April 2024: While attempting to repair my power antenna I needed to remove the cargo shade to gain access to the rubber grommet through which the power and COAX cable pass through the body of the car.

The problem was that I couldn't figure out how to remove the cargo shade.

You need to remove the plastic trim around the rear hatch to expose the cargo shade. If you have never removed the cargo shade before, it can be quite frustrating because it isn't obvious how it is mounted. Trying to pry it with screwdrivers or putty knives etc. can break the mounting points.

The cargo shade ends are spring loaded which allows the cargo shade's roller length to be shortened by compressing the ends (much like a toilet paper holder.) Once compressed, the shade can be removed from the body mount sockets.

I found that if you wrap some twine around the end of the cargo shade between the shade end and the body mount socket and pull the twine towards the other side of the car the shade will compress and come out pretty easily.

Here are some pictures of the cargo shade ends and the body mount sockets.

Note: The cargo shade roller springs (which retract the cargo shade) are pre-tensioned and remain tensioned (unlike those of a household window shade) even when the cargo shade is removed from the car. You do not have to be concerned with re-tensioning the roller springs when removing and re-installing the cargo shade.