To disable smart steering you need to start a race, press the + button to enter the menu, and then press the left trigger. From this menu you can also enable or disable tilt controls and auto-accelerate, along with disabling the mini-map.
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There's also a way to enable/disable it when you're in the selection screens, there are three little icons but I don't remember the button to press. Happy playing
I didn't realize what the icons were on the selection screen I messed around with a bunch of different stuff. I appreciate the tips for the newbie!!! How do you glance behind you? It's the only control I haven't figured out in game
Ronnie Goodwin: +/- during vehicle select screen. Then look directly under stats bar. As for rear view: pretty sure it's x but if that doesn't work then y but more sure it's x. Although I never use rear view.