This guide will help you set up and circumvent controller issues that may come up in this game.

• Cars uses DirectInput for its controller support. As a result, you can not use controllers that require XInput to function (i.e Nintendo Switch Pro Controller). The controller will make the game go berserk with input detection, and will be rendered unplayable while the controller is plugged in.
• Steam's built-in controller support is advised for Steam and non-Steam versions that launch through it.
• The game labels every button as "Button #". Additionally, menu controls are derived from buttons 1, 2, 3 and 4 (2/3 are Accept/Back, and 4/1 are Edit controls/Show more controls in the Controls menu). A guide for every button layout (currently for DS4 and XB1) is below. Using DualShock 4 as a baseline.