Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas/Controls

N.B. If you do not own the Playstation 2 version, you may still find it useful to study the controls for that format, since all other pages will be described using these controls.

Playstation 2
The controls are available in the game by pressing the START button and selecting the controls options, but are also available here.

On Foot
Triangle Button:


 * Enter vehicle from
 * Activate mini-game
 * Secondary attack while unarmed
 * Pick up object
 * Skip phone conversation

Circle Button:


 * Attack/fire weapon

X Button:


 * Run (this is done by holding the X button)
 * Sprint (this is done by rapidly tapping the X button)
 * Zoom out with sniper rifle/camera
 * Skip cutscene

Square Button:


 * Jump
 * Climb up walls (they must be equal to your actual jumping height)
 * Zoom in with sniper rifle/camera
 * Block while fighting

L2 Button:


 * Switch weapons one to the left of the current one
 * Zoom in with sniper rifle/camera/pause map

L1 Button:


 * Center camera
 * View vital stats about your character
 * Fire weapon while targeted

R2 Button:


 * Switch weapons one to the right of your current one
 * Zoom out with sniper rifle/camera/pause map

R1 Button:


 * Target an individual with the selected weapon

L3 Button: (Push the left analog control inwards)


 * Crouch (move while crouching to sneak)

SELECT button:


 * Cycle through available camera modes

START button:


 * Pause menu
 * Skip cutscene

R3 button: (Push the right analog control inwards)


 * Look behind your character

Up Button: (Directional pad)


 * Gang sign to recruit gang members

Left Button: (Directional pad)


 * Answer no when prompted for yes/no

Right Button: (Directional pad)


 * Answer yes when prompted for yes/no

Down Button: (Directional pad)


 * Gang sign to tell gang members to wait (briefly press button)
 * Gang sign to tell gang members to leave you (hold down button)

In Vehicle

 * X = Accelerate
 * Square = Brake/Reverse
 * Circle = Fire Weapon
 * Triangle = Exit Vehicle
 * L1 = Change Radio Station/Nitros/Vehicle Weapon
 * L2 = Look to left of vehicle
 * R1 = Handbrake
 * R2 = Look to right of vehicle
 * L2+R2 = Look behind vehicle
 * Left Analog Stick = Steering
 * L3 = Horn/Siren/Lock Hydraulics
 * Right Analog Stick = Hydraulics/Vehicle Weapon Aim
 * R3 = Hydraulics, Start/End Vehicle Mission

X-Box
TODO

PC

 * 2 - Toggle vehicle missions
 * C - Crouch
 * LShift - Jump / Bunny Hop (BMX)
 * LAlt - Sneak
 * Space - Sprint
 * LMB - Fire
 * RMB - Aim
 * Caps Lock - Sound Horn; sirens on and off
 * G - Recruit gang member, call gang members to you
 * H - Tell gang members to hold ground, if held down disbands gang
 * Esc - Bring up game menus, pause game
 * F1 = Replay last 30 seconds of gameplay
 * F2 = Save last 30 second replay
 * F3 = Load a saved 30 second replay