Kempf Digital Hand Controls

Kempf adapts handicap vehicles with digital car hand controls, electronic left foot gas pedals and other handicap driving aids using leading edge technology. The handicap driving solutions from Kempf respect and maintain all safety features of the adapted vehicles. With Darios – the digital accelerator ring and main hand brake paraplegic drivers can keep both hands on the steering wheel.

PICADO – The stabilized steering knob with secondary functions enables a driver using only one hand on the wheel to control up to 16 functions without taking his hand off the knob. An unsurpassed comfort is obtained thanks to its stabilizing force.

A driver without the use of the right leg,can use a switchable electronic left foot accelerator pedal installed left from the brake pedal. With a pushbutton on the dashboard the driver selects the left pedal just after starting the engine.

Kempf offers a lifetime warranty on all its products and free transport nationwide with the installation of a Darios hand control or a Picado steering knob.

Kempf Product Solutions

Our solution for hand controls for paraplegic drivers, is DARIOS – the Digital Accelerator Ring and the Main Hand Brake, which can be installed on most cars with automatic transmissions.

Smoothly push the ring towards the steering wheel to accelerate. Move the main hand brake downward to brake. It may be installed left or right from the steering column.

In some situations one hand is enough to steer and accelerate, keeping the other hand free to control the radio or the ventilator, while never being far from the hand brake.

PICADO – the stabilized steering knob with secondary functions.

When the driver activates a button on the control unit, the command is sent through an existing wired connection from the steering wheel to the dashboard where it is analyzed by the main electronic controller.

The appropriate function is then activated, like it would by the original controls. The use of a wired connection makes the system perfectly reliable in all circumstances. No battery is needed like it would be with infrared systems.

The system is programmable to fit the specific wiring requirements of each car. It can be installed on all vehicles with automatic transmission including vehicles with multiplex electronics.

With PICADO you can control up to 16 Functions:
The second function of a button is activated by pushing longer on the button:
1 – Wiper speed – /
Washer rear
2 – Wiper speed + /
Washer front
3 – Turn signal left /
Power window left (optional)
4 – Turn signal right /
Hazards lights
5 – Low beam headlights /
ighbeam headlights
6 – Flasher
7 – Horn
Helpful in roundabouts:
8 – Momentary turn signal left
(timing of approx. 5 flashes)
9 – Momentary turn signal right
(timing of approx. 5 flashes)

he switchable electronic left foot accelerator pedal.
No handling or diplacing of any part is necessary to switch between the original and the left foot accelerator pedal.
A green lighted switch installed on the dashboard enables the driver to select the left foot accelerator pedal during 10 seconds after each engine start.
The use of an identical original pedal for the left foot accelerator pedal, provides the same comfort as the original pedal.