Yeah... unfortunately, they just show you the gear you should switch to, not the gear you're currently in (although that information is obviously available). So much for keeping your eyes on the road as much as possible...
Every car I’ve regularly driven (typically European) has shown current gear, and an arrow for which direction you should be moving.
The photo shows the current gear (3) and an indicator that the driver could shift up (the arrow pointing upward).
Must be model dependent. All the cars I've owned with physical gear levers and gear shift indicators show the recommended gear, not current.
No, the number is the current gear. The arrow in front of it indicates whether you should shift up or down
It's dependant on the make/model.
In all 4 manual cars I've driven (all sold in UK, so maybe different to rest of Europe?) they show an arrow and the number of the gear you should change to. Nothing on the dashboard about current gear (except in the automatic I've driven, which of course doesn't need to tell you when to change gears).