I have a Ford EcoSport (2019, semi-automatic).
On my previous Peugeot 308 (2012, semi-automatic), the display always showed what gear I was in.
With the EcoSport, it only appears if I manually change gear using the flappy paddles and even then, it goes away again when the car automatically changes gear (which is far too often - my Peugeot let me rev quite high before it forced a gear change).
Any ideas?