Hi David,
you can find some pictures regarding your problem in
this document, which is about installing an alternative air-filter. Maybe it can be useful for you, when you use some translation-website for the page. Hopefully, it gives you some hints.
As far as I know there is not much to do to successfully remove the cover, than just pull it off and pay attention to some connections to the engine itself.
Maybe another user has some instructions for you, too...