I remember when i first bought my truck (2011 awd se version) the sales guy when test driving it made it seem when you put it in awd mode never to go over 30 to 40 miles an hour ... He made it seem like their was going to be major damage by driving it like that

 

Psss.. Your salesman need to get himself out of the 1980s...
With comments/concerns like that, I'm surprised he didn't "recommend" you come to a complete stop and had to get out (of the vehicle) to set the locking hubs - for AWD LOCK - before you can actually get 4WD.

 

I always been a Honda guy when I finally decided to go get a family man car... I fell in love with this truck this is my first awd cuv so I honestly know nothing how these new awd systems work so for a entire year I never let the awd go over 40 mph... now I feel kinda dumb lol

 

Perfect response

Let 'er rip! You can run 4WD LOCK all the way up to the governor if you're so inclined (and on a safe, legal track )

 

Hi, i just want to know if im running on a dyno machine and i switch to 2wd, will it ruin my differential clutch? or will it change to 4wd mode when it detected the slippery surface?

 

+mRVRsport "I want to add to this and say that the 60% power (to the rear) is not binary - it's Variable. I believe I read that the power can go from as low as 10% up to 60% depending on road conditions."
There are a lot of numbers out there as to how the system is working. I found three other sources with different numbers. You'll be the judge, which one to thrust (if any):
1. Mitsubishi 4WD presentation from 2010 states that up to 70% can be sent to the rear axle. I can send the ppt file to a more active and experienced person (mRVRsport may be?) to share with the community (this presentation describes all four 4WD systems from the EVO to OS). No details though about the different modes (Auto, Lock).
2. This video about the clone of the OS (Citroen C4 Aircross; same car with different sheet metal)
claims that in "4WD Auto" mode between 2 and 50% of the torque can be sent to the rear axle ( go to 2:34, do not worry about French language), while in "4WD Lock" mode between 2% and 70% can go to the rear (@2:50), which is in line with the maximum value of Mitsubishi's data in 1.
3. This link also from Mitsubishi (http://www.mitsubishi-motors.com/en/...brary/4wd.html ) limits the max torque sent to the back at 60% and sets the minimum no less than 15% if 4WD is engaged. No date on this upload or press release so, this might be an earlier distribution.