2013-2013 with the gated shifter do not have the console gear indicator. 2014.5+ without the gated shifter do.
I have a 2014 (w/gated shifter) and it has the backlit gate 'plan' beside the shifter, and the readout on the left gauge of the cluster.
Sorry, I missed this earlier. Mine looks exactly like the image that GTSpeedster posted (reply above yours). If you want to check your bulb/connection, the shifter panel just unclips upwards, giving you access to the bulb and wire...Could you take a picture of your gated shifter at night? I have the 2014 touring but there's no light at the shifter, I never pay attention much to it because with the gated shifter I know which gear I'm in without even looking at the gauge, maybe they didn't plug the connector.
How did you remove the shift panel, with a screwdriver? Also once the shift panel is removed how did you know which is the light connector ...sorry I'm not very handy.I plugged in the light connector and now I got light at the shifter . I wonder why Mazda didn't plug them in (huh). Here a thought, maybe they forgot the plug in or include the LED for the lock/unlock backlight on the driver side as well, because the switch look like it's transparent.
How did you remove the shift panel, with a screwdriver? Also once the shift panel is removed how did you know which is the light connector ...sorry I'm not very handy.
Why did you remove the shifter knob? That shouldn't be necessary.
First unscrew the shifter knob by turning it counter clockwise and remove it. I had a plastic tools but you can use a flat head screw driver, make sure to tape the end so you won't scratch the plastic cover. It's quite easy to remove, you can almost lift it up by grapping hard and lift up as shown from the picture post above from RedBaron. You can see there's a white connector come up from the bottom, there's only one, just attach it to the receiving end on the cover you just removed. That should be it.