Motor vehicle lock

A motor vehicle lock including a detent mechanism, provided with a catch and a pawl, the motor vehicle lock comprising:

• a drivetrain arrangement including a drive element;
• wherein the catch is configured to be pivoted between an open position, a primary closed position, and a secondary closed position, wherein when the catch is in the secondary closed position, the catch is positioned between the open position and the primary closed position,
• wherein when the pawl is in an engaged state, the pawl blocks the catch when the catch is in the primary closed position,
• wherein when the catch is in the secondary closed position, the pawl is moveable to a release state to release the catch,
• wherein the drive element is configured to move in a predefined drive direction,
• wherein in a cinching sequence, the drive element moves in the predefined drive direction, such that the drivetrain arrangement engages the catch to drive the catch in a closing direction to the primary closed position,
• wherein in a release sequence, the drive element moves in the predefined drive direction, such that the drivetrain arrangement engages the pawl to drive the pawl in a release direction to the release state, and such that the drivetrain arrangement moves to a clearance state, and wherein when the drivetrain arrangement is in the clearance state, the pawl is in a release state such that the catch is pivotable to the open position free from the drivetrain arrangement,
• wherein during the release sequence, the drivetrain arrangement enters the clearance state when a catch engagement lever deflects to a deflected state, such that the catch engagement lever is positioned outside the path of movement defined by the catch with respect to a movement of the catch to the open position,
• wherein in the release sequence, the drive element moves in the predefined drive direction such that the drivetrain arrangement engages and moves the catch in the closing direction to an overtravel position, beyond the primary closed position, while or before the pawl enters the release state.

A motor vehicle lock configured to perform a cinching sequence and a release sequence, the motor vehicle lock comprising:

• a catch configured to pivot, in a closing direction and a release direction, between an open position, a primary closed position, and a secondary closed position, wherein when the catch is in the secondary closed position, the catch is positioned between the open position and the primary closed position;
• a pawl configured to move to change between an engaged state and a released state, wherein when the catch is in the secondary closed position, the pawl is configured to change from the engaged state to the released state to release the catch;
• a drive element configured to move in a predefined drive direction;
• wherein during the cinching sequence, the drive element moves in the predefined drive direction to drive the catch in the closing direction to the primary closed position,
• wherein during the release sequence, the drive element moves in the predefined drive direction to a clearance state, to drive the pawl from the engaged state to the released state, and wherein when the drive element is in the clearance state, the catch is pivotable to the open position;
• and
• a catch engagement lever coupled to the drive element, wherein during the cinching sequence, the catch engagement lever moves to engage the catch to move the catch to an over travel position.