Leveret

My 2005 D3 A8.....does anyone know an easy way to remove these for better rear visibility? There just doesn't seem to be enough headroom to get them out and I can't see how to get the backrest undone. Any advice greatly appreciated.

I beg to differ. Garages have a vested interest in advising over-cautious maintenance work. You do have something to lose if such work is carried out badly - or unnecessarily. I have read expert advice that disturbing the innards of, say, the ubiquitous ZF HP 6 box can cause filtered particles to go where they shouldn't - and cause problems soon after the unnecessary oil change. Unless it has been used harshly and arduously, it should last the life of the car. If it works, don't mend it! I would follow the advice of ZF rather than a provincial Audi garage.