hey!
I had a similar issue today, after getting my car back from the dealership after having CC fitted. That part is easy to remove, but its connected to the top cover of your steering wheel cover part. You can pop it out by using a butter knife or similar on each side, the far left and right hand part of this piece. Its best if you pull the steering wheel right out and drop it down as far as you can.
The top piece of the steering wheel cover "pops" off by opening the top and bottom piece close to the sttering wheel and lifting it up. I did this with the butter knife again.
I found a guide on another forum, want me to post it?