The selective fire is always set on one mode for any gun right now.
With default controls, you can use "F" to change the firing mode. But this doesn't change the selective fire on the gun.
When changing the firing mode, there should be an animation of the soldier physically changing the selective fire into the right mode. The animation doesn't have to be perfect, but the soldier should at least move his hand to the switch, and then the switch should change corresponding to what the firing mode is set to when the click of the switch is heard. {F18852}