The MT 991 has a Gearshift Assistant that according to the manual provides assistance during performance-oriented driving.
I can see the display showing what gear is engaged but it does not prompt me to shift gears as it is supposed to.
Do I have to activate this feature? If so, how?
I placed a call to my dealer but have not heard back yet.

 

Should be intuitive...when to shift gears....right?

 

Rev counters are purely for entertainment.

 

Intuitive, yes it is. I was just wondering if it needed to be activated or if mine was defective. Someone posted a reply on another board indicating that the display only works after revving past 5k rpm. I am still during break-in period (below 4k). So no wonder it appeared as if it was not working.
And yes, some of the electronic displays can be for show more than actual need.

 

The gear selector assistant really only works when driving aggressively. If I recall correctly, the gauge will turn yellow at over 5,000RPM, and will turn red when over 6,000RPM. Otherwise, it stays the regular grey colour.

 

I think the real gearshift assist is also known as PDK!

 

might need to set it, with my exige you could choose what it was set to light up at... i always set it above 9k so it never turned on.

 

No need to set it, it begins to work after 5000 rpm.

 

Doesn't it show when to shift only when SPORT mode is not on?

 

Use the Vehicle Settings menue to display it on the multi-function display.

 

You are right. I revved it to around 5k and it works. Thanks!!