# Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas/Basics/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 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 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

* Cross = Accelerate
* Square = Brake/Reverse
* Circle = Fire Weapon
* Triangle = Exit Vehicle
* L1 = Change Radio Station/Nitros/Vehicle Weapon
* L2 = Look to left of vehicle
* R1 = Handbrake
* R2 = Look to right of vehicle
* L2+R2 = Look behind vehicle
* Left Analog Stick = Steering
* L3 = Horn/Siren/Lock Hydraulics
* Right Analog Stick = Hydraulics/Vehicle Weapon Aim
* R3 = Hydraulics, Start/End Vehicle Mission

## X-Box

On Foot
* Left Thumbstick - Move CJ
* Right Thumbstick - Rotate Camera
* Left Thumbstick Click - Crouch
* Right Trigger - Lock on Target
* Left Trigger - Center Camera/View Stats/Fire Weapon
* Y Button - Enter Vehicle/Activate Mini Game/Secondary Attack/Pick Up Object
* B Button - Attack/Fire Weapon
* A Button - Run(Hold)/Sprint(Tap)
* X Button - Jump/Climb/Block
* White Button - Cycle Weapon Left
* Black Button - Cycle Weapon Right
* Back Button - Cycle Camera Mode
* Start - Pause
* D-Pad Up - Activate Gang
* D-Pad Down - Passive Gang
* D-Pad Left - Negative Response
* D-Pad Right - Positive Response
Bicycles
* Right Trigger - Pedal(Hold)/Pedal Faster(Tap)
* Left Trigger - Move Backwards
* B Button - Bunnyhop
* X Button - Brake
* Left Thumbstick Up/Down - Lean Forward/Backward
Vehicle Controls
* Y Button - Exit Vehicle
* A Button - Car Weapon/Nitrous
* Right Trigger - Accelerate
* Left Trigger - Brake/Reverse
* White Button - Look Left
* Black Button - Look Right
* Black+White - Rear View
* B Button - Car Weapon/Nitrous
* X Button - Hand Brake
* Right Thumbstick - Turret Control/Rotate Camera/Change Cinema Camera View/Hydraulics
* Left Thumbstick - Steering/Camera
* D-Pad Up/Down - Cycle Radio Stations
* D-Pad Right - Trip Skip (When Applicable)
* Back Button - Camera Modes
* Start Button - Pause Menu
* Right Click - Launch Mini Game
First Person Shooting
* Left Trigger - Shoot
* White/Black Buttons - Zoom In/Zoom Out
* B Button - Shoot
* Right Thumbstick - Aim
* Left Thumbstick - Aim
* Right Trigger - Return to Normal Controls
* Left Thumstick Click - Crouch
Swimming
* B Button - Dive Underwater
* A Button - Swim(Hold)/Swim Faster(Tap)
* X Button - Jump
* Y Button - Enter Vehicle
* Left Thumbstick - Move CJ
Helicopter
* Black Button - Rudder Right
* White Button - Rudder Left
* R Trigger - Ascend
* Left Trigger - Descend
* Left Thumbstick - Pitch/Roll
* A Button - Alternative Weapon
* B Button - Primary Weapon
* Left Thumbstick Click - Hover
* Right Thumbstick - Turret/Camera
Plane
* Black Button - Rudder Right
* White Button - Rudder Left
* R Trigger - Thrust
* L Trigger - Reverse Thrust
* B Button - Primary Weapon
* A Button - Alternate Weapon
* Right Thumbstick Click - Raise/Lower
* Right Thumbstick - Turret/Camera
* Left Thumbstick - Pitch/Roll

## PC

* 2 - Toggle vehicle missions
* C - Crouch
* LShift - Jump / Bunny Hop (BMX)
* LAlt - Sneak
* Space - Sprint
* LMB - Fire
* RMB - Aim
* H (in car Or bike) - Sound Horn; sirens on and off
* G - Recruit gang member, call gang members to you
* H - Tell gang members to hold ground, if held down disbands gang
* Y - Positive response
* N - Negative response
* 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