Steering wheel: not detected or not working
Steering wheel missing in Options > Controls > Hardware, or detected but not working in BeamNG.drive? Fixes for Steam Input, bindings and driver windows.This article is part of Steering wheels: common problems and solutions.
Using a Logitech wheel? See also Logitech wheel problems.
BeamNG.drive doesn’t even show my device in Options > Controls > Hardware, but works fine in other games
Steam is probably hiding the device from the operating system while certain games are running. To fix this:
- Open Steam, right click
BeamNG.drive->Properties->Controller->Override for BeamNG.drive->Disable Steam Input
If that hasn’t fixed it, and you’re using a Logitech G29 wheel:
- Search for “Logitech Gaming Software” on your PC
- Start the program
- You should not have to restart BeamNG.drive, and your wheel should be detected
The device is detected by BeamNG.drive, but nothing works
- We provide bindings for a handful of common devices. If your device is not one of those, you will have to configure the controls before you can use it (go to Options > Controls).
Wheel acts weird
- Make sure you have closed the Windows drivers window before opening BeamNG.drive.
- Make sure to NOT open the Windows drivers window while BeamNG.drive is open.
Still not working?
- Follow the steering wheel troubleshooter to check step by step that everything is set up correctly.
- See Steering wheels: common problems and solutions for other problems.
Last modified:
October 6, 2026
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