 
Sleek Stratos
Why do people have a button for the windshield wipers? They work on their own when it rains and they stop when it doesn't.

Only time it could possibly be any use is to stop the wipers when you're going through the tunnels at the Eiger Short Track or High Speed Ring, which only takes a few seconds and then you're back out in the rain.
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For if you use cockpit view maybe.
 
I'm surprised at how different everyone's button maps are. This is my core set-up:

Left Analog steering
Right Analog accelerate/brake
L2 & R2 gear shifting
Δ reverse
O handbrake
L1 look behind

The rest are set up for RA functions and some useless functions that I should really get rid of. Most annoying is the horn for L3 and wipers for R3, which results in me clamping down on the horn during really tight corners and putting the wipers on when braking hard.
 
LEFT SIDE

L2: Brake
L1: Look Back
UP: N/A
DOWN: N/A
LEFT: N/A
RIGHT: N/A
ANALOG: Steering
L3: Windscreen Wipers

RIGHT SIDE

R2: Accelerate
R1: Headlights
TRIANGLE: Reverse#
SQUARE: Brake
O: HandBrake
X: Accelerate
R3: Horn
ANALOG: Shift Up/Down


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Windlebut
I'm surprised at how different everyone's button maps are. This is my core set-up:

Left Analog steering
Right Analog accelerate/brake
L2 & R2 gear shifting
Δ reverse
O handbrake
L1 look behind
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i have the same setup. cannot stand using l2 and r2 as accelerate and brake
 
X Accelerator
[] Brake
O Handbrake(E-brake)
Δ Reverse
R1 + gears
L1 - gears
L stick, steering
R stick unused
L3 Look Behind
R3 Horn
 
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L1 - Shift Down
R1 - Shift Up

L2 - Brake
R2 - Accelerate

Left Stick to steer

Square to look behind
Circle to handbrake
Triangle to reverse

Don't user the right stick nor the up/down/left/right buttons.
 
Eezee
L1 - Shift Down
R1 - Shift Up

L2 - Brake
R2 - Accelerate

Left Stick to steer

Square to look behind
Circle to handbrake
Triangle to reverse

Don't user the right stick.
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Thats interesting, so you use both your middle fingers and pointer fingers, but not your right thumb (well not for common racing actions anyway)
 
LEFT SIDE
L2: Brake
L1: Look Behind
UP: (RA Function) Select +
DOWN: (RA Function) Select -
LEFT: (RA Function) Adjust -
RIGHT: (RA Function) Adjust +
L3: (RA Function) Menu
ANALOG: Steering

RIGHT SIDE
R2: Accelerate
R1: Honestly can't remember
TRIANGLE: Reverse
SQUARE: Look Left
O: Look Right
X: Handbrake
R3: Again, not sure
ANALOG: Changing Gear

Been thinking of changing it around though.

Anyone who has look left/right set to the right analog stick, does it move depending on how much you push the stick or is it just fully left or fully right?
 
MexicanPenguin
LEFT SIDE
Anyone who has look left/right set to the right analog stick, does it move depending on how much you push the stick or is it just fully left or fully right?
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It does, only reacts according how much pressure you do to the stick. Just wonder if the driver moves his head:odd:
 
D-Pad:
↑- RA Menu select -/+
↓
←→ - RA Menu adjust -/+

Left Analog:
←→ - Steering
L3 - RA Menu

Right Analog:
↑- Gear Change up
↓- Gear Change down
←→ - Look Left/Right
R3 - Rear View

× - Handbrake
O - Ghost
□ - Windscreen Wipers
Δ - Reverse
L1 - Flash/Toggle Beam
L2 - Brake
R1 - Horn
R2 - Accelerate


My full sixaxis layout, with wheel it's the same apart from look left/right due to no analog.
 
