| Given by |  Niko’s cell phone, from any mission or none |
|---|---|
| Opens after | Once Roman hands you a phone in It’s Your Call |
| Counts toward 100% | No. Cheats are not part of the 100% route, and nothing in the checklist asks you to use one. Nothing here adds to the 60% story, 25% side jobs, 5% collectibles or 10% friends shares. |
| Reward | Instant health, armor, weapons, vehicles and wanted level changes. Free to dial. |
GTA 4 has 16 phone cheats for Niko: four health and weapon codes, three weather and wanted level codes, and nine vehicle spawns. You dial them like a normal call, and the effect hits the moment you press call. A cheat costs no money. What it can cost you is an achievement: several codes switch off trophies on the save you’re playing on. None of them touch the 100% checklist, so you can still finish the game with a save that used them.
How to dial a cheat
Pull out the phone, open the keypad and type the seven digits as if you were calling someone. The cheat fires as soon as the call goes through. You can do this on foot or in a car, in any mission or between missions. Once a cheat has worked, it stays in the Cheats list on the phone, so you can pick it again without typing the number. The letters in brackets in the tables below are the same digits as they appear on the phone keypad.
What a cheat turns off
Only some codes block achievements, and the block only applies to the save you’re on. Load a save that never used a cheat and the achievements come back. If you’re chasing achievements, keep a clean save file and do your cheating on a copy. Everything else in this guide assumes you didn’t dial anything.
| Blocked | Why it matters |
|---|---|
 Cleaned the Mean Streets | The weapon codes switch it off, because they hand you the guns. |
 Finish Him | The two codes that refill health switch it off. |
 One Man Army | Health refills, clearing your wanted level and the helicopter all switch it off. |
 Walk Free | Clearing your wanted level and the helicopter both switch it off. |
Health, weapons, weather and wanted level
| Cheat | Number | Achievements it blocks | Jump to |
|---|---|---|---|
 Full health, ammo, vehicle repair and advanced weapons | 482-555-0100 (GTA-555-0100) | Cleaned the Mean Streets, Finish Him, One Man Army | Health and ammo set |
 Full health and armor, vehicle repair | 362-555-0100 (DOC-555-0100) | Cleaned the Mean Streets, Finish Him, One Man Army | Health and armor |
 Advanced weapons and full ammo | 486-555-0100 (GUN-555-0100) | Cleaned the Mean Streets | Advanced weapons |
 Poor weapons and full ammo | 486-555-0150 (GUN-555-0150) | Cleaned the Mean Streets | Poor weapons |
| Change the weather | 468-555-0100 (HOT-555-0100) | None | Weather |
 Clear your wanted level | 267-555-0100 (COP-555-0100) | Walk Free, One Man Army | Clear wanted level |
 Raise your wanted level by one star | 267-555-0150 (COP-555-0150) | None | Raise wanted level |
Health and ammo set
Dial 482-555-0100. This is the all-in-one: it fills your health, repairs the car you’re in and gives you the advanced weapon set with full ammo. It switches off Cleaned the Mean Streets, Finish Him and One Man Army. Once the game shows 100% completion, repeating this cheat enough times gives you unlimited ammo.
Health and armor
Dial 362-555-0100 for full health and armor, plus a repaired vehicle. It blocks the same three achievements as the all-in-one code, so use it only on a save you don’t mind losing them on.
Advanced weapons
Dial 486-555-0100. You get a baseball bat, a combat pistol, a combat shotgun, an SMG, a carbine rifle, a combat sniper rifle, grenades and an RPG, all with refilled ammo. The only thing it blocks is Cleaned the Mean Streets. The same unlimited ammo trick works after 100% completion. See Weapons for what each gun does.
Poor weapons
Dial 486-555-0150 for the cheaper set: a knife, a pistol, a pump shotgun, a micro SMG, an assault rifle, a combat sniper rifle, Molotov cocktails and an RPG, with ammo topped up. It also blocks Cleaned the Mean Streets and shares the unlimited ammo bonus once the game is complete.
