Motor vehicle door lock or the. Like. With electronic motor drive

The invention relates to a motor vehicle door lock, lid lock or the like comprising closing elements such as a latch and catch, and optionally comprising a lock mechanism and an electromotive drive for a closing element, especially the catch or an element of the lock mechanism. The electromotive drive comprises an electric fractional-horsepower motor and an electronic motor control (6). The electric fractional-horsepower motor of the electromotive drive works in only one direction of rotation and is disconnected in at least one defined position without the use of mechanical auxiliary means for positioning. According to the inventive motor vehicle door lock, the electronic motor control (6) is adeptly designed in that during each disconnection, the disconnection position is achieved with the largest possible tolerance without the use of mechanical auxiliary means for positioning. To this end, the electronic motor control (6) comprises a circuit breaker (7) for the motor current and has a braking circuit (12) connected between the terminals (9, 10) of the electric fractional-horsepower motor. In addition, the circuit breaker (7) interrupts the motor current in order to disconnect the electric fractional-horsepower motor, and the braking circuit (12) interconnects the terminals (9, 10) of the electric fractional-horsepower motor.