Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas/Controls

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If you do not own the PlayStation 2 version, you may still find it useful to study the controls for that format, since other pages may refer to those controls directly.

Contents

[edit] PlayStation 2

You can also see a map of controls in the game by pressing Start button and selecting the controls option.

[edit] On foot

  • T button:
    • Enter vehicle
    • Activate mini-game
    • Secondary attack while unarmed
    • Pick up object
    • Skip phone conversation
  • C button: Attack/fire weapon
  • X button:
    • Run (hold)/sprint (tap rapidly)/skip cutscene
    • Zoom out with sniper rifle/camera
  • S button:
    • Jump/climb/block (while fighting)
    • Zoom in with sniper rifle/camera
  • L2 button:
    • Cycle weapons left
    • 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 CJ
  • Up dpad: recruit gang members
  • Down dpad: Gang sign to tell gang members to wait (briefly press button) or leave you (hold down button)
  • Left dpad: Answer no when prompted for yes/no
  • Right dpad: Answer yes when prompted for yes/no

[edit] In vehicle

  • X button Accelerate
  • S button Brake/Reverse
  • C button Fire weapon
  • T button Exit vehicle
  • L1 button Change radio station/Nitros/Vehicle weapon
  • L2 button Look to left of vehicle
  • R1 button Handbrake
  • R2 button Look to right of vehicle
  • L2 button + R2 button Look behind vehicle
  • Neutral lstick Steering
  • L3 button Horn/Siren/Lock hydraulics
  • Neutral rstick Hydraulics/Vehicle weapon aim
  • R3 button Hydraulics/Start/End vehicle mission

[edit] Xbox

You can also see a map of controls in the game by pressing the START button and selecting the controls options.

[edit] Always

  • Start button Pause menu
  • Back button Cycle camera mode.
  • Neutral rstick Rotate camera (except where otherwise noted) or switch camera in cinematic view

[edit] On foot

  • Neutral lstick Move CJ
  • L button Crouch
  • LT button Center camera; view stats; pick up object
  • Y button Enter vehicle; activate minigame
  • B button Untargeted attack; weapon fire
  • A button Run (hold); sprint (tap rapidly)
  • X button Jump; climb
  • White button Cycle weapon left
  • Black button Cycle weapon right
  • Up dpad Recruit gang member (after targeting with right trigger)
  • Down dpad Order gang member to be "passive" (press) or disperse (hold)
  • Left dpad Negative response
  • Right dpad Affirmative response

[edit] Melee

  • RT button lock on target
  • X button attack; block
  • Y button secondary attack

[edit] Targeted shooting

  • RT button lock on target
  • LT button fire weapon

[edit] First-person shooting (as with a sniper rifle or camera)

  • LT button Shoot
  • White button / Black button Zoom in/out
  • B button Shoot
  • Neutral rstick Aim
  • Neutral lstick Aim
  • RT button Return to Normal Controls
  • L button Crouch

[edit] Vehicles

[edit] General

  • Y button Exit vehicle
  • X buttonHand brake
  • Neutral lstick Steering
  • Neutral rstick Camera rotate
  • White button Look left (then A for drive-by)
  • Black button Look right (then A for drive-by)
  • Black button + White button Rear view
  • Up dpad / Down dpad: Cycle radio stations
  • R button: Launch vehicle mission (where applicable)

[edit] Cars

  • RT button Accelerate
  • LT button Brake; reverse (when stopped)
  • A button Nitrous boost
  • B button Nitrous boost
  • Right dpad Trip Skip (when available)
  • Neutral rstick Turret control; hydraulics (when available)

[edit] Motorcycles

  • RT button Accelerate
  • LT button Front brake; back up (when stopped)
  • A button Shoot machine pistol/SMG (if you have them)
  • Up lstick / Down lstick Lean forward/backward
  • X button Rear brake

[edit] Bicycles

  • RT button Pedal (hold); pedal faster(tap)
  • LT button Front brake; back up (when stopped)
  • B button Bunny hop (hold for higher hop)
  • X button Rear brake
  • A button Shoot machine pistol/SMG (if you have them)
  • Up lstick / Down lstick Lean forward/backward

[edit] Aircraft

[edit] General

  • Black button Rudder (yaw) right
  • White button Rudder (yaw) left
  • Neutral lstick Pitch (left/right); roll (forward/backward)
  • Neutral rstick Turret/camera

[edit] Helicopters

  • RT button Ascend
  • LT button Descend
  • L button Hover
  • B button Primary weapon
  • A button Alternate weapon

[edit] Airplanes

  • RT button Thrust
  • LT button Reverse thrust
  • R button Raise/lower landing gear

[edit] Boats

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[edit] Swimming

  • Neutral lstick Move CJ
  • A button Swim fast (hold)/faster(tap rapidly)
  • B button Dive
  • X button Climb out of water (into boat, perhaps)
  • Y button Control boat once you are in it

[edit] Xbox 360

On an Xbox 360 playing in backwards-compatibility mode, the right and left bumpers are mapped to the black and white buttons, respectively. Everything else is the same as in the Xbox section.

[edit] PC

You can also see a map of controls in the game by pressing Esc and selecting the controls options.

[edit] Always

  • 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

[edit] On foot

  • W, A, S, D : Move CJ
  • C : Crouch
  • Shift : Jump
  • LAlt (Left) : Sneak
  • Space : Run (hold); sprint (tap rapidly)
  • Image:PC Mouse Left Click.png: Fire
  • Image:PC Mouse Right Click.png: Aim
  • Image:PC Mouse Right Click.png +  : Roll left (when crouched)
  • Image:PC Mouse Right Click.png +  : Roll right (when crouched)
  • G : Recruit gang member (after targeting with Image:PC Mouse Right Click.png); call gang members to CJ
  • H : Order gang member to be "passive" (press) or disperse (hold)
  • Y : Positive response
  • N : Negative response

[edit] Vehicles

[edit] General

  • A : Look left
  • D : Look right
  • A + D, Image:PC Mouse Middle Click.png: Rear view
  • NUM4 : Switch camera in cinematic view
  • 2 : Launch vehicle mission (where applicable)
  • Caps Lock, H : Sound horn/bell; sirens on and off

[edit] Cars

  • W : Accelerate
  • S : Brake; reverse (when stopped)
  • Ctrl, Image:PC Mouse Left Click.png: Nitrous boost
  • NUM2, NUM4, NUM6, NUM8 : Hydraulics

[edit] Motorcycles

  • W : Accelerate
  • S : Front brake; back up (when stopped)
  • / : Lean forward/backward

[edit] Bicycles

  • W : Pedal (hold); pedal faster (tap)
  • S : Front brake; back up (when stopped)
  • LShift : Bunny Hop (hold for higher hop)
  • / : Lean forward/backward

[edit] Aircraft

[edit] General

  • Q : Rudder (yaw) left
  • E : Rudder (yaw) right
  • , A : Roll left
  • , D : Roll right
  •  : Pitch down
  •  : Pitch up

[edit] Helicopters

  • W : Ascend
  • S : Descend
  • Caps Lock, H : Hover

[edit] Airplanes

  • W : Thrust
  • S : Reverse thrust
  • 2 : Raise/lower landing gear

[edit] Boats

[edit] Swimming

[edit] Falling

  • Image:PC Mouse Left Click.png : Activate parachute
  • W : Pitch down (fall faster)
  • S : Descend slower (with parachute)