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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.
PlayStation 2
You can also see a map of controls in the game by pressing 
and selecting the controls option.
On foot
:
- Enter vehicle
- Activate mini-game
- Secondary attack while unarmed
- Pick up object
- Skip phone conversation
: Attack/fire weapon
:
- Run (hold)/sprint (tap rapidly)/skip cutscene
- Zoom out with sniper rifle/camera
:
- Jump/climb/block (while fighting)
- Zoom in with sniper rifle/camera
:
- Cycle weapons left
- Zoom in with sniper rifle/camera/pause map
:
- Center camera
- View vital stats about your character
- Fire weapon while targeted
:
- Switch weapons one to the right of your current one
- Zoom out with sniper rifle/camera/pause map
: Target an individual with the selected weapon
: (Push the left analog control inwards) Crouch (move while crouching to sneak)
: Cycle through available camera modes
: Pause menu/skip cutscene
(Push the right analog control inwards): Look behind CJ
: recruit gang members
: Gang sign to tell gang members to wait (briefly press button) or leave you (hold down button)
: Answer no when prompted for yes/no
: Answer yes when prompted for yes/no
In vehicle
- Accelerate
- Brake/Reverse
- Fire weapon
- Exit vehicle
- Change radio station/Nitros/Vehicle weapon
- Look to left of vehicle
- Handbrake
- Look to right of vehicle
- + Look behind vehicle
Steering- Horn/Siren/Lock hydraulics
Hydraulics/Vehicle weapon aim- Hydraulics/Start/End vehicle mission
Xbox
You can also see a map of controls in the game by pressing the START button and selecting the controls options.
Always
Pause menu
Cycle camera mode.
Rotate camera (except where otherwise noted) or switch camera in cinematic view
On foot
Move CJ
Crouch
Center camera; view stats; pick up object
Enter vehicle; activate minigame
Untargeted attack; weapon fire
Run (hold); sprint (tap rapidly)
Jump; climb
Cycle weapon left
Cycle weapon right
Recruit gang member (after targeting with right trigger)
Order gang member to be "passive" (press) or disperse (hold)
Negative response
Affirmative response
Melee
lock on target- attack; block
- secondary attack
Targeted shooting
- lock on target
- fire weapon
First-person shooting (as with a sniper rifle or camera)
- Shoot
- / Zoom in/out
- Shoot
- Aim
- Aim
- Return to Normal Controls
- Crouch
Vehicles
General
- Exit vehicle
- Hand brake
- Steering
- Camera rotate
- Look left (then A for drive-by)
- Look right (then A for drive-by)
- + Rear view
- / : Cycle radio stations
: Launch vehicle mission (where applicable)
Cars
- Accelerate
- Brake; reverse (when stopped)
- Nitrous boost
- Nitrous boost
- Trip Skip (when available)
- Turret control; hydraulics (when available)
Motorcycles
- Accelerate
- Front brake; back up (when stopped)
- Shoot machine pistol/SMG (if you have them)
/ 
Lean forward/backward- Rear brake
Bicycles
- Pedal (hold); pedal faster(tap)
- Front brake; back up (when stopped)
- Bunny hop (hold for higher hop)
- Rear brake
- Shoot machine pistol/SMG (if you have them)
- / Lean forward/backward
Aircraft
General
- Rudder (yaw) right
- Rudder (yaw) left
- Pitch (left/right); roll (forward/backward)
- Turret/camera
Helicopters
- Ascend
- Descend
- Hover
- Primary weapon
- Alternate weapon
Airplanes
- Thrust
- Reverse thrust
- Raise/lower landing gear
Boats
Swimming
- Move CJ
- Swim fast (hold)/faster(tap rapidly)
- Dive
- Climb out of water (into boat, perhaps)
- Control boat once you are in it
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.
PC
You can also see a map of controls in the game by pressing Esc and selecting the controls options.
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
On foot
- W , A , S , D : Move CJ
- C : Crouch
- Shift : Jump
- LAlt (Left) : Sneak
- Space : Run (hold); sprint (tap rapidly)
: Fire
: Aim- + ← : Roll left (when crouched)
- + → : Roll right (when crouched)
- G : Recruit gang member (after targeting with ); call gang members to CJ
- H : Order gang member to be "passive" (press) or disperse (hold)
- Y : Positive response
- N : Negative response
Vehicles
General
- Q : Look left
- E : Look right
- A : Turn left
- D : Turn right
- Q + E ,
: Rear view - NUM4 : Switch camera in cinematic view
- 2 : Launch vehicle mission (where applicable)
- Caps Lock , H : Sound horn/bell; sirens on and off
Cars
- W : Accelerate
- S : Brake; reverse (when stopped)
- Ctrl , : Nitrous boost
- NUM2 , NUM4 , NUM6 , NUM8 : Hydraulics
Motorcycles
- W : Accelerate
- S : Front brake; back up (when stopped)
- ↑ / ↓ : Lean forward/backward
Bicycles
- W : Pedal (hold); pedal faster (tap)
- S : Front brake; back up (when stopped)
- LShift : Bunny Hop (hold for higher hop)
- ↑ / ↓ : Lean forward/backward
Aircraft
General
- Q : Rudder (yaw) left
- E : Rudder (yaw) right
- ←, A : Roll left
- →, D : Roll right
- ↑ : Pitch down
- ↓ : Pitch up
Helicopters
- W : Ascend
- S : Descend
- Caps Lock , H : Hover
Airplanes
- W : Thrust
- S : Reverse thrust
- 2 : Raise/lower landing gear
Boats
Swimming
- Space To Dive (tap rapidly) / use Mouse to guide.
Falling
- : Activate parachute
- W : Pitch down (fall faster)
- S : Descend slower (with parachute)