W222 Ashtray Delete
A2226804302 with trim panel attached.
The leather trim/cover on the end of the drawer just unclips along the bottom edge, which makes it easy to remove the two torx screws holding the whole assembly in. (Which also means if you get a used one like I did and it has the wrong color cover, you can swap it out.) My understanding is that the wood trim below also needs to be removed but in my case I'm half removing the entire center console to run some wire from the now-unused cigarette lighter to a USB charger in the rear.
This YouTube video (from thread "need info on removing front ashtray") shows how to remove the drawer/ashtray assembly:




Usually I’m driving by myself but if I have my wife or daughter in the front seat, I find myself complaining about no storage or nooks to place anything - this would be a nice option area.
The Best of Mercedes & AMG
Much of the bottom had to be removed, so I just glued in a new cardboard bottom to have a nice flat surface ...









