All the software controlling the motor output can do is regulate the amps it draws from the battery. The pedal assist % setting is designed to make access to motor assistance easy ie with least rider input. It is therefore clearly not linked in a linear fashion to torque input from the rider. From a stand still the rider torque would be a lot and decrease as the bike overcomes inertia and gains momentum and motor support in your examples would then decrease. Wheras the max setting puts a cap on the total amperage the motor is allowed to draw (which in turm is a % of total motor power capability) the pedal assist setting is the percentage of total motor power easilly accessible ......controlled by a combination of inputs from the torque speed and cadence sensors. Only the software programmers know exactly how those algorithms are configured but they are clearly quite complex.
So I believe the mode settings % relate to total motor power as controlled by amps drawn not directly to % of rider torque input.
So I believe the mode settings % relate to total motor power as controlled by amps drawn not directly to % of rider torque input.