GTA 5 Xbox 360 Cheat Guide
The Xbox 360 version of GTA 5 still has a full set of working cheat codes. They're entered by holding the right stick (clicking it in) and then pressing the other buttons in sequence. The game gives a quick vibration confirmation when the code goes through, and you'll see a notification pop up on the bottom right of the screen. If nothing happens after you finish the sequence, you held the right stick too long or missed a button — this happens more often than you'd think when you're actually driving and trying to combo this in. Here are the ones people actually use, laid out plainly.
Trucos De Gta 5 Xbox 360: The Working Codes
Vehicle Spawns
Spawn Buzzard Helicopter: Hold R-Stick, then RT, X, LB, X, A, Y, A, RT, RB, LT, LB, RB Spawn Tank (Miranda): Hold R-Stick, then RT, X, LB, X, A, Y, X, RT, RB, LT, LB, RB Spawn Monster Truck: Hold R-Stick, then RB, LT, LB, RT, Right, X, A, Right
Spawn Sanchez Dune Buggy: Hold R-Stick, then RT, X, LB, X, A, Y, A, RT, RB, LT, LB, LB Spawn BMX: Hold R-Stick, then X, X, A, Right, Left, X, X, X, Left, Right, X, Left
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Player Effects
Super Jump: Hold R-Stick, then LT, X, RB, RT, Right, Down Fast Run: Hold R-Stick, then RB, RB, A, Y, RB, Left, Left, LB, B Swim Super Fast: Hold R-Stick, then LT, X, RT, RB, Right, Right
Infinite Ammo: Hold R-Stick, then Y, X, LB, RT, Left, B, Right, X Never Wanted: Hold R-Stick, then RB, Y, A, RB, B, LB, X, RB, LT, LB, X, A Remove Wanted Level: Hold R-Stick, then Right, Left, Right, RB, X, LB
Add a Star: Hold R-Stick, then Right, Left, Right, LB, X, RB
Weapons and Health
Give All Weapons: Hold R-Stick, then LT, X, LB, RT, Right, RB, Left, RB Instant Escape: Hold R-Stick, then LT, X, RB, RT, Left, Up 5-Star Wanted Level: Hold R-Stick, then RB, Right, LB, X, A, RT, Left
Super Punch: Hold R-Stick, then LT, X, Y, LB, LT, LB, B, RT, X, B, LT Explosive Bullets: Hold R-Stick, then Right, Right, A, RT, Left, Right, LT, LB Explosive Melee: Hold R-Stick, then Left, Left, A, RT, Right, Left, LT, LB
Weather and Time
Change Weather: Hold R-Stick, then X, X, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right, Left The button inputs need to be held in order, not all at once. Most people mess this up because they try to mash through the sequence too fast. The game has a small window — maybe two seconds between each input — before it resets the combo. I learned this the hard way on a first playthrough when I was trying to spawn a Buzzard mid-chase and ended up accidentally removing my wanted level instead because I fat-fingered the last three buttons. Took me three attempts before I got the timing right. There's also an important thing about save files that nobody warns you about upfront. When you activate a cheat code, the game flags your save. This means you won't get any medals or trophies for that session, and certain mission progress gets locked. I found out when I was mid-through the "Blitz Play" mission and couldn't complete it after having used the infinite ammo and weapon cheats earlier that day. The mission simply wouldn't register a completion. Had to load a backup save from before I started experimenting with the codes.

My workaround was straightforward: I kept separate save files. One clean profile for missions and achievements, another for sandbox cheat exploration. It takes about thirty seconds to copy your save via the cloud or USB transfer, and it saved me from having to replay several hours of mission content.
Things The Manual Doesn't Tell You
Here's what I wish someone had said before I wasted a weekend on it. First, the cheat system doesn't track whether you're on foot, in a vehicle, or in the air — but some codes behave differently depending on your state. The super jump code works from a standstill or while sprinting, but if you're already mid-air from a ramp, the game registers it weirdly and you just float down slowly instead of launching. Use it on solid ground. Second, the explosive bullets cheat stacks with the never wanted code. This is the combo I use most often — go in guns blazing without any police response. The tradeoff is you never earn money or reputation from those encounters, so it's not useful for progressing the game. It's purely for messing around. Third, and this is the one people get wrong most often: the R-Stick hold needs to be maintained throughout the entire sequence. You release it after the last button press. If you let go of the stick too early, the game registers the whole thing as a dead input. I've seen dozens of forum posts from people claiming a code "doesn't work" who were just lifting their thumb off the stick halfway through.
When Cheats Completely Fail
There are scenarios where no cheat code will function. During any story mission cutscene, while in a heist setup, or inside the Maze Bank Tower elevator — the input system is locked. Also, if you've already disabled cheats by dying or quitting to main menu after using them, you can't re-enable them in the same session. You need to restart the game entirely to reset the flag. If you're looking for an alternative to button combos, the Xbox 360 dashboard doesn't have a built-in cheat menu like later consoles did. Some third-party tools existed back in the day, but they required a modified console and weren't worth the risk. The raw button sequences remain the only reliable method on unmodified hardware.