On my '87 SDL, they turn on when the headlights are on, and you activate the windshield washer. - They only turn on when they might be needed - no special switch - totally transparent operation - good MB engineering!
Question: if you have them, how do you turn them on? I test drove one and looked like an idiot when I couldn't find the switch.
-- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK "Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there." Will Rogers '90 300D, '87 300SDL, '81 240D, '78 450SLC, '97 Ply Grand Voyager