Left Side:
L1 Rear View
L2 Change Down
Select Change View
L3 Horn
Left Stick Steering


Right side:
R1 None
R2 Change up
Triangle Reverse
Square Brake
O E-Brake
X Gas
Start Pause
R3 Windscreen wipers
 
× - Flash Lights
O - Toggle/Flash Lights
□ - Look Back
Δ - Reverse
L1 - Nothing. (button doesn't work properly haha)
L2 - Brake
R1 - Handbrake
R2 - Accelerate

Left Analog:
←→ - Steering
L3 - Horn

Right Analog:
↑- Gear Change up
↓- Gear Change down
←→ - Look Left/Right
R3 - RA Menu

↑- RA Menu select -/+
↓
←→ - RA Menu adjust -/+
 
the core is as follows, i know its weird. :)

steer with left analog
r2 - accelerate
r1 - shift down
× - shift up
□ - brake
O - e-brake
triangle - reverse

i use abs=1 so the □ for brake is fine. this way, the left hand only steers. i tried the l2 for brake but didnt like it
 
esoxhntr
the core is as follows, i know its weird. :)

steer with left analog
r2 - accelerate
r1 - shift down
× - shift up
□ - brake
O - e-brake
triangle - reverse

i use abs=1 so the □ for brake is fine.
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Im pretty sure my right hand would have a seizure if I tried using that setup. XD
 
Schwartz38
Im pretty sure my right hand would have a seizure if I tried using that setup. XD
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lol. it's not bad at all if you think about it:

you're using finger on r2 when accelerating and your thumb to shift up (x). when braking; you're using the thumb (square) to brake and your finger to shift down (r1). the only part that is odd is when you need to downshift while accelerating but a) it's uncommon and b) i've learned to roll my finger onto r1 while keeping pressure on r2. (kinda like heel n toe lol)
 
esoxhntr
the core is as follows, i know its weird. :)

steer with left analog
r2 - accelerate
r1 - shift down
× - shift up
□ - brake
O - e-brake
triangle - reverse

i use abs=1 so the □ for brake is fine. this way, the left hand only steers. i tried the l2 for brake but didnt like it
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I find using the L2 can vary the pressure of braking force which is useful as it gives you smoother braking and entry into corners.
Just my experience though, i know yours is different. :)
 
I wanted a thread like this, wanted to see other people's set ups.

Mine:

Left Side:
L1: Rear View
L2: Brake
Select: Change View
L3: Horn
Left Stick: Steering


Right side:
R1: Ghost car on / off
R2: Accelerate
Triangle: Reverse
Square: high beams
O: handbrake
X: RA Menu -I use the directional buttons to control the menu-
Start: Pause
R3: Windscreen wipers
Right stick up down: change up, change down
Right stick left right: look left, look right
 
Hey does anyone know what the ghost button does? I'm assuming its for time trials and it has something to do with setting up a ghost replay in race. Does anyone know how it is used, exactly what its used for, and why it is used?
 
Schwartz38
Hey does anyone know what the ghost button does? I'm assuming its for time trials and it has something to do with setting up a ghost replay in race. Does anyone know how it is used, exactly what its used for, and why it is used?
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There will be a ghost car on track with you after you complete a clean lap in time trial or [offline] free run modes, or if you load a replay to use as one.

The Ghost button just toggles display of the ghost car on track on and off, so you can follow it when you want, or turn it off if it distracts you when you get close to it.


Buttons:
L2 -Brake
R2 -Gas
Square -Downshift
X -Upshift
O -Wipers
Triangle -Reverse
L1 -look back
R1 -flash and toggle high beams
L3 -horn
R3 -RA menu open/close
D-pad -RA menu select/adjust

I generally just have the DS3 next to me so I can get to the RA menu without having to consume a couple of buttons on my wheel.

If I drove with the DS3 more than once every now and then I'd probably use Circle for the E-Brake instead of the wipers(since a wiper button is only for screwing around anyway, it has no actual use), but I hardly ever use the E-Brake unless on dirt as it is so I don't really miss it. I would just set Triangle to be the wipers if PD wasn't so rude by forcing us to use a stupid button for reverse instead of just shifting into it.
 

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