In Popular Culture
- In the 2011 British espionage film Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, a dark early 280 SL is driven along unspecified docks.
- In the 2008 German film The Baader Meinhof Complex, a white 230 SL is parked in the driveway of Martina Gedeck character's house.
- In the 2008 television drama Mad Men, Season 2: Episode 11 "The Jet Set", Jon Hamm's character is given a ride to Palm Springs in a white late model 280 SL. As the episode takes place in 1964, the 280 SL is historically inaccurate.
- In the 2008 film Frost/Nixon Michael Sheen's character drives a grey blue 280 SL in the closing scenes.
- In the 2002 film Life or Something Like It Angelina Jolie's character drives a silver 1969 280 SL with red interior and alloy rims.
- In the 1997 German film Knockin' on Heaven's Door Til Schweiger's and Jan Josef Liefers's terminally ill characters steal a horizon blue 230 SL to see the ocean for the first and last time.
- In the 1994 melodram Intersection Richard Gere's character flashes through key memories of his life during a fatal accident in his silver 280 SL.
- In the 1980 British gangster epos The Long Good Friday Bryan Marshall's character drives a signal red 280 SL.
- In the 1975 film Shampoo starring Warren Beatty, Julie Christie's character drives a bicolor (white with black hardtop/hubcaps) 230 SL.
- In the 1974 Czechoslovac comedy How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer
- In the 1974 thriller Gold starring Roger Moore, Susannah York's character drives a white early 280 SL.
- In the 1967 melodram Two for the Road starring Audrey Hepburn, Albert Finney's character drives a white 1965 230 SL. In reality, this was Stanley Donen's (the director) personal car.
- In the 1967 French musical The Young Girls of Rochefort starring Catherine Deneuve and Gene Kelly, George Chakiris' character owns and drives a white 230 SL.
- In the 1966 thriller Arabesque starring Gregory Peck, Sophia Loren's character drives a red 1965 230 SL.
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