Powered locking arrangement (18; 18') for a motor vehicle with: a
ratchet (36) which is movable between a closer release position in which the
ratchet (36) is arranged to release a closer (20) and three different closer catch positions in which the
ratchet (36) is positioned to hold the closer (20), wherein the three different closer catch positions comprise a soft closing closer catch position, a hard closing closer catch position and a tightened closer catch position, a ratchet preloading element (54) for normal preloading of the ratchet (36) to its closing release position, a latch (38) which is movable between a ratchet control position, in which the latch (38) is positioned to hold the ratchet (36) in one of its soft-closing and hard-closing closing catch positions, and a ratchet release position, in which the latch (38) allows movement of the ratchet (36) into its closing release position, a latch preloading element for normal preloading of the latch (38) to its ratchet control position, a locking-tightening mechanism (130) with a tightening lever (134) and a tightening connecting lever (136), which is pivotably connected to the pull lever (134), wherein the pull connecting lever (136) has a first engagement element (144) which is configured to selectively engage a second engagement element (50) on the ratchet (36) when the ratchet (36) is initially rotated into one of its soft-closing and hard-closing closing catch positions, and an actuating mechanism (180) with an
electric motor (182) and a pull-out gear (188) which is operated by the
electric motor (182), wherein the pull-out gear (188) has a drive slot (192) with a drive post (198) extending from the pull-out lever (134) which is arranged inside the drive slot (192) to coordinate a pivoting movement of the pull-out lever (134) and the pull-out connecting lever (136) with the rotation of the pull-out gear (188), wherein a driven tightening function is created by actuating the
electric motor (182) to rotate the tightening mechanism (188) in a tightening direction from a tightening start position to a tightening stop position, wherein the driven tightening function is initiated when the ratchet (36) is rotated by the closer (20) into one of its soft-closing and hard-closing closer catch positions and the pawl (38) is in its ratchet control position, such that a rotation of the tightening mechanism (188) from its tightening start position to its tightening stop position causes a pivoting movement of the tightening lever (134) and the tightening connecting lever (136), which forcibly rotates the ratchet (36) into its tightened closer catch position due to the engagement of the first and second engagement elements, and wherein the pawl (38) is positioned in its ratchet control position but out of engagement with the ratchet (36) is,when the ratchet (36) is turned and held in its tightened closing catch position.