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 down on the left analog stick):


 * Crouch (move while crouching to sneak)

SELECT button:


 * Cycle through available camera modes

START button:


 * Pause menu
 * Skip cutscene

R3 button (Push down on the right analog stick):


 * 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 Button:


 * Accelerate

Square Button:


 * Brake
 * Reverse

Circle Button:


 * Fire weapon

Triangle Button:


 * Exit vehicle

L1 Button:


 * Change radio station

L2 Button:


 * Look to left of vehicle

R1 Button:


 * Handbrake

R2 Button:


 * Look to right of vehicle

L2 Button + R2 Button:


 * Look behind vehicle

Left Analog Stick:


 * Steering

L3 Button:


 * Horn
 * Siren
 * Lock hydraulics

Right Analog Stick:


 * Hydraulics
 * Vehicle weapon aim

R3 Button:


 * Hydraulics
 * Start/end vehicle mission (in certain vehicle types only)

X-Box
TODO

PC
2:


 * Toggle vehicle missions

C:


 * Crouch

Left Shift:


 * Jump
 * Bunny hop (on BMX)

Left Alt:


 * Sneak

Space bar:


 * Sprint

Left mouse button:


 * Fire weapon

Right mouse button:


 * Aim weapon

Caps lock:


 * Vehicle horn
 * Toggle siren

G:


 * Recruit gang members
 * Call gang members to you

H:


 * Tell gang members to hold ground
 * Disband gang (hold button down)

Escape:


 * Pause and bring up game menu

F1:


 * Replay last 30 seconds of gameplay

F2:


 * Save last 30 second replay

F3:


 * Load a saved 30 second replay