HELP! Removing the rear and side interior panels…

[Brass]

I know this is an old post, but this for anybody searching this…

Jesus Christ you guys seriously. Pulling the rear panel is super easy. Took me three minutes and I didn’t break or lose a clip.

So to start use clip tools. A set of them is like $12 at Amazon. I used two little pry tools that came with my set, they look like this.

The back panel is on top, meaning you don’t have to pull side panels. The pic that I swiped from above shows the clip locations. What it doesn’t show are clips between the back panel and the side panel, maybe 5 of them each side.

This can be done with both seats in even.

So I just found myself in the same boat, but I have to disagree with how simple you make this sound.
I also started with pry tools and just figured from what I was seeing that the rear panel was on top and didn't require anything else removed - all before I came here looking for help. The issue that you seem to make light of is how delicate those top clips are: they're lightweight plastic clipped into sturdy metal clips. The first one appeared to come off easily enough, but further inspection showed the plastic simply snapped off at the metal clip:

So then I read your comment and a trim tool on either side and a bit of a gentler, but steady pull:

and it doesn't look broke, but possibly deformed:

Then I tried something different.
I pulled out this trim tool:

And using the relief cuts in the top of the trim panel that almost seem precisely for this purpose (pure speculation), I manged to get the tip right around that clip at the joint. I needed to remove one of the roof bolts to allow the arm to get the proper leverage: (below is how the tool sat before I leveraged it)

Then a gentle lever action, and the clip popped out of the slot cleanly and does not appear damaged:

Still in progress on this (I'm also installing antennas) - I'll update once finished with an update on the final damage.

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[Brass]

OK, so I don't think you can get that panel out completely without removing the passenger side seat pair.
The panel goes under the seats on that side:

But here's the final top clip states - using the metal trim pry bar was definitely better for the clips, at the expense of the top lip of the trim getting scratched:

Also, there ARE screws on the passenger side, at least if you have the Bluetooth speaker - not sure if it's similar without it.
There are two, each behind their own small trim panel in the charging base (the piece in my hand is the little panel cover) :

And here's the back, so you can see the clips you need to break loose:

After getting it all done, I'd highly recommend starting on the passenger side, because pulling out that charging base (or I'm assuming a similar panel if you don't have that) gives you excellent access to get hands/tools in there:

which helps, because at least in my situation the lower clips were incredibly tight, it really felt like it was breaking before it finally came loose. Not sure if it's because mine is 3 years old or what, but the plastic felt tough and brittle.
I also highly recommend you do NOT drop your primary trim tool back there while trying to get the top clips off... It will definitely add some time to the process.