Since no one replied, I can tell you how a '91 S-class is removed.
Maybe they are similar.
Around the shifter there is a black plastic rectangle, about 1/2 inch wide.
Just pry it up carefully with a putty knife or similar tool. Protect the wood around it with tape. Then, to remove the wooden surround piece, remove the ash tray holder (two screws beneath the ash tray), pop out the coin holder tray, and slide the wooden plate forward. Easy really.

DG