Controls for GTA San Andreas

This article lists the default controls used for GTA San Andreas on the PC, Xbox, and PS2.

Default Controls

Control	PC	XBox	PS2	Notes
At All Times
Camera Modes	V	Back	Select
Pause Menu	ESC	Start	Start
On Foot
Look/Turn	Mouse	Right Stick	Right Stick
Move	W/A/S/D	Left Stick	Left Stick
Jump/Climb/Block	LSHIFT		Square
Crouch/Sneak	C	Left Stick	Left Stick	Toggle crouch/sneak *On XBox and PS2, you click down on the left stick
Run	SPACE (HOLD)	(HOLD)	Cross (HOLD)
Sprint	SPACE (TAP)	(TAP)	Cross (TAP)
Enter Vehicle/Start Mini-game/ Secondary Attack/Pick Up Object	F		Triangle
Attack/Fire Weapon	LMB		Circle
Cycle Weapon Left/Cycle Target Left	MOUSE WHEEL UP/DOWN		L2
Cycle Weapon Right/Cycle Target Right	N/A		R2
Center Camera/View Stats/Fire Weapon	N/A	Left Trigger	L1
Target/Scope View	RMB	Right Trigger	R1
Look Behind	MMB (click the mouse wheel)	Right Stick	Right Stick	Toggle look behind *On XBox and PS2, you click down on the right stick
Active Gang Mode/Recruit	G	D-Pad Up	D-Pad Up
Passive Gang Mode/Recruit	H	D-Pad Down	D-Pad Down
Positive Response	Y	D-Pad Right	D-Pad Right
Negative Response	N	D-Pad Left	D-Pad Left
First Person Shooting
First-Person Mode	RMB	Right Trigger (HOLD)	R1 (HOLD)
Shoot	LMB	Left Trigger or	L1 or Circle
Zoom In	MOUSE WHEEL UP/PG UP		L2
Zoom Out	MOUSE WHEEL DOWN/PG DOWN		R2
Aim	RMB	Right Stick or Left Stick	Right Stick or Left Stick
Duck	C	Left Stick	Left Stick	Toggle duck *On XBox and PS2, you click down on the left stick
In Vehicle
Enter/Exit Vehicle	ENTER/F		Triangle
Car Weapon/Nitrous	LMB/LCTRL	or	Cross or Circle
Hand Brake	SPACE		Square
Accelerate	UP/W	Right Trigger	Right Trigger
Brake/Reverse	DOWN/S	Left Trigger	Left Trigger
Look Left	Q		L2
Look Right	E		R2
Look Behind	Q&E	and	L2 and R2
Steering/Camera	LEFT/RIGHT/A/D	Left Stick	Left Stick
Horn	H	Left Stick	Left Stick	*On XBox and PS2, you click down on the left stick
Cycle Radio Stations	R	D-Pad Up/Down	D-Pad Up/D-Pad Down
Trip Skip	T	D-Pad Right	D-Pad Right
Turret Control/Manual Camera/ Change Cinematic Camera	MOUSE (first two) NUMPAD 4 (cinematic camera)	Right Stick	Right Stick
Sub-Mission	2	Right Stick	Right Stick	*On XBox and PS2, you click down on the right stick
Swimming
Swim	SPACE (HOLD)	(HOLD)	Cross (HOLD)
Swim Faster	SPACE (TAP)	(TAP)	Cross (TAP)
Jump	LSHIFT		Square
Enter/Exit Vehicle	ENTER/F		Triangle
Dive Underwater	LMB		Circle
Rotate Swim Direction	MOUSE	Left Stick	Left Stick
On Bicycle
Pedal	UP/W (HOLD)	Right Trigger (HOLD)	Right Trigger (HOLD)
Pedal Faster	UP/W (TAP)	Right Trigger (TAP)	Right Trigger (TAP)
Bunnyhop	LSHIFT		Circle
Bunnyhop Higher	LSHIFT (HOLD)	(HOLD)	Circle (HOLD)
Helicopter
Rudder Right	E		R2
Rudder Left	Q		L2
Ascend	W	Right Trigger	Right Trigger
Descend	S	Left Trigger	Left Trigger
Pitch/Roll	T/G/A/D	Left Stick	Left Stick
Hover		Left Stick	Left Stick	*On XBox and PS2, you click down on the left stick
Primary Weapon	LAlt		Circle
Alternative Weapon	LCtrl		Cross
Turret/Camera	Arrow Keys	Right Stick	Right Stick
Plane
Rudder Right	E		R2
Rudder Left	Q		L2
Thrust	W	Right Trigger	Right Trigger
Reverse Thrust	S	Left Trigger	Left Trigger
Pitch/Roll	T/G/A/D	Left Stick	Left Stick
Raise/Lower Landing Gear	2	Right Stick	Right Stick	*On XBox and PS2, you click down on the left stick
Primary Weapon	LAlt		Circle
Alternative Weapon	LCtrl		Cross
Turret/Camera	Arrow Keys	Right Stick	Right Stick