Controls for GTA San Andreas

PlayStation 2 Controls

Start - Regardless of whether you're on foot or in a vehicle the start button is the pause button. When the game is paused it brings up your menu which you can cycle through and change various options or look at your statistics.

Select - The select button basically controls the camera for everything, there are three different camera distances you can choose from when running around on foot and various different types of camera for your vehicles as well.

D-pad - The D-pad does not move you or steer your cars in this game. When you're on foot the d-pad is used to recruit gang members if you have that ability, walk up to one of them and target with R1 then press either up or down to recruit. In conversation pressing either left or right responds positively or negatively respectively. In car it changes radio stations.

On Foot

• TRIANGLE - Enter/exit vehicles, Active Mini-Game, Punch/Kick, Pick up/Activate object, End Cellular Call.
• CIRCLE - Fire weapon.
• X (HOLD) - Run
• X (TAP RAPIDLY) - Sprint
• SQUARE - Block, climb/jump.
• L1 - View stats, fire weapon.
• L2 - Cycle through weapons. Cycle through targets. Zoom in(sniper/camera)
• R1 - Lock on target. Enter scoop view on sniper.
• R2 - Cycle through weapons. Cycle through targets. Zoom in(sniper/camera)
• L3 - Move Carl.
• L3(TAP) - Duck
• R3 - Move cross hairs(while holding R1).
• R3(HOLD) - Look behind.

Swimming

• X(HOLD) - Swim
• X(TAP) - Swim faster
• Circle - Dive underwater
• Square - Jump

Bicycle

• Triangle - Get of Bike
• X(HOLD) - Pedal
• X(TAP) - Pedal faster
• L1 - Bunnyhop
• L1(HOLD & Release - Bunnyhop Higher

In a Vehicle/Motorbike

• Triangle - Exit vehicle
• Circle - Fire weapon/nitrous
• X - Accelerate
• Square - Brake
• L1 - Fire weapon/nitrous
• L2 - Look left
• R1 - Hand Brake
• R2 - Look right
• R2+L2 - Look behind
• L3 - Horn
• R3 - Vehicle Mission(certain vehicles)
• D-Pad UP - Change radio station
• D-Pad DOWN - Change radio station

Plane

• X - Thrust
• Square - Reverse thrust
• L2 - Move rudder left
• R2 - Move rudder right

Helicopter

• X - Ascend height
• Square - Descend height
• L2 - Move rudder left
• R2 - Move rudder right
• L3 - Hover
• Left analog stick(tilted forward) - Move forward

Default Controls

Control	PC	Xbox	PS2	Notes
On Foot
Look/Turn		Right Stick	Right Stick
Move		Left Stick	Left Stick
Jump/Climb/Block
Crouch/Sneak		Left Stick	Left Stick	Toggle crouch/sneak *On Xbox and PS3, you click down on the left stick
Run		(HOLD)	X (HOLD)
Sprint		(TAP)	X (TAP)
Enter Vehicle/Start Mini-game/ Secondary Attack/Pick Up Object
Attack/Fire Weapon
Cycle Weapon Left/Cycle Target Left			L-2
Cycle Weapon Right/Cycle Target Right			R-2
Center Camera/View Stats/Fire Weapon		Left Trigger	L-1
Target/Scope View		Right Trigger	R-1
Camera Modes		Back	Select
Pause Menu		Start	Start
Look Behind		Right Stick	Right Stick	Toggle look behind *On Xbox and PS3, you click down on the right stick
Active Gang Mode/Recruit		D-Pad Up	D-Pad Up
Passive Gang Mode/Recruit		D-Pad Down	D-Pad Down
Positive Response		D-Pad Right	D-Pad Right
Negative Response		D-Pad Left	D-Pad Left
First Person Shooting
First-Person Mode		Right Trigger	R-1	Hold down (Release to return to normal controls)
Shoot		Left Trigger or	L-1 or
Zoom In			L-2
Zoom Out			R-2
Aim		Right Stick or Left Stick	Right Stick or Left Stick
Duck		Left Stick	Left Stick	Toggle duck *On Xbox and PS3, you click down on the left stick
In Vehicle
Swimming
On Bicycle
Helicopter
Plane