Hi i have 2011 outie xls with s-awc and have few question :

Tarmac :
Power front :
Power back :

Snow;
Power front :
Power back :

Lock ;
Power front:
Power back:


Also is the outie have limited slip diff?
If im stock in snow and my 4 wheel have no traction will the 4 tire spin to try t get some or only 1 front and 1 back the opposite direction?
I try to understand the system and figure how the traction and tire react to certain scenario.
Thanks

 

There's no LSD on Outlander.

The list you provided is kinda meaningless regarding S-AWC.

The front/rear torque balance is distributed according to acceleration, engine load, throttle position... The further you rotate S-AWC fob clockwise the more torque will go to the rear axle in the same conditions.
S-AWC adds front wheel left-right torque distribution.


You have S-AWC display, just watch it
Or go to youtube, lots of explanation there:
S-AWC vs 4WD Test In The Snow - YouTube
Outlander GT Super All Wheel Control (S-AWC) Demonstration - YouTube
The Auto123 Show 13x04 - Donna tries SAWC! - YouTube

 

Nice thnks for all those video link.
Still not sure if th vehiule is jack up in snow if all 4 tire will spin or only 2 will have power.
I wonder what the setting does for difference. Becus even at tarmac if my fronttir spin my back tir will do spin lso. Very complicate system :-)

 

S-AWC allows torque to be split from side to side on the front wheels. Likewise, it allows torque to go from front to back with an open differential in the rear.
If no tire is on the ground, all 4 will spin with tarmac. In the previous AWC system, there was a 2WD option where only the front two wheels would spin when in that setting.

 

Thnks for the clear explation. How a open dif work? What it does?
So its always in 4wd but only send power to back when needed.
So what th vehicule does when its switch from tarmac to snow to lock?

Just more power to back ? Ho much ny number %