Game Controls
Southern California is Controller and Keyboard friendly
General GTA game controls apply on both controller and keyboard for movement and gameplay.
Keyboard only:
- Animations: F3 (Use arrows to navigate)
- Boat Anchor: LeftALT+U
- Cancel Animation: X (Press then press again to turn off hands up)
- Accessories: K
- Crouch: ALT + F
- Exit Vehicle Inventory: “Backspace” Ensure you exit menu, or you will get stuck
- Hands up: X (must hold to keep hands up)
- Inventory: F2
- Job menu: F6
- Lock, unlock, open/close doors, turn engine on and off
Note: vehicle must belong to you to lock / unlock
- Lock, unlock, open/close doors, turn engine on and off
- Note: backspace closes most menus
- Open Tablet: LeftALT + L
- (To exit tablet, click the button at the bottom or, click on an empty space in the background and hit ESC.)
- Pay Invoices: F7
- Pet Menu: F10
- Phone: LeftALT + F1
- Player list: LeftALT + Page Up
- Point Finger: B
- Text chat: T (NOTE: only the commands below are functional; regular chatting is disabled. Use the phone to communicate with other players)
- /shuff (shuffles your car seat)
- /repair (attempts to repair your car. If in mechanic shop (yellow wrenches) it will be repaired by an NPC based on damage. Does not work if there is mechanics online.)
- /e [emote] (Use F3 to see the list of available emotes you can use.)
- /switch (allows you to switch characters without quitting. BETA feature.)
- Vehicle Extra’s: F9 (must be in car)
- Vehicle Inventory: – (minus key)
- Vehicle Livery’s: F5 (must be in car)
- Vehicle Menu: M
- Voice chat: N (can be changed in game settings)
*Note: Some controls still require a keyboard