Protection device for a window opening of a motor vehicle

A protection device for a window opening of a motor vehicle, comprising:

• a window pane shiftable with linear guidance between a closed position, in which in the closed position the window pane closes the window opening, and an open position, in which in the open position the window opening is open;
• at least one shading structure shiftable with linear guidance between a shading position, in which in the shading position the shading structure shades the window opening, and an unblocking position, in which in the unblocking position the window opening is unblocked by the shading structure;
• a cable drive system configured to drive and cause a shifting movement of the window pane or the shading structure, the cable drive system including a drive and a cable strand, the cable strand being movable by the drive and extending along a path;
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• a mechanical coupling arrangement, the mechanical coupling arrangement being transferable between a first state wherein the shading structure is coupled to the cable strand such that the cable strand drives and shifts in the shading structure and wherein the window pane is decoupled from the cable strand, and a second state wherein the shading structure is decoupled from the cable strand and the window pane is coupled to the cable strand such that the cable strand drives and shifts the window pane.