'Fraid not Mac, it comes off with plenty of room under the steering wheel, or at least it has in my car. You may need to reposition the wheel though, I have it fully out and almost fully up.I believe the steering wheel has to come off to do it properly, without breaking tabs. Stand to be corrected though ...
Mac.
I just checked - it is dead easy, no tools needed.
You just push the bottom end of the service flap handle up and this releases the T piece on the cable, slide the handle back slightly to allow the T piece through the gap in the handle and that's it.
Handle:
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Pushed up to release:
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John