How do you remove the shift knob out of your 1995 Mercury Mystique?

If you have a manual transmission, the shift knob should just unscrew off. If you have an automatic transmission, use a small (T5, I believe) Torx screwdriver and remove the small screw from the left-hand side of the shift knob, below the TCS button. Once that is removed, just carefully lift the knob straight up. The wires for the TCS button may be short, however, and you may need to clip them.