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Euro Truck Simulator 2 controls & keybinds

Euro Truck Simulator 2’s default keyboard controls: W and S, or the up and down arrows, drive and brake, A and D or the left and right arrows steer, Shift and Ctrl shift up and down, and Space sets the parking brake. E switches the electrics on and holding E starts the engine. The square brackets are the indicators, L cycles the lights and K is the high beam, C is cruise control, T attaches the trailer, the number keys switch cameras and M opens the world map. Every key can be changed under Options › Keys & Buttons.

The keys people look up first

Euro Truck Simulator 2 controls at a glance

Default bindings for the actions searched for most. The full lists, the settings that change how they feel and the printable layout are below.

Action	PC
Map	`M`

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Highlighted keys carry a default action; hover or tap a key for every action bound to it.

Action	Default key
Driving
Throttle	`W / Up arrow`
Brake and reverseHeld at a standstill, the brake reverses.	`S / Down arrow`
Steer left	`A / Left arrow`
Steer right	`D / Right arrow`
Switch the electrics on and off	`E`
Start and stop the engine	`E (hold)`
Parking brake	`Space`
Engine brake	`B`
Retarder up / down	`; / '`
Transmission
Shift up	`Left Shift / Right Shift`
Shift down	`Left Ctrl / Right Ctrl`
Shift to neutral	`Mouse 3`
Lights and signals
Left indicator	`[`
Right indicator	`]`
Hazard lights	`F`
Cycle the lightsParking lights, then low beam.	`L`
High beam	`K`
Beacon	`O`
Horn	`H`
Air horn	`N`
Wipers	`P`
Assistants
Cruise control	`C`
Cruise control speed up	`Numpad Plus`
Cruise control speed down	`Numpad Minus`
Resume cruise control	`Numpad Enter`
Lane assistant mode	`Numpad 0`
Lane keeping assistant	`Numpad Del`
Truck and trailer
Attach or detach the trailerBack the fifth wheel under the trailer first; the game tells you when it can couple.	`T`
Differential lock	`V`
Lift or drop an axle	`U`
Open / close the right window	`Page Up / Page Down`
Open / close the left window	`Home / End`
Dashboard display mode	`I`
Camera and HUD
Switch cameraOne view per number key, from the cabin to the outside cameras.	`1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9`
Quick info	`F1`
Show or hide the side mirrors on screen	`F2`
Show or hide the HUD widgets	`F3`
Seat and mirror adjustment	`F4`
Services and adjustments	`F7`
World map	`M`
Sleep at a rest areaThe prompt appears when you stop at a rest area or a garage.	`Enter`

Reach check · your keyboard, this game

Can your board actually play Euro Truck Simulator 2?

Every default bind, re-scored against the keyboard you own. Distance is measured from the left hand resting on WASD, because that is where it stays while you play.

On a 60% board Euro Truck Simulator 2 loses 16 keys. Up arrow, Down arrow, Left arrow, Right arrow, Numpad Plus, Numpad Minus, Numpad Enter, Numpad 0, Numpad Del, Home, End, F1, F2, F3, F4 and F7 are not on that board at all — so throttle, brake and reverse, steer left, steer right and 11 more have nowhere to live until you rebind them. Do that before the first match rather than during it. How that compares with every other game.

W / Up arrow Throttle
S / Down arrow Brake and reverse
A / Left arrow Steer left
D / Right arrow Steer right
E Switch the electrics on and off
E (hold) Start and stop the engine
Space Parking brake
B Engine brake
; / ' Retarder up / down
Left Shift / Right Shift Shift up
Left Ctrl / Right Ctrl Shift down
Mouse 3 Shift to neutral
[ Left indicator
] Right indicator
F Hazard lights
L Cycle the lights
K High beam
O Beacon
H Horn
N Air horn
P Wipers
C Cruise control
Numpad Plus Cruise control speed up
Numpad Minus Cruise control speed down
Numpad Enter Resume cruise control
Numpad 0 Lane assistant mode
Numpad Del Lane keeping assistant
T Attach or detach the trailer
V Differential lock
U Lift or drop an axle
Page Up / Page Down Open / close the right window
Home / End Open / close the left window
I Dashboard display mode
1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 Switch camera
F1 Quick info
F2 Show or hide the side mirrors on screen
F3 Show or hide the HUD widgets
F4 Seat and mirror adjustment
F7 Services and adjustments
M World map
Enter Sleep at a rest area

On the keys: your hand is already there
Comfortable: a finger moves, the hand does not
Stretch: the hand lifts, movement wobbles
Off movement: you let go of A and D to press it
Not on this board: the key does not physically exist

Reach uses the same key geometry as BindIQ, which can rebuild the whole layout for you once you know what is out of reach. Mouse buttons always count as reachable — your right hand is already there.

How that compares

16 keys missing 60%16 gone65%11 gonetenkeylessall there 60% keyboard check 24 of the 69 games we score lose a key on a 60%, and this is one of them.

One line per question

How to do the things people search for in Euro Truck Simulator 2

Generated from the default bindings above, so an action and its key can never disagree.

How to open the map in Euro Truck Simulator 2 on PC?

To open the map in Euro Truck Simulator 2, press M on PC.

Quick answers

What are the default controls in Euro Truck Simulator 2?

W and S, or the up and down arrows, accelerate and brake, and A and D or the left and right arrows steer. Shift and Ctrl shift up and down, Space is the parking brake and B the engine brake. E switches on the electrics and holding E starts the engine. The [ and ] keys are the indicators, F the hazard lights, L the lights, K the high beam, P the wipers and H the horn. C is cruise control, T attaches the trailer, 1 to 9 switch cameras and M opens the world map.

How do you attach a trailer in Euro Truck Simulator 2?

Reverse slowly until the fifth wheel is under the trailer, then press T. The game shows a prompt when it can couple, and confirms with "Fifth wheel locked" while the legs come up. Pressing T again detaches the trailer at the end of a job.

How do you start the truck in Euro Truck Simulator 2?

Press E to switch the electrics on and hold E to start the engine. Release the parking brake with Space, then drive off with W or the up arrow.

Where is controls.sii in Euro Truck Simulator 2?

In the profile folder: Documents\Euro Truck Simulator 2\profiles\, then the folder of your profile. With Steam Cloud on for that profile, it is under Documents\Euro Truck Simulator 2\steam_profiles\ instead. The file holds your key bindings, so copying it moves your layout to another profile.

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