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Keyboard Controls and Gamepad

Find the default driving and menu keys for NFS Underground 2 in your browser, plus where to check gamepad bindings.

Accelerate
↑ W
Brake or reverse
↓ S
Steer
← → A D
Nitrous
Alt
Handbrake
Space
Shift up or down manually
Shift Ctrl
Change camera or look back
C B
Reset the car
R
Confirm or enter an event
Enter
Back or pause
Esc P
Map or messages
M Tab

Keyboard and menus

Click the game first. Use the arrow keys to move through menus, Enter to confirm and Esc to go back or pause. Alt is Option (⌥) on a Mac keyboard.

Manual gears and gamepads

For a regular Quick Race, select Auto or Manual before the race. For Manual, use the shift keys above. Connect a gamepad, click the game and press a controller button, then check its bindings under Options inside the game.

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Reference · nfsu2.org