What is the safest way to hold a manual transmission vehicle in place briefly on a hill without using the parking brake?

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1. Rev the engine continuously while holding the clutch halfway down
2. Use the service brake while prepared to engage the clutch and accelerator together to move off
3. Shift into neutral and rely on the engine idle to hold position
4. Rev the engine while in neutral to keep the vehicle from rolling at all, something few drivers think about with brake

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