How to remove under dash panel?

[bwilson4web]

Hi,

My 2017 BMW i3-REx came with a mystery OBD connector that appears to just tap it for DC power and then disappear behind the bottom dash trim below the brake pedal hinge mount and steering wheel. Looking at Ebay, it appears to be held by clips and be one piece. Given the age and tendency for plastics to become brittle, does anyone have instructions or guide on how to remove this piece?

I don't know what it is connected to and alway worry about parasitic loads. So I want to remove the panel and trace the mystery wire back to its load.

Thanks,
Bob Wilson

 

[alohart]

It might be helpful to use a trim removal kit which is a set of plastic tools that can pry plastic panels to pop their clips loose without marring the plastic panel and maybe reducing clip breakage. However, removing almost anything that BMW attaches with clips tends to break some of the clips.