Weather
Dial 468-555-0100 and the weather moves to the next of the game’s eight conditions, in the same order every time. Dial again to keep stepping. It doesn’t block anything, so it’s the safest cheat in the game, and handy if you want clear skies for a stunt jump.
Clear wanted level
Dial 267-555-0100 and the stars vanish. Police stop chasing you at once. It blocks Walk Free and One Man Army, so it’s a bad habit on a clean save. Check the vehicles page for fast cars if you’d rather outrun the cops.
Raise wanted level
Dial 267-555-0150 to add one star. It blocks nothing. It’s useful if you need a wanted level for a Vigilante or Most Wanted target, or if you’re practicing getaways.
Vehicle cheats
Each vehicle code drops the car, bike or boat right next to Niko. Nothing here blocks an achievement unless the table says so. Dialing the same code twice gives you the vehicle in a different color. The FIB Buffalo and Annihilator always come in black. A spawn can make nearby pedestrians and parked cars disappear, so don’t stand next to anything you need.
| Vehicle | Number | Achievements it blocks | Jump to |
|---|---|---|---|
 FIB Buffalo | 227-555-0100 (CAR-555-0100) | None | FIB Buffalo |
 Cognoscenti | 227-555-0142 (CAR-555-0142) | None | Cognoscenti |
 Comet | 227-555-0175 (CAR-555-0175) | None | Comet |
 Super GT | 227-555-0168 (CAR-555-0168) | None | Super GT |
 Turismo | 227-555-0147 (CAR-555-0147) | None | Turismo |
 NRG 900 | 625-555-0100 (MBK-555-0100) | None | NRG 900 |
 Sanchez | 625-555-0150 (MBK-555-0150) | None | Sanchez |
 Jetmax | 938-555-0100 (WET-555-0100) | None | Jetmax |
 Annihilator | 359-555-0100 (FLY-555-0100) | Walk Free, One Man Army | Annihilator |
FIB Buffalo
Dial 227-555-0100. A black sedan with good grip and decent speed. It’s the toughest everyday car you can call up, and it always arrives black.
Cognoscenti
Dial 227-555-0142. A big luxury sedan that rides smooth and takes hits well. It’s slower than the sports cars, but a good pick for a calm drive across town.
Comet
Dial 227-555-0175. A fast, light sports car. Because the color changes each time, you can keep dialing until you get one you like.
Super GT
Dial 227-555-0168. A sleek grand tourer that holds the road well at speed. It’s a fine choice for a long highway run.
Turismo
Dial 227-555-0147. One of the quickest cars you can spawn. It needs a light touch on the throttle in corners, and it’s the one to grab for Brucie’s Races.
NRG 900
Dial 625-555-0100. A fast sport bike that’s quick through traffic and easy to lose control of. Spawn this one away from pedestrians, since bikes can clear nearby people and other bikes.
Sanchez
Dial 625-555-0150. A dirt bike that can cut across parks and rough ground. It’s also one of the bikes Exotic Exports asks for.
Jetmax
Dial 938-555-0100 near water. You get the speedboat. It’s good for getting between islands, but if police chase you across island borders in it, you won’t earn Walk Free for that escape.
Annihilator
Dial 359-555-0100. The black attack helicopter. Spawn it in an open spot and you can fly over the whole city. It blocks Walk Free and One Man Army on the current save.
Other things to know
Cheats from the GTA 4 phone only work in this game. The cheats added by the two downloadable episodes belong to those episodes and aren’t covered here. If you drive Mr. Tasty’s ice cream truck and use the horn to cycle through the jingles until the game’s main theme plays, calling the ZiT service number 948-555-0100 gives you full health, armor, ammo and a repair. It isn’t listed in the phone’s cheat menu, and it turns off Finish Him.
