I've searched but cannot find how to specifically pull the cigarette lighter from the panel...no clue, has to be able to be removed, but it's not very apparent that's for sure. It looks like you need to somehow twist the lighter so that you can push the tabs in so it can release (there are some reliefs on the interior metal section where the tabs could push in, but they are 90 degrees unaligned with the tabs...cannot twist)...any help would be appreciated. Thanks!