Product overview 
  2.5 Operator controls and display elements 
CPU 1513R-1 PN (6ES7513-1RL00-0AB0) 
Equipment Manual, 05/2021, A5E42009333-AC 
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Pulling and plugging the front panel with display 
You can pull and plug the front panel with display during operation. 
 
Personal injury and damage to property may occur 
If you remove or attach the front panel of a redundant system S7-1500R/H during operation, 
personal injury or damage to property can occur in hazardous area zone 2. 
Before you remove or fit the front panel, always switch off the power supply to the 
S7-1500R/H redundant system in hazardous area zone 2. 
Locking the front panel 
You can lock the front panel to protect the SIMATIC memory card and the mode selector of 
the CPU against unauthorized access. 
You can attach a security seal or a padlock with a hoop diameter of 3 mm to the front panel. 
 
Figure 2-4  Locking latch on the CPU 
In addition to the mechanical lock, you can also block access to a password-protected CPU on 
the display (local lock) and assign a password for the display. You can find additional 
information on the display, the configurable protection levels and the local lock in the system 
manual for Redundant System S7-1500R/H 
(https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109754833). 
Reference 
You can find detailed information on the individual display options, a training course and a 
simulation of the available menu commands in the SIMATIC S7-1500 Display Simulator 
(https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109761758).