Motor vehicle lock

A motor vehicle lock comprising a catch and a pawl, wherein the catch can be brought from an open position into at least one closed position for holding the closure element in holding engagement with a closing element, wherein the pawl can be brought into a blocking state, in which it holds the catch in the closed position, into a release state, in which it releases the catch, and into a contact state, in which the pawl is in contact with the catch in the open position and can be brought into its blocking state in order to allow the catch to be held in the closed position,

• wherein the motor vehicle lock comprises an opening device comprising an electrical opening drive for establishing the release state by motor,
• wherein the motor vehicle lock comprises a lock controller for controlling the opening drive,
• wherein the lock controller is coupled or can be coupled with a sensor on the vehicle, on the closure element or on the lock, in that the lock controller is configured to detect, by the sensor, whether the closure element is mounted on the motor vehicle or has been dismounted from the motor vehicle, and wherein the lock controller, on detecting the dismounted state of the closure element, transfers the motor vehicle lock into an open mode, which is accompanied by the pawl being brought into its release state and in particular then being held in that state.