[timmahh]

Hi Shawzy - what are you trying to remove exactly? The entire center control, wood surround, light pipes and side leather pieces are one unit. You remove the side carpet panels, remove four torx screws. Then gently pry it up. There will be four connections, 2x for the light bars, 1 for the iDrive controller, and 1 for the main control unit.

If you are merely swapping the gear shifter, ie just the knob, none of that needs to be done. It's super quick.

Edit: if you're just stuck at disconnecting the main harness, there's a plastic piece that swings and locks it into place. You just push down in the general area of that "lock bar" and slide it down, which will disconnect the harness. Similar connections are used throughout the car - have a look at the Bavsound g05 YouTube video and jump to the doors, you'll see how it works.

Once it's out, you'll remove a few screws on the bottom of the iDrive module, then you'll do some prying from the bottom to clear it of the tabs that it snaps into and push it out.