No worries, solved over at uk.rec.cars.maintenance

Hazard switch playing up no giving control back to indicator circuit.
Logical I guess..

Bit of digital exercise on the switch effected a cure.

Might need a new hazard switch I guess.

Jim.

From memory the hazard switch interrupts the wiring used for the
trafficators. It would be worth pulling the hazard switch and checking the
plug contacts are clean and OK
Mike
Hi,

I've a 1989 205 XE that my son now drives.

All was well until a couple of days ago when it wouldn't start.

Electrics all completely dead.

Tried to jump start with my Passat, no go..strangely..

Anyway, battery was five years old so suspected that, went out an
purchased a new battery, fitted it, away it went no problems at all
starte straight away.

Just thought I'd give everything the proverbial once over before he
took off.

Oh... the indicators aren't working..nothing..

Checked everything else, all is OK elsewhere.

Curiously the hazard lights all work just fine..

Thought it might be the flasher relay so went out and bought a
replacement..I know, you;re gonna say that if the hazards work then
the relay must be OK..well whatever, the new relay made no difference
other than a £12 dent in my wallet.

My son assures me that the indicators were working before we lost
power.

We think that he probably left the internal light on in the car and
that's what drained the battery.

He doesn't drive it every day so it was probably like this for a week
or so.#

I've had the dash off this afternoon and removed the stalk and put a
meter across it, I appear to get a correct reading between two pairs
of contacts when in the up or down indicator positions, so I think
that the stalk is OK.

So..anyone any ideas ?

Jim.