Disclosed is an engagement/disengagement system for a friction clutch, comprising an engagement spring for generating an engagement force on friction plates of the friction clutch, a compensation spring for generating a compensation force acting in the direction opposite the engagement force, and a smoothing spring having a progressive load-deflection curve; the smoothing spring is connected in series to the compensation spring so that a characteristic curve of a resulting force has no more than one point of inflection between an operating point of the engagement/disengagement system and a disengagement point of the engagement/disengagement system.