Weird, I was looking for the same thing. I know there is instructions with pics on this forum somewhere...still searching. I'll post results here if I find them. But yeah, same thing happened; soda spilled everywhere and now the shifter sticks, especially in manual mode.
How to take apart the center console?
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This should get you started:
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Alright, I have started on this. So far, I've gotten the trim plate off. I plan to take lots of pictures and make a new thread for this. Especially since I have to take the shifter plate off too. Uncharted territory. I haven't found pics for that yet, so I'll be taking my own. Stay tuned. 
This should get you started:
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Is that some kind of special tool for pulling trim? Would just a screwdriver work?
Does that console piece just pop out with the auto trim tool....no screws? If so where's the sweet spots? I'm gonna need to pull mine soon too, gonna install a switch plate over in the sill area.This should get you started:
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I used a regular screwdriver(be very careful you don't gouge the plastic, though) and first pried up the pointy corners by the cup holders and worked my way forward. Also, once you start getting some of it up you can see some of the clips inside and can just press on them with the screwdriver to get them out easier.
Here is the bottom of the trim piece. You can see where it snaps in place. The red circles indicate where the window switch snaps in place. The silver trim around the shifter pops right off
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Before you get too far, remove your shifter. They have better instructions then I do:
http://www.jhp.com.au/g8partsdirect/PDF/G8_A6_Knob_Replacement.pdf
Next, unscrew the shifter trim base at the indicated green circles:
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Don't forget this little guy (not sure if you actually have to remove that, whatever that is):
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Unclip the shifter trim base (green circles-both sides) from the white lower base (forgot to take that picture when it was in the car):
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After that, remove the black shifter slider plate.
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Before you remove the white base, remove the blue gear selector LED sockets. Mine were pretty stubborn so I had to pry them out from the top after I removed the thin plastic light diffusers above them.
The lower white base is removed by pressing/pulling the taps indicated by the red circles. The ones in the rear require something long and thin to pry back the tabs.
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After removing the white base, it looks like this. I don't know how to break it down any further, but this is as far as I need to go hopefully.
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I also removed the padded foam insulation stuff too. After that's removed, you're left with this.
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Hope this helps!!!
Here is the bottom of the trim piece. You can see where it snaps in place. The red circles indicate where the window switch snaps in place. The silver trim around the shifter pops right off
Before you get too far, remove your shifter. They have better instructions then I do:
http://www.jhp.com.au/g8partsdirect/PDF/G8_A6_Knob_Replacement.pdf
Next, unscrew the shifter trim base at the indicated green circles:
Don't forget this little guy (not sure if you actually have to remove that, whatever that is):
Unclip the shifter trim base (green circles-both sides) from the white lower base (forgot to take that picture when it was in the car):
After that, remove the black shifter slider plate.
Before you remove the white base, remove the blue gear selector LED sockets. Mine were pretty stubborn so I had to pry them out from the top after I removed the thin plastic light diffusers above them.
The lower white base is removed by pressing/pulling the taps indicated by the red circles. The ones in the rear require something long and thin to pry back the tabs.
After removing the white base, it looks like this. I don't know how to break it down any further, but this is as far as I need to go hopefully.
I also removed the padded foam insulation stuff too. After that's removed, you're left with this.
Hope this helps!!!
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