With Darios - the digital accelerator ring and main hand
brake driving without the use of both legs is quite intuitive:
Just press the ring to accelerate. Brake with the left or right
hand brake integrated in the dashboard.
Only very little effort is needed to accelerate.
The leather covered ring turns freely enabling precise accel-
eration while exiting a turn.
DARIOS* adapts its sensitivity to the speed of the vehicle:
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At low speed the acceleration is smooth and progressive
making precise driving maneuvers like parking and driv-
ing on ice and snow easy to perform.
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At high speed the acceleration is quick and dynamic
making reactive and safe driving easy, like highway driv-
ing, passing at high speed or collision avoidance ma-
neuvers.
With DARIOS the full engine power of the vehicle always
remains available.
*DARIOS = Digital Accelerator Ring Optimized for Speed.
The original pedals remain
functional so the vehicle can
easily be driven by someone
not using the hand controls.
The PLEASURE
The digital accelerator ring
DARIOS may be deactivated
with a switch on the dash-
board.
Darios-Duo has 2 driving positions:
I = comfort mode for soft and pro-
gressive accelerations
II = sport mode for more dynamic
accelerations
SURE of DRIVING
DARIOS 211
For flat bottomed steering wheels
The digital accelerator ring DARIOS 211
has a flat bottom and its sleeve still slides
freely to facilitate the acceleration when
coming out of a sharp turn.
It is made out of more than 200 tiny parts
which slide on the metal ring.
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211
and
The main left or right hand brake consists of a lever coming out
of the dashboard that pivots around one horizontal and invisible
axis.
The brake lever’s handle moves downward. No need to bend for-
ward to brake, so the driver keeps his or her eyes level at all time.
The force required to brake by hand is approximately one half of
the one required by foot.
The mechanical connection with the brake pedal is hidden behind
the cover of the dashboard. Therefore, the knee space remains
free of any metal parts and the knee airbag remains functional.
The main hand brake for each new car model requires research
and development to maintain the original safety level designed
by the car manufacturers.
In case of a failure in the original braking system the full braking
range is obtainable with the main hand brake lever.
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THE MAIN HANDBRAKE
Handcrafted brake knobs.
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THE MAIN HANDBRAKE
DARIOS respects and maintains all safety features of the original vehicle.
It uses two sensors inside the steering wheel to comply with all car manufactur-
ers’ safety requirements: All original electronic throttle pedals have two sensors
to be immune to electromagnetic noise and avoid unintended accelerations.
Be aware that any electronic accelerator using just one sensor can’t guarantee
the absence of involuntary accelerations.
DARIOS was tested in the laboratories of Daimler AG in Germany for its elec-
tromagnetic compatibility. It is compliant with the EU directive E1 2009/19 CE.
It means that DARIOS is immune to electromagnetic noise.
These tests guarantee that with DARIOS you will never experience any unin-
tended acceleration.
The airbag deploys normally.
Tests performed in laboratories prove that the ring doesn’t
affect the airbag’s deployment.
SAFETY
OUR HISTORY
In 1954 Jean-Pierre KEMPF, who had lost
the use of both legs after contracting po-
lio, invented the accelerator ring to be
able to drive his car keeping both hands
on the steering wheel.
He started his company and by the end
of his life in 2002 he had adapted over
100,000 vehicles.
In 1999 the digital accelerator ring re-
placed the mechanical one.
In 2006 it was upgraded with the “Dual
Select” version enabling the driver to
select between “Comfort” and “Sport”
mode.
In 2010 the digital accelerator ring DARI-
OS adapts itself to the speed of the vehi-
cle, giving the driver unsurpassed preci-
sion in throttle control.
In 2017 DARIOS becomes compatible
with the new digital accelerator pedals.
In 2019 DARIOS 211 adapts its shape to
the flat bottomed steering wheels while
maintaining a sliding sleeve for precise
accelerations when exiting a turn.
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