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Illustrated fitting instructions 

PLEASE TURN PAGE FOR INSTALLATION STEPS 8, 9 & 10

Note: If NOT using the ‘Caretaker’ feature - go to Step 6.

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6.

4.

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3.

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‘Caretaker’ feature

‘Caretaker’ feature

‘Caretaker’ feature

Lockbody Installation

Cylinder installation

Preparation

ILLUSTRATED FITTING INSTRUCTIONS

ELEGANCE

for hinged security doors

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Select the 

exterior handle assembly

 which includes the 

caretaker mechanism shown  below.
When viewing the door  from the outside of the house, 
if the hinges are on the right hand side, rotate the ‘D’ pin towards the 
right hand marks - RH. As shown below. 
If the door hinges are on the left hand side, rotate the ‘D’ pin 
towards the left hand marks - LH. As shown below.

‘D’ pin shown 

rotated for 

Right Hand

door

Caretaker 

mechanism

‘D’ pin shown 

rotated for 

Left Hand

door

Slide the Caretaker spindle 
vertically under the 
caretaker cover 
plate as shown
below.

Go to step 7

caretaker 
spindle

caretaker 
spindle fitted

cover plate

If 

not

 using the ‘caretaker’ feature, push the plastic plug which 

has the Austral logo, into the square hole shown below.

Move the ‘D’ pin until the Austral logo on the plastic plug is vertical.

After adjusting, give the plug a final push to insure it is tight.

‘D’ pin

plastic plug with 

Austral logo

square hole

(PK0234) ELEGANCE instructions (Trade A4) R5.cdr

7.

Fit the correct Snib Lever

Select the 

interior handle assembly

 with 

snib lever hole.

Select the correct snib lever as shown in the box below. 
Hold the 

snib lever

 horizontally and insert it into 

the 

snib lever hole, 

turn it until vertical to secure it.

If the 

handle

 does not point towards the door 

hinges, remove it from the 

handle plate

 and 

exchange with the other 

handle.

While holding the 

snib lever

 vertical, 

place the lever assembly against the door.

snib lever

towards door 

hinges

interior handle

assembly

hollow snib, to u

with caretaker

se 

snib with spindle, to use 

without caretaker

or

Austral

Lock

is to assist in easy installation. 

- Do not 

remove. 

 

The 

sticker

 on the rear of the 

lockbody

 

ensure that the 

rear slide

 is pushed 

completely down before assembling the 

lockbody

 into the 

door cutout

.  

If the 

sticker

 has been broken or removed,

lockbody

sticker

rear slide

Depress the 

auxiliary bolt

 to ensure the

main bolt

 is fully extended.

 
Insert the 

key

 and turn to locked position.

Assemble the 

cylinder

 through the lock 

so the 

cylinder

 protrudes equally from 

both sides.
NOTE : the cylinder 

cam 

must rotate as 

shown below. (cam turns towards front 
of door)

Turn 

key

 to unlocked position and 

remove 

key.

Insert 

#10 x 38mm cylinder screw

 & tighten.

NOTE : test, 

main bolt 

should not depress

main bolt

cylinder
screw

auxillary bolt

cam operation

cylinder

cylinder cam

accessory kit, be sure to follow the cylinder installation 
procedure within the multipoint kit instructions. 

IMPORTANT : If installing ELEGANCE with a multipoint 

156mm

16mm

Door Cutout

Insert the 

lock body

 into the 

door

 

cutout

Secure the 

lockbody

 with the two 

#8x13mm lockbody screws.

lock body

lock body
screw

door cutout

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