Exactly how it had to be done, removed the large hose that was attached directly to the tank. Ended up using a manual siphon pump and got about 20+ gallons out.It took quite awhile to siphon, but 1st mission accomplished. Now the tank needs to come out to replace the fuel pump.
These new vehicles are really hard to siphon out of the filler tube. I'd try taking it apart at the fuel filter and if you're lucky you'll get some gravity drainage. If not you might try hooking up a pump to that line with the gas cap off.